Raja Petra’s Malaysia Today site has gone down after a few exposes were posted on the site outlining cases of alleged corruption.

Asia Sentinel has the story here.

Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslim readers and happy holidays to everyone else.  Let us rededicate ourselves to the struggle for justice and democracy.

 

 

Here are a couple of quick reactions.

A statement from the Aliran exco:

RPK’s detention is unjust as it denies him his democratic right to defend himself. He should have been charged in open court in relation to the earlier charges made against him under the Sedition Act. By resorting to the ISA, his innocence can no longer be proven. This is indeed undemocratic, unjust and un-Islamic. Full statement: Release Raja Petra and retract show-cause letters

Aliran member Toh Kin Woon has also come out strongly:

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