Nathaniel Tan, a 26 year old dedicated blogger, a Harvard University alumnus and an aide to PKR advisor Anwar Ibrahim has been arrested under the Section 8 of the Official Secrets Act (OSA) over allegations that he had documents linked to Deputy Internal Security Minister Johari Baharom’s alleged involvement in corruption.
To demonstrate solidarity with Nat who has been dealt with great injustice, to show steadfast refusal to let the Government curb the democratisation impact of blogs and the Internet, and to voice our displeasure at the OSA, DAP is organising a forum with invited speakers from across the civil society with details as follows:
Venue: KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
Date: 19th July 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 7.30 pm
Admission is Free; Bring FriendsThe panel of Distinguished Speakers include:
- Nathaniel Tan, Blogger & Aide to PKR Advisor*
- Jeff Ooi, Protem Vice-President, All Blogs Malaysia
- Harris Ibrahim, Lawyer & Founder of The People’s Parliament
- Nurul Izzah Anwar, Special Assistant to PKR Advisor
- Lim Guan Eng, Secretary-General of DAP
- Tony Pua, Economic Advisor to DAP Secretary-General
Chairperson: Soon Li Tsin, Journalist & Blogger
* We will be inviting Nathaniel to speak to us and relay his experiences at the Forum should he be released from remand on Tuesday, 17th July or before. We’ll also be trying to leave as much time to the floor as possible, so as to enable greater interaction at the forum.
Laywer cum blogger Harris Ibrahim urges everyone to drop the self-pitying, look around and see how you can help to right a wrong.
Be there or be square.
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