Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Skeletons around....

These kind of news, more often than not, arouses curiousity of concern citizens. Makes one wonder how big is the skeleton in the closet .... The more you try to hide, the more you fail to hide. I hope justice will come soon.....

The Star Online > Nation Wednesday May 7, 2008
Blogger Raja Petra taken to prison after declining bail on sedition charge
By M. MAGESWARI and MANJIT KAUR


PETALING JAYA: The editor of news portal Malaysia Today, Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin, claimed trial in the Sessions Court here to publishing a seditious article in its website on April 25 while businessman Syed Akbar Ali claimed trial to posting a seditious comment.
Raja Petra, 58, became the first blogger to be charged under the Sedition Act, making it a test case.
He is accused of publishing the article “Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to hell” in the website
www.malaysia-today.net. The article is alleged to have contained nine paragraphs of seditious words.

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