Detained women get caucus backing
Friday, 18-11-2005The big coverage of the mistreatment of the Chinse nationals by police attracted the attention of Dato’ Seri Nazri, minister in PM’s department, who suggested I bring them to Parliament as he wanted to meet them in his capacity as Chairman of Human Rights Caucus of Malaysian Parliament.
After Nazri read their joint police report, he then met the press together with me, Lim Kit Siang, Fong Po Kuan and Chong Eng. He condemned the action of police and he described this as shameful for Malaysia. He, wearing his chairman of Human Rights Caucus hat, also apologised to the women for what they have gone through.
He also criticised the way immigration officers handled the female tourists from China who came to Malaysia, especially those who are below 35 years old. He said the cabinet has discussed the attitude of the immigration officers towards Chinese nationals and accepted this was one of the reasons why tourists from China preferred other destinations rather then come to Malaysia. (more…)
