Eighteen orang asli arrested at Gua Musang anti-logging blockade


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 29 Nov 2016

Police vehicles at the side of the road leading to the blockade in Gua Musang. Pix by Mohd Fauzi Mohd Azmi

PETALING JAYA: At least 18 orang asli have been arrested at Simpang Petir in Gua Musang where they had set up a blockade to protest against logging activities in the Balah forest reserve.

Lawyer and activist Siti Kasim said they were taken to the police headquarters in Gua Musang.

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