KOTA KINABALU – 56 opposition MPs and three senators have come out in full force to call on Asean to suspend Myanmar’s membership in the economic union.
This is due to the worsening crisis in the country following the February 1 military coup which has seen dozens killed and hundreds reportedly arrested in the military’s crackdown.
“The killing of at least 38 protesters on March 3 shows that the global sanction on the Myanmar junta including Asean’s non-recognition of the junta is ineffective and inadequate.
“We call upon on the Malaysian government and those in Asean governments to commence the process to suspend Myanmar’s membership in Asean until the military junta sits down with Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) and protestors to derive at a peaceful solution to the crisis,” the group said in a joint statement issued from Tuaran MP Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau’s office today.
The group said Asean has a moral responsibility to stop the political massacre, adding that the economic union should not condone the killing of innocent people in Malaysia.
The list of MPs are as follows; Noor Amin Ahmad (P002 Kangar), Chan Ming Kai (P009 Alor Setar), Nor Azrina Surip (P014 Merbok), Lim Guan Eng (P034 Bagan), Nurul Izzah Anwar (P044 Permatang Pauh), Sim Chee Kong (P045 Bukit Mertajam), Kasthuri Patto (P046 Batu Kawan) , Sim Tze Tzin (P052 Bayan Baru), Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (P053 Balik Pulau), Teh Kok Lim (P060 Taiping), Wong Kah Woh (P064 Ipoh Timur), Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham (P068 Beruas), Thomas Su (P070 Kampar), Datuk Mohd Hatta Md Ramli (P074 Lumut), Chang Lih Kang (P077 Tanjong Malim), Wong Tack (P089 Bentong), Dauk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (P100 Pandan), Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus (P101 Hulu Langat), Wong Chen (P104 Subang), Maria Chin Abdullah (P105 Petaling Jaya), Sivarasa Rasiah (P107 Sungai Buloh), Khalid Abd Samad (P108 Shah Alam), Charles Santiago (P110 Klang), Lim Lip Eng (P114 Kepong), P. Prabakaran (P115 Batu), Datin Dr Tan Yee Kew (P116 Wangsa Maju), Hannah Yeoh (P117 Segambut), Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (P118 Setiawangsa), Fong Kui Lun (P120 Bukit Bintang), Fahmi Fadzil (P121 Lembah Pantai), Teresa Kok (P122 Seputeh) , Tan Kok Wai (P123 Cheras), Cha Kee Chin (P130 Rasah), Khoo Poay Tiong (P138 Kota Melaka), Natrah Ismail (P141 Sekijang), Pang Hok Liong (P142 Labis), Yeo Bee Yin (P145 Bakri), Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (P146 Muar), Maszlee Malik (P151 Simpang Renggam), Wong Shu Qi (P152 Kluang), Lim Kit Siang (P162 Iskandar Puteri), Teo Nie Ching (P163 Kulai), Datuk Rozman Isli (P166 Labuan), Munirah Isnaraisah Majlis (P169 Kota Belud), Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau (P170 Tuaran), Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman (P171 Sepanggar), Chan Foong Hin (P172 Kota Kinabalu), Darell Leiking (P174 Penampang), Datuk Seri Hj Ahmad Hamzah (P175 Papar), Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi (P188 Lahad Datu), Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal (P189 Semporna), Ma’mun B Sulaiman (P191 Kalabakan), Kelvin Yii (P195 Bandar Kuching), Wong Ling Biu (P208 Sarikei), Oscar Ling Chai Yew (P212 Sibu) and Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (P211 Lanang)
While the three senators are Datuk Donald Peter Mojuntin, Aiman Athirah and Datuk Theodore Douglas Lind. – The Vibes, March 5, 2021
