Sixteen people, including Teratai state assemblyperson Jenice Lee, were arrested by the police just outside her service centre at about 8.45pm tonight for allegedly holding an illegal assembly.

Those arrested have been taken to the Pandan Indah police station. It looks quite certain that they will be held overnight.

They were arrested after a lightning short police warning for them to disperse.

Ampang Jaya district police chief Abdul Jalil Hassan told reporters that the 16 were arrested for gathering without a police permit.