Malaysia
Malaysian government attempts to silence InternetPosted Sep 16 2007
The Malaysian government has continued to harass internet-based journalists by using arrest and interrogation, according to Reporters Without Borders.
On July 23rd, Raja Petra Kamarudin, founder of the Malaysia Today news Web site, was interrogated for eight hours after he posted an article perceived as an insult to Islam and as an attempt to stir racial tensions against the Malaysian government. Nazri Abdul Aziz, a minister in the Prime Minister's cabinet, said on Aug. 8th that the government would not hesitate to use the Internet Security Act against bloggers who tackle sensitive issues. Under this law, anyone who is deemed to have threatened state security can be held without trial for two years.