It is reported in The Star online today that the Home Ministry will appeal against the court’s decision to free RPK. The same Home Minister whom the court has found to have abused his powers in issuing the ISA detention order is now wanting to get RPK back into the Kamunting detention camp! Our Home Minister doesn’t seem to get it. The court has decreed that he has abused his power. Within the span of 1 day, our Home Minister has performed an about-turn from first claiming that the Home Ministry will not dispute the court’s decision to now wanting to appeal for the reversal of that decision.
I wish the Home Ministry would invest their energy and time into improving the police force and devote their resources into making sure that real criminals are prosecuted justly and our streets and homes are safe. This will save the rakyat from having to set up gated & guarded schemes to protect themselves when it is the duty of the Home Ministry to ensure national security. RPK was detained for allegedly being a threat to national security. The real threat to national security is the rising crime rate. How can the ministry not see this when the signs are so clear on the streets of this nation?