PENAHANAN EZAM DAN AZMIN
PRM diberitahu bahawa Saudara Ezam Mohd Noor dan Saudara Azmin Ali telah ditahan
oleh polis pagi ini. Mereka telah ditahan di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala
Lumpur apabila pulang dari Mekkah kerana menunaikan Ibadat Umrah. Ezam adalah
Ketua Pemuda keADILan, manakala Azmin pula adalah Ketua keADILan Selangor dan
anggota Dewan Undangan Selangor. Kedua-duanya juga anggota Majlis Pimpinan
Tertinggi (MPT) keADILan.
Kami membantah sekeras-kerasnya penangkapan mereka ini. Kami menganggap mereka
ini, seperti juga tujuan orang lain yang ditangkap sebelum mereka, telah
ditangkap oleh kerana dendam kesumat pucuk pimpinan Barisan Nasional (BN) kerana
kekalahan BN dalam pilihan raya kecil Lunas baru-baru ini. Nampaknya pimpinan BN
ini tersangat marah oleh kerana percubaan mereka hendak menggunakan undi
hantu di Lunas telah terbongkar.
Sangat aneh sekali. Di negeri-negeri lain, pemerintahnya menggunakan perayaan
hari kebesaran sebagai sempena untuk mengampunkan dan membebaskan banduan. Akan
tetapi di negara yang dinamakan Malaysia ini, pimpinan pemerintah menggunakan
polis untuk menangkap musuh-musuh yang mereka dendami selepas masyarakat
Kristian menyambut Hari Natal, menjelang masyarakat Islam merayakan
Eidul-Fitri, dan sebelum seluruh rakyat menunggu sambutan Tahun Baru.
Kami menggesa supaya kedua-dua pemimpin keADILan ini dibebaskan segera supaya
mereka oleh bersama-sama keluarga mereka pada hari yang bahagia esok. Seterusnya
mereka hendaklah dibebaskan daripada sebarang tuduhan.
DETENTION OF EZAM AND AZMIN
PRM has been informed that the police detained Ezam Mohd Noor and Azmin Ali this
morning. They were detained at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on their
return from Mecca after performing Umrah (minor pilgrimage). Ezam is head of the
keADILan (Justice Party) Youth Section, while Azmi is head of Selangor keADILan
and member of the State Legislative Council. Both are also in the Leadership
Council of keADILan.
We strongly protest against their detention. We regard them, like seven others
who were detained before them, as victims of bitter vengeful act of the Barisan
Nasional (BN) leaders, who do not seem to be able to reconcile with their
coalition defeat in the Lunas by-election lately. It is clear that the BN
leadership is extremely angry that their attempt to use phantom voters in Lunas
was exposed.
It is most ironical. In other countries, governments often use festive seasons
as the occasion to pardon and release prisoners. But in this country known as
Malaysia, the government leaders use the police to detain their erstwhile
political enemies after the Christian community celebration of Christmas, before
Muslims celebrate Hari Raya, and while all the people are preparing to
welcome the New Year.
We urge the police to release the two keADILan leaders immediately so that they
can join their families for the auspicious day tomorrow. We also that they will
not be charged.
Dr Syed Husin Ali
Presiden PRM
26hb Disember 2000