Malaysians must rise up to stop the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011

The Plan of Action for Malaysia (PoAM) Coalition urges a Government to rught away repel a Peaceful Assembly Bill, which is unconstitutional as well as some-more repressive than a existent Police Act.

PoAM urges a open to join a protests organized by Kempen Kebebasan Berhimpun (KKB), a Bar Council as well as alternative polite multitude groups as well as abroad Malaysians against this act. The events scheduled so far are:

29 November (Tues)

11.30am: Walk Lake Club to Parliament

8.00pm: Public Forum at Kuala Lumpur as well as Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall

PoAM reminds a open which in 1981, a afterwards brand new Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad as well attempted to amend a Societies Act to cripple domestic participation of associations, though a legislative addition was defeated by a joined front of polite multitude groups coming from all! backgro unds.

PoAM is thus confident a check will have to be cold or be rendered unenforceable if a open pressure continues to mount.

PoAM holds which a hefty fines of RM10,000 for public organisers who destroy to notify a military thirty days in allege as well as RM20,000 for public participants who destroy to disperse as educated by a military have been proposed in bad faith.

This is in actuality many worse than a Peaceful Assembly as well as Procession Bill upheld by Myanmar which requires only 5 days notification to a police.

Such fines have been over a means of normal Malaysians as well as have been meant to overpower typical Malaysians from center as well as reduce category backgrounds. Such fines can also be used to invalidate elected representatives, in a goal which this will deter them from joining a public.

In a opinion, if a People concede this check to be passed, a people will not be able to reason any proof or rally to express their opinion in many urban areas. Under a law, Assemb! lies hav e been prohibited within a 50-meter radius from motor fuel stations, military stations, eremite places, schools as well as 8 alternative categories of "prohibited areas", many ! of which have been ordinarily found in urban centre.

It is PoAM deliberate perspective which when governments have been stable from criticism, they will have small inducement to check corruption, arrest power abuse as well as retreat unpopular policies. This will in a future lead to domestic instability as well as conflict.

PoAM calls upon a government to repel a proposed Bill rught away as well as to deliberate vital stakeholders including polite multitude before retabling a Bill.

PoAM feels which if a Peaceful Assembly Bill in its current form is passed, is a potential time bomb which can outcome in governmental noise as well as chaos. This is something which all right-minded Malaysians do not desire as well as would climb to prevent.

Issued by GBM which comprises of a following organisations:

Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH)

Aliran

Tamil Foundation

Pertubuhan Jamaah Islah Malaysia (JIM)

Majlis Perundingan Mala! ysia Aga ma Buddha, Krisitian, Hindu, Sikh dan Tao (MPMAM)

Negeri Sembilan Chinese Assembly Hall (NSCAH)

Penang Chinese Town Hall (PGCTH)

Lim Lian Geok Cultural Development Centre (LLG)

United Chinese School Alumni Association of Malaysia (UCSAAM)

Muslim Professionals Forum (MPF)

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)

Pusat Komunikasi Masyarakat (KOMAS)

Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM)

Persatuan Masyarakat Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan (Permas)

Centre for Policy Initiatives (CPI)

National Interlok Action Team (NIAT)

People's Green Coalition (PGC)

Anak Muda Sarawak (AMS)

All Women's Action So! ciety (A WAM)

Partners in Community Organising (Pacos Trust)

Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia

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Warga Malaysia harus bangkit un! tuk meng hentikan Rang Undang Undang Perhimpunan Awam 2011

Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia [GBM] menggesa Kerajaan menarik balik Rang Undang-Undang Perhimpunan Awam [RUUPA] 2011 dengan serta merta, oleh kerana perundangan yang dicadangkan adalah bertentangan dengan lunas-lunas demokrasi berperlembagaan, serta ianya mengandungi unsur-unsur lebih menindas berbanding dengan Akta Polis sedia ada.

GBM menyeru rakyat jelata untuk menyertai protes yang kini dianjurkan oleh Kempen Kebebasan Berhimpun (KKB), Majlis Peguam dan kumpulan masyarakat sivil dan warga Malaysia di luar Tanah Air, supaya dapat menentang perundangan tersebut. Sehingga kini beberapa aktiviti yang telah dirancang ialah seperti berikut:

29 Nov (Selesa)

11.30 pagi: Perhimpunan jalan dari Kelab Taman Perdana ke bangunan Parlimen

8.00 malam: Forum Awam di Dewan Perhimpunan Cina Kuala Lumpur as well as Selangor

GBM ingin menarik perhatian dan memperingatkan rakyat bahawa pada tahun 1981, Perdana Menteri masa itu Dr Mahathir Mohamad juga telah cuba membuat pindaan kepada Akta Pertubuhan dengan tujuan membendung dan menyekat penyertaan persatuan persat! uan dala m locus politik. Akhirnya, pindaan tersebut terpaksa ditarik balik apabila berhadapan dengan satu barisan padu kumpulan masyarakat sivil, yang terdiri daripada pelbagai latarbelakang dan sektor.

GBM penuh yakin bahawa RUUPA 2011 akan ditarik balik ataupun tidak dapat dilaksanakan sekiranya tekanan Rakyat menentang perundangan tersebut dapat diteruskan.

GBM berpendapat bahawa denda sebanyak RM10,000 bagi penganjur perhimpunan yang tidak mematuhi peruntukan memberitahu polis thirty hari sebelum perhimpunan dan denda RM20,000 untuk peserta perhimpunan yang enggan bersurai atas arahan polis, merupakan cadangan yang tidak berniat b! aik.

Sebenarnya, peruntukan ini adalah lebih teruk berbanding dengan notis pemberitahuan 5 hari sahaja di bawah a Peaceful Assembly as well as Procession Bill yang diluluskan oleh Myanmar baru-baru ini.

Ternyata denda denda tersebut dicadangkan dengan tujuan menyekat hak asasi rakyat jelata, khususnya dari golongan pendapatan terendah dan pertengahan, yang pasti tidak ada kemampuan kewangan bagi membayar. Peruntukan denda tersebut juga berniat untuk menghalang dan menyekat Wakil Rakyat menyertai perhimpunan awam bersama Rakyat, oleh kerana mereka boleh hilang standing sekiranya didendakan amaun berkenaan.

Pada pendapat kami, sekiranya Rakyat membenarkan RUUPA 2001 jadi Akta PA 2001, Kerajaan akan 'dilindungi' dari perhimpunan jalan di kebanyakan kawasan Bandar. Di bawah perundangan ini, perhimpunan adalah dilarang dalam jarak 50 meter dari had suatu tempat larangan seperti stesyen minyak, stesyen polis, tempat ibadat, sekolah dan lapan lagi "tempat larangan", yang lazimnya terdapat di mana mana kawasan perbandaran.

GBM berpendapat bahawa sesebuah kerajaan yang kebal kepada kritikan rakyat tidak ada insentif bagi membendung rasuah, penyelewengan kuasa ataupun menarik balik dasar dasar yang tidak terima oleh bilangan besar masyarakat. Keadaan sedemikian akan menyebabkan suasana politik yang tidak stabil serta konflik.

GBM merayu kepada kerajaan untuk menarik balik RUUPA 2011 dan memulakan satu proses perundingan dengan masyarakat sivil sebelum pembentangan semula rang undang undang tersebut.

Pada hemat GBM, sekiranya RUUPA 2011 diluluskan kemungkinan ianya akan menjadi punca ketidakharmonian dan huru hara dalam masyarakat. Warga Malaysia yang waras dan matang pasti akan bangkit untuk mengelakkan keadaan sedemikian berlaku. - CPIAsia

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