malaysian blogger detained by authorities

Posting this in protest at the policing of the internet in some parts of the world. How fortunate we are to be free to make fun of our politicians:

A 26-year-old blogger in Kuala Lumpur named Nathaniel Tan (jelas.info, suarakeadilan.com, bangkit.net) has been arrested for posting political parody content on the internet.

Link 1, Link 2, Link 3.

Supporters are posting the image shown at left on their blogs: Link. Tan is considered a prominent online voice in Malaysia. He was reportedly first detained under an "Official Secrets Act," then later under an "Internal Securities Act" for charges including "publishing lies on the Internet" and alleged possession of classified official documents (thanks Bash, Sean Bonner).

::link from boingboing