Raja Petra's arrest has triggered protests by opposition supporters [EPA]
A prominent Malaysian blogger has been sent to prison for two years without trial, his lawyer has said.
Raja Petra Kamarudin has been detained under the controversial colonial-era Internal Security Act (ISA).
Under the act the government can renew his detention indefinitely, without ever taking the case to court.
Raja Petra, who runs the Malaysia Today website, has been a frequent critic of the government and his site has regularly carried allegations of wrongdoing by government officials.
Speaking to the AFP news agency, Raja Petra's wife, Marina Lee Abdullah, said he had been detained for allegedly "insulting Islam and publishing articles on his website which has tarnished the country's leadership to the point of causing confusion among the people".
His lawyer, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, said his client had also been held for allegedly inciting racial tensions with his writings.
"He was taken this morning to Kamunting (Detention Centre)," Malik said.
"This is definitely a big blow to the idea of civil liberties, especially in a climate when everybody is asking for greater rights."
Raja Petras has been a frequent critic of the government [EPA]
Raja Petra's detention comes amid escalating political tensions in Malaysia, with the government's popularity at an all time low after suffering its worst ever result in March general elections.
The opposition, led by former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, has said it plans to oust the current leadership by orchestrating the defection of more than 30 government MPs.
Malik said he intended to ask the High Court in Kuala Lumpur to rule on whether Raja Petra's detention is legal.
However, under Malaysian law the country's home minister has the final word on how long a person can be held under the ISA.
The courts can only review the procedure of the detention, not the detention itself.
Raja Petra was arrested on September 12, triggering protests from opposition supporters demanding his release and calling for the ISA to be abolished.
An opposition MP and a Chinese Malaysian journalist were also arrested under the ISA on the same day but they were both subsequently released.
【6月28日 AFP】ミャンマーの民主化運動指導者アウン・サン・スー・チー（Aung San Suu Kyi）さんの半生を描いた映画でスー・チーさんを演じたマレーシア出身のハリウッド女優ミシェル・ヨー（Michelle Yeoh）さん（48）が、ミャンマーの空港で入国を拒否され、その場で国外退去を命じられた。ミャンマー軍政の高官は28日、ヨーさんはミャンマー政府の｢ブラックリスト｣に登録されていると語った。
軍政高官は匿名を条件にAFPの取材に応じ「（ヨーさんが）ミャンマーに再び入国する機会はなかった。ヤンゴン国際空港（Yangon International Airport）に到着してすぐに国外追放された」と語った。また別の高官は「（ヨーさんは）ブラックリストに登録された」と語った。ブラックリスト入りの理由については説明を拒否した。
ミシェル・ヨーさんは1997年の『007／トゥモロー・ネバー・ダイ（Tomorrow Never Dies）』でボンドガールを演じて世界的に有名になった。その後は『グリーン・デスティニー（Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon）』や『SAYURI（Memoirs of a Geisha）』などに出演している。(c)AFP
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