I refer to the Malaysiakini report Gov't demands US stop 'interfering' .

If the current Malaysian government’s laws were just, Malaysians would not have to flee to other countries, seek refuge or allies there. UK-educated lawyers Uthayakumar and Waytha Moorthy, Anwar Ibrahim, Pakistani national Munawar Anees, Lim Guan Eng and I, obviously have more faith in Western nations than any code of justice practiced by Malaysia.

Don’t forget, Irene Fenendez’s passport was impounded so she could not leave Malaysia. Don’t forget that certain Umno leaders not so long ago threatened on Malaysian national television a ‘blood bath’ if Malaysians did not comply with the nation’s unjust and evil ideas of Malay- Muslim Supremacy.

Don’t forget that the Canadian then journalist Murray Hiebert was imprisoned for criticising the Malaysian judiciary. Don’t forget that Mongolian national Altantuya’s blood cries out for justice on Malaysian soil.

Don’t forget we have neither religious liberty nor freedom of expression in Malaysia. Don’t forget.

It is not as if the process of obeying the laws of the US is a piece of cake. I can tell you, from personal experience, that the cost of observing US law are high. And yet I much prefer to serve an exacting and demanding master than to serve a government of lies and intimidation.

I prefer the pain of exile to arbitrary imprisonment and intimidation as practiced by the Malaysian government and police force. Some of us live not for false accolades and praise, some of us pen our thoughts and open our mouths to speak because we are stirred within the depths of our soul to be true to the God we profess.

I can imagine Wan Azizah and her American-educated daughter, Nurul’s anguish, outrage and agony. I admire their commitment and faith. Who are the Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim and PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to begrudge them the support of allies in the US or elsewhere?

To Malaysian-born Indians, Chinese and dissenting moderate Muslims, the United States of America remains yet an ally. Who is Rais Yatim to attempt to shut the mouths of those whom a God of justice raises up to speak?

Who is Abdullah to interfere with or influence the course of justice? The voice of Malaysians unjustly accused and imprisoned cry out in unison and will not be silenced. The God of justice, the living God will always raise a remnant up from every nation and tribe in the world. We are witnesses to this.

Even as we have seen war, natural disasters and every moral wickedness and injustice, even so we are privileged and blessed in these times to see God work justice and righteousness among all people.

I say respectfully to the Malaysian foreign minister and the PM of Malaysia to honour the God they profess and their faith in Him by stepping aside. I ask Rais Yatim and Abdullah to busy themselves with being still with the God whom they profess and watch Him work justice and answer the prayers of His people.

Abdullah may claim that Malaysia is a sovereign nation and has its own laws but if these laws by international standards are unjust, and Malaysians themselves are contesting those laws, in an active, peaceable manner, then the PM has to submit to international scrutiny those very laws. God alone is sovereign. The nations are but men and dust.

Anushka Anastasia Solomon, is one of 12 authors featured by Amnesty International in its 'Heroes and Heroines' Exhibition at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Scotland, next month. She was born in Malaysia.