Thursday, December 13, 2007

Déjà vu after 20 years

1987 - ISA used in Ops Lalang
2007 - ISA used in HINDRAF (more news here)

The best way Pak Lah to shut them up up to 2 blardy years.

From Wikipedia:
However, several politicians from the Barisan Nasional coalition, including its largest component party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO or Umno), that has governed Malaysia since independence have also criticised the ISA. The fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, went on the record in 1988 to state "If we want to save Malaysia and Umno, Dr Mahathir (then Prime Minister) must be removed. He uses draconian laws such as the Internal Security Act to silence his critics." The year before, he had also stated "Laws such as the Internal Security Act have no place in modern Malaysia. It is a draconian and barbaric law." In 2003 when he became Prime Minister, however, Abdullah called the ISA "a necessary law," and argued "We have never misused the Internal Security Act. All those detained under the Internal Security Act are proven threats to society."


Déjà vu.

2 comments:

Ally said...

That's strange. I heard on Spore News radio that badawi has not used ISA on anyone. Media are liars.

Kean Hong said...

i wonder that you still trust print media which control by BN.

Time to switch to alternative web media.