THREATS to use the ISA were made by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi for weeks and the swift arrest of five Hindraf leaders began at Shah Alam at 3pm . In a rare move, the five were sent straight to the Kamunting detention centre in Taiping, Perak, to be detained for two years, without undergoing the usual 60-day investigation period. Those arrested are Hindraf legal advisers P Uthayakumar, M Manoharan, R Kenghadharan and V Ganabatirau and organising secretary T Vasantha Kumar. Malik Imtiaz Sarwar from the National Human Rights Society (Hakam) said the government's move was regrettable and unnecessary. "The ISA detention will have the unfortunate effect of now stopping genuine attempts on the part of the marginalised Indian community to have their grievances addressed," he told AFP. As the clouds of oppression loom menancingly once again, please share with us your comments and feedback on the unfolding saga.
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Arresting Hindraf leaders under ISA would be an act that will take Malaysia to a low like never before.
It is taking the slippery slope of what so many regimes in the region has instituted, a move towards a police state.
Malaysians will no longer be intimidated by such threats. The time has come to raise our voices and make a stand.
We stand with Hindraf and its legitimate cause to seek justice against the indiscriminate killing of Indian prisoners and the "shoot to kill" action of the Police.
It also demands a just solution in bringing to justice those responsible in the Kampong Medan killings and those who have carried out systematic demolition of Hindu temples.
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