Amin’s home in Wangsa Maju was also raided.
“The police are currently raiding the FFN office, and I’m outside here right now (5.30pm),” said the duo’s lawyer, Rajsurian Pillai.
“Another unit is raiding Amin’s house.
“Upon giving our statements in the afternoon, the police said they had a warrant to raid FFN’s office and Amin’s home — and their units were already there,” he added.
Rajsurian later said police confiscated three computers, a modem and a router from the office. They also confiscated a laptop from Amin’s house.
The duo arrived at Bukit Aman at 2.30pm and left around 4.10pm.
Har and Amin, who are also represented by Kee Hui Yee, are being investigated under Section 500 of the Penal Code for defamation, Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code for statements that could cause public alarm and distress, and Section 233 (1) (a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act for improper use of network facilities.
Their four-minute animated film, titled “Chilli Powder & Thinner”, is supposedly based on the testimony of a 16-year-old boy who was allegedly arrested and beaten up by police along with two other individuals.
The film premiered at FreedomFilmFest, an annual human rights documentary film festival organised by FFN.
Released last month, the film shows the boys being tied and beaten up with wooden sticks and rubber hoses before their bodies were smeared with chilli powder and coated with thinner.
The animation film was released on the back of four deaths in custody from mid-April to June which have been widely covered by local media.
On June 17, police summoned a Free Malaysia Today journalist to Bukit Aman to question him on his article on the animated film.
FFN’s Brenda Danker called on the police to stop investigating human rights defenders, artists and journalists for highlighting alleged police misconduct.
“Instead of investigating them, why are they not addressing the urgent messages in the film?” she asked.
“They need to look into why this is happening. Instead, they are looking at the artists and journalists who are bringing this issue to light.
“The people have a right to know what happened.”