AP: Malaysian authorities arrest top blogger after anti-government comments
September 12th, 2008Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick
Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin, who writes for website Malaysia Today, was seized under the Internal Security Act for allegedly posting about the ‘misdeeds’ of government leaders.
Access to Raja’s website had previously been cut off by internet service providers under a government ruling.
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