Political activist Badrul Hisham Shaharin, who was remanded over his disclosure of allegations of corruption involving an officer of the Royal Malaysian Navy, was released this afternoon.

His lawyer, Mohd Rafique Rashid Ali, confirmed the matter to Malaysiakini.

“Chegubard (Badrul) was released by IPD Putrajaya at 3pm today,” he said.

According to Rafique, the police...