"I sympathise with them especially with Deepavali around the corner but the arrests were made for the sake of national security. "They have the right to file the application so we will see what the court says about it," he said. Separately, Abdul Hamid warned police athletes not to get involved in negative activities such as doping scandals. "We may consider giving him another promotion as a show of support and recognition for our athletes," he said. Related stories:Exco member Tey to organise Deepavali preparations in Melaka, wears South Indian traditional attireFive arrested over alleged LTTE links to challenge Sosma detention

Source: The Star October 22, 2019 15:56 UTC