Ramsamy rues balancing act by cops to charge Hindu activist alongside ‘anti-kuil haram’ vigilantes

 

THE bizarre balancing act of the law enforcement agencies especially the police is something uncalled for and grossly unnecessary.

The law should be enforced against those who creating nuisance and mischief in the country and not those who are defending their rights and freedom especially with regard to Hindu temples in the country.

It is no rocket science to know that individuals such as Zamri Vinoth, Firdaus Wong Wai Hung, Tamim Dahri and S. Chandrasegaran a.k.a. Cigku Chandra were the culprits who raised the ethnic and religious temperature in the country by targeting “illegal” temples for demolition.

There are hundreds of police reports against these individuals especially controversial Muslim convert preacher Zamri who alone has amassed 900 if not more reports to-date.

Tamim led the team to demolish the Hindu temple in Rawang. It was the same individual who stepped on the Hindu structure of Trisoolam in Pulau Langkawi recently.

Later he pleaded the fact that he was not aware of the religious significance of the structure.

“A crime to defend temples against vigilantes?’

After the police sought to arrest them on the basis of police reports, both the “brave heroes” Zamri and Tamim fled to Thailand.

Meanwhile, in the infamous “balancing act” the police are going to charge activist Arun Doraisamy for speaking out against the temple demolitions in Rawang and Rawang.

Unlike Zamri, Tamim or Cikgu Chandra, Arun was not responsible for creating mischief in the country. His only crime was speaking out against injustice!

The sole responsibility of the religious mischief was Zamri, Tamim and Cikgu Chandra.

If there is violence, then the police have the responsibility to take the necessary action immaterial of ethnicity or religion.

Did Arun engage in acts of violence? Why the necessity to charge him under the Sedition Act?

What was his crime except defending temples against the vigilantes? I understand that religious and ethnic tensions are something difficult to control.

However, such a difficulty does not give the police the right to arrest and charge those who sought to defend their temples from the vigilantes in the country.

Why the need to strike a hypocritical “ethnic and religious balance” in the arrests of the activists?

The police as the law enforcement agency must constantly engage in professionalism and not to be dragged down by ethnic and religious politics. 

 Former DAP stalwart and Penang deputy chief minister II Prof Ramasamy Palanisamy is chairman of the United Rights of Malaysian Party (Urimai) interim council.

The views expressed are solely of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of  MMKtT.

- Focus Malaysia.