Good News for Bandar Mahkota Cheras Residents

Yay!!! Good news folks... access road is allowed to be opened, but do pray that the court case between Grand Saga and the developer will be in favour of the residents.

Victory to the people, and thank you to the PKR state government.


Cabinet orders Cheras barriers removed (News from MalaysiaKini)
May 30, 08 3:28pm
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/83695

There is finally some good news for Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC) residents - the federal government has ordered that a toll-free access road in their neighbourhood not be barricaded.

BMC Open Road Committee chairperson Tan Boon Hwa said that he was informed of this by Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat this afternoon.
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Works Minister Mohd Zin Mohamed, who visited the site this afternoon, confirmed the cabinet decision to the gathered residents, numbering some 300.

He told the jubilant residents that the access would be allowed immediately and that Grand Saga would be tasked to repair the road.

The minister however was unsure if the free access would be a temporary or a permanent feature, adding that it depended on the outcome of a court case between BMC developer Narajaya Snd Bhd and Grand Saga.
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Bandar Mahkota Cheras road to remain open (From the Star Online)
Friday May 30, 2008 MYT 3:59:37 PM
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/30/nation/20080530155530&sec=nation

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has decided the Bandar Mahkota Cheras access road will remain open for now.
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Suhakam condemns cops for 'excessive force' (From MalaysiaKini)
Tarani Palani and Rahmah Ghazali | May 30, 08 2:00pm
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/83688

The Human Rights Commission did not mince its words today in condemning the "excessive force" being used by the police against residents during the fracas at the Bandar Mahkota Cheras on Tuesday night.

The commission demanded the police to explain the alleged beating of a 21-year-old man during the incident where about 200 BMC residents were ordered to disperse by the police.
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FRU must show proof
According to Subramaniam, it was “absurd” for a team of well-trained FRU men to “feel threatened” by four unarmed youths.

“If they (FRU) have proof that they were hit by the car (as claimed), then they have to provide the names of the officers who were injured,” he said.
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Call for inquiry
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Suhakam will be proposing an enquiry into the during the commission’s meeting on June 9.
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BMC four investigated for attempted murder (From MalaysiaKini)
S Pathmawathy | May 30, 08 4:16pm
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/83697

Four onlookers caught unawares in the Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC) scuffle on the night of May 27, are being investigated for attempted murder and rioting, said Kajang police chief ACP Shakaruddin Che Mood.
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