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Reazzjonijiet għall-Każ ta’ Hashem Sarir
F'Malta u pajjiżi oħra tal-Punent,
bħalissa hemm epedimija ta' paniku kbir li qed twassal għall-persekuzzjoni
ta’ l-immigranti li saru l-“individwi perikolużi” tal-bidu tas-seklu.
Fl-istorja nsibu diversi epidemiji ta' paniku bħal persekuzzjonijiet
tas-sħaħar u l- Lhud. Minħabba dan il-paniku fis-soċjetà qed noħolqu saff
ta' nies bla drittijiet li huma soġġetti għal poter arbitrarju. Qed nużaw
pieni ħorox għal nies li kulma għamlu kien li kisru r-regolamenti ta’
l-immigrazzjoni, reat ferm anqas serju minn reati oħra li ħafna drabi ma
jwasslux għal piena ta' ħabs. Dan hu perikoluż ħafna.
Fortunatament ġurnalisti indipendenti Maltin bħal Karl Schembri qamu
għall-okkażjoni u fil-gazzetti u anki fuq it-televiżjoni rajna l-istat li
fih jgħixu l-immigranti. Is-soċjetà Maltija rat u saret taf bil-ħruxijiet
istituzzjonali fi ħdanha u għalhekk l-injoranza m'għadhiex skuża. Għaqdiet
bħall-Jesuit Refugee Service, Dar l-Immigrant, il-Laboratorju tal-Paċi,
Inizjamed u l-Moviment Graffiti wrew li
f'Malta mhux kulħadd ittieħed mill-epidemija. Iżda bla dubju baqa’ ħafna xi
jsir.
James Debono
Kelliem ta’ Alternattiva Demokratika
dwar id-drittijiet ċivili
Dan hu inċident ieħor f'lista tal-mistħija li qed tiżdied b'rata li tħasseb
ferm.
Li bniedem jinżamm milli jidħol f'pajjiżna għax kellu wisq flus u ħwejjeġ u
l-Uffiċjal ta' l-Immigrazzjoni ma tgħaddilux minn rasu li jsejjaħ lil xi
ħadd sabiex jagħmel traduzzjoni jwaqqa' għar-redikolaġni l-uniformi li hu
libes u l-korp kollu tal-Pulizija. Kieku kien xi ħadd ta' ġilda ċara x'kien
isir?
Il-Grupp għat-Tielet Dinja jixtieq jistieden lil kulħadd sabiex inneħħu
l-għanqbut minn moħħna u nirrealizzaw li d-dinja qed tiċkien u pajjiżna mhux
xi ġenna ta' l-art. Wara kollox l-għajta ta' Malta biex tidħol fl-UE kienet
li nservu ta' pont bejn l-Ewropej u l-Għarab u mhux nilgħabuha tal-bravi ma'
min ħlief rispett m'għandux lejna.
Roderick Agius
President, Grupp għat-Tielet Dinja
The case of Syrian tourist Hashem
is the sad reality that the post-11th September world is facing. Throughout
the world Arabs are being looked down on with suspicion and paranoia that
s/he may be a terrorist.
The repatriation of Hashem is yet another example of this racial prejudice
which is being triggered by some states. Infact I would seriously doubt that
this same treatment would have been applied to a white American tourist who
had “too much luggage and money”.
Another serious problem is Magistrate Hayman’s statement that “the police
officer had every right to refuse entry to Hashem without providing any
justification whatsoever, because such a right was granted to him by the
law.” We have to stop thinking with the “this is the law and that’s it”
attitude, and start revising our legal system in order to ensure a more
transparent and democratic way. Unluckily, the sad reality is that
miscarriages of justice happen, and maybe more often than we think of.
The police should have contacted his relatives in Malta and the hotel he
said he was going to, in order verify what little they could understand of
his language. Another tricky aspect is that Hashem only spoke Arab, and
therefore we seriously doubt the extent to which the police actually
understood his statements.
Yes this is Malta! The country which states it promotes peace and
solidarity, and whose institutions promote racial prejudice. We believe
legal measures have to be taken against the immigration officer in order to
ensure that a miscarriage of justice is declared and that necessary steps
are taken against whoever was involved in this decision which violates the
basic human right of not being discriminated for one’s nationality.
Victor Fiorini for Move! Organisation.
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