PSM has drawn similarities between the 2001 crackdown against the Reformasi movement and the recent detention without trial of six of its members under the Emergency Ordinance (EO).br br The six, including Sungai Siput MP Dr D Jeyakumar, are being held in relation to the police crackdown in the run-up to the outlawed Bersih 2.0 rally for clean and fair elections.br br They were arrested along with 24 others on June 24 at the Sungai Dua toll plaza in Kepala Batas, Penang, allegedly for waging war against the Agong. On being released with the others on police bail, they were re-arrested under the EO.