PJ Anti-ISA Vigil : Come share the light of liberty
December 12, 2008
Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA has announced that between November and December, this year, 17 ISA detainees have been released.
Going by Aliran’s figures in September, this year, that would mean another 47 still in detention.
Whatever the actual number, they should all be charged today or released today.
The ISA should be repealed today and a select committee of parliamentarians set up immediately to work on a draft anti-terrorist bill that has sufficient checks and balances built in so that no authority can ever abuse such a law.
Come join us this Sunday to send this message to the government : either the ISA goes or you go!
We close each vigil by the singing of the Selangor state anthem and the Negaraku.
For those not altogether familiar with the Selangor anthem and its lyrics, the video clip and the lyrics reproduced below might be of assistance.
See you all this Sunday. Regulars, please try to bring another two friends or relatives along.
The lyrics
Duli Yang Maha Mulia
Selamat di atas takhta
Allah lanjutkan usia Tuanku
Rakyat mohon restu
Bawah Duli Tuanku
Bahagia selama-lamanya
Aman dan sentosa
Duli Yang Maha Mulia
December 12, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Will try Haris and I’ve been trying for the past few weeks. It’s difficult to get them to take that 1 hour off from their rest day. Everyone had all sorts of excuses or plans… See you this sunday
December 12, 2008 at 5:32 pm
getting dispair after reading the news that PM rental for his “istana” a day is about the income i earn a year…
malaysians sodomised again siang-siang…
December 12, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I confess I have been missing … for a couple of weeks.
I will see whether I can rush over after finishing an Advent worship service with a light over darkness theme! Very Apt for the season …
December 12, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Terima Kasih Haris for keeping the campaign alive and for your blog which we follow closely as being overseas we never forget all those prisoners of conscience esp. those seeking fairplay & justice for all Malaysians in a peaceful way.
Our thoughts are with the families esp the children of detainees.
Amnesty International,Suaram ,Human Rights Organisations,Parties like Keadilan-Pas-Dap and bloggers like yourselves are all contributing to the good cause of ending ISA.
The Road is long and hard but in the words of Obama ‘yes we can change ….but it must start with you and me ‘.
Hidup Reformasi !!!
December 12, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Thanks for bringing up the anti-terrorist bill.
The ISA should not leave a void behind.
December 13, 2008 at 12:46 am
LET LIBERTY BE FOR ONE AND ALL
Liberty for one is liberty for all
Otherwise we simply let basic liberty fall
And then it may be too late to make another call
When you only find yourself alone in the liberty hall
(C) Samuel Goh Kim Eng – 131208
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Sat. 13th Dec. 2008.
December 13, 2008 at 2:37 am
Good luck guys… not able to make it this Sunday. Have fun too and do take care!
December 13, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Bro….thank you on behalf of all our children for taking that step to make Malaysia a better place.
please read http://www.harapannegara.blogspot.com
please add a comment. thank you….may this HARAPAN be REALITI Negare soon…by the Grace of God.
December 14, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Penang state anthem
http://www.penang.gov.my/index.php?WebsiteId=1&ch=16&pg=43&ac=34
December 15, 2008 at 11:13 am
Why was the ISA enacted in the first place decades ago? It was enacted to make possible the protective measures to curb the activities of terrorists and communists during the emergency confrontations and now this ISA is illegally exploited by the past & present UMNO Home Ministers against dissenting voices from RPK and others and used this to protect the DeePM from political oppositions after being implicated in the Murder of Altantuya, the Mongolian Model. Those UMNO ISA supporters are ignorant lot and they are not protecting Malay rights but the excesses of the wrongdoings of their Leaders in which case is against natural justices for self promotions and nothing else.