Final Statement SALT 3

THE FINAL STATEMENT OF
IMCS AP SOUTH EAST ASIA PROGRAM

SCHOOL OF ACTING JUSTLY, LOVING TENDERLY AND TREADING HUMBLY WITH GOD (SALT) 2010
UMA BALUI LIKO, Sg. ASAP ULU BELAGA SARAWAK, MALAYSIA.
7th-18th of June 2010

Introduction

We, the 23 tertiary Christian students from the various institutions of Malaysia, and South Korea gathered at Uma Balui Liko, Belaga, Sarawak from 7th to 18th June 2010 to participate in the “School of Acting Justly, Loving Tenderly, and Treading humbly with God (SALT) 2010” jointly organised by Malaysian Catholic Students’ Council (MCSC) and International Movement of Catholic Students Asia Pacific (IMCSAP).  This programme is held for the third time in Malaysia. SALT is a school with space and time for affective bonding amongst the participants, fostering a sense of teamwork, partnership and communion among the participants. There were a process of mutual enrichment through information sharing, training in Native Customary Rights (NCR) and informal interactive learning by experiencing the reality of the Kayan and Kenyah communities situated nearby the area affected by the construction of the Bakun Dam.       

Aims

     Study the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples     (UNDRIP) regarding the standards of justice and violations of human rights. Develop critical understandings and strategies to uphold the fundamental human rights through effective networking and advocacy at international, regional and at the grassroots levels.

    Create a platform for university students to analyze the Human Rights conditions of the Indigenous Peoples in terms of Socio-political, economical, cultural, spiritual and religious perspectives.

    Develop critical understanding on the realities faced by the Indigenous Peoples and to empower students to journey with the Indigenous Peoples.

    Evaluate the present efforts, plan further actions and campaigns characterised by social reforms for the indigenous peoples against institutionalised discrimination at all levels.

    Depict what sustainable development needs by being socially just, economically productive and culturally vibrant.

    Create awareness towards indigenous children on importance of their education and development.

    Create awareness among the participant of SALT regarding issues brought by TAHABAS (Tanah Hak Anak Bangsa Sarawak) and discussing the right way to protect Native Customary Rights (NCR) land.

    Share with both rural communities (students and youngsters) regarding the information on securing financial assistance for the admission into the local tertiary institutions.      



Objectives

(a)    Enable our university students to understand the controversial issues of NCR lands of Sarawak Indigenous Peoples (IP) in relation to the construction of Bakun Hydroelectric Dam, logging activities, and cash crops plantation (i.e oil palm).
(b)    Understand the factors that led to the resettlement of the Kayan and Kenyah communities of Long Lawen, Uma Apan, and Long Bangan in the name of development by the government to give way to the construction of the Bakun Dam, and the effects faced by them due to the relocation.
(c)    Urge the government to be fair to every Malaysian citizen without considering their political views.
(d)    Respond in faith to the struggle of the IPs so that we are aware of our roles as university students through critical analysis and theological reflections.
(e)    Learn about the cultural traits of the community such as the traditional dance, weaving traditional handicrafts and playing cultural instruments, e.g sape (musical instrument), ngajat (traditional tribal dance), and naming ceremony according to the tradition of Kayan and Kenyah. 


Observation

The three villages that we have visited do faces the problem of human rights violation especially NCR land, marginalization in terms of their rights to have proper basic facilities, and ecological disruption.
Most of the problems are caused by the logging companies such as Shin Yang, Samling and KTS Timber and also the state government’s decision that declared the NCR lands belong to them. Besides, although each of the villages are  still maintaining their own culture, most of the adolescents need to have an awareness of the importance to learn and to uphold their custom in order to ensure it will be inherited by the next generation. The information of the villages and the problem occurs are mentioned below:


Long Lawen

Long Lawen was a community which refused to re-locate to a government settlement village when the building of the massive Bakun Dam flooded their lands. Most of the communities were moved to the Asap Koyan river resettlement area. Half of the displaced Long Gang Community chose to move back to their ancestral lands in Long Lawen of Tekulang river, deep in the rainforests of Sarawak, where they re-established their village and are working to protect their lands from deforestation and oil palm plantation creation.
There are a few reasons why the Kenyah Badeng from Long Lawen of Tekulang river refused to move to Asap Koyan area. First, the Kenyah from Long Lawen were vocal about their rights and as an indigenous people it is their rights to defend their ancestral land which is in Tekulang river. Secondly, they felt that they cannot afford to live in Sg. Asap, Koyan area, because the size of the land given by the government is too small whereby the land given to each family is only 3 acres. This is because majority of the villagers were farmers who cultivate paddy fields which need to alternate the place of cultivation every year. And lastly, the villagers feel that they cannot afford to pay the price of the house which is very expensive and cost them RM 52,000. Therefore, the Kenyah Badeng in Long Lawen decided to remain at Long Lawen of Tekulang river.

Facilities

The community owned a micro hydroelectric system, and Flying Doctor Service (FDS) provided by the government once a month. The micro hydroelectric system used to generate lights and power was funded by NGO called Green Empowerment, and the villagers pay a certain sum for the maintenance. This alternative energy system gives the community of Long Lawen the opportunity to be more self-sufficient.

Problems

The school and the clinic were built by the villagers themselves with their own budget with the intention that the government will provide them with funds, teachers, and medical officers. However, the excuse made by government is that they cannot provide teachers or educational materials because the numbers of students are few. As for the clinic, the government refused to provide service because they had provided FDS. Furthermore, it took 5 hours in good weather to reach for nearest clinic which located at Sg. Asap, and it cost RM 50 per trip. Thus, the average birth rate per year decreases from 10 babies at Long Gang to 4 babies at Long Lawen due to the financial constraint and limited way of transport including the bad condition of the logging road which is very dangerous.

At Long Gang they have clinic and school, so it is very easy for the women because they can sent their children and can go to farm or do their everyday life at farm or house. But when they move to Long Lawen, the women and children have to rent a house at Sungai Asap so that the women can monitor and send their children to school and go to clinic for medical check up. It is easier to find kitchen raw material for food such as fishes, wild boars and etc. this is because Long Gang have more than 3 rivers and the NCR land is larger than the one they have in Long Lawen. Thus it is easier to find food in the forest and river.



Uma Apan

Uma Apan is located around 30 minutes drive from Bakun Dam. Due to the threat of flood and force relocation by the government, the residents of Uma Apan have abandoned their long house which is located nearby the riverbank of Mejawah river. In present time, most of the villagers are staying around the Bakun area, along the roadside where their farm is located. The main ethnic of the people of Uma Apan is Kayan. Most of the villagers rely on the logging company and the construction of the Bakun Dam to support their living. Some of them do involve in farming such as oil palm plantation, general workers in the Bakun Dam and doing a small business, example grocery shop and mini filling station as their sources of income.

In terms of politic, this village is led by a female leader (Tuai Rumah) Mdm. Lukut Kesing. Based of the information given by the villagers, only the members of the royal family (Maren) that is staying at the local community can be selected to become a candidate of Tuai Rumah.
Almost all of the residents of Uma Apan are practicing Christianity as a religious belief that consist of two different denominations, Catholic (majority) and Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB).

Problems
    Issues of NCR land
Due to the decision by the state government regarding the status of the land of Uma Apan, declaring that the land where their resettlements and farms are located belongs to the government of Sarawak, the people of Uma Apan have filed a lawsuit against the state government. The final hearing will be held in the Miri Magistrate Court on the 31st of June 2010.

Besides the state government decision, some of the villagers’ lands are taken by the logging and the oil palm plantation companies without any agreement or proper negotiation with the owners of the land (villagers).

    Unpaid and unfair Compensation
Each of the villagers where their land is taken over or tresspassed by the oil palm plantation and the logging company (Shin Yang) are not properly compensated by the parties involved. Most of them received a very small amount of cash (RM200 per hectare). Since 6 years ago, the affected villagers are still waiting for the payment of the compensation.

    Political Marginalization

The residents of Uma Apan have become the victims of marginalization from the ruling government due to the political views or the supports they gave to the opposition party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). Case of rejection of job application by one of the residents did happen because of this reason.  

    Demolition of houses

Most of them move and build their houses nearby the Bakun area (another part of the village). Unfortunately, government declared them as illegal inhabitants and without any humanitarian concern, demolished their houses in front of their eyes.

    The lack of basic facilities

Besides the access of the Bintulu-Bakun highway, the village is still left behind in term of the availability of the basic needs such as proper water supply and electricity. People of Uma Apan is depending on the gravity water system from the nearby waterfall and mobile generator as source of electricity. The nearest clinics are located  in the town of Asap and Bakun (Malaysia-China Hydro). 


Uma Sambop

Uma Sambop is a Kenyah longhouse located at Batang Belaga, consists of 500 villagers and it is surrounded by forest and near to a river. There are 4 blocks of longhouses and led by a headman, Mr. Simon Abit. Most of them are plantation workers and government servants such as teacher, police etc.

Problems

    Poor Leadership skills

    Based on our observations, poor leadership is one of the major problems in this village. As an example, the miscommunication between the headman and the villagers in planning of any special occasions, and the lack of concern about the time punctualities. Besides that, the headman is too lenient towards his community.

    Pollution

    River is being polluted due to the logging activities and oil palm plantation. Other than that, the village also have poor drainage system which contribute towards water pollution.

    Culture

Uma Sambop is a Kenyah’s longhouse. Kenyah people has their own culture for example ‘ngajat’  dance. However their culture is being threatened by the modernization, e.g Poco-Poco Dance.

Long Bangan

 Long Bangan is a community which is part of Sungai Asap land where the resettlement area is placed in some parts of its land. Land lease had been given to companies to develop the land for the plantation of oil palm and clearing of the land for logging. This community’s longhouses were burned down several years back, so now they are living in farm house or “langkau umai” with no proper water and electricity supply. The construction of new longhouses had started and approximately by the end of this year the first block will be completed. The changes of ecosystem happening here is the river becoming muddy, because of oil palm plantation and logging activities. The community in Long Bangan is now currently filing the summons to sue the logging companies, oil palm companies and the government for trespassed their land. They hope that in a few years to come, they can win the proceeding.

Action
Our concrete responses as SALTers via the process of experiencing the reality, critical analysis, faith reflections and discussions are:
    To publicize and create awareness among fellow IP students the issue of NCR by creating a video documentation of this SALT program and disseminating it through various media.

    Organize a cultural programmes with the indigenous youths so that the next generation and our society are exposed to their traditional culture.

    Appreciate, preserve and promote our own cultures by learning local cultural expressions, traditional knowledge, practices, customs, dance, and music.

    Promote solidarity with people of different religions and culture by living and sharing their aspirations, struggles and their hopes. This can be achieved through homestay,  visiting each other during festive seasons (rumah terbuka) such as Hari Gawai.

    Encourage other student movements to organize similar exposure-immersion programs.

    Organize fundraising for the purpose of  IP education, especially in terms of learning tools such  as books and stationaries.

    Maintain the communication with the communities in order to provide continuous moral support and to keep abreast of their situation.

    Educate the IP to keep and preserve their historical sites such as Pulau Galau, and the graveyard of their ancestors, as indicators of NCR land. 


Recommendations

We propose the following recommendations:

Campus Level (CSS/CUS)

    Organize open forum and panel discussions to spread the issues faced by IPs.
    Organize outreach programme such as humanitarian mission with the IPs.
    Collaborate with the IPs in celebrating the World Indigenous People’s Day to understand and appreciate the cultures and traditions.


Indigenous Peoples (IP)

    Encourage the IP to promote their unique cultures to the outsiders especially visitors and tourists through cultural performances and homestay.
 
       Ministry of Education 

     Put in the rights of the IP and United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and in the syllabus of Malaysian education systems.


Mass Media

    Increase the role of mass media in promoting the cultures and traditions of the IP.
    Exercise a bold, transparent and prophetic voice for all issues faced by the IP.
    Assist existing NGOs that empower the IP and voice out their issues.


NGO

    Listen to the IP regarding the issues and the problems that they faced.

    Provide more assistance in terms of support group, related education and training, advocacy, and press conference.

       Voice up and spread the stories of the violation of NCR in order to push the related parties such as logging companies and the state government to be responsible in order to solve the problems of the IP caused by them.

The Sarawak State Government

     Respect and honour UNDRIP. This means the rights of the IP of Sarawak will be protected and their NCR lands, cultures and traditions will be respected.
    Initiate a process of consultation and cooperation with the IP to obtain their free and informed consent, prior to the approval of any projects which will affect their lands and territories.
    Provide free electricity and water to the relocated IP as promised.
    Set up more cooperatives to ensure fair trade of the native handicrafts to enlarge their market.

Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM)
   
    Encourage and support the various parties/organizations that help campaign for the rights of IP.
    Create ministries within the church that collaborate with a body of legal advocates to promote IPs’ rights in the state level as well as in the international level.
    Create awareness among the Malaysian citizen to register as a voter and exercise their electoral power with a clear conscience in choosing an ethical and accountable government.

United Nations

    We recommend that the UNPFII (the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues) conduct regular monitoring and evaluation for the implementation of UNDRIP as well as impose sanctions on nations that neglect the implementation of the UNDRIP document.

SALT 2010 Declaration on the Indigenous Peoples in Malaysia
We, the members of the School of Acting Justly, Loving Tenderly and Treading Humbly with God (SALT) 2010, hereby declare to uphold the dignity and rights of the marginalized indigenous peoples through our actions of raising their issues and work with them at various levels. Since Malaysia is a signatory of the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), we demand the government, specifically the state government of Sarawak to implement and honor UNDRIP, NCR status and UDHR, in terms of the protection of their lands, cultures, customs and way of life. As human beings, they are to be treated fairly and justly.

Slide on Kaiduan Dam

This is the slide on Kaiduan Dam.There are for 4 slides made by 4 different group of NGO's who are protesting the Kaiduan Dam. This slides which already made by NGO's.

Please use this slide for make sharing and awareness about the Kaiduan dam.

Don't forget to sign petition and also add them in Facebook
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-kaiduan-dam
http://www.facebook.com/people/StopKaiduandam-Borneo/100000440871488 

I don't take any credit for the slides.

Slide 1
http://www.mediafire.com/?ooinymjn5m1

Slide 2
 http://www.mediafire.com/?mmymdyoncnz

Slide 3
http://www.mediafire.com/?2nmdzzzjnuo

Slide 4
http://www.mediafire.com/?2otdmfeczk4

Petisyen Terhadap Polis

Petisyen parti-parti politik dan pertubuhan-pertubuhan Negeri Johor kepada Perdana Menteri

Kerajaan Wajib Bertanggungjawab Keatas 
Tindakan Pihak Polis Sering Melepaskan Tembakan Sesuka Hati
Dan Sikap Polis Tidak Mengendahkan Nyawa Rakyat

Kami, ?? parti politik dan pertubuhan Negeri Johor berasa terperanjat dan depres terhadap kes kematian suspek disebabkan oleh tembakan polis yang sering berlaku kebelakangan ini. Kami juga berasa terperanjat dan depres terhadap cara pihak berkenaan menangani kes-kes sebegini. Tanpa pilihan lain, pihak kami terpaksa menghantar petisyen kepada Perdana Menteri.

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) cawangan Johor Bahru telah menerima dua aduan tentang pembunuhan rakyat biasa oleh tembakan polis. Berikut merupakan keterangan lanjut tentang 2 kes tersebut:-


1. Pada 20hb Oktober 2008, lebih kurang pukul 3 pagi, tiga pemuda berketurunan India yang berumur lebih kurang 30 tahun, Augustin A/L Mahamenathan, M. Jagathesan dan Siva telah ditembak oleh polis di Taman Johor. Augustine dan Jagathesan terbunuh di tempat kejadian manakala Siva berjaya melarikan diri. Mengikut sijil kematian  yang dikemukakan oleh keluarga Augustine, dia mati kerana kecederaan sebab tembakan di dada dan abdomen. Pihak polis mendakwa pihaknya melepaskan tembakan untuk mempertahankan diri kerana mangsa cuba menetak anggota polis dengan pisau pemotong daging dan parang semasa ditahan oleh polis kerana disyaki terbabit dalam kes samun.

Menurut Justin A/L Mahamenathan, abang kepada mangsa bernama Augustine, dan Siva yang berjaya melarikan diri, ketiga-tiga mangsa berteman ke sebuah kedai perjudian haram yang terletak di Taman Johor. Lebih kurang jam 1 pagi, empat orang anggota polis yang berpakaian biasa telah masuk ke kedai tersebut dan menggari ketiga-tiga mangsa selepas tunjukkan kad kuasa polis. Augustine diheret keluar oleh polis, manakala Siva dan Jaganathan tinggal dalam kedai. Kedengaran beberapa das tembakan dari luar kedai sejurus selepas itu. Siva dan Jaganathan turut diheret keluar dari kedai selepas itu. Gari mereka kemudiannya dibuka dan mereka diarahkan melarikan diri manakala empat anggota polis yang terbabit pula melepaskan tembakan dari belakang. Jagathesan terkena tembakan dan jatuh ke atas lantai manakala Siva berjaya melarikan diri. Menurut Siva, anggota polis terus melepaskan tembakan kearah Jagathesan yang telah jatuh.


2. Pada 20hb Oktober 2009, seorang remaja Melayu, Mohd Afham Bin Arin, 18 tahun, menunggang motosikal bersama Mohd Firdaus Bin Marsawai yang juga berumur 18 tahun telah dikejar dan ditembak mati oleh 3 orang polis yang berpakaian biasa semasa dalam perjalanan dari Taman Johor Jaya ke Pasir Gudang. Mohd Afham mati kerana kecederaan yang berpunca daripada tembakan pistol di arteri jantung . Pihak polis mendakwa, dalam sidang akbar keesokan harinya, bahawa 3 polis peronda bermotosikal cuba menahan motosikal yang dinaiki oleh Mohd Afham dan Mohd Firdaus kerana mereka disyaki terlibat dalam kes ragut yang berlaku di Taman Johor Jaya. Pihak polis melepaskan tembakan atas alasan mempertahankan diri kerana pembonceng motosikal iaitu Mohd Fridaus melibas pedang terhadap anggota polis. Insiden berakhir dengan Mohd Afham  terbunuh manakala Mohd Firdaus berjaya melarikan diri .

Mohd Fridaus telah membuat satu akuan sumpah pada 7hb Januari 2010, yang menyatakan mangsa dan dia tidak pernah menyerang polis dengan pedang, dan mereka juga bukan “peragut” yang disifatkan oleh pihak polis. Pada 19hb Oktober 2009, selepas makan malam di Taman Scientex dengan kawan, Mohd Afham dan Mohd Firdaus telah menunggang sebuah motosikal menuju ke rumah kakak Mohd Afham di Taman Daya.

Semasa tiba di lampu isyarat depan Taman Johor Jaya, mereka didatangi tiga buah motosikal yang ditunggang oleh tiga lelaki yang tidak dikenali. Tiga lelaki tersebut cuba  memperhentikan motosikal mereka. Mereka tidak berhenti kerana beranggapan tiga lelaki itu adalah perompak. Salah seorang dari tiga lelaki tersebut telah meneriak ”Polis!Polis!Polis” terhadap mereka. Oleh kerena tiga lelaki itu tidak beruniform dan tidak tunjukan kad kuasa polis, maka mereka tidak berani hentikan motosikal.

Mereka terus memecut ke arah Pasir Gudang. Selapas lebih kurang setengah jam kejar-mengejar, Mohd Firdaus kedengaran satu das tembakan dari belakang dan dia terus mengankat tangan sebagai tanda serah diri. Dia kedengaran das tembakan kedua, mangsa dan dia terus jatuh dari motosikal ke arah yang berbeza. Sekali lagi tembakan kedengaran. Sepucuk pistol diacukan kearah Mohd Firdaus. Mohd Firdaus sekali lagi mengangkat tangan sebagai tanda serah diri.

Dalam keadaan bingung dan takut, dia telah berundur dan jatuh ke cerun semak di belakangnya. Mohd Firdaus telah mengambil kesempatan ini untuk melarikan diri. Dia kemudiannya membuat panggilan di sebuah pondok telefon dan meminta kawannya datang untuk menjemputnya. Selepas itu, Mohd Firdaus tidak mendapat sebarang berita dari Mohd Afham. Mohd Firdaus pergi kerja seperti biasa pada keesokan hari. Dia hanya diberitahu oleh ahli keluarga Mohd Afham bahawa Afham telah ditembak mati oleh polis pada 12 tengahari.


Kedua-dua kes tersebut diatas yang berlaku di Johor dan Kes Aminulrasyid yang berlaku di Shah Alam, Selangor  telah menunjukkan bahawa:

Pertama, mangsa-mangsa ini semuanya “disyaki” oleh polis sebagai “perompak”. Pihak polis turut mendakwa mangsa ditembak mati kerana cuba menyerang anggota polis dengan pisau dan pedang.

Kedua, tembakan yang dilepaskan oleh pihak polis adalah bertujuan membawa maut kerana tembakan semuanya dituju kepada dada, abdomen dan jantung.

Ketiga, alasan bahawa pihak polis melepaskan tembakan demi mempertahankan diri sukar dipercayai oleh orang ramai.

Tindakan pihak polis melepaskan tembakan sewenang-wenang atas nama “mempertahankan diri” dan sikap yang tidak mengendahkan nyawa rakyat telah membawa pengaruh negative yang serius. Rakyat pelbagai kaum kini hidup dalam ketakutan kerana risau akan jadi magsa seterusnya. Mengikut tinjauan soal selidik bebas yang dibuat oleh Merdeka Centre, seramai 58% rakyat tidak puas hati dengan tindakan yang diambil oleh pihak polis dalam mengendalikan kes Aminulrasyid dan antaranya seramai 70% kaum Cina tidak puas hati dengan tindakan polis manakala untuk kaum Melayu seramai 50% tidak puas hati dan 32% puas hati, dan untuk kaum India, 64% tidak puas hati dan 18% puas hati dangan tindakan polis. Seramai 91% rakyat seluruh Malaysia pernah dengar tentang kes Aminulrasyid . Keputusan soal selidik ini secara kasar telah mencerminkan kecenderungan dan pendapat rakyat jikapun tidak seratus peratus tepat.

Rakyat pelbagai kaum menaruh harapan kepada Ketua Polis Negera Tan Sri Musa Hassan untuk mengambil tindakan menghentikan tidakan kejam polis yang tidak mengendahkan nyawa, KPN bukan sahaja tidak meminta maaf kepada keluarga mangsa dan rakyat jelata di atas tidakan pihak polis tidak melindungi nyawa dan harta rakyat dengan baik malah mengeluarkan kenyataan sombong dan angkuh bahawa beliau sedia mengarahkan anggotanya supaya tidak lagi mengawal jika itu kehendak rakyat . Menteri Dalam Negeri, Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein pula tidak mengambil sebarang tindakan terhadap kenyataan Ketua Polis Negara yang angguh dan sombong itu.

Jika keadaan tidak mengendahkan nyawa rakyat oleh pihak polis, sikap keangkuhan ketua Polis Negara dan perangai membutakan mata Menteri Dalam Negeri terus berlaku tanpa berhenti, rakyat pasti akan berpendapat bahawa dakwaan kerajaan BN bahawa “tugas polis adalah melindungi nyawa dan harta rakyat” hanya merupakan satu penipuan. Kalau situasi ini bertambah teruk, apa yang akan terjadi kepada usaha Tuan Perdana Menteri untuk membentuk “Satu Malaysia” adalah amat ngeri direnungi.


Justeru itu, Kami menyeru Perdana Menteri dan Kerajaan Barisan Nasional harus  bertanggungjawab atas tindakan pihak polis yang tidak mengendahkan nyawa rakyat:--


1. Mengarah Ketua Polis Negara meletak jawatan dan mengambil tindakan undang- undang keatas anggota polis yang terbabit.

Sebagai pegawai tertinggi dalam pasukan Polis DiRaja Malaysia, Ketua Polis Negara dengan hanya mendengar cerita sebelah anak buahnya, bukan sahaja menolak tututan munasabah pihak keluarga mangsa dan masyarakat, malah mengeluarkan kenyataan yang angkuh dan sombong. Ini telah menjatuhkan maruah rakyat pelbagai bangsa negara kita. Beliau harus meletak jawatan dengan segera. Anggota polis yang terbabit harus dibicara dan menerima hukuman dengan adil. Pihak kerajaan pula harus menegakkan keadilan dengan membersihkan nama baik mangsa dan memberi ganti rugi kepada ahli keluarga mangsa.


2. Menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Diraja untuk menyiasat segala kes tembak mati oleh Polis.

Pada pendapat kami, hanya Suruhanjaya Diraja yang bebas dan berkuasa dapat mencungkil rasiah sebanar kematian mangsa-mangsa kes tembak mati polis. Lain dengan mahkamah  koronel, Suruhanjaya Diraja mempunyai kuasa untuk memangil saksi dalam proses penyiasatan. Mahkamah koronel pula hanya bergantung kepada bukti yang dikemukakan oleh pihak Polis untuk menentukan punca kematian. Fungsi sebenar mahkamah koronel hanya untuk endos, dari segi undang-undang, apa-apa sebab kematian yang dikemukakan oleh pihak polis.

Suruhanjaya Diraja dibentuk daripada pakar undang-undang dan perubatan. Keputusan Suruhanjaya Diraja yang berdasarkan siasatan bebas dari pelbagai aspek dipercayai lebih adil.  Suruhanjaya Diraja juga kelihatan lebih neutral.   


3. Menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Bebas Aduan dan Salah Laku Polis (IPCMC) untuk memantau Salahguna Kuasa Polis.

Pada tahun 2005, Suruhanjaya Diraja yang diketuai oleh bekas Ketua Hakim Negara Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin telah mengemukakan sebanyak 125 cadangan untuk menambahbaikkan  institusi Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM), antaranya termasuk penubuhan Suruhanjaya Bebas Aduan dan Salah Laku Polis (IPCMC). Namun, cadangan tersebut tidak diambil serius oleh Kerajaan. Sebaliknya kerajaan melalui Menteri Jabatan Perdana Menteri, YB Mohamed Nazri, dalam jawapan bertulis kepada YB Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) di Parlimen pada 14hb Jun ini, mengumumkan kerajaan telah mewartakan penubuhan Suruhanjaya Intergriti Agensi Penguatkuasaan (SIAP) dibawah naungan Jabatan Perdana Menteri pada 3hb September tahun lepas . SIAP  akan menguruskan aduan terhadap 21 agensi kerajaan termasuk PDRM.  Sifat keadilan, kebebasan dan keberkesanan SIAP amat diragui kerana ditempatkan di bawah naungan Kementerian Perdana Menteri. Kami berpendapat bahawa, penubuhan IPCMC adalah satu-satunya cara untuk menghentikan salahguna kuasa dan tembak mati rakyat oleh polis.

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Voter Registration Message

Malaysian Catholic Students’ Council

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

   We are expecting a general election very soon. As a citizen and as a Christian, it is our duty and right to participate in the political process of the country so as to elect a democratic government.
We learn that there are more than 4.7 million eligible but unregistered voters in Malaysia. Are you one of them? If you are, please spare a little time to fill in a simple form to register yourself at the nearest post office, District Office, political party office or the Election Commission office, whichever is nearer or more convenient. Many of the Catholic parishes are also providing the service of registering eligible voters before or after the Sunday masses on specific day.

   We hope that as university students and as a Catholic, you can set a good example as responsible citizens. Make sure that all your family members and close friends are also registered as voters.
In addition, many of us are studying at quite some distance from home. Would you be able to return home to vote when the general elections are held? If not, in order for you not to waste your sacred vote, please change your electoral constituency to where you are currently staying.

 

In order to do so, you need to first change the address on your identity card at any branch of National Registrar Department (JPN) of your convenience. This usually should take less than a month and the fee charge for a new Mykad is RM10.00. Once this is done, you can change your home address with the Electoral Commission at any post office by filling in another form. The change of address will not effect the Identity Card number and hence does not effect the bumiputra status of Sabahan & Sarawakians in anyway. This step may take up to 3 months before you are registered with a new polling center. So your early action is recommended to avoid disappointment at the election. When you go back to your home town later you can go through the same process again to switch your polling location and ensure your voting rights is always maintained.

   In some post offices the officer may register you or change your address online with no form needed.

  To check if you are already registered or registered at a new polling center you can check on line at http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/daftarj/ or use SMS. The 2nd option involves sending an SMS by typing `spr semak', follow by a space, then your IC no -without the hyphen. Send it to `15888'.

We hope to see you all exercising your voting rights at the up-coming elections!

In Christ,
MCSC