The human rights group also highlighted conditions in Malaysia, where immigration detainees pictured here await their fate at the Lenggeng Detention Centre. [Amnesty International]By Pakac Luteb
The Star article at
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/14/nation/20100614142854&sec=nation
did not properly describe the status given Malaysia in the human
rights report by the USA government.
The article in the Star says Malaysia went from Tier 3 to Tier 2, the
truth is Malaysia went from Tier 3 to Tier 2W, which means Tier 2
Watch List.
"TIER 2 WATCH LIST
Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the TVPA’s
minimum standards, but are making significant efforts to bring
themselves into compliance with those standards, AND: a) the absolute
number of victims of severe forms of trafficking is very significant
or is significantly increasing; b) there is a failure to provide
evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking
in persons from the previous year; or, c) the determination that a
country is making significant efforts to bring themselves into
compliance with minimum standards was based on commitments by the
country to take additional future steps over the next year"
http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2010/142755.htm
http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2010/
Only a few things in life are absolute, one of those is diplomatic immunity.
By international treaty, diplomats are given a very special status.
To avoid abuse by a host country, diplomats are given absolute
immunity from any prosecution by the host country.
That immunity is so absolute that a diplomat could, if they wished,
shoot dead a person in full view of the police and be immune from
arrest, charge or even detention.
The most that could be done against the diplomat would be expulsion
from the country.
Most of the time diplomats are well behaved, but sometimes they are not.
Sometimes diplomats literally get away with murder because there is
nothing anyone can do because of the diplomat having absolute
immunity.
How is this relevant to Malaysia?
There is talk, there are rumours, plans, that the MACC will interview
Bala (the PI in the Altantuya case) in London.
The famous blogger RPK may be present at the interview, it has been said.
Both Bala and RPK are causing big headache, huge headache, for Prime
Minister Najib of Malaysia.
It would be advantageous for Najib if Bala and RPK could be neutralised.
The Malaysian government (as governments can be) is devious and resourceful.
It would be possible for a person or persons with diplomatic immunity
to capture Bala and RPK in London and bring them back to Malaysia or
even murder Bala and RPK in London.
Due to international treaty that grants absolute immunity to
diplomats, nothing could be done, except to expel the diplomat(s) from
the country.
There might also be some statements from various nations critical of
Malaysia's deplorable involvement in the matter.
Would the Malaysian government care what other nations say?
I would rather bet on Sir Winston Churchill becoming the next Prime
Minister of Malaysia than to bet on the Malaysian government caring
what anyone says about it.
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