Free Teresa Kok, abolish ISA!

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng on 14.9.2008 in Petaling Jaya:

Chong Eng Appointed As DAP Support, Sympathy & Solidarity(SSS) For Free Teresa, Abolish ISA National Committee To Free All ISA Detainees As Well As Malaysia From Draconian Laws Such As The ISA.

At the DAP Central Executive Council emergency committee meeting last night, DAP National Wanita chief and MP for Bukit Mertajam Chong Eng has been appointed as DAP SSS National Committee Chair to “Free Teresa, Abolish ISA” to free all ISA detainees as well as Malaysia from draconian laws such as the ISA.

DAP welcomes the people’s victory in forcing the BN government to capitulate and immediately release Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng. Tan had made history by becoming the shortest ISA detainee in history of less than 24 hours. We hope to make ISA history and release all ISA detainees by applying on sustained unbearable public pressure to release DAP National Organising Secretary, MP for Seputih, ADUN For Kinrara and Selangor State EXCO Teresa Kok, blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin, Hindraf 5 and all other detainees.

Only by making ISA history can we ensure that the ridiculous grounds, of being detained because of posing a threat to national security that is not backed up by facts or evidence but only mere opinion and sentiment, can never be misused or abused again. We must make ISA history to ensure that innocent journalists such as Tan can not be detained for their own protection and whilst being so “protected” are treated as a detainee and put in a lock-up.

Whilst the people’s success in forcing the BN government to capitulate on Tan, we must not stop but focus harder on securing the release of other detainees. Our success must not let us forget that there are still other ISA detainees detained and for that reason we must apply sustained unbearable pressure on the government.

The DAP SSS Committee on Free Teresa, Abolish ISA will focus on civil disobedience campaigns that are peaceful and non-violent such as candlelight vigils, forums and prayer meetings. The DAP CEC will also instruct all DAP functions to be immediately turned into a “Free Teresa, Abolish ISA” campaign.

The CEC also approved an emergency resolution:-
THE CEC RESOLVES to sternly condemn the detention without trial under the Internal Security Act (ISA) of DAP Member of Parliament and Selangor State Exco member, Saudari Teresa Kok Suh Sim, Raja Petra Kamaruddin and others as arbitrary, high-handed and a mockery of democracy. By labeling Teresa Kok and others as threats to national security without any shred of evidence is a travesty of justice and a gross violation of human rights.

THE CEC STRESSES that neither Teresa Kok nor any DAP leader had ever stoked religious sentiment or played racial issues. The denial by the Masjid Kota Damansara and Masjib Kinrara that Teresa Kok was involved in azan controversy asking for a reduction on the speaker volume absolves her from any blame. In fact, both mosques deny that there was any azan controversy.

THE CEC RESOLVES that the Barisan Nasional government should not use draconian powers under the ISA to cling on to power and demands the immediate and unconditional release of Teresa, Raja Petra Kamaruddin, Hindraf 5 and other ISA detainees.

THE CEC FURTHER RESOLVES to demand the immediate repeal of the ISA to prevent abuses that oppress the fundamental liberties of the people.

民主行动党秘书长林冠英于2008年9月14日于八打灵再也发表声明：
行动党委任章瑛成为行动党支持、同情及团结一致（SSS）全国委员会主席，要求释放郭素沁、废除内安法令，也促请当局释放所有内安法令扣留者，让马来西亚不再有安内法令这类恶法。

在昨晚行动党中央委员会举行的紧急中委会议上，行动党全国妇女组主席兼大山脚区国会议员章瑛受委为行动党支持、同情及团结一致全国委员会主席，“释放郭素沁，废除内安令”，也促请当局释放所有内安法令扣留者，让马来西亚不再有像内安法令这类恶法。

行动党对于人民取得胜利，成功逼使国阵政府投降并马上释放星洲日报记者陈云清。陈云清被扣不超过24个小时，成为史上扣留时间最短的内安法令扣留者。我们希望让内安法令走入历史，并通过持续不断施加公众压力，要求当局释放所有内安法令扣留者，包括行动党全国组织秘书、金銮区州议员及雪州高级行政议员郭素沁、部落客拉惹柏特拉、兴权会5人及其它扣留者。

唯有让内安法令走入历史，我们才可以确保这项荒唐、在没有任何事实或证据的情况下就可以凭意见和情绪，就认为某人对国家安全造成威胁而将之扣留的法令，不再被误用或滥用。我们也要让内安法令走入历史，以确保像陈云清这样的无辜记者不会因人身安全问题而被扣留，而同时所谓的“保护”原来是被像扣留者一样对待，并且扣在扣留所内。

与此同时，当人民成功地逼使国阵政府在陈云清的扣留事件上让步，但是我们不应停止，而应该更加坚决地将焦点放在确保其它内安法令扣留者也得能获释。这项成功，不能让我们忘记，我国还有其它内安法令扣留者，因此，我们必须持续不断地向政府施压。

行动党支持、同情及团结一致委员会“释放郭素沁，废除内安令”将把工作焦点放在和平、非暴力的公民不服从运动，比如：烛光守夜、论坛及祈祷会。行动党中委也要求所有的行动党活动马上变成“释放郭素沁，废除内安令”运动。

中委也通过了一项紧急议决：
中委议决，强烈谴责未经审讯、通过内安法令扣留行动党国会议员及雪州行政议员郭素沁同志、拉惹柏特拉及其它人，这是独断、高压及民主的笑柄。在没有证据的情况下，把郭素沁及其他人标签为危害国家安全，是一种虚伪的正义以及侵犯人权。

中委强调，无论是郭素沁还是行动党领袖，从未有人煽动宗教情绪或玩弄种族牌。哥打白沙罗回教堂及金銮镇回教堂已经双双否认郭素沁涉及任何要求减低清晨祈祷声量的争议。事实上，两所回教堂皆已经否认任何有关清晨祈祷声的争议。

中委议决，国阵政府不应该使用内安法令的恶势力，保住权势，并且要求国阵政府马上无条件释放郭素沁、拉惹柏特拉、兴权会5人及其它内安法令扣留者。

中委也议决，马上废除内安法令，以阻上任何打压人民基本自由的滥权行为。