28th Sep, 2008

Joining an Anti ISA Rally

I’d like to say first off that I’m not into Malaysian politics. I never felt the need to pledge a strong allegiance to any political party, nor have I ever attended any DAP ceramahs or rallies by the Opposition. This rally wasn’t political.

Politics is politics - it’s always a dirty game, filled with lies, corruption and empty promises. This will NEVER change. But when politics infringes on a citizen’s basic human rights, when gross injustice is perpetrated, when criminals walk free, when fires of racism is blatantly used to blackmail the masses, that’s when my own boundaries are crossed.

The straw that broke my back was when the Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar signed an order to detain blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin for 2 years without trial. What the fuck was that about. And this was JUST after all the previous bullshit of:

  • Detaining MP Teresa Kok because she supposedly submitted a petition to reduce the volume of the azan prayer loudspeakers - when even the council of mosques have stated that she submitted no such thing. Or even if she did, how is this exactly a threat to national security?
  • Detaining journalist Tan Hoon Cheng just because she quoted Ahmad Ismail’s racially inflammatory speech. Oh wait, no she was detained cause there was ’supposed threats to her life’. What the heck, does this Syed Hamid think we’re stupid? And Ahmad Ismail - the real racist bastard, merely gets a slap on the wrist.

I mean, I’ve had enough of this. Malaysia’s my home too. RPK is a champion of the people for bravely speaking out against the corrupt government. Some of his racial commentaries may be very caustic, but they are merely truths as he sees it. More likely he was jailed due to his large network of contacts giving him unprecedented dirty information on our leaders. RPK’s detention under the ISA was the only thing BN could do to silence him - short of actually assassinating him (charging him under the sedition act, and banning his site obviously didn’t work).

True, the culprit here is BN, abusing a draconian law to suit their own needs. I know I can’t get rid of BN now, and what’s to stop the next governing party from abusing this same law again?

The very least I could do is to join a peaceful rally yesterday night to voice my discontent at this archaic law. To protest against the unlawful detention of 64 prisoners at Kamunting - some of which have been there for years, torn apart from their families, and abused by the guards and wardens there.

A well edited MalaysiaKini video of yesterday night
Watch till 3:36! I lol-ed :P

Here are some of my photos:

Anti ISA Rally 1

In front of Dataran Merdeka

It started at about 7pm. The police sent a force to cordon off the entire Dataran Merdeka, and deny the gathering access to the field. So we ended up standing on the main road, causing massive traffic congestion.

Some slight jittery moments when riot police showed up with shields and helmets. But with such a muhibbah group, with Chinese, Malays, Mat Sallehs and MPs amongst the bulk of the Hindraf crowd - I was pretty certain they wouldn’t do anything drastic (as long as we kept our peace - which we did).

Then again, I counted no more than 20 police officers, who pretty much left us to our own devices.

Anti ISA Rally 2

Marching along Jalan Tun Perak (in front of Masjid Jamek station)

Thousands of us marching along with our candles, chanting “Mansuhkan ISA!, Valgha Hindraf!, Bebaskan RPK! and Makkal Sakthi!”

Anti ISA Rally 3

In front of Pudu Pilliayar Temple

We were eventually diverted up the road near Puduraya to Jalan Pudu Lama where the gathering massed for more chants, songs, prayers and interviews.

Anti ISA Rally 4

Lighting some candles along the roadside

The rally lasted until about 9 plus, before we dispersed.

And some awesome photos from Vignes who went as well:

Anti ISA Rally 5

Anti ISA Rally 6

Anti ISA Rally 7

Anti ISA Rally 8

Links to news articles and blogs on the Rally:

Oh, and Happy Birthday Raja Petra!

Posted by: FoOie

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Anonymous said…

Leave BN, all Component Parties with a conscience must leave the Evil Master Oppressor UMNO for good ok???

Come October 2008 there is nothing left but the Opposition Leader’s Post to Hand Over from Flip Flop to C4 ok???

There should be no peace for Botak if the ISA detainees are not released and the oppressive draconian law is not abolished because such injustices are not tolerated and thus create great discontentment in this modern society. One day Botak and his cohorts should be made to eat their own medicine for the injustices they have committed against the detainees especially RPK

We call upon all the Rakyats of Malaysia to sign a Petition to be sent to the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong to release RPK from his detention under ISA because there is a hidden agenda of a conspiracy of using his detention to silence him so that he could not further release more evidences against the real C4 murderers of Altantuya because all the accused were all fall guys of the real murderers because they all did not have a real & logical motive to murder the Mongolian Lady.

THE NEW DAWN OF MALAYSIA HAS COME & THE FIRST THING IS TO ALLOW APPEALS & THEN RELEASE ALL ISA DETAINEES, ABOLISH ISA, OSA, SEDITION OR WHATEVER ACTS THAT COULD BE EXPLOITED AND MADE PREJUDICIAL AND OPPRESSIVE TO THE VOICE OF DISSENT FROM ALL THE RAKYATS.

It is very easy to generate Police Reports against DSAI by using Penang Mamak Umno’s 25 Members headed by Wan Abidin Zain, who claimed to be non-partisan, using their uneasiness that most Penangites will now be boycotting Nasi Kandar one more round???

It is very Sad that the legacy of Malaysian Independence is reduced by this Moronic Flip Flop Coward into great disrepute and a laughing stock of the whole world and knowing very well that the UMNO Government has technically collapsed and they have lost locus standi to govern but yet he has decided to shamelessly still cling on to power via dubious means like hiding himself via using of the ISA and we cannot imagine that the Malaysia Moronic Flip Flop Coward has now stoop so low and using the Police Deputy IGP as his willing tools especially the Deputy IGP’s clearly taking side as the Police must be neutral and should be not politiking for him.

The Coward Moronic Flip Flop Chicken dare not meet DSAI face to face to settle matters but chose hiding under the use of ISA and that is what you have as a disgraceful cowardice leader for UMNO.

After 51 years MALAYSIA IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE but backwards because of the Oppression from the UMNO goons’ divide and rule fear tactics the Rakyats have matured & you must see all this coming because All The Rakyats of Malaysia are all fed-up & can no longer with-stand the hypocrisies, bullshits, lies and deceits of these UMNO Clowns now in Power ok??? What Oil Subsidies IS nothing but a hoax that the UMNO Government MAKE BELIEF THAT THERE IS AN OIL PRICE SUBSIDY TO THE PRICE OF FUEL BUT IN FACT THERE WERE NONE THIS IS BECAUSE MALAYSIA IS THE NET EXPORTER OF OIL THAT IS ONLY AFTER DEDUCTING DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION THE BALANCE IS EXPORTED TO EARN FOREIGN EXCHANGE. THESE LIARS MAKE US BELIEVE BY CONTINUOUS PROPAGANDA THAT THERE ARE OIL PRICE SUBSIDY BUT IN FACT THERE WERE NONE BECAUSE THE PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTUAL SALE LOCALLY AND THE PRICE THEY INTENDED TO SELL ABOARD IS AN OPPORTUNITY COST NOT PRICE SUBSIDY.

We urge all BN Components & MPs with a conscience to do the necessary to make possible a New Malaysia for all Rakyats of Malaysia so that all our children and their children & their children’s children’s future will be safe and secured in the Country we all love and not be intimidated by those UMNO Clowns now in power with their oppressive & fear tactics and in the verge of making Malaysia a Police State if left unchecked otherwise. Save RPK as he is the midst of a conspiracy of the real murderers of Altantuya to silence him for good, instead of being C4ed he could be poisoned and worse off if he is on hunger strike by himself. The Acting IGP is defending the Police position after being made the tools of UMNO’s fear tactics & so he is now making lame excuses for being the Stringed Puppet to be easily manipulated by the Puppeteer, power that be. The Deputy IGP must be held personally responsible for the safety of RPK who has been heard to be tortured otherwise he must be made to eat his own medicine come the New Dawn of Malaysia.

Moronic PeeM and Botak Home Minister last minutes’ attempts to cling on power by using the fear tactics of using the ISA at their whims and fancies selectively against dissent & tried to deny their own actions as they now have no balls to face the wrath of the all the Rakyats of Malaysia. ONE DAY THE MORONIC BOTAK AND FLIP FLOP AND C4 MUST BE MADE TO TASTE THEIR OWN MEDICINE OK?

All Rakyats of Malaysia will see to that these Clowns will be thrown out soon come the New Dawn of Malaysia & that all Rakyats of Malaysia will welcome the New Malaysia on Malaysia Day 916, 2008 for a Malaysia for All Malaysians.

Justice MUST BE DONE for Altantuya and for all those detained under ISA without the trial nor the rights of appeal. Light-up a Candle in the Lantern of the Mid-Autumn Festival for them all to usher in the NEW DAWN OF MALAYSIA COME 916, 2008

By: Anonymous on September 28th, 2008
at 9:37 pm

great nite for a great cause….

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By: delCapo on September 29th, 2008
at 1:14 am

Let’s keep and uphold the shining lights of 8 March 2008 for a better Malaysia!

By: KJAN on September 29th, 2008
at 2:20 am

delcapo : Yup, and I agree with you that the crowd definitely seemed way more than 2,000… :)

KJAN : Things seems to have progressed rather downhill since 8th March actually. Oh well, I guess it has to get worse first before it can get better.. and the worst has yet to come…

By: FoOie on September 29th, 2008
at 10:24 am

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