Another blogger ARRESTED !!

While some of us in Selangor are enjoying our public holiday, the police have been busy in Kelantan This evening they picked up blogger Syed Azidi Syed Abdul Aziz (owner of kickdefella.wordpress.com).

It is suspected that the reason for Syed Azidi's arrest is the fact that he ran a campaign tp fly the Jalur Gemilang upside down. His campaign brought comments from PM Abd Badawi :-

He said flying the Jalur Gemilang upside down could not be regarded as an act of mischief alone but a despicable one, what more with Malaysia about to celebrate its 51st independence anniversary.

"This is uncouth behaviour, showing no respect at all for the national flag. What is there to be angry with the Malaysian flag?" he was quoted as saying by Bernama.

"If there are Malaysians who want to take up the idea that came from the pro-opposition blogger, they are insulting this important national symbol (flag)," he added.

Abdullah said the blogger came up with the idea to fly the national flag upside down hoping that others would follow suit, without thinking of the implications.

"It's all in the blog...only he can do a good job. He's simply creating trouble by coming up with dubious stories," he said.

According to the blogger's wife - Syed Azidi was arrested under the Sedition Act.

We from Pakatan Rakyat are wholly opposed to the use of the ISA against any person. We call for its immediate abolishment and the release of all the detainees.

We especially protest the use of the ISA during this season of change. A change in Federal power and a change in the mindset of the rakyat is not a reason to use the ISA or to arbitrarilly detain any person under any Executive power.