郭素沁被释放了之后，还会有人关心其他在内安法令下被扣留的朋友吗？

相对于以前，很多朋友对于内安法令都不甚了解、甚至不敢去讨论的年代，现在的情况其实让我很欣慰。

由于政府的愚昧，弄了一场记者、政治人物、有名的部落格被内安法令逮捕的“大戏”，让很多人都积极的讨论内安法令。即使是一些不问政事的阿叔阿嫂、阿公阿嘛，突然都在谈内安法令。
应该是一件好事，对吗？

素沁姐是我生命线前辈素彬的姐姐，由于前辈的关系认识了她，而且在2004年的大选曾经担任过她其中一个票箱的监票员。看到郭妈妈、郭爸爸在行动党总部的谈话，我很难过 -- 因此对于她能在9月19日被释放，其实我很开心。

当媒体记者被释放的时候，我曾经担心，会不会因为记者被释放了，我们就不会理其他仍然被内安法令扣留的其他人，媒体界的朋友会满足于云清被释放。

当素沁姐被释放的时候，我更担心了。我的担心是因为素沁被释放了，华社就因此而满足了，我们也不会再讨论内安法令这样的恶法的正当性。

带着这样的担心，我回家了。晚上的时候，我在Charles Hector的网站看到了一个他改编的诗。

原著：Reverend Martin Niemoeller..

改编：Charles Hector

http://charleshector.blogspot.com/2008/09/ms-tan-today-teresa-kok-released-and.html

In Malaysia, when Sin Chew Daily journalist Tan Hoon Cheng was released on 13/9/2008 after being detained for 18 hours,
the journalist community, the MCA, GERAKAN,... left
and were no more bothered about the others still detained under the ISA..

When the MP and State Exco member from DAP Teresa Kok was released on 19/9/2008,
the _____________ left,
and were no more bothered about the others still detained under the ISA..

When blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin is released on ____,
the bloggers left(?), the..... left,
and were no more bothered about the others still detained under the ISA..

When P.Uthayakumar,M. Manoharan, R Kenghadharan, V Ganabatirau and T Vasanthakumar were released,
the HINDRAF and Makkal Sakti groups left, the lawyers (?) left, the ______ left,
and were no more bothered about the others still detained under the ISA..

And when all the ISA Detainees were released,
everyone left
and no one was bothered about the rest of those detained under the other laws that allow for detention without trial...

看了真的感触良多。

之前的联署有些争议，我在网上看了看一些网友的留言，亦可以认同一些朋友的看法。例如Haris Ibrahim就在他的部落格提到，他认识草拟联署的朋友（我亦知道他是谁），因此他相信支持内安法令不是草拟人的本意。亦有一些朋友提到，最重要的是我们要先施压，让他们释放政治犯。

而更重要的，我们需要了解其实除了内安法令，还有很多的恶法让执法单位可以未经审讯就将嫌疑犯扣留，包括紧急法令，包括用来对付所谓“外劳、无证件的外来移民的移民厅条例等等。

除了最新的3位朋友，原来在2008年7月的时候有六位朋友亦在内安法令下被扣留，而我们居然都不知道（可能有些朋友知道，但是对不起，我不知道）

废除恶法的呼唤声可以维持多久？没有人会知道 -- 毕竟我们的热血、我们的记忆是有保存期限的。这期限会是多久？没有人可以预测。

而我只能相信“希望” ---

对不起，我签署了“反对”内安法令的网上联署

昨天，有一个关于“反对”内安法令的网上联署正式推介，由于我从朋友哪儿知道草拟的人是谁，我很放心的在仅读了一小段就签署了，还成为第11个签署人。http://www.petitiononline.com/isa1234/petition.html

到了晚上，我从朋友哪儿发现我很欣赏的Charles Hector在马来西亚非政府组织的几个e-group发出了这样的呼吁，叫我们小心这个联署的内容，并要求我们不要联署，除非我们支持内安法令这样的恶法。

此联署的全文如下：

To: Prime Minister of Malaysia

We, citizens and friends of Malaysia from the international community, call upon Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia, to act immediately to set free Raja Petra Kamaruddin and Teresa Kok who are presently being held in detention without the right of due process under the Internal Security Act (ISA). We also call for the release of the HINDRAF Five and others presently imprisoned under the ISA.

The two latest detainees - together with Tan Hoon Cheng, a newspaper reporter who was subsequently released following widespread local outrage and protests - were arrested on September 12th under the draconian ISA which permits the police to detain a person for a maximum of 60 days for investigations. Based on the outcome of the investigations, a person can be detained for two years without trial. The two-year term can be renewed indefinitely. The use of such legislation – a legacy of British colonial rule - violates the basic rights of detainees to due process and fair rule of law.

We are of the opinion that there is no basis whatsoever to justify the detention of these individuals, despite the manner in which some in the government-controlled mainstream media may have painted them as threats instead of objectively reporting the facts. Raja Petra Kamaruddin is alleged to be a threat to security, peace and public order as a result of posting in his widely followed blogsite – www.Malaysia-Today – various articles deemed as seditious and belittling Islam. In his defence, it should be noted that various Islamic political parties and organizations (including the Board of Directors, Muslim Professionals Forum in their Press Release on 13 September) as well as numerous Muslim leaders have publicly refuted the Government's view that the writings of Raja Petra are in any way a threat to the nation or to Islam; and they have called for his release. Further proof that this allegation is unfounded can also be found in the decision of the Malaysian Cabinet on 12 September ordering the authorities responsible for Internet policing in the country to unblock public access to Raja Petra's website. The website currently is still unblocked and the so-called seditious and anti-national contents are publicly accessible, although Raja Petra is in detention. Targeting an internet blogger who holds views that differ from the Government is unacceptable in any system of democracy.

Teresa Kok's arrest under the ISA has been justified by the authorities as stemming from her involvement in activities which can cause tension and conflict among races and religions. This allegation appears to be based on a claim by the former Selangor Menteri Besar, Dr. Khir Toyo, that she organized a petition presented to mosque officials to lower the volume of the azan (call to prayer). Teresa Kok has categorically denied organizing any such petition. Abdul Rahman Nasir, head of the Masjid Kinrara committee (the mosque in question) and Dr Siti Mariah, Member of Parliament for Kota Raja where the mosque is situated, have also denied that Teresa Kok was involved in any such happening. The unjustified arrest of a respected member of parliament and state assemblywoman is unacceptable.

We are encouraged that various leaders of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition parties have recently spoken out against the use of the ISA. We wish to express our deep respect for the de facto Law Minister, Zaid Ibrahim, who has resigned in protest against the Government's use of the ISA on the three individuals. We agree with his view that "there [are] ample punitive laws to act against lawbreakers without having to invoke the ISA. [The law] should only be used on armed terrorists or those out to topple the government by force,"

We urge the Prime Minister to take note that the continued detention of Raja Petra Kamaruddin and Teresa Kok will only strengthen the view of Malaysians and many friends of Malaysia around the world that the Government is rapidly losing control over the political situation and, as a result, is embarking on desperate authoritarian measures. These measures can only further undermine political stability and confidence in the legitimacy of BN rule. They will also undoubtedly contribute to the increasing capital flight and worsen the growing socio-economic turmoil.

The arrests of Teresa Kok and Raja Petra Kamaruddin and their detention under the ISA are not serving Malaysia’s national interests. Both detainees – as well as the HINDRAF Five and other political detainees - should be released immediately and unconditionally.

Sincerely,

虽然，我支持所有呼吁政府释放在内安法令下被扣留的“政治犯”的努力，但是我们不应该联署。因为在此声明，他表示内安法令是用来对付恐怖分子及意图用武力推翻政府的人士。这表示什么？这表示此法令有他存在的正当性，除非你赞成内安法令必须存在，否则我们不应该签署。
http://charleshector.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-not-sign-online-petition-to-free-rpk.html
http://sloone.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/i-am-not-signing-that-supposedly-anti-isa-online-petition/

我很抱歉，我没有很仔细的看完该项声明就签署了。对于仍然在内安法令下被扣留的朋友和因此而饱受精神虐待的家属们，我对你们说对不起。

我坚持，内安法令这样的恶法不应该存在，无论你的理由是什么。如果当事人有罪，那么请你们将他提控上法庭，让他得到辩护的机会。我们不只要释放他们，我们要废除内安法令。

否则，我就当你们这些警察、检控官是一群没有效率的笨蛋。因为你们不够专业，没有办法找到他们犯罪的证据而将他们控上法庭，因此你们用内安法令来将这些朋友无限期的扣留，这个法令变成让你们方便的一个工具(weapon of convinience)

同样的很多在紧急条例(Emergency Ordinance)下被扣留的各式各样的嫌疑犯，由于这个法令可以让你们扣留一个嫌疑犯长达两年（只要你们让他在不同区域的警察局环游世界），有很多这样的嫌疑犯没有办法取回他们的公道。

虽然我有一些当事人的施虐者曾经在这样的恶法被扣留，这样的扣留让她们得以让她们在短期可以喘一口气，不再受到威胁。我曾经因为很了解她们所受过的伤害而对于有这样的恶法来惩治施虐者而感到庆幸。

但是，到后来我比较了解“Human Right for All”真正的定义之后，我对于我曾经有过这样的想法感到羞耻。因为每个人，无论他犯下怎么样的错误，他都有权利要求到法庭为自己的控状辩护。因为有这样的条例，我们的检控单位可以拖延他们的调查，因为他们知道他们有的是时间，而不去想办法如何加速他们的调查，将嫌疑犯控上法庭。

是的，对不起。
1. 我为自己签署了这样的联署，感到抱歉
2. 我为自己曾经因为我的愤怒及对于当事人的情感，而支持过紧急法令，感到羞愧。

最后，如果你们仍然选择签署，我相信你们有特定的理由，我尊重你们的决定。只是，请注意你们可能亦支持内安法令有其存在的正当性、必要性。

朋友们，小心！

全世界为权力抓狂的政治集团、政府，都有那么一套让自己可以永恒的获得权力的法宝。就像一把上方宝剑，随时对准异议分子、人民一挥，马上立刻人头落地。

马来西亚这把上方宝剑的名字叫“内安法令”，还有其他的如“煽动法令”“官方机密法令”等。

2006约11月左右，我忘记当时发生了什么事情了，当时有几位朋友在聊天的时候说过，下一波的“茅草行动2” 矛头将会对准我们这一些常在国内外，羞辱马来西亚名誉的叛国份子。这几位朋友的语言一直没有发生，即使308后亦没有发生。

这个星期当巫统宣布阿末将冻结3年党籍的时候，他曾经说过其他的相关人士亦可能受到对付。忘记那位部长说，不排除会用内安法令。突然，Malaysia Today就解冻了。当时我告诉我弟弟，我猜他们解冻的之后就会动用内安法令对付他。我弟弟还说，不要傻啦，政府哪里有那么神经。
果然，内安法令一出，一砍就是3个人。

继政治部落客拉惹柏特拉之后，警方再次援引《1960年内部安全法令》第73（1）条款扣留了报道“华人寄居论”的《星洲日报》驻槟城高级记者陈云清及民联雪兰莪州资深行政议员郭素沁！截至临晨12时为止，三个“危害国家安全”人被警方以《内安法令》逮捕。《内安法令》第73条，任何被怀疑危害国家安全的人，不需要有逮捕令，都可以被警方扣留60天；再者，根据第8条款，经內政部长授权，可以继续扣留两年，且可以一再延长，也不需要经过任何法院审讯。

这个宝剑真的太好用了。

生气？愤怒？可能有些在某公开论坛常大搞种族主义的朋友（因为气死了），已经开始破口大骂某个民族，或者开始摆弄情绪“为什么阿末没有被抓，我们华人要站起来”。

我希望我的朋友们不要用愤怒来应对恐惧。

我们要认清楚。当权者会如此做是因为他们怕得要死，他们担心他们的党选、他们担心他们的中央政权。即使是突然呛声的国阵其他的成员党，他们会如此是因为他们也要党选了，他们需要党代表的选票。

我们要拒绝陷入在他们这些政治人物的纠纷，变成他们巩固自己的势力的工具。我们不要用愤怒来应对他们的招式，与他们一同共舞。

我们可以表达我们的不满，但是我们必须选对方式，避免落入这些政客所设定好的剧本。

什么剧本？

第一幕 他们用“内安法令”抓特定的人（已经上映）
这样的会让我们的人民愤怒非常。而各无论民联议员、国阵的成员党会开始硬起来。我们人民的情绪会受到鼓舞，会酝酿更剧烈的言论及情绪。
已经开始在北部酝酿了，听说哪的朋友非常激动。
很幸运，现在已经不是60-70年代了，有些有影响力的部落格、非政府组织、议员等开始呼吁人民冷静，千万不要掉入陷阱

第二幕 他们开始警告各大报章（已经上映）
这样我们的报章就会开始消声，然后人民将获得有限的资讯。资讯的有限会让我们陷入恐慌，而恐慌的时候我们会失去客观思考的能力。
这个重要，因为连我几个从来不过问政治，只管风花雪月、吃喝玩乐的朋友昨天都会对我说，听说会有暴动，开始知道“寄居论”

第三幕 阿末全国演讲
记得在记者会上，阿末说过他要到全国演讲，以团结马来同胞、捍卫回教吗？这个重要。因为这样的演讲必定会引发更大的种族言论。以我们目前所谓政客以捞政治资本为目的的年代，他们会用更激烈的方式来回应。
这样的剧情很熟悉的，不是吗？

第四幕 火红的年代
酝酿已久的情绪终于引爆，政府开始用内安法令逮捕更多的人民。情绪开始失去控制。政府的一些有专门任务的“地下组织”开始启动，Taman Medah的事件再度在各地上演。

第五幕 马来西亚宣布紧急状态

我们不要调入这样的剧本，参与编剧成为剧中的一份子。可能很困难，但是我们必须冷静的，不让自己陷入情绪里面。

Nat Tan写得很好

When talk is no longer sufficient we will act. We will act only peacefully, without burning tires or harming even a fly.

We will learn the lessons of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Mandela and practice peaceful civil activism. We will stand together and rise in defence of our principles, our patriotism and our unity.

If the first line of leadership is taken in, the second must take its place; if the second line falls, the third must rise, and so on until every Malaysian stands up to be counted and to resist injustice.
Whether our country will emerge from this tunnel into the light, or whether we lose our best chance to finally break free of the lies that create racial conflict, will depend entirely on ourselves and our resolve.

If we stand firm now, united and without fear in the face of the challenges and temptations ahead; if we be strong, and take courage; we will see the invincible strength of a united people, and finally win for all Malaysians the Malaysia we deserve’

今晚8点30分，Bukit Aman见。