HUMAN RIGHTS PARTY MALAYSIA.
6, Jalan Abdullah, Off Jalan Bangsar, 59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 03-2282 5241 Fax: 03-2282 5245 Website: www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com
Your Reference :
In Reply : HRP/ FEB/10
Date : 22/2/2010
YAB. Dato Seri Najib Razak
Perdana Menteri Malaysia
Blok Utama Bangunan Perdana Putra,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Fax: 03-88883444
62502 Putrajaya E-Mail: najib@pmo.gov.my.
Y.B Dato Seri Hishamuddin Hussein
Menteri Dalam Negeri,
Aras 10, Block D1,
Complex Kerajaan Fasa D,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Fax: 03-88891613
62604 Putrajaya. E- Mail:hishamuddin@moha.gov.my
Dear Sirs,
Re: Malay-sian UMNO police shoots dead Indian youth, damage control but zero prosecution for murder and these police murders continue.
We refer to the above matter where only the local Tamil dailies reported the murder of Muruges Suppiah (28) by members of the Royal Malay-sian Police Force. (refer Malaysia Nanban Makkal Osai and Tamil Nesan 21/2/10 and 22/2/10 on the front pages).
We regret to note that we can only view your goodselves visit to the deceased family as mere damage control. Article 5 of the Federal Constitution guarantees the right to life of every citizen.
The most celebrated legal principle in Criminal Law also in DPP V Woolmington by Viscount Sankey L.J is that a man is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a Court of Law.
The Malay-sian police have no right to take the life of any Malaysian in particular an ethnic minority Malaysian Indian with no or very little political or economic power and who are seen as
a soft targets and who even do not get the attention of the supposed “multi racial” Opposition parties top leadership, their 82 Opposition MPs’ including their 11 Indian members of Parliament, Bar Council, NGOs’, the Malaysian civil society, the print and electronic media including even the supposedly “pro underdog” newsportal Malaysiakini.com. Perhaps because Muruges name does not sound anything like Teoh Beng Hock or Anwar Ibrahim! And so the above and thousands of other atrocities against the Indians goes on unabetted and with impunity.
We regret to note that the murder suspect policemen in Muruges’ case were never arrested or remanded and there has been zero prosecution for murder or at the very least manslaughter as had been the case in all previous police shoot to kill or killed in police custody cases.
Why was Muruges who was still breathing left to die at the spot where he was killed for 45 minutes. (before his remains were taken away straight to the mortuary ) Why was he not rushed to hospital immediately?
The usual police explanation that they had murdered Muruges in self defence when Muruges tried to attack them with a parang is obsolete, unacceptable and no longer tenable especially after the 25th November 2007 100,000 Hindraf Rally.
But why then was Muruges shot on the back part of his waist? as he was walking back to his house. If at all why was Muruges not shot on the legs, captured alive and put to trial in a Court of
Law? In any event, the key eye witness ie Muruges’s brother Ragunath was reported to have said that on the police instructions, Muruges had thrown down the parang that he was carrying when returning from work as a rubber tapper and after bursting out against some people who had caused injuries to his brother in an accident. As he was walking back to his house and despite Ragunath pleading and begging to the policemen not to open fire, Muruges was shot dead (like a dog and left to die on the roadside).
And then (presumably) the UMNOs’ Indian MIC mandore gives a handout peanuts of RM3,000.00 to Muruges’s single parent mother. And based on previous such cases Muruges’ case will be closed and forgotten for good and would dissipate in thin air within days.
What an Indian life as was also the “pay off rate” for the five Indians killed in the Kg Medan “etnic cleansing” tragedy is worth a mere RM3,000.00?
6, Jalan Abdullah, Off Jalan Bangsar, 59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 03-2282 5241 Fax: 03-2282 5245 Website: www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com
Your Reference :
In Reply : HRP/ FEB/10
Date : 22/2/2010
YAB. Dato Seri Najib Razak
Perdana Menteri Malaysia
Blok Utama Bangunan Perdana Putra,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Fax: 03-88883444
62502 Putrajaya E-Mail: najib@pmo.gov.my.
Y.B Dato Seri Hishamuddin Hussein
Menteri Dalam Negeri,
Aras 10, Block D1,
Complex Kerajaan Fasa D,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Fax: 03-88891613
62604 Putrajaya. E- Mail:hishamuddin@moha.gov.my
Dear Sirs,
Re: Malay-sian UMNO police shoots dead Indian youth, damage control but zero prosecution for murder and these police murders continue.
We refer to the above matter where only the local Tamil dailies reported the murder of Muruges Suppiah (28) by members of the Royal Malay-sian Police Force. (refer Malaysia Nanban Makkal Osai and Tamil Nesan 21/2/10 and 22/2/10 on the front pages).
We regret to note that we can only view your goodselves visit to the deceased family as mere damage control. Article 5 of the Federal Constitution guarantees the right to life of every citizen.
The most celebrated legal principle in Criminal Law also in DPP V Woolmington by Viscount Sankey L.J is that a man is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a Court of Law.
The Malay-sian police have no right to take the life of any Malaysian in particular an ethnic minority Malaysian Indian with no or very little political or economic power and who are seen as
a soft targets and who even do not get the attention of the supposed “multi racial” Opposition parties top leadership, their 82 Opposition MPs’ including their 11 Indian members of Parliament, Bar Council, NGOs’, the Malaysian civil society, the print and electronic media including even the supposedly “pro underdog” newsportal Malaysiakini.com. Perhaps because Muruges name does not sound anything like Teoh Beng Hock or Anwar Ibrahim! And so the above and thousands of other atrocities against the Indians goes on unabetted and with impunity.
We regret to note that the murder suspect policemen in Muruges’ case were never arrested or remanded and there has been zero prosecution for murder or at the very least manslaughter as had been the case in all previous police shoot to kill or killed in police custody cases.
Why was Muruges who was still breathing left to die at the spot where he was killed for 45 minutes. (before his remains were taken away straight to the mortuary ) Why was he not rushed to hospital immediately?
The usual police explanation that they had murdered Muruges in self defence when Muruges tried to attack them with a parang is obsolete, unacceptable and no longer tenable especially after the 25th November 2007 100,000 Hindraf Rally.
But why then was Muruges shot on the back part of his waist? as he was walking back to his house. If at all why was Muruges not shot on the legs, captured alive and put to trial in a Court of
Law? In any event, the key eye witness ie Muruges’s brother Ragunath was reported to have said that on the police instructions, Muruges had thrown down the parang that he was carrying when returning from work as a rubber tapper and after bursting out against some people who had caused injuries to his brother in an accident. As he was walking back to his house and despite Ragunath pleading and begging to the policemen not to open fire, Muruges was shot dead (like a dog and left to die on the roadside).
And then (presumably) the UMNOs’ Indian MIC mandore gives a handout peanuts of RM3,000.00 to Muruges’s single parent mother. And based on previous such cases Muruges’ case will be closed and forgotten for good and would dissipate in thin air within days.
What an Indian life as was also the “pay off rate” for the five Indians killed in the Kg Medan “etnic cleansing” tragedy is worth a mere RM3,000.00?
In our Annual Human Rights Report http://www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/the-m... we had noted that an estimated 95% of death by police shooting and death in police custody victims from among Malaysian citizens are the ethnic minority Malaysian Indians. ( copy enclosed herewith via our website link).
History repeats itself. In this very same district of Kluang some eleven years ago in 2000 one mentally challenged Thevarajah Suppiah (maybe the brother of this Muruges Suppiah) was similarly shot dead. (NST, The Star and The Sun dated 11/10/2000) and our Memorandum to the Malay-sian government dated 17/10/2000 refers).
Selvamalar who was then eight (8) months pregnant was also brutally shot dead at her very home in Sungai Besi and the six (6) Indians shot dead in the van they were traveling in near
Tumpat, Kelantan (The Star 17/10/1998).
Despite Our Memorandum “A Trigger Happy Royal Malaysian Police Force” 1.3 Persons shot dead per week by the Royal Malaysian Police Force (635 from 1989-1999) The Star 11/05/99) as opposed to 18 fatal police shootings in New Zealand from 1940 to 2001 (61 years). To the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister/ Home Minister Dato Seri Abdullah Bin Haji Ahmad Badawi dated 31/10/2002. Hundreds of such cases continues to take place and with impunity.
The Malay-sian police are seen to be backed up by the UMNO led Malay-sian government appear at least from 1998 to be still targeting the ethnic minority Malay- sian Indians right up to
this latest case of Muruges on 20/2/2010.
In the meantime there is no history of prosecutions and /or Inquests leading to prosecutions for any murder or manslaughter of these police murders. One Malay-sia?
We have also given up on the Malay-sian High Courts and even the Court of Appeal who have struck out almost all our civil suits abinitio (from the very beginning) and without even hearing both sides of the case in such cases involving in particular Indian victims. Where then do the Indians go to for justice?
At the Central Committee Meeting of the Human Rights Party (HRP) held at our headquarters yesterday (21/2/2010), this matter was discussed and we now write to your goodselves as follows:-
1. Forthwith arrest the suspected criminal policemen, remand and treat them like how any other ethnic minority Malaysian Indian murder suspect is usually treated.
History repeats itself. In this very same district of Kluang some eleven years ago in 2000 one mentally challenged Thevarajah Suppiah (maybe the brother of this Muruges Suppiah) was similarly shot dead. (NST, The Star and The Sun dated 11/10/2000) and our Memorandum to the Malay-sian government dated 17/10/2000 refers).
Selvamalar who was then eight (8) months pregnant was also brutally shot dead at her very home in Sungai Besi and the six (6) Indians shot dead in the van they were traveling in near
Tumpat, Kelantan (The Star 17/10/1998).
Despite Our Memorandum “A Trigger Happy Royal Malaysian Police Force” 1.3 Persons shot dead per week by the Royal Malaysian Police Force (635 from 1989-1999) The Star 11/05/99) as opposed to 18 fatal police shootings in New Zealand from 1940 to 2001 (61 years). To the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister/ Home Minister Dato Seri Abdullah Bin Haji Ahmad Badawi dated 31/10/2002. Hundreds of such cases continues to take place and with impunity.
The Malay-sian police are seen to be backed up by the UMNO led Malay-sian government appear at least from 1998 to be still targeting the ethnic minority Malay- sian Indians right up to
this latest case of Muruges on 20/2/2010.
In the meantime there is no history of prosecutions and /or Inquests leading to prosecutions for any murder or manslaughter of these police murders. One Malay-sia?
We have also given up on the Malay-sian High Courts and even the Court of Appeal who have struck out almost all our civil suits abinitio (from the very beginning) and without even hearing both sides of the case in such cases involving in particular Indian victims. Where then do the Indians go to for justice?
At the Central Committee Meeting of the Human Rights Party (HRP) held at our headquarters yesterday (21/2/2010), this matter was discussed and we now write to your goodselves as follows:-
1. Forthwith arrest the suspected criminal policemen, remand and treat them like how any other ethnic minority Malaysian Indian murder suspect is usually treated.
2. Order the Attorney General to forthwith prosecute this police murder suspect with murder or at the very least manslaughter without fear or favour and in any event within seven (7) days from the date hereof.
3. Ensure that the ensuing murder trial is prosecuted as seriously as any other murder trial involving civilians.
4. If sentenced by the Court the jail sentence must be transparently carried out unlike what happened in the case of the former Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Rahim Noor (in Anwar Ibrahim’s black eye case).
Kindly revert to us accordingly.
Thank you.
Yours Faithfully,
__________________
P. Uthayakumar
Secretary General (Pro-tem)
1 comment:
shoot another 1000 more indians...esp taxi drivers...they refused to use meters..at sunway.mid valley..and klcc ....next time shoot indian taxi drivers....
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