Activist claims trial over alleged offensive post on mistreatment of refugees

Published on 27 Jul 2021 5:08:42 PM

Activist Heidy Quah Gaik Li has pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur to a charge of sharing offensive content over a Facebook post that alleges mistreatment of refugees at the Immigration detention centre last year.

Quah, who is the founder of NGO Refuge for the Refugees, was charged on Tuesday (July 27) under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and punishable under Section 233 (3) of the Act.

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