PS-by WMP on Uthaya pressured to secretly undergo treatment

HINDRAF
135-3 Jalan Toman 7
Kemayan Square
70200 Seremban

PRESS STATEMENT 14th May 2008

Re: UTHAYAKUMAR PRESSURED TO SECRETLY UNDERGO TREATMENT AT IJN
UTHAYAKUMAR REFUSES SECRET TREATMENT FOR FEAR OF HIS LIFE.

HINDRAF condemns the Kamunting Prison authorities for exerting pressure on P.Uthayakumar on 5th May 2008 to secretly undergo treatment at the National Heart Institute (IJN) for his heart ailment. The Prison Director and other Government officers are compelling Uthayakumar to seek medical treatment at IJN without him informing his family members.

Uthayakumar fears for his life and do not wish to be treated without the presence and knowledge of his family members at the National Heart Institute. He had
personally written to the Prisons Director requesting his family be informed and access to his Lawyers in Hospital.

His Lawyer Mr. Surenthiran had also written to the Prison Director on the requests made by Uthayakumar and we are puzzled why the Prison Director is now compelling him to undergo secret treatment and is threatening to lodge a police report against Uthayakumar for wilfully refusing to undergo treatment. We are still a democratic country and there should be transparency and openness in his treatment.

HINDRAF urges the Prime Minister to seriously look into the matter and wonders if there is silent agenda in the whole issue of his seeking treatment. His diabetes level is still on a dangerous level and the Taiping Hospital which gave him initial treatment and prematurely discharged him have to date not revealed the results of all medical tests ie kidney, liver , heart functions ect to him or his Lawyers.

HINDRAF calls upon the Government to conduct an open and transparent treatment on the already defenceless P.Uthayakumar.

P.Waytha Moorthy.
Chairman
HINDRAF
Currently in London