Showing posts with label DBKL. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Burger Stall in Private House - Lim Guan Eng

DAP condemns the “burger protest” by pro-BN and anti-Bersih supporters, which set up an illegal burger stall outside Bersih co-chairperson Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan’s house to protest against their claims of purported loss of income suffered due to the Bersih 3.0 rally on 28 April 2012. Is rule of law in Malaysia now replaced by rule of the jungle?
 
I fail to understand how DBKL can allow a burger stall to be set up outside a private residence with impunity in Kuala Lumpur? By failing to act against the “burger protest” set up illegally outside Datuk Ambiga’s house, BN and DBKL is subjecting her to undue harrassment, intimidation and invasion of privacy. Will DBKL allow a similar protest outside the private home of Ministers or the DBKL’s Mayor residence?
 
Such an act of harrassment, intimidation and invasion of privacy has no place in our peaceful country, where Malaysians live together in mutual harmony and respect. Moreover, the symbolic act of setting up burger stalls and cooking meat as a protest outside Ambiga’s home is extremely disrespectful considering that the former Bar Council president is a vegetarian.
 
As Ambiga herself noted yesterday, such acts have “never happened in Malaysia, except to Lim Guan Eng. Now (he) and I have had our homes violated.” Yesterday, my own family’s privacy was invaded by a group of Perkasa members who performed a “funeral rite” intruding on my private space, by placing on my gate a garland of flowers over a framed photo of me to signify my “death”.
Clearly this is the first time that such a death “wish” or death “threat” is made against a Chief Minister. What is equally clear is that the police present were indifferent and did not stop the Perkasa members from violating my private space.
 
It is the right of every Malaysian to be able to protest his or her own issues, but to do so by intruding into personal space and invading the privacy of family homes or wishing for the death of anyone is utterly vile, completely disrespectful and contrary to the basic tenets of democracy.
DAP calls on BN and DBKL to immediately remove the stall outside Datuk Ambiga’s home as a mark of respect towards not only to democracy and rule of law but to establish and uphold civil society.
Lim Guan Eng
 
—BM Version—
Kenyataan Akhbar Setiausaha Agung DAP dan Ahli Parlimen Bagan Lim Guan Eng di Kuala Lumpur pada 11.5.2012
Dengan kegagalan bertindak terhadap “protes burger” yang dilakukan secara haram di luar rumah Pengerusi Bersama Bersih Datuk Ambiga, BN dan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) telah merelakan Ambiga diganggu-gugat, diintimidasi dan dicabul ruang peribadi beliau
DAP mengutuk keras “protes burger” oleh penyokong-penyokong pro-BN dan anti-Bersih, yang telah mendirikan gerai burger secara haram di luar rumah Pengerusi Bersama Bersih Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan untuk membantah apa yang mereka dakwa sebagai kononnya kehilangan pendapatan akibat perhimpunan Bersih 3.0 pada 28 April 2012.
Apakah keluruhan undang-undang di Malaysia telah digantikan dengan undang-undang rimba?
Saya tidak faham bagaimana DBKL boleh membenarkan sebuah gerai burger didirikan secara haram di luar rumah hak milik peribadi seorang di Kuala Lumpur tanpa sebarang tindakan dikenakan? Dengan kegagalan bertindak terhadap “protes burger” yang dilakukan secara haram di luar rumah Pengerusi Bersama Bersih Datuk Ambiga, BN dan DBKL telah merelakan Ambiga diganggu-gugat, diintimidasi dan dicabul ruang peribadi beliau.
Adakah DBKL akan membenarkan protes yang sama dilakukan di luar rumah Menteri-Menteri atau Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur?
Perbuatan mengganggu-gugat, intimidasi dan pencabulan ruang peribadi tidak ada tempat di negara kita yang aman damai ini di mana rakyat Malaysia hidup bersama dalam keadaan harmoni dan saling hormat-menghormati. Lagi pun, tindakan simbolk mendirikan gerai burger dan memasak daging di luar rumah Ambiga sebagai satu bantahan adalah bersifat kurang ajar kerana bekas Presiden Majlis Peguam itu adalah seorang yang tidak memakan daging (vegetarian).
Sebagaimana yang dinyatakan oleh Ambiga sendiri semalam, perbuatan keji itu “tidak pernah berlaku di Malaysia, kecuali terhadap Lim Guan Eng. Kini rumah (beliau) dan saya telah dicabul dan diceroboh”.
Semalam, ruang peribadi keluarga saya sendiri telah dicabul oleh sekumpulan ahli Perkasa yang meletakkan kalungan bunga di atas bingkai gambar saya yang diletakkan di pintu pagar rumah saya, untuk memberi amaran tentang “kematian” saya.
Jelas ini adalah kali pertama “ugutan bunuh” dilakukan terhadap seorang Ketua Menteri. Apa yang turut jelas ialah kehadiran pihak polis yang tidak berbuat apa-apa dan tidak menghalang ahli-ahli Perkasa daripada menceroboh dan mencabul ruang peirbadi keluarga saya.
Adalah menjadi hak setiap rakyat Malaysia untuk membantah atau protes sebarang isu tetapi melakukannya dengan menceroboh ruang peribadi seseorang dan mencabul hak peribadi rumah keluarga, atau menuntut kematian seseorang adalah amat keji, kurang ajar dan bertentangan dengan rukun-rukun asas demokrasi.
DAP mendesak supaya BN dan DBKL memindahkan serta-merta gerai burger haram yang dibina di luar rumah Datuk Ambiga sebagai tanda menghormati, bukan sahaja demokrasi dan kedaulatan undang-undnag, tetapi juga untuk mewujudkan dan mempertahankan masyarakat madani.
LIM GUAN ENG
—–Mandarin Version—
民主行动党秘书长兼峇眼区国会议员林冠英于2012年5月11日在吉隆坡发表声明:
国阵及吉隆坡市政局(DBKL)没有对付在净选盟联合主席安美嘉家门前的“汉堡示威”,如同眼巴巴让她承受不必要的骚扰、恐吓及隐私侵犯。
民主行动党谴责亲国阵及反净选盟支持者所进行的“汉堡示威”,他们在净选盟联合主席拿督安美嘉屋前设立非法的汉堡摊子,抗议2012年4月28日的净选盟3.0大集会导致他们损失收入。马来西亚的法制什么时候变成丛林法则、弱肉强食?
我不明白为何吉隆坡市政局可以允许汉堡摊子在吉隆坡的住宅区内非法摆卖?国阵及吉隆坡市政局(DBKL)没有对付在净选盟联合主席安美嘉家门前的 “汉堡示威”,如同眼巴巴让她承受不必要的骚扰、恐吓及隐私侵犯。吉隆坡市政局会不会允许类似的示威在部长们的私宅或吉隆坡市政局主席的家门前发生?
我们不应该让如此的骚扰、恐吓及隐私的侵犯发生在马来西亚人和谐共处、互相尊重的和平国家。再说,像这种在安美嘉家门前摆摊卖汉堡、煮肉,只一种完全无礼的做法,因为律师公会主席是一名素食者。
安美嘉昨天说,这种行为“在马来西亚从未发生过,除了林冠英的家。现在他的家和我的家都被侵犯了。”昨天,我家人的隐私也被一群土著权威组织的人侵犯,他们入侵我的私邸,设立“灵堂”,用我的肖像挂上死人花圈,挂在我家大门前,以示我的“死亡”。
很明显地,这是第一次对首长所做出的“希望你去死”或死亡恐吓。更明显的地,在场的警察竟然无动于衷,完全没有阻止土权成员侵犯我的私邸。
每一名马来西亚都有权利为自己的事情表达抗议、示威,但是,侵入私人空间 、闯入别人的家庭隐私,希望一个人死去,是彻底卑鄙、无礼、与民主基本原则背道而驰的。
行动党促请国阵和吉隆坡市政局马上移开安美嘉屋外的摊子,这不只是表示对民主和法治的尊重,也是维护和捍卫公民社会。
林冠英

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Cemetery, temple and school face demolition in DBKL sanctioned LRT project

Cemetery, temple and school face demolition in DBKL sanctioned LRT project
Saturday, 26 March 2011 00:00

There seems to be no respite for the residents of the Bukit Jalil estate even though the Kuala Lumpur High Court has temporarily stopped the alleged illegal eviction pending a full hearing.
Earlier this week, High Court Judge Datin Zabariah Mohd Yusof had ordered KL Mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail and Federal Territories Urban and Well-Being Minister Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin and the residents to be present for a hearing on Apr 27 to clarify the eviction matter.

However, the residents' happiness was short-lived when they spotted workers drilling bore holes at their ancestors' burial grounds last Sunday (Mar 20).

The residents recently took Klik4Malaysia (K4M) to visit its ancestors' burial grounds (pic left), approximately 500m away from the village.

At least 5 boreholes were found in the cemetery, raising fears that their ancestors' remains would be dug up for a development project.
It was learnt that the boreholes (pic right) were done to collect soil samples for further studies in a project related to a 5-station extension of the Bukit Jalil LRT line connecting the Bukit Jalil station to a station that is situated near IOI Mall in Puchong.

On top of the LRT line extension project, a 132ft wide highway would be constructed beneath the lines, and would be running across the cemetery and an Indian temple located just outside the village. The gravel path shown in the picture below is the approximate location of the LRT line.



Sources revealed that the Bukit Jalil LRT line extension project would consist of 45 pillars, and the development work was sub-contracted to 5 construction companies whereby each company would be in charge of 9 pillars and part of the highway within the 9 pillars' range.

The residents were upset that the Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) were systematically taking away their land, depriving them of their basic and civil rights enshrined in the Federal Constitution.

In the meantime, a police report had been lodged at the Sungai Besi police station on Mar 24, regarding the trespassing by the construction workers.

"We hope the police will investigate the matter and take action against the construction company for trespassing. We also want the police to investigate DBKL for violating their own written commitment to the villagers," S. Thiakarajan told K4M.

"DBKL had issued us a letter on Dec 29, 2010, assuring the villagers that the Indian school, Indian temple and the burial grounds would not be relocated. It is barely three months but the DBKL has forgotten about their commitment," he added.

The residents expressed disappointment with the apathy of DBKL, saying that the Mayor was disrespecting the deceased while disregarding their contributions to the rubber industry.

They added that the Mayor was also disrespecting the living as the revised LRT line would mean that the temple and the school would be demolished.

It was learnt that the cemetery, school and temple no longer exists in the revised KL Draft City Plan that was amended some time in June 2010.



The Bukit Jalil LRT extension line to connect Puchong was scheduled to complete by the end of 2012.

http://www.klik4malaysia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12095%3Acemetery-temple-and-school-face-demolition-in-dbkl-sanctioned-lrt-project&catid=139%3Abkt-jalil-illegal-eviction&Itemid=196&lang=en