Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar yesterday confirmed that blogger and Malaysia-Today website operator,Raja Petra Kamaruddin, has been detained under the Internal Security Act(ISA) at the Kamunting Detention Camp, Taiping for 2 years.
Syed hamid said he signed the detention order on Raja Petra on Monday after he was satisfied with the reasons given for his detention.
"The detention is due to raja Petra's articles that ridiculed Islam which could arouse anger among Muslims.
"The police had recommended his detention and after going through the papers, we are satisfied that there are strong grounds for him to be further detained for 2 years(in Kamunting)."
Raja Petra was arrested under the ISA on 12 September 12 as he was deemed to be a threat to public order and national security . Besides him, two others arrested under yhe ISA were Seputeh member of parliment Teresa Kok and Sin Chew daily Reporter Tan Hoon Cheng, but the two were later released.
Syed Hamid, however, said that after the first 3 months, the authorities would review Raja Petra's attit while in detention.
The second review will be later be after six months, we will see whe he can be released or not.ther
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