Aliran AGM renews call for ISA repeal

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Rama was re-elected president
Sdr. P. Ramakrishnan telah dipilih sekali lagi sebagai presiden Aliran dalam mesyuarat agung tahunan (MAT) ke-27nya yang diadakan hari ini.

Mesyuarat pertubuhan hak asasi manusia ini juga memilih Dr. Francis Loh sebagai setiausaha kehormat, Dr. Mustafa K. Anuar sebagai penolong setiausaha kehormat dan Dr. Subramaniam Pillay sebagai bendahari kehormat.

Turut dipilih sebagai ahli jawatankuasa eksekutif ialah Gan Kong Hwee, Dr. Prema Devaraj, Andrew Wong, Dr. Maznah Mohamad, Dr. Yeoh Seng Guan, Dr. Andrew Aeria, Dr. Molly Lee, Sarajun Hoda bin Abdul Hassan, Dr. Khoo Boo Teik, Anil Netto dan Ong Eu Soon.

MAT ini juga menegaskan pendiriannya bahawa ISA dimansuhkan serta merta. Dalam hal ini, MAT mengusulkan bahawa sembilan orang tahanan yang didakwa terlibat dalam aktiviti kumpulan militan Islam, iaitu kumpulan yang baru-baru ini dilanjutkan tahanannya tanpa apa-apa alasan yang adil, dibebaskan atau dihadapkan ke mahkamah. MAT juga membuat usul yang sama mengenai orang lain yang masih dalam tahanan ISA, iaitu dibebaskan atau dihadapkan ke mahkamah.

P. Ramakrishnan was re-elected president of Aliran at the 27th annual general meeting of the human rights group today.

The AGM also elected Dr. Francis Loh as honorary secretary, Dr. Mustafa K. Anuar as honorary assistant secretary and Dr. Subramaniam Pillay as honorary treasurer.

Also elected to the executive committee were Gan Kong Hwee, Dr. Prema Deveraj, Andrew Wong, Dr. Maznah Mohamad, Dr. Yeoh Seng Guan, Dr. Andrew Aeria, Dr. Molly Lee, Sarajun Hoda bin Abdul Hassan, Dr. Khoo Boo Teik, Anil Netto and Ong Eu Soon.

The AGM also reiterated its stand that the ISA be abolished and that all the ISA detainees -- including the nine allegedly involved in the so-called Islamic militant organisation, whose detention orders were recently extended without just cause -- be released or brought to trial immediately.

P Ramakrishnan
President
19 October 2003

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