The Kg Berembang tragedy
You won't read about this in the mainstream newspapers. Especially not in Utusan Malaysia. This is the kind of thing that makes my blood boil like an active volcano.
"The Ampang Jaya Municipal Council tore down the only remaining structure in Kampung Berembang in Ampang - a surau - but not before leaving the 30-year-old village looking like a battle ground.
Scores of residents of Kampung Berembang, along with members of several non-government organisations and political parties, were involved in a physical battle with enforcement officers from the council, who were backed by police and the Federal Reserve Unit to save the surau.
Last week, the council had demolished all the 50-odd houses in the village, leaving only the two-storey surau behind - that too after a long and hard protest by the villagers and members of a grassroots movement, Jerit." [malaysiakini, 30/11/2006]
If this is not kezaliman then I don't know what is.
"The officers were seen pulling the hair of some of the women and slapping the children who refused to leave the surau.
"I was afraid but somehow I found the courage to try to stop the officers, maybe because I care for the surau," said Aida Suhaida (below), 15, who was slapped by a MPAJ officer.
"We are women, and the men should not touch us, but they kicked me and stepped on my stomach while I was sitting at the (surau's) staircase," said Norhasliana Osman Taad, 22, who was pull by the officers until her cloth was torn.
"They slapped my face until my eyes turned red. The children were also stepped on by them," she said.
In the aftermath of the melee, 11 people - nine activists and two villagers - were arrested and taken to the Ulu Kelang Taman Keramat police station and Ampang Jaya police station.
As the dust settled, Kampung Berembang looked like a battle zone with villagers fallen to the ground, some crying in pain, about four fainted and some vomited as a result of sheer exhaustion." [malaysiakini, 30/11/2006]
Staring at the face of cruelty, race and religion do not matter.
Salute the warriors - students, activists, NGOs, opposition leaders and the people of Kg Berembang.
I wonder what ever happened to all the Hidup Melayu! bullshit. Where was the keris-wielding Umno Youth leader?
There must be a humane solution to this. What happened to "masyarakat penyayang"? Islam Hadhari?
The Kg Berembang case is still pending in court and yet the authorities can't wait to demolish the houses and leave scores homeless. Don't they have even an iota of compassion running through their veins?
Waddafak!!!
Even a letter from the PM's Dept failed to stop the demolition. Not so powerful lah you Pak Lah after all.
Why demolish now? During rainy season? When there are children taking their SPM exams?
More drama in Harakahdaily. Read this and weep for Malaysia.
[Pix from malaysiakini and Faisal Mustaffa. More pix from Jerit here.]
posted by aman at
6:18 PM
2 Comments:
Ni semua kerja ahli neraka!
But what do you all think of this..anyway we got to be fair.Can you please justify this news :
Ampang, 2 Nov 2007 -- Menteri Besar Selangor menganggap isu penempatan semula setinggan kampung berembang telah selesai walaupun menghadapi jalan yang sukar dan berliku.
Menurut Datuk Seri Dr. Mohamad Khir bin Toyo, Kerajaan negeri membelanjakan hampir RM 30 juta untuk penempatan semula setinggan Kempung Berembang.
Ini termasuk bayaran pampasan kepada pemilik tanah, suibsidi penghuni setinggan sebanyak RM7,000bagi seunit rumah kos rendah yang berharga RM42,000 dan juga elaun perpindahan ke penempatan antara RM800 hingga RM1,200 bagi satu keluarga
“Ia jalan terbaik, bukan saja menguntungkan setinggan malah memberi faedah kepada tuan tanah.”
Dr. Mohamad Khir berkata demikian ketika menyempurnakan Majlis Pelancaran Projek Berembang Indah dan Penyampaian Perjanjian Pemilikan Penempatan Semula Kampung Berembang, dekat sini.
Projek Berembgang Indah akan dikendalikan oleh anak syarikat kerajaan negeri Selangor, Permodalan Negeri Selangor Berhad (PNSB) dan Perspektif Masa Sdn Bhd itu dijangka siap Disember tahun depan, dengan pembinaan 694 unit rumah kos rendah.
Turut sama pada majlis itu Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Perumahan, Pengurusan Bangunan dan Setinggan, Dato’ Mohd Mokhar Ahmad Dahlan dan Pemangku Ketua Eksekutif PNSB, Datin Khairiyah Abu Hassan.
Dalam ucapannya juga Dr. Mohamad Khir menyifatkan penyelesaian masalah setinggan di kampung itu membabitkan tempoh paling lama, beliau berkata ia juga menjadi satu sejarah dalam usaha Selangor menyelesaikan masalah setinggan.
“Saya ingat ia yang paling susah sekali, dan isu Kampung Berembang ini sudah jadi isu sebelum saya lahir lagi,” katanya pada Menurut beliau, sekitar tahun 1964 hingga 1966, setinggan mula mendirikan penempatan di kampung itu sedangkan tanah berkenaan adalah milik orang lain."
"Pemilik tanah pula terpaksa membayar cukai premium setiap tahun walaupun tanahmereka dihuni penduduk setinggan."
Dr. Mohamad Khir turut mengulas mengenai kritikan dan tohmahan beberapa pihak mengenai usaha kerajaan negeri menempatkan semula setinggan Kampung Berembang.
"Kerajaan tetap meneruskan kerana ia merupakan jalan terbaik, yang bukan saja menguntungkan setinggan malah memberi faedah kepada tuan tanah. Ini merupakan usaha mewujudkan situsai yang menguntungkan kedua-dua belah pihak.”
Dalam sidang media selepasnya Dr. Mohamad Khir berharap para setinggan kampung berembang dapat menumpukan kepada pendidikan anak-anak.
Untuk rekod, Kampung Berembang dihuni oleh 1070 keluarga, terdiri daripada majoritinya masyarakat Melayu, selebihnya Cina, India dan bukan bumiputera. Tanah asal adalah milik 111 individu seluas 60 ekar.
Proses pemindahan setinggan Kampung Berembang dalam kawasan Selangor sudah diselesaikan, sementara bakinya melibatkan pihak berkuasa Kuala Lumpur dan sebahagian lagi terlibat dengan Projek Smart yang dibangunkan kerajaan Persekutuan.
Antara kemudahan yang bakal dinikmati penduduk pangsapuri itu nanti ialah sekolah, surau, tadika, dewan orang ramai, gerai dan taman permainan.
Selain pembinaan rumah kos rendah berkenaan, baki tanah akan dibangunkan dengan pangsapuri kos tinggi sebanyak 2,347 unit bagi menampung subsidi perlaksanaan penyelesaian setinggan.
- SUARA SELANGOR MAJU/MBSelangor.net.my
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