Teresa Kok (pic....above), a Member of Parliament from the Chinese-based DAP which is a member of the opposition Pakatan Rakyat, had also been arrested under the ISA purportedly for her 'involvement against allegations that she complained about the noise of morning prayers at a mosque in her electorate while she has said the accusation is "preposterous".
Tan Hoon Cheng ( pic..above), a reporter for the Chinese-language Sin Chew Daily, was arrested for reporting on an outburst from a UMNOputra who had called the ethnic Chinese community "squatters".
Tan's report triggered a major row in the Barisan Nasional coalition which is made up of race-based parties. UMNO, which represents majority Muslim Malays, was forced to punish the member responsible by just suspending his party members for 3 years.
It was reported that "her colleagues from Sin Chew Daily are shocked about the arrest," the newspaper said in a statement. "Sin Chew Daily will stand firmly by our editorial position."
It seems that the Barisan Nasional government is indirectly trying to create a 'fear' on the rakyat and Opposition lawmakers.
But whatever the circumstances, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would have to ensure that the BN government is toppled as scheduled on Malaysia Day 16 September.
news n photo courtesy of Malaysiakini
1 comment:
Is it fair to be arrested under ISA for complaint of noise during the morning prayers? I hope the Religious deparment should check their permited sound frequency (if their is any).
It's cetainly not fair to use high tech system to wake up everyone. The religious department must consider some people work extra hours and need to rest in the morning.
I guest Islam religion is fair for all.
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