P. Uthayakumar

wiiz · Jun 10, 2004

What's the deal with this guy?

KUALA LUMPUR: Human rights lawyer P. Uthayakumar is not expected to return to Malaysia until after his interview with the British Immigration Department, scheduled on June 25.

And only if his application for asylum is rejected.
This was disclosed by his lawyer and close associate M. Manoharan to The Malay Mail last night.
Under normal procedure, the applicant will be deported the moment his application is rejected.

“But we are not looking that far. We have not discussed that possibility (rejection) yet,” he said.
“We do not expect him to return before June 25.”
He said Uthayakumar has also listed three conditions if he were to return. These conditions were faxed to the police last week.

The conditions are:

* That his safety is guaranteed by the police and the Government.

* All his previous reports against the police be investigated thoroughly, and

* The investigations into the reports be transparent.

These conditions were stipulated following Federal Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Musa Hassan’s comments in The Malay Mail last week when he advised Uthayakumar to return and stand by the allegations he had hurled against the police.

“We have yet to receive any response from the police. So, at it is, the situation remains status quo,” Manoharan said.
“Uthayakumar will be attending the interview with the Immigration Department there on June 25. There is no change to that.”
Uthayakumar applied for asylum upon arriving at the Heathrow Airport in London on May 20.

He has alleged that police were out to “get him” following two incidents last month.
The first was when his car was damaged. Two weeks later, he claimed he was assaulted by cops while he was on his way home.
He lodged reports on both incidents, alleging that police had damaged his car and assaulted him.

Uthayakumar also alleged, through his lawyer, that the attacks were because he had exposed cases of detainees dying in police custody.

Following these accusations, Brickfields police chief Assistant Commissioner Zulhasnan Najib Baharudin lodged a police report against the Bangsar-based lawyer, alleging defamation.
Following that report, police have tried on numerous occasions to record Uthayakumar’s statement.
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Adrian Wong · Jun 10, 2004

Hmm.. I wonder if he is the reason why the police suddenly and unilaterally decides to investigate deaths of detainees in Malaysian lock-ups.

It's amazing how many people "inadvertently" die in Malaysian lock-ups before they even stand trial...

I guess the top people in the police force finally realized that if they don't do something from inside, this will become a bigger issue and they will eventually be held accountable.

blaire576 · May 23, 2006

Adrian Wong said:

Hmm.. I wonder if he is the reason why the police suddenly and unilaterally decides to investigate deaths of detainees in Malaysian lock-ups.

It's amazing how many people "inadvertently" die in Malaysian lock-ups before they even stand trial...

I guess the top people in the police force finally realized that if they don't do something from inside, this will become a bigger issue and they will eventually be held accountable.
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yeah i've checked over DELETED and for the past years death of detainees are rising up

PsYkHoTiK · May 22, 2006

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