Shocking arrest of peaceful activist

The shocking arrest of Bersih activist Wong Chin Huat may be an indication of how Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's administration deals with criticism with an iron fist.

Let us mourn the "death of democracy" when BN took over Perak from the Pakatan Rakyat government through illegal means with a bunch of frogs. Wong's call to wear black is simply a democratic right as a citizen of this country to voice his dissatisfaction over the status of the Perak State Govt.

Will this be a start of a major crackdown on dissenting voices through the use of the ISA, even when it was announced that it will be reviewed, instead of being abolished. The Sedition Act is a convenient tool to instil fear in the rakyat's minds. But we must not be cowed by the intimidation of the authorities through the use of the police to crackdown on dissent. We will be no better than Myanmar in terms of human rights abuses in this country.

As the dark clouds loom over the horizon as I write this, can't help but feel that this is an omen on what is to come under the 1Malaysia slogan championed by Najib. Will this inevitably lead to a One Umno Malaysia? Only time will tell as to who the dictator is.

For now, I will be wearing black on May 7 and will stand in solidarity with the oppressed like Wong Chin Huat..