Last week the Police and Minister of Home Affairs announced the capture of Singapore’s most wanted fugitive, Mas Selamat Kastari.
On 27th February 2008 he escaped from Singapore’s detention center and the escape triggered massive movement of security personnel to apprehend him.
On 1st of April 2009, Mas Selamat was caught at a kampong in, Johor and last week, about a month later the police made official statement regarding Mas Selamat detention.
Due to ongoing investigation, it the police waited for almost 1 month to make official announcement. He is currently detained under ISA in Malaysia to assist in investigation.
The question now, why there wasn’t anyone making ‘noise’ regarding Mas Selamat detention under ISA?
Those within Pakatan Rakyat who are making much effort to abolish ISA have not come forward to fight against Mas Selamat ‘illegal’ detention.
I remember not too long ago, they will take to the street the moment anyone from Pakatan Rakyat or someone with political interest was detained under ISA.
But today no one take to the street when it is known that Mas Selamat is currently detained under ISA? Is Mas Selamat least human? Or is it because Mas Selamat has no political value for him to be defended?
Where is Pakatan Rakyat? Where is the compassion in Pakatan Rakyat that was shown on numerous occasions before? Where are the NGO’s fighting for those under detention? Where is Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA?
Why is the double standard? Why hiding behind “abolishment of ISA” when in the first place they want their political allies to be freed.
The struggle to abolish ISA is a political ploy. They don’t care much about others who are under detention except for political prisoners.
So tell me something. Do you think Mas Selamat should be freed? Should we let him loose and roam free to create fear in us? Should we let him walk freely together with us to KLCC fully knowing what he’s capable of doing?
Fortunately the answers to these questions are not in your hand.
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Your logic doesn't stand.
ReplyDeleteThe abolishment of the ISA doesn't mean that Mas Selamat to walk free.
There are other laws that allow his detention, especially if there is good evidence that he has indeed engaged in illegal activities.
Your failure to understand the reasoning behind ISA abolishment is what led you to this misguided conclusion.
Why then, should the ISA be abolished?
Because it is redundant. If there is evidence of any wrongdoing, then anyone can be detained easily with existing law enforcement laws WITHOUT the ISA.
If there isn't any evidence, you can only detain someone with the ISA. But then again, if you have no evidence, why detain someone in the first place?
The only use of the ISA is to detain without evidence. That's why it is redundant and needs to be abolished.
I repeat: Mas Selamat will not walk free if the ISA is abolished, if there is good evidence that he has done something illegal.
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