Message from Chairman and President of MCLM

Dear Friends,

There have been rumors and misinformation circulating on the Internet and mainstream media about the Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement. These may have caused some doubt or confusion. Rest assured that MCLM remains committed to bringing about a just and equitable society for all Malaysians.

Ultimately, the MCLM is all about People Power - the Barisan Rakyat Independent Candidates (BRICs) and the Third Force are clear examples of this. There is no room for personality cults in the movement. As Chairman and President, we are here to serve the cause for as long as we are needed. But your contribution and support are no less important because we are all Malaysians and we are all in this together.

We will be writing to you periodically to keep you up to date about what's been happening not just on the MCLM front but also important issues that are at the forefront of our national consciousness as well as actions you can take.

With the 13th General Elections imminent, we have entered a critical phase. There is so much we can do to raise awareness of the key issues to ensure that every voter is armed with the key information so that he or she can make an informed choice at the ballot box.

In the meantime, we would urge you to stay in communication via our Facebook page or Twitter. We want to know what your concerns are for Malaysia and, more importantly, what you can do to forward the cause of the Rakyat.

Thank you for being a part of the MCLM. These are uncertain yet challenging times for all of us. Malaysia needs to change in order to become the nation envisioned by our founding fathers. It is up to us - the Rakyat - to make these changes happen.

Warmest regards,

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Haris M. Ibrahim


Saudara-saudari sekalian,

Desas-desus dan informasi yang salah sedang berlegar di ruang siber serta media arus perdana mengenai Pergerakan Kebebasan Sivil Malaysia atau Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM). Ini mungkin telah menimbulkan beberapa keraguan atau kekeliruan. Yakinilah bahawa MCLM kekal komited membawa keadilan dan kesaksamaan untuk semua lapisan masyarakat di Malaysia.

Pada akhirnya, MCLM adalah mengenai Kuasa Rakyat – Calon Bebas Barisan Rakyat atau Barisan Rakyat Independent Candidates (BRICs) dan Kuasa Ketiga atau Third Force adalah contoh yang jelas mengenai hal ini. Tidak ada ruang untuk pemujaan keperibadian dalam gerakan ini. Sebagai Pengerusi dan Presiden, kami di sini untuk berkhidmat pada perjuangan selama mana kami diperlukan. Tapi sumbangan dan sokongan anda tidak kurang pentingnya kerana kita semua adalah Rakyat Malaysia dan kita bersama dalam misi ini.

Kami akan berterusan menghubungi anda untuk memberi informasi terkini bukan hanya mengenai perjalanan MCLM tetapi juga isu-isu nasional yang lebih utama serta tindakan yang boleh anda ambil.

Setelah hampirnya Pilihanraya Umum ke-13, kini kita telah memasuki fasa yang kritikal. Ada begitu banyak perkara yang dapat kita lakukan untuk meningkatkan kesedaran terhadap isu-isu penting supaya setiap pengundi dibekalkan dengan maklumat yang diperlukan dan seterusnya membuat suatu pilihan yang tepat di peti undi.

Buat sementara waktu, anda boleh terus berkomunikasi melalui laman Facebook serta Twitter kami. Kami ingin tahu apakah kebimbangan anda mengenai Negara kita Malaysia dan yang paling penting apakah yang boleh anda lakukan demi perjuangan Rakyat.

Salam sejahtera,

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Haris M. Ibrahim

Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement

MCLM open for membership - join to support

The Malaysian Civil Liberties Membership (MCLM) is now open for membership and there are 2 categories of membership - paying and non-paying. Hope all those Malaysians and well wishers join, if not as paying (and voting) members, at least as non-paying and non-voting members. Pay £50 or RM50 (I think depending on where you are located) and you get the right to participate in the determination of the direction which MCLM should go, perhaps even a say about who eventually become a candidate and where they stand? Well, I think that is not too much to pay for something as important as that. I am going over to apply at MCLM MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM and hope more concerned Malaysians and well wishers would join us. Also read the MCLM Constitution

MCLM First KL Public Forum
December 20, 2010
Date & Time : Tuesday, December 21 · 7:30pm – 10:30pm

Venue : First Floor, KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall

The Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM) would like to invite members of the public and the media to the movement’s First KL Public Forum on Tuesday, 21st December 2010 where it will announce the second candidate who has volunteered himself as a candidate for the next general election.

On December 12th, MCLM Chairman Raja Petra Kamarudin unveiled human rights lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar as the movement’s first candidate durin…g a live webcast from London at a forum organised by MCLM to explain the group and its mission.

The purpose of MCLM is to help political parties field better candidates by giving suggestions of viable persons who can serve and educate the public.

Among those speaking at the Public Forum on December 21st are:
1. Haris Ibrahim
2. Malik Imtiaz Sarwar
3. Malaysian Overseas Votes Representative Andrew Yong, and
4. The second candidate.

For further information, please contact Haris Ibrahim at 012-2070534 or visit: http://www.mclm.org.uk/
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HAVE YOU JOINED MCLM YET? “Negara Kita, Tanggungjawab Kita”.
Come! Join us take ownership of the country. You can pay your membership fee at the forum. Here’s what you do:
1. Complete and submit the MCLM membership form online at
http://www.mclm.org.uk/join-us.html (Mandatory)
2. Handover RM50 CASH with “email id” used for registering (or attach copy of the printed form) to Vineeth Menon at KLSCAH.
NOTE: This is just a one time collection to lend a hand to MCLM. Thereafter, please use one of the Payment Options at
http://www.mclm.org.uk/join-us.html
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MCLM’s VISION

The Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement envisions a nation that has fully realised the aspirations of our founding fathers that Malaysia be a nation founded upon the principles of liberty and justice, her people bound together by a unity of purpose and imbibed with self-belief, to make Malaysia a land of prosperity and peace, ever seeking the welfare and happiness of its people and the maintenance of a just peace among all nations,.

MCLM’s MISSION

MCLM believe that many Malaysians desire changes and reforms as comprehensively laid out in The People’s Voice and The People’s Declaration. MCLM aims to take a leading role in realising these aspirations and encouraging the wider participation of civil society in shaping the future of our nation.

MCLM Constitution (Click pdf to enlarge)

Constitution Of Malaysian Civil Liberty Movement -

Who is funding MCLM? Answer

MCLM or Malaysia Civil Liberties Movement plan to identify suitable candidates in the coming 13th General Election. To succeed, they obviously need funding and a Malaysiakini reported has mentioned rumours about people funding MCLM apparently with negative insinuations. There are also rumours that MCLM is targetting PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) seats probably because of their recent fractious party elections. Hear what Haris Ibrahim have to say about that in the video below.

A bit of summary if you have no time to listen to the whole video. Haris alluded to offers of funding from the Malaysian diaspora - those Malaysians who have migrated to other countries and have done well particularly one Malaysian who have offered 10 million. Nothing wrong with that. Haris also denied they are targetting PKR sear, saying they are not targeting any particular party and have no wish to replace good people with good people.

Live streaming - MCLM Public Forum in London

The Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM) will hold a public forum in London and the event will be broadcast live at 3.00hrs-15.00 hrs GMT (21.00hrs Malaysian local time):