When I read the dead in custody statistic which were 1535 person between 2003 and 2007, I was shocked to my belly. If this is true, than the average will be 25.5 persons in a month and almost to a person per day (0.8 person to be exact)This means, every day one person was dead in custody or being killed. The worst part is most of the victims are non Malays. Is this means out of the Malay majorities which holds the close up to 70% in the country but only non Malays were the most to be dead and it was almost to a person a day?
This is a total failure in our system specially our law of enforcement and custodial system. Anyone from any level can figure what type of a standard we have for custodial act so what ever it might be. This reflected the basic human rights were ignored.
Will the death of Kugan Ananthan, Letchumanan Kathan, Ravindran Alagiry, S Henry, A.Gnanapragasam, and now Teoh Beng Hock, get heir justice? When will their true stories be told? When will their loved ones find closure and meaning in such senseless premature loss?
Can there, be any doubt that these should never have happened, nor must they be allowed to continue? How many more nameless and unnumbered detainees beyond 2007 were there, who have suffered, been injured and who might or might not have perished?
We as Malaysian should feel shame of our self for talking about brutal killing and injustice in other countries such as Guatemala prison, but eventually we are practicing the similar in our own soil.
We are talking about injustice in Iraq and Afghanistan and the brutal killing in other country but when comes to our own country, we deliberately ignore the simple facts.
Enough talking and stop the blaming game. It is time to make changes. The late MJ did mention in one of his song. “Man in the mirror” ~ “You can change the world by changing the man in the mirror”. We can change if each Malaysian is ready to change. If this is done than we shall see what truly Malaysia can be.
Malaysia need changes, our beloved treasure of unity and sharing need to be enhanced. Malaysia needs changes from inside and out side. Malaysian needs to change. Stop cultivating. Stop racial comments. Stop claiming this country belongs to one race. It is our Malaysia. Not yours or mine.
We need leaders who can lead us to unity. One Malaysia is one of the concept which can bring all of us together. Unless if “1Malaysia”was just another concept by name, than the whole idea shall shatter in vain. Let us practice this as it is. Do not jeopardize certain issues for the benefit of certain group.
Leaders as Ku Li, Datuk Zaid, DS Anuar Ibrahim are Malay leaders who have been showing the true color of Malaysia to be. In every speech they mention about unity and the solution to make Malaysia as Malaysia known to the world.
But their sentiments were miss-interpreted with blames as power crazy. They were blame as “perderhaka” fto the Malays. Are they?
Even in the current issue, the sudden death of Teoh, precisely every Malaysians are sad and looking for the best solution. Clearly, this is not a political issue. Malaysians are looking for answers. Malaysian wants the Culp raters to be brought to justice.
I don’t see anything wrong for Malaysian to voice out their concern about the death of another Malaysian. Teoh is a Malaysian. He is one of us just like Kugan and others as well.
By,
lvbala
p/s:
Latest update by 22/07/09 - 5.30pm ~ The cabinet approved royal commission to be form to look into the investigation.
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