Orang Asli pupil tied up and beaten by 3 teachers

A 10-year-old Temiar girl was tied up and beaten on June 15 by three school teachers for allegedly stealing.

The incident occurred at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuala Betis here where the victim had allegedly suffered bruises on er face, hands and thighs after being repeatedly kicked by the trio.

According to the Centre of Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) website, the incident was only known the following day.

COAC with Jaringan Orang Asli SeMalaysia (JOAS) had advised the victim's family to lodge a police report.

The victim's aunt, known as Deena, said that her niece had been abused by three teachers known as Cikgu Saki, Cikgu Arif and Cikgu Talib.

Upon learning her niece's predicament, Deena took her niece to clinic the next day. The doctor on dutyhad also taken some images of the girl's bruises as evidence to support the police report.

The student's grandmother, Andak binti Caling felt compelled to lodge a police report at the Gua Musang police station on June 27.

Several days later, some parties who claimed to be acquaintances of the teachers and representatives of the school as well as the headmaster persuaded the victim's family to withdraw the police report.

A special meeting was held between the leaders of community to discuss the case. It was also attended by Deena, Andak and some of other Temiar tribe members. All of them unanimously agreed that the school should not protect the teachers regardless the circumstances.

The pupil's family however did not budge and decided to proceed to report the matter to the authorities.

The case has been highlighted to the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) by JOAS leader JOAS on June 23.

Malaysian Insider in a report Wednesday stated that a police source confirmed the case and said the incident occurred and it is now being investigated.