The high-handed police action action against the university
students at Tanjung Malim has handed the BN an awful start to the New
Year.
With one fell swoop, it has exposed the farce of Najib’s plan to
supposedly transform the country into the “world’s best democracy”.
A student is lying in hospital seriously hurt. Let’s state the
obvious: what happened to the students in the wee hours of the New Year
is not going to endear the Najib administration to the awakening
students movement. And that’s not counting the close to 100000
unemployed graduates and diploma holders…
For too long, our university students have been suppressed and
stifled. And then we wonder why our students are unable to think
creatively and analyse issues.
Najib’s much-touted reforms had held out a glimmer of hope for
greater democracy, including freedom of assembly and greater freedom on
campus – but he has so far failed to deliver when it counts. A deep
disappointment – but then again was much ever expected from his
administration?
Read Aliran’s statement condemning the heavy-handed action today.
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