TERSASARKAH MATLAMAT PLKN?

A gang fight involving 100 trainees broke out on June 27 when they were instructed by a trainer to arrange the stools in a mess hall at Chini NS camp in Pahang.

An 18-year-old trainee was molested by 20 male trainees while making a telephone call in booth in the camp on June 23.

Sebanyak 17 kes kematian dilaporkan sejak empat tahun yang lalu semasa pelatih menjalani Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN).

*Kaji semula PLKN ekoran insiden kematian

*MP criticises lack of security at Chini NS camp


Kaji semula PLKN ekoran insiden kematian


KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Julai (Hrkh) - Kerajaan didesak mengkaji semula pelaksanaan Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN) ekoran beberapa insiden kematian yang melibatkan pelatih di pusat latihan program tersebut.

Ahli Jawatankuasa PAS Pusat, Ustaz Taib Azamuddin Mohd Taib berkata walaupun kes kematian terbaru Abdul Malik Ishak, 18, yang menjalani latihan program tersebut di Guar Chenderai, Padang Besar, Perlis menunjukkan tiada unsur jenayah atau kecederaan, pihak berkaitan tidak harus memandang ringan kes yang berlaku.

Jelasnya, Kementerian Pertahanan khususnya harus mengutamakan aspek kesihatan para pelatih sebelum pelatih memasuki program tersebut.

" Sebelum pelatih menyertai program latihan tersebut, seharusnya mereka disahkan oleh pihak doktor tidak mengalami sebarang masalah kesihatan agar mereka dapat menjalani latihan dengan baik serta dapat mengelakkan sebarang kemungkinan yang berlaku.

"Sekiranya pihak pelatih telah disahkan tidak mengalami sebarang masalah kesihatan berdasarkan borang deklarasi kesihatan, namun dengan berlakunya kejadian seumpama ini, pihak kerajaan harus mengenal pasti serta memperbaiki kelemahan tersebut,"katanya sewaktu dihubungi.

Baru-baru ini, beberapa orang Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat telah membangkitkan mengenai masalah keselamatan pelatih-pelatih PLKN sewaktu membahaskan Rang Undang-undang Latihan Khidmat Negara (Pindaan) 2008 di Dewan Rakyat.

Ahli Parlimen Teluk Intan, M. Manogaran memaklumkan sebanyak 17 kes kematian dilaporkan sejak empat tahun yang lalu.

Beliau turut menyarankan agar kementerian yang berkenaan membenarkan Badan Bukan Kerajaan (NGO) membuat lawatan di kem-kem PLKN bagi menentukan sama ada pelaksanaan program di kem-kem latihan dijalankan dengan baik agar ibu bapa lebih yakin apabila menghantar anak-anak mereka.

Manakala Ahli Parlimen Parit Buntar, Dr Mujahid Yusuf menekankan kementerian terbabit harus mengambil kira kebimbangan ibu bapa untuk menghantar anak-anak mereka dengan niat yang begitu murni untuk menjayakan program ini yang dicalar dan dicacatkan dengan kes-kes kematian.

aNyza Ayob/zm/harakahdaily

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MP criticises lack of security at Chini NS camp



KUALA LUMPUR (July 1, 2009): Fuziah Salleh (PKR-Kuantan) took to task the Chini national service camp commandant in Pahang for the lack of security that led to a gang fight and a molest case in the camp.

In a press conference in Parliament lobby today, Fuziah said a "gang" fight involving 100 trainees broke out on June 27 when they were instructed by a trainer to arrange the stools in a mess hall.

"There was only one trainer who tried to defuse the fight but ended up being beaten too. The police arrested 17 trainees and detained them in the Pekan police headquarters.

"Their parents were summoned to the police headquarters the next day and the trainees were only released on the third day and returned to the camp, except for five traumatised trainees who returned home," she said.

Fuziah said parents were still worried about the camp's security and regretted that their children were not relocated to another camp to avoid being a target of revenge.

She also told reporters that a father complained to her that his 18-year-old daughter was molested by 20 male trainees while making a telephone call in booth in the camp on June 23.

"Although a police report was lodged, she had failed to identify the culprits because she was traumatised and the place was too dark at night. Her father took her home on June 24 and the camp gave her off until June 26. But after medical check-up, she was given medical leave until June 29.

"The girl is still too traumatised to return to camp but the commandant has ordered her to return or action would be taken against her," she said.

Fuziah said she had tried to contact the camp commandant but the officer refused to respond to any query.

"The government, in this case, has failed to ensure a comprehensive security plan for NS trainees and neglected the aspect of 'cultural shock' which the trainees might have to experience because they come from differing backgrounds.

"The authorities must take a multi-phase approach in the recruitment of trainees and ensure that there are enough trainers," she added.

Giam Say Khoon/sun2surf