MADANI MUST NOT BECOME A POLICE STATE: RELEASE THE YOUTH ACTIVISTS
We, members of the Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement (TBH-ADA), express our deepest outrage and unwavering solidarity with youth activists Hamdin, Peko, and Ahsanul, following their recent arrest. This heavy-handed crackdown is a direct betrayal of the democratic principles once championed by this administration and its Prime Minister.
For decades, we stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the leaders of today’s government. We remember the days when Anwar Ibrahim spoke of “Reformasi” and condemned the cruelty of a police state. Yet today, we are forced to ask: Has the Madani Government abandoned the spirit of Reformasi, or have they forgotten the rakyat who marched beside them?
It is a bitter irony that those once persecuted have now become the oppressors. By deploying state machinery to intimidate and silence young voices, the Madani Government has chosen the comfort of the establishment over the struggle of the people. They have traded the fire of activists for the baton of repression.
We condemn all forms of state-sponsored intimidation. Our association was founded in memory of a political victim. We will never stop resisting the abuse of power, and we will never abandon those targeted by the state. We stand firmly with these youth activists. A government that fears its youth has lost its moral compass.
Our Demands
- Hands Off Our Youth: Immediately release Hamdin, Peko, and Ahsanul, and cease all investigations and harassment against them and all youth activists calling for an independent investigation into Azam Baki.
- End the Police State: Stop using the police as a political instrument to intimidate, silence, and criminalise dissent.
- Reformasi Now: Repeal and dismantle draconian laws and practices that continue to be weaponised against the people.
We urge the public to recognise this alarming erosion of civil liberties. Malaysians must not allow the normalisation of repression and arbitrary arrests. We call upon all Malaysians to stand in solidarity and join the upcoming #TangkapAzamBaki rally on 25th April, to demand accountability and defend democratic freedoms.
This government must be reminded: despite their betrayal, the flame of Reformasi is not extinguished. It continues to burn fiercely in the hearts of the rakyat.
Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement (TBH-ADA)
昌明政府绝不能沦为警察国家：立即释放高喊“逮捕阿占峇基”的青年们
我们，赵明福民主促进会（Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement，TBH-ADA）成员，对于青年社运者 Hamdin、Peko 与 Ahsanul 近日遭到逮捕一事，表示最深切的愤怒，并向他们表达坚定不移的声援。这种粗暴且强硬的打压行动，公然背叛了昌明政府及其首相曾经高举的民主原则。
数十年来，我们曾与如今执政的领导们并肩奋斗。我们仍记得首相安华·依布拉欣曾高呼 “改革”（Reformasi），并严厉谴责警察国家的残酷。然而今天，我们不得不发问：昌明政府是否已经背弃了改革精神？还是他们已经忘记了曾与他们一同走上街头的人民（rakyat）？
令人痛心且讽刺的是，那些曾经遭受迫害的人，如今却成为压迫者。通过动用国家机器来恐吓并噤声年轻的声音，昌明政府选择了体制的安逸，而非人民的抗争。他们将行动者的热血，换成了镇压的警棍。
我们谴责一切形式的国家打压与恐吓。我们促进会正是为了纪念一位政治受害者而成立的。我们绝不会停止抵抗滥权行为，也绝不会抛弃任何遭国家机构针对的人。我们坚定地与这些青年社运者站在一起。一个害怕青年发声的政府，早已失去了道德方向。
我们的诉求
- 停止打压青年：立即释放 Hamdin、Peko 与 Ahsanul，并立刻停止对他们以及所有呼吁就 Azam Baki 展开独立调查的青年行动者进行调查与骚扰。
- 终结警察国家 : 停止将警方作为政治工具，用以恐吓、噤声与刑事化异议。
- 立即落实改革: 废除并拆除所有仍被用来武器化国家权力、对付人民的恶法与压迫性做法。
我们呼吁公众正视公民自由正遭受政府的侵蚀。马来西亚人民绝不能允许镇压与任意逮捕被正常化。我们呼吁所有马来西亚人民团结一致，参加即将于 4月25日 举行的 #TangkapAzamBaki 集会，共同要求问责，并捍卫民主自由。
这个政府必须被提醒：尽管他们背叛了人民，改革的火焰并未熄灭。它依然在人民（rakyat）的心中熊熊燃烧。
赵明福民主促进会（TBH-ADA）