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"Parti
Sosialis Malaysia PSM" <parti_sosialis@hotmail.com> |
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DEMONSTRATION
DO WORK ! WATER RESTORED |
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Fri, 08
Sep 2000 08:50:46 MYT |
DEMONSTRATION
DO WORK! WATER RESTORED
Kuala Lumpur, 7th. September 2000
For 17 days, the plantation community at Ladang Braemar (13th. Mile, Jalan
Cheras) did not have water. The water was disrupted when Water Department
(JBA) took away the water meter after the Developer, a member of the Golden
Hope Group failed to settle the water bill. The former workers then took
several action and among them was writing letters to the company asking
water to be restored, lodged police report and even send a legal letter
asking the company to restore water. Nothing did work.
Today, the plantation community held a noise demonstration at the Golden
Hope Head Office at Bangunan PNB (Permodalan Nasional Berhad) at Jalan Tun
Razak. The demo was just 15 minutes on, when the company officials rushed
to
the organisers and said, " We will settle the money today, please
leave our
compound". The former workers were annoyed and told them back that
they have
been waiting 17 days without water and tolerated all the company's nonsense
but when they demonstrate for just 17 minutes, the company just can not
tolerate.
Since June 1993, the former worker are faced with forced eviction when the
land where they have been staying for three generations, were sold by the
estate to one of its subsidiary companies for a luxury project known as
Saujana Impian. Since then, the landowners have tried numerous ways to
evict
the people. Among the common ways, have been to disrupt water and
electricity supply, encroach the land, use of gangsters and other illegal
means. The fourteen workers did not vacate their estate quarters because in
1984, the company promised that if they continue working, they will be
provided with housing when the estate goes for development. The estate went
for development in 1993; the promised houses did not come but only notice
asking them to vacate the land.
Since then, the 14 former workers have erected signboards 100 meter from
their housing and have not allowed the developers to trespass or do work in
these areas. The workers too have lodged more than 150 police reports
against the developers and held several demonstrations previously. After
failing all illegal ways to evict them, the company finally filed a legal
suit in 1996 at the Kajang Magistrate Court to evict them. The matter is
still being heard at the courts. The police have also informed the project
manager that until the case is over, there should be no changes to the
status quo and water must be provided.
Today the families of the former workers staged a noise demonstration at
the
Bangunan PNB. They shouted among other things, "Golden Hope
Penipu" and
"Kita Mahu Air". The officers at Golden Hope tried in vain to ask
the
demonstration to disperse, as water will be reconnected. The people said
until they get news that water has actually being supplied, only then will
they go back. At around 12.15pm., a 5-person delegation led by Chairperson
of Ladang Braemar Action Committee D.Ganesan met the Deputy Director of
Golden Hope Properties, Encik Mohd. Fauzi. At the brief meeting, the
committee warned Golden Hope to stop this nonsense and to play the game
fairly. "If they want to negotiate, the people are prepared but don't
disrupt our water and hope we leave the estate". The Golden Hope
official
said that water bill has been paid and water will be reconnected by 2pm.
today. The workers amounting close to a hundred people including children
then waited for news about the water. They also had their lunch at the
entrance of Golden Hope. At around 1pm., they got news that the water meter
has been restored. They then left after accomplishing their task
successfully.
The lesson for today is, demonstration do work.. Several days of letter
writing and police reports, nothing happened. In just 15 minutes after
starting the demonstration, the problem has been solved. It seems,
developers and capitalist only react when their image is at stake. Today,
they taught the families from Ladang Bramear, Doing demonstration do
actually solve their problem.
The letter send to Golden Hope (In Malay language)
JAWATANKUASA BERTINDAK PENDUDUK LADANG BREAMER
Ladang Breamer,
Batu 13, Jalan Cheras,
43000 Kajang,
Selangor.
Tarikh : 7 September ,2000
Kepada ,
Pengerusi Eksekutif,
Syarikat Golden Hope,
Bagi Pihak Sungai Kantan Developers,
20th Floor,
Menara PNB,201-A Jalan Tun Razak,
50400 Kuala Lumpur.
Tuan ,
ISU PEMOTONGAN BEKALAN AIR KE LADANG BREAMER
Kami, merujuk perkara di atas dan surat kami sebelum ini bertarikh 25hb
Ogos
2000. Kami bekas pekerja Ladang Breamer amat kecewa dan marah atas tindakan
Syarikat Tuan memotong bekalan air ke ladang kami sejak 23hb Ogos 2000
lagi.
Kini sudah 16 hari tetapi air masih tidak disambung balik.
Tindakan Tuan memotong bekalan air adalah satu tindakan menghina proses
mahkamah
kerana kes masih berjalan di mahkamah dan pihak Tuan memang sedar memotong
air
bukan cara untuk mengusir penduduk secara halal.
Air merupakan satu keperluan asas manusia dan memutuskan bekalan air
merupakan
satu tindakan yang mencabul hak asasi manusia. Ia juga merupakan satu
kelakuan
yang tidak berperikemanusiaan yang sengaja dilakukan untuk mewujudkan satu
keadaan yang cemas dan tenat dikalangan penduduk Ladang Breamer.
Buat pengetahuan tuan, kami sudah pun memaklumkan perkara ini melalui surat
yang
bertarikh 25hb Ogos 2000. Selain itu, peguam kami juga telah menghantar
surat
kepada pihak tuan yang bertarikh 30hb Ogos 2000. Akan tetapi pihak tuan
masih
tidak mengambil sebarang tindakan. Oleh itu kami ingin menjelaskan beberapa
perkara di sini iaitu:-
1) Pihak tuan sengaja tidak mengambil perhatian kepada masalah ini walaupun
isu
memutuskan bekalan air merupakan satu kejadian yang serius lagi kritikal
yang
terpaksa diharungi oleh semua penduduk Ladang Breamer. Ini merupakan satu
sikap
yang amat tidak profesional.
2) Pihak tuan cuba mengusir penduduk Ladang Breamer secara paksa. Ia
merupakan
satu tindakan yang menyalahi undang-undang kerana kes diantara penduduk
Ladang
Breamer dengan Sungai Kantan Developers masih berada di Mahkamah dan
tindakan
ini merupakan melanggar "status quo" atau menggangu keadaan asal.
3) Akibat daripada tindakan-tindakan tuan sedemikian, kami tidak mempunyai
pilihan lain kecuali hadir beramai-ramai ke tempat Syarikat tuan untuk
mendesak
pencabulan ini dihentikan serta-merta.
4) Kami ingin memberitahu pihak tuan supaya segera menyelesaikan masalah
ini.
Pihak tuan mesti menyambungkan semula bekalan air ke Ladang Breamer supaya
penduduk tidak lagi sengsara. Pihak tuan juga mesti menghentikan segara
sebarang
tindakan yang cuba mengusir penduduk Ladang Breamer secara haram dan jangan
langgar "status quo" kerana kes masih berada di mahkamah.
Kami sekali lagi menyeru pihak Syarikat tuan untuk menyambungkan air dengan
serta-merta dan tidak lagi menggangu dan mengancam ketenteraman penduduk
ladang
Braemar selagi kes belum selesai.
Segala kerjasama pihak tuan didahului dengan terima kasih
Sekian .
Yang benar ,
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(Ganesan a/l Danapal)
B/p JAWATANKUASA BERTINDAK PENDUDUK LADANG BREAMER