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THE KAMPUNG RAILWAY SAGA: WHEN HOMES STAND IN THE WAY OF DEVELOPMENT…
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N Surendran: It was regretful that police were more concerned about following the developer’ bidding.
Malaysiakini
PKR vice president N Surendran has charged police of power abuse when they arreste residents in Kampung Railways for resisting eviction.
“The police are government by the Police Act 1967 and no where in the law does it allow police to assist housing developers to evict residents,” he said at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon.
He added that the police may only act if a crime had been committed.
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My question to the inspector-general of police and home minister is what crime had been committed that allowed them to arrest seven residents?” said Surendran (left), who is Padang Serai MP and a practising lawyer.
He was referring to the arrest of seven individuals, including a 16-year-old , when they attempted to prevent the demolition of their homes in Kampung Railways on boxing day.
Surendran said the authorities could cite the residents for contempt of court if they refused to abide by the eviction order but had no power to arrest them as no crime had been committed.
Also present at the press conference was Batu MP Tian Chua who played a video of the incident.
The video showed a tense stand-off involving police, Kuala Lumpur City and the residents in front of a house as the authorities attempted to move in.
MP claims cops abused power during Kg Railways eviction
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Free Malaysia Today
Kg Railway: DBKL plans to sue FMT
Deputy FT Minister Loga Balan said DBKL has done everything possible to relocate the remaining 30 families in Kg Railway, Sentul, but they have rejected the offer.
PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is contemplating to sue FMT over a report on the demolition of houses in Kg Railway, Sentul, by enforcement officers yesterday. Federal Territories deputy minister Loga Balan said DBKL was planning to sue FMT and Tamil daily Makkal Osai for carrying misleading news
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/12/27/kg-railway-dbkl-plans-to-sue-fmt/
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For the stories/reports, go to the links below:
*DBKL demolishes Kg Railway houses | Free Malaysia Today
*Kg Railway families defiant in face of arrests, demolition | Malaysia …
*Kg Railway families defiant in face of arrests, demolition – Yahoo …
8Demolition of Kg Railway houses on hold pending talks …
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Photos: Malay Mail
A wall-sized painting of the Last Supper adorns one wall of a house in Kg Railway.
All the houses in the village were scheduled for demolition yesterday.The land on which Kampung Railway, which has been home to over five generations of families here, was sold to YTL in the 1990s in a privatisation deal but had been left alone until SSRB’s recent plans to develop the area.
The families had sued last year in a bid to keep the land but settled with SSRB out of court in September. – Malay Mail
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