Malaysia
06.11.00
Urgent Interventions
Malaysia: arbitrary arrest of 122 people
Case MYS 061100
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Malaysia.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by a reliable source of the arrest of 122 people, including 4 women and 1 child, many of them sustaining injuries caused by the police, during a gathering on 5th November 2000 called by reformists and opposition at Jalan Kebun, Bandaraya Shah Alam on 5th November 2000.
According to the information received, following speeches given by opposition leaders on the highway between 3:30 pm and 5 pm, when the police (approximately 6000 police were reportedly deployed at the gathering) were approached to be informed that the crowd would be dispersing, the police allegedly fired tear gas and water at those gathered. Opposition leaders, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (in a wheelchair), Lim Kit Siang, Fadhil Nor and Dr Syed Husin Ali, were also tear gassed.
Those arrested are reportedly being held at the Port Klang Police Station and outside the Jalan Kebun Secondary School. The latest reports indicate that no one has been released and all are under remand for 5 more days.
The names of some of those arrested are:
1. Abdul Hadi Hussein
2. Adnan Yasin
3. Ahmad Lufti haji Abdul Rahman
4. Dahran Ariffin
5. Fatzil haji Abdullah
6. Haji Mohd Salim
7. Hassan b. Basiran
8. Hailizam B. mohd.
9. Husni B. Hussein
10. Ishak b. Hujan
11. Ismail Che Ahmad
12. Mohd. Ban bin Hassan
13. Mohd Jamri b. Yaakob
14. Mohd. Firdaus Abd. Aziz
15. Mohd. Haffzal Ismail
16. Mohd. Hosni Hussein
17. Mohd. Nizam Moon
18. Mohd. Nor Zakaria
19. Mohd. Salim B. Lalbim
20. Mona Sufian
21. Munir haji Musa
22. Nasir
23. Nasaruddin Yusof
24. Nasaruddin Shaari
25. Noor Haili b. Mohd
26. Noor Hairizan Aznan
27. Puspalingam
28. Roslizam
29. Rahmat Mohd
30. Ramli Ismail
31. Sadari Adnan
32. Samuri
33. Shaari Bahri
34. Wan Khairul Anwar B. Wan Abdulah
35. Yahya Shahri
36. Zamarudin Bustaman
People were arrested from the early afternoon at various points. Police were seen arresting people at toll-booths and being dragged out of their cars. Police officers were also allegedly puncturing tyres, smashing cars and car lights and one windscreen of car parked near the gathering was smashed by a tear-gas canister.
There are unconfirmed reports that there were a dozen people kept in a police truck outside the Jalan Kebun Secondary School where the police threw a canister of tear-gas into the truck.
In the run-up to these events, it is noted that on 4th November 2000, six people were arrested, the day before the "Gathering of 100,000 Citizens". Those arrested are :
1) Mohd. Johari bin Yasim - Youth Leader of Parti KeADILan Nasional - Shah Alam Division
2) Zaidi Yusof - Executive member of the Youth Movement of Selangor Parti KeADILan Nasional
3) Nik Ismail Mohd. Ros - Selangor Youth Secretary - Parti KeADILan Nasional
4) Abu Bakar - Reformist Activist
5) Norazimah Mohd. Nor - Reformist Activist (Female) (previously arrested on 4th August 2000 - See MYS 040800)
6) Hairi - Reformist Activist
All the six were arrested around 5.30pm. by a team led by the Deputy Chief Police Officer (CPO) of Selangor. The men are said to be detained at the Port Klang police station, whereas Norazimah is said to be detained at the women's lockup at Kapar police station.
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Malaysia urging them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of the above-mentioned persons and order their immediate release in the absence of valid legala charges or, if such charges exist, bring them before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee their procedural rights at all times;
ii. order a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances of these arrests and allegations of ill-treatment in order to identify those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal, civil and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
iii. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Addresses
Ybhg Tan Sri Musa Hitam, Chairperson Malaysian Human Rights Commission, C/o Kementerian Luar Negeri, Wisma Putra, 50602 Kuala Lumpur Fax : 603-2425043 Email: humanrights@humanrights.com.my
Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Home Minister, Jalan Dato Onn, 50502 Kuala Lumpur Fax-603-2301051
Tan Sri Norian Mai, Inspector General of Police, Ibupejabat Polis Diraja Malaysia, Bukit Aman, 50560 Kuala Lumpur Fax: 603-22731326
Geneva, November 6, 2000
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Malaysia.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by a reliable source of the arrest of 122 people, including 4 women and 1 child, many of them sustaining injuries caused by the police, during a gathering on 5th November 2000 called by reformists and opposition at Jalan Kebun, Bandaraya Shah Alam on 5th November 2000.
According to the information received, following speeches given by opposition leaders on the highway between 3:30 pm and 5 pm, when the police (approximately 6000 police were reportedly deployed at the gathering) were approached to be informed that the crowd would be dispersing, the police allegedly fired tear gas and water at those gathered. Opposition leaders, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (in a wheelchair), Lim Kit Siang, Fadhil Nor and Dr Syed Husin Ali, were also tear gassed.
Those arrested are reportedly being held at the Port Klang Police Station and outside the Jalan Kebun Secondary School. The latest reports indicate that no one has been released and all are under remand for 5 more days.
The names of some of those arrested are:
1. Abdul Hadi Hussein
2. Adnan Yasin
3. Ahmad Lufti haji Abdul Rahman
4. Dahran Ariffin
5. Fatzil haji Abdullah
6. Haji Mohd Salim
7. Hassan b. Basiran
8. Hailizam B. mohd.
9. Husni B. Hussein
10. Ishak b. Hujan
11. Ismail Che Ahmad
12. Mohd. Ban bin Hassan
13. Mohd Jamri b. Yaakob
14. Mohd. Firdaus Abd. Aziz
15. Mohd. Haffzal Ismail
16. Mohd. Hosni Hussein
17. Mohd. Nizam Moon
18. Mohd. Nor Zakaria
19. Mohd. Salim B. Lalbim
20. Mona Sufian
21. Munir haji Musa
22. Nasir
23. Nasaruddin Yusof
24. Nasaruddin Shaari
25. Noor Haili b. Mohd
26. Noor Hairizan Aznan
27. Puspalingam
28. Roslizam
29. Rahmat Mohd
30. Ramli Ismail
31. Sadari Adnan
32. Samuri
33. Shaari Bahri
34. Wan Khairul Anwar B. Wan Abdulah
35. Yahya Shahri
36. Zamarudin Bustaman
People were arrested from the early afternoon at various points. Police were seen arresting people at toll-booths and being dragged out of their cars. Police officers were also allegedly puncturing tyres, smashing cars and car lights and one windscreen of car parked near the gathering was smashed by a tear-gas canister.
There are unconfirmed reports that there were a dozen people kept in a police truck outside the Jalan Kebun Secondary School where the police threw a canister of tear-gas into the truck.
In the run-up to these events, it is noted that on 4th November 2000, six people were arrested, the day before the "Gathering of 100,000 Citizens". Those arrested are :
1) Mohd. Johari bin Yasim - Youth Leader of Parti KeADILan Nasional - Shah Alam Division
2) Zaidi Yusof - Executive member of the Youth Movement of Selangor Parti KeADILan Nasional
3) Nik Ismail Mohd. Ros - Selangor Youth Secretary - Parti KeADILan Nasional
4) Abu Bakar - Reformist Activist
5) Norazimah Mohd. Nor - Reformist Activist (Female) (previously arrested on 4th August 2000 - See MYS 040800)
6) Hairi - Reformist Activist
All the six were arrested around 5.30pm. by a team led by the Deputy Chief Police Officer (CPO) of Selangor. The men are said to be detained at the Port Klang police station, whereas Norazimah is said to be detained at the women's lockup at Kapar police station.
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Malaysia urging them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of the above-mentioned persons and order their immediate release in the absence of valid legala charges or, if such charges exist, bring them before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee their procedural rights at all times;
ii. order a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances of these arrests and allegations of ill-treatment in order to identify those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal, civil and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
iii. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Addresses
Ybhg Tan Sri Musa Hitam, Chairperson Malaysian Human Rights Commission, C/o Kementerian Luar Negeri, Wisma Putra, 50602 Kuala Lumpur Fax : 603-2425043 Email: humanrights@humanrights.com.my
Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Home Minister, Jalan Dato Onn, 50502 Kuala Lumpur Fax-603-2301051
Tan Sri Norian Mai, Inspector General of Police, Ibupejabat Polis Diraja Malaysia, Bukit Aman, 50560 Kuala Lumpur Fax: 603-22731326
Geneva, November 6, 2000
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.