It is indeed with a heavy heart that I have to write this post . A posting akin to a requiem for my friend Raja Petra. Pet as I have always know as a blogger was more then that. He and Marina were friends of my family ! Friends who came by to visit during Christmas time and friends who chatted on things far from politics !Yes Raja Petra had been detained under Section 8 of the dreaded ISA this morning ! An order that was done in a last and desperate attempt to put him away or "silence" him and hurriedly signed only last night by the Home Minister and to be detained without trial in Kamunting.....for the next 2 years (my hometown !) Such is the obsolete and draconian law of the land here in Malaysia ! And in the holy month of Ramadan too !
Has Pet been kissed too many times by Judas ? When he almost single-handedly was most vocal and instrumental in the sway of "change" votes both in the March 8 GE and again in Anwar's Permatang Pauh trumping victory ! No ? Are we all afflicted by this Judas' syndrome ? It is becoming very evident of even bloggers doing a Judas.....right ?
A lot of talk about changes in the government has been harped by Anwar and especially now , at the hour when my friend Pet needs the pro-active action and support most....nobody is actually doing anything ! How did this happen ? I also heard Anwar is to have an audience with the King ! Good I say but what about the much publicised numbers and the so-called eventual change ? I have always maintained ...change IS good.....but I am not seeing anything !
Nobody would want to be in Pet's shoes now......absolutely nobody.... all who have used him in one way or another, to be where they are now ! In the end I hope it is not Pet who had been had !....right ?
God bless Pet....stay strong and God is with you and with your family and my family will pray for your safe and quick release ! Cheers Pet !
On a personal note.... my dear Marina, my family and I would love to have you at our home again come Christmas time and........ it would certainly be hard to keep the tears back !
* reason for this post is linked to Haris ( here )
8 comments:
Someone once said to betray you must first belong. And we all know that the kiss of Judas was worth only 30 pieces of silver. It will now last.
I can feel for you, RPK and his family. It is in such an absurd manner that RPK was detained under ISA in the month of Ramadhan.
No words can describe how painful it is for any peace loving Malaysian to see the abused of the ISA, yet the law of the land allows this one man to do what he did. May his soul see the light of day in due time.
The truth will eventually prevails, I am sure.
In the meantime, like many other Malaysian, my prayers and thoughts are with RPK and his family.
Change is good as you put it Bro,tho i am not in the circle" my first reaction would be "now that he is in need ,where are those who need be where they need to be ? RPK knew what he was doing i belive.But sec 8 of the ISA ? Just hope he was not used for someone's personal gain.my prayers to his family.
Feel yr pain bro. Totally agree he has been kissed by many judases.
The fact is I think now he has more strangers who are his friends, than friends who have become strangers
As a major goblok I gotta ask this absolutely stupid question. Where the f**K is DSAI & gang when 1 of his chief champ is in trouble?
My heartfelt sympathies to Mrs Pet. I truly tabek the man & his family.
Now. wtf did I put that migrations info to ozland?
They abuse the law to their preference. To say that RPK must be detained without any chance of trial need to be given to him on the grounds that he is a threat to public order & national security based merely on his blog stories (which is in the cyberworld, not even physical in nature or in a real world) is really something painful to accept.
If it is true his writings on Islam have created unrest, tensions, riots and serious public order chaos, then it may justify the use of ISA as he is deemed as the enemy of the public and nation. But ironnically, nothing of this had indeed happened but instead, he is loved by many Malaysians irrespective of race and religion, for being the whistle blower against the work of evil deeds.
So does this justify his arrest without trial under the pretext of "threat national security & public order" ? If they say he had insulted Islam and his writings may cause Muslims nationwide to be angry, is that a valid reason ? It is not even proven that Muslims have become angry, but this is perhaps just a presumption only based on personal view of a few who are against him and not even the majority.
Well, most of my fellow Muslims friends don't see his articles on Islam as a threat & never have they become angry because they can see worser things being committed by those in power, who at the same time claim to be championing the religion. So which is worse actually ?
The Home Minister & Umno thinks the majority Rakyat will be happy and salute them just because they are seen as 'protecting' Islam by endorsing harsh punishments to those who they claim to have insulted Islam. They thought majority Muslims in this country will be applauding and cheering them for this cruel action.
But they forgot the Rakyat and Muslims in general are not stupid dumb morons like them. They forgot that the use of ISA itself is against Islam as Islam does not condone punishment without a fair trial, where the accused here is not given a chance to defend himself. This was clearly highlighted by the Perlis Mufti as well.
Umno maybe thinks they can live with it and hoping that the majority Rakyat will not know about this. At the same time, they may also want the Rakyat to believe that their action to use the ISA is Islamic but what RPK wrote in his articles are not Islamic, so RPK must be punished severely, though it is just his personal view written in his blog.
The dumbest part is how can the government expect the Rakyat to believe this latest decision made after the blunders created in the other 2 recent ISA arrests ? The Home Minister justified that the police had strong evidence to detain RPK for 2 years. Even when the other recent 2 persons were detained, the same was mentioned that the police had strong evidence for their detention, but then later they flip-flop with ridiculuous reasonings. And yet again they can say it is not politically motivated and this is done out of care and concern for Malaysians. Really can't believe how they can continue to insult the intelligence of Malaysians and expect the Rakyat to swallow all their stupid reasonings just like that.
We shall never forget that God is fair... and those evil hearted beings behind this evil act will surely pay a price for all this.
I hope & pray that RPK will be fine & released soon & may God save this country from the grip of evil.
melaka cheng boy,
You write with such sound reasoning....do you have a blog yourself ? If not, it is about time you started a blog yourself and do forward me your url !
and gobloking,
Same nagging questions I ask myself ! Ironically why isn't our King saying or even coming out to defend the rakyat's champion ! Surely His Majesty must take his rakyat's plight overriding the whims and fancies of politicians with vested interests....but ?
Sad indeed when you know poor Pet is now standing alone but with the prayers of simple folks like us !
knight's templar.....you too think Pet's been had ? Sheeeesh !
kongkor and tony g......ditto and ditto !
Let's flood Kamunting with raya cards this Ramadan for RPK and tell him we have not abandoned him....at least in thought and prayers !
Shanghaifish... I dont have a blog yet (in the near future maybe), but no worries, will continue to support your blog & struggle for a better Malaysia !!
‘Saya tetap serah jawatan kepada Shahrizat’
KUALA LUMPUR 25 Sept. - Ketua Wanita UMNO, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz berkata, beliau mampu meneruskankhidmatnya sebagai ketua pergerakan itu sepenggal lagi namun dengan ikhlas hati mahu menyerahkan jawatannya kepada Naib Ketua, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil pada Jun 2009.
Menurutnya, beliau menerima desakan ramai ahli Wanita UMNO yang mempersoalkan tindakannya menyerahkan jawatan itu walaupun masih lagi mampu menjalankan tugasnya itu.
“Saya kata tak payahlah…sungguhpun saya mampu teruskan lagi satu penggal, tapi saya rasa eloklah saya bagi pada Shahrizat saja Jun ini.
“Sebab ramai yang kata pada saya, buat apa Tan Sri nak serah Jun ini… macam bodoh pula sudah elok-elok menang lepas itu nak serahkan pada Shahrizat,” katanya pada sidang media selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat khas Wanita UMNO di sini hari ini.
Menurut Rafidah, tindakan itu dilakukan kerana tidak mahu ada pertandingan yang boleh memecah-belahkan Wanita UMNO.
“Ada juga yang kecewa Shahrizat tidak bertanding, itu satu cerita tapi yang marah pada saya sebab nak bagi bulat-bulat jawatan “berdulang perak” ini tanpa sebab, itupun satu sebab.
“Saya terangkan nak tunggu sampai bila saya ini. Saya bersedia serahkan. Kenapa tidak Disember ini? Sebab kalau Disember ini, bertandinglah. Tidak, tidak, saya tidak mahu itu,” katanya.
Beliau yakin Shahrizat mampu menjalankan tanggungjawabnya sebagai pemangku ketua pergerakan itu walaupun tidak akan mempunyai naib ketua selepas peralihan jawatan dilaksanakan Jun 2009 nanti.
“Tak payah… dalam Wanita UMNO bukannya berat sangat macam jawatan Timbalan Perdana Menteri. Shahrizat akan menunjukkan kekuatannya. Kita ini berfungsi sendiri sebagai satu pasukan.
“Kecuali kalau dia (Shahrizat) tidak larat nak kerja. Tapi dia larat, dia mampu ada ramai yang akan bantu. Tak ada masalah tak ada Naib Ketua dalam Wanita UMNO ini,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, keputusan yang dicapai pada hari ini juga merupakan satu pakatan yang sudah sebulat suara mahukan kestabilan dalam pergerakan itu seterusnya kepada parti.
Menurutnya, apa yang akan dilakukan selepas ini adalah menasihatkan bahagian-bahagian dan akar umbi supaya menerima keputusan itu dengan hati terbuka.
“Terimalah ini dan buatlah keputusan dengan bijak untuk kekalkan perpaduan kita supaya kita boleh jalankan proses ini dengan baik dan insya-Allah saya akan serahkan pada Shahrizat Jun ini seperti yang saya katakan.
“Ini bukan pula kita nak arah-arahkan bahagian, kita beri panduan dan nasihat demi parti dan saya harap tak adalah orang luar yang datang mengkucar-kacirkan pakatan yang ada ini. Kita dah pakat elok dah,” katanya.
Sementara itu, Setiausaha Wanita UMNO, Datuk Faridah Hassan berkata, semua Exco sebulat suara menerima keputusan yang dicapai pada mesyuarat itu.
“Kita semua bersetuju tiada pertandingan untuk dua jawatan tersebut bagi menstabilkan pergerakan dan untuk terus menumpukan perhatian kepada perkara yang lebih penting kepada parti dan negara selepas ini,” katanya.
Exco Pergerakan itu, Datuk Maznah Mazlan berkata, semua pihak berpuas hati dengan kata sepakat yang telah dicapai berhubung peralihan jawatan antara Rafidah dan Shahrizat itu.
“Kita puas hati sudah selesai dan bersyukur. Kita tahu kalau ada pertandingan Wanita UMNO sudah tentu akan berpecah dan menambah kepada kekeruhan atau masalah dalam parti,” katanya.-Utusan
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