in dealing with the opposition seem to include various Acts of Parliament like Sedition Act 1948, Internal Security Act 1960, Universities and University Colleges Act 1971, Official Secrets Act 1972, and Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 which easily come to mind.
Institutions like the Police, the Attorney General and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission are perceived to use their selective actions against opposition politicians. Even the Judiciary seems to be biased with their Chief being an ex-Umno lawyer as a fact, and many decisions of higher courts which seem to favour the ruling party as evidence.
Recently, the harsh actions taken by the Securities Commission against a journalist for his articles were unprecedented. This was followed by blog postings, by those unhappy with such actions, about the Chairman's husband being active in companies listed on Bursa Saham Malaysia, which suggests its possible lack of independence when dealing with his companies as well as those friendly to him.
To me, what was most alarming was a suggestion by a BN politician asking the Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri to investigate those suspected of sponsoring alleged fugitive, Raja Petra's stay in UK. Since when has LHDN been a tool of BN? What's next? Asking the banks to provide bank statements on mere suspicion?
With the use of Mykad and online banking with its associated problems of 'phishing', many people are already so afraid of actual losses through the use of phished passwords. Now, they have to contend with the possible loss of confidentiality in their financial affairs. We should be aware of further intrusions and beware of its possible abuse by unscrupulous politicians.
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