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The Malaysian Association for Community Development president Norizan Shariff said the demonstrations by Umno Youth and Hindraf had nothing in common.(see BELOW) Then how did they do it? No need to walk along the streets and carry the banners? Send the Memo over the internet by email?
Uthayakumar freed again
ABOVE: Acknowledging the supporters with his wave
His lawyers had waited for him in the Jalan Duta courts thinking police would remand him but were pleased to hear that he was released by
ABOVE: After his release he walked to the
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Two hours earlier, a police team from the state police headquarters raided Uthayakumar's law firm in Menara Mutiara, Bangsar, where they spent several hours searching for documents and other material. The team left at about
BELOW: He was fed with sweets and appetizers as the Police probably did not feed him well or he lost his appetite in the Pudu lock-up
Court rejects application after lawyers discharge themselves
R. Surenthira Kumar, Llew-Ann Phang and Charles Ramendran;theSUN
SHAH ALAM (Dec 12, 2007): The Shah Alam High Court today rejected a stay of execution application made against its decision on Monday for three Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf ) leaders to be re-charged in the Klang sessions court for alleged sedition. Judicial Commissioner Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim dismissed the application after four defence counsels – M. Manoharan, A. Srimurugan, A. Sivanesan and Teng Chang Kim - who jointly represent the three Hindraf leaders P. Waythamoorthy, his brother Uthayakumar and V. Ganapathi Rao - discharged themselves from the case. "I find there is no more application before me and the Dec 10 order which ruled to set aside the sessions court decision shall be executed in due course," Abang Iskandar said after the lawyers discharged themselves. Earlier, Manoharan had requested for the court to stand down until Uthayakumar was present but Abang Iskandar said he saw no reason to postpone proceedings to hear the application. Srimurugan then told Abang Iskandar he had been instructed by Uthayakumar to proceed with the application only in his (Uthayakumar's) presence.
"To proceed with the matter in his absence, I will be violating the Legal Profession Act, as an officer of the court," Srimurugan said. Uthayakumar was arrested yesterday and was charged with sedition in the
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Hindraf leader nabbed, freed on bail, nabbed again over alleged sedition
By M. MAGESWARI;Star
He was said to have committed the offence at Menara Mutiara Bangsar between Nov 15 and Dec 8. Judge Sabariah Othman ruled it was a bailable offence and considered his similar case in Klang as well as the current situation. Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail objected to the bail, saying it was in public interest. He said the accused had repeated the offence. Gani added: “He is a lawyer and knew the meaning of the words used in the letter. He purposefully did it in a website which is accessible to everyone.” Gani, who led seven prosecutors, said there was another police report against Uthayakumar for sedition. “We will be charging this man again.” Manoharan asked the court to reject the charge, claiming it was groundless because the letter did not carry his client’s signature. Justice Sabariah ruled that the absence of a signature did not make the charge defective and rejected the preliminary objection by the defence.
She set five days from Jan 7 for trial.
Uthayakumar was among three Hindraf leaders who were charged at the
The High Court, which set aside the lower court’s decision, ordered them to be present at the Sessions Court today for the charge to be reread to them. In another development, CECIL FUNG reports that a 45-year-old man was the latest to be charged for alleged participation in the unlawful Hindraf rally last month. According to the charge under Section 143 of the Penal Code, M. Selvanathan had allegedly “displayed criminal force against policemen who were carrying out their official duties”. He was accused of committing the offence between
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Lawyer spends night in jail after re-arrest
By : V. Anbalagan and A. Hafiz Yatim
He was taken to the Cheras police station where he is being investigated for additional sedition charges, and held overnight at Pudu jail. There was a 15-minute commotion between 100 Hindraf supporters and police outside the Jalan Duta Court Complex about
"He said he was acting on the orders of the inspector-general of police." Supporters formed a barricade to prevent police from approaching Uthayakumar but his counsel calmed them down. Uthayakumar was then handcuffed and taken away. Uthayakumar, who is the legal adviser to the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), was earlier arrested at the Bangsar Shopping Centre at
Two hours later, he was produced at the Sessions Court where he was charged with sedition. This was the second charge against him in the past two weeks, but Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said there was more to come. While the first sedition charge centred on what he had said in a speech in Tamil to a crowd at a restaurant in Batang Berjuntai, the second was over an alleged letter posted by him on the Internet to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown alleging "ethnic cleansing" of Indians here. Gani led the prosecution team that included head of prosecution Datuk Yusof Zainal Abiden, and deputy public prosecutors Mohd Hanafiah Zakaria, Raja Rozela Raja Toran, Ishak Mohd Yusoff and Allan Suman Pillai. Uthayakumar was charged with publishing seditious material in a letter written between Nov 15 and Dec 8 and posted on the Police Watch website.
The letter, dated Nov 15, was from Hindraf and addressed to Gordon Brown at No 10,
In the letter, Uthayakumar alleged that the Indians were being persecuted by a government-backed Islamic extremist terrorist group who laun-ched a pre-dawn attack which destroyed the Kampung Jawa Mariamman Hindu temple.
It also stated that it wanted the
The alleged offence took place at
Uthayakumar claimed trial to the charge. He faces a maximum fine of RM5,000 or a maximum three years' jail. He was represented by counsel M. Manoharan, R. Genghadaran, Vinod Sharma, N. Surendran and Teng Chang Khim. In objecting to bail, Gani said the article was posted on the Internet and it was not only meant for Malaysians, but people from all over the world.
"The accused is a lawyer and he should have known that the words he used in the letter were seditious," the attorney-general said. Manoharan said the charge was baseless as there was no proof that Uthayakumar wrote the article without a signature below it. Judge Sabariah Othman ruled that the charge was in order and there was no need for Uthayakumar's signature to be evident below the alleged seditious article. The court, she said, would go ahead in setting bail at RM50,000 in one surety and fixed five days beginning Jan 7 for hearing.
Yesterday, at about
The crowd then dispersed.
Uthayakumar is not new to controversy.
On May 20, 2004, he flew to the United Kingdom to seek temporary asylum, alleging that he was being threatened and intimidated by the police.He had also sought the help of several human rights bodies there. In a police report he lodged just before he left for the
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Uthayakumar re-arrested immediately after raising bail
Giam Say Khoon; theSUN
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11, 2007): Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader P. Uthayakumar was re-arrested immediately after he was released on bail by a sessions court here today. Uthayakumar, who was arrested this morning, had claimed trial to the charge of posting a seditious letter on website http://policewatchmalaysia.com. He was allowed bail of RM50,000 with one surety and had his passport impounded. The letter, dated
Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the
It claimed that the Indians in
Judge Sabariah Othman fixed five days from Jan 7 for hearing.
Uthayakumar's lawyer M. Manoharan told reporters after the re-arrest that they would appeal to the High Court. He said they were followed and arrested by Cheras police after raising bail. "I asked the police why they are following us and what is the arrest for. They said there is an instruction from the IGP (Inspector-General of Police) to arrest him to take statement on an allegedly seditious [statement] made by him but the police did not give any details," he said. Manoharan said it was the third time Uthayakumar was arrested over the last two weeks for alleged sedition. About 200 Hindraf supporters gathered in the Jalan Duta court complex and a commotion broke when the police brought him back into the building.
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2007/12/12
Hindraf men DAP members
By : V. Vasudevan
V. Ganabatirau is advisor to the DAP’s Sri Muda branch
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng admitted today that Ganabathirau and Manoharan were members of the DAP but he disputed police claims that Hindraf leaders had links to terrorist organisations. "These are not proven charges but allegations by the government." Guan Eng also claimed that the issues raised by Hindraf "have struck a chord with our members". "We support them (Hindraf) but not the language they use," Guan Eng said. When asked about allegations of ethnic cleansing of the Indians made by Hindraf's Uthayakumar, Guan Eng said: "Of course, there is no ethnic cleansing in
He stressed that the DAP did not condone violence and would act against party members involved in violence. Guan Eng, his father, opposition leader Lim Kit Siang, and Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim were among opposition leaders who had turned up at the courts to show moral support for the Hindraf leaders charged with sedition. DAP chairman and Bukit Glugor MP Karpal Singh, however, has distanced himself from Hindraf. In an earlier report, he had said that Hindraf's allegations of ethnic cleansing were baseless and untrue and urged Hindraf leaders to be more responsible when uttering such statements. Karpal also questioned the manner in which Hindraf's rally was carried out, adding that there should not have been any violence involved. He had, however, said DAP was supportive of peaceful demonstrations and questioned the need for police permits.
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BACKGROUND
Demos By Umno Youth And Hindraf Have Nothing In Common
The public may still remember when Umno Youth vice chief Khairy Jamaluddin and 10,000 other Malaysians of various religions stood together in a wave of anger towards the United States (US) for defending
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) senior lecturer Dr Siva Murugan said the demonstration by Umno, participated by people of various races and religions, was a genuine global struggle compared to the one by Hindraf that was desperate in trying to champion its personal interest. "The issues fought for by Umno Youth and Hindraf are far different. It is clear to the people that both have different ideologies though in principle, they voice out oppression against a particular race," he said. Dr Siva said Hindraf actually tried to cloud the eyes of the Malaysian people by saying that it was fighting for the Indians in the country to the extent that it was willing to use violent means including "battling its own people and authorities."
"Peaceful demonstrations are not something new in the country and often allowed by the authorities. The issue now is Hindraf has exceeded the line by disrupting public order and challenging the authorities," he said. He said an assembly bent on radicalism and extremism should not be accepted by the people in the country. "It is not our way. It is not our culture. I agree with the government's firmness on Hindraf who tries to promote violent demonstrations," he said. Dr Siva said Hindraf was not only challenging the law of the land but also other principles enshrined in the Federal Constitution including by questioning Malay privileges and trying to challenge the Malay rulers institution.
Malaysian Association for Community Development president Norizan Shariff said the demonstrations by Umno Youth and Hindraf had nothing in common.
On the other hand, Hindraf deliberately created ????????? issues and had their own agendas, he said. "In Hindraf's context, all their allegations are more of a claim that has yet to be proven," he said. In fact, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu also disputed Hindraf's accusations, he said. Norizan said Hindraf leaders had adopted a wrong strategy by staging a demonstration which clearly showed it was not sincere in its struggle and drew criticisms from the majority of people in the country. "They did not meet members of the government first. Instead, after staging the demonstration and breaking the law, only then they wanted to meet the government," he said.
On Hindraf's allegation that the government had violated the people's basic rights by disallowing public assemblies, Norizan said: "No one has denied them the freedom to assemble but only if it does not make the people worry. "If they say their basic rights have been violated when their assembly have been disallowed, what about the rights of others who are disturbed by their actions at the assembly?" he asked.
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Harassment of PKR Gobalakhrishna and PAS Mohd Sabu
Mohamad Sabu Charged With Obstructing PoliceOfficer
NIBONG TEBAL, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- PAS vice-president Mohamad Sabu was charged in the Jawi Magistrate's Court here on Wednesday with obstructing a police officer from discharging his duty on Sunday. Mohamad, 53, was charged with preventing Supt Mohd Nasir Salleh from serving a warrant of arrest on him issued by the Jalan Duta Magistrate's Court in
He allegedly committed the offence in front of the
He said the precaution was taken as about 100 Mohamad's supporters had gathered at the court grounds since early morning. "We took the preventive measure to ensure the situation was under control," he told reporters outside the court. Emerging from the court building after posting bail, Mohamad, who was the former Kuala Kedah Member of Parliament, addressed his supporters, explaining the development of the case. After he finished his speech, his supporters recited prayers before dispersing.
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Mat Sabu charged with obstructing police
NIBONG TEBAL: PAS vice-president Mohamad Sabu claimed trial in the Jawi magistrate’s court Wednesday with obstructing a policeman from carrying out his duties. Mohamad, 53, was accused of preventing Supt Mohd Nasir Salleh from arresting him at the Bukit Tambun toll plaza about
Deputy Public Prosecutor Zalina Awang proposed bail at RM7,000 in one surety and asked that Mohamad’s passport be impounded. She also asked the court to fix mention of Mohamad’s case and that of his nine supporters on the same date. The nine were arrested along with Mohamad on Sunday. Zalina said both cases were committed at the same place and time and were under the same charge. Counsel Asmuni Awi asked for a lower bail and requested that Mohamad’s passport not to be impounded, saying the offence was not severe and Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail did not impound Mohamad’s passport when he stood for trial in
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PKR's Gobalakrishnan slapped with RM20,000 bail
R. Surenthira Kumar and Charles Ramendran ,theSUN
SHAH ALAM (Dec 12, 2007): Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Supreme Council member N. Gobalakrishnan today claimed trial to a charge of causing damage to public property during an illegal assembly in a temple in Batu Caves on Nov 25. Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, who was assisted by five deputy public prosecutors, led the prosecution team in bringing the charge against the 47-year-old politician. The charges read out by the court interpreter stated that Gobalakrishnan had intimidated police officers during an alleged illegal assembly purportedly organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) between
On the police report produced by Gobalakrishnan, Abdul Gani said it was made on Dec 9 but Sivarasa said the report was lodged as a protection after his client was charged in a court in Selayang with taking part in the same alleged illegal assembly. Naidu meanwhile argued Abdul Gani’s proposal for Gobalakrishnan to be denied bail was against the practices of “this time of age", citing that in other far serious cases, bail had been offered to the accused. Abdul Gani then asked the court to impose a condition that Gobalakrishnan gives an undertaking that he will not go near or attend similar assemblies in future, if the court allows bail.
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UPDATE:
They Don't Love The Nation, Says Abdullah
PETALING JAYA, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Thursday that those who defame the country overseas are people who do not love their country. "The people are also angry at those who go overseas to seek support and cook up baseless allegations.” Actually they don't love the country, they only hunger for power and don't care about what happens to the country," he told reporters after receiving a memorandum from the Damai Malaysia group opposing street demonstrations in the country. Abdullah said that those who were obsessed with their views did not care about the consequences of their acts. "We are the ones who have to face everything. We have to defend the peace and well-being of the people," he said.
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ABOVE: 3 of the 5 Detained: From Left V. Ganabatirau, M. Manoharan,& P. Uthayakumar
M'sia arrests ethnic Indian acitivists under security law
'Police detained Hindraf legal adviser P. Uthayakumar and four other leaders today in an unwarranted action under the ISA,' Hindraf member S. Jayathas told reporters.
It is believed it has not been used against government critics since 2001, when
'Police detained Hindraf legal adviser P. Uthayakumar and four other leaders today in an unwarranted action under the ISA,' Hindraf member S. Jayathas told reporters. Mr Jayathas said police also detained M. Manoharan, R. Kenghadharan, V. Ganabatirau and T. Vasanthakumar - prominent members of the group which enraged the government by mounting a mass anti-discrimination rally last month. 'Regardless of the arrests this struggle will move on. We have many leaders who are waiting to take over and we will not go backwards but move ahead with the fight for the rights of Indians in Malaysia,' Mr Jayathas said.
Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang condemned the government's move and said that if the Hindraf leaders had committed any offence they should be charged and tried in an open court. 'It is deplorable, the use of the ISA is completely indefensible,' he told reporters. 'To resort to detention without trial is a regression to the dark days of human rights violations and is something that will bring further shame to
Three Hindraf leaders have already been charged with sedition for speeches in which they criticised preferential treatment for Muslim Malays who make up 60 per cent of the population and control the government.
Five Hindraf leaders detained under ISA (2nd update)
PETALING JAYA: Five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders have been arrested and detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). The five are P. Uthayakumar, M. Manoharan, R. Kenghadharan, V. Ganabatirau and T. Vasanthakumar. They were picked up at various locations in Selangor,
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Finally we have the Ponnusamy brothers just like the Seenivasagam brothers 3 decades ago.
Fight for the down trodden, the weak, the poor , the marginalised, the oppressed, the suppressed and the depressed !!!
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