Malaysian Police Demonstrating Brute Force

Malaysian police squashed a demonstration Wednesday near the venue of the East Asia Summit, detaining six opposition activists protesting human rights abuses at home as well as in Myanmar and Thailand.

Police briefly scuffled with a handful of activists and snatched their banners before they could be unfurled in a small park, about 100 meters (yards) from the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (near the Petronas Twin Towers) where Asian leaders were meeting.

Uniformed police also took away plastic boxes containing pamphlets denouncing the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which held summit meetings on Monday and Tuesday before hosting the East Asia Summit with six other countries on Wednesday.

"ASEAN leaders have sat for two days and discussed nothing on human rights," said Tian Chua, one of the six people detained, before he was led away.

"Today ASEAN has proved itself to be a club of dictators who refuse to listen to any form of criticism from its people," said Tian, spokesman for Malaysian opposition People's Justice Party.

The party had planned a public demonstration to protest against ASEAN's failure to secure the freedom of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and to bring about democracy in that military-ruled country.

They also were protesting against alleged human rights abuses in Malaysia and in Thailand's southern provinces where the government is battling an Islamic insurgency.

Among those arrested were two women, one of whom was dragged to the ground as she shouted "police brutality, police brutality." All four were taken away in a police van.

Earlier, Zafar Ahmed, president of the Myanmar Rohingya Human Rights Organization in Malaysia said "Myanmar is a responsibility of all ASEAN countries.

"Release Aung San Suu Kyi ... and stop violation of human rights. Treat us with justice," he said.

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[slinkyjo]

Hey hey, don't take it too far. Hate Malay politics... not Malays... some Malays are like you and me, trapped and unsatisfied.

[babijungle]

Yah! We should promote peace but not bring hatred to all the Malaysian! I think the bad malay politician are the one who try to bring "huru hara" in malaysia.These bad politician always create issues upsad those Malaysian who love peace.

Hope we as a educated ppl dont "simply mislead" by the bad politician.

As a Malaysian, we should bersatu padu and promote peace to the place where we born...

Peace to Malaysia ! Peace to Malaysia! Bersatu adn padu..

[aqramllrocks]

@MrZombs grow up

[vskynet]

Polis Malaysia dah cukup baik dah tu.. kalau Polis negara lain. dan lama diorang ni mati kena tembak.. kecik2 tak nak mampus.. dah besar menyusahkan org.. di Russia.. kaum minority dubunuh beramai2 hampir 70tahun.. di Malaysia?? Kaum minority diberi macam2 hak.. dari sekolah, bahasa, ekonomi.. apa yg melayu dpt? = kena pijak dan ludah balik

[kamamuhammad]

ubah kerajaan. hancurkan regime BN

[MrZombs]

Malay, Chinese, Indians? wat, isn't they all human? why make it so complicated, stupid politic wake up, you're ignoring all the important part of building while you're playing racism. Wawasan 2020? eat shit

[sinnertwin7]

@babijungle sadly,bad politicians involves A LOT of other races.

[sinnertwin7]

@gsusgal racism is not exclusive to one RACE. how can u guarantee that a certain ace would be corruption-free when they are in power? correuption knows NO RACE my friend. by the way, singapore advanced well due to its strategic location as an international shipping hub.. this goes back hundreds of years ago when the malays are in power.not to mention it is far easier to manage a country whose size is no bigger than malacca. THINK ABOUT IT

[lanangejagad]

PDRM=Polis DiRaja Malingsia

[jackaleyess]

malaysian police are so selfish.. be more responsible and professional please..

[pinoygayboy]

malingsia is racist country, thats how they treat minorities and those who oppose. they talk big at world forums calling on others to respect human rights , how hypocritical.