We want the police to intervene on behalf of Bukit Jalil folk who have been at loggerheads with the minister and mayor, says Suaram
KUALA LUMPUR: Today saw a flurry of police reports across the nation against Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin and Kuala Lumpur Mayor, Ahmad Fuad Ismail and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) over the Bukit Jalil estate issue.
The reports were lodged by human rights organisation Suaram and other non-government organisations.
“Simultaneous police reports were lodged in nine places in the states of Penang, Kelantan, Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan and Johor,” Suaram coordinator E Nalini told the media outside the Dang Wangi district police headquarters.
The 41 families living on the 26-acre land have been at loggerheads with DBKL for several years as the latter plans to build a cemetery at the place once they have acquired the land.
The residents had demanded that four acres from the 26-acre land be allocated for them to build low-cost houses and also compensation for the years they have worked in the estate.
Federal Territories and Urban Well-Being Minister Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin rejected their demand for land and offered RM23,000 each to those who have worked on the estate for more than 15 years while the rest were offered RM11,000 each.
“We are lodging police reports today because we want the police to intervene and ensure that the residents are not evicted by force and their human rights are upheld.
We also want the police to be neutral in their investigations,” Nalini said.
A resident S Thiagarajan 57 said: “We lodged 84 police reports on March 1 but no action has been taken.”
Last month a police report was also lodged against Raja Nong Chik and Ahmad Fuad Ismail. It was lodged by 41 former Bukit Jalil estate
residents with the help of Parti Sosialis Malaysia.
The ex-estate area now belongs to Bukit Jalil Sdn Bhd and they want to evict the ex-estate workers using the Emergency Ordinance.
KUALA LUMPUR: Today saw a flurry of police reports across the nation against Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin and Kuala Lumpur Mayor, Ahmad Fuad Ismail and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) over the Bukit Jalil estate issue.The reports were lodged by human rights organisation Suaram and other non-government organisations.
“Simultaneous police reports were lodged in nine places in the states of Penang, Kelantan, Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan and Johor,” Suaram coordinator E Nalini told the media outside the Dang Wangi district police headquarters.
The 41 families living on the 26-acre land have been at loggerheads with DBKL for several years as the latter plans to build a cemetery at the place once they have acquired the land.
The residents had demanded that four acres from the 26-acre land be allocated for them to build low-cost houses and also compensation for the years they have worked in the estate.
Federal Territories and Urban Well-Being Minister Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin rejected their demand for land and offered RM23,000 each to those who have worked on the estate for more than 15 years while the rest were offered RM11,000 each.
“We are lodging police reports today because we want the police to intervene and ensure that the residents are not evicted by force and their human rights are upheld.
We also want the police to be neutral in their investigations,” Nalini said.
A resident S Thiagarajan 57 said: “We lodged 84 police reports on March 1 but no action has been taken.”
Last month a police report was also lodged against Raja Nong Chik and Ahmad Fuad Ismail. It was lodged by 41 former Bukit Jalil estate
residents with the help of Parti Sosialis Malaysia.
The ex-estate area now belongs to Bukit Jalil Sdn Bhd and they want to evict the ex-estate workers using the Emergency Ordinance.
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