He'll take it! Nat Tan, the Malaysian Blogger who was detained under the Official Secrets Act
(Malik Imtiaz has the explanation of the OSA) was released on Police bail sometime after 5.00pm yesterday. Interesting enough, we will have to wait for the Attorney General's chambers decision to charge him for 'wrongful communication', which was originally the crime that Nat had committed (section 8 of the OSA).
Whats even more interesting is that there are some anonymous commentators who see Nat as a PKR (political party, KeAdilan) loyalist, and deserves no support from others.
The commentator further imposes that he thinks the ISA/OSA should be maintained for it is possible one day that we may see our foes being charged with it. We wish no harm onto others, and I sincerely believe that the ISA and OSA are acts that Malaysia can do without. Wishing that this act to be used on friends or foe ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
The solidarity shown during Nat's detention is clear, Joe Public do not want injustice to prevail in Malaysia. Bloggers DEFINATELY do not want to see their freedom curtailed!
If we allow our voices to be silenced, we might as well allow them to demolish our homes too!
And take away our computers.....
Nat is out. Nat is out. Nat is out.
2 comments:
you're right about the anon commenters who are trying to reduce Nat as just a PKR member or worker. i read on shanghai fish a commenter who is so convinced that Nat is guilty just because 1/ the police nabbed him 2/ he is a PKR member. what moronic creature.
Nat is a blogger and he is a responsible blogger because he writes the truth. he does not use his blog to incite hatred among the different races and religions. he does not even use his blog effectively, in my opinion, to promote PKR or Anwar Ibrahim.
they are just using this to intimidate the bloggers. in the process, they are giving the PKR a much-needed ammunition to garner a bit more of self-respect and integrity.
- Singh -
Yes sir, Singh. As long as there are people out there like you who can very well SEE IT, we have a chance.
A little bird told me that there is hope yet, that perhaps, with the Portugese Settlement in Malacca giving the finger to the state government, and reviving the election of the Regedor by the people, instead of accepting a state puppet, perhaps, another state will follow suit in implementing Municipal elections....
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