Our Liabilities, Rights and Responsibilities
Time: 28th July, 2007 - Saturday, 3pmThis forum is organised by Nathaniel Tan and guess what? Unlike typical forums, tea is served ;)
Venue: KL-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
With the authorities’ upsurge of threats regarding the internet, there is a growing need for the public to know its rights, responsibilities and liabilities with regards to what they write online.
Recent cases have also shown that since even the innocent are likely to be targetted, it is also important for those working towards change in Malaysia to be prepared for all eventualities.
Being fully aware of one’s legal rights and a familiarity with proper police and legal procedure could make all the difference in the case of wrongful arrest or detention.
This discussion will explore these issues with the aim of educating the public as to how to stay on the right side of the law, and what to do if the ‘law’ comes after you anyway.
Lawyer R. Sivarasa will briefly discuss laws that apply to internet writers as well as the legal procedures surrounding arrests and detention, activist S. Arutchelvan will talk about what the police can and cannot do to people under their custody, while blogger and journalist Soon Li Tsin will share some experiences regarding activism in the face of wrongful arrest. Recent arrestee Nathaniel Tan will moderate this discussion, which will be largely informal and be more of a dialogue in nature.
We will continue to see if other experts in this field will like to come by and share. An open invitation is extend to Raja Petra Kamarudin, who has been the latest target of the authorities (he mentioned he’s thinking about popping by).
Members of the public who are concerned both about knowing as well as safeguarding their rights and fundamental freedoms are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served following the discussion.
5 comments:
周一报案，警方周三就盘问 (Malaysia Today）惹柏特拉（Raja Petra Kamaruddin，警方的效率忽然快了那么多
，但其他重大案件报案并没有得到同等对待，例如许多人投报巫统领导人在巫统大会发表煽动性言论，但已过了几个月，毫无下文.
马来西亚人民不会被巫统领袖为了自保而编造出这种站不住脚的理由所欺骗。如果他们真的关心国家的团结与和谐，他们就应该更小心自己的言辞。他们挑战和警告人民的行事作风根本无法说服人民他们是人民代议士。他们只是一群为了捍卫本身权力和利益的政客.
曾薛霏
Only tea??
No cakes?
The police acted so efficiently to respond and record a statement when the report was lodged. Now it's clear open knowledge why there are double-standards. It all depends on WHOM lodge the report. We may as well amend our Criminal procedure regulations to include a specific provision to say only those goons from UMNO are entitled to get their reports investigated. As for the others, go daydreaming. Our police reports are not worth the money they have to spend for the piece of paper and ink they need to use for recording. This is Malaysia in 2007 and they say we have good reasons to celebrate the grand one. What is there to rejoice about? Boycott the Merdeka celebrations!!
我们不是在这个言论较自由的网络发觉不少执政党的丑闻，同时也让我们这一班年轻人充满理想与抱负，深感日后所负起的责任重大。
但是，我在想：选民手中的那一票会起很大的作用吗？既然执政党经验丰富，但他们亦深明大义，早知道最终的这一天会来临。目前掌握行政，立法甚至是司法机构的他们会让最后的一天到来吗？看来人民要取得战胜并不易。
最近去过新加坡一趟的我回来后，甚至都有移民的念头，为何？因为我们，还有多数的人民无法享有应有的权益。日夜除了为生活打拼，还要担心源源不断的社会问题。单单多年未起的薪金足以让有深远抱负的青年出外拼生活，养老少一家，我何尝不是。
深思熟虑一番，本地确实有许多无法与其它国家比较之处，不过，目前本地生活水平仍低，生活习惯随和，确实留住我们的一点。因为移民并不易，如同我们的长辈早期前来南阳生活，等于一切得重新开始，适应环境，因此并不是每个人皆能做到的。
依我愚见，年轻人甚少关注整治，最大原因非官者贪赃舞弊盛行莫属。试问到了这种地步如何去为国为民服务，处境肯定是险峻的。虽然如此，我们的社会里仍然有不少政治工作这确实是出自为民请愿之心，故此不能一枝竹竿打翻整艘船。
我们期待的并不只是在一个大选报复，而是一场革命，一个能够启蒙全民思想的大革命。而大选就是一个开端，即掌握国家行政管理，开放言论自由，让报章言论新闻百花齐放；立法杜绝贪污，增加行政开销透明度，严厉执行司法制度。我们甚至期待政府能够做到新国等政府的心态--说到做到，不开空头支票，政策当机立断，照顾全民。
我们都是有理想的一群，期望大家讲到做到，团结一致付诸行动去改变现在的事实.
Abdullah Badawi warns that stern action will be taken against people making seditious comments in blogs. But he himself has seditious comments on his site (http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/newsncom.php?itemid=6897). Really, we need to question the intelligence of the man. A purported Islamic leader posting hate literature on his website. Just could not find a better word to describe the stupidity being exhibited by a Leader. God help Malaysia.
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