A small gathering of around 250 people attended the candle light vigil in front of Dewan Sri Pinang last night. All peaceful loving people of different ages, from teenagers to adults age 60 over. A fellow blogger Lillian Chan has more details with pictures at her Blog posting.
One thing I need to ask again and again after attending the candle light vigil and every other peaceful rallies is, why is the police being so unreasonable. All rallies and gatherings that I had attended were all peaceful, no sign or indication of any riots, fighting or disorder are about to disrupt, yet they just want to make things difficult for everyone, in the good name of national security.
One good example of the police unreasonable action as reported on Malaysiakini news.
Cops foil anti-ISA leafleting bid
Attempts by anti-ISA activists to distribute leaflets about the detention-without-trial law were hampered by an even larger group of police officers. Details at Malaysiakini.
My posting today is to bring awareness that we can do much more to fight for the abolition of the ISA other than candle light vigil.
Hartal ISA : International attention and intervention
The full text of the letter below is from People's Parliament. I am urging each of you to write to these organisations to appeal for their intervention with regard to the abuse of the ISA by the BN. Please feel free to reproduce this letter, with or without amendment, as your own to these organisations.
People, let’s flood the international arena with the truth of how BN oppresses anak-anak Bangsa Malaysia!
Tell the world the truth!
_________________________________________________________________________________
27th September, 2008
1. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, E-mail: CP@ohchr.org
Palais Wilson,
52 rue des Pâquis, CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland.
2. Asian Human Rights Commission, Email: ahrchk@ahrchk.org
19/F, Go-Up Commercial Building,
998 Canton Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
3. Human Rights Watch, Email: hrwnyc@hrw.org
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor,
New York, NY 10118-3299 USA.
Dear Sirs,
Preventive detention under the Malaysian Internal Security Act, 1960 against the Rule of Law and international human rights norms
____________________________________________________________
I refer to the above.
I am a Malaysian citizen.
I am concerned about the continued use of the Internal Security Act by the Government of Malaysia which allows the government to detain individuals without trial at the subjective discretion of the government on grounds of ‘national security’.
Persons detained are not tried of any crime in any court. They are put away in detention for renewable periods of two years on the say so of the Minister concerned ostensibly for being threats to national security. They are impeded from seeking recourse in the courts by legislation that has rendered judicial review virtually meaningless.
This has allowed the government to use the law in a manner and to ends not easily reconciled with the Rule of Law or universally accepted standards of human rights. It has allowed for detentions on the flimsiest of grounds for reasons that pertain to the political interests of the government. In 1987, a total of 106 individuals were detained under this law as they were perceived as being threatening to the incumbent administration. They included within their number leaders and members of the opposition, activists, and educators.
In the most recent spate of detentions, a representative of the media, an opposition member, and a prominent civil society activist and blogger, Raja Petra Kamarudin ( Malaysia Today, accessible at http://mt.m2day.org/2008/ ) were targeted. Whilst the media representative and the opposition member have since been released, Raja Petra Kamarudin Minister has since been made the subject of a 2-year detention order at the instance of the Home Minister.
Last December, civil society activists championing the cause of marginalized Malaysian Indians were targeted.
In 2001, 10 opposition political activists were targeted.
In total, there are currently 64 persons currently being detained for indefinite periods, some of whom have been in detention for more than 6 years. This has been allowed despite their not having been convicted of any crime. Families have been torn apart at the whim of the authorities and lives destroyed. Pleas for compassion have fallen on deafened ears.
I write to seek your intervention. I am concerned that in the current deteriorating political climate, with the government facing stiff challenge from the opposition, the law will be utilized to quell any democratic transition of power.
I urge you to take such action as you can.
I thank you for taking time out from your busy schedule to read this letter.
I am, as always, anak Bangsa Malaysia
Fellow Malaysians, we must move forward with greater force to send this ISA to HELL and never to be seen or heard again. We must think of how the families of the ISA detainees are suffering because of this unjust ISA act. Think of Raja Petra, the Hindraf 5 and all the other detainess. We must assist in whatever way we can to get them out and that is to fight together to get the ISA repeal.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
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Anonymous said…
May RPK's Birthday Wish Come True:-
Come October 2008 there is nothing left but the Opposition Leader's Post to Hand Over from Flip Flop to C4 ok???
There should be no peace for Botak if the ISA detainees are not released and the oppressive draconian law is not abolished because such injustices are not tolerated and thus create great discontentment in this modern society. One day Botak and his cohorts should be made to eat their own medicine for the injustices they have committed against the detainees especially RPK
We call upon all the Rakyats of Malaysia to sign a Petition to be sent to the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong to release RPK from his detention under ISA because there is a hidden agenda of a conspiracy of using his detention to silence him so that he could not further release more evidences against the real C4 murderers of Altantuya because all the accused were all fall guys of the real murderers because they all did not have a real & logical motive to murder the Mongolian Lady.
THE NEW DAWN OF MALAYSIA HAS COME & THE FIRST THING IS TO ALLOW APPEALS & THEN RELEASE ALL ISA DETAINEES, ABOLISH ISA, OSA, SEDITION OR WHATEVER ACTS THAT COULD BE EXPLOITED AND MADE PREJUDICIAL AND OPPRESSIVE TO THE VOICE OF DISSENT FROM ALL THE RAKYATS.
It is very easy to generate Police Reports against DSAI by using Penang Mamak Umno’s 25 Members headed by Wan Abidin Zain, who claimed to be non-partisan, using their uneasiness that most Penangites will now be boycotting Nasi Kandar one more round???
It is very Sad that the legacy of Malaysian Independence is reduced by this Moronic Flip Flop Coward into great disrepute and a laughing stock of the whole world and knowing very well that the UMNO Government has technically collapsed and they have lost locus standi to govern but yet he has decided to shamelessly still cling on to power via dubious means like hiding himself via using of the ISA and we cannot imagine that the Malaysia Moronic Flip Flop Coward has now stoop so low and using the Police Deputy IGP as his willing tools especially the Deputy IGP’s clearly taking side as the Police must be neutral and should be not politiking for him.
The Coward Moronic Flip Flop Chicken dare not meet DSAI face to face to settle matters but chose hiding under the use of ISA and that is what you have as a disgraceful cowardice leader for UMNO.
After 51 years MALAYSIA IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE but backwards because of the Oppression from the UMNO goons’ divide and rule fear tactics the Rakyats have matured & you must see all this coming because All The Rakyats of Malaysia are all fed-up & can no longer with-stand the hypocrisies, bullshits, lies and deceits of these UMNO Clowns now in Power ok??? What Oil Subsidies IS nothing but a hoax that the UMNO Government MAKE BELIEF THAT THERE IS AN OIL PRICE SUBSIDY TO THE PRICE OF FUEL BUT IN FACT THERE WERE NONE THIS IS BECAUSE MALAYSIA IS THE NET EXPORTER OF OIL THAT IS ONLY AFTER DEDUCTING DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION THE BALANCE IS EXPORTED TO EARN FOREIGN EXCHANGE. THESE LIARS MAKE US BELIEVE BY CONTINUOUS PROPAGANDA THAT THERE ARE OIL PRICE SUBSIDY BUT IN FACT THERE WERE NONE BECAUSE THE PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTUAL SALE LOCALLY AND THE PRICE THEY INTENDED TO SELL ABOARD IS AN OPPORTUNITY COST NOT PRICE SUBSIDY.
We urge all BN Components MPs with a conscience to do the necessary to make possible a New Malaysia for all Rakyats of Malaysia so that all our children and their children & their children’s children’s future will be safe and secured in the Country we all love and not be intimidated by those UMNO Clowns now in power with their oppressive & fear tactics and in the verge of making Malaysia a Police State if left unchecked otherwise. Save RPK as he is the midst of a conspiracy of the real murderers of Altantuya to silence him for good, instead of being C4ed he could be poisoned and worse off if he is on hunger strike by himself. The Acting IGP is defending the Police position after being made the tools of UMNO’s fear tactics & so he is now making lame excuses for being the Stringed Puppet to be easily manipulated by the Puppeteer, power that be. The Deputy IGP must be held personally responsible for the safety of RPK who has been heard to be tortured otherwise he must be made to eat his own medicine come the New Dawn of Malaysia.
Moronic PeeM and Botak Home Minister last minutes’ attempts to cling on power by using the fear tactics of using the ISA at their whims and fancies selectively against dissent & tried to deny their own actions as they now have no balls to face the wrath of the all the Rakyats of Malaysia. ONE DAY THE MORONIC BOTAK AND FLIP FLOP AND C4 MUST BE MADE TO TASTE THEIR OWN MEDICINE OK?
All Rakyats of Malaysia will see to that these Clowns will be thrown out soon come the New Dawn of Malaysia & that all Rakyats of Malaysia will welcome the New Malaysia on Malaysia Day 916, 2008 for a Malaysia for All Malaysians.
Justice MUST BE DONE for Altantuya and for all those detained under ISA without the trial nor the rights of appeal. Light-up a Candle in the Lantern of the Mid-Autumn Festival for them all to usher in the NEW DAWN OF MALAYSIA COME 916, 2008
hi richard. didn't know you blog too. so that's why you have no time for bangsa malaysia eh. :)
wow! what a name for a blog - blood suckers. for those who are not aware of the situation in our country, would have thought your blog is about dracula or vampire. LOL. anyway as yours is also a socio-political (SoPo) blog, like mine, i will sure drop in now and then.
btw, i also blog about the vigil.
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