PRESS STATEMENT: 19 APRIL 2012

END ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND GANGSTERISM IMMEDIATELY!

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) is gravely concern with the gangster-like violent actions taken by a group of youngsters who rudely broke up and attacked the students occupying Dataran Merdeka in the wee hours this morning.  We were informed that several individuals were beaten up and one has been rushed to hospital.

SUARAM condemns the continuous intimidation, attacks and harassment by the non-state actors and this is not the first incident where a group of people who act like gangsters to attack human rights defenders and the opposition.

Similar incident has occurred at several occasions; on 21 January 2012 a ceramah co-organised by the Anything But UMNO (ABU) movement and Hindraf at Jalan Kebun, Shah Alam was rudely broken up when the chairperson began the programme. One of the participants, Khrisnan, aged 33 years old, was beaten up by 15 youths and has been hospitalised at Sentosa Medical Centre.

On 26 February, at Speakers' Corner, George Town, Penang, a group of thugs identified to be UMNO Youth and Perkasa members attacked the anti-Lynas protesters and thus injuring two reporters. Most shockingly, the police personnel looked on and did not do anything. Later, the Chief Police Officer (CPO) of Pulau Pinang Ayub Yaakob blamed it on the organisers for not informing the police about their event.

At Felda Lepar Hilir 1, Gambang, Pahang, YB Nurul Izzah Anwar, PKR MP for Lembah Pantai, was assaulted by Asrullah Affendi Abdullah, an assistant of UMNO Lepar state assemblyperson Mohd Shohaimi Jusoh. Forums by student activists and the Anything But UMNO (ABU) Movement also experienced similar attacks in Klang and until now no one has been charged in court.

This is a stark reminder of the dirty and violent tactics used at an Asia Pacific Coalition for East Timor II (Apcet II) conference held at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur in November 1996 when a group of thugs stormed the meeting venue and broke down the doors of the conference halls, threw chairs and verbally and physically abused the participants.

Such gangsterism acts must be stopped.  It is the duty and responsibility of the police to protect citizens exercising their constitutional right to assemble and speak.

SUARAM demands that the IGP conducts an investigation immediately on acts of violence and arrest the offenders who have committed such crimes. SUARAM is appalled by the arrests and the on-going crackdown on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, a fundamental right which is guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.

We also call upon the government to put a stop to such acts of violence, which runs contrary to Article 10 of the Federal Constitution that allows for freedom of speech, assembly and association.

What is wrong in getting free education?  Does the Rakyat not have the right to it?  Trillion have been stolen from this country and placed all over the world into private accounts.  The person who encouraged and taught the UMNO cronies to do so was Mahathir Kutty, the mamak man who had misused his position as Prime Minister during his era.

Today everyone especially the Malays are corrupted from top to bottom without shame.

To the Malays it is their right to steal, lie and bully others who are less fortunate and without cables.

Today the Malays are divided into three groups.  The ones who steal proudly, the ones who watches helplessly and the ones who does not bother.  These are the kinds of Malay who deserve to be backwards and bully by the UMNO talibans.  Today Malays do not think far.  They like to be instructed what to do and as long as they can lepak, watch TV, have their favourite nasi lemak, can change car every Raya and spend their time in mamak restaurant, that is life for them.  It does not matter that the transport system is not working, potholes everywhere, half past six education system, cost of food rising, living condition in despair, UMNO cronies are taking away the wealth and selling off the assets from this country etc.  The Malay lame excuse 'It is fated."

I am proud of the students who are presently protesting at Dataran Merdeka and standing by their aim that the PTPTN Loans should be written off and that Education should be free.

The thugs who attack the students at Dataran Merdeka are ALL MALAY.  Why are the Malays going around attacking and what do they get out of this?  The answer is MONEY.  Najib and Mahathir support the actions of the thugs but the men who planned the attacks are Mydin, Adnan, Johari and Nong Chik.  

Since the beginning of the students protest at Dataran Merdeka, special branch  have been watching them and reporting to Bukit Aman on a daily basis.  So the attack was not a surprise one.  PDRM, DBKL, Rela, UMNO cabinet, Perkasa, Pekida and UMNO Youth were in it.  MCA already warn their members not to be at Dataran Merdeka this week as something bad was going to happen.  So how did MCA happen to know?

Higher Education Minister Khaled is very arrogant to say that the students deserve to be attacked.  Khaled must ask himself 'who paid for his legal and bastard children education'?  As a millionaire surely he can afford to from his own pocket.  

Rafidah Aziz was a millionaire when she insisted on scholarship for her daughter from JPA.

I have many Malay friends who are millionaire and billionaire yet their children take money from the government to study overseas and FAILED not once but twice and thrice.  

Further more we have the recent glaring Tajuddin MAS and Shahrizat Cow case where millions are written off by the grace of Najis, Kutty and Daim.

So if trillion are stolen by UMNO cronies is okay what is wrong if billions are spend on students who are the future developers of this country.

Can someone explain this?

Malam tadi (01 Jul 12), KEADILAN Cabang Paya Besar telah mengadakan program ceramah di Felda Lepar Hilir 1 bertempat di sebuah kedai minum di kawasan peneroka tersebut.  Penceramah utama yang dijemput adalah Sdr Rafizi Ramli, Pengarah Strategi KEADILAN Pusat dan Sdr Mustafa Kamil Ayub, Ahli MPP.  

Turut hadir pada malam tadi adalah Tuan Hj Zahari Mamat (Ketua Cabang Paya Besar), Sdr Razali Alias (Ketua Penerangan KEADILAN Pahang) dan Sdr Kamarzaman Yunus (Penolong S/Usaha KEADILAN Pahang/Penyelaras Dun Lepar).  

Seperti yang telah dijangka, kehadiran orang ramai malam tadi agak berkurangan kerana kebetulan pada hari yang sama PAS Pahang telah mengadakan Himpunan Hijau peringkat negeri bertempat di Markas PAS, Kerdau yang diberitakan mendapat sambutan di luar jangkaan.

Apa yang menariknya malam tadi di Lepar Hilir 1, di tengah-tengah penyokong PR yang hadir iaitu di kalangan mereka yang tidak menghadiri perhimpunan di Kerdau, terdapat ramai para penyokong Umno tempatan yang hadir walaupun berada di dalam jarak yang jauh dari lokasi ceramah.  Sesekali sewaktu ceramah berlangsung terdengar seorang dua dari penyokong-penyokong Umno cuba `mengusik' dengan menjerit "Hidup Umno" berulang kali.  

Sebelum Sdr Rafizi tampil di pentas, penceramah yang diundang iaitu Sdr Mustafa Kamil Ayub dan Sdr Razali Alias telah berucap dengan berbagai isu.  Sdr Mustafa Kamil banyak memperjelaskan tentang mengapa rakyat perlu menukar sokongan mereka dari Umno/Bn kepada Pakatan Rakyat.  Negeri-negeri yang ditadbir oleh PR terbukti jauh lebih baik dari negeri-negeri yang berada di bawah Umno/Bn.  Beliau turut membawa beberapa contoh kemajuan dan kebajikan yang telah dilaksanakan oleh beberapa negeri di bawah PR, di mana ianya sudah cukup untuk membuktikan bahawa PR mempunyai kebolehan yang lebih baik dari Umno/Bn memerintah negara ini.

Ketua Penerangan KEADILAN Pahang, Sdr Razali Alias pula mengulas tentang kenyataan Mufti Pahang baru-baru ini yang memberikan `fatwa' kononnya `haram' mereka yang menyertai Perhimpunan Anti Lynas yang didakwa beliau sebagai anjuran pihak bukan Islam. Sdr Razali Alias menyuarakan rasa kesalnya kerana terdapat golongan ulamak atau ilmuan agama yang sanggup menjual agama demi kepentingan duniawi.  

Penampilan Sdr Rafizi selaku penceramah terakhir memang dinanti-nantikan.  Beliau memulakan ucapan dengan mengulas isu perletakan jawatannya di dalam Kerajaan Negeri Selangor.  Beliau berkata, perletakan jawatannya sama sekali tiada kena mengena dengan sebarang krisis di antara beliau dengan MB Selangor atau sesiapa pun.  Tiada sebab beliau mahu berselisih faham dengan MB Selangor yang semua rakyat tahu latar belakang Tan Sri Khalid ini iaitu seorang tokoh yang hebat mentadbir Kerajaan Negeri Selangor.  Peliknya kata Rafizi, isu perletakan jawatan beliau itu mendapat respon segera dari Najib.  "Najib, orang bertanya soal kapal selam dia tidak jawab.  Orang tanya tentang cincin RM24 Juta dan beg tangan isterinya, beliau tidak jawab.  DS Anwar minta Najib berdebat tentang dasar-dasar negara, lagi Najib tidak jawab...tapi, bila saya letak jawatan, Najib senyum lebar, dia jawab dan ulas isu ini di dalam TV..." Ujar Rafizi.

Rafizi tegaskan, segala isu yang dimainkan di dalam media kawalan Umno berkaitan perletakan jawatannya adalah propaganda murahan Umno.  "Saya berjanji di depan saudara-saudara, sekiranya saya khianat kepada perjuangan rakyat atau menjadi `katak lompat', saya akan `bersunat' sekali lagi", hujah beliau.

Beliau turut menyentuh isu bagaimana Najib menjadi pengkhianat negara apabila sanggup menjual rahsia keselamatan negara dengan menjual dokumen pembelian peralatan pertahanan negara yang mempunyai hubungkait dengan pembelian Scorpene.  Najib masih enggan mengumumkan tarikh pembubaran Parlimen kerana beliau masih belum yakin Umno/Bn mampu berkuasa lagi selepas ini.  

Turut menjadi perkara yang diulas oleh Sdr Rafizi selain dari isu Scorpene, beliau turut menyentuh tentang skandal projek LRT di Kelana Jaya dan Ampang Jaya.  Beliau mendakwa terdapat campurtangan Najib di dalam penganugerahan projek ini kepada kroni beliau yang syarikat tersebut hanya mempunyai kepakaran di dalam membuat kepala paip sahaja.  

Isu Penyenaraian FGVH di dalam bursa saham turut diulas oleh Rafizi sebagai topik terakhir ceramah beliau.  Jelas katanya, warga felda tertipu dengan mainan licik pemimpin Umno di dalam isu penyenaraian ini.  Beliau telah memberikan beberapa hujah dan fakta yang membuktikan kenaikan harga saham yang kononnya tertinggi selepas facebook yang baru-baru ini diumumkan oleh Najib adalah penipuan terbesar Umno.  Para peneroka terus menjadi penonton kepada kerakusan orang-orang di atas mengaut keuntungan dari penyenaraian ini sedangkan tanah felda yang sebenarnya milik para peneroka terus digadaikan.