Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says opposition leader’s treatment in jail violates prohibitions against torture and demands he be freed immediatelyA United Nations body made up of human rights experts has found the detention of Malaysia’s de facto opposition leader,Anwar Ibrahim, to be illegal and declared that he should be freed, or his family has said.The Working Group considers that the adequate remedy would be to release Mr Ibrahim immediately,and ensure that his political rights that were removed based on his arbitrary detention be reinstated,” said the report by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and released by Anwar’s family on Monday.
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Source: theguardian.com