Democracy Tree plaque removed

Smashed, scarred and now uprooted and gone without a trace - Photos by Kinta Kid

Now, who did this?: Bro Vincent Corkery, former director of St Michael’s Institution, inspects the site

… and the rakyat are still coming

On the third day, the Democracy Plaque vanishes… Another metaphor for our lost democracy.

Kinta Kid reports from Ipoh:

The plaque under the now famous Democracy Tree has been removed. According to an eye witness account, it was removed at around 7.00am today, presumably by the Ipoh City Council’s enforcement department. A view of the site indicates that a tractor was used to remove the structure.

If the culprits think they can remove the quest for democracy by removing the plaque, they are sadly mistaken. Democracy is now deeply embedded in the hearts of many Malaysians by now, and no tractor can uproot that spirit.

But with positive indications in favour of justice, such as the Speaker now being allowed to appoint his own counsel and Mahathir’s remarks about the illegality of the new Perak government, it may not be long before the plaque is returned to its rightful place.

The legend of the Democracy Tree lives on…