Uthaya's condition a mockery of human rights...!!!

A Letter by Vig via M'Kini

I refer to the letter Uthayakumar's medical condition dangerous.

I am absolutely disgusted with the blatant treachery and severely discriminating practices of prison personnel at the Kamunting detention centre - the withholding medication and the unlawful punishing of Uthayakumar is anything but sickeningly inhumane. I call upon and challenge all powers that be to press forward as well as arise to the request of all Malaysians, to attend to the suffering of Uthayakumar immediately and indefinitely.

What we have right here right now blown-up in our faces is an absolute farce in the shape of a bomb that has resulted in a mockery of human rights. Its violation simply speaks volumes of intolerable disregard to all humans alike. How can a man diagnosed with diabetes be served with food of high sugar content? Detainee, criminal or simply civilian; isn't it onus on prison officials and their venerable wardens to dispense medication at their steady disposal and mercy for anybody who has been inexorably incarcerated?

Until further notice and with not much ado, I sincerely hope my request for the Home Ministry to step-in and look into this matter would bear fruition; in the form of already overdue specialist attention of the highest class to Uthayakumar at IJN. Given the prognosis without professional observation further, the victim will definitely succumb to deadly disease for his end-organs are steadily and consistently showing aggravated symptoms of nervousness followed by vascular failure even as I write. His vision is impaired and tenacious heart as well, has weakened in its relentless beat for retribution given his efforts for the Malaysian people.

I pledge, cadge and beg the local and international community to voice and protest in light of this pathetic and execrable hegemony practiced by the detentionists; to imprison and vilify these five for stressing the grieving plight of marginalised people in Malaysia. Please do not misconstrue or misinterpret my request for my concern is not to corner or gain political mileage given that I may be mistaken for a particular race or group in this country. I also do not engage in any sort of banal or vapid discourses with terrorists outside of this sacred land. All I wish for is the sincere display of magnanimous altruism on humanitarian grounds to prevail in the wake of sickening insouciance deployed histrionically, to harm innocent prisoners of conscience.

Uthayakumar deserves utmost respect irrespective and regardless of his 'perceived' misdoing or crime. One cannot be held against herself or himself for highlighting the indiscriminate oppression of any one particular race in this country. He may have been held in captivity for standing-up and voicing-out against discriminatory and prejudicial not to mention bigoted policies and systems here yet, nobody believes this to be an excuse let alone justification enough for not affording and according him specialist medical treatment.

We know that should the law of the land and the wrath of the gods be unleashed in due course, actual criminals and the real perpetrators will be sentenced to appear and explain themselves with impunity but without exoneration, for hurting and silencing innocent people.

Until then let us hope that not a single member of the five detainees, each ironically representing a state won by the solid and transparent opposition, are surreptitiously gagged and murdered as we comfortably sleep in our warm beds. I pray for haste with forthcoming attitude by the Home Ministry to administer the best of medical aid at the sincere request of all Malaysians; to be rushed to the withered Uthayakumar.

I also hope the plain ineffectiveness and the indolent attitude mastered by certain people in power will not prevail in the deliberate wake of his weakening condition.