Wednesday September 24, 2008
Samy: PM to consider freeing Hindraf leaders
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has agreed to consider the MIC’s appeal to release five Hindraf leaders detained under the ISA, said party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu.
“The Prime Minister has promised to discuss the matter with the Home Minister and arrive at a decision,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Samy Vellu and Human Resour-ces Minister Datuk Dr S. Subrama-niam, who is also MIC secretary-general, had a 30-minute
meeting with Abdullah in Putra-jaya.
He said the meeting was to seek the immediate release of the five €‘ R. Kengadharan, M. Manoharan, V. Ganabatirau, P. Uthayakumar and K. Vasantha Kumar €‘ from ISA detention.
“Abdullah said he would study the situation and recommend appropriate action. We have full faith and trust in the Prime Minister, and believe he will do something positive on this matter,” said Samy Vellu.
He said the families of the detai-nees had also suffered enough and that the five should be allowed to go home to look after their families.
News Poll
- Court ruling takes bite out of local council summonses
- Chin Peng apologises for death of innocents
- Girl and stepmum held over bid to kill first wife
- New evidence on MCA snoop squad case arrives at doorstep
- Biggest karaoke session a blast
- Teoh’s body exhumed for second autopsy today
- Victim’s dad nabs kidnapper
- Foreigner falls to her death from condominium
- Puad faces flak over ‘use Bahasa only’ remark
- Big impact in ‘small’ man’s win
- Court ruling takes bite out of local council summonses
- Johor set to be a medical hub
- Joy for 2,500 housebuyers as SPNB takes over project
- No licence to try offenders
- RM849mil owed by various state agencies
- Indonesia seizes ammonium nitrate shipment from Malaysia
- Big impact in ‘small’ man’s win
- Heritage through art
- Malaysians must get regular dental checks
- Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate
RSS
