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People & Power - Malaysia's Internal Security Act - 9 Sep 08

Malaysia's Internal Security Act or ISA has its roots in the 1950s, when the country, then under British colonial rule, was fighting a Communist insurgency.Almost six decades on and the Communist threat has gone but the law remains.Opponents say many of the act's original checks and balances have been eroded over the years and the ISA is now being used to stifle political dissent.But the government says the law is a necessary tool in the pursuit of social stability.Aloke Devichand reports on those fighting to have the ISA abolished once and for all.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Length: 13:15
Rating: 4.85
Views: 50708

Tags: al demonstrators government Hindraf ISA jazeera kuala lumpur malaysia people power protests terrorism

Video Comments

loudboy82 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

i hope hishamudin rais make another independent movie about isa after dari jemapoh ke manchester as really fascinating

billymayday (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

"hasutan" act is different from "isa" act... the one that was intro during 40's is "hasutan"i wish syed hamed got car accident.

pagityong (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

simply replace "malaysia" with "singapore" & one will have a fair idea of what it's like south of malaysia.i.s.a is euphemism for thought control & has no place in a society, especially one that calls itself a democracy.

hedaiki (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

thank you.

ukaragen (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

hedaiki..USA also have ISA but they call it anti terrorist law but its still the same i.e to detain people without trial.They use this law to detain people all over the world in Guantanamo

hedaiki (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Hey. What do u think about this? do they have it in America?

matiin54 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

''we declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be given the rights of a human being, to be respected as a human being, in this society on this earth in this day which we intended to bring into existence'' - Malcolm X-

hedaiki (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Gila. Sesiapapun boleh ditahan oleh ISA tanpa perbicaraan. Ia patut dikaji semula ataupon terus dimasuhkan kerana ia melibatkan penganiayaan. Saya fikir ia tidak wajar sekali! iTS NOT THE ANSWER TO RACIAL INTEGRATION!

ZB90 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Why are the Hindu's always causing trouble over there?

david28xxx (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

MT readers,I am here.