Updated: I was asked to highlight the stark change of tone The Star took in reporting these arrests. The online version from that night itself provided fairly accurate coverage, whereas the print version for the next day eliminated many important details (eg: the fact that it was organised by the Selangor government) and front-paged some oh so pretty pictures designed to highlight ‘approved’ Malaysians showing they care about human rights. So, (innocent) celebrities = ok, actual suffering Burmese that Aung San Suu Kyi fights for = TANGKAP TANGKAP TANGKAP!
Once again the might of Malaysia’s indefatigable police force is brought to bear upon…….. people celebrating a birthday :(
As if the Burmese haven’t been made to suffer enough already, back home and back in slave trading Malaysia.
Why? Why is it so hard for cops to just concentrate on preventing real crime?
I
just
don’t
understand.
Suaram:
URGENT APPEAL: 19 JUNE 2009
16 Refugees arrested during a Special Celebration of Burma’s Democratic Leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64 Birthday at Taman Jaya
The authority’s intolerance to peaceful assembly continued, when the police arrested 16 Burmese refugees at Taman Jaya during a special celebration of Burma’s democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64 birthdays before the event started.
The Pakatan Rakyat Selangor and Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) hold a special celebration today on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64 birthdays and to show solidarity support to her who still under detain by Burma military junta.
All of them were arrested around 9pm after people started gather for the event. All those arrested now are detained in the Petaling Jaya district police station and denial lawyer access. They might be moved to immigration.
We strongly urge the police to release all the individuals arrested immediately and unconditionally. We also demand that the Malaysia government recognise the refugee’s status and providing protection to them, while guaranteed the people rights to assembly and stop the assault on freedom of expression.
Released By,
Temme Lee
SUARAM Coordinator
016-4898224
Urgent action needed:
Please write protest letters to the government and the police to express your strongest condemnation of the arrests and the ongoing denial of rights of expression. Please also demand the Malaysian government for the immediate recognize the refugee’s status and unconditional release all those arrested.
Your protest letters should be sent to:
1. OCPD Petaling Jaya
Ibupejabat Polis DaerahPetaling Jaya
Polis Diraja Malaysia
Petaling Jaya
Jalan Pencala
46050 Selangor
Tel: 03-79662222
Fax: 03-79548740
2. Inspector-General of Police
Tan Sri Musa Hassan
Ibu Pejabat Polis Diraja Malaysia ,
50560 Bukit Aman,
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia .
Tel: +603 2262 6015
Fax: +603 2272 5613
4. Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak,
Prime Minister of Malaysia,
Prime Minister’s Office,
Main Block, Perdana Putra Building ,
Federal Government Administrative Centre,
62502 Putrajaya , MALAYSIA
Tel : 603-8888 8000
Fax : 603-8888 3444
E-Mail: ppm@pmo.gov. my
SAMPLE LETTER
[Letterhead of your organization]
Prime Minister,
Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak,
Prime Minister’s Office,
Main Block, Perdana Putra Building ,
Federal Government Administrative Centre,
62502 Putrajaya , MALAYSIA
Tel : 603-8888 8000
Fax : 603-8888 3444
E-Mail: ppm@pmo.gov. my
Dear Sir,
Re: Release those 16 Refugees arrested during a Special Celebration of Burma’s Democratic Leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64 Birthday at Taman Jaya
We are writing to you, once again, to express our outrage and our strongest condemnation over your government’s ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression.
We are appalled by your government and the police’s latest actions and view this as yet another attempt by your government to intimidate people from exercising their freedom to express their views.
We demand that the 16 individuals should be released immediately and unconditionally. We further demand that your government recognise their refugee’s status and providing protection to them.
We would like to remind you that freedom of expression and assembly is guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Yours sincerely,
[Name]
Mr. Tan, right on! Burmese refugees are discriminated because the majority are Christians. But if one is a Muslim like the Filipino Mindanaos, there is a welcome! Further, instead of bringing in so many Bagladeshis and Pakistanis, where many are extremist Muslims (many tried to exploit poor local girls by marrying them especially in Borneo, in order to stay in Malaysia), it’s refugees like the long suffering Burmese, who should be allowed to work. Please read this article below:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0617/p99s01-duts.html
Are terror groups finding a haven in Bangladesh?
Police have uncovered South Asian terror operatives in the country. Reports allege that Bangladeshi and Pakistani intelligence services are involved.
By David Montero
posted June 17, 2009 at 8:32 am EST
• A daily summary of global reports on security issues.
Katharina Sri (former: Noor Aza Othman)
nat: Muslim Rohingya refugees in Malaysia are often treated just as badly as anyone else…
Germany.
what a load of idiots we have.Police??? S**t
There’s something really sick with ‘our’ police…
Yeah right! Rohingya refugees are getting so much publicity and lobbying, including from Anwar because they are Muslims! And many are allowed to stay. Further, we have to be careful because many Bangladeshis are posing as Rohingyas since they are from the same ethnic group and near the border with each other!
the world is celebrating her birthday.
here, in Malaysia, the cops arrest those who celebrate her birthday.
Truyl 1Malaysia perfected by his cousin, the keris waving Minister.