Time to say, 'Away! You nasty ISA!'

The dreaded September 16th date is here.
Apparently people have been stockpiling groceries in anticipation of another civil unrest reminiscent of the May 13 troubles.

It was smooth driving to work today.

So the government may or may not turn over. Anwar may or may not have enough ministers defect to give his party the majority. We may or may not be looking to a brighter (or at least different) future.

Malaysia is, however, still a country that adopts the outdated and, in my opinion, unwarranted, practise of detainment without trial.
As i mentioned earlier, the news reporter, caught supposedly 'because they feared for her safety' has been released. [The government flip flops on this story, though. One day it's for her own safety, the next it's for inciting racial unease and then suddenly because it is a matter of national security. The Prime Minister and Home Minister also alternate from not knowing and not acting]
However, Raja Petra (long time adversary of the government) and MP Teresa Kok still remain under ISA detention.

As far as the country understands it, Teresa Kok is in jail for supporting a petition to tell mosques to lower down the volume of their publicly aired azan prayers. However, the mosques have since come out to say that there is no truth in the claim. Religious councils have also said that there are laws to handle these issues (although they think she's not at fault too) and if there really has been an offense then it should be dealt with in a court of law.

Really, there's no reason for her to be taken away to an undisclosed location to be subjected to unknown actions. In fact, the very existence of an Internal Security Act is making a mockery of our judicial system. If you need an act that allows you to bypass the courts, then you must think the courts aren't doing their jobs very well.

So, RandomThots is all for you checking out this petition to free Teresa Kok.

(if i only harp on about Teresa Kok and not Raja Petra it's because i read more about her than him)

If she's wrong, then give her a fair trial. If she's not, then let her go!