KUALA LUMPUR: Several fish farmers today sought the help of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) to ensure that the Perak state government will conduct an investigation into the sale of the land used as fish farms.
The fish farmers, with the aid of Parti Socialis Malaysia (PSM) today, urged that Suhakam investigate the plight of the 39 fish farmers who are at risk of losing their livelihood.
PSM deputy chairperson M Sarasvathy said that the farmers have been in this business for more than 30 years, where their farms initially spanned across 162 acres of land.
“They found out that 137 acres of the land belonged to the state government, whereas the balance of 25 acres was owned by 15 other owners, who now want their land back,” she said at Suhakam headquarters earlier today. Read more