Haiyo. Small thing like this still want to arrest.
A short prayer ceremony to mark the Internal Security Act (ISA) detention of five Hindraf leaders two years ago was marred by the arrest of one of the movement’s key leaders S Jayathas.
His alleged crime – wearing an anti-ISA button badge.
Shortly after leaving a Hindu temple in Bangsar Utama where the prayers were held, a uniformed police officer grabbed Jayathas and said the arrest was because the latter had sported the button badge.
The police had been a little quiet since the days of the wanton Perak vigil arrests, but it seems they are back to their old nonsense now.
Thankfully, Jayathas has been released, but seriously – what on earth was all the fuss about? One little badge threatening national security?
And fifty cops needed for this whole operation? A dozen in riot gear?
Need we any clearer indicators that our police are hopelessly mismanaged? Out hunting badges when they could be stopping crime?
Sigh.
Hey Nat,
I was once at your blog commenting with the nick bendahara. I would like to apologize for a few inappropriate comments.
I hope differences is resolved.
Out hunting badgers?!?!
THIS BADGE STAYS
Let’s wear our badge of honour within our heart
From where it will be near and never ever depart
The badge that will have a proper decent head start
Where justice and human rights form essential parts
(C) Samuel Goh Kim Eng – 141209
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Mon. 14th Dec. 2009.
sure kena tangkap lah…now even the mata dont wear the anti-rasuah badge alrdy
Worse, when confronted by P. Uthayakumar asking the specific offence of Jayathas’s arrest, the police just kept quiet. Uthayakumar then continued to press the violation of Jayathas’s constitutional right to know why he was arrested, the police continued to keep their silence.
This is a whole bunch of cowards from PRDM who knew they were not in the right and were simply there because they had the violent force in their hand.