RSF: Malaysian blogger finally released
November 10th, 2008Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is hailing the release of online journalist Raja Petra Kamaruddin, the founder and editor of the Malaysia Today. Also known as ‘RPK,’ Kamaruddin had been detained since September 12, under section 8 of the Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows detention without trial for two years.
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