When the police decided to invoke the ISA, the decision was based on intelligence and observation that certain acts by the individuals concerned were detrimental to the calm, peace and harmony of the country.
These acts if not curtailed would cause public disorder and be a threat to national security. An arrest under the ISA is only made when the police strongly believes that certain acts by individual can pose a serious threat to public order and national security.
In the case of the Sin Chew Daily news reporter, she was released as soon as the police had verified the intelligence and found no grounds to detain her further.
(Read the full statement here).
So am i wrong in concluding that the police obtained intelligence that certain acts of the reporter 'can pose a serious threat to public order and national security'?
What a departure from the Home Minister's allegations earlier (see here). Someone is lying - as both cannot be the truth!
In any event, the reporter was released after detained for 18 hours - apparently, according to the Deputy IGP, the police 'verified' the intelligence and found no grounds to detain her.
Wait a minute - verified? More like proven wrong, isn't it? Less than 24 hours after her arrest, they managed to find out the 'intelligence' was wrong! The fact that it took them so fast to do so showed the quality of the intelligence that was received! In fact, if they did not take so much effort to get the papers and arrest her under the ISA, the intelligence could have been discarded much faster!
Some 'intelligence' the police has. Scary, isn't it?
Malaysia boleh!
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