Category: ISA

DAP calls for the lifting of all restrictions for the other three Subahans – Vincent chung , Damit Undikai and Albinus Yudah

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjong, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday , January 20th, 1994:

DAP calls for the lifting of all restrictions for the other three Subahans – Vincent chung , Damit Undikai and Albinus Yudah

DAP welcomes the lifting of all restrictions imposed on Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan , who was restricted to Seremban after being released from the Kamunting Detention Centre on Dec 22 last year after a 31-month detention under the Internal Security Act. Continue reading DAP calls for the lifting of all restrictions for the other three Subahans – Vincent chung , Damit Undikai and Albinus Yudah

DAP calls for the immediate release of the other five Sabahans detained under Internal Security Act

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 17th June, 1993:

DAP calls for the immediate release of the other five Sabahans detained under Internal Security Act

While welcoming the release of Benedict Topin and Abdul Rahman Ahmad from detention under the Internal Security Act, DAP calls for the immediate release of the other five Sabahans detained under the ISA for the same reasons – for alleged complicity in a secession plot to take Sabah out of Malaysia. Continue reading DAP calls for the immediate release of the other five Sabahans detained under Internal Security Act

The re-arrest of Anderson Mutang Urud under the Emer¬gency Ordinance after he was released on a court bail is a gross abuse of powers by the government and a blot on the human rights record of Malaysia

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, March 4, 1992:

The re-arrest of Anderson Mutang Urud under the Emer¬gency Ordinance after he was released on a court bail is a gross abuse of powers by the government and a blot on the human rights record of Malaysia.

The re-arrest of Sarawak environmentalist, Anderson Mutang Urud, under the Emergency Ordinance after he was released on a court ball in Miri yesterday is a gross abuse of powers by the government and a blot on the human rights record of Malaysia. Continue reading The re-arrest of Anderson Mutang Urud under the Emer¬gency Ordinance after he was released on a court bail is a gross abuse of powers by the government and a blot on the human rights record of Malaysia

International reactions against the arrest of a Sarawak indigenous activist fighting for indigenous land and cultural rights as a criminal would be even more adverse than detaining him under the ISA

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, February 18, 1992:

International reactions against the arrest of a Sarawak indigenous activist fighting for indigenous land and cultural rights as a criminal would be even more adverse than detaining him under the ISA

The Police headquarters at Bukit Aman admitted for the first time the arrest of Anderson Mutang Urud under the Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969 but denied that there had been mass arrested of several indigenous people in Sarawak since January. Continue reading International reactions against the arrest of a Sarawak indigenous activist fighting for indigenous land and cultural rights as a criminal would be even more adverse than detaining him under the ISA

DAP calls on Malaysian Government to heed the adverse international reactions on the arrest of Anderson Mutang Urud

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 14th February 1992:

DAP calls on Malaysian Government to heed the adverse international reactions on the arrest of Anderson Mutang Urud

DAP calls on the Malaysian Government to heed the adverse international reactions to the arrest of Anderson Mutang Urud for his opposition to deforestation and involvement in the struggle of indigenous communities in Sarawak to protect their land and cultural rights. Continue reading DAP calls on Malaysian Government to heed the adverse international reactions on the arrest of Anderson Mutang Urud

Call on Home Ministry not to use the Internal Security Act to detain Anderson Mutang Urud of Sarawak Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (SIPA) but to charge him in a court of law if he had committed any offences against the laws of the country

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 7th February, 1992:

Call on Home Ministry not to use the Internal Security Act to detain Anderson Mutang Urud of Sarawak Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (SIPA) but to charge him in a court of law if he had committed any offences against the laws of the country

DAP calls on the Home Ministry to confirm whether Anderson Mutang Urud of Sarawak Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (SIPA) had been detained under the Internal Security Act for opposing deforestation in Sarawak. Continue reading Call on Home Ministry not to use the Internal Security Act to detain Anderson Mutang Urud of Sarawak Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (SIPA) but to charge him in a court of law if he had committed any offences against the laws of the country

ISA detention of Six Sabahans receiving increasing international attention as latest example of violation of human rights in Malaysia

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, November 9, 1991:

ISA detention of Six Sabahans receiving increasing international attention as latest example of violation of human rights in Malaysia.

The detention of Six Sabahans without trial under the International Security Act is receiving increasing international attention as the latest example of violation of human rights in Malaysia. Continue reading ISA detention of Six Sabahans receiving increasing international attention as latest example of violation of human rights in Malaysia

Home Ministry should declare whether Jeffrey Kitingan has been formally detained for two years under ISA

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, July 8, 1991:

Home Ministry should declare whether Jeffrey Kitingan has been formally detained for two years under ISA

I am gravely concerned by the statement by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Mohamed Noor, on Saturday claiming that the 38-year-old Ariffin Haji Hamid who was arrested under the Internal Security Act in Kota Kinabalu last Monday was being held in connection with the plot to take Sabah out of Malaysia. Continue reading Home Ministry should declare whether Jeffrey Kitingan has been formally detained for two years under ISA

DAP calls on Cabinet to make a determined effort to raise the level of human freedom under the OPP

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, May 25, 1991:

DAP calls on Cabinet to make a determined effort to raise the level of human freedom under the OPP.

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, is visibly angry with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report 1991 released on Thursday which ranked Malaysia 55th among 88 countries in the Human Freedom Index. The same report praised Malaysia for having a high level of human development. Continue reading DAP calls on Cabinet to make a determined effort to raise the level of human freedom under the OPP

Is Mahathir suggesting that if Jeffrey Kitingan had not been detained under the ISA, there would be disturbances in Sabah?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, 23rd May 1991:

Is Mahathir suggesting that if Jeffrey Kitingan had not been detained under the ISA, there would be disturbances in Sabah?

The reasons given by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, in Kuching yesterday that the Internal Security Act would not be abolished is most flimsy and unconvincing. Continue reading Is Mahathir suggesting that if Jeffrey Kitingan had not been detained under the ISA, there would be disturbances in Sabah?