It is the time of the year again when all we need to do is sit back and recall the history. Look back at past mistakes, and see the path we have led ourselves to after the tragedy.
Twenty years back, on October 27, 1987, the nation was rocked by the second-largest ISA swoop in its history in a tragedy majority recall as Operasi Lalang. Some say it was a painful, unjust culmination for those merely asking for fairness. I do not think I have anything to say; I was not even born yet twenty years back. But it fails to stop from reminding me again of the draconian law still prevailing in our backyard, the ISA.
My genuine respect and admiration to all you survivors of Kamunting Detention Camp, whose willpower to continue to live far outweigh the hefty tribulations they had been through. They may have erred in the past, but the worse is for us to turn into a bunch of vain fellows who only choose see the downside of things, refusing to forgive and give those victims a second chance. To those who are still in, it is my fervent hope that their release is imminent.
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recently one former isa detainee got RM2.5 million if im not mistaken from the gov after he won in the court.
been reading malaysia today a lot lately..
True. But that was like what, only a first case of such after almost half a century of its establishment? There are thousands more still remaining in their shell of silence, afraid that being vocal will only lead to their past miseries being repeated. ISA, in this context, succeeds in their purpose to instil fear in the mind of people.
Let us look from the bright side ogf things though, that this case will be the first of many to come.
Oh, as for Malaysia Today, I see that it is fast turning into an opposite state to what it actually was. Blame that the growing number of woeful articles that only aim at fulfilling the authors' personal satisfaction. Some, are still good though. At least much better than what we have in the gov-controlled media.
the judge is a budak koleq, datuk hishamuddin yunus.
his son was my batchmate and good friend in koleq.
was in a process of writing a tribute to him and maybe send him abouquet of flowers for his principles, when shahrol's premature death came.
after discovering MT,now im like.. "sapa betul ni?" i cant really decide, thats why my esls was really2 bad... baca susah nak paham =P
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