Arrest and charge of Malaysiakini journalist condemned

mstar.com.

THE Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) condemns the arrest of Malaysiakini journalist, Syed Jamal Zahiid, who was charged in court today for obstructing policy duty while covering the gathering organised by the Coalition Against Coalition (Protes) on Saturday, 26 January 2008.

CIJ is deeply concerned that the arrest of the Malaysiakini reporter is targeted against the online media, which is one of the few alternative and independent sources of information in the country. When contacted, editor K. Kabilan said the manner in which police arrested Syed Jamal was unprofessional and uncalled for.

In a video recording of the arrest available on Malaysiakini.com, Syed Jamal was shown being led away by the police near the Ampang Park LRT station, into the police vehicle where seven others were being held. Syed Jamal said one of the officers was heard saying he had been asking too many questions to an officer on the arrests and was asked to identify himself.

“He had identified himself as a journalist and was only asking questions to the police officer about the arrests that were taking place, but the police proceeded to arrest him. We tried to talk to the police as well but to no avail,” Kabilan said, adding that the online media could be a target of the authorities.

Syed Jamal was charged today and released on a RM1,000 bail, together with 34 others who were charged for illegal assembly.

Journalists in Malaysia are continuously exposed to threats and intimidation by people in power as well as individuals and have very little protection legally. This only signals the lack of respect for the work that journalists do and the abuse of power to stifle critical and dissenting views.

Late last year, at least two journalists and a photographer were attacked and intimated while on duty or for the stories they were pursuing.

CIJ calls on the authorities to drop the charges against Syed Jamal and issue an apology to him as well as Malaysiakini.com. We call upon all institutions of power to respect journalists as they have an important role to play in disseminating truthful information to the public.

Gayathry Venkiteswaran
Executive Director

35 charged with illegal assembly

(Malaysiakini)

Thirty-five people were today charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with taking part in an illegal assembly on Saturday. Among them, Parti Sosialis Malaysia pro-tem secretary-general S Arutchelvan also faces a charge of violating a court order which barred him and four others from being within a one-kilometre radius of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) and the nearby Masjid Assyakirin.

The order was obtained by Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman from the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court to stop the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes) from gathering at KLCC.

Apart from Arutchelvan, the other 34 persons were accused of being supporters of Protes. All 35 claimed trial and have been released on RM1,000 bail.

Session’s Court judge Mohamad Sekeri Mamat also imposed an additional bail condition - which had earlier been proposed by deputy public prosecutor Mohd Yusof Zainal Abidin - that the defendants must not participate in any ‘illegal assembly’.

This was strongly objected by counsels Amer Hamzah Arshad, Edmun Bon and Jonson Chong, who challenged the relevance of such a condition and argued that it violated such principles of law as the presumption of innocence.

However, Mohamad Sekeri said the defendants may appeal to the Kuala Lumpur High Court if they were not satisfied with his decision. Hearing has been set from June 16-18.

Malaysiakini journalist charged

In the same court, Malaysiakini journalist Syed Jaymal Zahiid was charged with obstructing Chief Inspector Effendi Abdul Rahman from performing his duty when he questioned the police officer on the arrests of the protesters.

Syed Jaymal claimed trial and has been released on RM1,000 bail. His case will be jointly heard with the rest.

All 36 were remanded at the Pudu jail in Jalan Hang Tuah after their arrest at various points near Jalan Ampang on Saturday.

Twelve people were released without any conditions on the night following their arrest.

Last night, 10 others who had been arrested - including PKR information chief Tian Chua and PAS treasurer Dr Hatta Ramli - were released after the police’ remand applications against them were denied by the magistrate.

Both Chua and Hatta had been named along with Arutchelvan in the magistrate court’s restraining order.

Their release was said to have been due to contradictions and other serious flaws in the investigating officers’ reports on their arrests.

Among them, Chua was found to have been picked up despite being outside the zone from which the five were banned.

36 tahanan bebas, ikat jamin RM1000

Saidah Hairan | Foto Nasir Sudin
harakahdaily

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan (Hrkh) - Seramai 36 tahanan yang dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Majistret Kuala Lumpur hari ini atas tuduhan menyertai perhimpunan haram telah dibebaskan jam 7.10 petang tadi dengan ikat jamin RM1000 seorang dan masing-masing dengan seorang penjamin.

Hakim, Mohamad Sakeri Mamat telah membacakan keputusan di Majisteret Jenayah 5 dengan syarat tambahan bahawa semua tertuduh tidak boleh menyertai sebarang perhimpunan haram.

Bagaimanapun, beliau berkata, Peguam boleh membuat rayuan di Mahkamah Tinggi, Kuala Lumpur dan kes mereka akan didengar pada 16 Jun.

Sementara itu, wartawan Malaysiakini, Syed Jaymal Zahiid didakwa atas Imagetuduhan menganggu tugas anggota polis, Chief Inspektor, Apandi Abdul Rahman.

Beliau juga minta dibicarakan dan dibebaskan dengan ikatjamin RM1,000. Kesnya akan didengar bersama dengan yang lain.

Mereka yang dibebaskan dengan ikat jamin terdiri daripada 10 orang wanita dan 26 lelaki.

Antaranya Naib Presiden PAS, Mohamad Sabu; AJK PAS Pusat, Dr Dzulkifly Ahmad; Setiausaha Muslimat PAS Pusat, Aiman Atirah al-Jundi; Mohd Zaid Mohd Ibrahim;Mohd Azmi Zamrus;Fadzil Osman; Solahudin Al-Ayubi Yahya; Izamudin Ludin; Marzuki Abdullah; Maisuhara Basarudin; Noraziati Ashari dan Nasita Mohd Noor.

Selain itu 12 orang ahli Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) antaranya Presiden Penaja PSM, Dr Nasir Hashim; Setiausahanya, Aruchelvan dan ahli Parti Keadilan Rakyat (KeADILan) seramai 11 orang./wann.

Selamat Tinggal Demokrasi Malaysia!

35 charged with illegal assembly - Malaysiakini

Thirty five people have been charged at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court today for taking part in an illegal assembly on Saturday.They also face an additional charge of either violating a court order which banned the gathering or supporting those who violated the order.The 35, who claimed trial, have been released on a RM1,000 bail.

Their case will be heard on June 16.In the court, Malaysiakini journalist Syed Jaymal Zahiid was charged with obstructing the police from performing their duty.He too claimed trial and has been released on a RM1,000 bail. His case will be jointly heard with the rest. More...

Bebaskan SEGERA !!!

dppwm

Semua tahanan 'Protes' termasuknya 4 Pemuda PAS Wangsa Maju, telah dibawa ke ke Kompleks Mahkamah Kuala Lumpur di Jalan Duta pada hari ini.

Teman-teman dari DPPWM memberi sokongan di luar pagar IPPKL.

Kesemua mereka telah ditahan secara 'HARAM' di kafeteria Kontijen Polis Kuala Lumpur (IPKKL) sejak petang sabtu lalu dan dibawa secara paksa ke lokap IPPKL @ penjara Pudu pada awal pagi Ahad semalam.

Sehingga kini kesemua tahanan masih belum didakwa atau dibebaskan.

Penjara Pudu yang dijadikan pusat tahanan para pejuang.

Diminta para teman-teman dan sahabat mengdoakan keselamatan serta pembebasan segera pemuda DPPWM , penyokong serta pimpinan PAS & KeAdilan dan juga para aktivist.

HENTIKAN KEZALIMAN ! PULIHKAN DEMOKRASI !

Jangan tanya soalan banyak sangat

herlegroom

My dear friend was arrested on Saturday during the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes) rally in Kuala Lumpur on the grounds of him "asking to many questions..".

Hello? Earth to policeman, he is a JOURNALIST. It is his JOB to ask questions and is your DUTY to answer as truthfully and trasparent as possible. DUHH

As for now, it has been 44 hours since he and the others were brought to Pudu Jail for 'questioning and further action". Blahh, whatever thats suppose to mean lah. Furthermore, the police refuses to accept the fact that he was merely there to cover the story - a person who is doing his job. Their argument is that since this friend of mine did not have his Press Tag with him, he is therefore assumed to be one of the protestors. Not even after he showed his namecard, depicting him as a journalist, as well as his ID card for further verification.

It just pisses me the sheer stupidity of these police and the very fact that they can get away with it everytime. It just shows that the very act of questioning makes you of a 'troublemaker'. That you should NOT, NEVER doubt what the so-called powers-that-be is doing for YOU. That you should accept things as it is and come to terms with it because you are not human. You are a mind-numbing machine with no rights or wants. Yes you are!

The conclusion?

If you live in this country, Jangan tanya soalan banyak sangat.

Catatan saksi mata Unit Amal demo Protes

catatan oleh Mohd Shahraini Abu Sahid (Setiausaha Unit Amal DPPWP)
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Sabtu 26 Januari - Pada jam 1.50 petang tadi, saya memulakan perjalanan dari rumah saya di Bandar Puncak Alam, Kuala Selangor dengan menaiki motorsikal untuk bertugas bersama sahabat-sahabat anggota Unit Amal Wilayah Persekutuan di KLCC dalam himpunan aman anjuran PROTES petang tadi. Seperti himpunan yang biasa dilakukan, Unit Amal diminta untuk mengawal keselamatan pimpinan dan peserta untuk memastikan tidak ada berlakunya sebarang gangguan samada provokasi dari peserta atau pihak polis.

Ketika dalam perjalanan, saya cuba menghubungi beberapa sahabat saya menggunakan telefon bimbit yang berfungsi sebagai 'walkie talikie' malangnya talian saya bermasalah. Saya meneruskan perjalanan dan tiba di KLCC pada jam 3.04 petang. Setelah meletakkan motorsikal diseberang jalan berhadapan dengan kompleks Suria KLCC, saya cuba mencari sahabat-sahabat anggota Unit Amal Wilayah Persekutuan tetapi tiada seorang pun yang kelihatan. Ketika itu, saya dapati telefon bimbit saya sudah berfungsi semula lalu saya cuba menghubungi sahabat saya.
Panggilan saya telah dibalas seorang sahabat dan saya menerima makluman rupa-rupanya kesemua sahabat anggota Unit Amal Wilayah Persekutuan telah dikejar dan diserbu lebih kurang 30 orang anggota polis pada sekitar jam 2.40 petang ketika mereka semua berkumpul di Stesen LRT Ampang.

Hj Zamhuri Pakmat
Daripada makluman sahabat saya 6 orang anggota Unit Amal Wilayah Persekutuan yang mana 2 orang daripadanya anggota veteran Unit Amal Wilayah Persekutuan iaitu Hj Zamhuri Mohd Tahir dan pakcik Mohamad Nawi telah ditangkap dan dimasukkan kedalam trak polis. Menurut sahabat saya lagi, anggota Unit Amal Wilayah Persekutuan yang lain termasuk Pengarah Unit Amal Wilayah Persekutuan, Sdr Saripuddin masing-masing berjaya melepaskan diri dari ditahan pihak polis dengan ada yang memasuki bangunan Kompleks Ampang Park serta beberapa bangunan yang lain. More...

PROTES Leaders In Pudu Jail

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After my Rambo 4 premier show I was walking from Times Square to Hang Tuah LRT stesen, I saw a big crowd were standing ouside the Pudu Jail. They was a bunch of FRU standing outside together with the crowd. I forget to bring my camera, so I took few pictures with my NOKIA 6300.

I saw some banner there and get to know that it was the PROTES gang. Their leader were held in the jail whom caught by PDRM yesterday during their demonstration(i think i should put better word) rally. :)

The pictures that I took :) During this pictures were taken, all the PROTES members whom caught by police, were in the Pudu Jail.

The government must be prepared to listen

aliran

Dozens more have been detained today around the KLCC area in connection with a protest by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes). Resorting to heavy-handed action to quell peaceful rallies is not the best solution.

All the rakyat want is a fair and incorruptible government. Tunku Yusuf Jewa urges the government to come to its senses before it plunges into a deeper mess - particularly when the general election is just around the corner and the voters have the power to decide who can win or lose.

I hope the public protests by NGOs and Opposition political parties that shook the city or Kuala Lumpur on Saturday 10 November 2007 will serve as a lesson and eye-opener for the BN government to realise that all is not well in this country.

The rakyat have good reasons to be unhappy. They have the right as citizens to voice out their grouses and grievances if Malaysia still claims to be a practising democracy. The government must be prepared to listen instead of brushing them aside as a nuisance and as trouble-makers.

Look what happened to Burma when the military regime tried to strangle its own people. They lost their voice and were beaten into submission, which eventually led to unhealthy outbursts. More...

Tian Chua dan 2 lagi pemimpin dibawa kemahkamah esok

KeADILan
Berita Terkini 5.30 Petang

KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Jan- Ketua Penerangan KeADILan Tian Chua, Bendahari PAS, Dr Hatta Ramli dan Setiausaha Agung Parti Sosialis Malaysia Arulchelvam ditahan reman di Balai Polis Hang Tuah dan akan dibawa ke Mahkamah Jalan Duta esok.

Menurut wartawan Suara KeADILan yang berada di sana, Bayu Abdullah, prosiding reman yang bermula sejak jam 2 tadi belum lagi tamat sehingga kini.

Kelihatan peguam-peguam masih berada di dalam balai polis sejak jam 1.00 tengahari bersama-sama lebih 200 orang yang berkumpul di luar perkarangan balai polis

Tian Chua, Dr Hatta dan Arulchelvam adalah diantara yang ditahan kerana terlibat dengan perhimpunan aman anti kenaikan minyak dan harga barang di KLCC semalam anjuran Protes.

Laporan penuh dan gambar mengenai Perhimpunan Protes di KLCC 26 Januari boleh didapati dalam Suara KeADILan isu 126 yang akan diterbitkan dan dipasarkan pada 30 Januari ini.

Lebih 100 bantah, gesa bebaskan 46 peserta Protes

Azamin Amin
Harakahdaily

KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Jan (Hrkh) - Lebih 100 orang terdiri daripada aktivis dan pemimpin politik berkumpul menyatakan bantahan terhadap penahanan 46 peserta Protes di Balai Polis Jalan Hang Tuah (dulu dikenali sebagai Penjara Pudu) sejak tengah hari tadi.

Walaupun telah berhimpun hampir lima jam, namun mereka masih tidak berganjak.Selain menggesa kesemuanya dibebaskan, mereka hadir bagi menyatakan sokongan dan memberi semangat kepada tahanan.

Kelihatan pelbagai sepanduk antara tertulis 'bebaskan tahanan' turut dinaikkan dan laungan 'Allahuakbar' dan 'Reformasi'turut berkumandang. Turut menarik perhatian, bunyian 'honk' oleh beberapa pemandu kenderaan seperti bas ekspress dan kereta yang melalui Jalan Hang Tuah sebagai tanda sokongan ke atas himpunan tersebut.

Himpunan yang berjalan secara aman itu, turut di pantau oleh sepasukan polis yang terdiri daripada Unit FRU, polis peronda dan polis cawangan khas (SB).

Turut hadir menyatakan bantahan Ketua Muslimat PAS Pusat, Ustazah Nuridah Salleh, Ahli Jawatankuasa PAS Pusat, Annuar Tahir, Ketua Wanita KeADILan Zuraida Kamaruddin Dr Ahli Majlis Tertinggi KeADILan), Badrul Hisham Shaharin dan Presiden Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI)Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh.

Hadir sama ialah beberapa peguam yang mewakili tahanan seperti Peguam PAS, Hanipa Maidin, Ameer Hamzah dan peguam Edmund Bon.Sehingga kini hanya seorang remaja berusia 16 tahun dan wanita berketurunan India yang dibebaskan dengan jaminan polis dengan alasan beliau sedang mengandung.

Menurut Badrul yang telah mendapat maklumat daripada dua peguam terbabit, kira-kira jam 3.30 petang tadi hanya seorang sahaja sedang dibicarakan di hadapan majistret untuk menentukan pembebasan mereka ataupun dilanjutkan tahanan reman manakala 45 yang lain sedang menunggu giliran masing-masing.

Antara yang masih ditahan ialah Naib Presiden PAS, Mohamad Sabu, Bendahari PAS Pusat, Dr Hatta Ramli, Ahli Jawatankuasa PAS Pusat, Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad, Setiausaha Muslimat Aiman Athirah dan Ketua Penerangan KeADILan, Tian Chua.

Turut ditahan ialah penyelaras Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), Aruchelvan dan Dr Nasir dan Ahli Majlis Tertinggi KeADILan, Dr Badrul Amin Bahrun termasuk enam orang yang merupakan anggota Unit Amal Wangsa Maju.

Kesemua mereka yang ditangkap berikutan satu perhimpunan aman yang bakal diadakan oleh Protes bagi membantah kenaikan harga barangan di KLCC dan sekitar Jalan Ampang, dekat sini, semalam.

Bagaimanapun difahamkan mereka ditahan sebelum berlakunya perhimpunan tersebut malah ada antaranya yang ditangkap ketika diarahkan bersurai oleh pihak polis.

Rata-rata aktivis yang hadir membayangkan bahawa kesemua tahanan ini bakal direman untuk tempoh tertentu bagi tujuan 'menakutkan' dan memberi isyarat tegas kepada orang ramai agar tidak lagi menyertai himpunan khususnya yang membabitkan anjuran Gabungan Pilihanraya Bersih dan Adil pada 23 Februari ini.

Ada juga spekulasi menyatakan bahawa tahanan kemungkinan akan dibebaskan pada keesokan hari (Isnin).- Az

Berita Seberang - Protes Inflasi di Kuala Lumpur

Protes Inflasi di Kuala Lumpur
Kompas, Minggu, 27 januari 2008 | 02:48 WIB

Kuala Lumpur, Sabtu - Polisi Malaysia hari Sabtu (26/1) menahan puluhan demonstran, termasuk seorang wartawan, menyusul aksi protes inflasi alias kenaikan harga-harga, terutama harga pangan dan bahan bakar minyak, yang luar biasa. Aksi ini didalangi Koalisi Anti-inflasi dan didukung sejumlah partai oposisi, seperti Partai Sosialis Malaysia dan Partai Islam Se-Malaysia.

Polisi Malaysia yang sudah berjaga-jaga dengan barikade ketat di seputar Menara Petronas di pusat kota Kuala Lumpur segera bertindak begitu sekitar 100 demonstran melancarkan aksi mereka. Penyelenggara aksi sebelumnya memperkirakan sekitar 5.000 orang akan ambil bagian dalam aksi protes ini.

Polisi langsung membubarkan aksi, serta menggiring sekitar 54 demonstran ke truk polisi dan membawa mereka ke markas polisi. ”Saya juga ditahan. Ada sekitar 54 orang ditahan menunggu proses kepolisian,” ujar Hatta Ramli, Bendahara Partai Islam Se-Malaysia.

”Kami tidak membuat masalah. Kami hanya mau mengatakan bahwa harga-harga terus melonjak dan kaum miskin semakin sengsara,” ujar Mohamad Nasir, Ketua Partai Sosialis Malaysia, sebelum ditahan dan dibawa polisi. ”Para pemimpin paranoid, tidak demokratis,” ucapnya.

Beberapa dari mereka yang ditahan polisi sempat berteriak ”reformasi” sebelum dibawa pergi dari Menara Petronas. Seorang wartawan situs web Malaysiakini juga ikut ditahan polisi. Malaysiakini termasuk dalam sejumlah kecil media independen di Malaysia. Redaksi Malaysiakini pernah diserbu pemerintah tahun 2003.

”Saya sungguh terganggu degan kejadian ini. Memperlihatkan polisi tidak menghargai hak wartawan saat menjalankan tugasnya,” ujar Steven Gan, Pemimpin Redaksi Malaysiakini. Polisi menolak memberikan keterangan mengapa wartawan Malaysiakini ditahan. Pemerintah Malaysia juga menolak memberikan kartu kepada wartawan Malaysiakini, suatu yang dibutuhkan wartawan untuk meliput acara resmi.

Popularitas turun

Aksi protes yang bertujuan mengingatkan pemerintah soal penderitaan rakyat berkaitan dengan naiknya harga-harga pangan dan bahan bakar minyak ini, berkenaan dengan segera dilaksanakan pemilu di negeri jiran ini bulan Maret nanti. Kebijakan kenaikan harga ini telah menurunkan popularitas pemerintahan PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Hasil jajak pendapat perusahaan riset Merdeka Center menunjukkan peringkat popularitas Badawi pada bulan Desember hanya 61 persen, merosot 10 persen dari posisi November. Ini peringkat terendah Badawi sejak dia memerintah tahun 2004.

Aksi protes inflasi ini merupakan aksi protes yang kelima dalam tiga bulan ini di Kuala Lumpur. Selain menolak kenaikan harga-harga, aksi protes juga berkaitan dengan praktik rasial yang diterapkan Malaysia.(AFP/Reuters/ppg)

Zorro on PROTEST

zorro-zorro-unmasked

POLICE BRUTALITY? IMPOTENCY MORE LIKELY...'THEY CAN'T DO IT ALONE.....THEY NEED THUGGISH REINFORCEMENT.

THERE WERE MORE OF THEM THAN US.
THEY WERE ARMED
WE ONLY WORE OUR MALAYSIAN SOULSON OUR SLEEVES.

Yet see how they crowded over and intimidated Affendy and family who came all the way from Kajang with their infirmed children just to lend support to the cause.
When did it become unlawful
to stand close to your citizen brothers and sisters?
Who made this unlawful?
Has Parliament become IMPOTENT?

THEN WE NEED TO CHANGE PARLIAMENT!
TAKE BACK THE POWER THAT BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE.

Today a commentator wrote this on my previous blog:

Anonymous Anonymous said...
Kasihan deh Lu.....
I wonder why Malaysians can accept all of "crazy" situation here ...
In Indonesia, we will fight if our gov't do a "similar treat" to us ....
January 27, 2008 11:42 AM

LET ME END THIS POST WITH A QUOTE FROM AISEHMAN:

"NOTHING CHANGES IF WE MALAYSIANS DO NOT CHANGE THINGS"

Senarai nama yang ditahan semalam PROTES

keadilanbahagiangombak

Maklumat terkini yang diterima melalui SMS:

1. Arulchelvan,
2. Mai Suharah (Wanita - W),
3. Siti Fatimah (W),
4. Nor Aziyati (W),
5. Aimen (W),
6. Nashita (W),
7. Hidayat (W),
8. Zamri Effendi (W),
9. Marzuki,
10. Solahuddin,
11. Syed Jaymal (Press),
12. Fadhil Osman,
13. Izamuddin,
14. Zamhuri,
15. Mohamed Nawi,
16. Saravanan Perumal,
17. Gomathi Gtnalan (W).
18. Faizal Arul,
19. Azahar Yaakob,
20. Tan Chee Hooi,
21. Ginie Lim (W),
22. Badrul Hisham,
23. Dino,
24. Simon,
25. Thevarajan,
26. Saras (W),
27. Selvam,
28. Dr Nasir,
29. Rani (W),
30. Ganesan,
31. Ramalingam,
32. Kartik,
33. Gana,
34. Vijaya (W),
35. Sugu,
36. Thinakaram,
37. Nehru
38. Dr Badrul Amin,
39. Mohd Sabar,
40. Dr Zulkifli,
41. Md Yusof,
42. Khairul Nizad,
43. P. Mohan,
44. Thinamarau,
45. Kohila (W)
46. Tian Chua,
47. Dr Hatta,
48. Mohamad Sabu
49. Johnson Chong (Lawyer),
50. Chou Z Lam (Press),
51. Azmi,
52. Zaid Ibrahim,
53. Tan Ah Kow,
54. Nuridah Mhd Salleh (W),
55. Mohd Azemi

Jumlah: 55 - Wanita: 10 Warga Emas: 3, Media: 2 (MalaysiaKini)

Kesemua mereka kini ditahan di Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontijen Kuala Lumpur.

MARI SOKONG WIRA !!!

Prosiding Reman Tahanan Demo Protes Jam 2 Petang Ini

KeADILan

Kuala Lumpur, 27 Januari - Penahanan 56 Orang Kena Tahan (OKT) dalam Perhimpunan Aman Protes bagi membantah kenaikan harga barang di KLCC petang semalam, akan dilanjutkan dengan prosiding reman yang dijadualkan akan diadakan di Balai Polis Pudu pada jam 2 petang ini.

Seramai 46 OKT akan dihadapkan dalam prosiding berkenaan berikutan 10 OKT telahpun dibebaskan semalam.

Orang ramai yang ingin menyatakan sokongan kepada OKT diminta berkumpul di hadapan Balai Polis Pudu (Penjara Pudu) pada jam 2 petang ini.

Ketua Muslimat PAS bebas jam 1 pagi, 47 masih ditahan

Azamin Amin | Foto Nasir Sudin
harakahdaily.

KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Jan (Hrkh) - Ketua Muslimat PAS Pusat, Ustazah Nuridah Salleh adalah antara 11 individu awal yang dibebaskan jam 1 pagi tadi dari Ibu Pejabat Kontijen Polis Kuala Lumpur (IPKKL), manakala 47 yang lain masih lagi dalam tahanan. Image

Turut dibebaskan bersama Ustazah Nuridah ialah suami beliau Mohd Azmi Azman dan mereka adalah antara 58 orang yang ditahan semalam atas dakwaan menghadiri satu perhimpunan aman anjuran Protes bagi membantah kenaikan harga barangan di KLCC dan sekitar Jalan Ampang, dekat sini.

Antara yang masih ditahan ialah Naib Presiden PAS, Mohamad Sabu, Bendahari PAS Pusat, Dr Hatta Ramli, Ahli Jawatankuasa PAS Pusat, Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad dan Ketua Penerangan parti KeADILan, Tian Chua, penyelaras Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), Aruchelvan dan Dr Osman Nasir dan Ahli Majlis Tertinggi KeADILan, Dr Badrul Amin Bahrun.

Demikian menurut Ustazah Nuridah ketika dihubungi Harakahdaily bagi mengetahui perkembangan terkini kesemua tahanan terbabit.

"Saya dan suami dibebaskan tanpa sebarang dakwaan. Bagi saya penangkapan semalam adalah salah kerana saya tidak berhimpun sama sekali malah saya sedang membantu seorang wanita berketurunan India yang cedera akibat dikasari Polis.

"Apabila polis arahkan bersurai, saya patuh tetapi mereka mengekori dan mengepung saya seterusnya menangkap saya dan lain-lain," katanya yang sedang bersiap untuk ke IPKKL tengah hari ini bagi mengetahui perkembangan lanjut rakan-rakan seperjuangan yang lain.

Sementera itu, Nuridah turut menjelaskan kepada Harakahdaily, bahawa beliau tidak dapat mengenal pasti nama 9 individu yang dibebaskan pagi tadi namun menyatakan tujuh daripadanya berketurunan India mankala dua lagi berbangsa Cina.

"Ada yang ditangkap sekitar Wisma Central Jalan Ampang, dan bukannya di lokasi himpunan sepatutnya di adakan malah turut ditangkap individu yang memakai baju warna kuning," katanya.

"Nampaknya kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) semakin takut dengan kebangkitan rakyat yang mahu memprotes kenaikan harga minyak dan barang yang 'menindas' hidup mereka. Oleh itu mereka melakukan pelbagai halangan untuk menyekat daripada mendengar suara hati rakyat," katanya.

Beliau dalam pada itu turut memberi semangat kepada semua pendokong, pejuang, aktivis dan pemimpin politik agar meneruskan perjuangan membela nasib hidup rakyat di samping mendedahkan segala kepincangan yang dilakukan oleh BN tanpa rasa gentar.

"Jangat takut. Ini adalah lumrah perjuangan, pasti ada pelbagai halangan dan insya-Allah kita akan berjaya," katanya mengakhiri perbualan telefon sebentar tadi.-Az

"Protes" at KLCC: Dozens picked up

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Police have detained more than two dozen individuals near the Kuala Lumpur City Centre ahead of a protest against price hikes organised by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes), according to Malaysiakini.

They included a Malaysiakini reporter.

Yesterday, police obtained a restraining order from the court to stop Protes from gathering at the Kuala Lumpur City Centre and warned that that they would not hesitate to detain anyone who ignore the order.

Copies of the the warrant were pasted on various locations within the vicinity of KLCC.

Protes is protesting against a possible oil price hike and other essential goods and services, likely in April.

Protest against rising prices at klcc

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Opposition activist Ginie Lim scuffles with police as she is arrested during a protest in Kuala Lumpur January 26, 2008. Malaysian police broke up an opposition protest against rising prices on Saturday, arresting more than four dozen people in the latest in a series of rallies that have intensified amid speculation of an early election. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)




An oppostion activist shouts as he is arrested during a protest in Kuala Lumpur January 26, 2008. Malaysian police broke up an opposition protest against rising prices on Saturday, arresting more than four dozen people in the latest in a series of rallies that have intensified amid speculation of an early election. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)



Vice president of Malaysia’s opposition Parti Islam se-Malaysia, Mohamad Sabu, is arrested during a protest in Kuala Lumpur January 26, 2008. Malaysian police broke up an opposition protest against rising prices on Saturday, arresting more than four dozen people in the latest in a series of rallies that have intensified amid speculation of an early election. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)

Penahanan Peserta Demonstrasi Melampau

Penahanan Peserta Demonstrasi Melampau; Kerajaan Gagal Menyelesaikan Masalah Asas

KeADILan
Kuala Lumpur, 26 Jan - Tekanan berunsur keganasan ke atas peserta demonstrasi yang hadir pada tengahari Sabtu untuk menentang kenaikan kos sara hidup adalah petanda betapa kerajaan kini telah tewas untuk menyelesaikan akar permasalahan kenaikan kos sara hidup yang mendadak, jelas Ketua Penerangan KeADILan, Tian Chua.

“Ini adalah satu reaksi melampau apabila lebih daripada seribu pegawai polis tela dikerah untuk mengekang demonstrasi yang diadakan sebagai espresi rakyat yang tidak bersetuju dengan kenaikan harga petrol dan juga barangan serta perkhidmatan yang lain,” tegas beliau sewaktu beliau ditahan polis di Ibu Pejabat Kontijen Polis Kuala Lumpur, bersama-sama dengan 54 individu lain termasuk 10 wanita, 3 warga tua dan 2 wartawan.

Tian Cua telah ditahan bersama-sama dengan Dr Hatta Ramli, Bendahari Agung Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) sewaktu mengadakan sidang media di sebuah restoran berhampiran Pejabat Kedutaan Tinggi Australia. More...

Protes 26/1/2008