00:00So, okay, the reason that we are having, that we've called for this press conference today
00:04is in relation to the demolishment of houses of the Orang Asli Community, of the Jakun Orang Asli Community in
00:12Pekan Pahang
00:12Now, the facts are these
00:15The Orang Asli or the Orang Asal have been staying in that plot of land, that piece of land
00:21In Bahasa Malaysia, they'll say, sejak turun temurun
00:24In English, it's since time immemorial
00:27Because these are the real indigenous people of this country
00:31And they've been here since forever
00:34As long as they can remember
00:35You know, their grandfathers, grandfathers, grandfathers, everyone has always stayed in that plot of land
00:41And what has happened is that that plot of land, despite the indigenous people, the Orang Asli have been staying
00:47there since forever
00:48That plot of land is registered under the name of the Pahang State Government
00:55And the Pahang State Government saw it fit, despite knowing full well that the Orang Asli are living there, staying
01:02there
01:03Despite that, they saw it fit to give a lease on that land to a palm oil company
01:11Now, if a palm oil company goes in, what is going to happen?
01:14That entire forest will be demolished
01:16All the trees will be removed
01:18And it will be replaced by palm trees, palm oil trees
01:22It will become a Ladang Kelapa Sawit
01:24How are the Orang Asli supposed to live in the middle of a Ladang Kelapa Sawit?
01:28How are you going to get water?
01:30How are you going to get food?
01:31How are you going to get shelter?
01:32Where are they supposed to stay?
01:34In other words, you are evicting them
01:37Now, what exactly is going on here?
01:41Let's call a spade a spade
01:42This is theft of the Orang Asli's land by the Pahang State Government
01:48That's what it is
01:50Now, why do we say it's theft?
01:51Because the land belongs to the Orang Asli
01:54Why do we say the land belongs to the Orang Asli?
01:57Because they have a constitutional right to the land
02:01Based on Article 13 of the Federal Constitution
02:04Article 13 makes it clear
02:06That the government cannot simply, willy-nilly take away someone's land
02:10There is a constitutional right
02:12Constitutionally protected
02:13Despite the constitutional protection
02:16The Pahang State Government took the plot of land
02:19And gave a lease on it to a Kelapa Sawit Company
02:25That is the background facts
02:28Now, what has happened is that
02:31That Kelapa Sawit Company has seen it fit
02:34To take a backhoe
02:36To the houses of the Orang Asli there
02:39The total of 21 houses there
02:41And seven houses have already been demolished
02:43And out of the seven
02:44One of it is what we call a rumah adat
02:47Which is something akin to a community hall
02:51Where the indigenous people will meet there
02:54For events, gatherings, weddings, funerals
02:59Their meetings, whatever will be held at the rumah adat
03:02The community hall there
03:03And that has also been demolished now
03:06And out of the six houses
03:08There are six houses and one rumah adat
03:10Has been demolished
03:11And out of the six houses
03:13Not only is the demolishment bad enough
03:16But one of the individuals whose house was demolished
03:18Is actually an OKU person
03:22And still you go and demolish the house
03:26It's completely unacceptable
03:28It's ridiculous
03:29How can you go and demolish the house of an OKU person
03:32Of an Orang Asli
03:35Now, that is what has happened
03:38In Pekan Pahang right now
03:41In any event
03:44We demand
03:45We demand
03:46That an enquiry be held immediately
03:49Under the Commission of Enquiry Act
03:53This is not a small matter
03:54You are demolishing the houses
03:56You are stealing the land of the Orang Asli
03:58This is a very, very, very serious matter
04:00And the repercussions must also be serious
04:03I.E. and Commission of Enquiry must be instituted on an urgent basis
04:07Now, just to touch on with what my colleagues and my friends here have said
04:12One very specific point that everybody needs to take into account is that
04:17When it comes to the Orang Asli
04:19Not only do they have a constitutional right to land like the rest of us
04:24They are supposed to be positively discriminated against
04:28This is also provided for
04:30Specifically in the Constitution under Article 8, Sub 5, Sub C
04:34Where it says that
04:35When it comes to the Orang Asli
04:37Their welfare
04:38For their welfare and for their well-being
04:43The government has the task
04:45Or has the duty of ensuring that they are given
04:48That they go over and beyond what they would normally do
04:51Considering the situation of the Orang Asal
04:54You know
04:55Considering their community
04:57That they don't live like the rest of us
04:59What has happened here is absolutely unjust
05:01And
05:02They are therefore a list of demands
05:05That we would like to make here today
05:07Moving forward
05:08What does the Federal Government
05:10And the State Government of Pahang need to do
05:12First things first
05:14There needs to be
05:15A gazetment
05:17Of native customary land
05:19For the Orang Asal of Pekan Pahang
05:21This must happen
05:23They have been living there
05:24They were never consulted
05:26No consultation was done with them
05:29They have always been there
05:32So gazetment needs to happen first
05:34That is the first thing
05:35Second compensation must be given
05:37They must be compensated
05:40For the damage that they have suffered
05:43As a result of their house being demolished
05:46Third
05:47Third there must be immediate and quick
05:49An immediate and quick investigation
05:51Into the police reports that have been lodged
05:53For criminal damage
05:54And for the trespass that has occurred
05:58One thing has been tried
06:00To find out the few okay
06:00That was really good
06:00And the fact is that
06:00There are two people can trust
06:01To touch through and the back
06:05An immediate and sweet
06:06To be protected andöh Dahil
06:06So please
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