still honeymooning.

For someone obviously not in the business of law enforcement you can be excused for not knowing that a person detained by the police must be brought to face the magistrate within 48 hours of his detention. There he will be informed of the crime he is accused of. Remember no one has any evidence except the police of the crime you stand accused of. The police will inform you of the crime you are charged with and the court fixes a date for the preliminary hearing of your case.

For the less serious cases like ‘curi ayam’ (our feathered friend, of course) bail is granted and you can walk out once bail is paid – but not when you are charged with the crime of murder which is an unbailable offense. In the U.S. Razak Baginda would have to raise bail amounting to no less than $5.0 million and his passport surrendered because he is a flight risk.

Oftentimes the police needs to interrogate the individual and would request for a remand order for another four days – which is readily given by the magistrate who is prosecution minded. In Malaysia there is an abuse of process and the period can be extended depending on the circumstances for a total of some 15 days – during which you are held in incommunicado without access to a lawyer. You have not been formally charged so why would you need a lawyer?

If at the end of the process, further detention without charge is unconstitutional. Your lawyer if you have one could then file a writ of habeas corpus. Custody is then handed over to the court which alone has jurisdiction over you and needless to say without a charge against you, the court will have to release you.

Then here comes the shocker! You can be re-arrested as you leave the court! And the process begins all over again.

However, if you are detained under the Internal Security Act I feel sorry for you because you can be detained without charge and without trial for two years a period which can be extended for a further two years and so on – and without the benefit of counsel.

Then I discovered he started all these cancerous diseases.

My love turns to awestruck … how could he?

And now, looking at things coming to.

What the heck?

May as well get him back to finish up and clear the mess created in the first place?

1) As the Chinese says, chop the “chicken head to frighten the monkeys”. It was meant to intimidate bloggers who were too close to disclosing too much of the truth including the embarassing truths behind the Mongolian woman’s murder.

2) The police is a willing partner in this disgraceful charade because they hope it helps to relieve the pressure on them arising from the huge public complaints over the rising crime rate. They also hope the preoccupation with this arrest will take some heat off the IPCMC demands.

3) Send a strong threat to all bloggers that the Govt. can take unilateral power abusing actions anytime on anybody..

“The truth is Malaysia is a police state – has always been and will always be.”

He is right. How many Malaysians know that we are still governed by martial law imposed after May 13 and has never been lifted? Maybe someone can clarify this but I understand under this law, the police has the right to detain anyone for 7 days without charging him or her and do not have to inform the family.

I know of a case where a teenage son of a friend of mine was detained over a minor scrape because of a fight over a girl and his parents were not allowed access to him for several days. In the end it was due to the intervention of another police friend that his parents were allowed access.

With all the legislative tools at their disposal like the OSA, ISA etc which gives unfettered powers to the executive, it would be surprising if they do not react to all manners of allegations made on the internet against those in charge of internal security and public order.

Nathaniel must have known that he had it coming sooner or later.

Let start something different lah. Since he is wearing an Orange Lockup T-Shirt, Let every Malaysia wear Orange everyday until he is release. I will start doing it tomorrow.. Are you following?

ShiokGuy

Some menteri will say “bodoh, bodoh, bodoh! polis tengah kerja lar”?

They are all overseas laa..