Marina Mahathir, a women's rights advocate and daughter of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, says there are more instances of police monitoring personal behavior.

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Marina Mahathir, the prime minister's daughter, wrote critically about the case in her local newspaper column.

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" In her article, Marina Mahathir wrote: "I have always had faith that our legal systems were based on the concept of justice.

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The religious officials recognized that they could do a lot to halt the epidemic. (More than 30, 000 Malaysians are infected and another 2, 800 have developed symptoms.) "The leaders recognize they have a frontline role in prevention: equipping people with spiritual values and teaching everyone compassion, " says Selvaretnam, a member of the Malaysian AIDS Council headed by the premier's daughter, Marina Mahathir.

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