Solidarity vigil for ISA detainees tonight
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 ~ A non-governmental organisation pushing for the abolishment of the Internal Security Act (ISA) will be holding a candlelight vigil outside the gates of the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman here tonight as a show of support for all ISA detainees, in particular the three who were arrested yesterday for allegedly threatening national security.
Nalini Elumalai from Suaram said that the vigil will go ahead despite statements by the home minister that Tan Hoon Cheng, the Sin Chew journalist detained under the ISA last night, could be released today.
Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar also said he did not expect any more arrests under the ISA this weekend.
"We can't believe everything the government says. The vigil will go ahead and we will decide what to do later if anything changes," she told The Malaysian Insider.
The gathering will start from 8.30pm, after the breaking of fast for Muslims who are observing Ramadan this month, at the entrance accessible from the Butterfly Park in the Lake Gardens, said Nalini, the secretary for Suaram, which is organsing the vigil.
She is expecting a turnout of about 100 people.
The DAP is also planning its own candlelight vigil for its central executive committee (CEC) member Teresa Kok, who is one of the three held under the ISA yesterday.
Their vigil will begin at 7pm at party headquarters in Paramount Garden, Petaling Jaya. An emergency CEC meeting to discuss the ISA arrests will commence after the vigil.
DAP CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
13.09.08 Candle Light Vigil for detainees under ISA;
DAP Headquarters, 24, Jln 20/9, Paramount Garden, PJ;
7pm;
Inquiry: 03-7957 8022
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on all journalists to turn up outside Bukit Aman police headquarters for a candlelight vigil at 8.30pm Saturday.
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