Manila, July 1, 2011
– Members of Partido Lakas ng Masa held another picket in front of the
Malaysian embassy today. PLM protested the arrest and detention of 30
pro-democracy activisits in Malaysia, including Romy Castillo, deputy
general-secretary of PLM, who was in Malaysia for an exchange visit
program with the Parti Sosialis Malaysia.
By the Socialist Party of Malaysia
July 1 -- The PSM is alarmed that its detained members are undergoing torture and
inhumane interrogation from special Bukit Aman officers who have been brought
specifically to extract information as most of those detained have
preferred to use their rights under the law to speak to the court and
not to the police.
Reliable sources from the police and those detained have confirmed that
the police seem to be not making any headway in their investigation
and hence they have brought in the thugs from Bukit Aman as a last
minute bid to extract information.
PSM calls for the immediate release of all detainees and, if the need
be, we call for them to be bailed or to be charged immediately. We call
upon the police to stop all harassment, torture and inhumane treatment
immediately.