# Claim 980

Mahathir ordered the arrest of 106 people, including opposition politicians and human rights activists.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: Mahathir ordered the arrest of 106 people, including opposition politicians and human rights activists.
- Field: scope_of_action
- Value: 106 arrested in October 1987
- About: [incident 1987-malaysia-printing-act-bars-court-review](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1987-malaysia-printing-act-bars-court-review)
- Source: Detained Without Trial: Abuse of Internal Security Act Detainees in Malaysia. https://www.hrw.org/report/2005/09/26/detained-without-trial/abuse-internal-security-act-detainees-malaysia
- Publisher: Human Rights Watch
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2005-09-26

## Quotation from the source

> Mahathir ordered the arrest of 106 people, including human rights activists and politicians from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), Parti Islam Se Malaysia

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