RPK is a free man, video

A video from Malaysiakini / YouTube

RPK's release from unlawful detention under the ISA




Straits Times, Singapore, report HERE


FREE ALL THOSE DETAINED WITHOUT TRIAL


Iustitia omnibus


Justice for all

RKP to be freed later today, what about all the others detained without trial in Malaysia

It is indeed very good that RPK is to be released from unlawful detention under the ISA, but there are many more people under detention without trial in Malaysia, under the ISA, Emergency Ordinance, and other oppressive, draconian and undemocratic laws.


Until such laws are repealed, and unless all those detained without trial are released, the candlelight vigils, and the peaceful gatherings to protest against them should continue.


The US has new new President Barak Obama who heralds a new beginning and a change for the better for the United States and even the whole world.


In Malaysia, change is long overdue, now is the time for this change.



All those who are eligible to vote, but have not yet registered to vote, please do so as a matter of utmost urgency.


At the next general election, you can make a difference.



Those who do not vote, or who have not registered as a voter and thus cannot vote, may make all the difference between a victory for Pakatan Rakyat and change, or more of the same BN style oppression.


INSIST ON JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY IN MALAYSIA

RPK TO BE FREED TODAY

WONDERFUL NEWS

Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin is to be freed today 7th November 2008.

Raja Petra Kamarudin was successful in his bid to obtain a release order from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) via a habeas corpus application.

The judge ruled that the Home Minister (Hamid Albar) had acted outside his jurisdiction when he issued the two-year detention order under Section 8(1) of the ISA.

The High Court in Shah Alam also allowed Raja Petra to be brought to court to be released today.

He was detained under the archaic and draconian ISA for a second time on 12th September 2008.

One small step for justice, one small step for democracy in Malaysia.

The Home Affairs minister Hamid Albar should be sacked immediately.

Raja Petra Sedition Trial Day 4

The prosecution is apparently in a predicament, the trial appears scuttled since the charge may be held to be defective.

See Malaysia Today HERE

and in other media The Star, has a detailed report under headline 'Raja Petra Sedition trial: "It was not C4"' HERE

'Elements in article "untrue and made up" says cop' are the headlines in The Sun HERE

The trial has been adjourned until Monday 13th October 2008.


Fallaces sunt rerum species


The appearances of things are deceptive

RPK SEDITION TRIAL: DAY 3 SOME HIGHLIGHTS

The defence team began robustly in the Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin sedition trial, when they said that the police search conducted at RPK’s house, on 2nd May 2008, had been carried out in a reckless, incorrect and unlawful manner.

On Wednesday 8th October 2008 defense lawyer Gobind Singh Deo questioned police cyber security chief Superintendent Victor Sanjos, regarding why he did not get a search warrant before going to the blogger’s house that day.

Gobind Singh asked Supt. Victor if he was familiar with the provision of the Sedition Act 1948, to which the fourth witness replied that he understood it.

When he was asked by lawyer Gobind Singh if a search warrant was required for the purpose ,unless there was reason to believe or suspect that the evidence would be disposed of, Supt. Victor said he did not need a warrant as the case was investigated under the Sedition Act, he added, “I have the power”.

This resulted in Gobind Singh firing back at the witness saying that Section 8 of the same Act clearly explained the matter.

Supt. Victor, who is attached to Police Commercial Crimes Investigations department at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur, however disagreed.

Gobind Singh then suggested that the inspection conducted at Raja Petra’s house, by Supt Victor, was done with complete disregard for the law when it required him to obtain a search warrant for the purpose.

Supt Victor again denied this suggestion.

To another question, he said he did not arrest Raja Petra on the same day as he had no reason to do so.

He agreed that a special task force had been set up for the sedition case as it was “opened” at Bukit Aman with each officer playing their respective role. Supt Victor said he was appointed to take part in the task force on 1st May 2008 by his superior officer, ACP Mohd Kamaruddin Md Din where “all cases were treated with urgency”.

He said he did not feel pressured when he conducted the inspection as “it is routine” in his job.

Supt Victor said the purpose of the visit was to search and seize any evidence in relation to a police report. He said he started to search the house at 09:55 and had asked the blogger about the computer he used to access the Internet.

“He told me that he already knew that the police would be coming by and I told him to just let me do my job,” he went on to say Raja Petra, had showed him the computer located on the first floor of his house.

“I seized the central processing unit and a notebook computer from the same area,” he said, adding that he prepared a search list and gave a copy to the blogger after the accused had signed it.

He said he later lodged a police report regarding the search and the seizure of the items and handed over the personal computer as well as the portable computer to the investigating officer.

Questioned by lawyer J. Chandra, he said that ACP Mohd Kamaruddin had showed him an on-line article entitled “Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to Hell” before he had gone to Raja Petra's house.

He said he has been instructed to seize any computers and data storage devices.

He stated he had contacted Raja Petra at 15:10 on the same day asking him to come to his office where two senior officers recorded his statement.

The hearing before Sessions Court judge Rozina Ayob will continue on Thursday 9th October 2008.

Fiat justitia (et ruat caelum)

Let justice be done. (though the heavens fall)

Raja Petra Sedition Trial Day 2

Some Highlights from various media reports:-

Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin had told a talk show host that he had written about Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu two days before the programme was aired live nationwide on 27th April, the Sessions Court heard, he however stated that Raja Petra did not state the title of his article.

Hasshim Abu Hanifah, who is a host of RTM’s [GOVERNMENT RUN RADIO & TV] Blog TV talk show, said he had interviewed Raja Petra for its second episode broadcast on 27^th April 2008.

“If I am not mistaken, he mentioned that he had written about Altantuya two days before that,” he told Sessions Court judge Rozina Ayob in the packed courtroom.

Raja Petra has claimed trial to publishing a seditious article on its website on 25th April 2008.

Questioned by DPP Ishak Mohd Yusof, Hasshim, the second witness testified that Raja Petra had made such a comment when he was interviewing him under the “Keterbukaan” (openness) segment.

Hasshim then continued to testify that Raja Petra hd told him, in the Arabic language, that his (Raja Petra's) contributions as a blogger were to do good and reject bad things.

Asked by lead counsel J.Chandra, Hasshim denied that the talk show was made to “trap” the blogger.

He said he did not give any caution to Raja Petra before the show that anything he said could be used against him.

The hearing continues tomorrow, Wednesday, 8^th October 2008.

LET JUSTICE PREVAIL

Please read this article about RPK, entitled "Sleepless in Malaysia" HERE

Veritas vos liberabit

The truth will set you free

Malaysia Today blog website denounces money politics, ethnic polarisation and advocates transparency, accountability and justice

During his testimony on the first day of Raja Petra’s trial under the Sedition Act, Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission’s director for Security, Trust and Governance department Harme Mohamed said that the Malaysia Today blog website denounced money politics, ethnic polarisation and advocated transparency, accountability and justice.

The UMNO / BN Malaysian government seems not to like those who oppose money politics, ethnic polarisation and those who advocate transparency, accountability and justice, as it tries to silence patriots, like RPK, by using the Internal Security Act and the Sedition Act against them.

See news reports in The Star HERE

& in the Sun HERE

Adhuc sub iudice lis est

The case is still before the court

Raja Petra's arrival at PJ Sessions Court, video

Please view the You Tube / Malaysiakini video below.






See BBC news report HERE


See Al-Jazeera English news report HERE

The trial of RPK, on charges brought under the Sedition Act, resumes tomorrow, Tuesday 7th October 2008.

If possible, please attend to give your support to RKP, and to reinforce the efforts to get the ISA and all other draconian and unjust laws repealed.

LET JUSTICE BE DONE.


Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges


In the most corrupt state are the most laws

THE FACE OF A VICTIM THE ISA

A thin and pale RPK in handcuffs
at the courthouse in Petaling Jaya,
today, 6th October 2008

Raja Petra Kamarudin was brought from the ISA detention camp at Kemunting, Perak, at the crack of dawn, and arrived at the Sessions Court in Petaling Jaya at 08:25 for his sedition trial.

Court proceedings began at 09:00 hours, and adjorned at 13:30 for lunch, and restarted at about 14:30 hours.

RKP, who is being detained for two years without trial under the draconian and inhumana Malaysian Internal Security Act 1960, was charged on 6th May 2008 regarding on-line posting on Malaysia Today website, regarding the murder of Mongolian lady, Ms. Altantuya Shaariibuu.

RPK pleaded not guilty, and claimed trial re the publishing an allegedly seditious article on Malaysia Today, thus becoming the first blogger to be charged under the draconian, loosely worded "catch-all" Sedition Act.

He is accused of publishing the article 'Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to hell' which is alleged to contain nine paragraphs of seditious words.

He alleged to have committed the offence at his house in in Bukit Rahman Putra in Sungai Buloh, on April 25.

If convicted, RPK could be fined a maximum of RM5,000 or jailed up to three years, or both under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act.

A large number of supporters of RPK and those who are campaigning for the abolition of the ISA were at the court to express their solidarity, many wore the Support RPK and abolish ISA t- shirts.

LET JUSTICE PREVAIL.

REPEAL THE INHUMANE ISA AND OTHER ARCHAIC ANS DRACONIAN LAWS IN MALAYSIA.

FREE RPK AND ALL THOSE BEING DETAINED WITHOUT TRIAL IN MALAYSIA, AND AROUND THE WORLD.

Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo

Resolute/non-hesitant in action, gentle in manner

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Unitas mirabile vinculum



The wonderful bond of unity

MORE CIRCUMLOCUTION, EMPTY WORDS AND BULLSHIT FROM HAMID ALBAR

Hamid Albar himself confirmed that blogger and Malaysia Today portal editor Raja Petra Kamarudin has been detained under the inhuman, undemocratic, draconian, outdated, oppressive and disgraceful Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) at the Kamunting Detention Camp, Taiping, for two years.

The ISA is being used by the UMNO / BN federal government of Malaysia a wicked convenient tool to silence political opposition.

Syed Hamid said he had personally signed the detention order on Raja Petra on Monday 22^nd September 2008 after he was satisfied with the reasons given for his detention.

“The detention is due to Raja Petra’s articles that ridiculed Islam which could arouse anger among Muslims”.

WHAT DEVIOUS BULLSHIT

Raja Petra was arrested under the ISA on 12^th September as he was felt to be a threat to public order and national security.

Syed Hamid, said that after the first three months, the authorities would review Raja Petra’s attitude while in detention.

UNBELIEVABLE FLANNEL

”Then the second review will be after six months, and we’ll see whether he can be released or not,” he added.

MORE FANTASY THAN FACT!

Syed Hamid said the people should understand why the Government decided to use the ISA, as what was important was to turn offenders into members of society who could contribute to nation building.

THE PEOPLE WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND SUCH FLAWED LOGIC AND BULLSHIT, ARE ISA DETAINEES OFFENDERS IN THE FIRST PLACE?

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CONVICTED, OR EVEN CHARGED WITH ANY CRIME!!!!!!

He said to date; he had not received any official proposals to free the other ISA detainees.

”If there are, I will look at them. But again what is more important is for the detainees to change to be able to return to society and together with other citizens, take part in nation building,” Hamid said.

EVEN MORE UNADULTERATED BULLSHIT

TODAY IS A DAY OF GREAT SHAME FOR MALAYSIA

Ab alio spectes alteri quod feceris

As you do to another, expect another to do to you

RPKs ISA DETENTION

For reports of the two year detention without trial of blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin under the ISA, please click the url links below:

Malaysiakini HERE




Malaysia Today HERE




The Star HERE

The New Straits Times Press HERE

The Straits Times, Singapore HERE



BBC UK HERE



Al Jazeera English HERE



REPEAL THE ARCHAIC, DRACONIAN, UNJUST & INHUMAN ISA

ABOLISH ISA FORUM

FREE RPK & ALL THOSE DETAINED WITHOUT TRIAL

PUBLIC FORUM “ABOLISH ISA” TONIGHT

Please attend if you can.

Venue: KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur
Date: 23^rd September 2008 (Tuesday)
Time: 20:00 hours (8:00 pm)

List of Speakers:

• Teresa Kok, Selangor State Executive Council Member, MP Seputeh
• Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, Bar Council President
• Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, Chairman of Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI)
• Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of Penang
• Khalid Samad, MP Shah Alam
• Nurul Izzah Anwar, MP Lembah Pantai
• A. Sivanesan, State Assemblyman, Sungkai
• 
  

For further information please go to Haris’s blog HERE

Satius est impunitum relinqui facinus nocentis, quam innocentem damnari -

It is better that a crime is left unpunished than that an innocent man is punished.

Raja Petra Kamarudin to be detained for two years under ISA

BREAKING NEWS!

Raja Petra Kamarudin will be sent to the Kamunting Detention Centre today (23^rd September 2008) to begin a two-year detention without trial under draconian and inhuman ISA 1960, according to his lawyer.

He will be held under section 8 of ISA, (see below) his detention can be renewed for an indefinite period.

RPK’s detention has been ordered by puppet,

Hamid Albar, Minister of Home Affairs.

Section 8 ISA:

Power to order detention or restriction of persons.

"(i) If the Minister is satisfied that the detention of any person is necessary with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of Malaysia or any part thereof or to the maintenance of essential services therein or the economic life thereof, he may make an order (hereinafter referred to as a detention order) directing that that person be detained for any period not exceeding two years."

For more information about the ISA, click HERE

Meanwhile, snoozing in the background, the 'puppet's mastermind', who is fighting tooth and nail for his political survival whilst being shot in the feet, seemingly by his own side.

PM Abdullah Badawi

Mañana in Malaysia, Highlights

Wee Meng Chee to Report to Federal Police HQ

Wee Meng Chee

Image source mob1900

Events for Tuesday 23^rd September 2008.

Wee Meng Chee (Namewee) has been asked to present himself at Bukit Aman , Federal Police Headquarters, tomorrow 23^rd September 2008.

See HERE

To refresh your memory about Namewee, click HERE to link to Wikipedia article

The police contacted Wee’s father, “They did not tell him why they wanted me to be present. They just set the date,” Meng Chee said.

“I guess it is about the Negaraku rap. I am surprised. I thought the matter was laid to rest already as it was more than a year ago.”

There must be more to this that one can glean from it at face value, Wee Meng Chee and his family must feel very uneasy and be wondering what tomorrow will bring.

meanwhile:

FREE RPK

REPEAL THE ISA

Raja Petra’s Habeas Corpus Hearing Brought Forward.

The word is that RPK’s habeas corpus hearing has been brought forward to tomorrow, 23rd September 2008, at 09:00, place:

High Court, Criminal Court 2,

Kuala Lumpur Court Complex,

Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur.

One can but speculate on the outcome of this hearing , however most habeas corpus hearings for ISA detainees usually end badly for the detainee, but it’s at the very least an opportunity for the people to show solidarity with Raja Petra.

In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas

In necessary things unity, in doubtful things liberty, in all things charity

RAJA PETRA'S WIFE & DAUGHTERS GET TO VISIT HIM

Raja Petra Kamarudin

MALAYSIAKINI has reported:

Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin's wife, Marina Abdullah, and two daughters, were today (16^th September 2008) allowed to meet her husband, their father, at federal police headquarters Bukit Aman this morning, five days after Raja Petra was detailed under the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA).

[This is the first visit which has been allowed since Raja Petra's arrest and detention under the oppressive and draconian ISA last Friday]

"My husband has been harassed almost on an hourly basis.

He has been denied proper sleep and he does not look good," she said after a one hour visit.

According to her, her husband has a message for the Malaysian people - that being:-

‘They should take over the government today.’

She also said that lawyers will be filing a writ of habeas corpus seeking her husband’s release later today.

Iustitia omnibus

Justice for all