Malaysian Bar Council Human Rights Committee co-chairs New Sin Yew and Yohendra Nadarajan were questioned by the police today over a candlelight vigil for Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a Malaysian who was executed in Singapore.

New told Malaysiakini they entered the Dang Wangi district police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur at around 10am for questioning, which lasted around one and a half hours. They left at about 11.30am.

“(The questioning was) pleasant. They are investigating us under the...