Malaysian Govt’s use of ISA is cowardly, absurd, haphazard and despicable

[NgEjay]

Written by Ng E-Jay
13 Sept 2008

The arrest of Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin, Sin Chew Daily News reporter Tan Hoon Cheng, and DAP’s Teresa Kok under Section 73(1) of the Malaysia’s Internal Security Act is nothing but a despicable, haphazard, and cowardly measure on the part of the BN to intimidate the opposition and silence dissent.

It is a last-miniute, terribly ill-conceived, fumbling, desperate measure by Malaysia’s ruling party to hang on to power which is fast slipping away from their weakening grip.

The Government’s charge that these 3 people are stoking racism is becoming the standard excuse for clampdowns of this nature. Of course, when people start being labelled as racists when they are in fact defending the rights of citizens and criticizing the Government for itself practicing racism, you know the Government has sunk to a new low.

The BN must think that it can use paper to cover fire, that outright lies can delay the inevitable. History will not judge its actions kindly.

Even if these 3 people are racists, there are adequate laws outside ISA that can be used to prosecute them. To invoke the ISA shows the world the real intentions of the Malaysian Government, which is so obvious I will not bother to elaborate.

Although Sin Chew Daily News reporter Tan Hoon Cheng has been released, there is no news of the other two.

Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar has been quoted as denying that the crackdown was aimed at suppressing dissent, and that one of the reasons Tan Hoon Cheng was taken into custody was because the authorities “received reports her life was threatened“.

I cannot even begin to describe how lame, absurd, and illogical this statement is. If a person’s life is being threatened, he or she deserves police protection, not detention under a draconian law.

Clearly the use of ISA in this instance is haphazard and reeks of total lack of planning and control. It reveals that the BN has lost its nerve and is trying to grasp at straws in a final, flailing bid to remain in power.

The BN has lost every ounce of morality and credibility and no longer deserves to be in power.

 

[Alu862]

So is the Bush Administration's formation of Guantanamo Bay and the kidnapping of Muslims by the CIA.

Don't start promoting Western ideas. Nor should you advocate Eastern ideas.

 

[jacobsgoh]

Written by Ng E-Jay
13 Sept 2008

The arrest of Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin, Sin Chew Daily News reporter Tan Hoon Cheng, and DAP’s Teresa Kok under Section 73(1) of the Malaysia’s Internal Security Act is nothing but a despicable, haphazard, and cowardly measure on the part of the BN to intimidate the opposition and silence dissent.

It is a last-miniute, terribly ill-conceived, fumbling, desperate measure by Malaysia’s ruling party to hang on to power which is fast slipping away from their weakening grip.

The Government’s charge that these 3 people are stoking racism is becoming the standard excuse for clampdowns of this nature. Of course, when people start being labelled as racists when they are in fact defending the rights of citizens and criticizing the Government for itself practicing racism, you know the Government has sunk to a new low.

The BN must think that it can use paper to cover fire, that outright lies can delay the inevitable. History will not judge its actions kindly.

Even if these 3 people are racists, there are adequate laws outside ISA that can be used to prosecute them. To invoke the ISA shows the world the real intentions of the Malaysian Government, which is so obvious I will not bother to elaborate.

Although Sin Chew Daily News reporter Tan Hoon Cheng has been released, there is no news of the other two.

Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar has been quoted as denying that the crackdown was aimed at suppressing dissent, and that one of the reasons Tan Hoon Cheng was taken into custody was because the authorities “received reports her life was threatened“.

I cannot even begin to describe how lame, absurd, and illogical this statement is. If a person’s life is being threatened, he or she deserves police protection, not detention under a draconian law.

Clearly the use of ISA in this instance is haphazard and reeks of total lack of planning and control. It reveals that the BN has lost its nerve and is trying to grasp at straws in a final, flailing bid to remain in power.

The BN has lost every ounce of morality and credibility and no longer deserves to be in power.

I whole heartly agree. Only lky of Leeapore is justified to use ISA and impose ban on gatherings of more than 4 Leeaporeans souls at any one place; please be cautious when you alight public transport and leaving cinema halls or places of worship. BTW if you are staying with your extended family members, try to carrying your birth certificates at all times, lest lky's men mistake you guys as illegal assembly. HAVE ANOTHER HAPPY DAY.

 

[BobKHSim]

So is the Bush Administration's formation of Guantanamo Bay and the kidnapping of Muslims by the CIA.Don't start promoting Western ideas. Nor should you advocate Eastern ideas.

you're a fucking dickhead pathetic PAP cock sucking retard

you're absolutely out of touch with humanity!

 

[Nomad]

if you have such a dept for you to use,you do not use it,then something is wrong.
when you are donw,u should use whatever depts or laws to your advantage.
nothing is wrong about it,if those people are speaking about those red markers that will create problem within the races or bring the country into riots,then they should be lock-up.

 

[Alu862]

you're a fucking dickhead pathetic PAP cock sucking retard

you're absolutely out of touch with humanity!

Firstly, all you know are swear words.

Second, you are out of touch with humanity by not campaign for humanitarian care for those in Guantanamo.

 

[BobKHSim]

Firstly, all you know are swear words.Second, you are out of touch with humanity by not campaign for humanitarian care for those in Guantanamo.

how the fuck i know what's going on inside Gitmo?

what i do know is that your PAP marderfarkers have been fucking the arses of peasants 24/7!

 

[captainxerox]

the guy that should get isa also is the ahmad ismail. he the one who started the fire, but those who tried to point it out and put it out, get the isa instead!

malaysia boleh! bumiputra boleh!