26 January 2008

Urgent Appeal
 
54 protesters arrested in relation to a protest against price hikes organised by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes).

The government’s crackdown on peaceful assembly continued, when the police
arrested more then 50 individuals, including opposition leader and supporters near Ampang Park LRT station at about 3pm this afternoon.

Those arrested are reported to be held at the Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK Kuala Lumpur) Kuala Lumpur. As of 5.10pm, 54 individuals are confirmed to be detained at IPK Kuala Lumpur. S. Arutchelvan and 2 others were taken to Pudu Jail.
 
1st batch of arrest made at about 2.35pm. Among those arrested were:
 
S. Arutchelvan (PSM Secretary General)
Mai Suharah (Female)
Siti Fatimah (Female)
Nor Aziyati (Female)
Aiman (Female)
Nashita (Female)
Hidayat (Female)
Zamri Effendi
Marzuki
Solahuddin
Syed Jaymal
 
Others who arrested later when they are on their way to KLCC from Jalan Ampang City Bank. Among them are:
 12. Badrul Hisham
13. Dino
14. Dr. Nasir Hashim (PSM President)
15. Simon
16. Dr. Hatta Muhd Ramli (PAS)
17. Thevarajan(released at 9.15 pm)
18. Saraswathy (PSM Vice-President)
19. V.Selvam (PSM CC member)
20. Rani Rasiah (PSM CC member)
21. Ganesan (PSM Kajang Branch President)
22. Ramalingam

23. Kartik
24. Gana
25. Vijaya
26. Sugumaran
27. Thinakaram
28. Nehru
29. Kohila Yanesegaran
30. Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad (PAS)
31. Dr. Badrul Amin
32. Mohd Sabo
33. Mohd Yusof
34. Khairul Nizad
35. P. Mohan
36. Thinamaran
37. Ginie Lim 
38. Tian chua
39. Johson
40. Zaid Ibrahim (16 year old)
41. Tan ah kau
42. Nuridah Mohd
43. Mohd Azemi Azman
44. Azmi
45. Chou/Chan
46. Isa Mudin
47. Mohd Aminuri
48. Mohd b. Nawi
49. Tan Chee Hooi
50. Fathi Othman
51. Gomathi A/P Gunalan
52. Saravanan A/L Teruma
53. Mohd Azah b. Yaakob
54. Nur Mohd Faizal b. Harun
A full list of arrested civilian is yet to be announced later by the police.
 
Article 10 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia guarantees the right to freedom of assembly and expression. However, the draconian Police Act circumvents the right by requiring a permit to be applied from the police for a gathering that is more than three people.
Therefore, PSM call for all the detainees to be released unconditionally and immediately.
 
For enquiries, please contact Siva +60-16-6798005
 
 
*Actions needed*
1) Make a phone call to Kuala Lumpur Police Headquaters and call for a immediate and unconditional release of  all detainees.
 
2) Spread this news and get friends to call to IPK and sent protest letter.
 
3) Please send your protest to the various Malaysian authorities for clamping down the right to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression of Malaysians. Your protest letters should be sent to the following:
1)Prime Minister’s Office Malaysia
   Perdana Putra Building
   Federal Government Administrative Centre
   62505 Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan,
   Malaysia.
  Tel: +603 8888 8000
  Fax: +603 8888 3444
 
 
2) Tan Sri Musa Hassan
 Ketua Polis Malaysia (Inspector-General of Police)
    Ibu Pejabat Polis Diraja Malaysia,
50560 Bukit Aman,
Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: +603 -22626015
Fax: +603 -22725613
3) Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police (HQ)
    Polis Diraja Malaysia
Jalan Hang Tuah
    51100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603 -21460522, +603 -2485522
Fax: +603 -20726786
 
Cc:
1)Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM)
   Tingkat 29, Menara Tun Razak
   Jalan Raja Laut 50350
   Kuala Lumpur.
   Tel: +603 -26125600
   Fax: +603 -26125620
   Chaiman: Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman
 Please send a copy to int.psm@gmail.com