Urgent: Get Your Copy of "Where Is Justice" While It Is Still Available!

To all readers out there, I am writing this post to support my friend Nathaniel Tan. His most recent book entitled "Where is Justice:Death and Brutality in Custody" was published by Kinibooks in December last year and has been on sale in bookstores ever since then. I heard from another friend that it even made it to the Top 10 list of non-fiction books sold by Borders the Curve.

This book is a thorough study of the issue of deaths and brutality in custody on Malaysia with a focus on four high profile cases, namely the 1998 assault on Anwar Ibrahim and the suspicious deaths in custody of Altantuya Sharibuu, Kugan and Teoh Beng Hock. The book consists of brief summaries of the facts of each case as well as published articles written about each case. The book also contains extracts from the SUARAM human rights reports from the past five years.

Recently, there have been reports that the book was seized from bookstores in Penang and Malacca. It is possible that the book may be banned. After all the Malaysian Home Ministry, does ban many books. The book is still on sale at bookstores in the Klang Valley so please get a copy before the book is removed from the shelves.

For those of you like me who care about the issue of human rights in Malaysia, the book will be an interesting read. It was an eye opener even for me as even though I knew the Malaysian human rights record was spotty, I did not realize it was that bad until I helped Nathaniel complete this book. My role was a small one but I am grateful that I was given the opportunity to work with him and John Lee(the co-editor of this book) on this project.

Btw, please do not think that I am promoting this book for selfish reasons as the proceeds do not go to me. I am doing it in support of my friend and also because I think that Malaysian youths, as future voters and leaders of Malaysia must be aware of what is really going on in Malaysia. Even if you have never given a thought to the human rights situation in Malaysia, you can start now by picking up this book. We have the power to make a change in Malaysia. We can make this country a country to be proud of! But before we can do so, we must first be aware of all that is happening around us. Only then can we become informed voters and citizens.

For those who are interested in getting a copy of the book, please find the relevant info below:

Where is Justice? Death and Brutality in Custody

Authors:

John Lee
Nathaniel Tan

ISBN: 9789834092269

Publisher: Kinibooks

Available in all major bookstores.

Please do get the book if you can ;)