Bald statement against draconian laws
By Tarani Palani, FMT
PETALING JAYA: Seventeen people, three of them women, went bald today in Penang to protest against detention without trial laws.
The event was initially to take place in three cities – Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang – to protest the detention of six PSM members who held under the Emergency Ordinance(EO).
The PSM members were released unconditionally yesterday evening.
Following this, the Ipoh and the Kuala Lumpur event did not take place. However organisers in Penang followed through with the plan despite their release.
“Although the six were released, there are many others who are still being detained under draconian laws,” said organiser, Lee Hui Fei.
She said the event took place at 8am this morning at the Dayang Baru market in Penang.
Among those who went bald were assemblymen The Yee Cheu (Tanjung Bungah), Koay Teng Guan (Sungai Pinang), Ong Jing Cheng (Suaram Penang coordinator), Loo Que Lin (Suaram Penang secretariat).
Symbolic gesture
PKR’s Mohd Rashid Hasnon, sacrificed his beard in protest. The three women who went bald were Soh Sook Wah (a PSM member), Loo Que Lin and Yap Soo Hueng.
