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Home Minister Zahid should set-up IPCMC to Stop Deaths in Custody
EC, don't treat the indelible ink issue as an eyewash
Leaving ... to go where?
Please hold next Blackout 505 rally in Sarawak
Gangster Home Minister

Home Minister Zahid should set-up IPCMC to Stop Deaths in Custody

Posted: 22 May 2013 01:01 PM PDT

N Dharmendran's body was covered with bruises and both his ears were stapled. A pathologist confirms he died from multiple blunt force trauma. The police have now reclassified the case as murder although they initially said Dharmendran died from breathing difficulties.

Charles Santiago, Member of Parliament, Klang

It has always been one death too many. According to official statistics, there were 147 deaths in police custody last year. This shook the conscience of the country and deeply angered Malaysians. But nothing changed.

The recent death does not just add to the escalating number. The lurid details of the victim's body is shocking as it points to a rising level of physical abuse and torture by police officers.

N Dharmendran's body was covered with bruises and both his ears were stapled. A pathologist confirms he died from multiple blunt force trauma. The police have now reclassified the case as murder although they initially said Dharmendran died from breathing difficulties.

His lawyers have described it as the worst case of police brutality, since the death of Kugan Ananthan in 2009.

The deep wounds on Dharmendran's body plus the staples with dried blood indicate he died from physical torture. The pathologist also found staples on both his legs on the ankle area.

Dharmendran's death and the shocking wounds on his body clearly signal that the police have no qualms abusing their powers or indulging in torture despite the nationwide uproar. And this is more so as they are not accountable to anyone.

This has to stop.

The government must immediately set-up the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission or IPCMC instead of shuffling it along.

The police continue to act with impunity as they enjoy absolute power. The inertia demonstrated by the government in implementing the Independent Commission has contributed to the rising number of deaths in the hands of the police.

As the year began, three people died under police custody. And aside from deaths in police custody, police also shoot dead several people, each month, on average. Police say they were either returning fire or the people were suspected criminals. But many are shot dead just for failing to stop at police roadblocks.

Peoples' confidence in the police has been taking a steady dip over the past few years, largely triggered by a deep-seated suspicion of the force. Their concern holds water.

We have read about newly minted Home Minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, thumping his chest and vowing to act on anyone who dares to hold peaceful rallies or question the country's electoral system.

I now ask that he bucks up and does the right thing as the minister in charge of Home Affairs by ordering and open inquiry into Dharmendran's death and instructing the police chief to suspend all officers who were involved in interrogating the deceased until the investigation is completed.

Reclassifying the case as murder is not enough.

We have been disappointed many times with the outcome of the police investigating themselves. But as the new government has promised transparency and accountability, I urge the police not to play Houdini by trying to make crucial evidence disappear or attempt to cover up for their fellow colleagues.

BN's shortcomings have become a huge liability to the country and its people for decades. Let's hope that, for once, fairness and justice will prevail.

Or Dharmendran will become just another number, adding to the rising statistics.

EC, don't treat the indelible ink issue as an eyewash

Posted: 22 May 2013 12:56 PM PDT

At 1% Silver Nitrate concentration, the silver nitrate in the indelible ink is only good enough for use in an eyewash.

PY Wong

Tindak Malaysia's founder, PY Wong calls on the Election Commission chairman, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof to be upfront about the indelible ink.

He was responding to Abdul Aziz's recent comments that the EC would set up a team to probe the indelible ink.

"The issue of indelible ink," he said, "is an important step towards restoring the people's confidence in the Election Commission, tasked with conducting a clean and fair election. However, the rakyat have raised doubts over the issue of the indelible ink and told the EC on how to best implement it based on world standards."

For example, Code ESI of Canada produces indelible ink with a concentration of silver nitrate in the range of 7% - 25% and under the UNDP Procurement Guide, "live" human trials by the public should be conducted to gain public acceptance. All this information is available online, for example, in Tindak Malaysia website (http://www.tindakmalaysia.com/showthread.php/5267-Indelible-ink-Suppliers) since July last year.

Wong pointed out that the finger also has to be dipped into the ink with a sponge and the bottle shaked to make sure that the silver nitrate is on top of the ink and stains the finger. "The ink has to stay on the finger for a minimum of 30 seconds to take effect," he said.

While the EC Deputy Chairman, Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar claimed ink can dry in 3 seconds, Wong claimed that experts say it is impossible. "We demand the EC reveal the solvent used in the indelible ink that can dry in 3 seconds."

By failing to use the indelible ink in a manner that is prescribed by the ink manufacturers, despite the advices given through the Public Accountability Committee in 2011, Abdul Aziz runs into the risk of doing things 'detrimental to parliamentary democracy.' "Abdul Aziz, as the EC Chairman, has to take responsibility for any foul play," he said.

Abdul Aziz, he added, had on many occasions denied that the ink was easily removed; instead, he had claimed that the ink was able to last for seven days. He had also stated that the EC received a letter from the Ministry of Health stating that the silver nitrate content in the ink should not exceed one percent, because he claimed that silver nitrate could cause cancer or damage to the kidney.

A voter, who is trained as a chemist, had earlier disputed the claim that silver nitrate could be carcinogenic or damage to the kidney. "Silver nitrate is used in laboratory very often. In its 99.99% purity form, it can even be purchased online (www.silvernitrate.com), and the Material Safety Data Sheet of silver nitrate from reputable laboratories made no mention about the chemical being carcinogenic or able to cause damage to the kidney," he said.

Wong wants to know who in the Ministry of Health had written to the EC, and on what basis was the false claim made or whether the EC chairman himself had lied to the public about the content of silver nitrate. "Abdul Aziz should publish the content of the letter," he added. "He should also reveal the name of the manufacturers."

Wong said that it is clear now that the silver nitrate content of the ink was a mere one percent. "At one percent silver nitrate content, I do not see the need to even shake the ink," he said. "There is no need for the EC to set up a special team to probe the ink, especially when Abdul Aziz had made several statements that are blatant lies."

If the EC wants a team to probe, it should include all stakeholders in the team. "This would have to also include representatives from both Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional, as well as representatives from NGOs and the Bersih movement," he said.

Leaving ... to go where?

Posted: 22 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT

Emotional

I am an UMNO Malay and I write this as very many like me, I'm sure, are experiencing similar feelings. You know how you feel when you have to leave your comfort zone and make decisions which exposes a lot of internal conflicts? For example, taking the plunge into a new job, new industry, meet new faces?

Or for example, contemplating a divorce? No, not from my wife ... but from UMNO.

You can't change UMNO! UMNO won't change. Zahid Hamidi won't change...

So, you (like me) would effect the change ... by leaving!

But, the question is, leaving for whom?? Pakatan? PKR? What? With Anwar Ibrahim staying silent on Azmin Ali when he belittles his wife and capable daughter? Constant internal strife with no clear leadership?

DAP? What? Always confrontational, fighting for seats before the elections and position after the election?

And their supporters silently boycotting Malay companies and products?

Even companies with only a 30% Malay stake they cannot accept? So, how?

I love PAS, but worry about religious zealots. They don't fitnah, they are not confrontational, but I'd want them to be more inclusive. Just the Supporters Club won't do. I'd like them to embrace other religions too as all religion preach only good. And this give us a chance to also showcase what Islam really is about. PAS should be the 3rd force, with an Ulamak wing, and Muslim progressive wing, and a Non Muslim wing. All equal in status.

Common objectives of good governance, no corruption, justice for all, regardless of race.

So, how about it PAS? It's a brave new world out there ... and I'm waiting.

Please hold next Blackout 505 rally in Sarawak

Posted: 22 May 2013 12:27 PM PDT

Kuo Yong Kooi

The world hydropower congress is to be held in Sarawak soon. Sarawak's dam projects will flood 2,300 square kilometres of rainforest and displace around 30,000 to 50,000 indigenous people from their native customary rights land.

The "aftershock" Blackout 505 rallies around the country have demonstrated to us that Malaysians have finally woken up to the realities of politics in our nation. I hope we too might wake up to another reality that has been around for a long time - the rampant destruction of our rainforest land that we have inherited.

Here is thinking outside the box: what about holding the next blackout rally at a major dam site? Or outside the venue of the global hydropower congress to be held in Sarawak soon?

"Cutting two carrots with one knife" or "killing two birds with one stone" or whatever the term used, we have tried highlighting the "not free and fair" GE13 to our friends on Facebook, jamming the White House website and attending rallies to attract global attention on the issue.

Unfortunately, we did not manage to make a dent on the 24-hour global news cycle. I think having the rally at the dam site will, because that is a key global environmental issue. The world has shown more interest in global issues such as the environment.

The environment also showcases Sarawak's Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud and Umno as the prime examples of acts of rampant corruption, cronyism and shows their utter disregard for the environment and the well-being of the native people.

By holding the rally in Sarawak, we will be showing solidarity with our indigenous people in their fight to defend their homes and livelihood. We might be able to win the hearts and minds of our fellow East Malaysians in the rural constituencies, which hold one of the keys to Putrajaya in any election.

The work of winning the hearts and minds of the rural East Malaysians has to be done sooner or later. Why wait until the next GE14, or another three years for the Sarawak state election?

By then, the mega dams of Sarawak would be fully operational. Then BN can just buy votes with a mere RM50 or RM100 because our indigenous friends, who had been displaced from their native customary land, will be desperate to survive.

We also need to explore the use of the global arena to prosecute Taib Mahmud for his "environmental crimes".

There has been some preliminary work done by the European Union and South Americans in jump-starting an "Environmental Crimes Tribunal". This is similar to the "War Crimes Tribunal", which has been functioning globally.

Malaysia does have the human resources now to get anything done. We have seen, over and over again, that there have been huge turnouts in the earlier rallies related to GE13.

The lifespan of our politicians ranges from five years to five decades at most. The life cycle of the rainforest is a few million years. "Act locally, think globally". Can someone else think of some other catchy cry?

Gangster Home Minister

Posted: 22 May 2013 12:14 PM PDT

Sorry for the BAD NEWS but here's some reality...

"THIS" is our NEW "HOME MINISTER" who is a GANGSTER and BEATS-UP people by himself!

Curi-curi Wang Malaysia

I could remember this incident quite clearly which happen several years back and was CONFIRMED to be TRUE also by a friend of mine who is 'friends' with Datuk Zahid Hamidi's son and this incident was also later on REPORTED in Local Newspapers!

Originally it had something to do with this guy who was seeing or going out with his Datuk Zahid's eldest daughter, which didn't go well, after she complaint to her father...

...instead of taking action in a Civil manner by using the Law. Datuk Zahid decided to act on HIS OWN and take the LAW into his OWN hands by dealing with this fellow by BEATING HIM UP himSELF along with a few others to aide him.

Things didn't get any better...they just got WORST under this current Cabinet...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=635413693154081&set=a.536740686354716.136640.535906203104831&type=1&theater

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Khamis, 23 Mei 2013

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