Nat Released and Public Forum

Yes! Nat is released! (here - subscription based, here, here)but the reason for his arrest is still not clear .. the police is unable to give a concrete reason under a democratic human rights aware rule of law - for arresting him. this is so bullshit. we are not a police state! we are not a mugabe country? or are we - now?

we must not allow the authority to abuse their position. they are here to serve not to intimidate. they are here to protect not to instill fear. they are here to uphold law and order not to break it.

come folks - let's make your voice here in this forum organised by Tony Pua

Theme: ' No to a Police State in Blogosphere'
Venue: KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
Date: 19th July 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 7.30 pm
Admission is Free; Bring Friends

The panel of Distinguished Speakers include:

• Nathaniel Tan, Blogger & Aide to PKR Advisor*
• Jeff Ooi, Protem Vice-President, All Blogs Malaysia
• Harris Ibrahim, Lawyer & Founder of The People's Parliament
• Nurul Izzah Anwar, Special Assistant to PKR Advisor
• Lim Guan Eng, Secretary-General of DAP
• Tony Pua, Economic Advisor to DAP Secretary-General

Chairperson: Soon Li Tsin, Journalist & Blogger

if we continue to be aphathetic just becos we do not know the person being detained without cause then here's 2 piece of advices from sages:

First they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up, because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me.

by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein