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Malaysian Blogger Freed! [Bloggers In Peril]
Posted on November 07, 2008

Raja Petra Kamarudin, a blogger in Malaysia, will be released from from government detainment today, after having been arrested on September 12th for no reason. Raja Petra is you'll never guess! one of the most vocal critics of the current government, according go the Times. What was the critism that made the government mad enough to lock him up for two months? Mr. Raja Petra, 58, has been critical of Najib Razak, the deputy prime minister who is to become prime minister early next year. Among other accusations, Mr. Raja Petra issued a sworn statement that Mr. Najib's wife was present at...
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