Video prompts inquiry into 'abuse' of detainee - The Guardian

By John Aglionby in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian officials scrambled to repair the nation's image yesterday after it was tarnished by a minute-long video clip showing a naked woman of Chinese origin being compelled to do squats while holding her ears in front of an ethnic Malay policewoman.

The police are investigating the grainy footage that looks like it was shot in a police station, and prime minister Abdullah Badawi insisted there should be no cover-up if the mobile phone recording is found to be authentic.

Chinese women have made many complaints about their treatment while in detention.

[From http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/nov/26/malaysia]

Commotion In Dewan Rakyat Over "Monyet" Remark - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 (Bernama) -- A slanging match erupted in the Dewan Rakyat between backbenchers and the opposition Wednesday over the remark "macam monyet" (like monkeys) uttered by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk M. Kayveas.

It started when opposition leader Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) interjected when Kayveas was about to reply to a query from Fong Po Kuan (DAP-Batu Gajah) on a court case that has been postponed for a long time.

Lim said Kayveas should not reply if he did not know.

Kayveas replied: "Yes, let me reply and you hear first. People from overseas are here, (referring to the European Union parliamentarians observing the proceedings) behaving like monkeys (referring to Lim) is embarrassing to our country.

"Like monkeys...I want to answer but he (Lim) does not want to listen."

"I want to answer why the case has been postponed but Lim does not want to listen. The case was postponed because the lawyer was in the opposition. Many opposition members are lawyers but the case was postponed because the lawyer did not come to court," he said.

Opposition MPs then demanded Kayveas to retract the word "macam monyet", citing House Standing Orders which said MPs are not allowed to utter unparliamentary words when Parliament was in session.

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