Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email The advisory board which met recently recommended to the Home Ministry that the Hindraf 5 to be kept in detention since their view have not changed.
This is expected. It is highly improbable for the 5 detainees to change their views. I don’t think bribery or coercion will work. Only option is threat, but such actions will leak out, thus defeating the purpose. So, we can foresee these guys to be in Kamunting for a longer period. Unless of course there’s a change in the government’s stand or the government itself. Or if the Minister decides otherwise.
According to Syed Hamid:
Charging someone in court will mean putting all the evidence and testimony in the open. “To avoid exposing intelligence-based information, we will detain a person under the ISA”
Well, I think in this case, there should another mechanism to verify the authenticity of the information. Currently, the discretion lies under one person. Perhaps a permanent commission should be created to evaluate each and every case to ensure there’s no misuse of power.
62 detainees are kept under ISA:
5 – Hindraf
2 – separatists from south Thailand
7 – foreign intelligence agents (!)
17 Darul Islam militants
25 Jemaah Islamiyah militants
Another 6 unknown.
According to the report, Syed Hamid did not meet with Uthayakumar or Kengadharan. He said the former did not mix much with anyone, while the latter was spending time with his family members who had come for a visit.
Of course Syed Albar was talking for public consumption. Need to take that with a pinch of salt…
Anyway there is no way out for them…Because the PR is not really bothered about them. Even at the function the other day, only Mohd Sabu came, the rest were NGOs and small-frys of PR.
I can tell you if you read blogs of PR leaders, they are not concerned about these 5 leaders as they know Indians are easy to fool. They also know that despite Anwar’s racist remarks about Indians, the Indian community still voted for him. So they will still support PR as long as some sweet talk is given occasionally.
In fact, it is better for PR to keep the 5 inside rather than outside. If they are released, then PR has nothing to gain by appealing to the Indian community.
BTW did you guys notice HINDRAF was involved in the demo at the parliament supporting Anwar after the sodomy allegation ? I wonder why are these people allowing indians to be cheated yet again….
set aside PR folks concerned or not . Firstly ‘ettapan’s among our own community are against our own struggle and we expect someone from Planet Mars and Jupiter to concern about us ?? What a crap !
Whtever it is our gut feeling is there will be a light only when thr’s change in federal .
Dun talk , just do it !
Bro
You can wait forever for the change in the Federal govt, for that not going to happen. Even if it does, based on what we have seen of PR so far, the fate of Indians will only get worse. Even now PR has already discarded Indians like used banana leafs, what’s more if and when they take over the Federal.