[fse-esf] FW: MALAYSIA: Urgent Appeal-price hike protest crackdown

Sat Jan 26 18:11:57 CET 2008

26 January 2007

Urgent Appeal

54 protesters arrested in relation to a protest against price hikes
organised by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes).

The government's crackdown on peaceful assembly continued, when the police
arrested more then 50 individuals, including opposition leader and
supporters near Ampang Park LRT station at about 3pm this afternoon. 

Those arrested are reported to be held at the Lumpur Contingent Police
Headquarters (IPK Kuala Lumpur) Kuala Lumpur. As of 5.10pm, 54 individuals
are confirmed to be detained at IPK Kuala Lumpur. S. Arutchelvan and 2
others were taken to Pudu Jail.

1st batch of arrest made at about 2.35pm. Among those arrested were:

1.	S. Arutchelvan (PSM Secretary General) 
2.	Mai Suharah (Female) 
3.	Siti Fatimah (Female) 
4.	Nor Aziyati (Female) 
5.	Aiman (Female) 
6.	Nashita (Female) 
7.	Hidayat (Female) 
8.	Zamri Effendi 
9.	Marzuki 
10.	Solahuddin 
11.	Syed Jaymal

Others who arrested later when they are on their way to KLCC from Jalan
Ampang City Bank. Among them are:

 12. Badrul Hisham
13. Dino
14. Dr. Nasir Hashim (PSM President)
15. Simon(released at 9.15 pm)
16. Dr. Hatta Muhd Ramli (PAS)
17. Thevarajan(released at 9.15 pm)

18. Saraswathy (PSM Vice-President) 
19. V.Selvam (PSM CC member)

20. Rani Rasiah (PSM CC member) 

21. Ganesan (PSM Kajang Branch President)

22. Ramalingam(released at 9.15 pm)

23. Kartik (released at 9.15 pm)

24. Gana (released at 9.15 pm)

25. Vijaya

26. Sugumaran

27. Thinakaram(released at 9.15 pm)

28. Nehru

29. Kohila Yanesegaran
30. Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad (PAS)
31. Dr. Badrul Amin
32. Mohd Sabo
33. Mohd Yusof
34. Khairul Nizad
35. P. Mohan

36. Thinamaran (released at 9.15 pm)

37. Ginie Lim  

38. Tian chua 

39. Johson

40. Zaid Ibrahim (16 year old)

41. Tan ah kau 

42. Nuridah Mohd

43. Mohd Azemi Azman

44. Azmi

45. Chou/Chan

46. Isa Mudin

47. Mohd Aminuri

48. Mohd b. Nawi

49. Tan Chee Hooi

50. Fathi Othman

51. Gomathi A/P Gunalan

52. Saravanan A/L Teruma

53. Mohd Azah b. Yaakob

54. Nur Mohd Faizal b. Harun 

A full list of arrested civilian is yet to be announced later by the police.

Article 10 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia guarantees the right to
freedom of assembly and expression. However, the draconian Police Act
circumvents the right by requiring a permit to be applied from the police
for a gathering that is more than three people.

Therefore, PSM call for all the detainees to be released unconditionally and
immediately.

For enquiries, please contact Siva +60-16-6798005

Update 9.30 pm: 7 people released at around 9.15 pm

*Actions needed*
1) Make a phone call to Kuala Lumpur Police Headquaters and call for a
immediate and unconditional release of  all detainees. 

2) Spread this news and get friends to call to IPK and sent protest letter. 

3) Please send your protest to the various Malaysian authorities for
clamping down the right to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression of
Malaysians. Your protest letters should be sent to the following:

1)Prime Minister's Office Malaysia

   Perdana Putra Building
   Federal Government Administrative Centre
   62505 Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan,
   Malaysia.
  Tel: +603 8888 8000
  Fax: +603 8888 3444

2) Tan Sri Musa Hassan

 Ketua Polis Malaysia (Inspector-General of Police)
    Ibu Pejabat Polis Diraja Malaysia,

50560 Bukit Aman,

Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: +603 -22626015

Fax: +603 -22725613

3) Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police
(HQ)
    Polis Diraja Malaysia

Jalan Hang Tuah
    51100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: +603 -21460522, +603 -2485522

Fax: +603 -20726786

Cc:

1)Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM)
   Tingkat 29, Menara Tun Razak

   Jalan Raja Laut 50350

   Kuala Lumpur.

   Tel: +603 -26125600
   Fax: +603 -26125620

   Chaiman: Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman

 Please send a copy to int.psm at gmail.com

-- 
International Bureau
Socialist Party of Malaysia / Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)

Address:
No.22A, Lorong Vivekananda, 50470 Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. 
Tel: +60-3-22747791, (mobile) +60-19-5669518
Fax: +60-3-87374772
email: (headquarters) psmhq at tm.net.my
         (international bureau) int.psm at gmail.com  

visit our website at:
http://parti-sosialis.org/ 

-- 
International Bureau
Socialist Party of Malaysia / Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)

Address:
No.22A, Lorong Vivekananda, 50470 Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. 
Tel: +60-3-22747791, (mobile) +60-19-5669518
Fax: +60-3-87374772
email: (headquarters) psmhq at tm.net.my
         (international bureau) int.psm at gmail.com  

visit our website at:
http://parti-sosialis.org/ 

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