1) HRP Protest Note on SPM Mid term exam question on racially insulting the Indians novel Interlok by Gombak District Education Department. 2) Replace Interlok with 25 November 2007 Hindraf Rally novel.

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Date : 10^th Mei 2011

YAB. Dato Seri Najib Razak
Prime Minister of Malaysia,
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Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,                                                                  E-Mail : najib@pmo.gov.my
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Y.B Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Minister of Education Malaysia,
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Aras 10, Block E8,                                                                                                        E-Mail: khairulam@moe.gov.my
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62604 Putrajaya.
YAB,
Re : 1) HRP Protest Note on SPM Mid term exam question on racially insulting the Indians novel Interlok by Gombak District Education Department.
2) Replace Interlok with 25 November 2007 Hindraf Rally novel.
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This morning we received a complaint from a parent from Gombak that for the Form five mid term exams held yesterday 9/5/11, for the Malay language paper 2 (1103/2) prepared by the Gombak district Office. Questions were asked on the racially insulting the Indians novel Interlok with the derogatory insulting word “paria” being used.
We protest the two questions in the said exam papers asking students to:-
1. Narrate two interesting happenings in Interlok and why they think so. (This carries 7 marks).
2. Narrate one background of a place (physical setting) in the said Novel. (This carries 8 marks).
All exam questions could have easily been based on the alternative novel “Papa” (copy of exam papers are enclosed herewith).
We wish to register our protest on this implementation of the racist agenda by at least the BTN Gombak District Education Department in contravention of the Minister of Education’s and the Malaysian Cabinet’s directive not to use the unedited version of Interlok book in schools.
Please take note that from the feedback we have received from the public, with the introduction of this Interlok novel there has been a sharp increase of further racial disharmony to the point of even malay muslim students calling Indian students “keling pariah” and the teachers turning a blind eye.

In the latest case when questioned one malay muslim student even punched an Indian student Thaneswaran (15) on the face at the SMK Sg Buloh using a buku lima first metal weapon and causing his face to swell (see photo in www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com postings on 1^st May 2011. Despite a police report having been lodged, zero action has been taken. Of course had if it had been the other way around the Indian boy would have been sacked from school by now or prosecuted and unable to come up with money for bail and lawyer’s fees and would be languishing in jail today by the Malay-sian standards of Justice.
In any event kindly confirm what action has been taken on this case.

And not forgetting the 5 Indian students from SMK Kuala Kubu Baru who on 4/3/2011 went to return their Interlok book back to their headmaster but were instead arrested and jailed at the IPD Gombak police station until HRPs’ intervention and frantic telephone calls to the OCPD SAC Norel Azmi’s office after which they were released. (see Malaysiakini 8/3/2011)
These instances are just the tip of the iceberg of the ripple effect of this Interlok novel vis a vis racial harmony, national integration national unity and racial and religious co existence in what is otherwise supposed to be One Malaysia.
We hereby once again ask:-
1. That for this Interlok Novel be forthwith and in any event within 14 days be ordered to be removed from all schools in Malaysia by a clear written directive by the Education Minister.
2. This book be banned as a text book in all schools in Malaysia.
3. As a deterrent, forthwith sack the Director of the Gombak Education Department or at least interdict him forthwith cause a and show cause letter be issued as to why he should not be sacked.
4. We hereby once again propose that this Interlok novel be replaced with the 25 November 2007 Hindraf Rally novel by P. Uthayakumar which also outlines true racial harmony in the 1960s’ and 1970s’
Kindly revert to us accordingly.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully,
………………….
P. Uthaykumar
Secretary General (pro tem)

Video: HRP Janji Sokong PR Jika Kaum India Dibela & 18 tuntutan HINDRAF dipenuhi (TV Selangor)

High Court breaks hearts of estate workers

The High Court delivered a blow to former Bukit Jalil estate workers, dismissing their injunction application to stop DBKL from demolishing the former estate houses.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today dismissed an application by the former Bukit Jalil estate residents for an injunction against the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), which had proposed to demolish houses of the former rubber estate.

Justice Zabariah Mohd Yusof in her ruling said DBKL had the authority to evict them under the Emergency Ordinance.

She also dismissed an application for interim injunction pending appeal.

However, the residents have said that they will not let off their fight for proper compensation and would be filing an appeal against the ruling today.

On March 1, the 41 families residing in the former estate were slapped with eviction notices by DBKL, asking them to move out within two weeks.

But they obtained an interim injunction after an ex-parte hearing on March 14 to stop the eviction notice under the Emergency Ordinance.

The notices were referring to an offer made by the Federal Territories and Urban Well-Being Ministry in February, offering RM23,000 each to those who have worked on the estate for more than 15 years while the rest were offered RM11,000 each.

This offer has not been accepted by the former estate workers or their next of kin.

At a press conference later, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) secretary-general S Arutchelvan said they were upset over the ruling.

“Based on natural justice, it will be inhumane for DBKL to demolish the houses till the trial is over,” said Arutchelvan who was flanked by the estate action committee secretary S Thiakarajan and Hindraf Makkal Sakthi national coordinator K Balakrishnan.

Seeking Najib’s intervention

Arutchelvan urged Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to intervene and stop DBKL from demolishing their homes.

“This case has much in common with the Kampung Buah Pala incident. Though the residents there had their application for injunction rejected, the state government intervened to ensure the developer did not demolish their houses before the trial was over.

“So now, we are asking Najib to intervene here. Besides, Ladang Bukit Jalil is government-owned land,” Aruchelvan said.

In 2009, 23 families in Kampung Buah Pala had their homes demolished after a legal tussle with developer Nusmetro Ventures which had acquired the land.

However, the state government intervened and compensated the villagers.

Lawyers for Liberty coordinator Fadiah Nadwa Fikri said she was disappointed with the ruling and would be filing an appeal on behalf of the residents by today.

“It is sad that the judge had said DBKL was empowered under the EO to evict them when even the minister (Federal Territories and Urban Well-Being Minister Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin) had recognised them as former estate workers,” she said.

2nd Year Black Anniversary of P.Uthayakumar & M.Manoharan’s release from 514 days ISA detention on 9/5/09.

Today (9/5/2011) marks the 2nd year black anniversary of P.Uthayakumar being released from ISA detention at the Kamunting Prison, Taiping.

On this day we recollect how Uthayakumar had refused to sign the conditional release from ISA detention and was literally bundled into a prison van and then thrown out of the Kamunting Prison. In the process he suffered bruises to his left leg.

We also recall how Uthayakumar refused to even meet the Home Minister when he visited Kamunting Prison in early 2009 in consistence with Hindrafs’ motto of “Rights not Mercy”.

And how by this Hindraf sent a strong message to the racist and religious supremacist One Malay-sian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government that Hindraf is not frightened of the UMNO jails.


On this day we acknowledge the thousands of Hindraf supporters prayers, public campaigning, sacrifices of taking beatings by police, water cannons and tear gas, arrests and other sacrifices and P. Waythamoorthy’s overseas campaigns won our freedom from the racist UMNO tyranny. If not for this year we would have today been marking our 4th year black anniversary in Kamunting Prison.

And today we praise the lord that unlike the other traitors of the Hindraf cause, Manoharan Malayalam has been and is still is with the true Hindraf cause.

Despite the above ISA release there is still a further 3 years jail sentence hanging over Uthayakumar because of Hindraf’s “ethnic cleansing” letter to the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown including  on the Kg Medan  racial attacks targeted against the Indian poor where 5 Indians were killed and 100 over others were caused grievous bodily injuries.

And this Hindraf spirit lives on to this day when in February 2011 some 400 over Hindraf  activists were arrested in total during the Interlok protest nationwide, and on Hindraf Anti UMNO racism Rally on 27th February 2011 alone 123 were on police record to have been arrested and jailed (our estimate is 300 over arrested).
And within one week onwards in early March 2011 some 54 Hindraf hardcore activists were prosecuted for being members of Hindraf which carries up to 3 years jail.

Despite all the above the true Hindraf spirit and struggle continues irrespective of the oppressive and repressive racist and religious supremacist UMNO regime.

Rights not Mercy.

S. Jayathas
Information Chief HRP & Hindraf

         

TV Selangor interviews P.Uthayakumar @ HRP HQ today

TVSelangor HRP The interview lasted for over one hour from 2.45pm on 07/05/2011.

P.Uthayakumar began by correcting the Selangor TV Journalist Mohd Radzi Abdul Razak that his political activism started off not with Hindraf but started way back in 1998 when Anwar Ibrahim was sacked as DPM and that it was Anwar Ibrahim who had moved P.Uthayakumar into direct open political activism and Anwar has been informed of this when met at the Sg Buloh prison in 2003and at Washington later in 2006.

Be that as it may P.Uthayakumar however unequivocally stated that he has been critical of the Opposition Leader’s role and that of the PKR,DAP,PAS State government ‘s rolr and omission in sidestepping the critical Indian problems in the states of Selangor,Penang and Kedah.

Because we stood for the truth Justice equality and fair play . P.Uthayakumar spoke out at length on HRPs’ dissappointment with PKR,DAP and PAS in bringing change to the Indian poor in Malaysia.

When asked on HRP’s political position at the next general election , P.Uthayakumar stated that HRP is committed to ending the 54 years of UMNO rule at Putrajaya without a break in the chain.To this effect if invited HRP would like to be a fighting partner alongside PKR,DAP and PAS in ousting UMNO from Putrajaya. If not HRP would and in fact has asked Pakatan Rakyat to make way for HRP in it’s Project 15/38 ie in contesting in their targeted 15 parliamentary and 38 state seats . Pakatan Rakyat has to make way for a one to one fight between HRP and BN.

But that HRP is not prepared to give PKR,DAP and PAS a blank cheque to Putrajaya but would want to be the check and balance so that the Indian poor interest will not be compromised or sidestepped.

If the Pakatan Rakyat their, 73 MP’s about 200 over ADUN’s ,Opposition Leader and the Menteri Besar of Selangor,Kedah and the Chief Minister of Penang had invited Hindraf and HRP to sit down and discuss ways of resolving the pressing Indians problem then the need nor necessity of HRP hitting out PKR,DAP and PAS in the open would not arise.

And that if only the PR non Indian leaders or their 11 MP’s , 13 ADUN’s and other Indian leaders also sincerely championed the Indian poor interest then HRP would be prepared to back off from contesting in even one parliamentary or State seat.

Karunai Nithi@Compassionate Justice

UMNO JPNs’ racist and religious supremacy from Birth Certificate onwards forced into Islam

This could help Malaysian non Muslimx to understand better about body snatching issue. The birth cert which is attached with this posting is my own Birth cert was taken on December 2010, I went to Wilayah Persekutuan Registration office to get my new Birth certificate for foreign uses. When i got the certificate in my hand I was shock because some of the info is not there and incorrect. The infos are

1.My religion stated information is not available
2.My Father´s age stated -nil-
3.My father´s religion stated information is not available
4.My Mother´s citizenship stated not citizen
5.My Mother´s status of residence stated Permanent Resident
6.My Mother´s religion stated information is not available

I asked the officer in the department why isnt my religion stated? She answered me that It will be only written for Malays as Islam. Then I asked her back what about my religion? She said normally they will not write that. So i asked her back can you give a letter saying that you will not write my religion in it? She was hesitating and ask me to wait and called her higher officer. All of them together refused to change the mistakes in my Birth certificate. With all my argument they ask me to go to Putrajaya. In Putra jaya they ask me to show proof of me being to an particular religion. Where does this end then? In this age of multi media technology they cant event change anything of my Birth certificate which is not correct.

Let us see what is wrong with it. My religion is Hindu , If i am belong to a race called Indian normally should be Hindu unless if I am converted to Islam or Christianity. How stupid they are when they can bravely write that my religion is not available? When I was born definitely my father could have a particular age. It is the duty of the officer to write it clearly. Even if they missed that, now they can still amend it. My father´s religion also not available. Do they think we dont have religion? Or else easy to make changes according to their will.

My mother´s citizenship is not citizen, it is clearly a lie. My father who born in Malaysia in 1940s stated Malaysian citizen but my mother who born in mid 50s stated not citizen. What a big joke of Boleh Land. My mother´s status of residence stated she is a permanent residence whereas she has a citizenship earlier. Come on all those lazy guys who works in registration department should be replaced with hard working race. Again my Mother´s religion is not available. Is it my religion not available instead of Hindu?

My dear brothers and sisters it is not a joke to laugh but remember because many stuffs are not filled in properly as though like religion, they can manipulate it when i die by stating I am a Muslim. It is possible. If some professional can copy my signature and sign in the conversion paper, I will be definitely a Muslim. With all this they can snatch my body after my death. It is possible. Please recheck your birth certificate and identity card for the assurance so that they dont take away your body when you die. I put the registration department in charge of their laziness and carelessness in dealing with their duties.

Finally by purpose I have deleted my parent´s name because i dont want any problems for them. Thank you

Article written by Saravanan .

Mystery fire strikes Bukit Jalil estate

Video: HRP Registration -12 years wait. Justice delayed is justice denied.

Medical course freeze by racist UMNO designed to limit number of Malaysian Indian doctors while MARA & public local Universities keep churning Malay doctors by the thousands.

Even as late as 2009 it was this very same UMNO government that announced that Malaysia was 50% short of doctors and was in fact recruiting doctors (from muslim countries like Sudan, Ethopia, Bangladesh and Myanmar muslims) to fill in the shortage of doctors (see Utusan Malaysia 8/10/09 at page 24).
But today within 2 years this racist UMNO makes a u-turn and says that there is a marked increase in medical graduates.

This is yet another One Malay-sian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s racist scheme to limit the number of Indian students studying at private Universities at their parents own hard earned money.

But on the quiet MARA, UKM, UM, UPM, USM, UMS, etc continues, which takes in about 90% Malay muslims .

And in the interim UMNO using this policy decision will further accelerate the stopping/derecognition of medical degrees in India, Ukraine, Russia, Indonesia, Romania etc to prevent Indians becoming doctors. This is on top of requiring No Objection Certificates before applying for foreign universities.
Higher Education Minister Dato Seri Khalid says that this is also to maintain quality of medical students.

But he is not concerned with the quality of medical students produced by MARA and the other said UMNO local public Universities. And MARA alone has at least six branch campuses and churning out thousands of Malay muslim alone students every year.

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

UMNO has similarly set the CLP exams and every year fails some 80% of the Indian students to limit the number of Malaysian lawyers from 70% in 1957 to a mere 1% by 2020. And UMNO is doing the same thing for Accountants, Dentists, Pharmacist, Engineers, Actuarists etc.

Karunai Nithi@ Compassionate Justice

Uthaya gets to challenge ROS over HRP’s registration

The Kuala Lumpur High Court has allowed lawyer P Uthayakumar to challenge the Home Ministry and the Registrar of Societies (ROS) on the status of the registration of the Human Rights Party (HRP).
 
Making the order in chambers today, Justice Rohana Yusof also ordered the three respondents – the ministry, ROS and ROS KL – to respond on the status of the application within 14 days.
 
Uthayakumar (left), who is the plaintiff in the case, appeared for himself while the three respondents were represented by senior federal counsel Suhaila Harun.
Once the ministry and the two ROS offices respond, Uthayakumar would then be allowed to initiate judicial review proceedings on the issue.

Justice Rohana has fixed Aug 15 to hear the matter.
It was earlier thought that the ROS had rejected the party’s registration as it had ignored queries made by Uthayaumar and HRP on three occassions after he submitted the application on Nov 25.
 
On April 6, Uthayakumar submitted the judicial review application to the High Court, where he named the three as respondents.
 
Grounds for the application 

Uthayakumar said sometime in 2000, he tried to form Parti Reformasi Insan Malaysia (Prim) while he was its secretary-general, but the application to ROS was rejected.

On June 18, 2009, Uthayakumar applied to ROS to form the HRP, but there was no reply.
On Nov 25, 2010, he despatched another letter, along with the formal application forms as required by the respondents, and the ROS acknowledged receipt. On Dec 16, he sent them a reminder about his application, but there had been no reply.
 
Similar follow-up letters were sent to ROS, its FT office and the minister on Feb 17 this year and again on March 14, but all were ignored.

Also, in a letter dated March 14, HRP’s solicitors Manoharan & Co had asked for the approval of HRP as a political party, based on Article 10 (1) (c ) of the federal constitution, which provides the right to form an association.

 
‘Selective approval’


Should the respondents fail to do so within 14 days, the letter stated, it would result in Uthayakumar making this application.
 
Uthayakumar said the respondents had breached the rules of natural justice, and in particular the federal constitution, in not allowing/ failing/neglecting to allow the freedom of association.
 
He claimed the respondents had acted mala fide (with bad intent) in not registering HRP, and that Umno and BN did not want it registered as it would allow HRP to represent the poor within the Indian community.
 
The former Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader also claimed he had legitimate expectations to see the respondents allow the registration of the HRP.
 
He said there was “selective approval” or unfairness on the part of the respondents in approving the registration of political parties, since those that were pro-Umno/BN were allowed registered.
 
Uthayakumar named these pro-Umno/BN parties and NGOs registered by ROS as Malaysian Makkal Sakthi Party, Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita) and non-governmental organisations Perkasa, Tiga Line, Pekida and Ayahanda.

Ipoh Hindraf 6 case speedily fixed for Hearing on 20/7/11 despite prosecution documents not served.

This matter came up for Mention this morning before the Ipoh Magistrates Court Magistrate Mohamad Nasrudin bin Mohamad. The Deputy Public Prosecutor was En.Ariff and Augustine Anthony was the pro bono lawyer representing all six of the HINDRAF activists.
The Racist UMNO is the world’s only regime to have ever prosecuted it’s citizens for merely being a member of a Human Rights NGO, other than the absolute monarchy Saudi Arabia
Case documents from the DPP’s office which should have been submitted to the Hindraf activists before proceeding with that case what more charging in the court. But this is UMNO’s court anything goes. Malay-sia – Semua boleh.
Note:  Never in any part of the world has any human being been prosecuted for being a member of a Human Rights NGO except in absolute monarchy Saudi Arabia.  But this has  happened in One Malay-sia. To this effect Malay-sia has created history in being the first democratic country in the world to have ever prosecuted it’s citizen for merely being a member of a Human Rights NGO.
Despite four International NGO’s namely Amnesty International, Front Line Defenders, Human Rights Watch and OHMT writing to One Malay-sia Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak the racist and religious supremacist policies targeted against the Malaysian Indian poor the UMNO regime to stop Hindraf from further continuing to champion the cause of the Malaysian Indian poor has maliciously chosen to racially profile and prosecute  these 6 Hindraf activists irrespective.
Rights not Mercy.
Karunai Nithi @ Compassionate Justice

Racist UMNO non implementation of Tun Razak Estate Workers Housing Scheme and Indian villages denied land titles cause of critical Indian poor problems today.

 The Malay Muslims, Orang Asli, Kadazan, Iban were all granted land titles for the villages they lived in. Even for the 541 Chinese New Villages, land titles were issued.
But the Indian poor were denied their similar rightful land titles.
Hundreds of Indian settlements like Kg.Muniandy, Kg.Karupiah, Kg.Ghandis, Kg Buah Pala etc were “ethnically cleansed” by the UMNO regime and the Indian poor denied the social safety net as what the poor Malay muslims, Orang Asli, Kadazan, Iban and the Chinese have today. All because the Indian poor were/are gulliable and soft targets.
Karunai Nithi@ Compassionate Justice.

UMNO Malay-sian Judge, lawyers, DPP and police threatens gallows and arm twists Indian youths to plead guilty to 7 years jail and 10 rotan. HRP letter to PM.

Y.A.B Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak Pejabat Perdana Menteri,
Blok Utama, Bangunan Perdana Putra, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Tel : 603-8888 8000
62502 Putrajaya, Fax : 603-8888 3444
Email:ppm@pmo.gov.my
Y.B. Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Bin Abdul Aziz Minister in The Prime Minister’s Department,
Level 15,
Menara Parlimen, Tel: 03-88881957
Jalan Parlimen, Fax: 03-20781719
50680 Kuala Lumpur. Email:padangrengas@parlimen.gov.my
Tun Dato’ Seri Zaki bin Tun Azmi Chief Justice Of The Federal Court, Malaysia Chief Justice’s Chambers
Federal Court of Malaysia Palace Of Justice Tel: 0388803502
Precint 3, 62506 Fax: 0388803507 Putrajaya Email: cj@kekakiman.gov.my
Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail Attorney General No. 45, Persiaran Perdana Tel: 03-88722011 Precinct 4 Fax:03-88908609 62100 Putrajaya Email: ag@agc.gov.my
Datuk Wira Hj. Zulkifli bin Omar
Komisioner Jeneral Penjara Ibu Pejabat Penjara Malaysia Tel: 8732 8000
Bukit Wira, 43000 Fax: 8739 9205 Kajang, Selangor

Re: 1. Justice denied because Legal aid and Bail denied to Indian poor prisoners.
2. Royal Commission of Inquiry for full and real Legal Aid.
3.Alarming 45% of country’s crime committed by the 8% Indian population.
4. Give Indian youths skills, vocational training, business entrepreneurial and land ownership oppurtunities and bank loans and get them out of crime.
5. Appeal to Pardons Board to commute seven (7) years jail sentence and ten (10) rotan and release two prisoners.
Justice denied because denied legal aid and bail cannot be the law of this country or any country for that matter especially with a seven (7) year long jail sentence and ten (10) strokes of the rotan. This culture has to change.
We wish to bring to your kind attention in the general public interest the latest of the aforesaid cases where the two (2) Indian poor accused persons were being forced to plead guilty irrespective of whether they are guilty or otherwise. We are also alarmed by the statement of a Cabinet Minister last week that about (45%) or nearly about half of the country’s crimes are committed by the Indians.[The Star 26/4/11 at page N41]
Yesterday evening and this morning we have been receiving frantic phone calls from the family of Kajendran a/l Subramaniam and Sugendran a/l Mutiah led by Madam Murugamah a/p Thanga Rajah who has instructed us as follows:-
a) Kajendran a/l Subramaniam ang Sugendran a/l Mutiah were charged for drug trafficking when the net weight of Ganja they were alleged to have trafficked was 291.3kg when it should have been in excess of the 300 kg that is required for a charge under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act which carries the death penalty.
Using this “leverage” of the “fatal” death penalty this family had this morning complained to us that their loved ones were coerced and / or forced into a corner to pleading guilty to a lesser charge under Section 39(A)(2) and were given a jail sentence of seven (7) years jail and ten (10) strokes of the rotan each.
Yesterday Madam Murugama a/p Thangarajah informed us that the presiding Judge Y.A. Kamarudin Bin Hashim when hearing the fourth witness displayed his anger, made it “difficult” for the lawyer and “ had made up his mind on the death sentence if the “offer” of the Deputy Public Prosecutor of seven(7) years jail and ten (10) strokes of the rotan was not taken up. The Judge had then met the Defense lawyers in his Chambers.
The Legal Aid lawyer one Miss Amy had also coerced and/ or forced into a corner the other accused Sugendran a/l Mutiah to sign the plea guilty form.
Even the defense lawyer Mr. GK Sreetharan after having received RM 21,000.00 in legal fees had repeatedly also coerced Kajendran a/l Subramaniam and/ or forced into a corner to plead guilty. He had refused to ask the learned judge to discharge himself
Miss Amy even this morning was said to be coercing Sugendran a/l Mutiah to sign the plea guilty forms “or he would be sent to the gallows”. The complainant informs us that the accused and his family were confused and did not have much of a choice and pushed to a corner when given the option of the death penalty or seven (7) years jail and ten (10) strokes of the rotan to choose from. The family of the accused also did not have any more money to engage another lawyer and the accused were denied bail and were “forced” to plead guilty.
In the interim what ever happened to the real drug lords, who are reigning supreme? And when it appears that only be the mere “runners” who are from time to time arrested and punished as in this instance and the drug trade going on unabetted. Are we really getting to the bottom of the drug trade vis a vis the crime here? Vis a vis the Police having the precise information on the drug movement and almost each time very easily apprehending the “drug traffickers” and possible police involvement (insider trading secret information?)
Justice must not only be done but must manifestedly and undoubtedly be seen to be done. And the Legal Principal that a man is innocent until proven guilty should be seen not to be compromised but must be seen to be done.
In one of the cases we ourselves have taken up, the state has even not spared denied birth certificate and then denied school to 14 year old Mughilan a/l Mahendran who was alleged to have been maliciously prosecuted for outraging the modesty of a girl in a public area swimming pool in broad daylight. Unable to afford the bail of a mere RM 1,700.00 Mughilan was sent to jail and his natural decision would be to plead guilty irrespective of wheter he was guilty or not and add on to the Indian criminal statistics.
We have also received tens of complaints of the police racially profiling and targetting Indian youths and then arresting and prosecuting them when they claim they had committed no crime for example Vinodkumar a/l Nagendran, Saravanan a/l Rajadran and Vijayakumar a/l Rajadran who were last month released from the police custody on our rare urgent latter to the Wilayah Persekutuan Prosecution Department. Had they been maliciously prosecuted , unable to afford the bail and lawyer’s fees they would have similarly ended up pleading guilty and would have otherwise collected their criminal records as well. We believe “plea of guilty” of these instances has immensely contributed to the 45% of Malaysian’s crime being committed by the Indians “statistics”.
Every day we have to turn down tens of such cases as we do not have the capacity to handle them. This problem can only be effectively solved at the highest political level and by political will.
Based on the tens of complaints we have received nationwide the aforementioned cases are just the tip of the iceberg of especially the Indian poor being forced to plead guilty when they may or may not be guilty.
We are particularly alarmed and concerned as to why when the Indians form a mere 8% of the country’s population, they are on the record (mostly by these pleas of guilty) to have committed some 45% of the country’s crimes.
This criminal record is going to make life any better for them as they now will be denied even for example a taxi or lorry license and many other jobs and job opportunities.
In the circumstances we :
1. Call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry with the view to implement an effective and real Legal Aid system as per the United States model. The one off RM 5 Million Legal aid announced by the Prime Minister on 25/2/2011 (NST 26/2/11) cannot be a serious and effective legal aid scheme as it obviously did not reach the real needy cases like the two (2) accused in this case and tens of thousands of others.
2. All poor needy and deserving Indians be granted skills and vocational training, business and entrepreneurial opportunities and CGC, Tekun, SMI, SME Bank Industry and Commercial Bank loans etc to bring down the alarming crime rate at 45% of Indians committing crimes in Malaysia when they only form some 8% of the country’s population.
3. That the Prime Minister recommends that the Pardons Board commutes the seven (7) years jail sentence and ten (10) strokes of the rotan on these two aforesaid accused.
Kindly revert to us accordingly.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
______________________
P.Uthayakumar
Secretary General (pro tem)

Freedom of expression

HRP’s backing for Anwar draws flak

DAP's P Ramasamy wants to know why the 'hooligan party' is now backing the opposition leader after being critical of him in the past.

PETALING JAYA: The Human Rights Party’s support for Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim with regard to the sex video controversy has come under attack from a Pakatan Rakyat leader.

Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy, in his Twitter posting, questioned HRP’s pro-tem secretary- general P Uthayakumar’s decision to back Anwar.

“Why is the head of a hooligan racist party supporting Anwar, wants to be mandore!!!” he said.

HRP leaders have constantly used the mandore term on Indian elected representatives from both sides of the political divide who compromise the interests of their community in exchange for positions and perks.

The yet-to-be registered political party has also been critical of Pakatan, accusing the opposition coalition of not doing enough for the Indians.

Responding to his boss, Ramasamy’s aide M Satees tweeted: “They want 15/38 la Prof…”

This was in reference to the 15 parliamentary and 38 state seats with a high number of Indian voters which HRP aims to contest in the next general election.

‘It is a matter of principle’

Defending his party’s stand, HRP information chief S Jayathas said the decision to back Anwar was based on principle.

“Anwar is victimised by Umno and is being tried in the media, similar to Hindraf when Umno accused us of having links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),” he told FMT.

As for the mandore allegation, he said Ramasamy, who is also DAP deputy secretary-general, should read the definition of mandore and mandorism first, which were availabe on the HRP website (see link below).

On Satees’ comment about the 15/38 plan, Jayathas said that his party will not be contesting in any seats if Pakatan lives up to its pre-2008 polls promise of addressing Indian issues.

“They can start by resolving all land issues involving Hindu temples, cemeteries and Tamil schools with a stroke of the pen because they are already in the ‘Putrajaya’ of Kedah, Penang and Selangor.”

Meanwhile, Anwar’s daughter and PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah welcomed HRP’s support for her father.

“We take comments in good faith. It is good when politicians, individuals across different vocations state a principled stance publicly,” she said.

On Monday, Uthayakumar said that he had watched the video and concluded that it was not Anwar. He also claimed that the video was designed to politically assasinate Anwar.