Friday, August 29, 2008

Are you serious, Tun Dr. Mahathir?

Dear Tun Dr. Mahathir,

It is amazing to read that Tun does begin to voice out in favour of freedom of speech, which is promised in the Federal Constitution of Malaysia!

However, I still have some doubts about Tun's sincerity in choosing the political stand to advocate freedom of speech. I wonder whether Tun will choose to be non-selective in advocating the freedom of speech and giving condemnation to any unlawful act which abruptly violates the civil liberties including such wrongful act as misuse of ISA against some people who chose to say what they truly believe. If Tun is a true fighter for the freedom of speech, then will Tun please explain to us why in 1998 Tun allowed the then IGP, Tan Sri Rahim Noor, to trigger off the ISA arrest on a few internet emailers who just sent out some emails to a limited number of recipients? Why after these emailers had been detained and put under the solitary confinement for more than 40 days, did Tun still allow the prosecuting department of the Bukit Aman Police Headquarter to prosecute them for such a long period of time as six years in order to harrass their life and to shut their mouth off, being afraid of their possibly seeing with their bare eyes the assault of Anwar by the boxer IGP?

Does Tun really have been touched by the Almighty and really want to repent and turn to do good now?

Onlooker

Tun's statement is listed below for reference:
"9. I would like to say this to the Prime Minister and his minions. You may have the power now. But as in five States, you may lose power some day. And this will certainly happen because of your obsession to block all contrary opinion from being heard. It will blind you to the reality of the situation so that you will continue to do wrong things and the people will reject you totally."

No comments: