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Friday, May 4, 2012

SAPP MP calls for independent inquiry on police brutality


TAWAU - Member of Parliament for Tawau Datuk Chua Soon Bui has censured the alleged police brutality on Bersih 3.0 participants, and the journalists covering the event, in particular, describing it as a form of “state-sponsored terrorism”.

She pointed out that such was a popular tactic usually deployed by despotic governments around the world, to instill fear and to stifle the dissenting masses.

She was especially regretted with the alleged assault of the journalists, foreign journalists included, describing it as a serious violation of the principles of democracy and liberty of journalists to perform their duty and task in a peaceful environment.

“The confiscating of memory cards and cameras belonging to reporters was obviously an attempt to cover up and to eliminate evidence of such shameful act during the peaceful rally. Besides, it was also aimed at deterring the reporters from carrying out their job professionally, without fear and favour,” she said.

Chua also suspected the so-called ‘riot’ by the Bersih 3.0 participants as reported by the media, was as the result of staged provocation by the “agent provocateurs” planted by a certain quarters.

“There’s no reason for the Bersih 3.0 participants to create trouble as they fully understood that it was a peaceful sit-down rally. Those individuals who breached the barricades at the Dataran Merdeka are rather suspicious. They could be the ‘agent provocateurs’,” she said.

She reiterated that in the first place, there shouldn’t be an issue to allow for the peaceful rally at the proposed venue, which is essentially a public open space.
She also reminded that the Parliament has in last November passed the Peaceful Assembly Bill.

“The freedom of expression is part of a democratic process especially when it was done in accordance to the law. Furthermore, the demand for electoral reforms is a legitimate one,” she said.

She thus called for an independent inquiry to thoroughly investigate into the alleged police brutality on Bersih 3.0 participants, and the journalists covering the event.

She said this was urgent and appropriate since it involves the police who are supposed to be the people’s protector, instead of becoming an aggressor.

Chua who is also a Vice President of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) stressed that the responsibility of initiating an independent inquiry now lies on the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, which is also in line with his signature slogan of ‘People 1st. Performance Now’.

“This (an independent inquiry) would be more meaningful than a mere apology to the reporters who were assaulted by the police,” she said.

Besides this, she also expressed both shock and regret over Home Minister Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein’s response on the police confiscating of memory cards and cameras belonging to reporters, describing it as proper and in accordance to the military Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

She said this clearly demonstrated that the Home Minister was trying to cover up and defend the wrongdoings of those police personnel involved in the alleged police brutality.

33 comments:

  1. YB Datuk CSB,
    A must to make such inquiry towards Government at next Parliament or immediately through a PC direct on PM Najib and Hishammudin.

    1.Police on duty will lost his identity without indicating name tags and also number clearly shown on uniform.Name is not good enough as some can have same name!
    Remarks-in future be warned public will become more aggressive with endanger weapons if police were to react unethical to public in any rally with no respect to SOP.
    2.No excuse for IGP and those have seen in the video shots hitting or kicking the public or media reporters must be punished with justice.
    3.People see the video shots are so angry and be warned no more in the world we can accept the nasty act of these typical trained uniformed men in blue.Sack them immediately!Action no more mere talk only.

    Kindly be acknowledged.

    on behalf of
    -Kelab Home Away Sabahan From Overseas-

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  2. See for yourself...

    Though is narrative but is REAL

    No change at all to discipline these MEN IN BLUE on duty.

    There is a limit to tolerance!

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  3. jika peserta dah bertindak ganas, polis pun kenalah bertindak jg.. takkan polis nak belai2 dorang pula.

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    1. Peserta Bersih bukan sahaja menyerang polis, tetapi menyerang orang awam yang tidak berdosa juga. Mereka ini hanya bertindak mengikut perasaan.

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    2. Dua kali lima saja bah tu...

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    3. Polis hanya menjalankan tugas mereka sahaja.

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    4. How to judge with just few pictures?

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  4. Tunku Aziz betul kerana membantah Perhimpunan Bersih, Ambiga gagal memperlindungi keselamatan para peserta dan menyebabkan kekecohan di tempat awam.

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  5. Wow…it is hurts to see how people were beating.

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  6. We don’t fight violence with violence…all the people want is PEACE!

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  7. What is the government saying about this? Is there any response to this act?

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  8. These people were unarmed; hence they do not deserve to be treated like this.

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  9. I can’t guess what is going to happen next after this.

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  10. kenapa Ambiga tidak arahkan berpuluh ribu pesertanya duduk dan bantah??

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    1. Katakan duduk membantah, tetapi tidak nampak ada peserta yang duduk pun? Membuka pagar Dataran Merdeka, menyerang polis dan orang awam dan juga menolak kereta sehingga tumbang ada lah.

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    2. Lebih baik jangan buat perhimpunan seperti ini lagi, mencemarkan nama baik negara sahaja.bagus2 aman, jadi begini pula.

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  11. syabas kepada Ambiga, penganjur2 Bersih dan parti2 politik pembangkang kerana berjaya melaga2kan polis dan peserta Bersih sehingga ramai yang tercedera.. penyokong2 mereka yang tanggung akibat, sebaliknya pemimpin2 politik pembangkang hanya perlu menunggu jawatan kabinet sampai kepada mereka..

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    1. Ini yang Ambiga mau, rakyat berpecah-belah..

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  12. nanti anjurkan lagi Bersih 4.0.. kali ini letakkan misi sekurang2nya 10 orang peserta Bersih meninggal dunia..

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    1. Now Bersih plan is to sacrifice the participators for political gains?

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    2. Kadang2 dari gambar2 sebegini bukan boleh di percayai juga, hanya orang2 yang di sana sahaja tau cerita sebenar.Macam2 cerita yang kita dengar.

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    3. jgn anjurkan lagi perhimpunan mcm ini.

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  13. Sabah and Penang are the two states that successfully hold the Bersih Rally peacefully without any violent outbreaks.

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    1. Bersih in KL should feel ashamed with Sabah and P. Pinang.

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  14. That is why we don't want kind of situation happen again. if the bersih did not happened i am sure this things would not happened.

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  15. So they better think the negative consequences that may occur before they proceed the parade.

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    1. Pasti kejadian seperti tu sudah dijangka tapi kenapa mahu teruskan juga

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  16. Nasib baik perhimpunan di Sabah tidak jadi sebegini.

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  17. Kenapa pula bertindak terhadap rakyat sendiri?

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  18. Kejadian tu sangat2 menakutkan, tidak bayangkan bagaimana mereka yang ada di sana..

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  19. Tanggung sendiri atas keberanian yang telah dibuat. Kita tidak boleh juga salahkan pihak polis mengenai perkara ini. Jika tidak melakukan perkara sebegitu pasti ramai perserta tidak akan takut dan akan melakukan pemberontakkan lagi.

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  20. dalam ramai2 peserta perhimpunan yang cedera, kenapa tidak ada muka si Ambiga atau Anwar?? kenapa para penganjur pula yang selamat??

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  21. yang pasti, Ambiga dan pemimpin2 pembangkang berjaya menjadikan peserta2 perhimpunan sebagai perisai.. malah Nik Aziz secara terang2 mengaku bahawa beliau sanggup membayar peserta2 perhimpunan jika tujuan mereka adalah untuk menumbangkan kerajaan..

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