At 12.56 pm, at lunch in Ipoh, my mobile phone rang. I saw the caller was “Teresa” and wondered who was using her phone.
But it was her on the line and wondered how she wangled the use of her phone while in detention.
But no, she did no such improper thing. She told me that she was being released.
Bravo. The irresistible pressures against her unjust and undemocratic detention had succeeded.
While in celebratory and jubilant mood, we must also be mindful that the recent spate of ISA arrests demonstrate that this iniquitous law must go.
Sin Chew reporter Tan Hoon Cheng’s 18-hour ISA detention and Teresa’s 6-day detention are testimony.
Now, only RPK is still in detention from the recent spate of ISA arrests. He should be released immediately too.
The Hindraf Five and all other ISA detainees should also be given back their personal liberties and released from Kamunting Detention Centre.
Leaving Ipoh now for Teresa’s media conference at DAP PJ Hqrs at 3.30 pm.
#1 by democrate on Sunday, 21 September 2008 - 11:19 am
We are advised not to listen TO rumours. Yet our brainless Ministers and the senseless police detained Teresa Kok thru all rumours via the racist utusan news paper and the crook K TOYOL. How the rakyat to trust our police in future I WONDER……..AND WONDER……!
#2 by Joshua on Monday, 22 September 2008 - 10:02 pm
ISA arrest of YB Teresa Kok for inquiry
A Commission of Inquiry is needed to review all aspects of the arrest of YB Terasa Kok just before midnight on Friday. The Public Complaint Bureau intends to examine some of the areas of harsh treatment like the lack of food during her seven days based on her media statement on her release. What she gone through several hours in the wee hours of Friday until she arrived at a destination in a Police Station at 4.30 a.m., as reported is subject to sort of unofficial ‘torturous’ moments. Was she arrested for her ‘protection’ like the Sin Chew’s reporter? Personally, I had a strange and disturbing experience with a taxi driver in Johor Baru where I paid RM40 for two hours of familarisation round trip about noon time there but the driver was chanting in unknown irritating language throughout the trip in 1996. Why should two police vehicles with a few professional Policemen move around Kuala Lumpur without traffic jam for about 4 hours at public money carrying Terasa? Was she accompanied by a Police woman?
Also the Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia (PPIM) and the Islamic NGOs, Heritage Associations, Malay Cultural Organisations and Related Bodies Cooperation Network (Pewaris) Sunday lodged police reports against Selangor state executive councillor Teresa Kok over her alleged act to prohibit the “azan” call to prayer at mosques and surau in Kota Damansara, Sri Serdang and Puchong Jaya.
Would the Police charge those who had lodged such questionable Police Reports for false police reports as the facts of the case have been distorted.