The wife of ISA detainee Razali Kassan is said to have been paid a visit by police from Bukit Aman, who pressed her to withdraw her police report against Kamunting ISA detention centre staff.
Anti-ISA group GMI said today several officers from the federal police headquarters visited Razali's wife Nunurheni Onim (right) on Wednesday and told her to drop her police report.
The police told Nunurheni, an Indonesian national, that she may face issues with her visa renewal if she refused, GMI secretary Ahmad Syukri Ab Razab said at a protest organised by GMI in front of Masjid Negara this afternoon.
Nunurheni's visa expires in September. She has two children, who she will leave behind in the event she is deported.
The 36-year-old had made a police report against the Kamunting detention staff for mistreating, hitting and spitting on her husband on July 2.
Ahmad Syukri said three officers from Bukit Aman visited Nunurheni at her home in Tebrau, Johor, on Wednesday.
Razali Kassan is on a hunger strike against the ISA, and he has been joined by eight other detainees.
His wife said Razali was admitted to a nearby hospital and beaten in an effort to convince him to abandon his hunger strike. Today is the 16th day of his hunger strike.
Anti-ISA group GMI said today several officers from the federal police headquarters visited Razali's wife Nunurheni Onim (right) on Wednesday and told her to drop her police report.The police told Nunurheni, an Indonesian national, that she may face issues with her visa renewal if she refused, GMI secretary Ahmad Syukri Ab Razab said at a protest organised by GMI in front of Masjid Negara this afternoon.
Nunurheni's visa expires in September. She has two children, who she will leave behind in the event she is deported.
The 36-year-old had made a police report against the Kamunting detention staff for mistreating, hitting and spitting on her husband on July 2.
Ahmad Syukri said three officers from Bukit Aman visited Nunurheni at her home in Tebrau, Johor, on Wednesday.Razali Kassan is on a hunger strike against the ISA, and he has been joined by eight other detainees.
His wife said Razali was admitted to a nearby hospital and beaten in an effort to convince him to abandon his hunger strike. Today is the 16th day of his hunger strike.
The other detainees remain on hunger strike, among them several Indonesian and Pakistani nationals, including Mustawan Ahbab and Muhammad Fadzullah, who has been on hunger strike for 16 days.
Muhammad’s wife said Razali was admitted to a nearby hospital because of his deteriorating health.
According to Syukri, Razali had contracted Hepatitis B and was progressively growing weaker.
“What does Hishamuddin have to fear, if there is nothing to hide, if everything is above board? If it’s true that these people have been detained on valid grounds, then he should reveal this to the people,” Syukri said.
Ekhsan Bukharee of the Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM) chipped in, saying: “ISA stands for the Internal Security Act, not ‘Ikut Sukahati Act’.”
Syukri said if the government wanted the people to trust it, it would have to give them room for debate so that they could understand the issue better.
If the government wanted people to believe in the credibility of its judgment, then it would need to fulfill its promise to truly abolish the ISA, he added.
Muhammad’s wife said Razali was admitted to a nearby hospital because of his deteriorating health.
According to Syukri, Razali had contracted Hepatitis B and was progressively growing weaker.
“What does Hishamuddin have to fear, if there is nothing to hide, if everything is above board? If it’s true that these people have been detained on valid grounds, then he should reveal this to the people,” Syukri said.Ekhsan Bukharee of the Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM) chipped in, saying: “ISA stands for the Internal Security Act, not ‘Ikut Sukahati Act’.”
Syukri said if the government wanted the people to trust it, it would have to give them room for debate so that they could understand the issue better.
If the government wanted people to believe in the credibility of its judgment, then it would need to fulfill its promise to truly abolish the ISA, he added.
Detainees end hunger strike
Meanwhile, in a related development, the eight detainees who staged a hunger strike at the Kamunting detention camp have stopped their protest voluntarily.
Lawyer Afiq M Noor (right), who visited the detainees at the detention centre this afternoon with lawyer Farhana Abdul Halim, said they stopped the hunger strike on Wednesday after they became very weak after almost two weeks of not consuming food.
“Five locals and three Sri Lankan nationals took part in the hunger strike since June 23. The three Sri Lankan nationals are being detained on allegations of human trafficking,” he said.
“One of them, Razali, had been assaulted and spat on by the prison warders. Another detainee had also been threatened by the prison warden against staging the hunger strike for more than three days as this will somewhat be seen as challenging their authority.”
Afiq said when they started the hunger strike, the detainees were placed in a separate room where there is no fan and it is stuffy.
This, he added, resulted in the detainees feeling very uncomfortable and after they stopped the hunger strike they were then returned to their normal cells.
He said that throughout their protest, the doctors have checked on them on a daily basis.
The lawyer said they will continue to visit the affected detainees despite being given the runaround by the authorities after coming at the centre at 10am, but only being allowed to visit the detainees at 4pm.
Meanwhile, in a related development, the eight detainees who staged a hunger strike at the Kamunting detention camp have stopped their protest voluntarily.
Lawyer Afiq M Noor (right), who visited the detainees at the detention centre this afternoon with lawyer Farhana Abdul Halim, said they stopped the hunger strike on Wednesday after they became very weak after almost two weeks of not consuming food.“Five locals and three Sri Lankan nationals took part in the hunger strike since June 23. The three Sri Lankan nationals are being detained on allegations of human trafficking,” he said.
“One of them, Razali, had been assaulted and spat on by the prison warders. Another detainee had also been threatened by the prison warden against staging the hunger strike for more than three days as this will somewhat be seen as challenging their authority.”
Afiq said when they started the hunger strike, the detainees were placed in a separate room where there is no fan and it is stuffy.
This, he added, resulted in the detainees feeling very uncomfortable and after they stopped the hunger strike they were then returned to their normal cells.
He said that throughout their protest, the doctors have checked on them on a daily basis.
The lawyer said they will continue to visit the affected detainees despite being given the runaround by the authorities after coming at the centre at 10am, but only being allowed to visit the detainees at 4pm.
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