HUMAN RIGHTS PARTY MALAYSIA.
6, Jalan Abdullah, Off Jalan Bangsar, 59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 03-2282 5241 Fax: 03-2282 5245 Website: www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com
Your Reference :
In Reply : HRP/ FEB/10
Date : 22/2/2010
YAB. Dato Seri Najib Razak
Perdana Menteri Malaysia
Blok Utama Bangunan Perdana Putra,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Fax: 03-88883444
62502 Putrajaya E-Mail: najib@pmo.gov.my.
Y.B Dato Seri Hishamuddin Hussein
Menteri Dalam Negeri,
Aras 10, Block D1,
Complex Kerajaan Fasa D,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Fax: 03-88891613
62604 Putrajaya. E- Mail:hishamuddin@moha.gov.my
Dear Sirs,
Re: Malay-sian UMNO police shoots dead Indian youth, damage control but
zero prosecution for murder and these police murders continue.
We refer to the above matter where only the local Tamil
dailies reported the murder of Muruges Suppiah (28) by
members of the Royal Malay-sian Police Force. (refer
Malaysia Nanban Makkal Osai and Tamil Nesan 21/2/10 and
22/2/10 on the front pages).
We regret to note that we can only view your goodselves visit to the
deceased family as mere damage control.
Article 5 of the Federal Constitution guarantees the right to
life of every citizen.
The most celebrated legal principle in Criminal Law also in DPP V
Woolmington by Viscount Sankey L.J is that a man is presumed
innocent until proven guilty in a Court of Law.
The Malay-sian police have no right to take the life of any
Malaysian in particular an ethnic minority Malaysian Indian with
no or very little political or economic power and who are seen as
a soft targets and who even do not get the attention of the
supposed “multi racial” Opposition parties top leadership, their
82 Opposition MPs’ including their 11 Indian members of
Parliament, Bar Council, NGOs’, the Malaysian civil society, the
print and electronic media including even the supposedly “pro
underdog” newsportal Malaysiakini.com. Perhaps because Muruges
name does not sound anything like Teoh Beng Hock or Anwar
Ibrahim! And so the above and thousands of other atrocities
against the Indians goes on unabetted and with impunity.
We regret to note that the murder suspect policemen in Muruges’
case were never arrested or remanded and there has been zero
prosecution for murder or at the very least manslaughter as had
been the case in all previous police shoot to kill or killed in
police custody cases.
Why was Muruges who was still breathing left to die at the spot
where he was killed for 45 minutes. (before his remains were
taken away straight to the mortuary ) Why was he not rushed to
hospital immediately?
The usual police explanation that they had murdered Muruges in
self defence when Muruges tried to attack them with a parang is
obsolete, unacceptable and no longer tenable especially after the
25th November 2007 100,000 Hindraf Rally.
But why then was Muruges shot on the back part of his waist? as
he was walking back to his house. If at all why was Muruges not
shot on the legs, captured alive and put to trial in a Court of
Law? In any event, the key eye witness ie Muruges’s brother
Ragunath was reported to have said that on the police
instructions, Muruges had thrown down the parang that he was
carrying when returning from work as a rubber tapper and after
bursting out against some people who had caused injuries to his
brother in an accident. As he was walking back to his house and
despite Ragunath pleading and begging to the policemen not to
open fire, Muruges was shot dead (like a dog and left to die on
the roadside).
And then (presumably) the UMNOs’ Indian MIC mandore gives a
handout peanuts of RM3,000.00 to Muruges’s single parent mother.
And based on previous such cases Muruges’ case will be closed and
forgotten for good and would dissipate in thin air within days.
What an Indian life as was also the “pay off rate” for the five
Indians killed in the Kg Medan “etnic cleansing” tragedy is worth
a mere RM3,000.00?
In our Annual Human Rights Report
http://www.humanrightspartymalaysia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/the-malaysian-indian-minority-human-rights-violations-annual-report-2009.pdf
we had noted that an estimated 95% of death by police shooting
and death in police custody victims from among Malaysian citizens
are the ethnic minority Malaysian Indians. ( copy enclosed
herewith via our website link).
History repeats itself. In this very same district of Kluang
some eleven years ago in 2000 one mentally challenged
Thevarajah Suppiah (maybe the brother of this Muruges
Suppiah) was similarly shot dead. (NST, The Star and The Sun
dated 11/10/2000) and our Memorandum to the Malay-sian
government dated 17/10/2000 refers).
Selvamalar who was then eight (8) months pregnant was also
brutally shot dead at her very home in Sungai Besi and the six
(6) Indians shot dead in the van they were traveling in near
Tumpat, Kelantan (The Star 17/10/1998).
Despite Our Memorandum “A Trigger Happy Royal Malaysian Police
Force” 1.3 Persons shot dead per week by the Royal Malaysian
Police Force (635 from 1989-1999) The Star 11/05/99) as opposed
to 18 fatal police shootings in New Zealand from 1940 to 2001 (61
years). To the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister/ Home Minister
Dato Seri Abdullah Bin Haji Ahmad Badawi dated 31/10/2002.
Hundreds of such cases continues to take place and with impunity.
The Malay-sian police are seen to be backed up by the UMNO led
Malay-sian government appear at least from 1998 to be still
targeting the ethnic minority Malay- sian Indians right up to
this latest case of Muruges on 20/2/2010.
In the meantime there is no history of prosecutions and /or
Inquests leading to prosecutions for any murder or manslaughter
of these police murders. One Malay-sia?
We have also given up on the Malay-sian High Courts and even the
Court of Appeal who have struck out almost all our civil suits ab
initio (from the very beginning) and without even hearing both
sides of the case in such cases involving in particular Indian
victims. Where then do the Indians go to for justice?
At the Central Committee Meeting of the Human Rights Party (HRP)
held at our headquarters yesterday (21/2/2010), this matter was
discussed and we now write to your goodselves as follows:-
1. Forthwith arrest the suspected criminal policemen, remand and treat
them like how any other ethnic minority Malaysian Indian murder suspect is
usually treated.
2. Order the Attorney General to forthwith prosecute this police murder
suspect with murder or at the very least manslaughter without fear or
favour and in any event within seven (7) days from the date hereof.
3. Ensure that the ensuing murder trial is prosecuted as seriously as any
other murder trial involving civilians.
4. If sentenced by the Court the jail sentence must be transparently
carried out unlike what happened in the case of the former Inspector
General of Police Tan Sri Rahim Noor (in Anwar Ibrahim’s black eye case).
Kindly revert to us accordingly.
Thank you.
Yours Faithfully,
__________________
P. Uthayakumar
Secretary General (Pro-tem)
6, Jalan Abdullah, Off Jalan Bangsar, 59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 03-2282 5241 Fax: 03-2282 5245 Website: www.humanrightspartymalaysia.
Your Reference :
In Reply : HRP/ FEB/10
Date : 22/2/2010
YAB. Dato Seri Najib Razak
Perdana Menteri Malaysia
Blok Utama Bangunan Perdana Putra,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Fax: 03-88883444
62502 Putrajaya E-Mail: najib@pmo.gov.my.
Y.B Dato Seri Hishamuddin Hussein
Menteri Dalam Negeri,
Aras 10, Block D1,
Complex Kerajaan Fasa D,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Fax: 03-88891613
62604 Putrajaya. E- Mail:hishamuddin@moha.gov.my
Dear Sirs,
Re: Malay-sian UMNO police shoots dead Indian youth, damage control but
zero prosecution for murder and these police murders continue.
We refer to the above matter where only the local Tamil
dailies reported the murder of Muruges Suppiah (28) by
members of the Royal Malay-sian Police Force. (refer
Malaysia Nanban Makkal Osai and Tamil Nesan 21/2/10 and
22/2/10 on the front pages).
We regret to note that we can only view your goodselves visit to the
deceased family as mere damage control.
Article 5 of the Federal Constitution guarantees the right to
life of every citizen.
The most celebrated legal principle in Criminal Law also in DPP V
Woolmington by Viscount Sankey L.J is that a man is presumed
innocent until proven guilty in a Court of Law.
The Malay-sian police have no right to take the life of any
Malaysian in particular an ethnic minority Malaysian Indian with
no or very little political or economic power and who are seen as
a soft targets and who even do not get the attention of the
supposed “multi racial” Opposition parties top leadership, their
82 Opposition MPs’ including their 11 Indian members of
Parliament, Bar Council, NGOs’, the Malaysian civil society, the
print and electronic media including even the supposedly “pro
underdog” newsportal Malaysiakini.com. Perhaps because Muruges
name does not sound anything like Teoh Beng Hock or Anwar
Ibrahim! And so the above and thousands of other atrocities
against the Indians goes on unabetted and with impunity.
We regret to note that the murder suspect policemen in Muruges’
case were never arrested or remanded and there has been zero
prosecution for murder or at the very least manslaughter as had
been the case in all previous police shoot to kill or killed in
police custody cases.
Why was Muruges who was still breathing left to die at the spot
where he was killed for 45 minutes. (before his remains were
taken away straight to the mortuary ) Why was he not rushed to
hospital immediately?
The usual police explanation that they had murdered Muruges in
self defence when Muruges tried to attack them with a parang is
obsolete, unacceptable and no longer tenable especially after the
25th November 2007 100,000 Hindraf Rally.
But why then was Muruges shot on the back part of his waist? as
he was walking back to his house. If at all why was Muruges not
shot on the legs, captured alive and put to trial in a Court of
Law? In any event, the key eye witness ie Muruges’s brother
Ragunath was reported to have said that on the police
instructions, Muruges had thrown down the parang that he was
carrying when returning from work as a rubber tapper and after
bursting out against some people who had caused injuries to his
brother in an accident. As he was walking back to his house and
despite Ragunath pleading and begging to the policemen not to
open fire, Muruges was shot dead (like a dog and left to die on
the roadside).
And then (presumably) the UMNOs’ Indian MIC mandore gives a
handout peanuts of RM3,000.00 to Muruges’s single parent mother.
And based on previous such cases Muruges’ case will be closed and
forgotten for good and would dissipate in thin air within days.
What an Indian life as was also the “pay off rate” for the five
Indians killed in the Kg Medan “etnic cleansing” tragedy is worth
a mere RM3,000.00?
In our Annual Human Rights Report
http://www.
we had noted that an estimated 95% of death by police shooting
and death in police custody victims from among Malaysian citizens
are the ethnic minority Malaysian Indians. ( copy enclosed
herewith via our website link).
History repeats itself. In this very same district of Kluang
some eleven years ago in 2000 one mentally challenged
Thevarajah Suppiah (maybe the brother of this Muruges
Suppiah) was similarly shot dead. (NST, The Star and The Sun
dated 11/10/2000) and our Memorandum to the Malay-sian
government dated 17/10/2000 refers).
Selvamalar who was then eight (8) months pregnant was also
brutally shot dead at her very home in Sungai Besi and the six
(6) Indians shot dead in the van they were traveling in near
Tumpat, Kelantan (The Star 17/10/1998).
Despite Our Memorandum “A Trigger Happy Royal Malaysian Police
Force” 1.3 Persons shot dead per week by the Royal Malaysian
Police Force (635 from 1989-1999) The Star 11/05/99) as opposed
to 18 fatal police shootings in New Zealand from 1940 to 2001 (61
years). To the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister/ Home Minister
Dato Seri Abdullah Bin Haji Ahmad Badawi dated 31/10/2002.
Hundreds of such cases continues to take place and with impunity.
The Malay-sian police are seen to be backed up by the UMNO led
Malay-sian government appear at least from 1998 to be still
targeting the ethnic minority Malay- sian Indians right up to
this latest case of Muruges on 20/2/2010.
In the meantime there is no history of prosecutions and /or
Inquests leading to prosecutions for any murder or manslaughter
of these police murders. One Malay-sia?
We have also given up on the Malay-sian High Courts and even the
Court of Appeal who have struck out almost all our civil suits ab
initio (from the very beginning) and without even hearing both
sides of the case in such cases involving in particular Indian
victims. Where then do the Indians go to for justice?
At the Central Committee Meeting of the Human Rights Party (HRP)
held at our headquarters yesterday (21/2/2010), this matter was
discussed and we now write to your goodselves as follows:-
1. Forthwith arrest the suspected criminal policemen, remand and treat
them like how any other ethnic minority Malaysian Indian murder suspect is
usually treated.
2. Order the Attorney General to forthwith prosecute this police murder
suspect with murder or at the very least manslaughter without fear or
favour and in any event within seven (7) days from the date hereof.
3. Ensure that the ensuing murder trial is prosecuted as seriously as any
other murder trial involving civilians.
4. If sentenced by the Court the jail sentence must be transparently
carried out unlike what happened in the case of the former Inspector
General of Police Tan Sri Rahim Noor (in Anwar Ibrahim’s black eye case).
Kindly revert to us accordingly.
Thank you.
Yours Faithfully,
__________________
P. Uthayakumar
Secretary General (Pro-tem)
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