Press statement
12 September 2008
Sisters in Islam (SIS) calls upon the Malaysian government for the immediate release of Raja Petra Kamaruddin, MP Teresa Kok and Ms Tan Hoon Cheng who are currently detained under the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA).
As a member of the Abolish ISA Movement, SIS reiterates our strong opposition against the use of ISA under any circumstances. This draconian law that allows a citizen to be detained without trial not only violates a person’s fundamental rights, but is also against the basic principle of democracy upheld in Malaysia.
As a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Malaysian government should in fact ensure for all its citizens to be able to exercise their basic right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, the right to legal counsel and for them to exercise their citizens’ basic right for a fair trial in an open court.
Sisters in islam has always been fair in its comments.The candle-light vigil on 14/09 was an eye-opener for me with 6 DAP MPs present including veteran Sdr Lim Kit Siang.All of us were there to show our solidarity for Raja Petra and Sdri Teresa Kok.