The highhanded police action against the 15 activists and indigenous reps in Kuching yesterday was a waste of resources.
All they wanted to do was hand over a petition to state government leaders expressing their concern over the Murum and other dams and the displacement of natives. For that, they were arrested, reportedly for illegal assembly, and later released on police bail.
The CM and his Ministers were too arrogant to even come and accept the memo. The natives have an issue that needs resolving – not arresting. This is the prevailing feeling in town, says a Kuching-based observer.
All this shows how out of touch the Sarawak state leaders are.
Now, Sarawak’s civil society groups are going to oppose all 12 proposed dams in the state. See report in Borneo Post here.
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Let all readers of this worthy blog of Anil also be alerted, and offer moral support as deemed fit, to the Dayaks at Sri Aman, being oppressed at the same time.
I refer readers to 2 blogs Dayak Nation and Broken Shield for further news.
Kuching.
Arrest was the hospitality with which Sarawak greeted some of the Penans visiting Kuching for the first time.
A couple of them may be foreigners too, correction, stateless, as they do not have IC cards. Whatever the status, arrest is the glorious welcome befitting them !
Shamed and shamed again !
Kuchingite.
the sarawakians will never learn, wait and see
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These leaders living in Ivory Towers are becoming little gods far removed from the common folks. This is another good reason to bin them in the trash can come the next elections. Remember this incident when Sarawakians go to polls.
I am just amazed and at the same time disgusted by the continous support of these people towards BN.Why are they so gullible?
It is high time Sarawakians vote for change. The state BN government has manipulated and deceived them since Malaysia was formed. Time to vote for change; for justice, equality, fairness, and dignity.
The police’s action was expected.
Any protest, assembly or demonstration directed at BN will be reciprocated with their battle cries: Surai! Surai! 1 2 3 Tangkap! Tangkap!
As the cow-head protest was directed at PR government, no shout of tangkap was heard.
Why are Sarawakians keep voting these people?…
Expected lah! They let the cow-head bearers walk through town and straight to the state secretariat, but arrest the peaceful assemblers. Guess who owns the police in Malaysia?