Much has been said about the gross human rights violations of the BN in their mismanagement of this country, so I will instead point out other alarming matters that will arise from this latest conspiracy between UMNO, the BN and the police. Beyond the issues of human rights and reformasi, ISA detentions are bad for business. Instead of uniting the country to face the economic challenges and problems we and the rest of the region are facing, the BN find yet another way of splintering the nation and giving foreign investors yet another excuse to treat Malaysia like a Third World country on the brink of disintegration, by serving up this so-called plot brewing between the Opposition and the armed forces. By conjuring up fables of activists conspiring to buy weapons and leading an armed struggle with the nation's armed forces, the BN and the police have irresponsibly placed Malaysia on the global map of hot-spots for terrorism and violence. Unfortunately, investors are not convinced of their abilities and so, they are viewing this allegation seriously.
Business deals are at stake, as are jobs and the economic stability and security of the country.
Yet, the BN and police persist in further threatening the fragile national security of Malaysia with their continued misguided actions and fantasy-spinning. I strongly urge the police to stop issuing statements that imply that Malaysia is at the brink of anarchy and disintegration to justify the arrests without trial of opposition activists. Produce the evidence and charge them in court. Or else release them. It is yet another blow to the attempts of this country's citizens, who are trying their very best to compete on the world stage, to preserve whatever national dignity we have left after the BN has so thoroughly decimated it through corruption, mismanagement, economic and human rights violations and clownish mishandling of domestic and international issues.