Lim Guan Eng |
| Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:31 PM PDT Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Penang On 9.6.2013. Necessity Of Establishing The Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Has International Relevance Following The Death Of A Japanese Detainee In Order To Gain Public Confidence That There Are No Abuses Of Power Or Torture In Custodial Deaths. The necessity to establish the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) has international relevance following the death of a Japanese detainee in order to gain public confidence that there are no abuses of power or torture in custodial deaths. The death of aJapanese man who was found hanged at the grille of his lock-up cell at a Subang Jaya police station early Saturday, is the fourth custodial death in 2 weeks. This international dimension of the tragedy of custodial deaths prevalent in Malaysia has clearly tarnished Malayisa's international reputation and smeared the image of Malaysia's police force, new Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar and Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Selangor deputy police chief Datuk A.Thaiveegan said an autopsy report issued by the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre found that the 33-year old Japanese detainee, Nobuhiro Matsushita, died as a result of hanging and that there were no injures on his body. Whatever the cause of death, the police has to come clean on these prevalent custodial deaths and fully explain how these detainees can die either by their own hand or by the very policemen meant to protect them. How many more must die before the tragedy of custodial deaths are stopped? Only the establishment of an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) can prevent needless custodial deaths and it would be very sad that a Japanese detainee must die in police custody before moving the BN Federal government to act. This latest fourth death in 2 weeks follows the 3 earlier deaths of:- The number of custodial deaths since 2000 is 219, a shocking figure that is sure to rise without any safeguards and preventive mechanism such as the IPCMC. There is no reason why the BN Federal government refuses such oversight of the police when it is recommended in 2005 by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Police. Malaysians are shocked by the serial repetitions of custodial deaths that continue to occur despite assurances from BN Federal government Ministers that there will be safety and protection measures in place for detainees. Even former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hasan said that he had not opposed the IPCMC when he was the IGP, provided that the police had a right to appeal to courts against the decisions made by IPCMC. Whilst some of the custodial deaths may be due to natural causes, the public will continue to have grave suspicions in police interrogation methods unless the police can assure the public that they are not only clean, but are seen to be clean. The public have lost hope in new Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who clearly lacks urgency in protecting human rights and preventing custodial deaths as well as is completely disinterested in fighting crime but is more focused on using harsh and oppressive methods to silence any political dissent to protect BN. Only a transparent and accountable mechanism which is available by establishing the IPCMC, can restore public confidence and reassure the public that detainees in police custody will be safe. Otherwise, the public will have recurring nightmares that should any of their loved ones be placed in police custody, they may not walk out alive. Lim Guan Eng ——BM Version — 民主行动党兼峇眼区国会议员林冠英于2013年6月19日在槟城发表声明： 随着一个日本藉扣留者在警方扣留所内死亡，成立独立警察投诉及行动不检委员会（IPCMC）已经是一项国际需要，以恢复公众信心，让人民相信警局扣留所没有滥权及拷打。 随着一个日本藉扣留者在警方扣留所内死亡，成立独立警察投诉及行动不检委员会（IPCMC）已经是一项国际需要，以恢复公众信心，让人民相信警局扣留所没有滥权及拷打。星期六清晨梳邦再也警局发现一名日本藉男子吊死在扣留室的铁梁上，成为两个星期内第四宗扣留所命案。 随着扣留所命案一而再发生，这次甚至涉及外国人，马来西亚、警方、新任总警长丹斯卡立及内政部长拿督斯里阿末查希的国际形象及声誉已经受毁。 雪州副总警长拿督达威甘说，马大医院的尸体解剖报告指这名33岁的日本扣留者松下 伸広，死于上吊，身上无其它伤痕，无论死因是什么，警方必须交代清楚，为什么扣留所命案一再发生？为什么这些被扣留的嫌犯可以自杀或被死于应该保护他们的警方的手下？ 还要发生多少宗命案，我们才可以遏止扣留所命案？只有可以成立独立警察投诉及行动不检委员会（IPCMC），我们才可以遏止不必要的扣留所命案，更令人伤心的是，我们必须等到日本扣留者死在扣留所内，国阵联邦政府才会有所行动。这已是过去两州内发生的第四宗扣留所命案，前三宗命案分别中： 自2000年开始的扣留所命案达219宗，如果没有像独立警察投诉及行为不检委员会这样的防卫及预防机制，这个可怕的数据一定还会增加。国阵联邦政府实在没有理由拒绝成立这个监督警方的组织，这是2005年皇家调查委员会针对警方提出的建议。 马来西亚人对于一而再发生的扣留所命案感到惊讶，尽管国阵联邦政府部长们一再保证扣留所的安全性及保护措施。就连前总警长丹斯里慕沙哈山也说，他身为总警长时并没有反对IPCMC，条件是警方必须在IPCMC做出裁决后，拥有在法庭上诉的权利。 虽然一些扣留所命案可能是自然死亡，但是公众会继续怀疑警方的审问手法，除非警方不只是廉洁，也要看起来廉洁。公众已经对新任内政部长拿督斯里阿末查希失去希望，他不急着保护人权、遏止扣留所命案，也明显毫无兴趣打击罪案，而比较倾向使用严厉及打压手法，压制任何政治异见，保护国阵。. 唯有成立独立警察投诉及行为不检委员会这类透明及有公信力的机制，才能恢复公众信心，也可向公众保证扣留所内的被扣留者将会安全。否则，公众会不断地重复恶梦，担心他们亲爱的家人在扣留所内是否安全，他们甚至可以无法活着走出来。 林冠英 |
| 4 Challenges For Sarawak DAP In The 2015 State General Elections (en/cn) Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:20 PM PDT Speech By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng During The Sarawak DAP State Ordinary Convention In Kuching On 9.6.2013. 4 Challenges For Sarawak DAP In The 2015 State General Elections 1. First of all, I would like to congratulate Saudara Wong Ho Leng and acknowledge his leadership in once again breaking new ground for DAP in Sarawak in the recently concluded 13th General Elections. 2. DAP Sarawak followed up its historic 2011 Sarawak State elections performance, where we won 12 out of the 15 Pakatan state seats, by winning 5 out of the 6 Pakatan parliamentary seats in the 13th GE. 3. A most remarkable victory was achieved in the Sibu parliamentary constituency, where our Saudara Oscar Ling, achieved the seemingly impossible by increasing our winning majority from 398 in the 2010 by-election to 2,841! Not only did he increase our winning majority more than 7 fold, he did this against Lau Lee Ming, a Temenggong, no less, and also a family member of the powerful KTS group in Sibu. 4. Under Saudara Wong Ho Leng's leadership, DAP also managed a clean sweep in the Sibu area by winning Sarikei by 505 (Saudara Wong Ling Biu) and also Lanang by 8,630 votes (Saudari Alice Lau). 5. In Kuching, Saudara Chong Chien Jen successfully increased his majority in Bandar Kuching from 9,952 in 2008 to 19,642 in 2013. Under his leadership in Kuching, we also managed to capture the Stampin seat with an 18,670 vote majority. This was a seat which we had lost by 3,070 votes in 2008. Our candidate in Stampin, Julian Tan, who is also a new comer, defeated a SUPP heavy weight and Deputy Minister, Yong Khoon Seng. 6. We also broke new ground in many non-Chinese and non-urban areas. For the first time in DAP's history, we fielded 6 non-Chinese candidates in 6 non-Chinese majority districts. In fact, DAP fielded more non-Chinese candidates compared to Chinese candidates (6 versus 5) in GE13! And in 4 out of these 6 parliament seats, we managed to reduce BN's support even though we did not managed to win these seats. 7. Mordi Brimol in Mas Gading, Edward Luak in Serian, Hai bin Merawin @ Bonaventure in Mukah, Ramli Anak Malak in Kapit, Dr. John Brian in Bintulu and Dr Bob Baru in Lawas should also commended for putting up an excellent showing despite being outspent by at least 10 to 1 by their opponents. 8. Dr. John Brian, for example, together with deputy chairman, Saudara Chew Chin Sing, managed to decrease BN's support by 15%, from 73% in 2008 to 58% in 2013. 9. I am confident that as we continue to work hard and penetrate into the semi-urban and rural areas in Sarawak, our performance can only improve especially in the next Sarawak state elections that are due in 2016. 10. DAP Sarawak now has 5 parliament and 12 state seats, a far cry from the 1 parliament and 1 state seat after the 2004 General Election. 11. To fully appreciate where we are today, we need to acknowledge the blood, sweat and tears that were spilled by those who had worked tirelessly on the ground without enjoying the fruits of their labour for many, many years. This includes Saudara Chong Siew Chiang, the founder of DAP in Sarawak, who first competed in the 1979 Sarawak state elections. He and other senior leaders of DAP Sarawak had to struggle through 4 state elections in 1979, 1983, 1987 and 1991 of not winning a single state seat. 12. It was only in the 1996 Sarawak state elections when the party made a breakthrough by winning 3 state seats, including Saudara Wong Ho Leng's 226 vote victory in Bukit Assek. This was followed by the setback in 2001 where we only won one state seat. Another minor breakthrough was achieved when DAP in Sarawak won a then record 6 state seats in the 2006 general elections. And of course, we all know how DAP doubled its state seats on April 16, 2011 to a record 12 state seats. 13. Without the hard work and sacrifice of the party's founding leaders in Sarawak, DAP would not be where it is today. Their struggles through the difficult times is a stark reminder that we can never be complacent and to take for granted our current position of strength especially in the urban areas. If we fall away from our principles, if we betray the trust of our voters, we can easily end up in the position which SUPP, MCA and GERAKAN find themselves in today. Sarawak Problems Are Malaysian Problems – Where Is '1 Malaysia, 1 Price'? 15. Firstly, DAP in Sarawak must rise up to the challenge of enhancing the party's stature as a national party. This means that issues of concern to Sarawak must be seen as national issues and that national issues must also be seen and interpreted through a Sarawakian perspective. Sarawak problems are Malaysian problems. 16. We have already seen how allegations of massive corruption against the Chief Minister of Sarawak, Tan Sri Taib Mahmud, affects not just the good name of the state of Sarawak and its people, but it also tarnishes the reputation of the country as a whole. We have also seen how cases involving palm oil plantations in Sarawak not obtaining Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification can affect the reputation of the entire industry in the country. 17. When is the "One Malaysia, One Price" going to be effected? When is poverty going to be eradicated and Native Customary Land of native Ibans going to be respected. No longer is it acceptable to have the landless and poorest in one of the richest and largest state in Malaysia. 18. While fully accepting the co-equal status of Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia, we can no longer accept the false dichotomy between what happens in Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia do not affect one another. The notion that 'whatever happens in Sarawak stays in Sarawak' is clearly a false notion that has been propagated by the BN in order to scare Sarawakians into continuing to support the BN and the Sarawak Chief Minister, Taib Mahmud. Polls Reform Of 'One-Man, One Vote, One-Value' Shall Not Reduce The Number Or Proportion Of Parliamentary Seats In Sabah And Sarawak But Serves To Reduce Unfair Disparities That Devalues Democracy Within Both States. 20. We must also fight for the 'one-man, one-vote, one-value principle' in the upcoming re-delineation exercise so that the unfair advantages enjoyed by the BN can be somewhat reduced. The last re-delineation exercise in Sarawak was completed in 2005. Eight years on, in 2013, it is possible that the Election Commission (SPR / EC) may want to conduct this exercise for Sarawak as well. If the Sarawak review occurs this year, then we must push for the size of the disparity between voters per seat to be significantly reduced. 21. Here I would like to stress that the present proportion of parliamentary seats allocated to Sabah and Sarawak shall not change, out of respect for the traditional rights of both states granted when they joined Malaya in 1963 to form the Federation of Malaysia. In other words, what we are seeking for is neither reducing the number of parliamentary seats nor reducing the proportion of parliamentary seats in a future enlarged Malaysian Parliament. 22. Regardless of the number of parliament and state seats which may or may not be added, the obvious examples of unequal distribution of voters in seats WITHIN Sarawak is already a great cause of concern and a violation of the 'one-man, one-vote, one-value' principle. For example, we can no longer sustain having Stampin with 84000 voters on the one hand and Igan with a mere 17,815 voters (ratio of 4.75: 1). The same applies to the state seats as well where the largest seat, Pending, has more than 30,000 voters while the smallest, Ba'kelalan, has only slightly more than 7,000 voters, a ratio of 4.3 to 1. 23. The focus here should be to reduce the size of these disparities. DAP appreciates that geography can be equally important as demography in a state as large as Sarawak. Accordingly DAP is proposing a special consideration of a maximum voter disparity between constituencies in both states of 100%, instead of the baseline 15% disparity that was in the original Merdeka Constitution of 1957 for Peninsular Malaysia. Kick-off For The 2015 Sarawak General Elections 25. DAP Sarawak has already announced that it will plan to work the ground in an additional 23 non-Chinese majority seats in preparation for the next state general elections. We will be asking all DAP ADUNs and MP, especially the 128 non-Sarawak MPs and ADUNs, to actively assist in the rural areas to break down and dismantle Taib Mahmud's and BN's rural domination. PR's Ideals, Principles And People-Centric Policies Can Bring A Better Future. 27. Whilst the 2013 general elections is an urban tsunami covering all races whether Malay, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan or Iban, including Sarawak, we have to instill courage, Malaysian goodwill and hope to dispel the hatred, fear and even violence perpetuated by BN. For Sarawakians, the question is even more pressing to ensure that Sarawakians receive a fair share of their natural resources such as increasing the oil and royalty from the present miserly 5% given by BN's Petronas to 20%. 28. If DAP in Sarawak and in the rest of Malaysia can rise up to embrace these 4 challenges, I am confident that Sarawak will play a key role in ensuring that Pakatan wins a simple majority in the next general elections, in GE14. The key to opening the GE14 door is for Pakatan to break new ground in the 2015 Sarawak state elections as a precursor to Pakatan winning power in Putrajaya. 29. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyidin Yassin is going on a rampage to punish those who support PR, especially the Chinese community. This makes a mockery of democracy as people should not be punished for making a free choice. If PR can treat everyone fairly in the states we rule, why can't BN behave like a Malaysian, and not like a bad bully that continues to discriminate and take political revenge? 30. The only alternative to have a bright future for Sarawak and Malaysia is to change the BN government. Let us prove that the power of the people is more powerful than those people in power. Have a good State Ordinary Convention and good luck to those elected leaders. You have a lot of work to do. Thank you. —–Mandarin Version —- 民主行动党秘书长兼峇眼区国会议员林冠英于2013年6月9日在砂拉越行动党常年代表大会上发表演讲： 砂拉越行动党于2015年州选中的四项挑战 首先我要感谢黄和联的领导，让砂拉越行动党在第13届大选中取得突破。 砂拉越行动党在2011年历史性赢得15个民联州议席中的其中12个州议席，也在第13届大选中赢得6个民联国会议席中的5个议席。 最显著的胜利是诗巫国会议员林财耀，在本届大选中，将行动党多数票从2010年补选的398张，增加至2010年2841张！他不只将我们的多数票增加了7倍，也打败了人联党候选人刘利民，他是一名天猛公，也是诗巫最强大KTS集团的家族成员。 在黄和联的领导下，行动党也横扫诗巫一带的议席，黄灵彪以505张多数票赢得泗里街，刘强燕以8630张多数票赢得南兰国会议席。 在古晋国会选区，张健仁成功把多数票从2008年9952张增加至2013年19642张，在他的领导下，我们也成功赢下实旦宾，我们的新人陈国彬成功击败人联党重量级候选人兼副部长杨昆贤。 我们也开拓了许多非华裔及非城区的选区，行动党历史上第一次在六个非华裔大多数选区，派出六名非华裔候选人。事实上，行动党在第13届大选派出更多非华裔候选人（6名，华裔候选人五名）， 在其中四个国会选区，虽然我们没有赢得议席，但是，我们成功削弱了国阵的多数票。 我们也要表扬玛士加汀的莫迪比末、西连的爱德华、沐胶的海美拉维、加帛的蓝里玛拉卡、民都鲁的约翰布莱恩、老越的巴鲁，尽管对手比他们花费至少10倍，他们还是取得不俗的成绩。 例如，约翰布莱恩与副主席周政新成功地削减了15%国阵多数票，从2008年73%，减至2013年58%. 我们能有今天的成就，必须归功于那些默默耕耘、付出血汗、泪水的党员们，包括砂州行动党创始人张守江同志，他于1979年在砂州选举竞选。他与其他砂州元老在1979、1983、1987及1991四届州选举中连连战败、一个议席也没有赢下。 直到1996年砂州选举，行动党终于取得突破赢得三个州议席，包括黄和联在武吉亚瑟以226多数票胜出。后来，到了2001年我们又倒退只剩一个州议席。另一个小小的突破是砂州行动党在2006年历史性赢下6个州议席。当然，我们也知道，砂州行动党如何在2011年4月16日增加双倍议席至12个议席。 没有这一群砂州行动党创始元老的辛勤及牺牲， 我们不会有今天。他们所经历的困难时期，时时刻刻提醒我们千万不能自满，认为我们目前在城区的强处是理所当然的。如果我们不坚守原则、背信选民，我们很容易沦为今天的人联党、马华及民政党。 砂拉越的问题就是马来西亚人的问题：一个马来西亚、一个价值在哪里？ 我们除了饮水思源，也不能忽视未来的挑战。我看到砂州行动党前进的四项挑战： 我们已经看到砂州首长丹斯里泰益玛目的严重贪腐，这不只将影响砂拉越及其人民的良好名誉，也毁坏马来西亚的国际声誉。我们也看到砂州那些没有获得《RSPO可持续棕榈油生产原则和标准》的棕油业者如何影响我国整个行业的声誉。 "一个马来西亚、一个价值"什么时候才能有效？什么时候才能除贫？什么时候伊班人的传统习俗地才会受到尊重？我们再也不能接受在我国最大、最富有的州属内，还有无土地、最贫穷的群体。 在我们接受沙巴、砂拉越及马来半岛地位平等的基础上，我们不能接受"砂、沙及西马所发生的事互不相干"这种错误的二分法。那种"砂州发生的事只限于砂州"就明显的概念错误，是国阵用来恐吓砂州人民的伪宣传，好像本地人继续支持国阵及砂州首长泰益玛目。 "一人、一票、一价"的选举改革，并不是要减少沙、砂两州的议席数量或比例，而是要真正减少两州不公平、让民主贬值的悬殊情况。 第二，我们要继续为国内，特别是砂、沙两州的选举改革而斗争。数以万计的砂州人民在西马工作，他们没有时间也没有资源回砂州投票，其投票的公民权利被剥夺。在西马工作、居住的砂州人民必须被允许像海外国人那样，可以登记成为邮寄选民。否则，砂州在第13届大选的投票率76%，永远无法像西马的投票率86.5%那样高。 我们也要在来临的选区重新划分中争取实现"一人、一票、一价"原则，以削弱国阵所享受的不公平好处。砂州上一次划分选区是在2005年。八年过去了，2013年，选委会也可能要在砂州进行选区重新划分。如果砂州今年进行选区重新划分，我们必须推动拉近各议席之间的选民人数差距。 我要强调，沙、砂现有的国会议席比例不应该改变，这是尊重两州在1963年加入马来亚时的传统权利。换句话说，我们不是要减少国会议席，也不是要减少在未来国会扩大后、国会议席的比例。 我们要把焦点放在缩小这些选民人数的差距。我们认同在砂拉越这样大的州属，其地理考量与人口考量同样受到重视。因此，我们提议特别考量，这两个州属最大和最小的议席之间，选民人数差距最高不可以超出一倍，而不是西马1957年联邦宪法15%差距。 2015年砂州选举开始备战 第三，我们要开始为2015年的州选开始备战。虽然还有两年的时间，我们必须强化我们进行乡区的机器，采用非威胁及更具说服力的方式。我们依然会把课题锁定在国阵的统治规则既资源只为少数人所用，以及丹斯里泰益玛目什么时候兑现在2011年州选区的退位承诺？新的砂州州委将被要求呈交他们的备战计划给中委。 砂州行动党也已经宣布将在23个非华裔选区进行基层工作，准备下届大选。我们将要求全体行动党国州议员，特别是是128个非砂州国州议员，活跃地协助砂州进入乡区，打破及瓦解泰益玛目及国阵对乡区的垄断。 民联的理想、原则及以民为本的政策可以带来更好的未来。 第四，我们必须要注重在理想、原则及以民为本的政策，以反击贪污、特权及朋党。我们的挑战是如何让乡区人民相信，我们的政策将为他们的生活带来积极的改变。砂州乡区人民必须认识到行动党提议的10亿令吉达雅人基金。很多人不知道，改变可以为他们的孩子带来更好的未来。 2013年大选是涵盖马来人、华人、印度人、卡达山人或伊班人各族人民的城区海啸，包括砂拉越。我们要灌输勇气、亲善和希望，来应对国阵所鼓吹的仇恨、恐惧及暴力。对砂州而言，更迫切的问题是如何确保砂州人民获取他们在天然资源的公平分额，例如我们要将国阵国油所给的5%石油税，增加至20%。 副首相丹斯里慕尤丁正对民联支持者，特别是华社进行秋后算账。这让我国的民主沦为笑柄，人民不应该因为选择自由而受惩罚。如果民联可以在我们执政的州属公平对待人民，为什么国阵领袖不能做个像样的马来西亚人，反而像恶霸那样，四处歧视进行政治报复？ 唯有改朝换代，砂州及马来西亚才能更好的未来。让我们证明，人民的力量比掌权者的权力更强大。 |
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