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Malaysian police yesterday released a journalist who was arrested under a tough security law, amid widespread anger, alarm and questions over the use of the Internal Security Act (ISA).
Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng returned to her relative’s house in Taman Alma near here after a day in detention under the Internal Security Act and almost broke down in tears as she was warmly hugged by anxious family members and friends.
The 33-year-old, however, quickly regained her composure and spoke to her family members for 20 minutes before heading to stay at a friend’s house for the night.
Clad in a pale orange T-shirt and jeans, Hoon Cheng was dropped off at her home by four police officers including a policewoman in a four-wheel drive vehicle at 4pm yesterday.
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Malaysia Today news portal editor Raja Petra Kamarudin, Seputeh MP Teresa Kok and Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng were arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Kuala Lumpur and in Penang.
DAP’s Seputeh MP Teresa Kok is also assemblyman for Kinrara and a senior executive councillor in charge of investment, industry and trade.
Kok, 43, is believed to have been picked up in connection with a residents petition in Puchong over a mosque.
Former mentri besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo had allegedly accused Kok of being involved.
She subsequently denied the allegation and demanded an apology from Dr Mohd Khir and the newspaper which reported it.
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Reported as breaking news by MalaysiaKini as at 1.55pm, Raja Petra Kamaruddin has been detained under the Internal Security Act at 1.10pm today.
The arrest comes a day after the government lifted blocks on all websites, including Raja Petra’s popular Malaysia Today website.
Three newspapers were also issued show cause letters. They are Suara Keadilan, The Sun and Sin Chew Daily.
Yesterday Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor has announced that government is no longer blocking the access to any websites or blogs in the country. He told reporters here that the decision was reached at the weekly cabinet meeting.
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Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy II trial was today postponed to Sept 24 following objections from his defence team over the Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail’s involvement.
The objection was a clear sign of how politics will continue to play a major part in this highly-charged trial, in which Anwar has already accused the Attorney-General and the Inspector-General of Police of being involved in a conspiracy against him.
It also showed Anwar’s legal team would not be prepared to give an inch to the prosecution and was likely to challenge their every move.
Today, S.M. Komathy Suppiah, the Criminal Sessions Court judge presiding over the case, was supposed to set the dates for his trial to begin.
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It was supposed to be a press conference for the Bukit Bendera Umno chief, Datuk Ahmad Ismail to diffuse the situation.
What happened instead after the press conference was his supporters tore up in anger a picture of former Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon and engaged in a shouting match with reporters.
This happened after Ahmad, while defending his position, urged the Barisan Nasional leadership to expel Gerakan from the coalition.
His supporters also engaged in a shouting match with a reporter from an English language daily that reached its lowest point with death threats hurled at her.
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An official says more than 50 Barisan Nasional MPs are travelling together to Taiwan amid jitters about opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s threat to recruit enough defectors from the government to seize power by next week.
The opposition has accused the BN ruling coalition of sending its MPs overseas to keep them away from Anwar and to prevent him from enlisting government legislators to join the opposition by Sept 16 — the date he has vowed to take power.
Tiong King Sing, chairman of the BN Backbenchers Club, said more than 40 lawmakers flew to Taiwan for an agricultural study tour today and that around 10 more will join them tomorrow. The trip will stretch through next week, but there is no confirmed date for their return.
Tiong denied the visit was timed to foil Anwar’s threat.
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