7th Rangers: As long as UMNO rules there will not be justice for Teoh Beng Hock, Ahmad Sarbaini, Aminurasyid, V.Kugan and others, a vote for MCA, MIC or Gerakan is a vote for UMNO
Fighting Seventh
The Fighting Rangers On War, Politics and Burning Issues
Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
As long as UMNO rules there will not be justice for Teoh Beng Hock, Ahmad Sarbaini, Aminurasyid, V.Kugan and others, a vote for MCA, MIC or Gerakan is a vote for UMNO
Thursday, April 04, 2013
We are here to remember Teoh Beng Hock, cruel victim of injustice and
misgovernance, and to reaffirm our commitment to continue to do all we
can to ensure that we will not cease until justice is done to Beng Hock
and his family. The death of Teoh Beng Hock at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption
Commission (MACC) headquarters at Shah Alam on July 16, 2009, together
with cases of Ahmad Sarbaini, Aminurasyid and V. Kugan will be among the
priority cases of “transitional justice” in a new Pakatan Rakyat
government in Putrajaya after the 13th General Election to address human
rights violations and rebuild social trust in a democratic system of
governance. What is “transitional justice”? Let me quote from the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ):Transitional justice refers to the set of judicial and non-judicial
measures that have been implemented by different countries in order to
redress the legacies of massive human rights abuses. These measures
include criminal prosecutions, truth commissions, reparations programs
and various kinds of institutional reforms.Transitional justice is not a ‘special’ kind of justice, but an
approach to achieving justice in times of transition from conflict
and/or state repression. By trying to achieve accountability and
redressing victims, transitional justice provides recognition of the
rights of victims, promotes civic trust and strengthens the democratic
rule of law. In the aftermath of massive human rights abuses, victims have well
established rights to see the perpetrators punished, to know the truth,
and to receive reparations. Because systemic human rights violations affect not just the direct
victims, but society as a whole, in addition to satisfying these
obligations, states have duties to guarantee that the violations will
not recur, and therefore, a special duty to reform institutions that
were either involved in or incapable of preventing the abuses. A history of unaddressed massive abuses is likely to be socially
divisive, to generate mistrust between groups and in the institutions of
the State, and to hamper or slow down the achievement of security and
development goals. It raises questions about the commitment to the rule
of law and, ultimately, can lead to cyclical recurrence of violence in
various forms. As it is seen in most countries where massive human rights violations take place, the claims of justice refuse to ‘go away.’ In recent decades, transitional justice has gained an important
foundation in international law and increasingly, all states are
expected to enshrine and uphold four fundamental obligations of vital
importance in the area of human rights in the fight against impunity and
respect for victims’ rights. These are:
• To take reasonable steps to prevent human rights violations; • To conduct a serious investigation of violations when they occur; • To impose suitable sanctions on those responsible for the violations; • To ensure reparation for the victims of the violation.
In the tragic case of Teoh Beng Hock, the Malaysian government has
failed to live up to all these four fundamental obligations – powerful
reasons why transitional justice has to be invoked when there is a
change of government in Putrajaya in the 13GE. The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak broke his solemn
undertaking to Teoh Beng Hock’s family on July 28, 2009 that “no stone
would be left unturned” to find the causes and circumstances of TBH’s
death. It is clear that the Najib administration is not serious in
wanting to bring Teoh’s killers to justice. Two weeks ago, MACC Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Abu Kassim Mohamad
said the MACC would decide on the form of disciplinary action against
three MACC officers named by the TBH Royal Commission of Inquiry of
having “driven…Teoh…to commit suicide…by their aggressive, relentless,
oppressive and unscrupulous interrogation” – when the three should be
charged in court for a variety of criminal offences including perjury at
the RCI and the TBH inquest as well as the re-opening of high-powered
investigation into Teoh’s killers as the RCI has found that the initial
police investigations had been undermined by the conspiracy of “blue
wall of silence” of MACC officers to thwart police investigations from
establishing the truth and to pervert the course of justice. The prioritisation of the case of Teoh Beng Hock for transitional
justice will serve eight broad objectives – establishing the truth,
providing victims a public platform, holding perpetrators accountable,
strengthening the rule of law, providing victims with compensation,
effectuating institutional reform, promoting reconciliation, and
promoting public deliberation. All cases of victims of gross violation of human rights and the
culture of impunity, whether the mysterious deaths of Teoh Beng Hock,
Ahmad Sarbaini, Aminurashid, V. Kugan, will be proper cases for
transitional justice if Pakatan Rakyat forms the new government in
Putrajaya in the 13GE. (Speech at the forum by Lim Kit Siang “Justice in a Period of Change” as part of
the Teoh Beng Hock third death anniversary programme held at KL/Selangor
Chinese Assembly Hall on Tuesday, 10th July 2012 at 8 pm)
