After failing to get anything out from Raja Petra in a 8-hour questioning session, the Malaysian police turned their target to his wife although there’re no specific reasons as to why she was involved. The war between bloggers and government peaks when the prominent Malaysian political blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin was accused of belittled Islam and tried to stir racial tension in the multiethnic nation through his blog, Malaysia-Today.
Grilled for more than an hour, it appears that the 50-year-old Marina Lee Abdullah, the wife of Raja Petra, has more than what the police can chew when she refused to answer any questions, citing Syariah law as her reason. This is an ingenious way to play the cat and mouse game, isn’t it?
“Marina Lee Abdullah said: “I refused to answer any question as the Syariah law states I must first have permission from my husband to do so … I don’t have to answer them … There is no need to.”
Accompanied by her husband, she met two senior police officers at 11am and was seen leaving the Dang Wangi district police headquarters at about 12.30pm yesterday. Among those present to show their support were fellow blogger Ahirudin Attan, also known as Rocky, and The Star columnist and social activist Datuk Marina Mahathir (the daughter of former premier Mahathir) – reported The Star.
While FinanceTwitter is not a political blog it is very disturbing to read and learn how the government is trying to block the freedom of speech in the internet, made popular by the tsunami of blogging, by way of harassment and intimidation. It’ll be very interesting to see what will happen next in the Raja Petra’s quest for better governance in the country.
Other Articles That May Interest You …
- The War between Bloggers and Government Peaks
- Major Crackdown on Malaysia Political Bloggers Started?
- First Case of Bloggers begin Sued in Malaysia
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August 9th, 2007 by financetwitter
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