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Rakyat@Work reports on what was supposed to be Day Four of the RPK trial:
0800: Court room all full. At least 25 more are outside in the courtyard. This morning more new faces. T-shirts, hot items. Took a peek inside, saw RPK talking to his family and lawyers. Quite noisy inside, can’t get in. 0830: People still coming in; it’s a bright morning as sun is shining brightly. Talked to a few people about last nite’s vigil. There were Special branch people last nght, but they stayed clear of the crowd. 0900: What? Postponed?! Proceedings will continue on 10-12 November. Apparently, Justice Rozina Ayob is on medical leave, I think. Gobind came to confirmed it’s postponed. A blogger told me he expected it because earlier he heard something like that and he said RPK facial expression was one of sadness. He’ll be going back to Kamunting then. My heart was jolted; just thinking about it makes my eyes red. Take a deep breath; it’s okay, God will know what to do. 0930: People are still walking oblivious to what’s happening. Well, everyone is reluctant to leave until RPK leaves. So, all of us waited for the familiar van to move out. We had a little more time to see the van ‘cos it was blocked by another car. The van backed up and excitement mounted as some were knocking against the side of the van to let RPK knows we are still with him. “He’s blindfolded, isn’t it?” asked a lady. The crowd continue to shout in Raja Petra’s direction. “We are with you!” Then the van stopped. What’s happening? “The driver needs to go to the toilet,”said someone and everyone burst into laugther. I suppose RPK is also laughing inside. 0940: The van finally leaves the compound, much to the sadness and disappointment of those present, who had wanted to spend more time with RPK. Some quickly sent out text messages to friends who had plans to come later. Everyone start dispersing and reminding one another about the next dates: 10-12 November. We will be back! Long live RPK, Long live Marina, Long live the true rakyat of Malaysia. Long live Justice! http://anilnetto.com/
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