YB. R.S.N RAYER - A.D.U.N. SERI DELIMA, PENANG

PENANG: Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh will move a motion at the Dewan Rakyat sitting on Tuesday to discuss Hindraf leader P. Uthayakumar’s medical condition.

He said in a statement here yesterday that the motion under Standing Order 18(2) was to allow him to discuss Uthayakumar’s medical condition, which has become a matter of urgent public importance.
“I have sent a notice to the Speaker about the matter today.
“Uthayakumar is one of the five Hindraf leaders detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) and he is suffering from serious heart condition which requires immediate medical attention,” he said.

Karpal Singh also said a newspaper report stated that Uthayakumar’s lawyer N. Surendran who visited Uthayakumar at the detention camp revealed that an echocardiogram on Uthayakumar found that his heart muscle had been damaged.
“A detainee under the ISA is not a criminal and he does not lose his residual rights which include the right to proper medical treatment,” he added.

Karpal Singh urged the House to consider Uthayakumar’s plight as the latter has the right to be brought to the National Heart Institute or any private hospital of his choice to be treated for his heart ailment.
“The issue relating to Uthayakumar’s right to be treated is a matter of urgency and it is a matter which involves the existence of the ISA which has been internationally condemned,” he said.