{"id":593,"date":"2007-07-26T08:07:25","date_gmt":"2007-07-26T13:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2007\/07\/26\/bloggers-face-draconian-anti-terrorism-laws-in-malaysia"},"modified":"2007-07-26T08:07:28","modified_gmt":"2007-07-26T13:07:28","slug":"bloggers-face-draconian-anti-terrorism-laws-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2007\/07\/26\/bloggers-face-draconian-anti-terrorism-laws-in-malaysia","title":{"rendered":"Bloggers face draconian anti-terrorism laws in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disgusting<\/a><\/b>. What will they think of next? (for context, read See you in hell Muhamad son of Muhamad<\/a>) Using draconian anti-terrorism laws against those insulting Islam (a religion, supposedly official for Malaysia) or the country’s very much figure-head<\/a> of a King.<\/p>\n

How is this not strangling freedom on the Internet? How can he (Raja Petra) have crossed the line in making racist remarks, when we have ministers wielding daggers<\/a> or parliament house used as a slaughter-house<\/a> for sixteen cows & goats? <\/p>\n

The ISA was something formed to use against the communists, something I believe Malaysia has not had in a long time. It was misused by the former recalcitrant Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir, during his lengthy tenure. And it looks like its making a comeback, against bloggers<\/b><\/i>. It seems that “This is to put a stop to the freedom to lie in the blogosphere<\/a>” – anyone reading should also note that Malaysia lacks press freedom, and all print media is a tool for the government of the day, controlled by the Ministry of Propaganda.<\/p>\n

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Join the Blue Ribbon Online Free Speech Campaign!<\/a><\/p>\n

Weblogs, and sites on the Internet are the only avenues for freedom<\/b> of expression and speech that remain in Malaysia. Much this to do with the MSC promise. Which might disappear in due time, as the mounting montage of fuck-up’s against the government of the day and all the cronies linked, are strewn on the Internet, a ready archive that can be used during election time.<\/div>\n

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