Category: Police

Inspector-General of Police should explain why the Police is allowing a public rally against the Sultan of Kelantan in Kota Bahru this Saturday while continuing to ban the Opposition from holding public rallies.

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, April 7, 1993:

Inspector-General of Police should explain why the Police is allowing a public rally against the Sultan of Kelantan in Kota Bahru this Saturday while continuing to ban the Opposition from holding public rallies.

The Inspector-Genera of Police, Tan Sri Hanif Omar, should explain why the police is allowing a public rally against the Sultan of Kelantan to be held in Kota Bahru on Saturday while continuing to ban the Opposition from holding public rallies. Continue reading Inspector-General of Police should explain why the Police is allowing a public rally against the Sultan of Kelantan in Kota Bahru this Saturday while continuing to ban the Opposition from holding public rallies.

DAP calls on Cabinet to approve a new salary revision for the Police to ensure an efficient, honest and people-oriented law-and-order force in Malaysia.

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, March 22, 1993:

DAP calls on Cabinet to approve a new salary revision for the Police to ensure an efficient, honest and people-oriented law-and-order force in Malaysia.

The Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Hanif Omar, said last week that the police have submitted their request for a salary revision to the Public Services Department. Continue reading DAP calls on Cabinet to approve a new salary revision for the Police to ensure an efficient, honest and people-oriented law-and-order force in Malaysia.

Urgent fax to Inspector-General of Police to ensure that no MP is threatened with harm, including death, to himself and his family for discharging his duties as a people’s representative

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, February 25, 1993:

Urgent fax to Inspector-General of Police to ensure that no MP is threatened with harm, including death, to himself and his family for discharging his duties as a people’s representative

DAP takes a very serious view of the criminal intimidation of the DAP MP for Bukit Bintang, Sdr. Wee Choo Keong, threatening his and his family with harm, including death, in the course of discharging his duties as a people’s representative. Continue reading Urgent fax to Inspector-General of Police to ensure that no MP is threatened with harm, including death, to himself and his family for discharging his duties as a people’s representative

DAP calls on IGP to issue an immediate directive to stop police handcuffing traffic violators so as not to undermine police-public relations

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 6th March 1992:

DAP calls on IGP to issue an immediate directive to stop police handcuffing traffic violators so as not to undermine police-public relations.

DAP calls on the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar, to heed public protests and issue an immediate directive to stop police handcuffing traffic violators for whom warrants of arrests had been issued so as not to undermine police-public relations. Continue reading DAP calls on IGP to issue an immediate directive to stop police handcuffing traffic violators so as not to undermine police-public relations

Has the Police been partly privatised where Golden Star Sdn.Bhd. has been allowed to have a private armed police force of its own?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday, 1st June 1991:

Has the Police been partly privatised where Golden Star Sdn.Bhd. has been allowed to have a private armed police force of its own?

The Deputy Home Minister, Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayub, said a few days ago that Police would investigate into the shooting and killing of a video centre owner by an enforcement unit of the Golden star Sdn.Bhd. in Bukit Mertajam before deciding whether to withdraw firearms issued to the Golden star Sdn.Bhd. Continue reading Has the Police been partly privatised where Golden Star Sdn.Bhd. has been allowed to have a private armed police force of its own?

Call on the IGP to prove that arrest of Jeffrey Kitingan is a security operation and not a politically motivated action

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Friday, 17th May 1991:

Call on the IGP to prove that arrest of Jeffrey Kitingan is a security operation and not a politically motivated action.

Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar, said yesterday that the police may arrest more people under the Internal Security Act in connection with the plot to take Sabah out of Malaysia. Continue reading Call on the IGP to prove that arrest of Jeffrey Kitingan is a security operation and not a politically motivated action

Call on IGP, Tan Sri Hanif Omar, to ensure that the police allow Mary Anne Ariokadass to come to Kuala Lumpur to get the protection, shelter and counseling of Women’s Aid Organisation

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, April 28, 1991:

Call on IGP, Tan Sri Hanif Omar, to ensure that the police allow Mary Anne Ariokadass to come to Kuala Lumpur to get the protection, shelter and counseling of Women’s Aid Organisation

I am very concerned about the whereabouts and safety of Mary Anne Ariokadass alias Siti Khadijah Mary Anne Abdullah, 30, wife of a detective who had lodged a police report that she had been raped, blackmailed and forced into prostitution by a group of policemen, including officers in Selama, Perak. Continue reading Call on IGP, Tan Sri Hanif Omar, to ensure that the police allow Mary Anne Ariokadass to come to Kuala Lumpur to get the protection, shelter and counseling of Women’s Aid Organisation

Task Force III for illegal Indonesian immigrants

Yesterday, I attended a public protest meeting held by the people of Tongkang Pechah, Batu Pahat, at the Balai Rakyat to protest against the criminal activities of illegal Indonesian immigrants, which have become a menace to law and order, as well as to human life and safety of property.

On 19th October 1984, a rubber tapper, Lim Ah Tee, 42, was killed by two illegal Indonesian immigrants at an oil palm plantation at Kampong Bukit Belah, Tongkang Pechah, leaving behind a wife, a four-year-old and a four-month baby girl and a 84-year-old mother. Continue reading Task Force III for illegal Indonesian immigrants

Pusat Serenti Tampin – Hell on Earth

The DAP welcomes the establishment of a Parliamentary Select Committee on the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Bill 1984, for we hope that it marks the beginning of a new government attitude which accepts the principle that legislation is not the sole prerogative of the government of the day, but must involve the widest public participation in the deliberation and formulation stage even before they are debated in Parliament.

We hope that the Government would not set up select Committees merely for X-films, divorce laws, and now drug legislation, but also on Bills with wide-ranging constitutional, economic, human rights and political implications, like constitutional amendments, the recent Civil Law Amendment Bill, even the Companies Amendment Bill, so that Parliament will not merely operate as a rubber stamp of the Executive, but participates actively in law-making. Continue reading Pusat Serenti Tampin – Hell on Earth

Musa Hitam asked to investigate into alleations of improper conduct by top Johore police officers

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Seremban on Friday, 28.9.1984:

Musa Hitam asked to investigate into alleations of improper conduct by top Johore police officers

I have today written to the Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Datuk Musa Hitam, calling for thorough top-level investigation into allegations of improper conduct by top Johore police officers. Continue reading Musa Hitam asked to investigate into alleations of improper conduct by top Johore police officers