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Teresa Kok from DAP, who is Member of Parliament for Seputeh, state assemblywoman for Kinrara as well the senior state executive councillor for Selangor was arrested under Section 73 (1) of the Internal Security Act (ISA).She has been accused of stirring up racial sentiments by instigating residents to petition against mosques in Kinrara and Kota Damansara to lower the volume of their speakers.The reports were lodged over an allegation by former Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo that Kok had tried to prohibit the "azan" call to prayer at mosques and surau in Kota Damansara, Sri Serdang and Puchong Jaya because teresa alleged statements could hurt the feelings of the Muslim community.

Teresa has denied these allegations and both mosques have already come out to deny these accusations. Masjid Kinrara, the mosque which is embroiled in an azan controversy, said DAP parliamentarian Teresa Kok was not involved in the petition to lower the volume of its loudspeakers.According to Abdul Rahman Nasir, who is head of the mosque committee, Kok had never set foot in Masjid Kinrara to present the residents' petition.

We are curious. Why was Teresa Kok detained under the ISA? Would the reasons given above justify Teresa's detention without trial under the draconian Internal Security Act ? Is democracy in Malaysia at stake? Think about it.