Malaysian journalist briefly detained for sedition over a question during a public lecture

The journalist resigned and issued an apology after facing harassment for asking a controversial question

Originally published on Global Voices

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It also shows the Dang Wangi Police District HQ, where journalist Rex Tan was briefly detained. Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, Wikipedia. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Malaysian journalist Rex Tan, formerly of the outlet Free Malaysia Today (FMT), was detained for half a day as he faced a sedition probe over a question he raised in a public lecture.