HASNAH & FAMILY LIGHT CANDLES IN PARIS’ NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL TO SAY “NO TO ISA”.
By Bernard Khoo aka zorro
Friday, November 7, 2008
I am appending a mail sent to Laila. Laila is a teacher whose husband MAT SAH bin MOHD SATRAY has been an ISA detainee in Kamunting since 17 April 2002. In April 2008, his detention has been extended for another two years. Laila works tirelessly in GMI for the abolition of the ISA and the release of all detainees. She blogs under Hitam Merah. We have been in constant touch and she is on my blogroll. She alerted me to this posting she received:
HI Cikgu Laila, apa khabar?
I selalu baca your blog, belum sempat nak komen, will do soon. My family and I in France for a while -so kalau you nampak dari languedoc-rousillon tu I le tu!!!Harap you are well, we were in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris so we lit a candle for all ISA detainees and wrote in the book of lives, the husband lupa nak kecilkan gambar adam dengan candle, current file too big now dah pukul 10 malam, so will send that photo to you esok!In the mean time here is my Adam scribbling NO ISA in Notre Dame !Salam to your young man Shuib (Laila’s son) and talk soon…..
ADAM DOING HIS BIT IN NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL, A CANDLE TO SAY “NO TO ISA”
Unable to enlarge the image. The text reads such: Free all ISA prisoners of conscience in Malaysia. Save Raja Petra. 6 Oct. 2008
Cikgu Laila, I did carry you all in my heart all the time. Justice has to be done… I reflect my Adam is 6 now and with his dad they discuss everything under the sun, science experiments, chemical reaction, religions: its differences and similarities, of Islam, the different branches of thoughts – why Jesus is God to some and prophet to us, why ISA is a repressive law against the very core of basic human rights. I thought how young young Shuib is being deprive of his rights as a child; to have a father and to grow up in a safe environment and without harassment. How ISA is Malaysia against its very own citizens is a form of child neglect and abuse perpetrated by the State. There are over 360 children whom the Malaysian government are abusing systematically. How could we not carry you all in our hearts? with lots of love and best wishes to all your good work.
Love, Hasnah.
(THE VERACITY AND AUTHENTICITY
OF THIS POST IS AVAILABLE IF CHALLENGED)
GOOD PEOPLE, IF HASNAH AND HER FAMILY CAN LIGHT A CANDLE
WHY CAN’T YOU?
KEEP VIGIL WITH US IN
SEREMBAN (7th),
PJ (9th),
IPOH (9th)
PENANG (15th)
More ****HERE.
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From blogger Merah Hitam
http://lailagmi.blogspot.com/2008/11/over-400-chinese-ngos-and-schools-urged.html
Isnin, 2008 November 03
The press conference went smoothly. Mr Choon Ing of KLSelangor Chinese Assembly Hall(KLSCAH) told the press about the submission of the memo to Pak lah’s Political Secretary’s assistants in a very fluent Bahasa Melayu.” Memo ini mewakili lebih 400 gabungan Pertubuhan ,Persatuan dan sekolah China di bawah payung Dewan Perhimpunan Cina Selangor dan K.L yang mahu supaya ISA dimansuhkan” he stressed.
Then I added ” with the existence of ISA, none of us will be safe from that draconian act. The current BN leaders blatantly used ISA on MP, blogger and even journalist like all of you, then its high time for the Malaysian to work together to give preassure to PM and Home Minister to repeal or abolish the ISA.I know its not an easy job because the current political parties and leaders will do anything to keep the law , a safeguard to the survival of their political career.”
Few seconds later, my friend Nashita took out four small playcards written with ” 7 years detained without trial” and “7 tahun dizalimi ISA”.Four of us comprising Nashita, my son Suhaib, Ammar and me hold each of the card.Upon seeing these sad wordings, we were then showered by flashes from cameras.We were immersed in the flashlight and shocked when suddenly we were ushered roughly to the door by the guards who warned us in a harsh tone, not to display those playcards inside the building.We moved quickly outside to the open area, by the roadside . We were still holding the cards when we realised more guards, policemen and SBs came to tell us it was an offence to take pictures with those cards in any area at PM’s office.
Again … and this time we were told to get back to our vehicle and moved out of the PM’s compound fast….
Owh…(If I didnt bear in mind that I’m a Muslim, I would have shouted the word” bastard or stupid” at them…. but Alhamdulillah, I could still control my anger…… we went to our car and drove off) I was wondering why PM was so allergic with words like “ISA ZALIM” or “DETAINED WITHOUT TRIAL”….
Note: Sour faces with sad words, just seconds before “thrown out’ of PM’s office.