HI ALL,
THIS IS TO SHARE WITH ALL MALAYSIAN FRIENDS ON THE CASE OF CHAN HONG KEONG WHO HAPPEN TO BE THE SON OF MY GOOD FRIEND, JOHN CHAN. HIS SON, CHAN IS JUST A NORMAL MALAYSIAN JUST LIKE ANY OF US. HE DID NOT STEAL OR KILL OR HURT ANYONE. HE JUST HAVE THE MORAL COURAGE TO POST SOME OF HIS THOUGHTS ON LINE. DOES HE REALLY DESERVE TO BE SENTENCE TO JAIL AND FINE? HIS LIFE HAS TURNED INTO NIGHTMARE FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS AND HIS FUTURE IS IN JEOPARDY. REMEMBER IF THIS COULD HAPPEN TO CHAN, IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU OR ME.
BEFORE YOU READ HIS CASE, LET ME SHARE SOME QUOTES;
# " DON'T PLAY GOD. GOD HAVE NO VACANCY. WE ARE NOT FLAWLESS AND NOT BE AFRAID OF CRITICISM BY OUR FELLOW HUMAN - BEINGS "
# " MORAL COURAGE AS THE WILLINGNESS TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER WITHIN COMMUNITY FOR THE SAKE OF A GREATER GOOD "
- BY IRSHAD MANJI : A REFORMIST MUSLIM, AUTHOR, ACTIVIST, REBEL
CHEERS,
MAC L
READ HIS CASE HERE BY ALI KADIR ;
The case of Chan Hon Keong
Carry on, Malaysians — Ali Kadir
June 01, 2012
JUNE 1 — Remember this, Malaysians: We only fear God.
We don’t fear politicians and we have no reason to be cowed by the royalty.
There is no punishment that can be worse than eternal damnation. Not jail. Not a hefty fine. Not even condemnation in the media.
I am stating this point in the wake of the court decision to fine Chan Hon Keong RM50,000 and sentence him to a year’s jail for some unfavourable comments made about the Perak Sultan during the power grab in the state three years ago.
The conviction and sentence is intended to be a deterrent, to stop the public from making comments online about the powerful. But it should not stop us from keeping those in power honest.
What happened in Perak was a travesty, a day in which Umno used its power and abused institutions to usurp power from the legitimate holders. There was a lot of anger and people vented their frustration, mostly online.
The authorities were shocked at the outpouring of anger and went in search of someone to make an example of. Sadly, Chan was that example.
We should raise funds to pay the fine for this man as a show of solidarity. After all, if we don’t stand up for each other, who is going to do so?
In the meantime, expect the mainstream media to use this case to scare us into submission. But like I said, total submission and obedience is only reserved for the Almighty.
Humans, no matter how lofty their positions, are never to be feared.
They may fine us, jail us, teargas us and even abduct us. But we won’t fear them.
We don’t fear politicians and we have no reason to be cowed by the royalty.
There is no punishment that can be worse than eternal damnation. Not jail. Not a hefty fine. Not even condemnation in the media.
I am stating this point in the wake of the court decision to fine Chan Hon Keong RM50,000 and sentence him to a year’s jail for some unfavourable comments made about the Perak Sultan during the power grab in the state three years ago.
The conviction and sentence is intended to be a deterrent, to stop the public from making comments online about the powerful. But it should not stop us from keeping those in power honest.
What happened in Perak was a travesty, a day in which Umno used its power and abused institutions to usurp power from the legitimate holders. There was a lot of anger and people vented their frustration, mostly online.
The authorities were shocked at the outpouring of anger and went in search of someone to make an example of. Sadly, Chan was that example.
We should raise funds to pay the fine for this man as a show of solidarity. After all, if we don’t stand up for each other, who is going to do so?
In the meantime, expect the mainstream media to use this case to scare us into submission. But like I said, total submission and obedience is only reserved for the Almighty.
Humans, no matter how lofty their positions, are never to be feared.
They may fine us, jail us, teargas us and even abduct us. But we won’t fear them.
* Ali Kadir reads The Malaysian Insider
DONATION TO LIGHTEN THE BURDEN
This is not a solicitation in any form for any kind of donation. However if any reader feels they want to help out, the bank details are as below.
Any donations will be acknowledged and the collected amount will be published on this blog.
Bank : Maybank (Switch Code : MBBEMYKL)
Account Name : Chan Hon Keong
Account Number : 1574 0110 7550
For those that wish to verify the legitimacy of these accounts before donating please email chanhksp@hotmail.com and leave your contact details.
Any donations will be acknowledged and the collected amount will be published on this blog.
Bank : Maybank (Switch Code : MBBEMYKL)
Account Name : Chan Hon Keong
Account Number : 1574 0110 7550
For those that wish to verify the legitimacy of these accounts before donating please email chanhksp@hotmail.com and leave your contact details.
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