Suaram challenges govt MPs to visit those on hunger strike

Suaram has challenged government MPs who previously championed the struggle to abolish the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) to meet the families of 32 Sosma detainees, who have launched a hunger strike since this morning.

Its executive director Sevan Doraisamy, during a press conference outside the Sungai Buloh Prisons Complex this afternoon, expressed his disappointment over the government’s reluctance to repeal or amend the security laws, especially provisions that deny bail and allow for prolonged detention…