<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">To: <span style="mso-tab-count:1">        </span>Prime Minister: YAB
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">Home Minister: YB Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin
Tun HusseinMenteri Kementerian Dalam Negeri </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;" lang="EN-ZA">IGP: Tan Sri Ismail Omar, Ketua Polis
Negara <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"><br></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> 20^th July 2011</span></p><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">Dear Honourable Ministers</span>

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11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">Arrest and
detention of Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj</span></b></p>

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11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">The People’s Health
Movement, a global network bringing together grassroots activists, civil
society organisations, academics and health workers from around the world,
strongly condemns the arrest and detention of Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj and 5 others
under the Emergency Ordinance. We have heard that due to ill health, Dr Kumar
has been moved to hospital. </span></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">Dr Kumar who has been
involved with People’s Health Movement since our inception, is well respected
for his contributions to public health and social justice. Since completing
medical school, Dr Kumar has spent significant time working in some of the most
remote rural areas, working tirelessly to bring services to the poor and
marginalised and to address the structural and social determinants of health.
He has also worked on a number of national initiatives to improve equitable
access of health services to the poor. </span></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">Given Dr Kumar’s standing
in the community and his professionalism and commitment in serving and bringing
health services to all people of Malaysia, we feel it imperative
that the authorities expedite his release, together with the other 5 people who
remain in detention. Furthermore, as co health-workers, we are deeply concerned
about further adverse effect the arrest and detention will have on Dr Kumar’s
health.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">   </span></span></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">Yours sincerely</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-language:
AR-EG"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">Bridget Lloyd</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">On behalf of the People’s
Health Movement Steering Council</span></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">Facsimile
to:<span style="color:black"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">1. YAB Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,  Prime Minister, Malaysia
- <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Fax : +60 3 88883444 -</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;color:red;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"></span></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">2. YB Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Tun HusseinMenteri Kementerian Dalam
Negeri - (Home Minister)     </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">    Fax:+60 3-88891613/ +60 3-88891610 </span></p>

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11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA">3. Tan Sri Ismail Omar, Ketua Polis Negara -(IGP) - Fax:+60 3 22725613 </span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA" lang="EN-ZA"></span></p>