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Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Closure for lock-up death case, P Babu. Family not doing second autopsy, so nothing much to speculate or investigate.
Even after his death P Babu whose body was found hanging in a police lock-up caused a bit of confusion over why his second autopsy was off the books for his family.
In the first instance, the allegation was that the family gave in to police threats of action under the emergency ordinance if they went ahead with their plan, so they collected his remains from the mortuary last Saturday and holding the funeral the same day.
Earlier, the family has refused to collect his remains from the morgue when he was found dead in the Jempol police lock up on Feb 1 at about 4am after he surrendered himself in connection with a robbery case.
When contacted, Malaysia Alternative Action Team president Kalaivanar, said:
“The police threatened to book his friends and family members under the emergency ordinance if they continued their efforts to publish the case in the media and go for a second post mortem.”
He also said that this is among the reasons why the family claimed the sawmill worker’s body.
“However, there will not be any second autopsy, as the first post-mortem was done perfectly.
“There were no marks of self defense or bruises in his body except for his neck,” he added
Kalaivanar, who is also the former Jerai PKR division chief and whose help the family sought after Babu’s death, said still police will be sued for negligence.
MIC Youth Assistant Secretary, A Premnath said:
“We would definitely condemn the act of police threatening the family of the deceased and a senior police officer should look into the matter immediately.”
He also asked Babu’s family members to approach the MIC for help, if they need any, particularly legal assistance.
Babu’s uncle, M Mahadevan, however, contradicted Kalaivanar, denying that the police threatened them.
“It was a bit troublesome and furthermore waiting for the second autopsy seemed quite long.
“So, I agreed to the funeral. Kalainavar also advised me to go ahead with the funeral,” he added.
He confirmed that there will no second post-mortem.
Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Housing issue never seems to end. Case after case continues to happen. This one is long house occupants problem. Incomplete information doesn’t boost the confidence or the trust of the people. When negative news occurs often, how can one expect the public to trust the authorities or developers?
Long-house residents in PJS 1, formerly known as Kampung Muniandy, have no idea where they are going when their homes are demolished after Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb 14, to make way for a school.
“Where are we supposed to relocate to?” asked the residents association’s assistant secretary, M Sukumaran.
He claimed that he received a SMS from Selangor’s housing, building management and squatter exco, Iskandar Samad’s personal aide, known as Kamaruzaman, confirming the demolition.
The residents have been given an option of accepting RM300 on a monthly basis for a period of 36 months or RM500 for a period of 24 months.
Sukumaran said that he had been invited to meet Iskandar Samad tomorrow. “We will not be attending the meeting as there is no invitation in black and white.”
Iskandar had announced that the developer would be building the low cost homes and the residents would be given an off-payment to assist in rental payments. However the residents now need to know where their new homes will be.
Sukumaran had recently led a group of residents in sending amemorandum to Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim pleading for his help in resolving their housing woes but there has been no response as yet.
Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email This article interests me for three reasons:
1. Proposal by MIC to set up a government agency for Indians. Now, this may be possible since there’s such department for Orang Asli community. However, there’s severe lack of funds for government, so I doubt this proposal will be a reality. Then the other communities like Chinese, Siamese, Indian Muslims, Peranakan Melaka etc. will be requesting their own departments. Maybe a middle path would be some sort of project monitoring office set up for the duration of the 10th Malaysia Plan. The question of its membership would also be a problem. One can imagine it to be crowded with MIC-affiliated people, which will reduce the credibility. If such a department does materialise, it should have non-partisan members, preferably multi-racial. However, I still think its wishful thinking.
2. The second thing is the statement by Samy Vellu that “progress had been made as many of the party’s recommendations were implemented by the Government in the Ninth Malaysia Plan”. I wonder how to prove this statement. Was the intended outcome achieved? “Many” of the recommendations may be implemented, but how well and how effective?
3. I still don’t agree to a measly 3% equity. We should put a higher target of at least 8%. That will create a sense of urgency on the seriousness of the problem.
The MIC has proposed the setting up of a Malaysian Indian Development Agency (Minda) to monitor and implement government initiatives for the Indian community, especially in the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP).
The proposed government agency is expected to complement the Special Cabinet Committee for the Development of Indians chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the party had proposed that Minda be made a government agency.
He told reporters after chairing a special MIC Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting here yesterday that Minda would ensure that the party’s recommendations for Indians under the 10MP would be implemented.
Samy Vellu also said that the party would be submitting its recommendations later this month. The recommendations include setting up a cooperative for Indians to be run by the Government with an initial capital of RM100mil, identifying the actual number of poor Indians, developing a Youth Visionary Programme with a government grant of RM100mil for school dropouts and the unemployed and having yearly allocations for Tamil schools.
Samy Vellu said the party’s recommendations would also be discussed at the next meeting of the Special Cabinet Committee for Indians.
“Within the next five years, the equity participation of Indians must be increased so that we can reach the target of 3% by 2020,” he said.
To a question, Samy Vellu said progress had been made as many of the party’s recommendations were implemented by the Government in the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email This is one very brave doctor, considering that she’s issuing public statement without referring to her bosses. May end up losing the job. If what she said is true, then obviously heads must roll (not hers). Imagine if all the complaints went unheeded and in fact, some efforts taken to cover up the problem. In ideal situation, maybe this kind of persons will be given medal or promotion or some sort of recognition, but being Bolehland, people try to pin some sort of case against complainant, but not follow up with the case at hand.
A doctor from the Orang Asli Affairs Department (JHEOA) Hospital, Gombak has made startling claims of rampant malpractice, misappropriation of resources and other wrongdoings by its staff.
Dr KP Selvaa Vathany (left), who has been attached to the hospital since March last year, made the claims today in order to pressure the authorities into conducting a proper investigation.
“The hospital has deviated from its original objective, which is to provide healthcare provisions and medical services to the Orang Asli people,” she said, during the press conference at the Bar Council headquarters, yesterday.
She was accompanied by former Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan and Bar Council’s Orang Asli Affairs Committee head Augustine Anthony.
Citing an example, Selvaa Vathany said the hospital’s essential supplies scheme has been abused and the goods are not reaching the target group.
“For instance, a tin of infant milk is divided into six small packets with 15 to 20 packets distributed to a village of between 250 to 500 people.
“It is disheartening to see mothers clamouring for milk powder,” she said.
Salvaa Vathany also alleged that JHEOA Hospital’s funds for ‘food baskets’ to curb malnourishment among Orang Asli children had been misappropriated.
Complaints unheeded
She notes that the programme was in view that Orang Asli children were 15 times more likely to die from malnourishment compared to other children.
“Essentials given out are limited to one to two bottles of cooking oil, six to eight tins of canned food, two packets of 400gram Milo, 15 to 20 small packets of milk powder, 10 to 20 diapers, two bottles of detergent and 10 to 20 pairs of slippers, per visit.
“These are distributed at random and stored in a black bin bag. If the villagers are lucky, distribution could be as frequent as once in every two to three months,” she said.
She said hospital administrators incapable of following Health Ministry protocols and standards were made hospital administrators and were from the Rural and Regional Development Ministry without medical training.
Selvaa Vathany alleged that complaints have been made to the Prime Minister’s Department, Rural and Regional Development Ministry, Health Ministry, chief secretary, Public Service Department and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to no avail.
However, a team sent investigate the allegations comprised of the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, who tried to cover up the matter.
“They questioned the complaint and remarks made by the Orang Asli in an unprofessional manner. The complainants were also intimidated and threatened.
“Despite all efforts taken, investigations are delayed and medical staffs are persecuted severely and threatened for trying to do so,” she said.
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