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The following meditation was shared by the Rev. Sivin Kit in three occasions; twice during the "May He Be the Last: Memorials for Teoh Beng Hock & Beyond" memorials held in the KL-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall and the LLG Foundation on 29 July 2009 and 7 August 2009 respectively and once during the "One Better Malaysia: Tribute to Teoh Beng Hock & Yasmin Ahmad" held in the premises of the Bangsar Lutheran Church on 21 August 2009.
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One Better Malaysia
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）
1805
R GUNASEGARAN(31)
16/7/09
1804
TEOH BENG HOCK赵明福(30)
16/7/09
1803
Unknown无名氏
2009
1802
A Ghana Pragasam A/L Anthony
(53)
14/06/09
1801
Unknown无名氏
2009
1800
Unknown无名氏
2009
1799
Unknown无名氏
2009
1798
Unknown无名氏
2009
1797
Unknown无名氏
2009
1796
Unknown无名氏
2009
1795
Unknown无名氏
2009
1794
Unknown无名氏
2009
1793
Unknown无名氏
2009
1792
Unknown无名氏
2009
1791
Unknown无名氏
2009
1790
Kugan Ananthan (23)
20/01/2009
1789
Unknown无名氏
2009
1788
Unknown无名氏
2009
1787
Unknown无名氏
2009
1786
Unknown无名氏
2008
1785
Unknown无名氏
2008
1784
Unknown无名氏
2008
1783
Unknown无名氏
2008
1782
Unknown无名氏
2008
1781
Unknown无名氏
2008
1780
Unknown无名氏
2008
1779
Unknown无名氏
2008
1778
Unknown无名氏
2008
1777
Unknown无名氏
2008
1776
Unknown无名氏
2008
1775
Unknown无名氏
2008
1774
Unknown无名氏
2008
1773
Unknown无名氏
2008
1772
Unknown无名氏
2008
1771
Unknown无名氏
2008
1770
Unknown无名氏
2008
1769
Unknown无名氏
2008
1768
Suria Ramesh (29)
22/11/2008
1767
Unknown无名氏
2008
1766
Unknown无名氏
2008
1765
Unknown无名氏
2008
1764
Unknown无名氏
2008
1763
Unknown无名氏
2008
1762
Unknown无名氏
2008
1761
Unknown无名氏
2008
1760
Unknown无名氏
2008
1759
Unknown无名氏
2008
1758
Unknown无名氏
2008
1757
Unknown无名氏
2008
1756
Unknown无名氏
2008
1755
Unknown无名氏
2008
1754
Unknown无名氏
2008
1753
Unknown无名氏
2008
1752
Unknown无名氏
2008
1751
Unknown无名氏
2008
1750
Unknown无名氏
2008
1749
Unknown无名氏
2008
1748
Unknown无名氏
2008
1747
Unknown无名氏
2008
1746
Unknown无名氏
2008
1745
Unknown无名氏
2008
1744
Unknown无名氏
2008
1743
Unknown无名氏
2008
1742
Unknown无名氏
2008
1741
Unknown无名氏
2008
1740
Unknown无名氏
2008
1739
Burhanuddin Sulaiman
(57)
1/09/2008
1738-1650
Unknown无名氏
2008
1649
Kamarul Ariffin (24)
13/07/2008
1648-1632
Unknown无名氏
2008
1631
Chai Hong Yik (35)
3/6/2008
1630-1617
Unknown无名氏
2008
1618
Kee Lian Kok (29)
19/05/2008
1617
Uthayachandran a/l Chandran
(23)
18/05/2008
1616-1545
Unknown无名氏
2008
1544
Ong Chee Leong (29)
18/01/2008
1543-1534
Unknown无名氏
2008
1533
Letchumanan Kathan (30)
18/12/2007
1532-1481
Unknown无名氏
2007
1482
Fong Kok Seng (32)
19/09/2007
1483-1476
Unknown无名氏
2007
1474-1428Unknown无名氏
2007
1427
Lai Yick King (31)
12/06/2007
1426-1406
Unknown无名氏
2007
1405
Norazmi Azman
17/05/2007
1404-1361
Unknown无名氏
2007
1360
Mohamad Arrifin
07/02/2007
1359-1331
Unknown无名氏
2007
1330
Liziana binti Mohd Kamal
30/12/2006
1329-1299
Unknown无名氏
2006
1298
Masri Omar
04/11/2006
1297-1275
Unknown无名氏
2006
1274
Suresh Kunasekaran
27/10/2006
1273-1250
Unknown无名氏
2006
1249
Unknown无名氏
3 October 2006
1249-1238
Unknown无名氏
2006
1237
Samiyati Indrayani Zulkarnain Putra
12/9/2006
1236-1129
Unknown无名氏
2006
1128
M.Nadarajan
05/07/2006
1127-1049
Unknown无名氏
2006
1048
Illias Othman
21/03/2006
1047
Sarawanan Meyalagan
20/03/2006
1046-1045
Unknown无名氏
2006
1044
Mohamad Hafizal Hanafi
17/03/2006
1043-1021
Unknown无名氏
2006
1020
Chua Ah Ming
07/02/2006
1019-981
Unknown无名氏
2006
980-979
Unknown无名氏
2005
978
Kasirajah A/L Rajoo
29/12/2005
977-943
Unknown无名氏
2005
942
M. Ayadurai
25/11/2005
941-930
Unknown无名氏
2005
929
Ravindran Alaigiry
19/11/2005
928
S.Hendry
19/11/2005
927-848
Unknown无名氏
2005
847
Azhar Ahmad
28/07/2005
846
Roszaidi Othman
July 2005
845-809
Unknown无名氏
2005
808
Nor Haziman Mansor
Jun 2005
807-782
Unknown无名氏
2005
781
Jiwa Ramamorthy
18/05/2005
780
Ali Sudin
19/04/2005
779-756
Unknown无名氏
2005
755
Rastam Bin Talib (19)
06/03/2005
754
S.Manimaran (33)
03/03/2005
753-672
Unknown无名氏
2005
671
Unknown无名氏
Jan 2005
670-566
Unknown无名氏
2004
567
R.Mahesvaran
17/7/2004
566-499
Unknown无名氏
2003
498
Francis Udayapan
24/05/2004
497
Subramanian Manikam
22/5/2004
496-490
Unknown无名氏
2004
489
Tan Chor Liang / Philip Tan
13/5/2004
488-449
Unknown无名氏
2004
448
Nadarajah A/L M.Krishnappan
8/4/2004
447-369
Unknown无名氏
2003
368
Yoges Rao A/L Letchmiah
11/12/2003
367-344
Unknown无名氏
2003
343
Ho Kwai See
28/11/2003
342
Veerasamy Gopal
28/11/2003
341-270
Unknown无名氏
2003
269
Ho Kwai See
4/08/2003
268-219
Unknown无名氏
2003
218
Ulagathan Muniandy
21/07/2003
217-163
Unknown无名氏
2003
162
Ahmad Salled
6/6/2003
161-73
Unknown无名氏
2003
72
Subramaniam A/L Arumugam
20/3/2003
71-53
Unknown无名氏
2003
52
Kannan Kanthan
28/2/2003
51-40
Unknown无名氏
2003
39
Prakash Moses
18/2/2003
38-29
Unknown无名氏
2003
28
Hasrizal Hamzah
09/2/2003
27-7
Unknown无名氏
2003
6
Syed Fadzil Syed Hamzah
09/01/2003
1-5
Unknown无名氏
2003
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
shore
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.
