PEOPLE POWER IN KUALA LUMPUR, 1st August 2009
Corazon Aquino, the former president of the Philippines whose "People Power" movement pushed out long time strongman and big time crook Ferdinand Marcos less than three years after her husband's assassination, has died at the age 76, may she rest in peace.
Half is done when the beginning is done.
Those individuals, political parties, coalitions of political parties like UMNO / BN, and their leaders and followers never study history to see how such power crazy, corrupted, self enriching and greedy entities such as themselves, always will be toppled in due course.
Once the power of the people gains momentum, it cannot be stopped by the police, vigilantly groups like RELA, or even the armed forces.
That is why governments should be afraid of their people not the other way around!
"The government has no intention of abolishing the Internal Security Act (ISA), a law that has ensured stability in the country".
“The ISA is a necessary law.”
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz was quoted as saying on Saturday 1st August 2009.
Yes it is a necessary law, but only for BN/ UMNO, so they can use it to oppress any opponents!
The peaceful and orderly ISA rallies of about 20,000 citizens today are an expression of people power, but they were suppressed and then roughly broken up by the riot police; when apart from heavy handed tactics and the use of tear gas and water (laced with chemicals?) cannons, in addition roads were closed and the police blocked all access to Kuala Lumpur, and there were even police road blocks as far away as Seremban, which lies over 80 kilometres to the south, and as a direct result, the police caused chaos in the suburbs as well as in in the city. Several LRT stations were also closed.
Almost 600 people including juveniles, were arrested.
Nevertheless the rallies today were a success and were another step forward for people power.
RESTORE DEMOCRACY TO MALAYSIA.
REPEAL THE ISA.
FREE ALL THOSE WHO ARE DETAINED WITHOUT TRAIL IN MALAYSIA.
Al-Jazeera story, click HERE
BBC story & video, click HERE
Dimidium facti qui coepit habetOnce the power of the people gains momentum, it cannot be stopped by the police, vigilantly groups like RELA, or even the armed forces.
That is why governments should be afraid of their people not the other way around!
"The government has no intention of abolishing the Internal Security Act (ISA), a law that has ensured stability in the country".
“The ISA is a necessary law.”
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz was quoted as saying on Saturday 1st August 2009.
Yes it is a necessary law, but only for BN/ UMNO, so they can use it to oppress any opponents!
The peaceful and orderly ISA rallies of about 20,000 citizens today are an expression of people power, but they were suppressed and then roughly broken up by the riot police; when apart from heavy handed tactics and the use of tear gas and water (laced with chemicals?) cannons, in addition roads were closed and the police blocked all access to Kuala Lumpur, and there were even police road blocks as far away as Seremban, which lies over 80 kilometres to the south, and as a direct result, the police caused chaos in the suburbs as well as in in the city. Several LRT stations were also closed.
Almost 600 people including juveniles, were arrested.
Nevertheless the rallies today were a success and were another step forward for people power.
RESTORE DEMOCRACY TO MALAYSIA.
REPEAL THE ISA.
FREE ALL THOSE WHO ARE DETAINED WITHOUT TRAIL IN MALAYSIA.
Al-Jazeera story, click HERE
BBC story & video, click HERE
Half is done when the beginning is done.
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