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| Waytha Moorthy has proven his mettle Posted: 09 Oct 2013 12:22 PM PDT
What could be an interesting turn of events is the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) which is taking place in a fortnight. Naturally Malaysia will be represented by their toothless agencies to justify their human rights records, but I am waiting for the fun when they are bombarded for the antics of this Minister.
Wong Mun Chee
The Deputy Minister Senator P. Waytha Moorthy came under fire from various cabinet ministers when he questioned the manner of the shooting of the five Malaysian Indians.
The call to toe the line was used to crucify him under the pretext of a collective responsibility when these ministers were unable to distinguish between the act and manner of an institution like the PDRM and the role of the executive branch.
The recent speech by the Home Minister Zahid Hamidi on the shoot first order, sanctioning of certain illegal gangs as UMNO friendly and his role in pushing through the PCA bill has definitely cleared the air on the mode of this particular Minister on his selective persecution and reaffirmed the suspicion on the possibility of a shoot first policy on the five Malaysians that were killed in Penang.
Whether his speech was outlandish or not is not the issue, but his boldness and arrogance to the extent he could claim that the recent PCA was his law epitomizes the face of the current administration on how haphazard it is in dealing with race relations in Malaysia, a multicultural nation.
Naturally the rebuking by the opposition is an obvious occurrence but the backlash from the international community is slowly forming its way with the recent release by HRW. See link http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/10/08/malaysia-reject-police-shoot-first-policy. The repercussion from the international community cannot be contained like how it is done by force or blackmail in Malaysia as this Minister had arrogantly stated that he will shut down any media that reports it.
Our hillbilly Minister in his Emperor's new clothes does not realize the gravity of his statement and the outreach on the international scene.
What could be an interesting turn of events is the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) which is taking place in a fortnight. Naturally Malaysia will be represented by their toothless agencies to justify their human rights records, but I am waiting for the fun when they are bombarded for the antics of this Minister.
The silence of the other Ministers within the cabinet is not surprising but I guess that is what you could call a collective responsibility of an insane government of the day that they intend to chart their 1Malaysia concept for the citizens.
If such a moronic statement can have the obeisance and obedience of the other seasoned fellow Ministers in the cabinet, it would be rather wise to have rookie government leaders like Senator P. Waythamoorthy who can exercise the wisdom and maturity in exercising civic consciousness in a responsible manner.
Thank you. |
| Home Minister Zahid Hamidi must be arrested and prosecuted Posted: 09 Oct 2013 12:17 PM PDT
His statement disregards and disrespects the tragic deaths of many innocent Malaysians and their long suffering families, such as Aminulrasyid, the Glenmarie Trio, the Cheras Trio, Dinesh Dharmasena and Pua Bee Chun, to name a few. Michelle Yesudas, Lawyers for Liberty Lawyers for Liberty is deeply concerned and disturbed at Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's 'shoot first' approach to law enforcement, which was voiced at the Malacca International Trade Center in Malacca last Friday.The Home Minister was reported to have said that most victims of violent crime were in fact of Malay ethnicity, therefore when dealing with those suspected of the crimes, he had advised to 'shoot first'. It is disturbing that our Home Minister has given his endorsement to all law enforcement officials to mete out death sentences to suspected offenders on the street, without due process. It is evident that the Home Minister is unaware of the basic concepts of the rule of law that underpins our justice system and has chosen to trample on the Federal Constitution and human rights. Fundamental principles of the right to life, liberty, a fair trial, due process and innocence until guilt is proven are concepts that appear to be alien to the Home Minister, which is a cause for alarm for all Malaysians. This can be seen in his adamant views on welcoming back detention without trial, by taking ownership of the draconian amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act 1959. By encouraging law enforcers to 'shoot first', the Home Minister has effectively ordered policemen and officials to disregard the criminal justice system, due process and has legitimized the cold-blooded murder of 'suspects' without ever being brought before a court of law. It is also ironic that a minister so bent on curbing gangsterism with preventive detention laws and 'shoot to kill' policies does not hesitate to befriend the gangsters of 'Tiga Line'. His statement disregards and disrespects the tragic deaths of many innocent Malaysians and their long suffering families, such as Aminulrasyid, the Glenmarie Trio, the Cheras Trio, Dinesh Dharmasena and Pua Bee Chun, to name a few. In view of the criminal nature of Zahid's statement, we call for his immediate arrest and prosecution for instigating murder. We also call upon Prime Minister Mohammad Najib Razak to take stern action against ministers who display such disregard for human lives and civil liberties. |
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