Press
statement of Kuantan Mothers to Stop Lynas
Anguished Mothers take their
grievances and complaint to PM
5th
November, 2012
Today, a group of mothers from Kuantan took their
concerns in a memorandum to the Prime Minister YAB Dato Seri Mohd. Najib Tun
Razak. They were scheduled to meet YB Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz from the Prime Minister’s Office at 4.00pm at the Parliament house to hand over the memorandum and to
show their anguish over the Lynas project.
Puan Rahiza Zulkifli who led the team explained, “As
mothers, we are worried for our children’s future. I have a young son. I have worked hard to create a comfortable
living environment for him. I want him to have a safe and secure future not for
a foreign company to make money out of dumping massive amount of toxic
radioactive waste in our backyard.”
The mothers were joined by
several busloads of supporters and concerned fathers who gathered outside the
Parliament to give them moral support and cheer them on.
The mothers was appealing to
the PM to hold the Atomic Energy licensing Board (AELB) and the Minister
responsible for the AELB, Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili, the
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) accountable and responsible
for their role in facilitating the hazardous world-scale Lynas rare earth
refinery near Kuantan.
“We are disappointed by the government
for failing to put rakyat first to protect
their family and Kuantan’s future. We
want a safe and clean development path for our family and our country. We are shocked by the AELB giving Lynas the
operating licence when we have no idea where the toxic waste will be stored. I do not want my children and their children
to live in this risky toxic condition.” Said Santha Govindasamy another mother
from Kuantan.
In the memorandum, the mothers
asserted that Malaysia will earn a poor reputation for hosting such a
world-scale hazardous project and allowing a foreign company to dump millions
of tonnes of toxic radioactive waste from rare earth ore imported from
Australia with radioactive substances onto its beautiful shore tax free, an
action which only a third world country will allow!
The mothers are extremely
concerned with the impact of such a poor and ill-considered decision on their family
and all future generations who will have to live with the problem forever.
“I have three young children
and we pay our taxes and contribute to the economy
actively. I cannot simply pretend that
there is no problem when I know Lynas will bring ruins to our town. How will I explain to my children that Lynas
will be poisoning our backyard forever?” asked a young Kuantan mother, Bernice
Nyew.
The mothers collectively appealed
to the Prime Minister - as a loyal son of Pahang, as a father and a leader of
the country, to exercise his duty of care and to show strong leadership to
intervene in the interests of the rakyat and for the country’s long-term
sustainable development to Stop Lynas before its too late.
“As
mothers, we hope for a peaceful and satisfactory resolution to this problem
which has plagued our country since we have learnt of its existence from the
media last year. As mothers, we vow to fight till the end for a cleaner and
safer Malaysia.” Concluded Rahiza.
For further comments, please
contact:
Rahiza Binti
Zulkifli +6 0139232892
Bernice Nyew +6 0125025290
Santha a/p
Govindasam +6 0139272743
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Thank You Very Much.
"Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas !"
"Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas !"
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