Malaysia frees JI terrorists
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 - The Government has released without publicity more than a dozen Muslim extremists linked to the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror organisation. They include Malaysian Yazid Sufaat, who is believed to have abetted the Sept 11 attacks in New York.
Yazid emerged as a key figure in JI"s regional network because of his link to Zacarias Moussaoui, a French citizen of Moroccan descent who was convicted of conspiracy charges in the Sept 11 attacks in New York.
A senior Malaysian government official told The Straits Times that the Indonesian, Malaysian and Filipino detainees were freed over the past month after a government advisory board at the Kamunting Detention Centre in Perak decided that they were no longer security threats.
Also released was a Thai national, Kasem Dayama, who was arrested in October 2006 for espionage, the official said. Their release has not been publicised.
Coming on the heels of the executions last month of the three Bali bombers in Indonesia, Malaysia"s move has raised eyebrows among the region"s intelligence community and security experts.
Security analysts warned of reprisal attacks after Indonesia executed Amrozi, Mukhlas and Imam Samudra for their role in the 2002 bombings of two Bali nightclubs that left more than 200 people dead.
Many of the detainees just released in Malaysia knew the Bali bombers well and are known to several JI militants who are still at large, including Noordin Mohammad Top and the Singapore detainee who escaped, Mas Selamat Kastari.
Regional intelligence officials fear that the freed men might still be anti-Western and could easily return to their underground networks in places such as the predominantly Muslim regions of southern Thailand and southern Philippines.
"There is clearly a more relaxed approach to the way Kuala Lumpur is dealing with suspected terrorists," one senior Western intelligence official based in South-east Asia said, adding that his government security agencies would be seeking more information from their Malaysian
counterparts.
A senior Malaysian government official who declined to be named defended the detainees" release.
He insisted that Kuala Lumpur remained committed to the fight against religious extremism, and stressed that the men who were released had been rehabilitated after an intensive programme.
"Some of them, like Yazid, have been detained for more than six years and the (advisory) board was comfortable that these men have been rehabilitated," he said.
He added that Yazid, who was arrested in December 2001, had shown "huge improvement" in recent years under the rehabilitation programme.
Again, he declined to elaborate. The 43-year-old Yazid is by far the most prominent of the JI suspects released by Malaysia.
A trained biochemist and former army captain, he emerged as a key figure in JI"s regional network because of his link to Zacarias Moussaoui, a French citizen of Moroccan descent who was convicted on conspiracy charges in the Sept 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.
Yazid hosted Moussaoui during his visit to Malaysia in September and October 2000.Eight months earlier, he allowed Khalid al-Midhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi to use his apartment.They were the two hijackers on board the American Airlines aircraft that crashed into the Pentagon.
Yazid was to have been detained until Jan 31, 2010, according to security officials.
Sources said his release was subject to conditions. A resident of Selangor, he cannot leave the state without the permission of the state police chief.
Similar conditions apply to Sabah resident Sulaiman Suramin, who was arrested in 2003 and is among those just released.
The foreign nationals released by the Malaysian government were mainly lowly functionaries of JI, which has ambitions of establishing a pan-Islamic state linking Indonesia, Malaysia and the Muslim southern islands of the Philippines.
Sources said the freed foreigners included eight Indonesians who were detained for two days at a West Java detention centre before being allowed to return to their families.
The Indonesians include:
Ahmad Zakaria, who was arrested off Sabah in 2004;
Arifin Iwan, who was caught in 2005 en route to the southern Philippines.
He had been active in sectarian fighting in Ambon and Poso;
Terhamid Dahlan alias Adi Utomo Sukamto, who was arrested while trying to enter Sabah illegally in 2004;
Zakaria Saman, alias Ahmad Said Maulana, who was arrested in 2003 while returning from south-east Philippines. He fought in Ambon and received his military training in the southern Philippines.
Philippine nationals Shaykinar Guat and Argadi Andoyok were arrested in 2006 off Sabah.
It is not clear whether they have been released since they were handed over to the Philippine authorities.
Thai national Kasem Dayama was also arrested in 2006, but he had no links to JI.
Malaysian security officials say he was arrested for spying on southern Thais seeking refuge in Kelantan.
Malaysian government sources said there are another 30 suspected JI operatives, a handful of them foreigners, still in detention at the Kamunting detention centre. - Straits Times Singapore
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
MCA, Gerakan won’t support ISA debate petition
MCA, Gerakan won’t support ISA debate petition
31 Oct 08 : 9.00AM
By Elizabeth Looi
elizabethlooi@thenutgraph.com
PETALING JAYA, 31 Oct 2008: The MCA and Gerakan may have come out against the Internal Security Act (ISA) but to date, none of their parliamentary representatives have signed an opposition-initiated petition against the act.
The petition, started by the Repeal ISA Parliamentary Caucus that was spearheaded by the Pakatan Rakyat on 21 Oct, seeks the prime minister's permission to allow a debate on the act in Parliament.
As of 23 Oct, the caucus collected 85 signatures, including one signature from a BN component party representative.
Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak's Member of Parliament (MP) for Hulu Rejang, Billy Abit Joo, was the only BN representative who signed the petition before it was submitted to the Prime Minister's Office.
When contacted, MCA Youth Chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong admitted that he had been approached by the caucus' members to sign the petition but had rejected it.
"If we (MCA MPs) did not sign the petition, it did not mean that we have no guts.
"It's just that the ruling coalition has a different way of doing things from the opposition," said Wee, who is also Deputy Education Minister and MP for Ayer Hitam.
He said debating an act, for it to be amended, was a passive way of solving the problem as all acts needed the cabinet's approval before amendment.
"Even if they are allowed to debate about it, they can keep debating until the cows come home but the law will still remain the same.
"We have to go back to the conventional structure, which is to go through the cabinet, if we want to amend any law," he said.
He added that the petition could be another opportunity for political mileage for the opposition and the MCA did not need to support it as the party had its own forum of airing its views to the BN.
The MCA's MP for Labis Chua Tee Yong shared Wee's sentiments and believed there would eventually be changes in the act but not now.
"MCA has called for the act to be reviewed because we believe that such law is needed in the country, just as in other countries, to keep law and order.
"But we want the act to be reviewed so that it will not be easily abused," he said.
Chua, however, said he could not recall if the caucus had approached him to sign the petition but he was confident that it was merely an attempt at gaining political mileage for the opposition.
Wanita Gerakan chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe, who is one of the two Gerakan MPs, said she would not support the petition.
"Gerakan has passed a resolution for the act to be reviewed so that it will not be misused and I stand by my party's resolution.
"I do not want to support the petition because I do not want other people to ride on us (Gerakan) for political mileage," said Tan.
31 Oct 08 : 9.00AM
By Elizabeth Looi
elizabethlooi@thenutgraph.com
PETALING JAYA, 31 Oct 2008: The MCA and Gerakan may have come out against the Internal Security Act (ISA) but to date, none of their parliamentary representatives have signed an opposition-initiated petition against the act.
The petition, started by the Repeal ISA Parliamentary Caucus that was spearheaded by the Pakatan Rakyat on 21 Oct, seeks the prime minister's permission to allow a debate on the act in Parliament.
As of 23 Oct, the caucus collected 85 signatures, including one signature from a BN component party representative.
Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak's Member of Parliament (MP) for Hulu Rejang, Billy Abit Joo, was the only BN representative who signed the petition before it was submitted to the Prime Minister's Office.
When contacted, MCA Youth Chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong admitted that he had been approached by the caucus' members to sign the petition but had rejected it.
"If we (MCA MPs) did not sign the petition, it did not mean that we have no guts.
"It's just that the ruling coalition has a different way of doing things from the opposition," said Wee, who is also Deputy Education Minister and MP for Ayer Hitam.
He said debating an act, for it to be amended, was a passive way of solving the problem as all acts needed the cabinet's approval before amendment.
"Even if they are allowed to debate about it, they can keep debating until the cows come home but the law will still remain the same.
"We have to go back to the conventional structure, which is to go through the cabinet, if we want to amend any law," he said.
He added that the petition could be another opportunity for political mileage for the opposition and the MCA did not need to support it as the party had its own forum of airing its views to the BN.
The MCA's MP for Labis Chua Tee Yong shared Wee's sentiments and believed there would eventually be changes in the act but not now.
"MCA has called for the act to be reviewed because we believe that such law is needed in the country, just as in other countries, to keep law and order.
"But we want the act to be reviewed so that it will not be easily abused," he said.
Chua, however, said he could not recall if the caucus had approached him to sign the petition but he was confident that it was merely an attempt at gaining political mileage for the opposition.
Wanita Gerakan chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe, who is one of the two Gerakan MPs, said she would not support the petition.
"Gerakan has passed a resolution for the act to be reviewed so that it will not be misused and I stand by my party's resolution.
"I do not want to support the petition because I do not want other people to ride on us (Gerakan) for political mileage," said Tan.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
FREE ALL ISA DETAINEE'S NOW!!!
FREE ALL ISA DETAINEE'S NOW!!!
THE DETAINEE'S:
Yazid Sufaat, Suhaimi Mokhtar, Dr Abdullah Daud, Shamsuddin Sulaiman, Mat Shah Mohd Satray, Abdul Murad Sudin, Zaini Zakaria, Zainun Rashid, Wan Amin Wan Hamat, Sulaiman Suramin, Sufian Salih, Mohd Khaider Kadran, Hasim Talib, Zakaria Samad, Ahmad Zakaria, Terhamid Dahalan, Abdul Rahman Ahmad, Mahfudi Saifudin, Mulyadi, Arifin, Mat Tarmizi Zakaria, Artas Burhanudin, Francis Indanan, Mohd Nazri Dollah, Mohd Arsad Patangari, Adzmi Pindatun, Idris Lanama, Aboud Ghafar Shahril, Jeknal Adil, Binsali Omar, Husin Alih, Yussof Mohd Salam, Ahmad Jamal Azahari, Pakana Selama, Kasem Dayama, Shaykinar Guat, Argadi Andoyok, Ng How Chuang, Ng Keat Seng, Mohd Azuan Aniffa, Mohd Faizol Shamsuddin, Zulfikli Abu Bakar, Zulfikli Marzuki, Amir Hussain, Mohd Nasir Ismail, Ahmad Kamil Hanafiah, Muh Amir Hanafiah, Tan Choon Chin, Mavalavan, Lian Kok Heng, Sundaraj Vijay, San Khaing, Shadul Islam, Abdul Sattar Sarjoon, Faycal Mamdouh, Mohamad Nakhrakhel, Muhammad Shuaib Hazral Bilal, Muhammad Zahid Zahir Shah, T Vasanthakumar, P Uthayakumar, R Kenghadharan, V Ganabatirau, M Manoharan and YM Raja Petra Kamarudin.
THE DETAINEE'S:
Yazid Sufaat, Suhaimi Mokhtar, Dr Abdullah Daud, Shamsuddin Sulaiman, Mat Shah Mohd Satray, Abdul Murad Sudin, Zaini Zakaria, Zainun Rashid, Wan Amin Wan Hamat, Sulaiman Suramin, Sufian Salih, Mohd Khaider Kadran, Hasim Talib, Zakaria Samad, Ahmad Zakaria, Terhamid Dahalan, Abdul Rahman Ahmad, Mahfudi Saifudin, Mulyadi, Arifin, Mat Tarmizi Zakaria, Artas Burhanudin, Francis Indanan, Mohd Nazri Dollah, Mohd Arsad Patangari, Adzmi Pindatun, Idris Lanama, Aboud Ghafar Shahril, Jeknal Adil, Binsali Omar, Husin Alih, Yussof Mohd Salam, Ahmad Jamal Azahari, Pakana Selama, Kasem Dayama, Shaykinar Guat, Argadi Andoyok, Ng How Chuang, Ng Keat Seng, Mohd Azuan Aniffa, Mohd Faizol Shamsuddin, Zulfikli Abu Bakar, Zulfikli Marzuki, Amir Hussain, Mohd Nasir Ismail, Ahmad Kamil Hanafiah, Muh Amir Hanafiah, Tan Choon Chin, Mavalavan, Lian Kok Heng, Sundaraj Vijay, San Khaing, Shadul Islam, Abdul Sattar Sarjoon, Faycal Mamdouh, Mohamad Nakhrakhel, Muhammad Shuaib Hazral Bilal, Muhammad Zahid Zahir Shah, T Vasanthakumar, P Uthayakumar, R Kenghadharan, V Ganabatirau, M Manoharan and YM Raja Petra Kamarudin.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Home Minister signed order to detain Raja Petra at Kamunting, court told
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23, 2008): Blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin's application seeking release from detention under section 73 (1) of the Internal Security Act (ISA) is academic because the home minister has signed an order to detain him under section 8 (1), the High Court here heard today.
Senior Federal Counsel Abdul Wahab Mohamad said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Syed Albar signed the order yesterday to detain Raja Petra at the Kamunting detention camp for two years.
In his preliminary objection, he said that with the fresh detention order under Section 8(1) becoming operative, Raja Petra's detention was no longer under the purview of the Inspector-General of Police as stated in the notice of motion filed on Sept 16.
"We submit that any issues that transpired before the issuance of the detention cannot be subject to judicial inquiry," he said.
The main issue of the applicant had become purely academic, he said, urging the court to dismiss the application.
Raja Petra was arrested on Sept 12 and filed a habeas corpus application seeking his release from ISA detention on the grounds that the detention was unlawful and contravened the Federal Constitution. He named the Inspector-Genral of police and the Kamunting Detention Camp as respondents.
Section 73(1) allows a person to be held for up to 60 days without trial for the police to investigate and make their recommendations to the minister.
Raja Petra's counsel, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, said he was just informed about his client's detention under the minister's order.
"Our application definitely has bearing and definitely afects his (Raja Petra) liberty provided under the Federal Constitution," he said.
He said that even though he would file an application to challenge the minister's order, he wanted the court to hear the habeas corpus application since it still involved "life issues".
Justice Suraya Othman said that since the application had been overtaken by events, she fixed Oct 28 for both parties to make further submissions before the court decided whether to hear further on the matter.
On the habeas corpus application by Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok Suh Sim, who was detained under the ISA on the same day but has since been released, Suraya said the court could not be give any remedy since the matter too had been overtaken by events.
Kok's counsel, Karpal Singh, said that even though he was not asking the court to make any ruling, it should make some comment and go on public record on this detention issue to ensure that the authorities did not continue to abuse the Act.
Suraya said the court was bound by the Federal Court's ruling that the court could not make any comment since the matter had become academic and the applicant had other remedies like civil action.
Kok was freed last Friday.
- BERNAMA
Senior Federal Counsel Abdul Wahab Mohamad said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Syed Albar signed the order yesterday to detain Raja Petra at the Kamunting detention camp for two years.
In his preliminary objection, he said that with the fresh detention order under Section 8(1) becoming operative, Raja Petra's detention was no longer under the purview of the Inspector-General of Police as stated in the notice of motion filed on Sept 16.
"We submit that any issues that transpired before the issuance of the detention cannot be subject to judicial inquiry," he said.
The main issue of the applicant had become purely academic, he said, urging the court to dismiss the application.
Raja Petra was arrested on Sept 12 and filed a habeas corpus application seeking his release from ISA detention on the grounds that the detention was unlawful and contravened the Federal Constitution. He named the Inspector-Genral of police and the Kamunting Detention Camp as respondents.
Section 73(1) allows a person to be held for up to 60 days without trial for the police to investigate and make their recommendations to the minister.
Raja Petra's counsel, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, said he was just informed about his client's detention under the minister's order.
"Our application definitely has bearing and definitely afects his (Raja Petra) liberty provided under the Federal Constitution," he said.
He said that even though he would file an application to challenge the minister's order, he wanted the court to hear the habeas corpus application since it still involved "life issues".
Justice Suraya Othman said that since the application had been overtaken by events, she fixed Oct 28 for both parties to make further submissions before the court decided whether to hear further on the matter.
On the habeas corpus application by Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok Suh Sim, who was detained under the ISA on the same day but has since been released, Suraya said the court could not be give any remedy since the matter too had been overtaken by events.
Kok's counsel, Karpal Singh, said that even though he was not asking the court to make any ruling, it should make some comment and go on public record on this detention issue to ensure that the authorities did not continue to abuse the Act.
Suraya said the court was bound by the Federal Court's ruling that the court could not make any comment since the matter had become academic and the applicant had other remedies like civil action.
Kok was freed last Friday.
- BERNAMA
Thursday, September 18, 2008
ISA: Teresa Kok dibebaskan
ISA: Teresa Kok dibebaskan
Sep 19, 08 1:19pm
kemaskini 3:20pm Teresa Kok dibebaskan daripada tahanan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) hari ini selepas disiasat selama seminggu.
Beliau dibebaskan di balai polis Jalan Travers, Kuala Lumpur jam 1 petang.
Beliau berada di balai polis berkenaan selama 40 minit untuk proses urusan pembebasan sebelum keluar bersama ibu bapanya Kok Kim Tong Pong Seh Kwon (foto kanan), peguamnya Sankara Nair dan pembantunya Mandy Ooi (foto bawah).
DAP memaklumkan satu sidang media berhubung pembebasan itu akan diadakan di ibu pejabatnya di Petaling Jaya jam 3.30 petang.
Exco kanan kerajaan Selangor itu ditahan bawah ISA menjelang tengah malam Jumaat lepas.
Beliau antara tiga orang yang ditahan minggu lalu bawah kontroversi itu selepas penangkapan editor Malaysia Today Raja Petra Kamaruddin dan wartawan Sin Chew Daily Tan Hoon Cheng.
Tan dibebaskan Sabtu lepas, sementara Raja Petra masih ditahan.
Teresa, yang juga ahli Parlimen Seputeh, ditangkap kira-kira jam 11.15 malam Jumaat lalu ketika pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis di Kuala Lumpur.
Teresa yang setiausaha organisasi kebangsaan DAP, ditahan selepas kenderaan yang dinaikinya dihalang oleh tiga kereta peronda polis.
Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Ismail Omar mengesahkan penahanan Teresa mengikut Seksyen 73 (1) ISA.
Menurut pemimpin utama DAP Lim Kit Siang, tiga kereta polis bersama 10 anggota menahan Teresa di pintu masuk kondominiumnya.
Katanya, Teresa baru pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis festival kuih bulan di pejabatnya di kawasan pilihanrayanya.
Teresa ditahan untuk siasatan berhubung tuduhan melarang laungan azan di dua masjid, penggunaan tulisan jawi pada papan tanda dan laporan polis terhadapnya oleh beberapa pertubuhan Islam, termasuk Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais).
Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Ismail Omar berkata Teresa dibebaskan selepas polis berpuas hati dengan siasatan dan tiada lagi sebab-sebab untuk terus menahannya.
"Selepas penangkapan dan siasatan dijalankan, polis berpuas hati bahawa tiada lagi sebab untuk meneruskan penahanan lanjut dan memutuskan untuk membebaskan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.
Tambahnya, ahli politik popular itu ditahan di hadapan pintu masuk kondominium Pearl Tower, OG Height, Jalan Awan Cina, Kuala Lumpurpada 12 September selepas disyaki terlibat dalam perkara-perkara yang memudaratkan keselamatan negara.
Sep 19, 08 1:19pm
kemaskini 3:20pm Teresa Kok dibebaskan daripada tahanan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) hari ini selepas disiasat selama seminggu.
Beliau dibebaskan di balai polis Jalan Travers, Kuala Lumpur jam 1 petang.
Beliau berada di balai polis berkenaan selama 40 minit untuk proses urusan pembebasan sebelum keluar bersama ibu bapanya Kok Kim Tong Pong Seh Kwon (foto kanan), peguamnya Sankara Nair dan pembantunya Mandy Ooi (foto bawah).
DAP memaklumkan satu sidang media berhubung pembebasan itu akan diadakan di ibu pejabatnya di Petaling Jaya jam 3.30 petang.
Exco kanan kerajaan Selangor itu ditahan bawah ISA menjelang tengah malam Jumaat lepas.
Beliau antara tiga orang yang ditahan minggu lalu bawah kontroversi itu selepas penangkapan editor Malaysia Today Raja Petra Kamaruddin dan wartawan Sin Chew Daily Tan Hoon Cheng.
Tan dibebaskan Sabtu lepas, sementara Raja Petra masih ditahan.
Teresa, yang juga ahli Parlimen Seputeh, ditangkap kira-kira jam 11.15 malam Jumaat lalu ketika pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis di Kuala Lumpur.
Teresa yang setiausaha organisasi kebangsaan DAP, ditahan selepas kenderaan yang dinaikinya dihalang oleh tiga kereta peronda polis.
Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Ismail Omar mengesahkan penahanan Teresa mengikut Seksyen 73 (1) ISA.
Menurut pemimpin utama DAP Lim Kit Siang, tiga kereta polis bersama 10 anggota menahan Teresa di pintu masuk kondominiumnya.
Katanya, Teresa baru pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis festival kuih bulan di pejabatnya di kawasan pilihanrayanya.
Teresa ditahan untuk siasatan berhubung tuduhan melarang laungan azan di dua masjid, penggunaan tulisan jawi pada papan tanda dan laporan polis terhadapnya oleh beberapa pertubuhan Islam, termasuk Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais).
Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Ismail Omar berkata Teresa dibebaskan selepas polis berpuas hati dengan siasatan dan tiada lagi sebab-sebab untuk terus menahannya.
"Selepas penangkapan dan siasatan dijalankan, polis berpuas hati bahawa tiada lagi sebab untuk meneruskan penahanan lanjut dan memutuskan untuk membebaskan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.
Tambahnya, ahli politik popular itu ditahan di hadapan pintu masuk kondominium Pearl Tower, OG Height, Jalan Awan Cina, Kuala Lumpurpada 12 September selepas disyaki terlibat dalam perkara-perkara yang memudaratkan keselamatan negara.
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Aliran's ISA Watch
List of known detainees as at 13 September 2008
Name of Detainee
Position/ Organisation
Date
of arrest
Current Status
Yazid Sufaat
Businessman, Kedah; alleged JI member
9 Dec 2001
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2002. Detention order extended in Jan 2004
Suhaimi Mokhtar
Businessman, Kuala Lumpur; alleged JI
29 Dec 2001
Sent to KDC on 22 Feb 2002. Detention order extended by two years in Feb 2004.
Dr Abdullah Daud
Geo-info Lecturer, UTM Johor; alleged JI member
3 Jan 2002
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2002. Detention order extended by another two years in Feb 2006.
Shamsuddin Sulaiman
Asst. Accountant, Health Ministry; former ITM student; alleged JI member
17 April 2002
Sent to KDC on 13 June 2002; Habeas corpus rejected on 17 Feb 2004; transferred to an undisclosed police remand centre in KL on 11 June 2004; detention order renewed on 12 June 2004
Mat Shah Mohd Satray
Technician, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, originally alleged to be KMM member, later alleged to be JI member
18 April 2002
Sent to KDC on 13 June 2002; transferred to an undisclosed police remand centre in KL on 11 June 2004; detention order renewed on 12 June 2004; Federal Court rejects habeas corpus appeal on 2 Feb 2005: files habeas corpus application in Aug 2006. Detention order extended again in June 2006 and yet again in June 2008.
Abdul Murad Sudin
Trader (rental of agricultural equipment), Teluk Intan, Perak; alleged JI member
16 Oct 2002
Sent to KDC on 2 Dec 2002; Federal Court rejects habeas corpus appeal on 2 Feb 2005; files habeas corpus application in Aug 2006.
Zaini Zakaria
Electrical engineer, ex-TNB and Malaysia Airports; helped set up Luqmanul Hakim religious school in Tanah Merah, Kelantan; alleged JI member
8 Dec 2002
Sent to Kamunting on 6 Feb 2003 - Detention no. 2580/03
Zainun Rashid
Foreign national; Alleged JI member
mid Dec 2002
Sent to Kamunting on 6 Feb 2003
Wan Amin Wan Hamat
Alleged JI member
2003
Sent to KDC effective 20 Mar 2003
Sulaiman Suramin
Businessman, Sandakan; Alleged JI member
5 June 2003
Alleged that he was stripped naked and mocked; Sent to KDC on 1 August 2003
Sufian Salih
Filipino national; alleged JI involvement
2003-2004
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2004; Filed habeas corpus application in Aug 2006
Mohd Khaider Kadran
Businessman, 38, allegedly "a leader of JI"
11 Jan 2004
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2004
Hasim Talib
Filipino; alleged JI involvement
Dec 2003 - Jan 2004
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2004
Zakaria bin Samad
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2004
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2004
Ahmad Zakaria
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2004
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2004
Terhamid bin Dahalan
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2004
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2004
Abdul Rahman Ahmad @ Deraman Koteh
Alleged militant separatist of Thailand
5 Jan 2005
Sent to KDC on 4 Feb 2005
Mahfudi Saifuddin
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2005
Sent to KDC on 2 Aug 2005
Mulyadi
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2005
Sent to KDC on 2 Aug 2005
Arifin
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2005
Sent to KDC on 2 Aug 2005
Mat Tarmizi Zakaria
Foreign national; Alleged Thai separatist
2005
Sent to KDC on 9 Sept 2005
A Artas A Burhanuddin
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Francis Indanan
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Mohd Nazri Dollah
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 11 May 2006
Mohd Arasad Patangari
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Adzmi Pindatun
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Idris Lanama
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Klang
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Aboud Ghafar Shahril
Indonesian; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Jeknal Adil
stateless; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 11 May 2006
Binsali Omar
Filipino (Malaysian PR); Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
16 Mar -3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 11 May 2006
Husin Alih
Filipino national; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 28 July 2006
Yussof Mohd Salam
Filipino national; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 23 Aug 2006
Abd Jamal Azahari
Filipino national; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 23 Aug 2006
Pakana Selama
PR status; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 28 Sept 2006
Kasem Dayama
Foreign national; Alleged foreign agent
2006
Sent to KDC on 19 Oct 2006
Shaykinar Guat
Stateless; Alleged member of Darul Islam
2006
Sent to KDC on 19 Oct 2006
Argadi Andoyok
Stateless; Alleged member of Darul Islam
2006
Sent to KDC on 19 Oct 2006
Ng How Chuang
Alleged document falsification
2006
Sent to KDC on 30 Nov 2006
Ng Keat Seng
Alleged document falsification
2006
Sent to KDC on 30 Nov 2006
Mohd Azuan b Aniffa
Alleged foreign agent
2006
Sent to KDC on 18 Dec 2006
Mohd Faizol Shamsudin
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 20 March 2007
Zulfikli Abu Bakar
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 20 March 2007
Zulfikli Marzuki
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 20 March 2007
Amir Hussain
Foreign national; Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 28 April 2007
Mohd Nasir Ismail
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 30 May 2007
Ahmad Kamil Hanafiah
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 30 May 2007
Muh Amir Hanafiah
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 30 May 2007
Tan Choon Chin
Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 12 Sept 2007
Mavalavan
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 22 Sept 2007
Lian Kok Heng
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 22 Sept 2007
Sundaraj Vijay
Foreign national; Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 18 Oct 2007
San Khaing
Foreign national; Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 18 Oct 2007
P Uthayakumar
Hindraf legal advisor; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order
M Manoharan
Hindraf leader; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order
R Kenghadharan
Hindraf leader; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order
V Ganabatirau
Hindraf leader; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order
T Vasanthakumar
Hindraf organising secretary; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order
Shadul Islam
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2698/2008)
Abdul Sathar Mohammad Sarjoon
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2699/2008)
Faycal Mamdouh
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2700/2008)
Mahamad Nakhrakhel
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2701/2008)
Muhammad Shuaib Hazrat Bilal
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2702/2008)
Muhammad Zahid Haji Zahir Shah
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2703/2008)
Raja Petra Kamaruddin
Blogger
12 September 2008
Not known
Teresa Kok
Selangor state exco member
12 September 2008
Not known
Disclaimer: We believe the above information reflects the current status of ISA detainees to the best of our knowledge in the absence of latest official confirmation.
Show your solidarity!
Send letters/postcards of solidarity to the ISA detainees to help lift their spirits.
Please send them to:
Kamunting Detention Centre
34600 Taiping, Perak,
Malaysia
No. of ISA detainees in Kamunting
Held for alleged involvement in: End-2000 3 July 2001 Nov 2001 June 2002 June 2003 Dec 2003 Feb 2005 June 2005 Aug 2006 June 2008
Human trafficking syndicate . 21 21 19 ? - . . . .
Misc . 3 3 4 ? 2 . 3 2 9
Al Ma'unah arms heist . 15 15 15 15 - . . . .
Reformasi activities . 6 5 6 - - . . . .
Free Acheh Movement . 4 3 2 ? - . . . .
Firearms . 3 3 - - - . . . .
Currency counterfeiting . 10 8 8 ? 6 . 22 22 .
Document falsification . 7 7 7 - - . 13 14 6
"Malaysian Mujahidin Group" . - 13 19 18 17 . 9 6 .
"Jemaah Islamiah" . - - 33 58 66 . 68 53 25
Hindraf . . . . . . . . . 5
Darul Islam . . . - - - . . . 17
Total 40 69 78 113 99 91 102 115 97 62
Note: 10,662 people have been arrested under the ISA in the past 44 years, 4,139 were issued with formal detention orders and 2,066 were served with restriction orders governing their activities and where they live. In addition, 12 people were executed for offences under the ISA between 1984 and 1993. Source: Figures were provided in a written answer by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also Minister for Internal Security, to parliamentary opposition leader Lim Kit Siang, whose statement was quoted by AFP in newsreports dated 3 Feb 2005
Action Required:
- Demand that they be immediately released or charged in open court so that they can defend themselves.
- Express grave concern over their well-being
Letters can be addressed to:
Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi
Prime Minister of Malaysia and Home Affairs Minister
Prime Minister's Office
Federal Government Administration Centre
62502 Putrajaya
MALAYSIA
Fax : +60 3 8888 3444
The Inspector General of Police
Headquarters of Royal Police of Malaysia
Bukit Aman
50560 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Fax: +603 22731326
Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman
Chairperson
National Human Rights Commission,
29th. Floor, Menara Tun Razak,
Jalan Raja Laut,
50350 Kuala Lumpur.
Fax - 603-26125620
Tel-603-26125600
email: humanrights@humanrights.com.my
UN Secretary-General
United Nations Room S-3800,
New York NY 10017
Fax: 1-212-963 4879/2155
Email : ecu@un.org
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des nations
8-14 avenue de la Paix,
CH 1211 Geneve,
Switzerland
Fax : (41) 229170213
Email: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Aliran (alirankn@hotmail.com)
Aliran's ISA Watch
List of known detainees as at 13 September 2008
Name of Detainee
Position/ Organisation
Date
of arrest
Current Status
Yazid Sufaat
Businessman, Kedah; alleged JI member
9 Dec 2001
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2002. Detention order extended in Jan 2004
Suhaimi Mokhtar
Businessman, Kuala Lumpur; alleged JI
29 Dec 2001
Sent to KDC on 22 Feb 2002. Detention order extended by two years in Feb 2004.
Dr Abdullah Daud
Geo-info Lecturer, UTM Johor; alleged JI member
3 Jan 2002
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2002. Detention order extended by another two years in Feb 2006.
Shamsuddin Sulaiman
Asst. Accountant, Health Ministry; former ITM student; alleged JI member
17 April 2002
Sent to KDC on 13 June 2002; Habeas corpus rejected on 17 Feb 2004; transferred to an undisclosed police remand centre in KL on 11 June 2004; detention order renewed on 12 June 2004
Mat Shah Mohd Satray
Technician, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, originally alleged to be KMM member, later alleged to be JI member
18 April 2002
Sent to KDC on 13 June 2002; transferred to an undisclosed police remand centre in KL on 11 June 2004; detention order renewed on 12 June 2004; Federal Court rejects habeas corpus appeal on 2 Feb 2005: files habeas corpus application in Aug 2006. Detention order extended again in June 2006 and yet again in June 2008.
Abdul Murad Sudin
Trader (rental of agricultural equipment), Teluk Intan, Perak; alleged JI member
16 Oct 2002
Sent to KDC on 2 Dec 2002; Federal Court rejects habeas corpus appeal on 2 Feb 2005; files habeas corpus application in Aug 2006.
Zaini Zakaria
Electrical engineer, ex-TNB and Malaysia Airports; helped set up Luqmanul Hakim religious school in Tanah Merah, Kelantan; alleged JI member
8 Dec 2002
Sent to Kamunting on 6 Feb 2003 - Detention no. 2580/03
Zainun Rashid
Foreign national; Alleged JI member
mid Dec 2002
Sent to Kamunting on 6 Feb 2003
Wan Amin Wan Hamat
Alleged JI member
2003
Sent to KDC effective 20 Mar 2003
Sulaiman Suramin
Businessman, Sandakan; Alleged JI member
5 June 2003
Alleged that he was stripped naked and mocked; Sent to KDC on 1 August 2003
Sufian Salih
Filipino national; alleged JI involvement
2003-2004
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2004; Filed habeas corpus application in Aug 2006
Mohd Khaider Kadran
Businessman, 38, allegedly "a leader of JI"
11 Jan 2004
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2004
Hasim Talib
Filipino; alleged JI involvement
Dec 2003 - Jan 2004
Sent to KDC on 28 Feb 2004
Zakaria bin Samad
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2004
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2004
Ahmad Zakaria
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2004
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2004
Terhamid bin Dahalan
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2004
Sent to KDC on 30 Jan 2004
Abdul Rahman Ahmad @ Deraman Koteh
Alleged militant separatist of Thailand
5 Jan 2005
Sent to KDC on 4 Feb 2005
Mahfudi Saifuddin
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2005
Sent to KDC on 2 Aug 2005
Mulyadi
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2005
Sent to KDC on 2 Aug 2005
Arifin
Alleged JI member; Indonesian national
2005
Sent to KDC on 2 Aug 2005
Mat Tarmizi Zakaria
Foreign national; Alleged Thai separatist
2005
Sent to KDC on 9 Sept 2005
A Artas A Burhanuddin
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Francis Indanan
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Mohd Nazri Dollah
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 11 May 2006
Mohd Arasad Patangari
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Adzmi Pindatun
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Tawau
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Idris Lanama
Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah" from Klang
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Aboud Ghafar Shahril
Indonesian; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 16 May 2006
Jeknal Adil
stateless; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
16 Mar - 3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 11 May 2006
Binsali Omar
Filipino (Malaysian PR); Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
16 Mar -3 Apr 2006
Sent to KDC on 11 May 2006
Husin Alih
Filipino national; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 28 July 2006
Yussof Mohd Salam
Filipino national; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 23 Aug 2006
Abd Jamal Azahari
Filipino national; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 23 Aug 2006
Pakana Selama
PR status; Alleged member of "Darul Islam Sabah"
2006
Sent to KDC on 28 Sept 2006
Kasem Dayama
Foreign national; Alleged foreign agent
2006
Sent to KDC on 19 Oct 2006
Shaykinar Guat
Stateless; Alleged member of Darul Islam
2006
Sent to KDC on 19 Oct 2006
Argadi Andoyok
Stateless; Alleged member of Darul Islam
2006
Sent to KDC on 19 Oct 2006
Ng How Chuang
Alleged document falsification
2006
Sent to KDC on 30 Nov 2006
Ng Keat Seng
Alleged document falsification
2006
Sent to KDC on 30 Nov 2006
Mohd Azuan b Aniffa
Alleged foreign agent
2006
Sent to KDC on 18 Dec 2006
Mohd Faizol Shamsudin
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 20 March 2007
Zulfikli Abu Bakar
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 20 March 2007
Zulfikli Marzuki
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 20 March 2007
Amir Hussain
Foreign national; Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 28 April 2007
Mohd Nasir Ismail
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 30 May 2007
Ahmad Kamil Hanafiah
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 30 May 2007
Muh Amir Hanafiah
Alleged JI involvement
2007
Sent to KDC on 30 May 2007
Tan Choon Chin
Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 12 Sept 2007
Mavalavan
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 22 Sept 2007
Lian Kok Heng
Alleged foreign agent
2007
Sent to KDC on 22 Sept 2007
Sundaraj Vijay
Foreign national; Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 18 Oct 2007
San Khaing
Foreign national; Alleged document falsification
2007
Sent to KDC on 18 Oct 2007
P Uthayakumar
Hindraf legal advisor; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order
M Manoharan
Hindraf leader; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order
R Kenghadharan
Hindraf leader; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order
V Ganabatirau
Hindraf leader; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order
T Vasanthakumar
Hindraf organising secretary; lawyer
13 Dec 2007
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre on 13 Dec under two-year detention order
Shadul Islam
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2698/2008)
Abdul Sathar Mohammad Sarjoon
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2699/2008)
Faycal Mamdouh
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2700/2008)
Mahamad Nakhrakhel
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2701/2008)
Muhammad Shuaib Hazrat Bilal
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2702/2008)
Muhammad Zahid Haji Zahir Shah
Not known
July 2008
Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (ATP 2703/2008)
Raja Petra Kamaruddin
Blogger
12 September 2008
Not known
Teresa Kok
Selangor state exco member
12 September 2008
Not known
Disclaimer: We believe the above information reflects the current status of ISA detainees to the best of our knowledge in the absence of latest official confirmation.
Show your solidarity!
Send letters/postcards of solidarity to the ISA detainees to help lift their spirits.
Please send them to:
Kamunting Detention Centre
34600 Taiping, Perak,
Malaysia
No. of ISA detainees in Kamunting
Held for alleged involvement in: End-2000 3 July 2001 Nov 2001 June 2002 June 2003 Dec 2003 Feb 2005 June 2005 Aug 2006 June 2008
Human trafficking syndicate . 21 21 19 ? - . . . .
Misc . 3 3 4 ? 2 . 3 2 9
Al Ma'unah arms heist . 15 15 15 15 - . . . .
Reformasi activities . 6 5 6 - - . . . .
Free Acheh Movement . 4 3 2 ? - . . . .
Firearms . 3 3 - - - . . . .
Currency counterfeiting . 10 8 8 ? 6 . 22 22 .
Document falsification . 7 7 7 - - . 13 14 6
"Malaysian Mujahidin Group" . - 13 19 18 17 . 9 6 .
"Jemaah Islamiah" . - - 33 58 66 . 68 53 25
Hindraf . . . . . . . . . 5
Darul Islam . . . - - - . . . 17
Total 40 69 78 113 99 91 102 115 97 62
Note: 10,662 people have been arrested under the ISA in the past 44 years, 4,139 were issued with formal detention orders and 2,066 were served with restriction orders governing their activities and where they live. In addition, 12 people were executed for offences under the ISA between 1984 and 1993. Source: Figures were provided in a written answer by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also Minister for Internal Security, to parliamentary opposition leader Lim Kit Siang, whose statement was quoted by AFP in newsreports dated 3 Feb 2005
Action Required:
- Demand that they be immediately released or charged in open court so that they can defend themselves.
- Express grave concern over their well-being
Letters can be addressed to:
Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi
Prime Minister of Malaysia and Home Affairs Minister
Prime Minister's Office
Federal Government Administration Centre
62502 Putrajaya
MALAYSIA
Fax : +60 3 8888 3444
The Inspector General of Police
Headquarters of Royal Police of Malaysia
Bukit Aman
50560 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Fax: +603 22731326
Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman
Chairperson
National Human Rights Commission,
29th. Floor, Menara Tun Razak,
Jalan Raja Laut,
50350 Kuala Lumpur.
Fax - 603-26125620
Tel-603-26125600
email: humanrights@humanrights.com.my
UN Secretary-General
United Nations Room S-3800,
New York NY 10017
Fax: 1-212-963 4879/2155
Email : ecu@un.org
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des nations
8-14 avenue de la Paix,
CH 1211 Geneve,
Switzerland
Fax : (41) 229170213
Email: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Aliran (alirankn@hotmail.com)
Saturday, September 13, 2008
ISA: Teresa Kok turut ditahan
ISA: Teresa Kok turut ditahan
Sep 12, 08 11:59pm
Pemimpin DAP, Teresa Kok turut ditahan di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) hari ini.
Beliau merupakan orang ketiga ditahan hari ini di bawah ISA, selepas editor Malaysia Today, Raja Petra Kamaruddin dan wartawan Sin Chew Daily, Tan Hoon Cheng.
Difahamkan, ahli Parlimen Seputeh itu ditahan pada kira-kira jam 11.18 malam ini.
Beliau yang juga exco kerajaan Selangor ditahan ketika pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis di Kuala Lumpur.
Teresa yang setiausaha organisasi kebangsaan DAP, ditahan selepas kenderaan yang dinaikinya dihalang oleh tiga kereta peronda polis.
Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Ismail Omar mengesahkan penahanan Teresa mengikut Seksyen 73 (1) ISA.
Menurut pemimpin DAP, Lim Kit Siang, tiga kereta polis bersama 10 anggota menahan Teresa di pintu masuk kondominiumnya .
Katanya, Teresa baru pulang daripada menghadiri satu majlis festival kuih bulan di pejabatnya di kawasan pilihanrayanya.
Kontroversi azan
Teresa menjadi tumpuan laporan media - terutama akhbar harian berbahasa Melayu - selepas timbulnya dakwaan bahawa beliau telah meminta pegawai masjid di Kota Damansara, Sri Serdang dan Puchong Jaya supaya memperlahankan pembesar suara ketika melaungkan azan.
Kok bagaimanapun menafikan dakwaan tersebut. Tidak dipastikan sama ada penahanannya itu ada kaitan dengan dakwaan tersebut.
Di Pulau Pinang, Setiausaha Agung DAP, Lim Guan Eng turut mengesahkan penahanan Teresa.
Menurutnya, parti itu akan mengadakan mesyuarat tergempar esok untuk membincangkan perkara tersebut.
Sementara itu, Bernama melaporkan Guan Eng meminta supaya kerajaan dan polis membebaskan Tan dan Teresa.
Bercakap kepada pemberita di hadapan Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Pulau Pinang, beliau berkata, tindakan menahan mereka dilihat seolah-olah kerajaan dalam keadaan terdesak terutamanya menjelang tarikh 16 September ini, tarikh Penasihat PKR, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dikatakan akan mengambil alih pentadbiran kerajaan Barisan Nasional.
"Sementara pemberita berkenaan hanya menjalankan tugasnya dan tidak sepatutnya beliau dipersalahkan," katanya.
Kira-kira 100 pemimpin dan penyokong parti politik termasuk MCA, Gerakan dan DAP berkumpul di luar perkarangan IPK sambil menyalakan lilin sebagai tanda membantah penahanan wartawan itu.
Mereka berkumpul sejak jam 9.30 malam sebaik sahaja mengetahui mengenai penahanan Tan oleh polis Bukit Aman di rumahnya di Bukit Mertajam pada kira-kira jam 8.30 malam tadi.
Beberapa pemimpin PAS juga dilihat berada di kawasan itu.
Keadaan di situ terkawal dan anggota polis Simpanan Persekutuan (FRU) dilihat turut berada di bahagian dalam IPK untuk mengawal keadaan.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Raja Petra 'arrested under ISA'-malaysiakini
Friday, September 12, 2008
Raja Petra 'arrested under ISA'-malaysiakini
Controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin has been detained under the Internal Security Act, said his wife Marina Lee Abdullah.
Blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin telah ditahan di bawah Akta Keselamatan Negeri (ISA), kata isterinya Marina Lee Abdullah.
Menurutnya, 10 anggota polis datang ke rumah mereka di Sungai Buluh pada kira-kira jam 1.10 tengahari tadi untuk menahannya.
Ketika Malaysiakini menghubunginya pada jam 1.25 tengahari, anggota polis masih berada di rumahnya.
Pada 6 September lalu, Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar telah memberi amaran bahawa editor lamanweb Malaysia Today itu mungkin dikenakan ISA kerana menyiarkan komen yang didakwa menghina Islam dan Nabi Muhammad.
Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim), Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim), Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Maiwp) dan Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Jawi), telah membuat laporan polis terhadap Raja Petra berhubung perkara itu.
Mereka mendakwa komen beliau dalam artikel yang bertajuk "I Promise to be a good, non-hypocritical Muslim" didakwa menggunakan ayat-ayat yang menghina orang Islam.
Raja Petra, yang popular dengan panggilan RPK, juga didakwa telah membenarkan komen-komen disiarkan dalam lamanwebnya yang menghina Islam dan Nabi Muhammad, dalam artikel bertajuk "Not all Arabs are descendants of the Prophet".
Sementara itu, Marina berkata, mereka masih belum melantik peguam untuk mengendalikan perkara itu.
Ini adalah kali kedua Raja Petra ditahan di bawah ISA, yang membenarkan tahanan tanpa bicara.
Kali pertama, beliau ditangkap di bawah ISA pada 11 April 2001 ketika gerakan reformasi di mana sembilan orang telah ditahan. Pada masa itu, beliau merupakan webmaster lamanweb FreeAnwar.com
ketika itu.
Raja Petra dibebaskan selepas ditahan selama 52 hari. Bagaimanapun, enam daripada pemimpin reformasi itu dihantar ke Kem Tahanan Kamunting di Tapiling di mana mereka ditahan selama dua tahun.
Raja Petra 'arrested under ISA'-malaysiakini
Controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin has been detained under the Internal Security Act, said his wife Marina Lee Abdullah.
Blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin telah ditahan di bawah Akta Keselamatan Negeri (ISA), kata isterinya Marina Lee Abdullah.
Menurutnya, 10 anggota polis datang ke rumah mereka di Sungai Buluh pada kira-kira jam 1.10 tengahari tadi untuk menahannya.
Ketika Malaysiakini menghubunginya pada jam 1.25 tengahari, anggota polis masih berada di rumahnya.
Pada 6 September lalu, Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar telah memberi amaran bahawa editor lamanweb Malaysia Today itu mungkin dikenakan ISA kerana menyiarkan komen yang didakwa menghina Islam dan Nabi Muhammad.
Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim), Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim), Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Maiwp) dan Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Jawi), telah membuat laporan polis terhadap Raja Petra berhubung perkara itu.
Mereka mendakwa komen beliau dalam artikel yang bertajuk "I Promise to be a good, non-hypocritical Muslim" didakwa menggunakan ayat-ayat yang menghina orang Islam.
Raja Petra, yang popular dengan panggilan RPK, juga didakwa telah membenarkan komen-komen disiarkan dalam lamanwebnya yang menghina Islam dan Nabi Muhammad, dalam artikel bertajuk "Not all Arabs are descendants of the Prophet".
Sementara itu, Marina berkata, mereka masih belum melantik peguam untuk mengendalikan perkara itu.
Ini adalah kali kedua Raja Petra ditahan di bawah ISA, yang membenarkan tahanan tanpa bicara.
Kali pertama, beliau ditangkap di bawah ISA pada 11 April 2001 ketika gerakan reformasi di mana sembilan orang telah ditahan. Pada masa itu, beliau merupakan webmaster lamanweb FreeAnwar.com
ketika itu.
Raja Petra dibebaskan selepas ditahan selama 52 hari. Bagaimanapun, enam daripada pemimpin reformasi itu dihantar ke Kem Tahanan Kamunting di Tapiling di mana mereka ditahan selama dua tahun.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Anak mangsa tahanan ISA selamat dikebumikan
Anak mangsa tahanan ISA selamat dikebumikan
Salmiyah Harun | Foto Wan Zahari Wan Salleh
Fri | Jul 04, 08 | 6:25:09 pm MYT
Jenazah anak sulung mangsa tahanan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA), Shahrial Sirin, Aina Mardiah, 17, yang meninggal dunia akibat pendarahan otak selamat dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Kampung Sungai Serai jam 11.30 pagi tadi.
Setengah jam sebelum itu, jenazah Aina disembahyangkan hampir 200 jemaah di masjid Sungai Serai kira-kira satu kilometer dari rumahnya.
Turut serta menyembahyangkan jenazah anak kesayangan Fatma Masrum itu ialah Adun Hulu Klang, Saari Sungib yang juga bekas tahanan ISA; Adun Chempaka merangkap Exco Kerajaan Negeri, Ir. Iskandar Abdul Samad; Pengerusi GMI Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh dan lima orang bekas tahanan ISA.
Pengebumian Aina turut disaksikan berpuluh-puluh rakan sekolahnya dari Sek. Men. Keb. Dusun Nanding termasuk beberapa orang guru.
Sementara itu, sebaik keluar dari van jenazah, Shahrial yang masih mengenakan pakaian yang dipakai sewaktu tiba dari Kementa semalam bersama-sama ahli jawatankuasa khairat kematian menurunkan jenazah anaknya ke liang lahat.
Suasana bertambah pilu tatkala, Shahrial mencuri sedikit masa meriba, memeluk dan mencium kedua-dua anak perempuannya, Izzatul Zahrah, 12 dan Arfah, 9 sebaik sahaja jenazah kakak mereka dikebumikan.
Pelukan kasih sayang Syahrial untuk Almarhum Aina tidak kesampaian kerana dipisahkan oleh akta yang zalim; mungkin sebab itulah beliau tidak mahu melepaskan peluang meluahkan kasih sayang itu kepada dua anak perempuannya.
Fatma Masrum yang duduk di belakang suaminya ketika imam membacakan talkin, kelihatan sugul sambil memeluk dan mengusap suami tersayang yang terpisah sejak tujuh tahun lalu.
Sebaik sahaja jenazah selesai dikebumikan, pihak polis memberi sedikit kelonggaran kepada Shahrial untuk bertemu dan bersalaman dengan beberapa sahabat yang sekian lama tidak berjumpa.
Turut bersalaman dengan beliau, Ahli Parlimen Hulu Langat, Dr Che Rosli Che Mat, dan Ketua Penerangan Pemuda PAS Selangor, Sany Hamzan.
Lima orang bekas tahanah ISA yang bersama-sama beliau ketika di Kemta turut bersalaman dan berpelukan dengan beliau, termasuklah jiran dan rakan-rakan beliau.
Ada yang memeluk sambil menepuk bahu beliau sambil memberi kata-kata perangsang agar beliau tabah dan bersabar dengan ujian Allah SWT.
Suasana menjadi hiba apabila kelihatan beberapa rakan beliau turut menitiskan air mata ketika memeluk Shahrial namun beliau tetap tenang dan masih tersenyum.
Anggota polis yang ditemui di tanah perkuburan memberitahu, Shahrial dibenarkan menemui keluarganya pada malam ketujuh dan esok.
Tujuh orang polis yang mengawal Shahrial membenarkan beliau balik ke rumahnya sebentar untuk menukar pakaian dan kira-kira jam 12.20 tengahari menaiki van berwarna putih ke lokasi yang tidak diketahui.
Sementara itu, kepada pembaca yang sudi membantu keluarga Almarhumah Aina Mardiah dan keluarga mangsa ISA yang lain, salurkan sumbangan anda kepada HARAKAHDAILY DOT COM, nombor akaun Maybank 564070000336.- tajdid/mks._
Salmiyah Harun | Foto Wan Zahari Wan Salleh
Fri | Jul 04, 08 | 6:25:09 pm MYT
Jenazah anak sulung mangsa tahanan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA), Shahrial Sirin, Aina Mardiah, 17, yang meninggal dunia akibat pendarahan otak selamat dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Kampung Sungai Serai jam 11.30 pagi tadi.
Setengah jam sebelum itu, jenazah Aina disembahyangkan hampir 200 jemaah di masjid Sungai Serai kira-kira satu kilometer dari rumahnya.
Turut serta menyembahyangkan jenazah anak kesayangan Fatma Masrum itu ialah Adun Hulu Klang, Saari Sungib yang juga bekas tahanan ISA; Adun Chempaka merangkap Exco Kerajaan Negeri, Ir. Iskandar Abdul Samad; Pengerusi GMI Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh dan lima orang bekas tahanan ISA.
Pengebumian Aina turut disaksikan berpuluh-puluh rakan sekolahnya dari Sek. Men. Keb. Dusun Nanding termasuk beberapa orang guru.
Sementara itu, sebaik keluar dari van jenazah, Shahrial yang masih mengenakan pakaian yang dipakai sewaktu tiba dari Kementa semalam bersama-sama ahli jawatankuasa khairat kematian menurunkan jenazah anaknya ke liang lahat.
Suasana bertambah pilu tatkala, Shahrial mencuri sedikit masa meriba, memeluk dan mencium kedua-dua anak perempuannya, Izzatul Zahrah, 12 dan Arfah, 9 sebaik sahaja jenazah kakak mereka dikebumikan.
Pelukan kasih sayang Syahrial untuk Almarhum Aina tidak kesampaian kerana dipisahkan oleh akta yang zalim; mungkin sebab itulah beliau tidak mahu melepaskan peluang meluahkan kasih sayang itu kepada dua anak perempuannya.
Fatma Masrum yang duduk di belakang suaminya ketika imam membacakan talkin, kelihatan sugul sambil memeluk dan mengusap suami tersayang yang terpisah sejak tujuh tahun lalu.
Sebaik sahaja jenazah selesai dikebumikan, pihak polis memberi sedikit kelonggaran kepada Shahrial untuk bertemu dan bersalaman dengan beberapa sahabat yang sekian lama tidak berjumpa.
Turut bersalaman dengan beliau, Ahli Parlimen Hulu Langat, Dr Che Rosli Che Mat, dan Ketua Penerangan Pemuda PAS Selangor, Sany Hamzan.
Lima orang bekas tahanah ISA yang bersama-sama beliau ketika di Kemta turut bersalaman dan berpelukan dengan beliau, termasuklah jiran dan rakan-rakan beliau.
Ada yang memeluk sambil menepuk bahu beliau sambil memberi kata-kata perangsang agar beliau tabah dan bersabar dengan ujian Allah SWT.
Suasana menjadi hiba apabila kelihatan beberapa rakan beliau turut menitiskan air mata ketika memeluk Shahrial namun beliau tetap tenang dan masih tersenyum.
Anggota polis yang ditemui di tanah perkuburan memberitahu, Shahrial dibenarkan menemui keluarganya pada malam ketujuh dan esok.
Tujuh orang polis yang mengawal Shahrial membenarkan beliau balik ke rumahnya sebentar untuk menukar pakaian dan kira-kira jam 12.20 tengahari menaiki van berwarna putih ke lokasi yang tidak diketahui.
Sementara itu, kepada pembaca yang sudi membantu keluarga Almarhumah Aina Mardiah dan keluarga mangsa ISA yang lain, salurkan sumbangan anda kepada HARAKAHDAILY DOT COM, nombor akaun Maybank 564070000336.- tajdid/mks._
7 tahun dalam ISA, Shahrial sedih menatap wajah anak yang sudah tidak bernyawa
7 tahun dalam ISA, Shahrial sedih menatap wajah anak yang sudah tidak bernyawa
Roy Rasul | Foto Nasir Sudin
Fri | Jul 04, 08 | 12:05:43 pm MYT
Ketibaan tahanan di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) Shahrial Sirin, untuk menatap jenazah anak sulungnya, Aina Mardiah, 17, yang di tempatkan di rumah jirannya, Mohd Nawawi di Kampung Sungai Serai, Hulu Langat, Selangor disambut dengan penuh hiba dan genangan air mata kaum keluarga dan hadirin.
Shahrial yang tiba kira-kira jam 9.40 malam dibawa dengan sebuah van dengan nombor pendaftaran WQV 4491 diiringi lebih kurang sepuluh anggota polis. Setibanya di pekarangan rumah tersebut beliau terus didakap anak keduanya, Ehsan Shahrial, 16 dan beberapa sahabat handai.
Dengan genangan air mata beliau terus mendukung anak bongsunya, Arfah Sharial, 9 yang kebetulan turut menyambutnya di situ untuk memasuki dalam rumah menatap janazah anaknya.
Beliau duduk di sisi isterinya, Siti Fatma Masirun, 38, dan terus menatap wajah anaknya yang terbaring kaku di situ.
Beliau mengucup dahi anaknya itu sepuas-puasnya seolah-olah enggan menerima perpisahan akibat 7 tahun keluarga ini dipisahkan oleh tempoh kem tahanan secara zalim.
Kemudian beliau memanggil keempat-empat anaknya, Ehsan, 16, Abdullah Masul, 14, Izzatul Zahrah, 12 dan Arfah, 9 duduk bersamanya untuk menyedekah doa buat arwah anaknya.
Hening malam ketika itu yang dipenunh dengan bacaan surah yassin terhenti seketika.
Air mata pilu hadirin termasuk sanak saudara tidak dapat ditahan lagi. Malah rakan-rakan sekolah arwah yang menunggu sebelum Maghrib lagi turut tidak dapat menahan kesedihan.
Sementara itu, pihak polis yang mengawalnya hanya membenarkan Shahrial berada di sisi anaknya hanya satu jam.
Shahrial yang dibawa dari Kem Tahanan Kamunting, Taiping pada jam lima petang semalam tidak dapat menatap melihat anaknya sewaktu beliau sedang kritikal di Hospital Kajang semalam.
Ini kerana, anaknya menghembus nafas terakhir pada jam kira-kira 6.10 petang semalam. Anaknya dihantar ke hospital pada petang Rabu, 2 Jun apabila pengsan akibat terjatuh di rumahnya.
Selepas jatuh beliau terus koma dan di beri bantuan dengan mesin jangka hayat kerana mengalami darah beku dalam kepala.
Pada malam tersebut juga, keluarganya meminta kebenaran pihak berkuasa untuk membenarkan Shahrial menziarahnya.
Dengan itu sejak pukul lima petang kaum keluarga menunggu kedatangan Shahrial kerana mereka difahamkan Shahrial akan sampai di hospital antara pukul lima hingga enam petang.
Bagaimanapun penantian mereka ternyata hampa kerana anaknya meninggal sebelum Shahrial tiba.
Dalam pada itu, jenazah arwah di bawa ke rumah jirannya selepas Magrib.
Jenazah arwah diletakkan di rumah jirannya kerana rumahnya yang terletak bersebelahan terlalu uzur.
Pada hari ini pula, beliau dibenarkan melawat anaknya semasa di majlis pengkembumiannya di tanah perkuburan Islam kampung tersebut.
Di majlis tersebut juga beliau difahamkan hanya satu jam juga.
Dalam pada itu, Pengerusi Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI), Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh dan beberapa aktivis GMI turut berada di situ.
Turut sama berada di situ ialah Yang Dipertua PAS Cheras, Zulkifli Ahmad dan Ketua Pengarang Harakah, Ahmad Lutfi Othman serta isteri beliau.
Orang ramai pada malam tadi tidak putus-putus melawat arwah bahkan beberapa guru orang sekolahnya turut menziarahnya.
Kepada pembaca yang sedia membantu keluarga Almarhumah Aina Mardiah dan keluarga mangsa ISA yang lain, silakan hantar sumbangan anda kepada HARAKAHDAILY DOT COM, nombor akaun Maybank 564070000336. - mr/mks. _
Roy Rasul | Foto Nasir Sudin
Fri | Jul 04, 08 | 12:05:43 pm MYT
Ketibaan tahanan di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) Shahrial Sirin, untuk menatap jenazah anak sulungnya, Aina Mardiah, 17, yang di tempatkan di rumah jirannya, Mohd Nawawi di Kampung Sungai Serai, Hulu Langat, Selangor disambut dengan penuh hiba dan genangan air mata kaum keluarga dan hadirin.
Shahrial yang tiba kira-kira jam 9.40 malam dibawa dengan sebuah van dengan nombor pendaftaran WQV 4491 diiringi lebih kurang sepuluh anggota polis. Setibanya di pekarangan rumah tersebut beliau terus didakap anak keduanya, Ehsan Shahrial, 16 dan beberapa sahabat handai.
Dengan genangan air mata beliau terus mendukung anak bongsunya, Arfah Sharial, 9 yang kebetulan turut menyambutnya di situ untuk memasuki dalam rumah menatap janazah anaknya.
Beliau duduk di sisi isterinya, Siti Fatma Masirun, 38, dan terus menatap wajah anaknya yang terbaring kaku di situ.
Beliau mengucup dahi anaknya itu sepuas-puasnya seolah-olah enggan menerima perpisahan akibat 7 tahun keluarga ini dipisahkan oleh tempoh kem tahanan secara zalim.
Kemudian beliau memanggil keempat-empat anaknya, Ehsan, 16, Abdullah Masul, 14, Izzatul Zahrah, 12 dan Arfah, 9 duduk bersamanya untuk menyedekah doa buat arwah anaknya.
Hening malam ketika itu yang dipenunh dengan bacaan surah yassin terhenti seketika.
Air mata pilu hadirin termasuk sanak saudara tidak dapat ditahan lagi. Malah rakan-rakan sekolah arwah yang menunggu sebelum Maghrib lagi turut tidak dapat menahan kesedihan.
Sementara itu, pihak polis yang mengawalnya hanya membenarkan Shahrial berada di sisi anaknya hanya satu jam.
Shahrial yang dibawa dari Kem Tahanan Kamunting, Taiping pada jam lima petang semalam tidak dapat menatap melihat anaknya sewaktu beliau sedang kritikal di Hospital Kajang semalam.
Ini kerana, anaknya menghembus nafas terakhir pada jam kira-kira 6.10 petang semalam. Anaknya dihantar ke hospital pada petang Rabu, 2 Jun apabila pengsan akibat terjatuh di rumahnya.
Selepas jatuh beliau terus koma dan di beri bantuan dengan mesin jangka hayat kerana mengalami darah beku dalam kepala.
Pada malam tersebut juga, keluarganya meminta kebenaran pihak berkuasa untuk membenarkan Shahrial menziarahnya.
Dengan itu sejak pukul lima petang kaum keluarga menunggu kedatangan Shahrial kerana mereka difahamkan Shahrial akan sampai di hospital antara pukul lima hingga enam petang.
Bagaimanapun penantian mereka ternyata hampa kerana anaknya meninggal sebelum Shahrial tiba.
Dalam pada itu, jenazah arwah di bawa ke rumah jirannya selepas Magrib.
Jenazah arwah diletakkan di rumah jirannya kerana rumahnya yang terletak bersebelahan terlalu uzur.
Pada hari ini pula, beliau dibenarkan melawat anaknya semasa di majlis pengkembumiannya di tanah perkuburan Islam kampung tersebut.
Di majlis tersebut juga beliau difahamkan hanya satu jam juga.
Dalam pada itu, Pengerusi Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI), Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh dan beberapa aktivis GMI turut berada di situ.
Turut sama berada di situ ialah Yang Dipertua PAS Cheras, Zulkifli Ahmad dan Ketua Pengarang Harakah, Ahmad Lutfi Othman serta isteri beliau.
Orang ramai pada malam tadi tidak putus-putus melawat arwah bahkan beberapa guru orang sekolahnya turut menziarahnya.
Kepada pembaca yang sedia membantu keluarga Almarhumah Aina Mardiah dan keluarga mangsa ISA yang lain, silakan hantar sumbangan anda kepada HARAKAHDAILY DOT COM, nombor akaun Maybank 564070000336. - mr/mks. _
Monday, June 9, 2008
State govt wants detention centre moved out of Perak
State govt wants detention centre moved out of Perak
Humayun Kabir
TAIPING (June 8) : The Perak state government wants the federal government to move the Kamunting detention centre out of Perak because it is a shame and embarrassment to the Pakatan Rakyat government.
"If the fderal gvernment thinks it is a pride, that it can be a showpiece to the world, they can shift (it) to Putrajaya," senior state executive council member Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham said June 7.
"We hope this matter can be resolved soon,” Ngeh told reporters during a candlelight protest by about 500 supporters of the Abolish ISA Movement (AIM).
The protestors, comprising members of 83 organisations, had gathered at a mosque about 2km from the detention centre at 7.30pm before lighting up their candles and marching past three police roadblocks to the centre.
They arrived at the centre at about 8.40pm.
Outside the centre, Ngeh spoke to Larut Matang OCPD ACP Raja Musa Raja Razak, who agreed to give the movement 15 minutes to make their speeches and disperse.
Two AIM members called for the abolishment of the ISA and the freeing of all the detainees at the centre.
“We feel that everybody (should be given) a chance to defend himself.
The present laws under the ISA (operates on the) subjective discretion of the home minister (who can decide) whether a person is a threat to the national security or not.
This is totally unacceptable ” said Ngeh, who is Beruas MP and Sitiawan state assemblyman.
“Under the laws before the amendment, a judge can question whether the grounds in which you suspect a person is a threat to the national security or not.
The option then was not too bad.”
"But with the amendment, it is dictatorial and unsuitable for modern-day democracy.
"We call on the federal government to once again review the law (ISA) as more freedom should be given to the rakyat (to express themselves) so long as it is peaceful.
We do not support rioting but the right to express should be given in a democratic society.”
The protesters dispersed peacefully at the end of the speeches.
Humayun Kabir
TAIPING (June 8) : The Perak state government wants the federal government to move the Kamunting detention centre out of Perak because it is a shame and embarrassment to the Pakatan Rakyat government.
"If the fderal gvernment thinks it is a pride, that it can be a showpiece to the world, they can shift (it) to Putrajaya," senior state executive council member Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham said June 7.
"We hope this matter can be resolved soon,” Ngeh told reporters during a candlelight protest by about 500 supporters of the Abolish ISA Movement (AIM).
The protestors, comprising members of 83 organisations, had gathered at a mosque about 2km from the detention centre at 7.30pm before lighting up their candles and marching past three police roadblocks to the centre.
They arrived at the centre at about 8.40pm.
Outside the centre, Ngeh spoke to Larut Matang OCPD ACP Raja Musa Raja Razak, who agreed to give the movement 15 minutes to make their speeches and disperse.
Two AIM members called for the abolishment of the ISA and the freeing of all the detainees at the centre.
“We feel that everybody (should be given) a chance to defend himself.
The present laws under the ISA (operates on the) subjective discretion of the home minister (who can decide) whether a person is a threat to the national security or not.
This is totally unacceptable ” said Ngeh, who is Beruas MP and Sitiawan state assemblyman.
“Under the laws before the amendment, a judge can question whether the grounds in which you suspect a person is a threat to the national security or not.
The option then was not too bad.”
"But with the amendment, it is dictatorial and unsuitable for modern-day democracy.
"We call on the federal government to once again review the law (ISA) as more freedom should be given to the rakyat (to express themselves) so long as it is peaceful.
We do not support rioting but the right to express should be given in a democratic society.”
The protesters dispersed peacefully at the end of the speeches.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Wakil rakyat bantah ISA di Kamunting
Wakil rakyat bantah ISA di Kamunting
Abdul Rahim Sabri Jun 5, 08 2:58pm
Beberapa ahli parlimen dan ahli dewan undangan negeri (Adun) di Perak turut serta dalam perhimpunan membantah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) di depan kem tahanan Kamunting, Sabtu ini.
"Saya difahamkan ada beberapa ahli parlimen dan Adun Perak akan turun ke perhimpunan ini," kata pengarah kempen 'bebaskan tahanan enam tahun ISA', Norlaila Othman kepada Malaysiakini.
Kempen itu yang digerakkan oleh Gerakan Mansuh ISA (GMI) dijangka dihadiri 1,000 penyokong gerakan itu.
Menteri besar Datuk Seri Ir Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin bagaimanapun tidak akan hadir, tambahnya, "tetapi beliau akan memberi sokongan padu kepada GMI."
Menurut Norlaila lagi, perhimpunan itu berlangsung selama sejam bermula pada 8 malam 7 Jun ini. Perhimpunan itu diadakan sebagai kempen membebaskan 10 tahanan, termasuk suami Norlaila, yang meringkuk di kem itu selama enam tahun atas tuduhan terbabit dalam gerakan militan Islam.
Suaminya Mat Sah Mohamad Satray, yang pernah bekerja dengan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ditahan pada April 2002 atas tuduhan terlibat dengan Jemaah Islamiah (JI).Menurut Norlaila, polis telah memanggil wakil GMI di Perak untuk sesi perbincangan mengenai perhimpunan tersebut.
"Polis akan bertindak sekiranya ada pebuatan yang tidak diingini berlaku, seperti ceramah yang panjang, peserta bersorak, mengganggu lalulintas dan membuat provokasi.
"(Pihak) GMI memberi jaminan (kepada pihak polis) ia dijalankan secara aman," jelasnya.
Pihak GMi mengalu-alukan kerjasama polis untuk menjaga ketertiban di acara itu, katanya.
Penyelaras perhimpunan ini, Megat Shariffudin Ibrahim mengesahkan bahawa pihaknya telah berbincang soal keselamatan dengan polis Taiping.
Sehubungan itu, Megat Shariffudin telah memohon permit polis untuk perhimpunan ini di balai polis Taiping pada Selasa yang lepas.
"Mereka berjanji untuk memberi keputusan (kebenaran berhimpun) pada hari ini," katanya ketika dihubungi Malaysiakini.
Jika tiada permit berhimpun dikeluarkan, jelasnya lagi, GMI akan tetap mengadakan acara tersebut seperti dijadualkan.
Tambahnya, program yang akan dijalankan pada malam itu, antara lain, taklimat daripada pengerusi GMI Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh dan ucapan isteri dua tahanan ISA, termasuk Norlaila.
"Tetapi sekiranya ada Yang Berhormat (wakil rakyat) yang hadir ingin berucap, kita akan memberi ruang," katanya.
Bagaimanapun, beliau menegaskan perhimpunan ini bukan perhimpunan politik, tetapi menuntut hak asasi manusia.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Tahanan ISA lumpuh akibat psikologi?
Tahanan ISA lumpuh akibat psikologi?
Abdul Rahim Sabri & Zahra Hamdan Jun 4, 08 10:26pm
Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (Suhakam) akan memohon laporan perubatan secara bertulis berhubung dakwaan seorang tahanan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) yang didera sehingga menyebabkan lumpuh dan akan dibawa ke sebuah pusat rawatan mental.
Keluarga Sanjeev Kumar Krishnan mendakwa lelaki itu dibelasah dalam tempoh siasatan ISA selama 55 hari sejak ditangkap 28 Julai tahun lepas. 
Dalam laporan polis 20 Mei lalu, isterinya Sharmila Uthiakumar (foto kanan) mendakwa tahanan kini menggunakan kerusi roda di kem Kamunting, Taiping setelah dipindahkan pada 22 September lalu.
Sewaktu surirumah itu mengadu kepada Suhakam petang tadi, pesuruhanjaya Dr Chiam Heng Keng berkata siasatan awal suruhanjaya itu menunjukkan tahanan mengalami tekanan mental yang serius sehingga menyebabkan beliau mengalami kesakitan pada tubuhnya.
"Kami akan mendapat laporan dari hospital-hospital Taiping dan Pulau Pinang, tetapi diberitahu kepada Suhakam secara lisan oleh hospital (Taiping) bahawa diagnosis terhadap Sanjeev menunjukkan tidak organik, tidak ada apa-apa masalah terhadap otaknya," kata Dr Chiam.
"(Menurut doktor) Sanjeev mengalami tekanan perasaan dan sindrom pertukaran (conversion syndrome), yakni (satu) masalah psikologi. 'Sindrom pertukaran' satu istilah psikologi yang merujuk keadaan keresahan yang bertukar menjadi masalah perubatan (pada jasmani pesakit)."
Beliau menjelaskan Suhakam akan mendapatkan laporan perubatan untuk mengenal pasti masalah dan simptom yang sebenarnya.
"Tentunya sebagai seorang pakar psikologi, saya tidak menolak kemungkinan (bahawa) akibat terkurung dalam tahanan menyebabkan keadaan sangat menekan (perasaan seseorang tahanan).
"Saya tidak menolak kemungkinan itu. Kami pasti akan membuat susulan kes ini, dan jika perlu, melawat beliau sekali lagi untuk melihat sendiri (tahanan)," katanya sewaktu Sharmila dan Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) menyerahkan aduan kes ini.
"Mungkin sebagai seorang ahli psikologi, saya sendiri perlu melawatnya dan melihat kemungkinan tersebut," tambah Dr Chiam (foto, kanan).
"Jika ia akibat (kesan) psikologi, adalah penting, bagi beliau mendapat bantuan.
Tetapi syor kami ialah beliau disiasat dan dibicarakan di mahkamah."Dr Chiam sebelum ini merupakan seorang profesor psikologi sosial di Universiti Malaya selama 13 tahun.
Pesuruhjaya Suhakam, Datuk N Siva Subramaniam telah melawat Sanjeev Kumar dan hospital Taiping pada 7 Mei lalu.
Menurut Suhakam, hospital Taiping tidak mempunyai kepakaran dalam bidang itu, dan maka ia merujuk tahanan kepada hospital Pulau Pinang pada 21 hingga 24 Mei.
Suruhanjaya itu juga menyatakan pihaknya telah cuba mendapatkan laporan lengkap daripada Jabatan Penjara - yang menyelia kem tahanan tersebut - sejak sebulan lepas tetapi masih gagal mendapatkannya.
Ia tidak menolak kemungkinan mengadakan satu lagi lawatan untuk bertemu Sanjeev Kumar bagi mendapatkan maklumat lengkap.Walaupun tidak ikut serta dalam lawatan bulan lalu, Dr Chiam berkata beliau menjelaskan perkara ini bagi menunjukkan ada kemungkinan "kelumpuhan itu bukan faktor jasmani tetapi akibat kesan psikologi.
"Walaupun belum jelas buat masa kini sama ada Sanjeev Kumar akan dihantar ke Hospital Bahagia, tambah Dr Chiam, isu utama sekarang adalah memberi rawatan sebaiknya kepada tahanan.
GMI dalam memorandumnya itu mendakwa tahanan itu telah memaklumkan kepada keluarganya pada 1 Jun bahawa beliau "kemungkinan besar akan dihantar ke Hospital Bahagia di Tanjung Rambutan".
"Berita terbaru ini telah mengejutkan isteri beliau (sewaktu lawatan keluarga) dan juga GMI.
"Mengapakah beliau dihantar ke Hospital Bahagia yang dikhaskan untuk pesakit mental? Adakah pihak pengurusan Kamunting cuba menutup sesuatu daripada kita semua?" kata pengerusi GMI Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh.
Suhakam memaklumkan, Sanjeev Kumar dijadualkan menerima rawatan psikiatri dan fisioterapi di hospital Taiping minggu depan.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Usul tergempar ISA lulus di DUN S'gor
Usul tergempar ISA lulus di DUN S'gor
May 26, 08 12:54pm
Usul tergempar mengkritik Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) diluluskan buat pertama kali di Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Selangor hari ini bagi membantah penahanan berlanjutan seorang wakil rakyat negeri itu.
M Manoharan , yang menang atas tiket DAP kini ditahan di kem Kamunting, Taiping sejak Disember lepas.
Usul tersebut dibawa oleh ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Kampung Tunku (DAP), Lau Wen Sang, lewat petang ini dan dibahaskan sehingga awal malam.
Usul bersejarah itu berbunyi: "Bahawa Dewan ini menetap untuk mengkritik penahanan Yang Berhormat Tuan M Manoharan, Adun kawasan Kota Alam Shah serta pemimpin-pemimpin Hindraf (Barisan Bertindak Hak-hak Hindu) dan aktivis-aktivis sosial yang lain tanpa perbicaraan bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) dan menyeru Kementerian Dalam Negeri membebaskan tahanan-tahanan ini."
Ia diluluskan sebulat suara oleh DUN Selangor tepat jam 9 malam ini.
Semua Adun BN tidak menyertai perbahasan tersebut yang bermula jam 6 petang tadi.
Manoharan dan empat lagi pemimpin Hindraf - P Uthayakumar, V Ganabatirau, R Kengadharan dan K Vasantha Kumar - ditahan pada 13 Disember selepas terbabit menganjurkan perhimpunan 25 November lalu.
Usul itu disokong dan dibahaskan oleh enam wakil rakyat, termasuk dua bekas tahanan ISA - Dr Mohamad Nasir Hashim (DAP-Kota Damansara) dan Saari Sungib (PAS-Hulu Kelang).
Turut serta dalam perbahasan itu barisan Adun muda Pakatan Rakyat: Gan Pi Nee (PKR-Rawang), Hannah Yeoh (DAP-Subang), Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (PKR-Seri Setia) dan Amirudin Shari (PKR-Batu Caves).
May 26, 08 12:54pm
Usul tergempar mengkritik Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) diluluskan buat pertama kali di Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Selangor hari ini bagi membantah penahanan berlanjutan seorang wakil rakyat negeri itu.
M Manoharan , yang menang atas tiket DAP kini ditahan di kem Kamunting, Taiping sejak Disember lepas.
Usul tersebut dibawa oleh ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Kampung Tunku (DAP), Lau Wen Sang, lewat petang ini dan dibahaskan sehingga awal malam.
Usul bersejarah itu berbunyi: "Bahawa Dewan ini menetap untuk mengkritik penahanan Yang Berhormat Tuan M Manoharan, Adun kawasan Kota Alam Shah serta pemimpin-pemimpin Hindraf (Barisan Bertindak Hak-hak Hindu) dan aktivis-aktivis sosial yang lain tanpa perbicaraan bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) dan menyeru Kementerian Dalam Negeri membebaskan tahanan-tahanan ini."
Ia diluluskan sebulat suara oleh DUN Selangor tepat jam 9 malam ini.
Semua Adun BN tidak menyertai perbahasan tersebut yang bermula jam 6 petang tadi.
Manoharan dan empat lagi pemimpin Hindraf - P Uthayakumar, V Ganabatirau, R Kengadharan dan K Vasantha Kumar - ditahan pada 13 Disember selepas terbabit menganjurkan perhimpunan 25 November lalu.
Usul itu disokong dan dibahaskan oleh enam wakil rakyat, termasuk dua bekas tahanan ISA - Dr Mohamad Nasir Hashim (DAP-Kota Damansara) dan Saari Sungib (PAS-Hulu Kelang).
Turut serta dalam perbahasan itu barisan Adun muda Pakatan Rakyat: Gan Pi Nee (PKR-Rawang), Hannah Yeoh (DAP-Subang), Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (PKR-Seri Setia) dan Amirudin Shari (PKR-Batu Caves).
ISA families to get aid from S'gor state govt
ISA families to get aid from S'gor state govt
Posted by St Low
Monday, 26 May 2008
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government has pledged to help the families of Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees by providing welfare assistance.
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said several steps could be taken to help the wives and children of these detainees, to help them through difficult times.
The state government could bear the travelling costs for families to visit the detention camp every week, he said.
The children could get scholarships to further their studies, and ways can be found for the wives to become entrepreneurs.
“Life can be difficult for them but they must continue to fight,” he said after receiving a memorandum from Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI or Abolish ISA Movement) here on Monday.
Khalid said GMI's move was in line with the state government's call for the abolition of the ISA and OSA (Official Secrets Act).
GMI chairman Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said there were six families whose sole breadwinner had been detained since 2002.
“Six years is not a short period -- these sole breadwinners have lost their jobs and their children are suffering the consequences.
“There are also two detainees whose wives have sought divorce because of the long detention," he added.
Posted by St Low
Monday, 26 May 2008
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government has pledged to help the families of Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees by providing welfare assistance.
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said several steps could be taken to help the wives and children of these detainees, to help them through difficult times.
The state government could bear the travelling costs for families to visit the detention camp every week, he said.
The children could get scholarships to further their studies, and ways can be found for the wives to become entrepreneurs.
“Life can be difficult for them but they must continue to fight,” he said after receiving a memorandum from Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI or Abolish ISA Movement) here on Monday.
Khalid said GMI's move was in line with the state government's call for the abolition of the ISA and OSA (Official Secrets Act).
GMI chairman Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said there were six families whose sole breadwinner had been detained since 2002.
“Six years is not a short period -- these sole breadwinners have lost their jobs and their children are suffering the consequences.
“There are also two detainees whose wives have sought divorce because of the long detention," he added.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Internal Security Act not cruel, says IGP
Internal Security Act not cruel, says IGP
Posted by labisman
Thursday, 15 May 2008
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- Dismissing the notion that the Internal Security Act (ISA) is cruel, the inspector-general of police says it is still needed to safeguard national security.
Tan Sri Musa Hassan also rejected charges by some quarters that detainees held under the ISA were given no opportunity to defend themselves in court.
"ISA detainees can still obtain their defence by providing evidence in court.
"There is an advisory panel which re-evaluates cases of ISA detainees. If the panel says the detainees do not threaten the country's security, we will free them," said Musa, adding that members of the panel were former judges.
He was speaking to reporters after officiating the first meeting of the Asean Regional Crime Prevention Foundation (ARCPF) here Wednesday.
Answering a question from an Indonesian journalist who was covering the ARCPF event, Musa said among the ISA detainess were 13 Indonesians who enjoyed permanent resident status here.
He said they were being detained in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah.
The three-day meeting which began Wednesday focusses on the establishment of the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation by emphasising on aspects of crime prevention in drug smuggling, human trafficking and police enforcement.
Also present was acting ARCPF chairman Tan Sri Da'i Bachtiar of Indonesia.
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Musa: ISA tidak kejam
Posted by Super Admin
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) tidak kejam tetapi sebaliknya masih diperlukan bagi menjamin keselamatan negara daripada sebarang bentuk ancaman dalaman, kata Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Musa Hassan.
Beliau berkata ISA masih diperlukan untuk menjaga keselamatan negara dan beliau menolak dakwaan sesetengah pihak kononnya tahanan di bawah akta itu tidak berpeluang mendapat pembelaan di mahkamah.
"Tahanan ISA masih boleh mendapat pembelaan dengan mengemukakan bukti di mahkamah" katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan mesyuarat pertama Yayasan Pencegahan Jenayah Asean (ARCPF) di sini.
Musa berkata ISA juga mempunyai penal penasihat bagi membuat penilaian terhadap kes-kes berkaitan tahanan.
"Jika badan ini menyatakan mereka (tahanan ISA) tidak mengancam keselamatan negara, jadi kita bebaskan," katanya.
Menjawab soalan seorang wartawan dari Indonesia yang membuat liputan, Musa berkata antara tahanan ISA ialah 13 orang warga Indonesia berstatus penduduk tetap (PR) negara ini.
Mereka ditahan di kem tahanan termasuk Sabah, katanya.
Mesyuarat selama tiga hari itu memberi tumpuan kepada aktiviti Yayasan Pencegahan Jenayah Malaysia (MCPF) yang memberi penekanan kepada aspek pencegahan jenayah daripada segi penyeludupan dadah, penyeludupan manusia dan penguatkuasaan polis.
Turut hadir Pemangku Pengerusi ARCPF Tan Sri Da'i Bachtiar yang juga bekas Ketua Polis Indonesia. BERNAMA
Hindraf 5 kekal di bawah ISA
Hindraf 5 kekal di bawah ISA
Soon Li Tsin | May 14, 08 12:17pm
Lima pemimpin Barisan Bertindak Hak Hindu (Hindraf) akan kekal ditahan di pusat tahanan Kamunting di Taiping, Perak, selepas Mahkamah Persekutuan menolak rayuan mereka supaya dibebaskan daripada tahanan di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA).
Dalam penghakimannya pagi ini, Hakim Besar Malaysia yang juga pengerusi panel hakim, Datuk Alauddin Mohd Sheriff berkata arahan penahanan yang dikeluarkan oleh menteri keselamatan dalam negeri pada 13 Disember tahun lalu adalah sah dan memenuhi semua keperluan di bawah ISA.
Menurutnya, panel tiga orang hakim mahkamah tertinggi di negara ini, bersetuju dengan keputusan pesuruhjaya kehakiman Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Zainal Azman Abdul Aziz yang memutuskan bahawa menteri berkenaan boleh mengarahkan seseorang itu ditahan mengikut Seksyen 8, ISA pada 26 Februari lalu.
Alauddin berkata, perdana menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, atas kapasitinya sebagai menteri keselamatan dalam negeri, mempunyai hak untuk mengeluarkan arahan tahanan dan telah memenuhi keperluan prosedur di bawah akta tersebut.
Ia dipersetujui sebulat suara oleh dua lagi hakim - Datuk Arifin Zakaria dan Datuk Hashim Mohd Yusoff apabila penghakiman diumumkan pada jam 11 pagi ini.
Permohonan semak penghakiman
Keputusan hari ini bermakna lima pemimpin Hindraf itu telah menggunakan semua ruang perundangan dan akan terus ditahan di bawah ISA, yang membenarkan seseorang itu ditahan tanpa bicara.
Dalam permohonan habeas corpus mereka, kelima-limanya berhujah bahawa penahanan mereka adalah haram kerana alasan yang diberikan adalah tidak jelas mengapa mereka ditahan.
Lima pemimpin Hindraf itu - M Manohan, P Uthayakumar, V Ganabatirau, R Kengadharan dan K Vasantha Kumar - ditahan pada 13 Disember lalu bawah ISA selepas terbabit menganjurkan perhimpunan 25 November lalu serta membuat kenyataan yang berunsur hasutan terhadap kerajaan.
Peguam mereka, Gobind Singh Deo berkata, beliau kecewa dengan keputusan hari ini dan menambah pihaknya akan memfailkan permohonan supaya Mahkamah Persekutuan menyemak semula penghakimannya Isnini depan.
"Kita kecewa dengan keputusan yang ringkas dan tidak menyentuh isu-isu yang dibangkitkan di segi undang-undang untuk dipertimbangkan.
"Kami berhasrat untuk memohon satu semakan semula dan kami akan mengemukakan permohonan itu Isnin ini," katanya kepada Malaysiakini.
Tahanan ISA itu turut diwakili oleh Karpal Singh dan anaknya Ram Karpal. Hadir mewakili kerajaan ialah peguam negara, Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail.
Kelima-lima mereka ditahan mengikut Seksyen 8(1) ISA atas arahan Abdullah.
Mereka dihantar terus ke Kem Tahanan Kemunting, untuk ditahan selama dua tahun, tanpa terlebih dahulu menjalani tempoh siasatan selama 60 hari.
Kelima-lima mereka menjadi terkenal selepas menganjurkan perhimpunan yang dihadiri oleh 30,000 kaum India di ibunegara pada 25 November lalu untuk membantah peminggiran kaum tersebut.
Pihak berkuasa menggunakan gas pemedih mata dan meriam air untuk menyuraikan perhimpunan tersebut.
Para peguam Hindraf kemudiannya dihadapkan ke mahkamah atas tuduhan membuat kenyataan menghasut terhadap kerajaan manakala sebilangan mereka yang menyertai perhimpunan tersebut telah didakwa atas tuduhan menyertai perhimpunan haram dan percubaan membunuh.
Penyokong mereka bagaimanapun, mendakwa, kelima-lima pemimpin Hindraf itu - empat daripadanya peguam - hanyalah membangkit isu-isu yang membabitkan kaum India.
Pelbagai pihak termasuk parti-parti komponen Barisan Nasional seperti MIC, MCA dan Gerakan, turut menggesa kerajaan supaya membebaskan lima pemimpin Hindraf tersebut.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Urgent Appeal
Urgent Appeal: 08 May 2008
Drop Charges against Raja Petra and Syed Akbar, Respect Freedom of Speech and Expression
Three days ( 6 May 2008 ) after World Press Freedom Day (which fell on May 3), Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin and former banker Syed Akbar Ali have become the first Internet citizens to be charged with sedition.
Raja Petra Kamarudin, editor of news portal and blog, “Malaysia Today”, has been charged in the Petaling Jaya Sessions court with sedition in connection with an article he wrote, titled “Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to hell” and posted up at www.malayia-today.net on April 25, 2008 . Meanwhile, Syed Akbar Ali, has been charged for allegedly posting seditious comments about Malays and Islam on Raja Petra’s article titled “ Malaysia ’s organized crime syndicate: All roads lead to Putrajaya”.
Both of them pleaded not guilty to the charges. Kuala Lumpur Sessions court granted bail for Syed Akbar Ali at RM 3000 in one surety pending hearing on 10 June 2008 , while the Shah Alam Judge granted bail for Raja Petra at RM5000 in one surety and fixed 6 Oct 2008 for hearing.
Suaram strongly condemns the charges against Raja Petra and Syed Akbar. In our view the sedition charge is malicious and without merit. It is also politically motivated and aimed at silencing one of the most eloquent, dedicated and uncompromising voices speaking in defense of the rights of Malaysians and against the abuse of power stemming from the highest level of government and authority. We stress that a draconian law such as the Sedition Act has no place in a democratic society.
Please register your strongest condemnation towards this latest violation of human rights by the Malaysian government, and urge the government to withdraw the charges against the two immediately and unconditionally. Your protest letters should be sent to:
1. Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Prime Minister of Malaysia
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Perdana Putra Building ,
Federal Government Administrative Centre,
62502 Putrajaya,
Selangor , Malaysia
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We are writing to you to express our strongest condemnation and protest against the charges against Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin and former banker Syed Akbar Ali with sedition.
Raja Petra Kamarudin, Editor of news portal and blog, “Malaysia Today”, has been charged in the Petaling Jaya Sessions court with sedition in connection with an article he wrote, titled “Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to hell” and posted up at www.malayia-today.net on April 25, 2008 . Meanwhile, Syed Akbar Ali, has been charged for allegedly posting seditious coments about Malays and Islam on Raja Petra’s article titled “ Malaysia ’s organized crime syndicate: All roads lead to Putrajaya”.
We strongly condemn the charge against Raja Petra and Syed Akbar, in our view the sedition charge is malicious and without merit. It is also politically motivated and aimed at silencing one of the most eloquent, dedicated and uncompromising voices speaking in defense of the rights of Malaysians and against the abuse of power stemming from the highest level of government and authority.
We strongly urge the Government to re-consider its action in pursuing what is being perceived in the country and internationally as blatantly selective and repressive persecution. We stress that a draconian law such as the Sedition Act has no place in a democratic society.
We further urge the government to withdraw the charges against the two immediately and unconditionally, and to respect Malaysian citizens’ fundamental rights, particularly freedom of speech and expression.
Sincerely yours,
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Drop Charges against Raja Petra and Syed Akbar, Respect Freedom of Speech and Expression
Three days ( 6 May 2008 ) after World Press Freedom Day (which fell on May 3), Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin and former banker Syed Akbar Ali have become the first Internet citizens to be charged with sedition.
Raja Petra Kamarudin, editor of news portal and blog, “Malaysia Today”, has been charged in the Petaling Jaya Sessions court with sedition in connection with an article he wrote, titled “Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to hell” and posted up at www.malayia-today.net on April 25, 2008 . Meanwhile, Syed Akbar Ali, has been charged for allegedly posting seditious comments about Malays and Islam on Raja Petra’s article titled “ Malaysia ’s organized crime syndicate: All roads lead to Putrajaya”.
Both of them pleaded not guilty to the charges. Kuala Lumpur Sessions court granted bail for Syed Akbar Ali at RM 3000 in one surety pending hearing on 10 June 2008 , while the Shah Alam Judge granted bail for Raja Petra at RM5000 in one surety and fixed 6 Oct 2008 for hearing.
Suaram strongly condemns the charges against Raja Petra and Syed Akbar. In our view the sedition charge is malicious and without merit. It is also politically motivated and aimed at silencing one of the most eloquent, dedicated and uncompromising voices speaking in defense of the rights of Malaysians and against the abuse of power stemming from the highest level of government and authority. We stress that a draconian law such as the Sedition Act has no place in a democratic society.
Please register your strongest condemnation towards this latest violation of human rights by the Malaysian government, and urge the government to withdraw the charges against the two immediately and unconditionally. Your protest letters should be sent to:
1. Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Prime Minister of Malaysia
Prime Minister’s Office Malaysia ,
Perdana Putra Building ,
Federal Government Administrative Centre,
62502 Putrajaya,
Selangor , Malaysia
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Dear Sir,
We are writing to you to express our strongest condemnation and protest against the charges against Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin and former banker Syed Akbar Ali with sedition.
Raja Petra Kamarudin, Editor of news portal and blog, “Malaysia Today”, has been charged in the Petaling Jaya Sessions court with sedition in connection with an article he wrote, titled “Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to hell” and posted up at www.malayia-today.net on April 25, 2008 . Meanwhile, Syed Akbar Ali, has been charged for allegedly posting seditious coments about Malays and Islam on Raja Petra’s article titled “ Malaysia ’s organized crime syndicate: All roads lead to Putrajaya”.
We strongly condemn the charge against Raja Petra and Syed Akbar, in our view the sedition charge is malicious and without merit. It is also politically motivated and aimed at silencing one of the most eloquent, dedicated and uncompromising voices speaking in defense of the rights of Malaysians and against the abuse of power stemming from the highest level of government and authority.
We strongly urge the Government to re-consider its action in pursuing what is being perceived in the country and internationally as blatantly selective and repressive persecution. We stress that a draconian law such as the Sedition Act has no place in a democratic society.
We further urge the government to withdraw the charges against the two immediately and unconditionally, and to respect Malaysian citizens’ fundamental rights, particularly freedom of speech and expression.
Sincerely yours,
(Name)
Newly-sworn ISA rep vows to fight
iday May 9, 2008
Newly-sworn ISA rep vows to fight
TAIPING: ISA detainee M. Manoharan has pledged to raise matters of public interest and fight for justice for all, irrespective of race, religion or descent without fear or favour.
He said this after being sworn in as a Selangor state assemblyman before Speaker Teng Chang Khim at the Kamunting detention centre yesterday.
Manoharan was among five Hindraf leaders detained last December for a two-year period under the Internal Security Act.
The swearing-in ceremony was witnessed by, among others, Manoharan’s wife S. Pushapaneela, their three children – twins Hariharan and Shivaranjini, 11, and Ganendra, nine, – and Manoharan’s father M.S. Malialam.
The 10-minute ceremony, which started at 9am, was also witnessed by Selangor state legal adviser Datin Paduka Zauyah Be T. Loth Khan and legal advisers from the Home Ministry and the Prisons Department.
In a statement made available three hours later, Manoharan thanked Teng for making the swearing-in ceremony possible and said the presence of his wife, children and father had made “my detention here less painful”.
“Today is not only a beginning for me, being officially declared a Selangor state assemblyman, but also in the war against discrimination and marginalisation,” he said in the statement which his wife read out in the presence of DAP chairman Karpal Singh.
To a question, Teng said Manoharan would not be disqualified for not being present at state assembly sittings as he could apply for leave.
Manoharan has submitted 10 questions for the first session of the state assembly commencing on May 22.
Newly-sworn ISA rep vows to fight
TAIPING: ISA detainee M. Manoharan has pledged to raise matters of public interest and fight for justice for all, irrespective of race, religion or descent without fear or favour.
He said this after being sworn in as a Selangor state assemblyman before Speaker Teng Chang Khim at the Kamunting detention centre yesterday.
Manoharan was among five Hindraf leaders detained last December for a two-year period under the Internal Security Act.
The swearing-in ceremony was witnessed by, among others, Manoharan’s wife S. Pushapaneela, their three children – twins Hariharan and Shivaranjini, 11, and Ganendra, nine, – and Manoharan’s father M.S. Malialam.
The 10-minute ceremony, which started at 9am, was also witnessed by Selangor state legal adviser Datin Paduka Zauyah Be T. Loth Khan and legal advisers from the Home Ministry and the Prisons Department.
In a statement made available three hours later, Manoharan thanked Teng for making the swearing-in ceremony possible and said the presence of his wife, children and father had made “my detention here less painful”.
“Today is not only a beginning for me, being officially declared a Selangor state assemblyman, but also in the war against discrimination and marginalisation,” he said in the statement which his wife read out in the presence of DAP chairman Karpal Singh.
To a question, Teng said Manoharan would not be disqualified for not being present at state assembly sittings as he could apply for leave.
Manoharan has submitted 10 questions for the first session of the state assembly commencing on May 22.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Lapan Tahanan ISA diseludup polis ke lokasi rahsia
Lapan Tahanan ISA diseludup polis ke lokasi rahsia
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Lapan orang tahanan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) diseludup polis secara rahsia ke Pusat Tahanan Reman (PRC) di sekitar ibukota Kuala Lumpur tanpa motif jelas, seraya mencetuskan kebimbangan keatas nyawa tahanan terbabit.
Kesemua lapan tahanan itu dibawa secara senyap dan dikurung selama seminggu bermula 19 April hingga 27 April, dan pemindahan mereka dari Kem Tahanan (Kemta) Kamunting itu tidak dimaklumkan kepada ahli keluarga tahanan, menurut kenyataan Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) 24 April lalu.
Maklumat penyeluduhan itu diperolehi dari peguam para tahanan. Menurut sumber GMI, tiada sebarang tunjuk sebab diberikan pihak berkuasa berhubung pemindahan itu, seraya mencetuskan keraguan diatas kerahsiaan tersebut.
“Menurut sumber berkenaan, tahanan-tahanan berkemungkinan dibawa ke Pusat Latihan Polis (Pulapol) Jalan Semarak di Kuala Lumpur,” menurut Setiausaha GMI, E Nalini dan menambah tahanan-tahanan tersebut telah ditahan dibawah ISA selama hampir atau lebih dari enam tahun.
“GMI bimbang tahanan-tahanan ini didera secara mental dan fizikal semasa di PRC. Keluarga dan tahanan tidak diberitahu bila dan tempat penahanan manakala tahanan pula tidak mempunyai sebarang akses kepada keluarga mahupun peguam,” tegas Nalini.
Sebelum ini, Suara Keadilan isu 133 melaporkan GMI melancarkan kempen “Cukuplah 6 Tahun Kezaliman” dalam usaha membebaskan semua tahanan-tahanan ISA, khususnya tahanan yang melebihi 6 tahun pemenjaraan.
Kesemua tahanan ‘veteran’ itu dikaitkan dengan gerakan Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) tanpa bukti kukuh. Ketika melancarkan kempen yang bermula April hingga Jun nanti, GMI mengulangi seruan kepada rakyat prihatin, khususnya kerajaan negeri Pakatan Rakyat, supaya menekan kerajaan pusat untuk membebaskan tahanan atau memberi keadilan sewajarnya di mahkamah.
Dari siasatan peguam GMI, tahanan-tahanan yang dibawa secara rahsia dari Kemta ke Kuala Lumpur adalah:
Mat Sah bin Mohd Satray (dikurung 6 tahun)
Abdul Murad bin Sudin (dikurung 6 tahun)
Mohd Khider bin Kader (dikurung 6 tahun)
Abdullah Daud (dikurung 6 tahun)
Suhaimi bin Mokhtar (dikurung 6 tahun)
Sulaiman bin Suramin (dikurung 6 tahun)
Yazid bin Sufaat (dikurung 6 tahun)
Zaini bin Zakaria (dikuung 6 tahun)
Tegas kenyataan itu lagi, GMI mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya tindakan pihak berkuasa memindahkan tahanan-tahanan tersebut dengan sewenang-wenangnya kerana besar kemungkinan soalsiasat dijalankan semula keatas tahanan terbabit.
Dari testimoni bekas tahanan ISA, kerajaan menggunakan taktik deraan fizikal & mental keatas para tahanan ketika sesi soal-siasat. Kes-kes rogol dan liwat keatas tahanan wanita mahupun lelaki juga dilaporkan berlaku.
Tambah kenyataan itu lagi, pihak polis telah melanggar undang-undang kerana Seksyen 73 ISA menggariskan bahawa pihak berkuasa tidak lagi dibenarkan menyoal-siasat selepas 60 hari penuh tempoh siasatan awal diberikan sejurus penahanan dibawah ISA.
“Oleh yang demikian, GMI menuntut penjelasan dari pihak polis dan kerajaan kenapa tahanan tersebut dipindah keluar dari Kemta ke PRC di Kuala Lumpur. Suhakam juga perlu membuat lawatan segera dan melawat tahanan-tahanan itu untuk memastikan mereka berada dalam keadaan baik dan tidak didera,” kata Nalini.
syafiq @ April 24, 2008
KeADILan
Lapan orang tahanan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) diseludup polis secara rahsia ke Pusat Tahanan Reman (PRC) di sekitar ibukota Kuala Lumpur tanpa motif jelas, seraya mencetuskan kebimbangan keatas nyawa tahanan terbabit.
Kesemua lapan tahanan itu dibawa secara senyap dan dikurung selama seminggu bermula 19 April hingga 27 April, dan pemindahan mereka dari Kem Tahanan (Kemta) Kamunting itu tidak dimaklumkan kepada ahli keluarga tahanan, menurut kenyataan Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) 24 April lalu.
Maklumat penyeluduhan itu diperolehi dari peguam para tahanan. Menurut sumber GMI, tiada sebarang tunjuk sebab diberikan pihak berkuasa berhubung pemindahan itu, seraya mencetuskan keraguan diatas kerahsiaan tersebut.
“Menurut sumber berkenaan, tahanan-tahanan berkemungkinan dibawa ke Pusat Latihan Polis (Pulapol) Jalan Semarak di Kuala Lumpur,” menurut Setiausaha GMI, E Nalini dan menambah tahanan-tahanan tersebut telah ditahan dibawah ISA selama hampir atau lebih dari enam tahun.
“GMI bimbang tahanan-tahanan ini didera secara mental dan fizikal semasa di PRC. Keluarga dan tahanan tidak diberitahu bila dan tempat penahanan manakala tahanan pula tidak mempunyai sebarang akses kepada keluarga mahupun peguam,” tegas Nalini.
Sebelum ini, Suara Keadilan isu 133 melaporkan GMI melancarkan kempen “Cukuplah 6 Tahun Kezaliman” dalam usaha membebaskan semua tahanan-tahanan ISA, khususnya tahanan yang melebihi 6 tahun pemenjaraan.
Kesemua tahanan ‘veteran’ itu dikaitkan dengan gerakan Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) tanpa bukti kukuh. Ketika melancarkan kempen yang bermula April hingga Jun nanti, GMI mengulangi seruan kepada rakyat prihatin, khususnya kerajaan negeri Pakatan Rakyat, supaya menekan kerajaan pusat untuk membebaskan tahanan atau memberi keadilan sewajarnya di mahkamah.
Dari siasatan peguam GMI, tahanan-tahanan yang dibawa secara rahsia dari Kemta ke Kuala Lumpur adalah:
Mat Sah bin Mohd Satray (dikurung 6 tahun)
Abdul Murad bin Sudin (dikurung 6 tahun)
Mohd Khider bin Kader (dikurung 6 tahun)
Abdullah Daud (dikurung 6 tahun)
Suhaimi bin Mokhtar (dikurung 6 tahun)
Sulaiman bin Suramin (dikurung 6 tahun)
Yazid bin Sufaat (dikurung 6 tahun)
Zaini bin Zakaria (dikuung 6 tahun)
Tegas kenyataan itu lagi, GMI mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya tindakan pihak berkuasa memindahkan tahanan-tahanan tersebut dengan sewenang-wenangnya kerana besar kemungkinan soalsiasat dijalankan semula keatas tahanan terbabit.
Dari testimoni bekas tahanan ISA, kerajaan menggunakan taktik deraan fizikal & mental keatas para tahanan ketika sesi soal-siasat. Kes-kes rogol dan liwat keatas tahanan wanita mahupun lelaki juga dilaporkan berlaku.
Tambah kenyataan itu lagi, pihak polis telah melanggar undang-undang kerana Seksyen 73 ISA menggariskan bahawa pihak berkuasa tidak lagi dibenarkan menyoal-siasat selepas 60 hari penuh tempoh siasatan awal diberikan sejurus penahanan dibawah ISA.
“Oleh yang demikian, GMI menuntut penjelasan dari pihak polis dan kerajaan kenapa tahanan tersebut dipindah keluar dari Kemta ke PRC di Kuala Lumpur. Suhakam juga perlu membuat lawatan segera dan melawat tahanan-tahanan itu untuk memastikan mereka berada dalam keadaan baik dan tidak didera,” kata Nalini.
syafiq @ April 24, 2008
Sy Hamid: ISA tidak akan dipinda
Syed Hamid: ISA tidak akan dipinda
Apr 26, 08 11:20pm
Apr 26, 08 11:20pm
Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA), yang semakin dipertikaikan banyak pihak, tidak akan dipinda bagi mengawal ketenteraman awam, kata menteri dalam negeri Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.
Tambahnya, undang-undang yang bersifat pencegahan seperti itu juga diperkenalkan di Amerika Syarikat dan United Kingdom."Ia bukan bertujuan membawa penganiayaan tetapi untuk melindungi hak orang ramai tinggal dengan selesa tanpa rasa takut ancaman nyawa mereka," katanya di Kota Tinggi hari ini, lapor laman web The Star Online.
Mengulas kenyataan penasihat PKR Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim bahawa Pakatan Rakyat akan menghapuskan akta itu yang membenarkan tahanan tanpa perbicaraan di mahkamah, Syed Hamid berkata kerajaan tidak boleh menunggu sesuatu yang buruk terjadi sebelum mengambil tindakan.
Beliau menambah, Anwar sendiri sewaktu 16 tahun dalam kerajaan "tidak pernah berbuat apa-apa" dan "senang bagi pembangkang untuk menjanjikannya (perubahan itu) daripada melaksanakannya".
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Nizar, Guan Eng call for end to preventive laws
Monday April 28, 2008
Nizar, Guan Eng call for end to preventive laws
IPOH: Two Pakatan Rakyat state leaders have called for the abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA).
While Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said certain provisions Act at least needed to be reviewed if not repealed, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng went step further, asking for the Official Secrets Acts (OSA) to be done away with as well.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar had on Saturday said that preventive laws, including the ISA, would not be abolished.
Commenting on a claim by PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that Pakatan Rakyat would abolish preventive laws should it rule the country, Syed Hamid had said that such laws serve the purpose of maintaining public order.
Lim said he regretted Syed Hamid's decision.
“The fact that you have the ISA and OSA (shows that) you want to frighten the people,” he told a press conference at the Mount Miriam Hospital “Ho Chiak” Charity Food and Fun Fair in Penang yesterday.
“Of course, you cannot frighten political leaders, especially those who have been held under the ISA before,” he added.
Nizar noted that the ISA detention camp was in Kamunting, Perak, and as the new mentri besar he had to answer to the families of the detainees.
“Most definitely the parents and other family members to the more than 80 detainees would come to me and ask what is happening there,” he said in his speech at the Tow Boo Keong temple.
“Please, if there is any room for review over the provisions in the act, do it. Or abolish the ISA completely.”
Nizar added that at the very least the detainees should be given the opportunity to interact with their lawyers and allow their cases to be tried in court.
“Now, they are detained without trial. This is not justice,” he said.
Nizar revealed that he had first broached the matter with the Prime Minister during their first hour-long meeting on April 18, adding that he was the first mentri besar to do so.
In TAIPING, a group gathered in front of the Kamunting detention centre at 5.45pm pressing for the release of all ISA detainees.
Hindraf coordinator S. Jeyathas told reporters that the ISA should be abolished and he hoped newly-elected MPs would look into the matter.
Nizar, Guan Eng call for end to preventive laws
IPOH: Two Pakatan Rakyat state leaders have called for the abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA).
While Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said certain provisions Act at least needed to be reviewed if not repealed, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng went step further, asking for the Official Secrets Acts (OSA) to be done away with as well.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar had on Saturday said that preventive laws, including the ISA, would not be abolished.
Commenting on a claim by PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that Pakatan Rakyat would abolish preventive laws should it rule the country, Syed Hamid had said that such laws serve the purpose of maintaining public order.
Lim said he regretted Syed Hamid's decision.
“The fact that you have the ISA and OSA (shows that) you want to frighten the people,” he told a press conference at the Mount Miriam Hospital “Ho Chiak” Charity Food and Fun Fair in Penang yesterday.
“Of course, you cannot frighten political leaders, especially those who have been held under the ISA before,” he added.
Nizar noted that the ISA detention camp was in Kamunting, Perak, and as the new mentri besar he had to answer to the families of the detainees.
“Most definitely the parents and other family members to the more than 80 detainees would come to me and ask what is happening there,” he said in his speech at the Tow Boo Keong temple.
“Please, if there is any room for review over the provisions in the act, do it. Or abolish the ISA completely.”
Nizar added that at the very least the detainees should be given the opportunity to interact with their lawyers and allow their cases to be tried in court.
“Now, they are detained without trial. This is not justice,” he said.
Nizar revealed that he had first broached the matter with the Prime Minister during their first hour-long meeting on April 18, adding that he was the first mentri besar to do so.
In TAIPING, a group gathered in front of the Kamunting detention centre at 5.45pm pressing for the release of all ISA detainees.
Hindraf coordinator S. Jeyathas told reporters that the ISA should be abolished and he hoped newly-elected MPs would look into the matter.
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