USTAZ ZAID IBRAHIM JOINS PAS

 

My Comments: All the best bro. I hope Zaid Ibrahim will contest a seat. I hope he will win. 

For those of you who have forgotten (or are too young to recall) here is some personal history about Datuk Zaid Ibrahim:

Datuk Seri Zaid Ibrahim resigned from the Malaysian Cabinet in September 2008 after protesting the government's use of the Internal Security Act (ISA) against three detainees:

1. Teresa Kok, a DAP Member of Parliament.
2. Raja Petra Kamarudin.
3. Tan Hoon Cheng.

Background

After the 2008 general election, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appointed Zaid as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department responsible for legal affairs and judicial reform. He was widely viewed as a reform-minded figure brought into the Cabinet to improve the judiciary and legal system.

On 12 September 2008, the government invoked the ISA against Teresa Kok, Raja Petra and Tan Hoon Cheng. The ISA allowed detention without trial and had long been controversial. Zaid publicly criticized the decision, arguing that such cases should be handled through the normal court process rather than preventive detention.

Resignation

On 15 September 2008, Zaid tendered his resignation. He stated that the ISA arrests were the "final straw" and that he could not support the government's action. He remained firm even after Abdullah Badawi asked him to reconsider. 

Gambar hiasan sahaja. Looks good bro.

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