KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 29 -- The Malaysian Bar is suing the police, claiming unlawful imprisonment of its members and the violation of their constitutional rights when its Walk For Judicial Independence to Parliament was prohibited on June 17.

The lawsuit was filed on October 20 in the High Court here by the Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah, its vice-president Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab, secretary Anand Raj R. Balasupramaniam and treasurer Murshidah Mustafa.

It named six respondents: Noor Dellhan Yahaya acting as the officer in charge of the Dang Wangi police district, Nuzulan Mohd Din, the police, the inspector-general of police, the home minister and the government of Malaysia.

The Malaysian Bar and the four other plaintiffs are seeking...