Human rights and environmental campaigners seeking accountability from the administration of Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud staged a protest at an FBI facility in Seattle.
But they were unable to meet senior officers after security guards locked the doors.
The campaigners have alleged that the FBI’s premises, the Abraham Lincoln Building, in Seattle is owned or linked to the Taib family.
Full story at the Bruno Manser Fund website here.
Earlier, on 28 February 2011, campaigners from Malaysia, Canada, the United Kingdom and Switzerland protested in front of Sakto Corporation in Ottawa and Ridgeford Properties Ltd in central London, firms allegedly owned by or linked to members of the Taib family. Full story at the BMF website here.
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There are no surprises at all in the past 15 or so by elections. The first 8 by election was won by PR in the home ground with the exception of one in Kuantan. The last 8 by election won by BN was on home ground with the exception of Sibu. Looking at it, it is even. As such Sarawak could be the Waterloo for Taib and Najib. If the white hair could be kicked out in Sarawak then the wind of change will certainly blow over to Putrajaya. Lets hope that Snap & PR will work out an amicable… Read more »
To the protestors THANK YOU for uncovering the TRUTH about Taib Mahmud. His obscence … wealth should a classic case for MACC to investigate-but will they ?
Reformasi cannot come soon enough !
Coincidently, do you know there is a town called Sarawak north of Ontario, Canada?…
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/canada/map/m809275/sarawak.html
Good job! It looks as though they risked having their own ‘assets frozen’ to stand up for what the believe in.
Again, I welcome these people to do protest in Penang Speaker Corner.
I sarrrrrrr porrrrrrrrrrt you.
The Orang Asli live in poverty in Sarawak for decades, no clean water no electricity and the Penan girls were (allegedly) raped..
… while this guy, the Chief Minister of Sarawak and his family are having a jolly time in his 22 years rule in Sarawak.
Wow!!! Look at the properties he (or his family) owns, richer than Dr M and many more BN politicians???
(Is he) the richest politician in this … Boleh land(?)
We just have too many (of these) type of politicians no wonder the people suffer !!!