The United Nations has condemned Prime Minister Najib Razak's crackdown on the Bersih 2.0 rally as "excessive", also expressing diappointment and "alarm" at the targeting of individuals in the run-up to the July 9 citizens march for free and fair elections.
"We are very concerned by the recent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators by the government in Malaysia," AFP reported Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as saying.
UN condemns Najib administration for "excessive" crackdown on Bersih
