KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The PPP, a minor party in the Barisan Nasional (BN), has threatened to pull out of the ruling coalition if the Internal Security Act (ISA) is not amended before the next general election.

It is the latest party to join the bandwagon calling for reforms to prevent the abuse of the legislature which allows detention without trial.

Party president Datuk M Kayveas said today: “I ask for amendments to the law so that it does not become a draconian law imposed on innocent citizens.”

While Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parties PKR, DAP and Pas have always adopted an anti-ISA position, BN parties have always staunchly defended the law as necessary until recently.

Datuk Zaid Ibrahim resigned from the Cabinet recently in protest against the use of the ISA on a journalist, blogger and a senior Selangor PR government official.

There has even been growing calls from the MCA, the second biggest party in BN after Umno, urging for either reform or repeal of the ISA.

Speaking at his party’s youth and women’s wing congress today, Kayveas said BN should amend the ISA if it was serious about rebranding itself.

“BN has to make changes before the next general elections. It is suicidal if we do not plan.

“The problem with BN is its success. Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they cannot lose,” he said.

Kayveas added the March election results have shown that multi-racialism and good governance is what the voters are looking for.

“The solution has always been multi-racialism but we are caught in our own political racial configuration,” he said.

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