.jpg "Early birds. Dr Idwar (middle) made a visibly strong statement. His father was one of the earliest ISA casualties. He was in school when his father was arrested and detained for 6 years. The family did
not even know where he was, for the initial 3 years. CLICK here for other pix.")
There are reports on the number of people arrested yesterday, August 1. The numbers are not firm nor officially acknowledged and or released. Were there people arrested yesterday we didn't know about? And never will? There isn't an official statement from the Minister of Home Affairs or Police yet.
At the Kuching Vigil at Satok, a senior citizen Dr.Idwar lamented his experience of losing his dad for 6 years. For the first 3, nobody in the family or anyone else knew his dad's whereabouts. He just didn't know where his father was. He did know one thing - ISA took away his father. That was decades ago.
Addressing Human Rights abuses in Malaysia is not tolerated. The abuses against Penans and other rural natives met with strange reactions from the Government - initially it was denial; then denying the denial, then accepting that someone somewhere did not act. Subsequently, due to international criticisms there was some relent and an undertaking to do something. Vague even up to now what that something is.
You can't help, in thinking about life in Malaysia, Sarawak in particular, that the so-called elected Government isn't working for the people. The socio-economic efforts undertaken have largely benefited ruling political leaders. It's coming to a head now, with world economic problems engulfing every nation, that when there are signs our "poor" neighbors such as Indonesia and the Phillipines are able to attract capital, we experience the opposite - investors shy away from Malaysia.
It's tough enough having no father. It's too much that when having one, he's taken away. The glaring truth is: our Government supposedly elected, takes away parents, citizen's rights for social and economic advancement and freedom to believe in progressive ideals, in a future that will take Malaysia beyond its borders and to take the rightful place amongst the community of world nations.
The irony is the Government of the day in Malaysia is in "opposition" to its people. The opposition members in Parliament fighting tooth and nail for the rakyat, is taking it's rightful place as "the legitimate government".
Will the national Vigil end? It will when nobody needs to take away parents from their children. What shouldn't stop is vigilance.
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