Kuala Lumpur, 16 Feb. (AKI) – Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin has vowed to die in silence as a sign of protest if he is re-arrested on what many believe are politically motivated grounds. His pledge came as a court was due to rule whether he is to return to prison under Malaysia’s Internal Security Act (ISA).
Raja Petra, who has risen to prominence as a pro-opposition blogger, was arrested on 12 September after accusations lodged by several religious groups who claim that he offended Islam in an article published on 8 August.
He was released on 7 November last year but the government has appealed the court decision and a verdict is expected on Tuesday.
“I shall no longer open my mouth or utter one word during my detention. I shall maintain the silence of a mute person. I shall not sign any documents of the so many documents that they make you sign when under detention,” he said.
“My signature is not going to be placed on a single shred of paper,” he wrote in his blog, ‘Malaysia Today’ acknowledging that the move could have dire consequences.
”I shall refuse all medical treatment and visits to the hospital. I shall refuse to accept any food and water supplied by the authorities.
“I shall refuse to leave my cell or to meet any of the prison authorities. In short, I shall shut myself out from the world and keep to my own world of my eight feet square cell.
“This action will mean I shall survive at the most seven to eight days,” he added.
Raja Petra blamed deputy prime minister Najib Razak (picture above) for his arrest and for what he calls his political persecution.
Najib has been among Raja Petra’s main targets in his blog.
In his most controversial article “Let’s Send Altantuya’s Murderers to Hell”, published on 25 April, Raja Petra said that Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, were involved in the killing of Altantuya Shaariibuu.
Translator and former model, the Mongolia-born Shaariibuu, 28, was shot twice in the head, and her body was blown up with explosives, in a jungle outside Kuala Lumpur in October, 2006.
“I am totally sure that Najib (Razak) is involved. And at the very least, he should be investigated,” Raja Petra told Adnkronos International (AKI).”
“I am aware that I have raised the stakes with this article and I am prepared to go all the way,” he added.
Najib has denied any involvement in the case and has sworn at a mosque that he never met Shaariibuu. He has also denied any involvement in the arrest of Raja Petra.
The ISA was inherited by Malaysia after it gained independence from Britain in 1957. In essence, it allows for the arrest of any person without the need for trial in certain circumstances.
Semoga Allah swt. memelihara Raja Petra Kamarudin- amin.
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Man, you cannot give in to those morons!
Man, you got to keep on going!
We are all fighting from different fronts.
We need you, Raja!
Remember you are a Raja! You are the keturunan of the Royal Family!
Who the f*** is Najis??? He is a con! If a con to be the PM of Malaysia, so be it for now…
As we Rakyat will make sure UMNO go to hell forever!
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storm62 Reply:
February 16th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
this is one RAJA we all RESPCT and should PROTECT!!!
Long Live Raja Petra!!!
May GOD gives you strenght to LIVE & FIGHT on!!!
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katakn benar,sape pembunuh….(TNTC4)
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guni setahil Reply:
February 16th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
TNT Cartoon bukan kah program cerita kartun!!!!!!!!atau ada vision malaysia.
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In God we trust and in God we serve. We forgive those who trespass against against, we do not forget. This evil UMNO empire must be made to answer for all their evil deeds. So RPK, stand
firm we are with you. Together, we shall overcome.
We want this Indo migrant HM to be answerable. His despicable acts have wrecked many decent families and the sufferings of his victims. Najeeb can do his worst, what power is stronger than God?
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Raja Petra, we are behind you all the way, for your most courageous and persistent bravery! But we hope you would not sacrifice yourself to such an extent because we need your brilliant critical mind, to keep on writing. Remember, a pen is mightier than the sword. This unjust UMNO and its viciously corrupted politicians and their tools that include the PDRM especially the notorious Mafia Special Branch will fell one day. But we need you to go on struggling for this, as we need Anwar and many other PR politicians and conscious and just-thinking public. We must think of a new strategy to fight against ISA, from abroad even. Uthaya is losing his leg; such barbarity! Altantuya and many more murdered/raped women and girls still haven’t got their justice; and yet this UMNO leaders keep shouting “Long live Islam Hadhari”! Such abuse of Islam!
Katharina Sri (former: Noor Aza Othman)
Germany
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buluya Reply:
April 6th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
We PDRM served who ever rule this country, cos we knows our responsibility, where as You ‘who’ accused PDRM as ‘Politician corrupted tools’ will see to it, that one day you regret what you’ve wrote today. But its too late. You better watch out cos We’re very you cannot create your ‘New & Uncorrupted clean tool’ to replace our PDRM.
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“Whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.”
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Najis_altantuya…Jangan menDERHAKA kepada KETURUNAN RAJA…… RPK!!!
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Pray for Raja Petra’s freedom!
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Dedicated to RPK and all REFORMASI aspirants in Malaysia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCyTmdvLG5Q
There is still work as yet unfinished.
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Saya harap RPK tak mudah mengalah.
Tak apa di sumbat ke dalam ISA tu.
Insya-Allah lambat laun akan keluar juga. Harap jangan mudah patah semangat. Kami sentiasa bersama mu untuk menegakkan kebenaran.
Apa nak susah, dalam ISA tu ada banyak Otai-Otai dan sifu-sifu. Setidak-tidaknya dapat juga melepaskan tekanan. Orang-orang PAS pun ada kat dalam tu juga.
Harap RPK dapat menyelami bagaimana perasaan President Nelson Mandela ketika disumbat ke dalam penjara di bawah regime Apartheid di Afrika dulu.
Banyakkan bersabar. Inilah di namakan perjuangan. Tak semestinya RPK kena tangkap, semua pejuang reformasi yang lain akan berhenti dan takut untuk melawan. Lawan Tetap Lawan.
Hanya masa akan menentukan siapa yang akan kecundang. Allah itu Maha Adil.
Anggaplah sebagai cubaan Daripada Dia Yang Maha Esa.
Saya yakin RPK sedar bahawa perjuangan perlukan pengorbanan. Hatta dengan nyawa sekalipun.
Tapi berpantang ajal sebelum maut. Tolong janganlah cepat putus asa.
Kan kah RPK tahu bertapa banyaknya pejuang reformis yang menyokong dan mendokong aspirasi dan cita-cita pemimpin2 dalam PR untuk terus berjuang menegak keadilan di bumi Malaysia ini.
Losing a battle, does not mean victory is far-fetched. This is just the beginning.
There is a bigger war to be won out there by all your otehr die-hard friends and bloggers.
Don’t ever think for one second that you are alone.
Just don’t ever give up and lose hope!!!
If you do, everything that you have done all these years will go to waste. And your foes will have the last laugh! Do you want to see that happen?
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If so, why not stand up and give all the proofs. Do not suffer in cell by not taking food, drinks, and all necessary basic life requirements. Okay if you do not wish to sign some fabricated papers by the prison officers as it may land you in further problems. To deny food, you will die, and you think Najib cares? he wants it to happen like that. Dont give in to his wishes. As for Rsomah yang bonsai tu, one day she sure kena one. Its really up to you to kenakan these two bad hats and corrupted criminals.
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AMBOI PI TENGOK NAJIB PEGANG SENAPANG, MACAM DAH BIASA JE. Dah biasa menembak orang lah tu, Altantuya pun jadi mangsa kat tangan dia. Tapi, takpa lah, sepandai-pandai tupai melompat, satu hari jatuh ke tanah juga. Hai takkan kuasa dia melebih kuasa Tuhan kot? I Rosmah juga, sama bonsai macam bini dia, tapi takdalah gelojoh makan duit rakyat selagi ada.
I ada juga bela pokok bonsai. Kadang-kadang tengok, pokok tu ada persamaan dengan perangai pemimpin rakus BN, makin dicantas, makin tumbuh lagi daun dia, ketot-kotot lak tu, tak cantik langsung daun dia. Batang jadi kerekot, bunga langsung tak jadi. Sekali piker, nak humban je pokok bonsai tua tu, buang masa je.
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god will save us from d evil empire that is umno-bn
altanajis will do anything 2 u or anybody now that he is so close 2 power
but, there is no power greater than god, not even altanajis power
d end is nigh
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YANG MULIA RAJA PETRA,
JANGAN RAJA BERTINDAK SEBEGITU, KAMI FAHAM ISI HATI RAJA YANG TEGAS, BANYAKKAN ISTIGHFAR, BANYAKKAN SOLAT HAJAT, DIDALAM 6666 AYAT AL QUR’AN AKAN KITA JUMPA PETUNJUKNYA. INSYAALLAH ALLAH SENTIASA BERSAMA DENGAN ORANG YANG BERCAKAP BENAR. JIKA KEADILAN TIDAK KITA NIKMATI DIDUNIA, DIAKHIRAT KITA PASTI MENERIMA BALASANNYA.KITA FAHAM, SEKARANG MEREKA BERKUASA, MEREKA BOLEH BUAT APA SAJA, TETAPI NIAT BUSUK ITU TIDAK DALAM, LAMBAT LAUN TERBONGKAR JUGA AKHIRNYA. HARAP RAJA DAPAT BERSABAR, KAMI SENTIASA MENDOAKAN SEMUGA RAJA BERADA DIPIHAK YANG BENAR DAN YAKIN RAJA BERJAYA DALAM MISSI KEBONGKARAN LAKNATTULLAH ITU, INSYAALLAH!
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If the Federal Court decision to send RPK back to Kamunting detention centre, and if later on RPK really dead in the Kamunting detention centre, the Federal Court’s Judges should be held responsible!
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YM RPK is a prince among princes. His royal blood has been abandoned by the his own kind. Alone to fend off the brutal onslaught of the BN machinery, he stands to seek the ULTIMATE TRUTH,on his own,in his own way. Ultimate defiance! I wish, together with all the blog citizens to STORM THE BASTILLE (Kamunting) and turn it into RPK’s Royal Castle. Make him King in his own castle. The bloggers will be his citizens (netizens).He shallhave his own Kingdom to call his home and from there counterattack BN’s termite-infested government. He will be safe from all attacks. Long live RPK! Long live to you and your family!
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I think you should not do this to proof bad leader is guilty. Have trust in God. If bad leader are too evil, I believe God will see from heaven and punish them personally at due time. No need for human to punish them. Like King Herod who are evil and boast of his evilness, God strike him to death and his flesh was eaten by worms. Bad leader will have his action repaid with punishment eventually.
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SHAME , SHAME , SHAME ON YOU…C4
COME APRIL ,, WE ENTER THE ERA OF “DENIAL”
AND SUMPAH.&.EVRYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT !! CIAT BEH LIAW – MAKAN TAK HABIS.
We need no more law but OUTLAW & INLAW.
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Sir,
If you are right, show the proof la…boring aku tengok
lepas tu nak mintak simpati…piiiii la!
I am sure you got NOTHING and feel so malu that u would rather die….like your boss AI who always says “yeah..we got the numbers and increasing by the hour”
kubur yang sempit menungu and pintu neraka terbuka luas kalau masih tak nak bertaubat!
Al-fatihah!
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Dear YB Anwar Ibrahim,
Congratulations to you and YB Wan Azizah for standing firmly n the side of YB Eli in such a moment of emotional crisis of her life.The outpouring of letters calling for her to stay her course and not to yeild to the designs of her perpetrators and political foes certainly justify her staying on to serve the rakyat as she has been doing. Please help her to overcome this hurdle and may the peace of God be with you all in PKR and PR.
Dear RPK, As i encouraged you through The Might of the Pen blog, please keep trusting in God who will prevail against all odds and give you victory. The multitudes praying for you have faith in God’s help. Abide in Him and He will take you through the wilderness to the PROMISED LAND of victory.
I communicated with pleadings to YAB PM on your behalf and the raakyat’s and also for him to respond positively to your 2 open letters to him through WWWwarkahPM.com.my
God bless you, Marina and the family (chandrasabapathy@Yahoo.com)
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