We’re still waiting for Dr Mahathir to apologise, says Kua Kia Soong


Bede Hong

Suaram adviser and former Internal Security Act detainee Kua Kia Soong says he has no bitterness over his arrest in 1987 but wants an apology from Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the prime minister and home minister during the period. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 23, 2017.

October 27 marks the 30th anniversary of  Operasi Lalang, where 106 people were detained without trial and the publishing licences of three newspapers were revoked. The episode remains a grim reminder of what can happen in the absence of check and balances, a deep scar in the Malaysian psyche. To mark this day, The Malaysian Insight speaks to those involved in the dragnet – the victims and their families, detention centre wardens and police.

HERE is the thing that Kua Kia Soong can’t understand: we apologise for stepping on someone’s toe or minor mistakes but saying “sorry” for putting 106 people through hell is so difficult.


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  • Surely there must be a reason why you were detain.. you think you are so right? Why don't you ask the police why?I like to know also.

    Posted 6 years ago by Ali Along