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Malaysia Uses Anti-Terrorism Laws To Stop Bloggers

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the like-a-glimpse-into-the-future dept.

Academiphiliac writes to mention the BBC reported in an article this morning that the Malaysian government may start using tough anti-terror laws to censor bloggers who insult either Islam or the country's king. "The move comes as one of Malaysia's leading online commentators has been questioned by police following a complaint by the main governing party. The new rules would allow a suspect to be detained indefinitely, without being charged or put on trial. But officials insist the law is not intended to strangle internet freedom."

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  1. You'll likely get laid. by HornWumpus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hippie chicks are easy, if you can stand the smell.

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  2. Re:The Problem with Insulting Islam... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes, like posting a picture of Muhammad or saying that he started Islam. Try editing the wikipedia article on Muhammed to get a taste of what jihad is like.

  3. Re:Muslims could do with some insults to wake them by east+coast · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Likely because they have a good life and when it comes down to it it's more important than God.

    Hmmm.. Not being a Christian myself can you quote me where their God demanded that they kill themselves in His name?

    Or are you just making up rules on how you think their religion should work instead of going to the source?

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  4. Re:Oh, the irony by myowntrueself · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Which country would that be? Palestine? Never was such a country. Transjordan, perhaps? Invented by the British between the World Wars.

    Hey, according to the Israelis the 'Palestinian' people were 'invented' (by the Romans in the first instance) and really they are just Arabs.

    Nice, subtle form of genocide there; pretend that an entire people never really existed...

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