Jerit urgent appeal update : 8 still being held in Police station
December 9, 2008
Received this by e-mail about 3 hours ago.
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i) 2 Jerit Volunteers still being held in IPD Taiping ,
ii) 4 JERIT coordinators, Sungai Siput MP and the bus driver is still being held in Kuala Kangsar (6)
iii) After more than 3 hours, the Pajero, Van and Lorry of the southern JERIT team was released
Two JERIT activists who have been arrested by the police in Taiping around 12noon today still are being held in IPD Taiping. They were arrested for leafleting the JERIT bicycle campaign leaflet.
5 others including MP Sungai Siput Dr. Jayakumar Devaraj were arrested by the IPD Kuala Kangsar for questioning the police who was taking Identity Cards from the cyclists. They were still being held in IPD Kuala Kangsar.
Altogether 8 individuals have been arrested on the seventh day of the JERIT cycle campaign. One of the female JERIT activists, Helen Mary Johnson has been molested and punched on the face by a police officer while she was taking photographs. Another JERIT activist Lee Huat Seng’s Lee Huat Seng’s camera was confisticated and in the process the police hurt him in his arm.
On the other hand, lorry, Pajero and van containing JERIT leaflets and bicycles belong to the southern JERIT team were released around 4pm. This was done after taking statements from the drivers of the vehicles. One of them, Cheng (driver of the van) was released on police bail as the leaflet is being investigated as there is no proper “information” on the publisher.
SUARAM strongly condemns the police for their ongoing attacks and intimidation on freedom of expression, a fundamental right which is guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. We demand the Malaysian government to allow the cyclist to continue cycling and practice their freedom of expression as stated in Federal Constitution.
The arrested are:
1. Ooi Choon Nam (IPD Taiping)
2. Yong Chat Wah (IPD Taiping)
3. Dr. Jayakumar Devaraj (IPD Kuala Kangsar)
4. Rani Rasiah (IPD Kuala Kangsar)
5. Jothi (IPD Kuala Kangsar)
6. Sugumaran (IPD Kuala Kangsar)
7. Karthik (IPD Kuala Kangsar)
8. S Vasu Rao, 49.
Background
JERIT or Oppressed People’s Movement is organizing a cycling campaign throughout the nation to put forward six demands to the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The campaign officially began on the 3rd December at Wisma Darul Aman Kedah. 50 cyclists have been flagged off from Wisma Darul Aman and they would cycle for sixteen days through Kedah, Penang, Perak, and Selangor. On 18th December they will handover a memorandum to the Prime Minister in Parliament.
4 December: A volunteer of the campaign, Ruben s/o Loganathan has been arrested at Merbau Pulas, Kedah, for leafleting leaflets containing demands of JERIT’s Bicycle campaign, but released under police bail on the same day.
5 December: Teluk Kumbar police had stopped the cyclist of JERIT cycle campaign from leafleting in Teluk Kumbar, Penang.
6 December: 16 Activist has been arrested in Skudai Johor.
For further details please contact Nalini E at 019-3758912
Released By,
Nalini.E
SUARAM Coordinator
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 to allow the cyclist to continue their campaign and allow them to practice their freedom of expression as stated in Federal Constitution.
Please call and send your protest letters to:
1. IPD Taiping
Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Taiping,
Jln Taming Sari,
34000 Taiping,
Perak.
Tel: 05-8291222
Fax: 05-8077169
OCPD Taiping: 019 6000240
2. IPD Kuala Kangsar
Jalan Raja Chulan,
33000 Kuala Kangsar,
Perak
Tel: 05 7762222
Fax: 05-7772741
OCPD Gaafar: 012 7132719
3. 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
SAMPLE LETTER
[Letterhead of your organisation]
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
Dear Sir,
Re: Release 8 JERIT Activists Immediately
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 Malaysian citizens from participating in any form of public assembly and exercising their freedom to express their views.
We demand that the eight activists to be released immediately and unconditionally and allow cyclists to continue their campaign in Johor. We further demand that your government stops the assault on freedom of expression.
We strongly urge you, once again, to stop bringing shame to Malaysia, a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council. We would like to remind you that freedom of expression is guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.
Yours sincerely,
[Name]
December 9, 2008 at 9:23 pm
OCPD Gaafar’s phone cannot be reached. He possibly switched it off. But the OCPD of Taiping can be reached.
And Haris, thanks for the sample. I’ll send a mass mail around for others to use the sample as a guideline to write their letter.
December 9, 2008 at 9:30 pm
It looks like the real Muslim is back to his old self. Let freewill be. Cheers.
December 9, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Sounds like UMNO running scared!!
December 9, 2008 at 10:32 pm
haris, ocpd taiping just replied a sms saying ‘already released on bail’. true?
December 9, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Hi Haris, sorry i’m a little off topic here. Just want to remind you on the information to the Hindu temple in Rasa. I guess many don’t know the place, if there’s a map/address it would be very much better. Thanks.
December 9, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Can’t such matter be addressed legally if those Police officers had violated their duty or Abused the Rights of People with violence? So that others have to watch out!!
This will drive People and Polce to understand Law better. By experience, the Court may act BIAS. Then, it will give more support that nothing could change until with Majority in Parliament to change the Laws and systems, including the jurdiciary and the Police.
Most probably it is easier to count the number of support by taking a RM10-A-Person fund for sueing those violation their duty, than, asking people to write protestion letters.
Writting complaints/protestion to AG chief, Director of PP and KUP,, Police Directors and MP cannot work on a simple Lawyer assaulting Clients case。 Will writing by individuals, in this case, work? May be the key point is IF ANY LAWYER DARE TO TAKE UP SUCH SUIT WITHOUT WORRYING ISA!!
Is the Jurdiciary system being put to a BIG Question Mark??
December 9, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Yeah, you’re right. UMNO is running scared but why is the police running around like they have nothing better to do?
What with the crime rate in Malaysia, you would think they would not waste their time with NGO cyclists? Their political masters are screwing things royally – maybe now would be an opportune time for His Majesty to step in and ask what the Royal Malaysian Police are doing? Maybe the Guardian of the Constitution part could shine a bit here…..
December 9, 2008 at 11:23 pm
This UMNO-BN govt who has no wish to be part of the solution to solve the nation’s failings head on. Rather, they are the main problem.
These two shameless specimens, botak Home Minister and the corrupt IGP should be lined up in front of a firing squad for all their misdeeds. They have undoubtedly, crossed the line of all human decency and mock Human Rights and democracy, which are enshrined in our Federal Constitution of Malaysia.
December 9, 2008 at 11:37 pm
The latest cry for change and reform is a timely but not an unusual episode in Malaysian history.Better late than never.After being subjected to 50 over years of abuse,misrule,wastage and bullying by the UMNO clowns’excessive and repressive rule Malaysians in general have come to their senses and are beginning to claim their rightful freedom enshrined in the constitution.May this wave of change gain more and more momentum in the future and wipe out the political masters whose time has run out so to be buried like the dinosaurs which perished due to their own ignorance to the changing environment.Let’s have more such activities to expose to the world at large the wild,crude and incapability of the authorities to handle even such a passive movement.
December 9, 2008 at 11:45 pm
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December 10, 2008 at 12:16 am
As again Polis Raja Di Malaysia shown their are more dangerous than the peaceful cyclist. Causing harm and outraging modesty. Typical gangster behaviour.
December 10, 2008 at 12:20 am
OCPD Taiping can be reached.We should call as often as possible .
December 10, 2008 at 12:20 am
It’s so much easier to arrest cyclists than the culprits responsible for the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide. Consider they had done their work for what they are paid for.
December 10, 2008 at 12:20 am
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December 10, 2008 at 12:31 am
never seen any thingh so stupid why the police are doing this,they should be happy the bread and butter or the rice and fish they eat are all coming from the public,so in a sense you feed them to arest you,stop feeding them then.malaysian police have no shame at all,they are so thick skin people.
December 10, 2008 at 1:04 am
the Government doesn’t give a damn, the Police wouldn’t care, the loyalty is keeping quiet, DSAI is doing nothing.. So guys why even bother to write or call these people?? someone instead should find a solution with the United Nation or whatsortever.. Find some powerful organization whom can put presure against the current Government! I’m sick of the current senario but like many ‘RAKYAT’ we are lost.. Doesn’t know who to turn to..
December 10, 2008 at 1:38 am
Brother Haris, what else to say?
Next time, no need to ride bicycles, and Langkawi de Tour must be banned as well because more cyclists are involved.
Or another alternative, Mat Rempits should be recruited and paid to tour from north to south, east to west, and they must “jerit” as loud as they can, along the whole journey.
December 10, 2008 at 10:43 am
Dumb dumb and dumber.. where are your priorities..? Come on..! Take a look at yourself, you pathetic PDRM!
December 10, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Our freedom is under siege!
December 10, 2008 at 12:21 pm
The police are sadist and bully.If my boss ask me to do things against my religious teaching,I will oppose him in the name of Tuhan.Our police are munafiq and have no place for Taqwar in their hearts.Piecemeal demos are futile.Have a 50,000 people’s walk like the one done by ‘bersih’and we can see how brave are our police then.
December 10, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Harris….freedom of speech? my ass!
You don’t have the ******* balls even to
publish a tame comment! **** **** own **** man Harris.
By the way cut your ugly ******* hair…you’re
already an ugly duckling. Freedom of speech…hehe hehe!
Wait till the day when someone like you becomes a PM then you can talk about FS.
freedommyass,
If a comment does not pertain in any manner howsoever to the post under comment, it is more often than not an unsolicited attempt to give mielage to the commentator’s view on a matter quite unrelated to the subject of the post.
Yours was.
Go start your own blog
December 10, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Haris,
Enough is enough! This is an outrage, the continuous abuse of power by the police/authorities and their attacks on peaceful citizens. No, how can we take it lying down. Agree with Sharing we need to take legal action against the police, the IGP etc., physical attacks on peaceful citizens by the so-called protectors of the law cannot be condoned. The above strongly worded protest-letter should have been sent soon after the police attack on the MPPJ vigilers. We cannot afford to be sitting ducks for any further attacks. Above all, every possible action to oust the present corrupt and inefficient BN Government needs to be taken. Come on People, lovers of Righteousness and Justice we have worked so hard to win the 5 states, to get DSAI elected to Parliament, we have the support of right-minded Royalty, so many NGO’s JERIT, BERSIH, SUARAM, etc., there’s the Bar Council, Hindraf and Pakatan Rakyat, so what are we waiting for? ACT! ACT! ACT! Rally together all those for change and push through Parliament, the Rakyat’s ‘Vote of No Confidence in the present Corrupt and Ineffecient BN government.’
The above letter to the IGP at the individual level is not enough. Petitions with all the issues have to go to our Parliamentarians and the Agung. We have to bring about the change we want in a peaceful way but we have to act not just moan and groan and get side-tracked by every red herring. We are after all an elected democracy not a dictatorial or fascist regime. Don’t give them a chance to make it one!
sheila
December 11, 2008 at 5:51 pm
I am in agree with danet7882.
Didn’t Malaysia sign something on Human Rights with UN?
And, under that WHAT had Malaysia agreed to?
I believe observation of Human Rights for a FAIR conditons of living is the Basis.
The fulfilment of Client Charters which can be FOUND in almost each and every Government Department!
The Last should be Justice for Fair Trial.
Should something similar be in The COMMONWEALTH and therefore, UK had acted on the situation of Pakistan?
Had Malaysian been recognised with such Basic Rights?
PETITION TO UN & COMMON WEALTH!!