This is Tan Hoon Cheng, the Sin Chew reporter that was arrested under ISA on 12 Sept for 18 hrs.Her arrest has sparked an uproar in our country over her reporting of a racist comment by Datuk Ahmad Ismail, the Chief of Bukit Bendera UMNO division.
On 15 Sept, she wrote of her experience under detention where she clearly detailed the entire 18 hrs of her journey with the police - it was a series of moving, interrogation, recording, travelling and trying to get some sleep...
Yet, we have our Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said that "she was arrested as there was a threat on her life".
Firstly, who in their right frame of mind would arrest a reporter whose job is clearly to report on what they hear of see.
Secondly, what kind of a protection is this, when you try to protect someone "by arresting them".
From this simple 18 hrs exercise, I am just wondering what kind of leaders do we have in this country?
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