KUALA LUMPUR, March17 – Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, who was arrested under the Sedition Act yesterday for an alleged remark in the Dewan Rakyat, was released today on police bail, said her lawyer and Subang MP R. Sivarasa. “Nurul Izzah was released at 12.30 pm. We are not sure whether Nurul Izzah will be charged in court,” he said. Kuala Lumpur CID chief SAC Zainuddin Ahmad confirmed that Nurul Izzah had been released. Nurul Izzah was reportedly held under the Sedition Act yesterday to assist in the investigations into a gathering here on March 7 and a remark on the judiciary she had allegedly made in the Dewan Rakyat last week. – BERNAMA
