本帖最後由 courtney 於 2012-5-1 02:24 AM 編輯 & n& m, A& b; x公仔箱論壇3 R* l' W$ d5 l Xenophon caught in Malaysia protests ) \$ I; P7 J$ E8 S; V
April 29, 2012 公仔箱論壇& _4 X/ Z* T6 I7 b" i
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Independent senator Nick Xenophon has been caught in protests in Malaysia and says the Australian government has been mute on human rights issues in the south-east Asian country because it still wants to pursue a people-swap deal.5.39.217.76/ x0 o$ |6 Z) S2 B9 K$ I$ l
Tens of thousands of demonstrators swamped Kuala Lumpur yesterday to demand electoral reforms, ahead of national polls expected soon.5 D) D3 `2 S4 g( m2 O5 R) j
7 v. n6 a1 @* W1 }; JSenator Xenophon, who is in the Malaysian capital on a fact-finding mission on election processes in Malaysia, had tear gas fired in his direction during a demonstration.& o2 s2 v3 U9 Z7 }
# }9 x1 z1 _ W0 X& ~# c5 U+ o! EHe said police had fired tear gas and chemical-laced water at demonstrators. ) @$ K. U" E9 B# _2 E2 ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! s4 T6 a" W! c2 R% n2 l5 R' ?/ l) d( r公仔箱論壇Up until then, it had been a peaceful rally that had included chanting and a speech by Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim.5.39.217.76 F) k1 k; v1 Q4 v% K
6 f6 U; Q A* j3 r& t8 LTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Senator Xenophon said Australia must rethink its relationship with Malaysia. " [- s# F: Q5 V7 l" U( }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb "I wonder whether the Australian government has been mute about human rights issues ... by virtue of our reliance on the refugee swap deal," he told ABC radio.5.39.217.76. d1 H2 z; H @- Z
"This is a country that the Australian government is happy to do refugee swaps with. It raises serious questions over how authoritarian it is." " U/ x& ~* F! b5 V( Z% V Last year the High Court scuttled plans by the federal government to swap 800 asylum seekers with 4000 processed refugees from Malaysia and cast doubt on the legality of offshore processing. & W8 Y0 Z& Q7 S/ G" {6 Z5.39.217.76 The government has since failed to get the numbers in parliament to pass legislation allowing offshore processing.* X3 R& M6 n q9 I% j" H! F& S
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Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne said: "The Malaysia solution is all but dead."TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' |) X# G1 y% F, k/ _
"It hasn't even be brought into the parliament for a vote," he told Sky News today.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( ]- k6 }' q" r3 u: ?2 B+ M/ J' c/ D
Mr Pyne said the plan was "as dead as a dodo".TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' c1 O5 ]/ r( _. V, K4 a
"If the government has a better policy they should come out with one," he said. 9 }& Y( N V' B2 C% r6 o公仔箱論壇 My Pyne said 300 boats had arrived since the former Howard government's Pacific Solution was abolished.& {7 b$ E( i; z Y# A
"This is one of those carbuncles for the government that won't go away until they swallow their pride and return to the previous government's policies," he said.5.39.217.76/ ~# X4 d" v8 b5 z# W; x5 t% d
/ u4 |+ d! W G/ w$ T8 b* A5.39.217.76同時,人權觀察組織(Human Rights Watch)亞洲區副主任羅伯森接受該報訪問時譴責大馬警方鎮壓集會者的做法,後者認為此舉顯示大馬政府再次無視人民的基本自由權利。 $ Z _. I7 G/ N7 x公仔箱論壇% U; G! N& B! o
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