LETTER | Stop silencing the people

LETTER | We’ve had enough with this.

Being born and living in Malaysia for 22 years, the current political instability truly disappointed me. I couldn’t see an end to it. 

The economy is going down, and people are suffering. But the government remains useless to cope with the ordeal.

So here we are, fighting for the future of Malaysia.

But the authority wanted to silence us with Sedition Act. One of the founders of Misi Solidariti, Sarah Irdina Mohammad Ariff (above), was arrested by the police a few days before the #Lawan protest. 

She was released afterwards, but the motive is clear: to deter the people from protesting the Perikatan Nasional government.

If voicing out discontent toward the government is deemed wrong, does democracy still exist in Malaysia? 

People should have the right to voice opinions. However, the existence of the Sedition Act has denied us the right. 

People should be the watchdogs, but who dares to speak loud when there is a law to shut down the voice?

However, the government could not silence the people forever. 

If they silence one, there will be others. Like the case of Sarah, the arrest does not stop the youths from attending the #Lawan protest. 

We will unite even stronger against oppression.

I stand strongly with the #Lawan movement and the protesters. 

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