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Malaysian Blogger On Trial For Sedition

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the because-creating-martyrs-is-good-for-civil-obedience dept.

neonsignal writes "Raja Petra Kamarudin, a Malaysian blogger, is in court under the Internal Security Act, under which he can be detained indefinitely. He is well known for his commentary on the Malaysian government, and was arrested after a piece on the murder of a Mongolian woman, who was allegedly killed by two policeman and an associate of the deputy prime minister."

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  1. Re:I call bullshit. by Fulcrum+of+Evil · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Civil rights, huh? In london, the cops sometimes shoot people in the face for being too brown, then lie about it afterwards. In Boston, litebrites are considered terrorist devices. In Chicago, cops beat people with near impunity. But we're not as bad as Malaysia.

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  2. Re:Fuck "sedition" by QuantumG · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I think you're unable to follow a basic argument or you're unaware that western countries also have sedition laws.

    But hey, don't let that get in the way of your assumption that everyone is an idiot except you.

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