PUTRAJAYA, Oct 21 — Johor Baru Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) secretary Cheng Lee Whee was held for questioning under Section 28 of the Internal Security Act and not detained under the Act, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar clarified today.
"Please read (the provisions of) the Act. The Act is not only for detention (of people)," he told reporters after attending the monthly gathering of the ministry here.
Therefore, she was not an ISA detainee, he said of Cheng, 26, who was arrested on Friday under Section 28 of the Act and released 19 hours later after questioning.
Cheng had allegedly posted on the Johor police web portal a statement accusing the police of abuse of power.
Section 28 of the Act provides for imprisonment of up to three years and a fine of up to RM5,000, or both, upon conviction. — Bernama
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Yes, it may be under Section 28 of the ISA that Cheng was held under . . . but seriously, why was that invoked?
Don't we have better laws for questioning people? Why must the provisions of the ISA be repeatedly used these past couple of months?
I may not know Malaysian law that well, but don't we have other Acts, such as the Sedition Act, or even regular laws that would just have done the job?
The only reason why the ISA is being used is because they want to intimidate people.