ISA7 is FREE at last!!!
I would like to write on Karam Singh Walia `s award as this year `s Tokoh Maulidur Rasul or the suggestion to quaratine people living with HIV/AIDS today...but all those news just have to wait! After four years of waiting in the dark, the seven students charged under Police Act 1967 for participating in an illegal assembly on June 8 2001 [ dubbed as ISA7 ]are finally acquitted and release from all charges for good!
Being an "ardent fan" of this 7 spunky young men plus romantically invoved with one of them makes me a close observer of this case all this while.With the positive decision, these students are now, able to continue with their studies in their respective universities and complete their degrees. Hats off or "tabik spring" to the Magistrate Mohd Khairie Haron for coming to a fair and enlightened decision that even the so-called intelligent university top-levels cannot even think of.
What then this decision means to the student movement out there? Are their resistance finally prove its point? Or is this the end to their call for reform in universities and "bye-bye" to the sacred student activist favourite mantra "Mansuhkan AUKU"? The answer is a determine NO.
The acquittal of ISA7 proved beyond doubt that these students are not guilty and was never guilty. I did'nt say this- the Court decided. Therefore, the four wasted years of being suspended by Universities and also some of the cruel remarks and conditions made by the Uni authorities throughout the ordeal is downright baseless, undemocratic and draconian. ISA7 was punished before they are proven guilty of the charges by the Unis. The punishment is a lot more unreasonable and utter nonsense when at the end of the day, they are after all not guilty. We have AUKU 1974 to thank to.
SO, my personal belief is that this is just the beginning to a more meaningful struggle for the student movement. A clear cut case of violation of human rights legitimize by the law.
To ISA7- Congratulations!
Being an "ardent fan" of this 7 spunky young men plus romantically invoved with one of them makes me a close observer of this case all this while.With the positive decision, these students are now, able to continue with their studies in their respective universities and complete their degrees. Hats off or "tabik spring" to the Magistrate Mohd Khairie Haron for coming to a fair and enlightened decision that even the so-called intelligent university top-levels cannot even think of.
What then this decision means to the student movement out there? Are their resistance finally prove its point? Or is this the end to their call for reform in universities and "bye-bye" to the sacred student activist favourite mantra "Mansuhkan AUKU"? The answer is a determine NO.
The acquittal of ISA7 proved beyond doubt that these students are not guilty and was never guilty. I did'nt say this- the Court decided. Therefore, the four wasted years of being suspended by Universities and also some of the cruel remarks and conditions made by the Uni authorities throughout the ordeal is downright baseless, undemocratic and draconian. ISA7 was punished before they are proven guilty of the charges by the Unis. The punishment is a lot more unreasonable and utter nonsense when at the end of the day, they are after all not guilty. We have AUKU 1974 to thank to.
SO, my personal belief is that this is just the beginning to a more meaningful struggle for the student movement. A clear cut case of violation of human rights legitimize by the law.
To ISA7- Congratulations!
posted by GEE at 9:55 AM
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