PUTRAJAYA, Sept 12 (Bernama) -- The government will not use the Internal Security Act (ISA) without concrete reason, and this was so in the detention of blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
Detentions under the ISA were carried out only after the government was convinced that there was a threat to security and public order, he told reporters after a meeting with senior officials of Khazanah Nasional at the Finance Ministry, here.Raja Petra was detained Friday afternoon at his house in Sungai Buloh near here at 1.10 pm under Section 731 of the ISA.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the detention came in the wake of various statements published by Raja Petra in his blog "Malaysia Today", the latest being a commentary which allegedly ridiculed Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
Abdullah, who is also the Finance Minister, said he believed the Home Minister had considered the possible threat to public order when ordering the detention of Raja Petra.
Section 731 of the ISA permits the detention of an individual for up to 60 days, after which it will be determined whether he or she can be released or should be detained further.-
- BERNAMA
Detentions under the ISA were carried out only after the government was convinced that there was a threat to security and public order, he told reporters after a meeting with senior officials of Khazanah Nasional at the Finance Ministry, here.Raja Petra was detained Friday afternoon at his house in Sungai Buloh near here at 1.10 pm under Section 731 of the ISA.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the detention came in the wake of various statements published by Raja Petra in his blog "Malaysia Today", the latest being a commentary which allegedly ridiculed Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
Abdullah, who is also the Finance Minister, said he believed the Home Minister had considered the possible threat to public order when ordering the detention of Raja Petra.
Section 731 of the ISA permits the detention of an individual for up to 60 days, after which it will be determined whether he or she can be released or should be detained further.-
- BERNAMA
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