She's Out !!

Pic courtesy of TheStarOnline.

Oh Wow.

It seems that the authorities have decided to release the Sin Chew reporter, Ms Tan Hoon Cheng .. as at 2:30 pm this afternoon. However the reason given for her detention under the ISA ruling in the first place was ... well .. why dont you read for yourself ....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sat.:

Sin Chew Daily journalist, Tan Hoon Cheng, who was arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) yesterday, was released from the Federal Police Headquarters (Bukit Aman) here at about 2.30pm today.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar confirmed the 32-year-old woman’s release at a press conference at Bukit Aman.It is learnt that she was taken to Bukit Aman following her arrest at 8.30pm in Penang yesterday.

Syed Hamid said Tan’s detention under the ISA was part of the police’s swift action to ensure her safety after she received threatening calls.

He said police intelligence found the journalist’s life to be under threat after she reported about an Umno division leader’s allegedly racist remarks.

Read the full report here ..

So I guess dear old Pete and Teresa are also detained for for own safety ? And I wonder if there will be any follow up reports from Ms Tan about her detention ... or otherwise ?

My netfren WAS right .. this is really more exciting than a soap opera .. hehehe ...