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- Justice for Altantuya: PM, AG must respond
- Co-organiser of Human Rights event disappointed with UMS VC’s actions
- Why is the government being obstinate on the stateless Malaysian Indian issue?
- Numbers don't lie, but Surendran did!
| Justice for Altantuya: PM, AG must respond Posted: 13 Dec 2012 02:01 PM PST
Isn't Najib, as head of the government, interested to know what actually happened, more so given the manner in which the murder was executed? asks DAP MP Gobind Singh. By Gobind Singh Deo Malaysia will forever remain in a dark cloud over the killing of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu because of the failure of our criminal justice system to secure complete justice for her. We have failed until now to explain why Altantuya was killed and more importantly who directed her killing. The recent claims by Deepak Jaikishan surrounding the making of a statutory declaration has added more fuel into a fire which just cannot seem to be put out. The Attorney-General, Abdul Gani Patail, should respond to the allegations made by Deepak that "justice has not yet been done " in the case involving Altantuya Deepak was earlier reported as saying: "Whoever actually killed her, who actually instructed her killing, should be responsible. They must take the responsibility." This question has been asked time and again. The AG should tell us, who ordered the killing and why? This is the most important aspect of the case which has not been answered. This angle ought to have been probed further during the trial of those who were charged with her murder. It is basic in all cases like this that motive is established. The prosecution owes the family of the deceased and the general public a duty here. The truth must prevail It is also surprising to note the prime minister's silence on this matter. The prime minister has in past cases involving suspicious deaths, recognised the need for full 'no stone unturned' inquiries so as to get to the truth and to find justice and closure for the deceased and the families of the deceased. Why is it different with Altantuya? Why are we not pressing for answers to these most important aspects of the case?
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| Co-organiser of Human Rights event disappointed with UMS VC’s actions Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:41 AM PST
"This is an absolutely irresponsible move, especially coming from an institution of higher learning, which should be able to show a better example. We had booked and paid for this venue at least 3 months ago, which should be more than sufficient time for them to coordinate their activities. They did not even have the mandate to cancel our event, yet they had put up a 20ft long banner announcing the cancellation of the event without our knowledge". Jan Chow Co-organiser of SUHAKAM Human Rights Relay Run and Concert - Yellow Dots expressed their extreme disappointment regarding the actions taken by UMS about the last minute cancellation, and also the statement given by Universiti Malaysia Sabah Vice Chancellor Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah. The participants and volunteers of the event that was recently held on the 8th of December 2012 to celebrate the basic rights accorded to all people, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender and abilities, came from all over Sabah, some coming from as far as Paitan, Tawau and Tenom. According to Jan Chow, spokesperson for Yellow Dots, this had caused much inconvenience, especially those participants who have come from afar and incurred expenses such as the run fee, transportation and accommodation to attend this event. "This is an absolutely irresponsible move, especially coming from an institution of higher learning, which should be able to show a better example. We had to make emergency plans until the wee hours on the morning, all because of this decision to cancel our use of venue at an extremely short notice. We had booked and paid for this venue at least 3 months ago, which should be more than sufficient time for them to coordinate their activities. "They did not even have the mandate to cancel our event, yet they had put up a 20ft long banner announcing the cancellation of the event without our knowledge. "Furthermore, the VC also failed to respond to our phone calls and cut off all forms of communication, a very unprofessional and perhaps guilty(?) move. We were surprised to see that the staff of the UMS Sports Department being made into a scapegoat for this irresponsible behaviour" she added. As a result the event organisers had to incur additional expenses and losses, such as damage to musical instruments, sound system and hand-designed exhibition materials, as a result from the heavy rain which could have been avoided had the event continued at the original planned venue. The organisers had also prepared food and drinks for the expected crowd of 2,000 – 3,000 participants and volunteers for this big scale event. In spite of the shortcomings of the event, Jan was very grateful to the bands and sound system providers for their utmost patience and understanding throughout the event. "I now feel that it is imperative for me to speak out how much UMS has let us down, the people who are commemorating a day observed internationally by the UN. UMS should not just apologise to SUHAKAM but to each and every one of the 2,000 participants, volunteers and organisers. It is an injustice if such an action should be left unattended to without the appropriate amount of compensation for the inconveniences and losses we have suffered"
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| Why is the government being obstinate on the stateless Malaysian Indian issue? Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:32 AM PST
The government under the false tutelage of MIC thinks that MIC is there to handle the situation and clamour on minuscule attempts to appease the Malaysian Indians. What fascinates is, there are 12 other component parties within the BN faction and none has come forward to lend a voice to these truly pathetic grievances that face fellow Malaysians.
Wong Mun Chee
Recently HINDRAF appeared with a fine tuned blueprint to uplift the poorer and institutionally marginalized segment of the Malaysian Indians who had been perpetually neglected and amongst it was how to solve the stateless Malaysian Indian issue. You can watch it here at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB2kz_3vB3w. They have proposed a simple solution without much bureaucracy.
The opposition seems to be receptive to the solution and have come forward in principle and even ran a campaign recently to address this issue in a politically motivated agenda.
The government under the false tutelage of MIC thinks that MIC is there to handle the situation and clamour on minuscule attempts to appease the Malaysian Indians. What fascinates is, there are 12 other component parties within the BN faction and none has come forward to lend a voice to these truly pathetic grievances that face fellow Malaysians.
The socio-economical state of the poorer and marginalized Malaysian Indians is so obvious that you don't need to be a rocket scientist to identify it. Why have the other parties within BN been silent? Is poverty, deprivation, and institutionalized discrimination exclusive only for the Malaysian Indians? Why are the component parties of BN staying silent on a politically ingrained discrimination against the Malaysian Indians? Their actions do not surprise me but casts a doubt in their sincerity as a genuine representative of the people.
Why only MIC, in the eyes of UMNO, needs to decide what is the true representation of the Malaysian Indian when the track records clearly shows how abysmal it has been for the poor and marginalized Malaysian Indian communities? And if that was not the case, there would be no purpose for HINDRAF to arise.
The silence of component parties within the BN even when they are faced with basic human rights issues like those stateless Malaysians Indians resonate well with why HINDRAF calls them all mandores for UMNO.
Whether HINDRAF achieves its aim to eradicate the malfeasance is not the issue but on hindsight I think they definitely represent the people and their will as opposed to what is politically expedient for the lawmakers as and when it fits their own agenda.
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| Numbers don't lie, but Surendran did! Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:15 AM PST
James Singam It was a major turn off for those present at the National Registration Department in Putrajaya, not because the department closed its premises for those wishing to get their marriage registered on this special day of 12/12/12. Instead, the much expected 300,000 stateless Indians who were said to gather there for a sit-in protest and paralyse the operations of the department somehow failed to turn up. With a mere crowd of not more than 700 people, of which only about 300 people with documentation problems, turned up at the protest, raising once again the question, WHERE ARE THE 300,000 STATELESS INDIANS? Despite months long planning and campaigning over this protest, the Pakatan leaders could only produce 0.1% of their claimed figure of 300,000 stateless Indians. Despite postponing it for a week from the earlier date of December 5, they simply couldn't find the number they claim. And no one really knows until now what is the reason the date was changed to a week later. Well, knowing Surendran, it could be another cheap tactic by him to gather the day when many Indians, making use of the special date, will be at the NRD for their marriage registration. With these numbers, he can simply claim there were lots and lots of Indians with documentation problems gathered at the department. The Government on the other hand spent only 8 days for the MyDaftar campaign and brought out over 9000 Indians facing documentation problems and in just over a year resolved more than 6500 cases. Yes, they are in power and have all the resources, but the number speaks for itself. People came out and made the attempt to register themselves. With all the hoohaa the Opposition makes about the issue of stateless Indians, why didn't the so-called stateless ones rally behind Surendran and prove his claim right? This protest was clearly a mega-serial directed by Anwar Ibrahim to promote the backdoor "superstar" of PKR, Surendran, who recently announced his candidacy for Padang Serai in the upcoming election. With political chants of "Hidup Anwar" and hundreds of PKR supporters bused in, the actual scene on the ground was nothing but PKR's desperate attempt to attract the attention of Indians for its political mileage. One "actress" of this mega-serial, Latheefa Koya was even heard by observers standing near her, instructing PKR supporters to put down the political banners they were carrying to avoid public exposure of their pre-planned political drama. If it is true there are 300,000 stateless Indians, Surendran must produce the list of the people affected. Enough with this drama, show the proof, if not all the 300,000, at least 10% of it. But again, does he know where to find those 3000 people? Will he take another 5 years to find them since it took him a year to gather the 300 people he gathered today? At the end of the day, people know that the numbers don't lie, but, SURENDRAN DID!
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