Nat's arrest: After police remand, DPP now needs weeks to reply
The revision of the four-day remand order against blogger Nathaniel Tan has been postponed until Aug 13 when it was heard at the Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Sarala Pillai said the prosecution needed two weeks to respond to the affidavits filed by Nat’s lawyers on Monday. Presiding judge is Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah.
Nat was released by the police yesterday after the remand order expired, but it's still opaque as to the real reasons for Nat's arrest in police hands.
Video courtesy Malaysiakini.tv
Nat's lawyers said they would pursue the revision as the arrest and remand procedures were deemed “questionable” and were matters of public interest. Quote:
“There must be valid and concrete reasons to curtail the liberty of any person who is protected under Article 5 of the Federal Constitution.
“In Tan’s case, how he was arrested, and his lawyers mislead to a certain extent, creates more questions and is highly dubious,” said lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad.
In a related development, the Malaysian Bar Council has condemned the manner Nat was arrested as a threat to the promise of an open society.
This blogger will speak in solidarity with Nat at a public forum tomorrow night, themed: NO to a Police State in Blogosphere.
Please come, and bring your friends.
Comments
“There must be valid and concrete reasons to curtail the liberty of any person who is protected under Article 5 of the Federal Constitution."' - GOOD point!
I am glad Sivarasa and Amer Hamzah are following up on the "arrest and remand procedures were deemed questionable”.
There major human rights and abuse of power issues involved. A line must be drawn in the proverbial sand.
I wonder if there may also be the possibility of a lawsuit for big bucks should there be adequate grounds?
That would be a nice addition to the hugh loss BN has likely already suffered - votes lost in the next General Elections. Just about everyone I discussed the incident with mentioned a swing to voting against BN as a result of what was done to Nat. And that includes my vote.
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July 19, 2007 12:11 AM