I write this with a heavy heart after hearing the news that 2 ladies – a reporter Ms Tan and MP Teresa Kok were arrested under the draconian ISA. These 2 news came following the not too surprising arrest of RPK, the icon of the new Malaysia.

What have the 2 ladies done that deserve ISA?

The reporter was merely doing her job of reporting what Ahmad Ismail said, while the actual instigator was only slapped with a suspension from party politics. THIS is blatant injustice.

What about Teresa Kok ? What has she done that is deemed a security threat?

I suppose many of us are now thinking that it is all part of a ploy to scare the opposition and the majority of Malaysians. Some of us may believe it may be a ploy to incite their supporters to rally a protest march. In that case, it becomes fodder for BN to declare a State of Emergency and play their end game.

Will there be other arrests ala Ops Lalang? Is this how the current regime wants to retain power? THIS is blatant injustice.

My prayers are with RPK, Ms Tan and Teresa :-

May God give you the strength, the will and patience to endure hardship for your calling, our nation and for democracy and truth. May God grant your family the grace to endure along with you. You are not alone – God will be at your side. 

If we are not rouse from our slumber by this foul stench of injustice, I have this Franciscan prayer for us all:

“May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart.

May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.

May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain in to joy.

And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.”

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