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MIED spat: Slanging match over missing millions turns vicious
Friday, March 6, 2009
MIED spat: Slanging match over missing millions turns vicious



Samy Vellu: She's a desperate woman.Chitrakala: Let police find the crook.
KUALA LUMPUR: The claws are out. Both sides have resorted to publicly calling each other a thief.In what is becoming an increasingly venomous spat, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu accused former Maju Institute of Educational Development chief executive officer P. Chitrakala Vasu of being a "thief devoid of any morals".His astonishing broadside came in the wake of a press conference held by Chitrakala on Saturday, during which she accused Samy Vellu of misdeeds and charged that "top officials" had dipped their fingers into the MIED kitty.In a report lodged at the Shah Alam police station, Chitrakala said she was informed that many files were removed from the MIED office on Jan 2 on the instructions of a "top MIC official".
Samy Vellu said yesterday her comments were those of a desperate woman being investigated by police for criminal misappropriation of funds."There has never been a greater case of breach of trust by an employee of MIED. "She is nothing more than a thief devoid of any morals and standards of decency. "Let me say in no uncertain terms that she and others who are responsible for the misappropriation of MIED funds will be brought to book. "No amount of threats and personal attacks on me will deter me from that cause."Chitrakala was equally vocal in her criticism. When contacted, she said: "If that's what he wants to say, you can publish it. But only a thief will call somebody else a thief." She voiced disappointment that most of the mainstream media only covered Samy Vellu's side of the story."If Samy Vellu says something, it will be in the news. So, let him say what he wants. I'll leave it to the police to find out who really is responsible for the money stolen from the Indian community."Let him deny that he hijacked MIED. Let him deny that he hijacked MIC. "It makes me laugh to hear him calling me a thief. Why isn't he using the RM2 million collected for the 2004 tsunami victims to help the Sri Lankan Tamils now? "At that time, he said the victims already had a lot of money and did not need any more. Why isn't he giving it to the suffering Tamils now?"The spat between Samy Vellu and the 38-year-old mother of four revolves around the institute and cost overruns for its project -- the Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST) campus in Sungai Petani. Last December, Tan Sri M. Mahalingam, a signatory of MIED cheques, was removed as MIC treasurer-general in a move described by Samy Vellu as part of an MIC rebranding exercise.Chitrakala, who joined MIED as an accountant in the late 1990s, resigned in 2002. She was brought back on board in 2004 as its CEO.MIED, whose core business is providing study loans, sourced millions of ringgit from the Indian community, received about RM300 million from the government and acquired a RM220 million loan from Bank Pembangunan Malaysia to build the AIMST campus.The cost of construction ballooned from an initial RM230 million to close to RM500 million.MIC's probe into the fiasco revealed the disappearance of RM5.25 million.Duo to be questioned

KUALA LUMPUR: MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu and former Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED) chief executive officer P. Chitrakala Vasu are expected to be interviewed by police next week.Police have recorded statements from several individuals in connection with a criminal breach of trust case involving the MIED.Federal Commercial Crimes Investigation Department director Datuk Koh Hong Sun confirmed that they were investigating the case as criminal breach of trust but declined to elaborate.
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Sultan, Raja Nazrin quiz assemblymen
Sultan, Raja Nazrin quiz assemblymen
NST Online » Frontpage2009/02/06

IPOH: All 31 assemblymen forming a majority for the Barisan Nasional in Perak were interviewed individually by Sultan Azlan Shah and Raja Muda Raja Dr Nazrin Shah yesterday.
Sources said it was a brief audience for 27 BN assemblymen but a longer one for the three independent assemblymen and Bota assemblyman Datuk Nasarudin Hashim, who is back with Umno."The sultan wanted to make sure that the independent assemblymen and Nasarudin fully supported BN and would help form a stable state government," a source said.The three independents are Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (Behrang) and Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu (Changkat Jering), formerly of Parti Keadilan Rakyat, and Hee Yit Foong (Jelapang), formerly of DAP.It is learnt that both an oral and written undertaking of support for the new state government and menteri besar was provided by the three assemblymen.
"The letters of undertaking were signed individually and submitted to the palace on Wednesday night," another source said."Obviously, the sultan is not taking any chances despite the apparently solid front. This will also be fair as the previous Pakatan Rakyat administration was also required to do the same."Nizar's swearing-in as the 10th menteri besar in March last year was postponed twice due to the palace's doubts over whether the three parties -- the DAP, PKR and Pas -- could form a stable majority.
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மலேசியா திரும்ப வேதமூர்த்தி விருப்பம்
மலேசியா திரும்ப வேதமூர்த்தி விருப்பம்
மலேசியாவில் தடை செய்யப்பட்ட ஹிண்ட்ராப் தலைவர்களில் ஒருவரான பி.வேதமூர்த்தியின் இதயம் பாதிக்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறது.மலேசியாவுக்குத் திரும்பி வந்து இதய சிகிச்சை செய்துகொள்ள அவர் விருப்பம் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.இப்போது அவர் லண்டன் இதய சிகிச்சை நிலையம் ஒன்றில் இருக்கிறார்.திங்கள்கிழமை அவருக்கு ரத்தக் குழாய் சீரமைப்புச் சிகிச்சை (எஞ்சியோ பிளாஸ்டி) செய்யப்பட்டது.அப்போது, வேதமூர்த்தி அரியவகை இருதய நோயால் பாதிக்கப் பட்டிருப்பது மருத்துவர் களுக்குத் தெரிய வந்தது என்று ஹிண்ட்ராப் ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளர் ஆர்.சண் நேற்று வெளியிட்ட ஓர் அறிக்கையில் தெரிவித்தார்.மலேசிய அரசாங்கம், ஹிண்ட்ராப் அமைப்பு மீது நடவடிக்கை எடுத்தபோது வேதமூர்த்தி, 2007ம் ஆண்டு லண்டன் சென்றார்.
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அரசாங்கப் பணத்தை மாற்றி விட்டதாக சாமிவேலு மீது புகார்
அரசாங்கப் பணத்தை மாற்றி விட்டதாக சாமிவேலு மீது புகார்

அரசாங்க நிதியிலிருந்து இரண்டு மில்லியன் ரிங்கிட்டை மலேசிய இந்தியர் காங்கிரசின் நல் வாழ்வு அற நிறுவனத்துக்கு மாற்றியதாக மலேசிய இந்தியர் காங்கிரஸ் கல்விப்பிரிவின் முன்னாள் உயர் அதிகாரி ஒருவர் கூறியிருக்கிறார்.அந்த கல்வி மேம்பாட்டு அமைப்பின் தலைமை நிர்வாகப் பொறுப் பிலிருந்து பதவி விலகுமாறு கடந்த மாதம் கேட்டுக் கொள்ளப்பட்ட பி. சித்திரகலா வாசு இவ்வாறு தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.இது தொடர்பில் அவர் போலிசில் புகார் செய்திருப் பதாகவும் கூறப்படுகிறது.முன்னைய தமது அலுவலகத்திலிருந்து லாரி நிறைய கோப்புகள் அகற்றப்பட்டது குறித்தும் அவர் புகார் செய்துள்ளார்.
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Kugan Died Due to Severe Beating



Kapar member of parliament S Manikavasagam today revealed the results of the independent post-mortem report .
According to the post-mortem report, the beating caused a breakdown in Kugan’s muscle cells, which then congested the blood flow which in turn caused a kidney failure.
The pictorial evidence also showed that Kugan suffered from massive internal bleeding due to severe beating.
The independent post-mortem report was commissioned by Kugan’s family after they were dissatisfied with the report tendered by the Serdang Hospital authorities that Kugan had died due to liquid in his lungs.
According to the second post- mortem Kugan’s death was due to By ACUTE RENAL FAILURE (KIDNEY FAILURE) due to Rhadomylosis due to Blant Damange to Skeleton Muscle. In order word he was Beaten Badly resulting damage of his Muscle and Blood stream and lead to KIDNEY Failure.
Beside that pathologist also found around 42 External Injuries not including Injuries Found on his Spleen, Left Lung , Kidney , Heart , Spine and also under the scalp.
CAN WE SAFELY CLASSIFIED THAT MURDERERS STILL MINGLING AMONG “POLICE MESRA RAKYAT”




An independent post-mortem report has revealed that deceased 22-year-old police detainee Kugan Ananthan had endured severe beatings and was also starved during his incarceration.
The post-mortem conducted by a Universiti Hospital pathologist who was commissioned by the deceased’s family found that the car theft suspect had died of kidney failure due to the assault.
The beatings had caused a breakdown in Kugan’s muscle cells which then congested the blood flow and resulted in kidney failure.
The findings were revealed by the family’s lawyer N Surendran at a press conference held in the PKR headquarters in Tropicana this afternoon.
“As opposed to the past statement given by the police and the first post-mortem report (which stated that Kugan died of fluid accumulation in his lungs), the second report shows that he had died of acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis.
“Which is to say that he died due to the muscle cells disintegrating into his bloodstream and absorbed by the kidney which resulted in kidney failure and death,” said the lawyer.
‘Burnt with extremely heated iron bar’
Showing pictorial evidence to reporters, Surendran said graphic photos taken from the post-mortem report showed that Kugan suffered from massive internal bleeding due to repeated beatings.
“Kugan had hemorrhage in many of his internal organs, his heart, left lung, spleen, kidneys, back of his neck, spine area and the sole of his feet which shows that he took consistent beatings,” he added.
Kugan also suffered from internal bleeding in the scalp area following repeated beatings with a blunt object.
The post-mortem report also stated that Kugan sustained more than 10 severe burn wounds on his back “probably as a result of being burnt by an extremely heated V-shaped iron bar.”
“Almost the entire part of his back is covered with contusions, beating marks and bruises,” said Surendran, adding that the report also indicated that Kugan “was starved during the entire time he was tortured.”
“In brief, it appears that Kugan was severely tortured over period of days and the kind of pain he had suffered is unimaginable.
“One could only imagine what was going through this young man’s mind (during the torture). Perhaps, he had wanted to die (to escape the torture), we wouldn’t know,” he said.
Procedural exclusion in first post-mortem
Another baffling point, said Surendran, is the fact that the second post-mortem report indicated that no examination below the heart area of Kugan’s body was conducted during the first post-mortem.
Surendran said this was puzzling as it is compulsory for any pathologist to conduct a complete check-up.
The independent post-mortem report was commissioned by Kugan’s family after they were dissatisfied with the first report tendered by Serdang Hospital.
Kugan had died on Jan 20 at the Taipan police station in Subang Jaya, five days after he was arrested in connection with the theft of luxury cars.
Meanwhile, Surendran said the second post-mortem conducted by Dr Prashant N Samberkar from the UniversitI Malaya Medical Centre is not just an investigation into the death of an individual.
“This is a damning indictment on the Malaysian police force. I hope the police will hang their heads in shame, institute thorough reforms and stop placing obstacles in the implementation of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC),” he stressed.
Report to be submitted to AG tomorrow
Teluk Intan DAP parliamentarian M Manogaran, who was also present at the press conference, said he and other Pakatan Rakyat leaders will submit the post-mortem report to the Attorney-General’s Chambers in Putrajaya tomorrow.
“The AG (Abdul Gani Patail) is duty-bound to act on this report and what Malaysians, in particular Kugan’s family, want is that whoever is responsible for his death be brought to court and answer charges for murder,” he said.
According to Kapar MP S Manikavasagam, from the year 2000 to 2008, there have been more than 80 cases of reported deaths in police custody but nothing has been done to address this.
He also claimed that more than seven police officers are involved in Kugan’s case.
Another DAP leader present, Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo said the report should give the AG sufficient evidence to act swiftly on the matter.
He also said this incident shows the importance of having an independent post-mortem report done for custodial death cases.
The case was initially classified as sudden death but following the emergence of a video clip which revealed severe lacerations on the deceased’s body and sparked off public outrage, the AG reclassified the case as murder.
Other leaders present at the press conference were PAS Kota Raja MP Dr Siti Maria Mahmud, PKR secretary general Salahuddin Hashim and watchdog group Police Watch director S Jayathas.

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MIED Scandal :Samy Vellu should relinquish MIC Chief Post Immediately
YB S Manikavasagam today called Dato Seri S Samy Velu to take full responsibility on alleged missing MIED fund by immediately relinquish MIC President Post .
Police and MACC should commence investigation into entire RM500 over million fund raised by MIC via MIED to build Asian Institute of Management, Science and Technology (AIMST). It’s not mere RM5.2 million? The authorities should also freeze all banking account of Samy, MIC senior politicians and of their families as the fund involved sweat and blood of Malaysian Indian in particular.
Samy Velu also should stop blaming his subordinates whom merely taking instructions in executing his decision.
The authorities should arrest Samy Velu immediately for miss using donation collected meant for Sri Lankan Tsunami victims . How can a responsible (then )Minister perceive’ I collect it I use it’ mindset?
This is second incident of Breach of Trust involving Samyvelu with first RM110milliom Maika Holdings fund still not settled and now multifold cheating of over RM500million. Public trust on him had lost long ago when he played out Maika Holdings scandal by promises it’s coming but none seen yet.
He had pawned the future of Malaysian Indians and under graduates of AIMST for sake for political career advancement.
I also called up Government of Malaysia to immediately stop channeling all funding meant to uplifting Indian community via MIC or it’s associated organization.
posted by T. BALA @ 12:17 PM   0 comments
Memo to suhakam and police
Friday, January 16, 2009
Seven policemen were charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today in connection with the case of a 27-year-old man and 18-year-old teenager being allegedly scalded with hot water at the Brickfields police district headquarters.The seven were charged under Section 506 and Section 304 of the Penal Code for collectively committing an act of criminal intimidation and voluntary causing hurt to extort a confession.
Those charged were Sgt Mohd Shafiee Abdul Halim, Sgt Mohd Diah Sulaiman, Sgt Zulkiplly Taib, Cpl Abdullah Musa, Cpl Zamrin Zaid, L/Cpl Matila @ Saudi Ismail dan L/Cpl Nizam Abdul Wahab from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
They were accused of committing the offence against B Parabakar and C Solomon between 10.15pm on Dec 23 and 3.30am on Dec 24.
The seven pleaded not guilty and posted the RM5,000 each bail. If found guilty, they face a prison term of up to seven years and a fine.
Solomon, who is missing, was picked up by police and taken to the Brickfields district police headquarters on Dec 23 to assist in the investigation of an extortion case.
Prabakar, a friend and colleague, was taken in at the same time from their place of work at Sri Hartamas.
He alleged that he failed to provide the police with any information, he was tortured in various ways by 11 policemen, including having boiling hot water poured on him.
Prabakar was released from remand on police bail on Dec 28 - the last he saw Solomon.
Memorandum to Suhakam
Kapar PKR parliamentarian S Manikavasagam today submitted another memorandum to the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) on behalf of Prabakar.
Other members of Parliament who present were M Manogaran (Teluk Intan-DAP), Lim Lip Eng (Segambut-DAP) and Loh Gwo Burne (Kelana Jaya-PKR).
Suhakam Commissioner Siva Subramaniam, who received the memorandum, said that since the matter was now before the courts there were limitations to what Suhakam could do.
However, he assured that the commission’s legal division would study the memo and put up a paper for the commission to consider.
He said the key issue at hand was that police officers lacked training and Suhakam was hoping to organise more programmes with the police, especially investigation officers, on human rights.
“Police officers should keep in mind that they are not above the law. Although upon arrest they can use minimal force but during the investigation they must follow the norms,” said Subramaniam.
“These practices do not reflect well for a developed country,” he said. Prabakar, who was present, said that he was unhappy that only seven policemen were identified and prosecuted. “When I gave my statement, I said there were nine of them,” he said, adding that when he was called for an identification parade only seven policemen were in the line-up.
‘Case not an isolated matter’
Prabakar’s lawyer, N Surendran , lamented that the case was not an isolated matter and raised concerns about the attitude of the police force.
“The police seem to be routinely doing this (brutality) when arresting a suspect [...] for example, beating with a rubber hose on the soles of the feet, we know this to be a routine thing [...] I feel it is safe to say the police do it in the routine way,” he said.
“I have been practising law for 15 years and I have come across many incidents of clients who have related the same stories…and yet nothing seems to be done in order to remedy the situation.
“So it won’t be an exaggeration for us to say that many of our police lock-ups are little more than torture chambers,used by the police in order to oppress and treat suspects in the most shocking manner.”
In addition, Surendran claimed that there must be something unstable about individuals who performed such brutality.
“To actually do this to another human being, one must be in some manner sick,” he added. Surendran also asked whether “normal people joined the police force but something in the police culture corrupted them and turned them into monsters”.
Surendran said Suhakam must present a “harder stance” on the matter and pressurise the police to overcome their lackadaisical attitude.
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