{"id":42072,"date":"2025-11-13T15:41:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/?p=42072"},"modified":"2025-11-13T17:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:04:18","slug":"unlawful-arrests-and-forced-evictions-in-breach-of-selangor-mbs-directive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/2025\/11\/42072.html","title":{"rendered":"Unlawful Arrests and Forced Evictions in Breach of Selangor Mb\u2019s Directive"},"content":{"rendered":"

We, the undersigned organisations, condemn the arrests of activists S. Arutchelvan and Mythreyar, as well as resident Logeswaran at around 4.00pm on 12 November 2025 under Section 186 of the Penal Code. These arrests were unwarranted. Together with Kampung Papan residents, they clearly informed the police that the Selangor Menteri Besar had authorised that occupied houses are not to be demolished. This directive was issued via the 23 October press statement titled \u201cKerajaan Negeri Cakna Isu Penempatan Peneroka Jalan Papan\u201d, which affirmed: \u201cKerajaan Negeri menegaskan bahawa kerja-kerja perobohan hendaklah dihadkan kepada rumah dan premis perniagaan yang kosong serta tidak mempunyai penghuni sahaja selaras dengan arahan dan semangat penyelesaian secara berhemah yang telah dipersetujui bersama melalui perundingan semua pihak berkepentingan yang dipengerusikan YAB Dato Menteri Besar sendiri pada Selasa, 21hb Oktober yang lepas\u201d.<\/p>\n

Yet today, homes still occupied by residents were forcefully cleared \u2014belongings removed and residents physically pushed out\u2014directly contravening the Menteri Besar\u2019s statement and the state\u2019s directives. The three individuals arrested were acting on the Selangor State Government\u2019s directive that occupied houses should not be demolished until an amicable solution is achieved. Instead, officers of IPD Klang Selatan, including the OCPD, defied the Menteri Besar\u2019s directive by assisting the developer, Melati Ehsan, to forcibly evict occupants. The arrests are therefore unnecessary and unlawful, as the three acted in accordance with the advice and directive of the Menteri Besar and the state government.<\/p>\n

We demand the immediate and unconditional release of S. Arutchelvan, Mythreyar and Logeswaran. We further call on the Selangor state government to intervene and ensure that the demolition is halted, with no further forced evictions undertaken until all residents receive adequate alternative housing.<\/p>\n

Endorsed by:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)<\/li>\n
  2. Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advanacement (TBH-ADA)<\/li>\n
  3. Ruang Kongsi<\/li>\n
  4. Karunjattai<\/li>\n
  5. Kesatuan Pekerja Pekerja Swasta Perkhidmatan Sokongan Di Hospital Hospital Kerajaan Dan Jabatan Jabatan Kerajaan Semenanjung Malaysia<\/li>\n
  6. Pertubuhan Persaudaraan Pesawah Malaysia (PeSAWAH)<\/li>\n
  7. Forum Kedaulatan Makanan Malaysia (FKMM)<\/li>\n
  8. Parti Sosialis Malaysia<\/li>\n
  9. Gabungan MARHAEN<\/li>\n
  10. Pemuda Sosialis<\/li>\n
  11. Third World Network<\/li>\n
  12. Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC)<\/li>\n
  13. Alliance of River Three<\/li>\n
  14. Agora Society Malaysia<\/li>\n
  15. Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM)<\/li>\n
  16. Aliran<\/li>\n
  17. Freedom Film Network<\/li>\n
  18. Pusat Pelajar Marhaen (PPM)<\/li>\n
  19. Pertubuhan SiraguGal<\/li>\n
  20. GEGAR<\/li>\n
  21. Jaringan Pekerja Kontrak Kerajaan (JPKK)<\/li>\n
  22. Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER)<\/li>\n
  23. Angkatan Kesatuan Siswa Sosialis (AKSI)<\/li>\n
  24. Jaringan Kampung Orang Asli Semenanjung Malaysia (JKOASM)<\/li>\n
  25. Jaringan Orang ASLI Negeri Sembilan (JOAN)<\/li>\n
  26. Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor<\/li>\n
  27. Association of Women Lawyers (AWL)<\/li>\n
  28. People Like Us Support Ourselves (PLUsos)<\/li>\n
  29. Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO)<\/li>\n
  30. Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM)<\/li>\n
  31. Hindu youths organisation Port Klang<\/li>\n
  32. Ikatan Demokratik Malaysia (MUDA)<\/li>\n
  33. Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM)<\/li>\n
  34. Cahaya Society<\/li>\n
  35. Filsufi. & Co<\/li>\n
  36. Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4)<\/li>\n
  37. Citizens Against Enforced Disappearances (CAGED\uff09<\/li>\n
  38. Justice For Sisters<\/li>\n
  39. SIS Forum Malaysia<\/li>\n
  40. ARTICLE 19<\/li>\n
  41. KLSCAH Youth<\/li>\n
  42. BERSIH<\/li>\n
  43. Liga Mahasiswa Malaysia<\/li>\n
  44. Liga Mahasiswa Universiti Malaya<\/li>\n
  45. Gerakann Perempuan Melawan<\/li>\n
  46. Liga Rakyat Demokratik<\/li>\n
  47. Federasi Pemuda Kebangsaan<\/li>\n
  48. MANDIRI<\/li>\n
  49. MAJU<\/li>\n
  50. Pro-siswa Kolej Komuniti<\/li>\n
  51. Projek Ruang Lawan Malaysia<\/li>\n
  52. HAYAT<\/li>\n
  53. Amnesty International Malaysia<\/li>\n
  54. TENAGANITA<\/li>\n
  55. North South Initiative (NSI)<\/li>\n
  56. Community Action Network (CAN)<\/li>\n
  57. Klima Action Malaysia (KAMY)<\/li>\n
  58. Persatuan Martabat Untuk Semua Petaling Jaya (Martabat PJ )<\/li>\n
  59. Pusat KOMAS<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Individuals<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Dr Aaron Denison Deivasagayam<\/li>\n
    2. Mayna Ramesh Patel<\/li>\n
    3. Thilaga Sulathireh<\/li>\n
    4. Beverly Joeman<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      We, the undersigned organisations, condemn the arrests of activists S. Arutchelvan and Mythreyar, as well as resident Logeswaran at around 4.00pm on 12 November 2025 under Section 186 of the Penal Code. These arrests were unwarranted. Together with Kampung Papan residents, they clearly informed the police that the Selangor Menteri Besar had authorised that occupied houses are not to be demolished. This directive was issued via the 23 October press statement titled \u201cKerajaan Negeri Cakna Isu Penempatan Peneroka Jalan Papan\u201d, which affirmed: \u201cKerajaan Negeri menegaskan bahawa kerja-kerja perobohan hendaklah dihadkan kepada rumah dan premis perniagaan yang kosong serta tidak mempunyai penghuni sahaja selaras dengan arahan dan semangat penyelesaian secara berhemah yang telah dipersetujui bersama melalui perundingan semua pihak berkepentingan yang dipengerusikan YAB Dato Menteri Besar sendiri pada Selasa, 21hb Oktober yang lepas\u201d. Yet today, homes still occupied by residents were forcefully cleared \u2014belongings removed and residents physically pushed out\u2014directly contravening […]\n","protected":false},"author":670,"featured_media":42091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,204,164,240,196],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-joint-statements","category-statement-youth","category-statements-announcements","category-statements-of-committess","category-youth"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klang-Rumah-Jalan-Papan-\u6587\u544a\u56fe-EN.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42072"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42072"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42095,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42072\/revisions\/42095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}