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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[16911110]

shut the FUK up la!!!pigless malay!!!

[harikusayang]

kalau nak tengok polis yg baik pergilah balik india dan cina....sureeeeeeeeee ko enjoyy...hahahaha

[shifayusz]

kau babi.. =D

[advimz27]

the last part was said about Mahathir Era or Badawi Era , its still the same , using brutality force with a barbarian act of Polis Malaysia.We hope that the next coming soon goverment will not be the same .

[473specop]

The one thing that holds Malaysia back is islam!

[ko9n]

slm .. do what u can .. post it .. upload it .. tell your friends about it .. blog about it .. write about it .. get your cameras or hand phones out .. capture it .. e mail it .. get details .. id number .. head shots .. date time n place .. document it .. its the least that we can do about it .. the rakyat r doing their part .. n so should the relevant authorities .. well so far actions taken r unsatisfactory .. so .. lets concentrate on what we the rakyat can do .. peace .. =)

[onyxblur]

police u r de bes!!

spprt ur..

[eashvar]

kau anjing

[sniperdheva]

Defending the brute actions of our unprofessional cops? You guys must be joking!

[quepy81]

BULL SHIT!!!!!