P Vwaishhnnavi, the six-year-old niece of detained Hindraf leader P Uthayakumar, and her mother, K Shanti, were released today after spending a night at the Putrajaya police district headquarters.
Both mother and daughter were with 10 other people arrested yesterday when they attempted to submit a letter at the Prime Minister Department's office in Putrajaya calling for freedom of all ISA detainees.
The duo were released late last night but they refused to leave the police station and stay with the rest.
The remaining 10 were brought to Kajang court this morning where the police are expected to apply for further remand to facilitate their investigation.
Vwaishhnnavi (left) is the daughter of Hindraf chairperson P Waythamoorthy, who is currently in self-imposed exile in London.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Muhammad Sabtu Osman told Malaysiakini yesterday that eight men and three women were arrested during the incident.
He clarified that Vwaishhnnavi had not been arrested and was with her mother.
According to the police, those held are being investigated under the Societies Act following the Home Ministry's imposition of a ban on Hindraf on Oct 15, declaring it an illegal organisation.
Police Watch Malaysia coordinator S Jayathas, who was also held, claimed that they had been told that they were part of an illegal assembly for having gathered near the entrance of the building.
"We were trying to obtain permission from the security guards for Vwaishhnnavi to submit her letter. They said that we were from Hindraf, but we insisted that we were 'concerned Indians' who were accompanying Vwaishnnavi," Jayathas when contacted yesterday.
