Just received word that the Sin Chew Daily reporter, Tan Hoon Cheng, has been released by Bukit Aman.
A vigil had earlier been scheduled outside the Sin Chew office in Penang from 2.00pm to 6.00pm.
Tan may be released soon; “no more arrests expected”?
So Tan Hoon Cheng was detained for her own safety! Interesting sort of protection scheme, I must say.
Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar says the Sin Chew Daily reporter may be released as early as today, according to The Star online.
He said Tan was detained to ensure her safety as police intelligence indicated that there were threats to her life after she reported on Ahmad Ismail’s allegedly racist remarks.
Updates on ISA arrests
Check out the Aliran website for updates on the ISA arrests.
Teresa Kok detained under ISA as well
She was detained at 11.18pm in the KL area.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng speaking at a press conference described her arrest as a “travesty of justice” and “a mockery of democracy”. There appears to be a massive crackdown to prevent 916 from happening, he observed.
Sin Chew journalist detained under ISA
Update at 11.43pm: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is now giving a press conference.
Sin Chew journalist Tan Hoon Cheng has been detained in Penang. She is the journalist who reported on the Ahmad Ismail statements.
Aliran, Kin Woon slam RPK’s arrest, show-cause letters
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:
Raja Petra detained under ISA as 16 Sept nears
As I mentioned in the earlier posting, the show-cause letters to three newspapers were reminscent of Operasi Lalang in 1987. And now a couple of hours later, we hear Raja Petra has been detained under the ISA.
So they lift the block on Malaysia Today one day, and then detain Raja Petra the next day. What kind of warped thinking is this? Are they trying to silence him as he has threatened to expose everything in court?
Deja vu as 3 newspapers receive show-cause letters
Barely a day after the Cabinet order the lifting of a block on certain websites, theSun, Sin Chew Jit Poh and Suara Keadilan have been issued show-cause letters, reports Malaysiakini.
Just when you felt that they had done something right by lifting the block on websites, they now do this.
Anwar’s credibility on the line as 16 Sept draws near
But is he alone? Many Malaysians – incredibly, even those who not-so-long-ago were not the least bit interested in politics – are practically willing him on.
Check out this SBS video documentary, looking ahead from the Permatang Pauh by-election.