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Tribute to Teoh Beng Hock & Yasmin Ahmad

MAY HE BE THE LASTA Memorial for Teoh Beng Hock….

and Beyond

Why Are We Here?

Why are we here tonight? Why can’t we forget about Teoh Beng Hock?

We saw the tears.

We heard the tributes.

We were at the funeral.

We were watching from a distance.

“You left me…”

“You left me without saying any last words. You said we still have a lot of things to accomplish together, that we have not been to many places before. You said you will always walk this life together with me.”- Beng Hock’s Fiancée, Cher Wei

The Pain… The Anger…

Our hearts broke.

Beng Hock is gone.

The pain is real.

The anger cannot be ignored.

Let Us Not Forget…Most of us never knew him when he was

alive.

Some were fortunate to be friends.

Others were fellow colleagues.

A few might have remembered his articles in the papers.

Let us not forget the loved ones he left behind.

Especially the one who is yet to be born.

The Sadness Will Stay

Now, we all know him in his death.

Our hearts are aching.

Beng Hock’s life was cut short.

The sadness will stay for a while – a long while.

All The Talk. The Promises.A lot has been said.

Some promises made.

MACC. DAP. Royal Commission. Inquest. Politicians. Police. Papers. Blogs.

Nothing Has Changed

We may sit comfortably and compare theories on what could have happened.

And then, we move on to another topic.

Nothing has changed.

We might even say nothing will.

But There Must Be ChangeBut there must be change.

Because Teoh Beng Hock is about “us”. All of us.

Chinese, Malay, Indian, Orang Asli, Orang

Asal - “dan lain lain” - All of “Us” - Malaysians.

He Was One Of Us

More than that – “Beng Hock” was

a son,

a husband,

a father …

one of us – a young man with dreams and aspirations.

First Political DeathHe was the first “political death”.

But he was not the first to die in custody.

1,805 died in custody from 2003 to July 2009.

It’s not just a number. These numbers have names.

Here are some:

Custodial Deaths

§ A Kugan

§ Samiyati Indrayani Zulkarnain Putra

§ Francis Udayappan

§ Dr Tai Eng Teck

§ V Vikines

Custodial Deaths

§ Tharma Rajan

§ M Ragupathy

§ Syed Fadzil Syed Ibrahim

§ Hasrizal Hamzah

§ Prakash Moses

Custodial Deaths

§ Kannan Kanthan

§ Ahmad Salleh

§ Ulaganathan Muniandy

But we don’t have all the names too. God knows who they are!

The families sure know …

He Wasn’t The Last

We entitled tonight “May He be the last”, hoping Beng Hock was indeed the last

one to die in the custody of the authorities.

But he wasn’t.

R. Gunasegaran, 31, was next. It was reported he was a drug addict. Drug

Addicts are still human. A human who could have had second chance. We will

never know.

This Must Stop

All these deaths in custody must STOP.

Someone is responsible for all these deaths in custody.

Who will take responsibility?

Who must be accountable?

Who will at least tell us the truth?

It Could Be You

Today it is Teoh Beng Hock.

Tomorrow, it could be you . . . me . . . my son … your daughter … anyone.

We Need To Speak Less Tonight

A lot has been said thus far.

There is so much more to be done.

Before the next step, we need to speak less tonight.

In fact, we need to get away from the noise for a short while. For tonight’s memorial to have meaning, the choice is ours to

go deeper.

A Silence

As we enter quiet moments together to pause, to remember, to pray and to

ponder on what all this means for us.

We enter a silence where we the people can find strength and guidance to do what is

right.

A silence where we can decide to take up our responsibility as a human being with a conscience and conviction for the good

of ALL.

Speak OutSo friends, when we leave

this place. We will choose to speak out.

Not just speak out against the abuse of authority and

power, but speak for the victims those whose voices

can not be heard.

After tonight, if we mean what we say –

“May He be the Last” - we can no longer be silent.

First They Came…

“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out -- Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak

out -- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out -- Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me

-- and there was no one left to speak for me”.

- Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)

In Memory

In Memory of Teoh Beng Hock

And the 1804 others who died in custody

from 2003 until now

TRIBUTE TO THE CUSTODIAL DEATH

VICTIMS SINCE 2003

哀悼 2003年起在扣留期间去世的受害者

We do not have the figure since the

inception of Malaya or Malaysia

我们没有自大马成立以来的正确死亡数目

1805 custodial death

victims since 2003

只知道自 2003年起，已有 1805个死亡个案

23 deaths every month

3 deaths every four days

每个月有23 个死亡个案每四天就有3人死亡

When we read out a name, kindly light-up the candle of the person standing on your left / right as

per the sequence / flow (1 Candle represent 1 name)

当司仪读出受害人的名字后，请你传递并点燃你左或右邻的蜡烛。

( 一支蜡烛代表一名受害者）

R GUNASEGARAN(31)

16/7/09

TEOH BENG HOCK赵明福(30)

16/7/09

Unknown无名氏

A Ghana Pragasam A/L Anthony

14/06/09

Unknown无名氏

Kugan Ananthan (23)

20/01/2009

Unknown无名氏

Suria Ramesh (29)

22/11/2008

Unknown无名氏

Burhanuddin Sulaiman

1/09/2008

1738-1650

Unknown无名氏

Kamarul Ariffin (24)

13/07/2008

1648-1632

Unknown无名氏

Chai Hong Yik (35)

3/6/2008

1630-1617

Unknown无名氏

Kee Lian Kok (29)

19/05/2008

Uthayachandran a/l Chandran

18/05/2008

1616-1545

Unknown无名氏

Ong Chee Leong (29)

18/01/2008

1543-1534

Unknown无名氏

Letchumanan Kathan (30)

18/12/2007

1532-1481

Unknown无名氏

Fong Kok Seng (32)

19/09/2007

1483-1476

Unknown无名氏

1474-1428Unknown无名氏

Lai Yick King (31)

12/06/2007

1426-1406

Unknown无名氏

Norazmi Azman

17/05/2007

1404-1361

Unknown无名氏

Mohamad Arrifin

07/02/2007

1359-1331

Unknown无名氏

Liziana binti Mohd Kamal

30/12/2006

1329-1299

Unknown无名氏

Masri Omar

04/11/2006

1297-1275

Unknown无名氏

Suresh Kunasekaran

27/10/2006

1273-1250

Unknown无名氏

3 October 2006

1249-1238

Unknown无名氏

Samiyati Indrayani Zulkarnain Putra

12/9/2006

1236-1129

Unknown无名氏

M.Nadarajan

05/07/2006

1127-1049

Unknown无名氏

Illias Othman

21/03/2006

Sarawanan Meyalagan

20/03/2006

1046-1045

Unknown无名氏

Mohamad Hafizal Hanafi

17/03/2006

1043-1021

Unknown无名氏

Chua Ah Ming

07/02/2006

1019-981

Unknown无名氏

980-979

Unknown无名氏

Kasirajah A/L Rajoo

29/12/2005

977-943

Unknown无名氏

M. Ayadurai

25/11/2005

941-930

Unknown无名氏

Ravindran Alaigiry

19/11/2005

S.Hendry

19/11/2005

927-848

Unknown无名氏

Azhar Ahmad

28/07/2005

Roszaidi Othman

July 2005

845-809

Unknown无名氏

Nor Haziman Mansor

Jun 2005

807-782

Unknown无名氏

Jiwa Ramamorthy

18/05/2005

Ali Sudin

19/04/2005

779-756

Unknown无名氏

Rastam Bin Talib (19)

06/03/2005

S.Manimaran (33)

03/03/2005

753-672

Unknown无名氏

Jan 2005

670-566

Unknown无名氏

R.Mahesvaran

17/7/2004

566-499

Unknown无名氏

Francis Udayapan

24/05/2004

Subramanian Manikam

22/5/2004

496-490

Unknown无名氏

Tan Chor Liang / Philip Tan

13/5/2004

488-449

Unknown无名氏

Nadarajah A/L M.Krishnappan

8/4/2004

447-369

Unknown无名氏

Yoges Rao A/L Letchmiah

11/12/2003

367-344

Unknown无名氏

Ho Kwai See

28/11/2003

Veerasamy Gopal

28/11/2003

341-270

Unknown无名氏

Ho Kwai See

4/08/2003

268-219

Unknown无名氏

Ulagathan Muniandy

21/07/2003

217-163

Unknown无名氏

Ahmad Salled

6/6/2003

161-73

Unknown无名氏

Subramaniam A/L Arumugam

20/3/2003

Unknown无名氏

Kannan Kanthan

28/2/2003

Unknown无名氏

Prakash Moses

18/2/2003

Unknown无名氏

Hasrizal Hamzah

09/2/2003

Unknown无名氏

Syed Fadzil Syed Hamzah

09/01/2003

Unknown无名氏

Yasmin Ahmad

What is your dream for Malaysia?

What is one thing you will do to make it happen?

Disturb us, Lord, whenWe are too well pleased with

ourselves,When our dreams have come true

Because we have dreamed too little,

When we arrived safelyBecause we sailed too close to the

Disturb us, Lord, whenWith the abundance of things we possess

We have lost our thirstFor the waters of life;

Having fallen in love with life,We have ceased to dream of eternity

And in our efforts to build a new earth,We have allowed our visionOf the new Heaven to dim.

Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,

To venture on wider seasWhere storms will show your

mastery;Where losing sight of land,

We shall find the stars.

We ask You to push backThe horizons of our hopes;And to push into the future

In strength, courage, hope, and love.

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