The dirt-busting blogger and editor of popular news and politics blog Malaysia Today Raja Petra was brought in for questioning by police on July 26 ostensibly in connection to a complaint filed against him regarding comments left on his posts. Petra and others are saying this is part of a larger, politically-motivated trend and his full account of the day's events can be read here.
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posted on July 28th, 2007 at 9:37 pm - #1643Let your persecutors know that your plight has been noticed on the other side of the world and we are watching! The word is spreading and will continue to do so. This is not 1939 but 2007 and so long as there is one blogger left standing that can let the word out of your country it will continue to spread to all points of the compass. Hang in there and continue to let the world know of your plight! Hunterseeker from the other end of the world!
[...] political commentator Raja Petra Kamarudin, 58, was imprisoned on Tuesday after a trial which saw him charged with sedition for having written a blog [...]
posted on May 8th, 2008 at 6:11 am - #9412[...] political commentator Raja Petra Kamarudin, 58, was imprisoned on Tuesday after a trial which saw him charged with sedition for having written a blog [...]
posted on May 8th, 2008 at 6:13 am - #9413[...] political commentator Raja Petra Kamarudin, 58, was imprisoned on Tuesday after a trial which saw him charged with sedition for having written a blog [...]
posted on May 9th, 2008 at 1:33 am - #9430[...] Раја Петра Камарудин, 58 годишен, во вторникот беше осуден на затвор, по судењето кое го обвини за противдржавно [...]
posted on May 9th, 2008 at 2:19 pm - #9442