Late last month, we reported about how the Malaysian government unsuccessfully blocked Kamarudin’s website. This time, however, the government opted to silence him by bringing him in and locking him up for inciting hate on Islam.

The British-born Kamarudin could be detained indefinitely without trial under the Internal Security Act. You know, oppressive regimes always have their way to keep you inside your jail cell.

We’ll see how bloggers all over the world will react and if they can pressure the Malaysian govenment to release Kamarudin.

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I am saying this because Malaysia is in the news blocking access to Malaysia Today, a website that often carries anti-government articles and run by Raja Petra Kamarudin.

The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission has ordered all local Internet service providers to block Kamarudin’s website, who early this year was charged with sedition for allegedly implying that Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak was involved in the gruesome murder of a Mongolian woman.

The governing agency contends that published contents in Malaysia Today were defamatory and slanderous to other people.

Malaysia should understand that blocking is not the solution. Blocking will only heat up the voice not only of Kamarudin but also of others.

Besides, the site will remain accessible, like in http://mt.harapanmalaysia.com/2008/.

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