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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA; 7 NOVEMBER 2008

Rakyat Malaysia hari ini meraikan kemenangan dengan bebasnya Raja Petra dari tahanan ISA. Keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam yang tidak berpihak kepada Kementerian Dalam Negeri telah menunjukkan betapa Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri sudah usang dan tidak layak lagi digunapakai.

Saya memuji mahkamah kerana berani untuk menjadi benteng pelindung kepada rakyat bila berhadapan dengan kerakusan penguasa. Komitmen hakim tersebut untuk memastikan keadilan terlaksana membolehkan Raja Petra mengecapi kembali kebebasan yang sememangnya menjadi hak rakyat Malaysia.

Keputusan ini membuktikan kerajaan sekarang tidak layak untuk memerintah. Kerana keangkuhan, kerajaan sekarang tidak menghiraukan hasrat rakyat yang mahukan demokrasi, kebebasan dan menjunjung tinggi kedaulatan undang-undang.

Kepimpinan BN terutamanya para menteri kabinet sepatutnya menginsafi kesalahan mereka kerana menyokong penggunaan ISA dan terus menerus bertindak zalim ke atas Raja Petra, individu-individu yang masih ditahan tanpa dibicara dan para keluarga mereka.

Ahli parlimen yang bertindak mendiamkan diri terhadap saranan Pakatan Rakyat yang mahukan wacana serta perdebatan serius bagi menghapuskan ISA, wajar mempertimbangkan semula pendapat mereka. Keputusan mahkamah hari ini membuka peluang buat semua ahli parlimen untuk maju ke hadapan bagi menghapuskan undang-undang kuku besi ini.

Ramai yang masih ditahan oleh undang-undang kuku besi ini, termasuklah ahli-ahli Hindraf dan individu-individu tertentu yang ditahan kerana dituduh terlibat dengan Jemaah Islamiyah. Mereka semua berhak untuk dibicarakan dengan adil. Saya mengulangi gesaan agar semua tahanan ini dibebaskan dan sebarang tuduhan mestilah dibuktikan di mahkamah.

Surat perintah pembebasan RPK

ANWAR IBRAHIM

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Malaysiakini | Nov 7, 2008

The release of well-known blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin was today welcomed by politicians and civil rights activists, who called it a triumph for the rule of law.

They now want the government to release all remaining detainees being held under the draconian Internal Security Act at the Kamunting detention camp in Perak.

Many are also calling for the resignation of Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar for abuse of power.

DAP’s Bukit Bendera Member of Parliament Liew Chin Tong congratulated Shah Alam High Court Judge Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad for his courage in releasing the controversial blogger.

He, however, hoped Raja Petra would not suffer the same fate as DAP chairman Karpal Singh, who upon his release from ISA in 1988, was re-arrested just hours later.

“It would amount to contempt of court and I hope that the authorities will not misuse their power,” he told Malaysiakini today.

In freeing the popular blogger, Judge Syed Ahmad ruled that Raja Petra’s detention was illegal and unconstitutional because the home minister had not followed proper procedures in issuing the detention order.

Raja Petra was arrested on Sept 12 by police and was sent to the Kamunting detention camp on Sept 23.

United Hindu Religious Council deputy president AK Suppiah said the court decision showed that the government was palpably wrong to depict independent journalism and freedom of expression on civil rights and abuse of power as threats to national security.

He called on Syed Hamid to resign immediately for ordering the wrongful detention of Raja Petra, a sentiment shared by Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) national co-ordinator RS Thanenthiran.

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Malaysiakini | Nov 7, 2008

The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today ruled in favour of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim and decided that his sodomy trial would be heard in the same court.

Delivering the ruling this afternoon, judge SM Komathy Suppiah had ruled that the transfer order signed by Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail was invalid.

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Mahkamah Sesyen Kuala Lumpur melalui Hakim SM Komathy Suppiah sebentar tadi memutuskan perbicaraan kes Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim boleh didengar di mahkamah yang sama.

Menurut hakim, arahan pemindahan kes tersebut yang ditandatangani oleh Peguam Negara, Abdul Gani Patail adalah tidak sah.

Mahkamah menetapkan tarikh 14 November 2008 bagi meneruskan prosiding seterusnya.

Klik sini untuk membaca keputusan Hakim Komathy Suppiah.

PEJABAT DATUK SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM

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The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today ruled in favour of Anwar Ibrahim and decided that his sodomy trial would be heard in the same court.

Delivering the ruling this afternoon, judge SM Komathy Suppiah had ruled that the transfer order signed by Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail was invalid.

The court fixed next Friday for mention.

OFFICE OF DATUK SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM

Malaysiakini:

The Shah Alam High Court this morning ruled that the detention of well-known blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin under the ISA was illegal and ordered his immediate release.

Judge Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad said that Raja Petra’s detention was unconstitutional.

He said the Home Minister had not followed proper procedure under Section 8 of the ISA to issue the detention order against Raja Petra.

The judge also ordered that Raja Petra, editor of the popular Malaysia Today website, be produced in court by 4pm today after which he should be immediately released.
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