Tuesday September 16, 2008
Teresa in good spirits but dad says she is unwell
By FLORENCE A. SAMY AND ANDREW SAGAYAM
28 days of detention for Teresa Kok
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP’s Seputeh MP Teresa Kok is in good spirits and calm but is unwell, her father said.
Kok Kim Tong, 74, said Teresa, who is Selangor’s senior state executive councillor and Kinrara state assemblyman, however, has had diarrhoea since her detention last Friday.
Hoping for the best: Kok’s niece waving goodbye to reporters and DAP leaders after paying a visit to her aunt at the Bukit Aman police headquarters. With Kok En Qi is her grandfather Kim Tong and grandmother Pong Seh Kwan. Far left is Ooi. “She maintains her innocence and is very happy to see us, especially her niece,” Kim Tong said after meeting his daughter for about an hour at the Bukit Aman police headquarters here yesterday.
Kok’s parents visited her along with her four-and-a-half-year-old niece and personal assistant Mandy Ooi. Teresa told her parents that the police were treating her well.
Ooi said Teresa, dressed in the clothes she wore on Friday, looked very pale and unwell. Her lawyers are expected to meet her on Wednesday. The visitors brought along essence of chicken, mooncakes and some herbal tea for Teresa but she was forced to consume the tea on the spot.
“She is cut off from the outside world and has no access to newspapers or even a blank piece of paper. She does not know what day it is. She is unwell and the doctor says her blood pressure is very low. She also says the food is very bad and unhygienic.
“But today, the police gave her some KFC chicken and cake as a goodwill sign,” Ooi said, adding that she brought some Selangor state governments for Teresa to sign.
“Teresa told us she is being interrogated everyday and has to wear prison clothes where she is being detained. But she is not handcuffed.”
Teresa also claimed that she was told she had been detained under the Internal Security Act for another 28 days from Sunday. However, Kok had refused to sign the notice yesterday informing her of the 28 days, Kim Tong said.
She was also told that three charges against her were relating to issues on the azan, Islamic Department of Selangor (JAIS) and the use of Jawi words on road signs.
“She refused to sign the notice and the police told her it didn’t matter as she would still be held for the 28 days. They did not tell us where she is being held,” the father added.
Teresa was accused of petitioning a mosque to lower the volume for azan, something which she has vehemently denied. The two mosques have also clarified that Teresa was in no way involved. On the use of Jawi words on road signs, Teresa had previously said she did not object to it but wanted the signs to include Tamil and Chinese for a more multi-racial outlook.
A number of DAP leaders including veteran Lim Kit Siang and secretary-general Lim Guan Eng who were waiting outside for several hours, criticised the treatment given to Teresa and called for her immediate release.
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