‘Pakaian seperti perempuan sundal’
Friday, 06-01-2006Police Report
Wan Nurizan bte Shaikh Mohamad
Pada 23hb Disember 2005, saya bersama dua orang anak saya, Farina Hidayah binti Shuib 20 tahun dan Lily Soraya bte Shuib 15 tahun berjalan melalui Jalan Petaling untuk ke Bas Stand Klang. Dalam perjalanan itu, kami singgah di salah sebuah gerai menjual jam. Tiba tiba kami didatangi oleh seorang lelaki India berpakaian awam memegang sebuah walkie talkie dan mengenalkan diri sebagai polis dan bertanya samada kami rakyat Malaysia dan meminta untuk melihat kad pengenalan kami.
Dia kemudian memanggil tiga orang polis wanita untuk tugas tersebut. Kamipun mengeluarkan kad pengenalan kami untuk diperiksa. Tiba tiba anak saya Farina Hidayah bertanya kepada seorang polis wanita yang berpakaian baju berwarna merah gelap dan bertudung hitam berbunga puteh mengapa dia meraba raba punggungnya? Saya juga melihat kejadian ini dan juga merasa hairan. Dia menjawab ‘saya polis, saya boleh check dan saya nak check’. Saya berkata kepadanya dengan nada yang biasa ‘kalau ya pun takkan awak nak check badan orang depan orang ramai?’ Dia diam dan kami juga disuruh membuka beg tangan masing masing untuk diperiksa kalau kalau ada ‘barang’. Kami anak beranak memberi kerjasama yang sepenuhnya kepada pihak polis dalam mereka menjalankan tugas mereka waktu itu walaupun kami tidak meminta kepastian untuk mereka menunjukkan pengenalan diri mereka sebelum kami diperiksa kerana pengalaman yang tidak menyenangkan dengan dua orang anggota polis diKlang Bus Stand beberapa bulan dimana kami hampir dicederakan kerana meminta nombor pengenalan polis mereka apabila mereka meminta untuk memeriksa kad pengenalan kami dengan cara yang kurang sopan. Repot telah dibuat mengenai kejadian ini di Balai Polis Dang Wangi masa itu. Sehingga hari ini tidak ada apa apa maklumbalas dari pihak polis.
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etelah selesai pemeriksaan, kad pengenalan kami dikembalikan dan seorang dari mereka berbaju pink menasihatkan kami supaya berhati hati dengan beg kerana katanya banyak kes ragut berlaku di situ dan saya mengucapkan terima kasih kepadanya. Tetapi, sambil berlalu meninggalkan kami, polis wanita yang meraba raba punggung anak saya tadi menoleh kepada kami sambil berkata ‘pakaian seperti perempuan sundal’. Saya pergi kepadanya dan berkata ‘jaga sikit mulut awak tu, suka suka hati kata orang pakai macam sundal’. Dia dan seorang lagi rakannya yang berjaket hitam dan bertudung puteh buat tak tahu dan kemudian menoleh kearah belakang dan terus berjalan.
Oleh kerana tidak puas hati, saya berjumpa polis lelaki India tadi dan mengadu kepadanya. Dia kemudian menyuruh saya tunjuk kepadanya polis wanita tersebut. Bila tiba disitu, polis wanita tersebut dengan tersengeh sengeh menafikan perbuatannya dan cuba mengelak dari melihat muka saya. Saya memarahinya dan berkata ‘awak ingat awak pakai tudung awak baik sangat ke? Awak polis awak besar awak boleh suka suka hati kata orang pakai macam sundal’ dan meminta beberapa kali supaya dia meminta maaf kepada kami. Dia terus buat tak tahu dan memandang kesana sini. Pegawai polis lelaki India yang ada disitu juga tidak berkata apa apa. Apabila saya terus menuntut supaya polis wanita tersebut meminta maaf, pegawai lelaki India berkata ‘sini public’. Saya berkata ‘you do it in public you apologize in public. I demand a public apology’. Pegawai lelaki India itu kemudian mengarahkan supaya kami dibawa kebalai. Saya tidak mahu pergi kebalai sambil berkata bahawa tidak perlu kesana kami tidak membuat apa apa kesalahan. Dia kemudian mengarahkan supaya memanggil beberapa orang lagi anggota polis supaya memegang kami dan bawa kebalai. Ada anggota polis yang kata saya cakap banyak dan disuruh bawa kebalai saja. Ada juga terdengar perkataan ‘garilah’. Dalam masa yang sama salah seorang anggota polis yang memeriksa kad pengenalan kami dengan kurang sopan diKlang Bas Stand beberapa bulan dulu datang dan memberitahu kepada seorang pegawai dengan berkata ‘dia ni la Tuan yang buat repot kata kami nak pukul dia masa kami minta IC dulu’.
Kami menepis tangan mereka tetapi mereka kemudian memegang kami dengan kuat dan memaksa kami berjalan. Anak saya Farina Hidayah meronta ronta dan memarahi mereka kerana kesakitan dipegang terlalu kuat oleh anggota anggota polis tersebut. Sekarang kesan kesan lebam ditangan anak saya dan juga ditangan saya jelas kelihatan. Kami dibawa kedalam van polis ke IPK Jalan Hang Tuah dimana kami diletakkan bersama lain lain tahanan pada malam itu. Kami disuruh beratur dan duduk dilantai.
Selepas lebih kurang sejam kemudian, kami dibawa ketingkat lapan D7A, Bhgn. Kongsi Gelap dibawah Gangsterisma. Disana kami diherdek oleh seorang anggota polis lelaki yang saya difahamkan berpangkat Sgt. Major sambil bertanya samaada kami ada mengambil dadah dan menuduh anak saya Farina Hidayah memang ada mengambil ganja walaupun sebelum ujian air kencing dijalankan. Dia menuding jari kearah anak saya Farina sambil berkata ‘ini gerenti masuk pusat’. Kami kemudian menjalani ujian air kencing dan sambil menunggu keputusan, anggota tersebut masih menuduh anak saya mengambil dadah ganja sehingga keputusan menunjukkan ketiga tiga air kencing kami adalah negative. Kami kemudian dibawa kebalai Dang Wangi dimana IO memberitahu kami bahawa kami akan ditahan dilokap pada malam itu sementara menunggu siasatan. Tidak ada apa apa kenyataan diambil daripada kami.
Kami kemudian dibawa kelokap diJalan Hang Tuah lebih kurang pada pukul empat pagi dan berada disana sehingga pukul 9.30 pagi 24hb Disember 2005.
Walaubagaimanapun anak saya Lily Soraya tidak bersama kami kerana polis polis dari IPK Jalan Hang Tuah hanya menyedari yang anak saya tidak boleh dikurung disitu kerana bawah umur hanya setelah diberitahu oleh anggota yang menerima kemasukan bernama Shawal. Anak saya Lily Soraya kemudian dibawa oleh anggota anggota polis IPK Jalan Hang Tuah ke balai yang lain.Semasa berada didalam lokap malam itu, saya ditanya oleh anggota polis bertugas bernama Noraidah kenapa kami ditahan disitu dan setelah memberitahunya, dia berkata ‘saya harap awak jangan berasa hati kalau saya kata biasanya ‘ayam ayam’ yang kami tangkap biasanya berpakaian seperti ini’.
Saya jawab ‘awak tengok Edisi Siasat NTV 7? Maksiat dilakukan bibawah tudung. Apa masalah dengan pakaian kami?’. Dia bertanya lagi ‘awak boleh terima tak polis tu kata awak berpakaian macam sundal?’. Saya kata ‘sebab tak boleh la saya ada disini sekarang’.
Keesokan hari pada pagi 24hb Disember 2005, nama saya dan anak saya Farina Hidayah dipanggil dan kami keluar dari sel kami yang juga dihuni oleh lima orang tahanan lain, seorang anggota polis wanita yang bertugas pada pagi itu bernama Samsiah gaya yang menyindir menyuruh saya berdiri ditengah tengah lorong antara dinding sel sel kurungan dan membuat ‘ulang tayang’ bagaimana saya memarahi anggota polis semalam dengan meluruskan kedua tangannya ketepi seperti hendak diperiksa badan oleh pihak polis. Katanya ‘cepat ramai yang nak tengok ni. Cepat kalau tidak saya charge awak dengan dadah dan masukkan awak kedalam sel sebelah sana’. Saya berkata ‘kenapa awak ugut saya? Saya bukan marah kerana dia periksa IC dan beg kami, tapi kerana dia kata kami berpakaian macam perempuan sundal’.
Dia terkejut dan terus menurunkan kedua tangannya dan bertanya kepada saya ‘kenapa awak tak cakap polis mulut celupar? Saya kata ‘sebab saya kata saya ada disini sekarang’. Dia kemudian dengan nada yang lembut menyuruh kami menyalin pakaian kerana kami akan meninggalkan lokap itu kerana sudah dijamin. Dia juga berkata ‘bye bye’ semasa kami hendak meninggalkan lokap tersebut.
Saya rasa kami anak beranak telah diperiksa dengan cara yang memalukan dikhalayak ramai, diserang (terdapat kesan kesan lebam dibahagian tangan) ditangkap, dikurung didalam lokap, didera secara mental dan dihina oleh pihak polis tanpa mengikut prosedur undang undang yang sebenar hanya kerana kami menuntut dikhalayak ramai supaya seorang anggota polis meminta maaf kepada kami kerana telah menghina kami dengan perkataan sundal yang tidak sepatutnya keluar dari mulut seorang anggota polis wanita yang sepatutnya dihormati oleh semua lapisan anggota masyarakat tanpa mengira bangsa dan jenis pakaian yang dipakai. Lagipun perbuatan menegur pakaian secara menghina ini adalah diluar bidangkuasa polis. Kejadian ini telah meninggalkan kesan trauma dan fobia kepada kami lebih lebih lagi kedua dua anak saya yang masih muda.
Inilah adalah laporan saya.
Theresa, you are doing a very good job. When did we appoint the police to judge us on how one shou dress? As long as you don’t go around naked, no one should stop you!
Come on, Police, do some soul searching on your part. Are you that clean? Clean from corruptions! Clean from your stupid thought? Most of you are worst in your thoughts and actions! only pretend to be religious and proper. Shame on you.
I really emphatise with Wan Nurizan, a single mother and her daughters. You are not alone. We are all supportive of you. Do not let those cowards intimidate you
Comment by mewah — Saturday, 07-01-2006 @ 09: 38.50
Who is going to investigate the wrong doing / abuse of power by the Police?
AAB is just too weak to carry out any reforms. PDRM and BN work hand in glove scenario.
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
Comment by carboncopy — Saturday, 07-01-2006 @ 17: 35.16
Every Malaysian knows that our police is a licensed thug. With the way Noh Omar and the Deputy IGP responded to the squategate issue, i’m the bad apples in the police force are more daring and can rely on that their bosses will cover their ass no matter what happened. And as usual, our PM will just squat and pretend that he doesn’t know anything about it. The BN zealot MPs will blast the opposition for attempting to discredit our “respectable” police force. SIGH~~
Comment by relaxjack — Saturday, 07-01-2006 @ 20: 25.21
where is the alleged change? we’re all getting more and more deillusioned. Sad to say i’m one of the 4 million that has yet to register to vote. Perhaps its high time we do the right thing.
Comment by CALA1900 — Sunday, 08-01-2006 @ 18: 09.15
This incident pushes the reputation of the Police force to a new low!
How much lower can you go, before you hit rock bottom?
Comment by Bolehmia — Sunday, 08-01-2006 @ 18: 42.19
This is after all Bolehland. If such demeaning things could happen to our ex-Deputy PM, whatmore ordinary folks like us. I cry for our Bolehland. It’s now the Police ganging up with the bad guys VS the ordinary good citizens.
I had high hopes on AAB in the last elections. Now I know who to vote in the next elections, provided I’m not locked up in Kamunting for freely expressing my thoughts and gut-feelings. ManaBoleh macam ini. Wawasan 2020 tak tercapai, maruah rakyat habis tergadai…
Comment by ManaBoleh — Sunday, 08-01-2006 @ 21: 45.11
It happen almost exactly to my mum yesterday! ... My mum car broke down. Police come to saman instead of helping. When my mum demanded explaination they ignore my mum. When my mum demanded again to explain, they said my mum “Maki” the police. They threaten to put my mum to “Lokap”.
Then they quickly shifted the attention toward “maki the police” rather talking about the “saman the broken car” then my mum was taken to the police station.
Where’s the jsutice???
What’s police doing nowasays??!
Comment by lithoc — Monday, 09-01-2006 @ 09: 27.06
I would like to hear from an old friend of this blog respond palce called “annuar musa”. So dear saudara annuar musa or whatever your real name is….are these 3 also “pelacur yang perlu and wajar diajar”? Love to hear your point of view as I am stressed from working and need a good laugh.
Dear Utusan Malaysia…I hope you recognise that Teresa is helping Malays and prove that she is not race bias…..how come they go to Teresa and not UMNO Complain Bureau? Is it because this outlet is more famous than the otehr outlet for quality service? It shows that at ground level, Malaysians can disregard aspect of racism when dealing with real life problem.
Comment by lee wee tak — Monday, 09-01-2006 @ 10: 37.27
Ok, can I rephrase the word “pelacur yang perlu dan wajar diajar” to “macam perempuan sundal” as per what the above mentioned. I got the wording wrong.
Comment by lee wee tak — Monday, 09-01-2006 @ 13: 51.23
In the first place,if they dressed decently, no policeman would go asking for their identification. The policeman did not touch any of them but got a policewoman instead to check on them. I think that is reasonable. We are living in a so called ‘moderate islamic’ country. As Muslims, they should know what is decent and what is not. They disgrace other Muslims by denying their wrongdoings. I say, SHAME ON THEM for ‘MENEGAKKAN BENANG YANG BASAH’. As a single mother, she should be more careful with her clothes to avoid bad thoughts or ‘fitnah’. May be, that what caused her to become a single mother… As for those who gave their comments, if you are not a practising Muslim, then don’t complain. As for Teresa, there are more grave issues that needs your attention. This is not one of them.Learn from Dato Michael Ong.
Comment by teera — Monday, 09-01-2006 @ 15: 26.42
Due to our country’s climate, i have no objections to people who dress to feel comfortable in public.This sort of “dress code profiling”by the PDRM is outright ridiculous.so does it mean that a suspected or convicted criminal or thug who dresses decently have lower percentage in getting question in public by SMART AND LAW ABIDING Cops? moderate of not who are actually moral officers in our country? so if you are a muslim and you wear a tudung you are considered suci..to teera, i can tell you where places many muslims dress even more ghairah than the victims of this particular case and seen partying the night away..it involves kids of senior politicians..PDRM no where to be seen .
just because they found out that they are malay muslim would they pass of such an insulting remark..So what happens if they happen to find out that they are american muslim/australlian muslim/thai muslim??...samelock up treatment or send them for religious counselling?
Nah…Nah..Nah…
Comment by KhorKhor — Monday, 09-01-2006 @ 23: 28.53
Agreed with teera, if u dressed properly, then no one would ever think of going after you, but instead you dressed like ‘perempuan sundal’. The police must be in the operation to hunt for prostitute or something, that’s why you are investigated and interrogated, because you must be dressed like them. If you dont wear like that than the police woman wont say “macam perempuan sundal”, she didnt even accused you as “perempuan sundal”, she just said that you dressed LIKE “perempuan sundal”. Then you went demanding apologize from them. Isnt it occured to you that they all were tired from patrolling the street, searching for bad guys or bad women, bad girls, bad boys, bad politician, mocked by politician, mocked by you, went to ‘layan’ other people perangai not just your perangai, cant you realized that their job are not limit by 9 to 5 working hours, and aint just stick behind a desk job, in an aircon, THEN you go and demanding some simple apologize from them, if you dare enuff to wear something like that, then why dont you dare enogh to hear what other people think of what you are like. Sorry to hear that those two kids of yours been stucked there with you, more sorry to hear that they have been teached by you dressing that way when they are still kids. And you are Muslims?. Damned you for bringing this up. Dont you ashamed of yourselves calling youselves a Muslim.
Ooo, and agreed again with teera, non-Muslims, this is not your place to comment. From my point of view, if she is not a Muslim, then the police woman wont say those kind of words. They know that you dont have limits to what you wear. Not naked I mean.
Comment by bji — Tuesday, 10-01-2006 @ 00: 57.14
If the three ladies had broken the law, summon them. If not, do not harrass them. Police is to uphold the law of the country, not to go around harrassing law-abiding people.
Comment by NextNoName — Tuesday, 10-01-2006 @ 02: 41.12
to both teera and bji, we are not talking how a muslim or a non-muslim should dress here. The main issue here is the way that how police is confronting and harassing someone that has not broken any law. It does not matter how one is dressed, all individuals should be treated according to his/her rights, even if they have broken the law.
What made you think that the poliecwoman won’t make the same comment if they were non-muslim?
Comment by pala — Tuesday, 10-01-2006 @ 13: 49.38
To khorkhor,no doubt there are malay muslims who dress even more arousing. Wan Nurizah’s outfits are nothing compared to some you see at night clubs or discos around the city. She happened to be at a wrong place, at a wrong time. Whatever, how she dressed is never in the Islamic dress code. So, like i said, for non-practising Muslim, regardless of races, this is not the forum. I challenge Wan Nurizah get protection from Syariah Court.If she dare, that is.And to Wan Nurizah, try and look around. There are many non-Muslims out there who dress more decent than you. Just dont let your children get obsessed with such clothing. People tend to judge who you are from their first impression, no matter how good or clean you are.that’s a fact.
Comment by teera — Tuesday, 10-01-2006 @ 18: 47.19
Teera,
Are you saying that there is something wrong with all single mothers?
Are you saying that by wearing spaghetti strap and jeans, it is a sure fire criteria that the woman wearing it is morally decay? If that is the case, you have found the solution to the moral problem of the world – let’s ban spaghetti strap, camisole, miniskirt and we will all be Shirley Temples.
Are you saying that the Police are empowered to arrest all muslim women who dress more casually?
To resolve the ambiguity of muslim women dressing, why not take a leaf from China and Chairman Mao? In 1950, he designed a uniform for the whole of China so all citizen dress up the same way. So perhaps Jabatan Islam can come up with a uniform for all muslim women so that there will be no more trouble and the police are able to focus their resources to catch snatch thief, robbers, murders and VCD peddlers.
What are the “grave issues” that Teresa should look at? Longkang sesat di Seputeh? Itu kerja MPPJ, kan? She is racially challenged as she cannot differentiate between Chinese and Malay and Indians and non-earthlings when she put out her time and energy.
I am not a muslim but I respect all women, muslim or otherwise by what they do, speak and behave, not too much by what she wears. I don’t need a religion to teach me to respect fellow human being. I may disagree with what you and Bji write here but I still think you are entitle to air your views. Perhaps in my infidel and narrow mind I can only see a courageous woman defending her right, dignity and daughters.
Bji,
Just because they are frustrated, Police, as a “badan berdisiplin” must control their emotion. We all take shit in our work, who doesn’t? So just because my boss DID me up in the office I CAN GO HOME AND KICK MY DOG, CALL MY WIFE A BITCH AND LABEL MY NEIGHBOUR A BASTARD? NO!
Look at riot police in the picket line. They get insulted, taunted and spat upon but still have to maintain patience unless order is given to take further action. They are supposed to maintain emotional control. On that occasion, was the police woman provoked? NO! Maybe she had a fight at home with her husband so she took out on a bystander whom she does not like? A police force is subject to A HIGHER LEVEL OF SELF CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE, otherwise they may become armed and statutory thugs.
I think you are calling us to understand the police better. Well we do appreciate hard working, courteous and helpful police who embrace their motto, “sedia berkhidmat”
Of course we do.
We are talking about the conduct of a police force suppose to protect all Malaysian tax payer. Please do not bring a religious isolationist point of view. We are dealing with a non-religious issue here.
Comment by lee wee tak_ — Wednesday, 11-01-2006 @ 08: 22.43
lee wee tak sums it up in such a sweet manner.
the comments just paints the picture.its precisely a non religous issue here..i just feel that people dont tend to judge a person by appearence but merely make assumptions base on their appearence.
to actually know and understand a person requires more than just eye contact..i dont want to steer away from this topic.
not now.
Comment by KhorKhor — Wednesday, 11-01-2006 @ 22: 42.14
the police should arrest all those who manufacture or sell provocative women clothing..there should be a dress code for all muslim women to wear the burqa for covering their modesty like muslim countryies do..
Comment by pri — Sunday, 15-01-2006 @ 08: 13.36
in my view : it is people like teera & bji who blame the women when they get raped! both of u ‘been missing the point from the beginning…..this isn’t about their dressing but the attitude of the police personnel and the abuse of power in the force…Come on, folks! i am generally a practising muslim..I have yet to start wearing tudung but I know I will some day, InsyaAllah..I have friends and relatives who dress daringly..but they don’t kacau people i.e. they don’t flirt with men, don’t go after people’s boyfriend or husband, they pray, they don’t drink alcohol…unlike some people i know…they may or may not wear tudung, project a “macam malaikat” image but are really the opposite!!
How ever Wan Nurizan decides to raise her children, perhaps it is best for the elders in her family or her tok guru to advise her. That’s not to say no one else can do it at all but just the typical Malay (man & woman alike) just do not realise they can never seem to do it right..always menghukum not menasihat…menghina/mencerca not membimbing…menakut-nakutkan not me-motivate….
OK, back to the main issue :Just think for a sec’...if you are a police personnel and nak carry out anti-vice operation for the day…u go to the well known haunts la..e.g just down the road in Petaling St. kan ada..(my hubby pointed out to me the other day just so I don’t go get myself tersesat jalan there)....dressing provocatively, thick make-up but if u just minding ur own biz, not like soliciting client…how does the police justify ingat u pelacur??!
U police, u could be police tipu also…we show IC u just cabut with it! so, just courteously introduce yourself and flash ur ID…tell us which balai u r from…
Then, if u do body search don’t humiliate oranglah…also how will we know if the tudung lady is not a pervert who gets her thrills from all the meraba??!! I will not put it pass the woman…u can never b too careful these days!
As a police personnel , a Muslim and a Malay lagi tu…supposed to be beradab and halus bahasa …so keep ur remarks to urself (this just illustrates my point on the menghina istead of membimbing kan)...u can’t tell how much worse ur daughter or son will turn out to be later..remember what goes around comes around ya..!
if u have made such a remark just apologise…and I don’t get this stick by ur brothers/sisters no matter how in the wrong they are…bodohnya!
How can u suka-suka hati arrest people and take to balai , kurung in lokap…
I hope the ladies will not be deterred from seeking justice by some of the comments made about them and their dressing…if going to the police don’t help ur case…i say, go to the media….
frieda
Comment by frieda — Monday, 03-07-2006 @ 10: 18.18