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Malaysian Blogger Arrested for Political Satire

by Terrence O'Brien on July 17, 2007 at 12:39 PM

Malaysian Blogger Arrested for Political SatireMalaysian authorities are out to prove that no one has a monopoly on stifling Internet based free speech. Nat Tan, blogger at Jelas.info has been arrested under the country's Official Secrets Act.

Nat was arrested, according to initial reports, for posting doctored images of the Deputy Prime Minister that showed him having dinner with a victim of a high profile murder and a prominent scandal-plagued political analyst.

The authorities are now saying he has classified documents in his possession, which may be linked to allegations of corruption against government officials.

Supporters are posting the image to the right as a sign of solidarity with the imprisoned blogger. We of course as well feel it necessary to post as well. We're fans of free speech and political satire so, it's a no brainer.

From Boing Boing

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Tags: blogger, free speech, FreeSpeech, malaysia, nat tan, NatTan, politics, satire

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