Keputusan Bervigil Menentang ISA 1 August 2010

Police intolerance to freedom of assembly, 25 arrested at vigil to oppose ISA

The authority’s intolerance to peaceful assembly continued, when the police arrested 21 persons at Padang Timur, Petaling Jaya and 4 at Penang during a nationwide candle light vigil in conjunction with 50 years of ISA before the event started. Police had move into Amcorp Mall to arrest most of the peoples.

Those people arrested at Petaling Jaya are:

1. Syed Ibrahim – chairperson of GMI
2. Suresh Kumar
3. Mohd Fiqtriey
4. Naqiuddin Sahar
5. Albert Ang Yik Chuan
6. Yew Hun Ng
7. Bahrulhisham
8. Enalini Elumalai
9. Arulchevan
10. Mien Lor
11. Thilaga Sokiapillay
12. Tsuing Han See
13. Kohila Y.
14. Bawani K.
15. Parames E.
16. Sivaranjani
17. Lee Wei Ni
18. Ng Yap Hwa
19. E. Sarawanen
20. Xavier Sim Yoon Han
21. Aiman Siew Teck Meng

Those peoples arrested at Penang are:

1. Choo Chon Kai
2. Kris Khaira
3. Darshan Singh
4. Ong Jing Cheng – Suaram Penang branch Coordinator

Beside the above, the Kelantan vigil’s coordinator Zaidi Musa and Hamidi Musa were hold by police for investigation after the vigil successful reach to the end.

SUARAM strongly condemns the police for their continued attacks on freedom of expression, a fundamental right which is guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.