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Malaysia's High Court today ordered the release of one of the country's most prominent bloggers, who was detained without trial under the country's controversial security law. Raja Petra Kamarudin, editor of the Malaysia Today website, was arrested in September under the country's Internal Security Act (ISA) for publishing an …

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  1. Andus McCoatover

    Teresa Kok - suggestion

    She should campaign against this site...

    http://www.mosqueclock.com/

    Loud enough to get the faithful "nutting the tarmac" !

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  2. E_Nigma
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    Good for Them

    "... The ISA was created in the 1960s as a means to protect the country against "communist subversion." It allows the government to detain people it considers a security threat for two years without trial and renew the sentence indefinitely. ..."

    It's so great that they've found a way to protect themselves from the red menace end preserve their free, democratic society.

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  3. Anonymous Coward
    Jobs Horns

    Is'nt there another government..........

    who abuse terrorist legislation by using it for dogs fouling the pavement ,non payers of council tax etc ?. Oh yes let me think...hmm yes the UK police State Govt of LABOUR !.

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Malaysia

    Of course, Malaysia is a deeply oppressive country.

    Why would we expect anything else?

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