- Baldgate
Baldgate (also known as botakgate and bald 11) is a
Malaysia n scandal that began onJanuary 30 ,2006 , when Malaysianpolice detained eleven senior citizens for playingmahjong , agambling game, and shaved their heads. Gambling with chips is common amongMalaysian Chinese , but gambling for money is illegal without a license. The incident came only a few days after the independent commission reviewing theMalaysian lock-up detainee abuse scandal of2005 released its findings.The suspects, Chee Kit Sing, 65, Chi Kong Eng, 31, Tee Boon Kiah, 55, Lee Chu Heng, 63, Lim Kee Swee, 64, Lee Swee Fong, 49, and Lim Yew Bee, 54, were arrested at a coffee shop in
Kajang ,Selangor , on the second day of theChinese New Year . All of the 103 detainees in the same lock-up had their heads shaved. The eleven men were released the day after their arrest. [Sagayam, Andrew (Feb. 3, 2006). [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/2/3/nation/13288530&sec=nation "A bald experience"] . "The Star".] [ [http://www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/MM/Tuesday/National/20060207113127/Article/index_html "It’s their right to file suit: Kajang OCPD"] . (Feb. 7, 2006). "Malay Mail ".]A spokesman for the Kajang police defended the head-shaving as "standard procedure," the same rationale provided for the scandal of 2005. He also stated it was in accordance with Section 9a of the Lock Up Rules. [ [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/2/4/nation/13299180&sec=nation "Kajang OCPD: It’s normal procedure"] . (Feb. 4, 2006). "The Star".]
Malaysian Parliamentary opposition leader
Lim Kit Siang of theDemocratic Action Party (DAP) gave the incident the moniker of "botakgate". [Lim, Kit Siang (2006). [http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=325 "Botakgate: Shaving bald 11 mostly senior citizens in Kajang – “new police respect” for human rights?"] . Retrieved Feb. 9, 2006.]Notes and references
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Malaysian lock-up detainee abuse scandal
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