Blogger and PKR webmaster Nathaniel Tan was released just after 5pm today after a four-day remand for allegedly breaching the Official Secrets Act.

He was released on police bail and was welcomed by a small crowd of supporters and friends as he walked out of the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) complex in Kuala Lumpur.

He has to report back to CCID on July 31.

"All I want to do now is to go and look for roti canai to eat," said an elated Tan as he walked out of the police compound and was seen kissing and hugging his family members.

Tan was investigated for alleged breach of Section 8 of the Official Secrets Act 1972, in relation to a comment left on his blog site linking Deputy Internal Security Minister Mohd Johari Baharum to a corruption allegation.

He was picked up for questioning on Friday evening from the office of a non-governmental organisation Yayasan Aman in Petaling Jaya. On Saturday, he was remanded for questioning. The remand ended today.

Tan confirmed that police had quizzed him on the anonymous comments in his blog but his lawyers stopped him from elaborating. Tan claimed he was subjected to daily interrogations with different police officers.

"(But) they all kept asking the same questions... it was very tiring," he added.

Revision of remand

Asked if the police had indicated other bloggers might be targeted, Tan replied: "I don't know who's next and I don't know if this is a trend that would continue.

Tan told reporters that he spent the four nights at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters and was interrogated at the cyber crime division, which is a division under the CCID.

On his two computers that were siezed by the police, Tan's lawyer R Sivarasa said the police were running 'forensic tests' on the two machines and cannot be claimed yet.

"The police are still 'torturing' the computers," quipped Tan.

Sivarasa added that his team would be still pursuing a revision of Tan's remand order at the Kuala Lumpur High Court tomorrow.

"We expect the prosecutors to argue that the matter is academic, but there are important issues being taken up in the revision application such as his denial of access to lawyers," he said.

Meanwhile, Tian Chua said PKR and other groups would continue to push for the abolishment of the OSA.

"(Tan's arrest) is a clear example of how the OSA can be abused... they don't need evidence nor documents to arrest an individuals... it is a threat against all citizens of Malaysia," he said.

He added that more details on police investigations against Tan would be revealed during the PKR weekly press conference on Thursday. Tan's lawyers was informed about the release by the deputy public prosecutor this morning.