A Tamil NGO has hit out at MIC deputy president M Saravanan for his remark about the arrests of seven suspects, including two DAP leaders, in relation to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Saravanan had said those who were proven to be linked to the group, which fought a separatist war in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009, must face the legal process.
However, he added, the innocent should not be mistreated.
Malaysian Tamilar Kural president David Marshel said it is not for the MIC or the police to decide whether the detainees were guilty or not.
"If the police has evidence, try them in an open court. Why arrest (them) under a law which allows for detention without trial? Is Malaysia Baru a police state?"asked David.
To David, MIC leaders appeared to be carrying a "slave mentality", whereby whatever their “masters” did was right, without question or doubt.
He said this was clear in how Saravanan viewed the latest case involving the LTTE-linked arrests.
"No wonder MIC is in a pathetic state. After 62 years, what have they done for Indians?" he queried.
"The Indian community remains the most marginalised, deprived, poor, and they continue to be attacked, humiliated and insulted with no improvement to their lives in sight," David added.
He urged Saravanan and MIC leaders to drop the “slave mentality” and follow the rule of law, by which the legal system provided that one is innocent until proven guilty.
"Before that, the detainees must be brought before the court and read their charges. If until today, the police has no proof or reason to charge them, release them immediately," David added.
The seven, who were nabbed in a Bukit Aman operation on Oct 11, were alleged to have promoted, supported, and possessed materials and distributed funds involving the LTTE.
The police have 28 days to probe the matter under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, Special Branch's Counter-Terrorism Division chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said earlier.
He had not ruled out the possibility of more individuals being detained to assist in the investigation.
Ayob claimed that the Sri Lankan rebel group was planning an attack on the Sri Lankan High Commission in Malaysia.
Established in 1976, the group was defeated in 2009, after most of its leaders were killed and captured.
It was then disbanded, with over 10,000 fighters being rehabilitated, while the group has been removed from the EU list of terror organisations. - Mkini
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