More than 23 arrested today for trying to deliver a Bersih memorandum to Parliament

11 December 2007

Continued crackdown:
23 arrested in relation to BERSIH's submission of memorandum to Parliament

The government's crackdown on peaceful assembly continued, when the police arrested 23 individuals, including SUARAM executive director Yap Swee Seng, in relation to BERSIH's submission of a memorandum to the Parliament this morning.

Those arrested are reported to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK Kuala Lumpur). As of 2pm, 23 individuals are confirmed to be detained at IPK Kuala Lumpur.

Arrested at Lake Gardens (11am)
16 of them were arrested near Lake Gardens, when they were on the way to the Parliament:
1. S. Arutchelvan
2. Sivarajan Arumugam
3. Dr. Nasir Hashim
4. Tian Chua
5. Dr. Hatta Muhd Ramli
6. Abdul Razak Ismail
7. Dr Lo' Lo' Hj Muhd Ghazali
8. Ang Hiok Gai
9. Nurida Md Salleh
10. Sabri Shafie
11. Hashim Awang
12. Azira Ariffin
13. Nasruddin Hassan Tentawi
14. Abdul Muhaimin Roslan (13 years old)
15. Muhd Badillah Muda.
16. Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim

Arrested at the Parliament (1pm)
Another 6 were arrested as they were leaving the Parliament building at approximately 1.00-1.30pm, after submitting the memorandum to the Parliament:
1. Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad
2. Yap Swee Seng
3. Wong Chin Huat
4. V. Gayathry
5. Mien Lor
6. Mokhtar Rozaidi

Arrested in front of IPK Kuala Lumpur (2pm)
At approximately 2pm, another activist, Noorashimah, was arrested in front of the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK Kuala Lumpur) when she protested the arrests.

Police intimidation at PAS headquarters
The police have also reportedly surrounded the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) headquarters at Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur.

SUARAM strongly condemns the Malaysian government and the police for their ongoing crackdown and attacks on freedom of assembly, a fundamental right which is guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. We demand for the unconditional and immediate release of all those arrested.

Urgent actions needed:
Please write protest letters to the government and the police to express your strongest condemnation and outrage on the latest arrests and the ongoing crackdown on freedom of assembly and all form of dissent and criticisms. Please also demand the Malaysian government for the immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested.

Your protest letters should be sent to:
1. Prime Minister of Malaysia
Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Prime Minister's Office Malaysia
Perdana Putra Building,
Federal Government Administrative Centre,
62502 PUTRAJAYA,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel: + 60 3 8888 6000
Fax: + 60 3 8888 3444

2. Inspector-General of Police
Tan Sri Musa Hassan
Ibu Pejabat Polis Diraja Malaysia,
50560 Bukit Aman,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: +603 2262 6015
Fax: +603 2272 5613

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