Malaysian anti-government blogger jailed for two years

Malaysian anti-government blogger jailed for two years



A prominent anti-government blogger in Malaysia has been detained for two years on charges of insulting Islam.

Raja Petra Kamarudin has been held without trial under controversial internal security laws which could see him detained indefinitely.

His lawyer has described the detention order as “a big blow to the idea of civil liberties” in Malaysia.

Raja Petra was arrested on 12 September as part of a crackdown on political dissent by the Malaysian government.

He was one of three critics of the government arrested in what the opposition said was a sign of panic by the embattled administration of Abdullah Badawi.

Raja Petra was accused of insulting Islam and inciting racial tensions through an article he published on the Malaysia Today website.

He has been sent to a detention centre in the state of Perak by order of Malaysia’s home minister.

Marina Lee Abdullah, his wife, told AFP: “This is the worst news I can receive, but we will keep fighting for his release”

 

what did he write? do you have a link or anything? Im curious.

I didn't know they were just about a police state too

 

thanks for sharing..

 

He is detained and not jailed, I think they means different things

 

definitely, they'll detain and question you, even though you don't have to say anything. During that questioning if you speak to much then your jailed.

detaining is just when they are trying to get more info out of you.

 

How they find him? Did he wrote his address somewhere lol

 

He is a famous blogger in Malaysia, anyway anyone has his blog's URL?

 

pretty messed up. I didn't know Malaysia was like that, but i guess i cant really say anything until i read it.

I want to see what he wrote. I found the Malaysia today website.

 

thanks , but what he wrote ?

 

It is a big blow to the democracy in Malaysia. What he wrote?

 

thanks for sharing bt what he wrote?

 

Thanks for letting us know...

 

yes these things are happening in Islamic countries. Blogger is a journalist, so he can write any thing. the readers of the blog will decide the correctness. because comments are important for any blog.