Cowardly acts of the Barisan Nasional @ UMNO government

Arresting and detaining innocent and brave Malaysians like Raja Petra and Teresa Kok, Sin Chew Daily journalist, Tan Hoon Cheng have once again shown the world the diseased democracy practised by the BN @ Umno government.

The tide of change has begun and no Umno threats can or will change its flow for democratic reforms in Malaysia. It is time for the opposition parties and their leaders to be more bold in seeking reforms and changes from this government, even if it means challenging the laws and law enforcers.

Whatever little remained in terms of the credibility of the government to continue to administer the country has been lost through the arrests of the Sin Chew Daily reporter, RPK and Teresa Kok. Syed Hamid is a painful excuse for a human being and his contempt for civil liberties is plain for all to see.

The continued insult of the Malaysian public is evident through the excuse put forth that the ISA arrest of the reporter was for the reason of her own personal safety. To further compare the "punishment" rendered on the perpetrator of the racist slur with the ISA arrests is a pitiful response of a beleaguered government.

The only real intercession which can correct the situation which the country is facing today is via the rakyat who have to thwart the continued abuse of power by the government through a series of acts of passive resistance. The Gandhian moment has arrived for the people to seize the initiative of governing back so that any government installed would be a government for the people.