ISA mengganas lagi tanpa disedari ketika mana rakyat tersentuh dengan pembebasan 13 orang ISA Detainees, sempena perlantikan Memanda Menteri Perdana, rupanya gimmick semata.
GMI plea on latest ISA arrests
Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) said three people, including a foreigner from Indonesia, were recently arrested under Section 73 (1) of Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) and detained for 60 days for investigations.
Pic: Chairman of GMI Syed Ibrahim handing over a memorandum to Suhakam Commissioner Datuk Siva Subramaniam while the ISA victim family members looks on.
GMI's president Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, who handed two memorandum to Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) Commissioner Datuk S.Siva Subramaniam at Suhakam today, said the three are Agus Salim, 32, Abdul Matin Anol Rahmat, 60, and Johar Hassan.
He said Agus, who is a cook in a restaurant in Larkin, Johor, was arrested on March 5, 2009, while Abdul Matin was arrested on April 1 at 7.30am in Ulu Tiram, Johor Baru. However, there is no information on Johar.
In the first memorandum, GMI is urging the government to ensure the safety of the three detainees, allow them to meet their lawyers and family members, release them immediately or charge them in court and for the Home Ministry to give explanation to the wife and family members.
Syed Ibrahim said with the three latest arrests, there are now 30 people under ISA detention. Of the number, four have been detained for more than six years.
Agus Salim's brother Junaidi Bahri Swarno and mother Kartem from Medan, Indonesia, were also present. Kartem, who was in tears, said she wanted her son to be released.
In the second memorandum, GMI wants effective steps to enhance confidence in citizens in those entrusted with national security by abolishment of prevention and "no trial" laws, especially ISA, create new laws for national security with provision for clear evidence and trials, to create court reviews to remove arbitrary powers and abuse, to set up an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC), release all ISA detainees without conditions and recommend compensation to former detainees and family.
GMI also recommended Suhakam to bring this matter to government.
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GMI SERAH MEMORANDUM TANGAKAPAN ISA TERKINI
SUHAKAM TO BE DOWNGRADED BY ICC
Please give the tiger at least some "false teeth" to enable it to chew small fish and "claw" in order remain in the rank of "tiger". Release it from the hold of PM to that of Parliament.
Suhakam: Give the toothless tiger teeth to bite
by Karen Arukesamy
Sun2surf
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
KUALA LUMPUR (July 29, 2008) : Faced with the threat of being downgraded by an international body, Malaysia's Human Rights Commission (suhakam) today asked the government for "teeth" so that the "toothless tiger" can bite.
Its commissioner Datuk Siva Subramaniam said they are not surprised that the threat has been made by the world body as even cabinet ministers have called them a "toothless tiger".
"Provide the teeth, then Suhakam can ensure that human rights are protected," he said, when approached by reporters at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Forum of the National Human Rights Institutions today.
"Because you (the government) do not have trust in Suhakam. You yourself have said something that shows that Suhakam is weak," Siva said.
Asked about the threat of downgrading by the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (ICC) if nothing is done within a year, Siva said: "The downgrading (threat) is because of government's regulations."
He said the Human Rights Commission Act 1999, under which Suhakam was formed, has limitations and needs to be amended. One of the limitations is that the commissioner's tenure of service is just two years while in many other countries it is five years.
He said many people feel that if the commissioner "speaks his mind out, there he goes".
Siva said Suhakam has done an excellent job in the past nine years and still believes it is on the right track.
"But Suhakam does not have enforcement powers. We make many discoveries during our visits (Suhakam's monitoring activities) but our suggestions are mostly recommendations and sometimes these recommendations are treated as nothing," he said.
He said in some countries, the Human Rights Commission has its own court and implements its powers and can give its own directives.
"It will be useless if we just make recommendations and they are not implemented," he said.
Siva said many wants a broader selection of commissioners culled from NGOs, civil societies and people who have a broader concept and understanding of human rights.
"Of course, some of these arguments are valid. The ball is at the government's feet. Suhakam had provided the advice (on providing the enforcement power) to the government," he said.
Suhakam had proposed this to the government in several meetings but there has not been any positive response.
On Suhakam's role, Siva said besides protecting human rights, Suhakam also meets the public regularly under its 'Meet the People' programme nationwide.
Suhakam had also visited local schools to promote human rights and their next visits would be to the prisons.
Siva said given that Suhakam is doing its best under the circumstances, it is inappropriate for ICC to demote it from Grade A to B, which means it loses its member right to participate in the United Nations Human Rights Council sessions.
GRADUAN UiTM MENGAKU PENGANGGUR MENDAPAT REAKSI PEMBACA
Dalam ruang INTERAKTIF @ Sinar pada talian 019-2297227 , beberapa orang pembaca yang kritis dan bestari telah menghantar SMS tentang tindak tanduk MOHD SHAID ROSLI yang telah membuat dua laporan Polis dan satu aduan kepada SUHAKAM perihal kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat Selangor yang didakwa telah mungkir janji yang dibuat semasa PRU ke 12 yang lalu.
Terima kasih yang tidak terhingga kepada saudara-saudara yang telah tampil ke hadapan dan dapat berhujah dengan begitu bernas dalam menyatakan kebenaran. Allah sahaja yang membalas susah payah dan pertolongan kalian. Salam ukhuwah.
GRADUAN UiTM LAPOR POLIS/SUHAKAM MENIPU ORANG RAMAI
Graduan UiTM MOHD SHAID ROSLI yang telah membuat dua laporan Polis dan SUHAKAM terhadap kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat di Selangor bukan seorang penganggur malah mempunyai rumah kedai di seksyen 7 Shah Alam dan perniagaan sendiri serta seorang ahli sebuah parti politik. Hal ini telah dilaporkan oleh akhbar Sinar Harian bertarikh 24hb Mei 2008 setelah seorang rakan yang rapat dengannya tampil ke hadapan mengadukan hal sebenar. Saudara Mohd Shaid Rosli sah didalangi oleh seseorang atau sesebuah organisasi untuk memburuk-burukkan dan memberi tekanan kepada kerajaan PR yang belum berumur 100 hari itu.
Saya fikir pihak PKR, PAS atau DAP harus membuat laporan Polis terhadap Mohd Shaid Ismail kerana membuat laporan palsu tentang dirinya sebagai seorang penganggur.
