Today, Raja Petra failed to post his bail of RM5000 and has now been taken to jail. I learned that his fans, supporters and readers donated a total of RM24K and USD3.2K via PayPal… and yet he did not use the money to pay. We wonder why.

I told my friend, that RPK, by being a hero like this and trying to be a political martyr is being very selfish to his family. Does anyone agree with me, or do you all also think that country comes first?

On the other hand, perhaps we need more people like RPK. Politics are high stakes games and not everyone could afford or are willing to play

I read on Blig Blogging that Raja Petra, or lovingly known by his millions of loyal readers as RPK will be charged in the Magistrates Court tomorrow for sedition.

This is a totally serious charge and with the Malaysian judiciary system in tatters, I wonder what the outcome will be. Being charged for sedition, perhaps, is better compared to getting ISA-ed…. there is NO trial at all for ISA detainees.

Aiya… that’s why, when you are a blogger, especially a political blogger, you can’t write anything that could implicate yourself. Even for ordinary low key bloggers like myself, we get strange visits from people from the Government and police. They DO prowl the cyberspace, you know?
This looks like a major set back for the fight for media freedom and freedom of thought and expression in Malaysia.