Friday, September 16, 2011

Selangor: DAPSY Deputy Chief cum Selangor State Assemblywomen for Teratai Jenice Lee Ying Ha welcomed Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s announcements on the eve of Malaysia Day. However, she hopes that Prime Minister is sincere in promoting democracy and freedom in Malaysia.

Jenice Lee, also the publicity secretary of DAP Selangor, said the Prime Minister who is under pressure from opposition parties and the society, was finally accepted the demands of Rakyat by repealing the Internal Security Act (ISA) and three states of emergency, do away with the annual renewal printing and publishing permits, and also to review the provisions of section 27 of Police Act in order to comply with Article 10 of the Federal Constitution which granted the public’s right to freedom of assembly.

Meanwhile, Jenice Lee pointed out that Emergency Ordinance will still exists even though the Internal Security Act is to be repealed. Public should not forget the incidence of Party Socialist Malaysia (PSM) leaders including Member of Parliament Sungai Siput, Dr. Jayakumar, who had been detained under the Emergency Ordinance 1969 without trial in court recently. The Emergency Ordinance is having similar provisions to Internal Security Act which provides detention without trial. Prime Minister’s declaration is only mentioned abolishment of Internal Security Act but not the Emergency Ordinance. Therefore, there is a possibility that an individual can be detained without trial as political prisoner.

She also viewed that if the Prime Minister desires to revise the Police Act to comply with the Federal Constitution’s article in freedom of assembly; peaceful street demonstration should be allowed by the government. Otherwise, the amendment will be meaningless.

On the other hand, Jenice Lee added that the ruling party in the country still holds the absolute power to cancel the publishing permit although press media need not renew their newspaper publishing permit annually.

“All amendments and abolishment of the Acts are required to be debated and voted in Parliament instead of a unilateral oral declaration by the Prime Minister, I hope that these announcements are not baits given before the general election, and end up with nothing thereafter.”

(雪兰莪16日讯) 社青团全国署理团长暨莲花苑州议员李映霞对于首相纳吉在马来西亚日前夕的宣布表示欢迎,不过也希望首相可以拿出诚意来推动马来西亚的民主和自由。

也是雪州行动党宣传秘书的她表示一向表现强悍的首相经过在野党及社会的压力下终于接受人民部分的诉求即废除内安法令、并撤销印刷及出版法令所规定印刷媒体每年更新准证的条文,废止3项经紧急态及检讨警察法令第27条文,以符合联邦宪法第10条文所赋予集会的自由。

她认为如果纳吉要检讨警察法令,以符合联邦宪法赋予的集会自由,那就应该允许和平的街头示威。否则这项检讨是没有意义的。她透露虽然内安法令被废除,但是1969年紧急法令还存在。人民应该还记得一群社会主义党的领袖包括国会议员再也古马医生今年在紧急法令下没经过审讯被扣。这个法令与内安法令相似都是不需经过审讯而遭扣留。首相在其宣布中只是提出要废除紧急状态并不是紧急法令,所以政治犯还是有可能的。


针对媒体不需要每一年更新执照事情映霞表示欢迎不过国家的执政党仍然掌握绝对的权力随时撤消媒体的执照。

“所有的法令的废除或增加都必需经过国会的辩论及表决而不是口头的宣布,希望首相不会把这些宣布当成大选的诱饵,大选后又不了了之”