BN digging its own grave

Today democracy has died been dealt a severely blow. I guess, I can't not talk about politics. Especially now. 

With the arrest of RPK,  Tan Hoon Cheng and Teresa Kok under s73(1) of the Internal Security Act it looks like the government is indeed seeking to gag the opposition. 

You'll see this section used alot. To understand this section lets go back to what is the ambit of the act: 

Section 8(1) of the ISA provides that ‘(i)f the minister is satisfied that the detention of any person is necessary …’ then s/he may issue an order for his/her detention. The three grounds given in Section 8(1) upon which the order may be based is where a person has acted in any manner prejudicial to the:

a) security of Malaysia or part thereof; or

b) maintenance of essential services; or

c) economic life.

In that light, s73(1) says:

"Any police officer may without warrant arrest and detain pending enquiries any person in respect of whom he has reason to believe that there are grounds which would justify his detention under section 8 (below); and that he has acted or is about to act or is likely to act in any manner prejudicial to the security of Malaysia or any part thereof or to maintenance of essential services therein or to the economic life thereof."

 

Section 8 ISA: Power to order detention or restriction of persons. "(i) If the Minister is satisfied that the detention of any person is necessary with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of Malaysia or any part thereof or to the maintenance of essential services therein or the economic life thereof, he may make an order (hereinafter referred to as a detention order) directing that that person be detained for any period not exceeding two years."

Although it says two years but there are provisions that allow the minister to just renew the detention for another 2 years indefinitely. And there are NO safeguards because its detention without trial.   

So they slap the racist Ahmad Ismail  who readily admitted to uttering the racial slurs with a 3 year suspension from Umno and they lock up the journalist who reported it.  Logic ke? So they are indeed prosecuting her for exposing what pigs BN politicians really are.  

But what is Teresa Kok in for? RPK, well we knew he had it coming sooner or later. 

Well, whatever it is, get ready for an opposition goverment if not by end of September, in the coming years. Its ok. We can wait. makes kicking out BN all the more sweeter.