Kuala Lumpur 31 Dec (VOCR): It was truly awesome moment that VOCR could happen to meet with Cung Awi from Hakha, just released couple of days ago from Lengeng detention centre. Detailed information was well recorded by VOCR team according to what was exactly transpired during the face to fact interview.
Of all 20 released on the same day-29, December, two are female from Tedim, 14 of male are from Tedim, one from Falam and two from Hakha. They appeared to be released after being met by OPI team and supposed to be out from the said detention centre earlier before Christmas, though. But the prison authority denied the approval of UNHCR, says him wryly.
Surprisingly, Rem Bik, who claimed to be the only Chin refugee among 60 of other nationals arrested in the raids of Immigration and Rela in their workplace on 28 July, 2010 in Ampang which is in the area of K.L district. Then he was appeared in Sepang court near Kuala Lumpur International airport and being allegedly accused of his illegal entry into the country. Based on that case, the sentence was made by the court which was unavoidable as an appeal was curtailed. On that day, the judge ordered the same sentence for 30 of the whole arrestees.
Wanted to make an appeal that I am a genuine refugee fleeing in fear of inhumane Burmese soldiers' arrest, but I had neither lawyer nor any representative like interpreter at that moment of hell. Several months later, he was transferred again to Kajang jail where he faced caning three times. He convincingly explained that the whipping was too severe that the rattan went through the muscle and left bruises on the buttocks that it seems it can never go away till, maybe, the end of my lifespan, said in a telephone interview.
At worst scene, Lian Mal Sawm who still remains detained in Lengeng, Block (B), according to Cung Bik, has been totally different from previous months and become like abnormal because of the hardships and sufferings. Asked if the symptoms exposed, Cung Bik cited that he cries easily and often times that he never did at the start and he is like gazing at something improperly which we never saw him before, too, adding that he could not answer well what we asked of him.
Meanwhile, Very strange that Ngun Ling, holder of UNHCR's card is instead remained in Block (B) of Lengeng at a time when we, his friends without UNHCR's recognition card, were rescued and released by a team of OPI (Outreach Protection Individual) unit of UNHCR, Malaysia.
Cung Bik reiterated that even though there is no one but Ngun Ling remained detaining in the detention centre, I am still quite sure that there will be many still detained in Block (C) & (D) of Lengeng.
He continued that no matter what happens, the most difficult part of the experience must be lack of water supply in addition to being given malnutrition food—extremely salty fish with small amount of rice in the morning, very few of boiled beans in the evening and only one piece of meat on Thursday, said him cynically.
By Simon
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