Standing up for Matthias, Azmi and Khairuddin
Din Merican, FMT
We have Azmi Sharom, a respected Universiti Malaya academic, Umno’s gutsy Khairuddin Hassan, and now lawyer cum activist Matthias Chang, how many more?
Soon, there will not be enough room in our prisons for dissenting Malaysians and the police will be so pre-occupied that they will lose sight of the primary duty to protect us from criminals and the real enemies of the state.
Azmi, Khairuddin and Matthias are deemed to have committed acts of defiance against the regime led by Najib Razak, our besieged Prime Minister. Is standing up for justice a violation of the law? No one in his right mind can condone this police action.
It is plain to say that these moves against our courageous Malaysians are intended to divert our attention from IMDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad) and the RM2.6 billion that went into the Prime Minister’s bank accounts. The law is being used to create a climate of fear and prevent legitimate dissent against the regime that continues to act with impunity. It will not work as Malaysians have overcome the fear of intimidation and prosecution.
