Censorship By The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
On August 27, 2008 Malaysia Today website was blocked by the Malaysian government. The censorship was removed on 12 September 2008, but Raja Petra Kamaruddin was arrested the same day under the ISA (Internal Security Act). On November 7, 2008, he was freed from detention by Malaysian authorities after Shah Alam city High Court Justice Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad granted his habeas corpus petition and ruled that his September 12 detention was illegal.
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