Last night at a forum 'Abolish the ISA' organized by the DAP, Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, the chairperson of the working committee of the Abolish ISA Movement or GMI (Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA) said this at the conclusion of his speech. (I'm quoting from my recollection so it's not word for word but I think it's 95% accurate)
'Sebagai seorang Muslim saya berdosa jika saya biarkan ISA terus bermaharajalela.' (Trans: As a Muslim I sinned if I allow the ISA to continue its tyranny)
That is the public stand made by a Muslim on the ISA.
(Syed Ibrahim is also the vice-president of the Muslim NGO Jamaah Islah Malaysia which has issued a condemnation on the use of ISA on Teresa Kok, RPK and the Sin Chew reporter)
Where is the Christian voice against this immoral and evil piece legislation? I wonder how many Christian leaders in this country think they have sinned if the remain silent on injustices perpetuated by the ruling party. No, they only think it's immoral to topple an evil government (to be fair this is probably not their view of the present government) through the backdoor.
Please talk to Kak Laila whose husband now is at his 7th year of detention under the ISA. She is one strong lady but I cried when I first heard her testimony on how the ISA has destroyed her family life. She has set up her own blog recently. Please go and read. Yes, talk to and listen to many more testimonies by ex-detainees or family members. ISA does not only impact the detainees but thousands of others who are related to them. Each of us in way is also impacted as no man is an island.
Yes, after you have been 'informed', only then shall we discuss again the morality of crossing over.
For another Muslim's perspective read here
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