DAP offers legal aid to detained Raub durian farmers

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PETALING JAYA: DAP has offered to provide legal assistance to the 18 durian farmers in Raub, Pahang, who were detained by police yesterday for allegedly trespassing on land they had been cultivating for decades.

The farmers had tried to harvest their produce yesterday but were stopped by police and forestry department officials.

The incident was the latest in an ongoing battle between the farmers and the state government over the land.

Tras assemblyman Chow Yu Hui, who accompanied the farmers to the land yesterday, was also detained under Section 186 of the Penal Code for obstructing a public servant in the discharge of his functions but was released early this morning.

“Chow was released after midnight, but 18 durian farmers are still being detained. DAP will be offering legal assistance to those detained,” said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng in a statement.


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