ps- Still working on blog design, sorry. Also, everyone seems to be talking about the caning – more on that later, if I can gather some thoughts.
I stopped by two big chain bookstores, one in Bangsar and the other in PJ. The first had no stock apparently, and the second reported that the Home Ministry had been by to confiscate copies.
I’m not sure what the letter of the law is, but to my reckoning, this is certainly wrong.
What right or purpose does the Home Ministry have to confiscate more than one copy of these books?
With one copy in hand, they can proceed to do their studies, and decide whether to ban it or not. Confiscating any more than that is both an unethical suppression of legitimate commercial activity, and an unjust suppression of freedom of information.
We’ll continue to work on ways to keep that information flowing, despite such constant repression.
I’d like to request your help – everytime you pass a bookstore, if you could pop in and find out: if they have copies in stock, whether they are on the shelves, and if any authorities have been there to confiscate copies. The information would really be helpful.
So far, thanks to The Star and Malay Mail for coverage (if there’s any I’ve missed, please let me know).
As per always, to get this book:
1. Get one from your local major bookstore (I’ve previously seen them available in Popular, MPH, Borders, etc). Note: If they are not on the bookshelves, they may still be available over the counter on request.
2. Order one online from Kinibooks.
3. (If you live within the Klang Valley) Place an order with whereisjustice@jelas.info, and we will do our best to get a copy to you at RM 30 (incl delivery costs), on a COD basis.
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