Activists seek court order for documents on elephant transfer
Group plans to challenge the transfer of Dara, Amoi and Kelat to a Japanese zoo but says it first needs documents held by the authorities.
A group of activists in Malaysia has taken legal action to obtain documents related to the transfer of three elephants from Taiping Zoo to Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, Japan. The activists filed a pre-action discovery application in the Kuala Lumpur High Court against four government bodies, including the wildlife and national parks department, Taiping municipal council, Taiping Zoo, and the ministry of natural resources and environmental sustainability.
The activists argue that the transfer of Dara, Amoi, and Kelat was illegal and challenged the classification of the documents under the Official Secrets Act 1972. They aim to use the obtained documents to file a suit claiming the transfer was unlawful. The activists' endgame is to make the public aware of the details surrounding the transfer of the elephants.
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