Uthayakumar Refuses Medical Treatment - Syed Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Bernama) -- Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar today refuted allegations that the government has neglected the treatment and health of Internal Security Act detainee P. Uthayakumar.
Instead, the 47-year-old lawyer and leader of the banned Hindu Rights Action Force has refused scheduled treatment based on the record of Kamunting Detention Centre, Taiping. He even refused to receive treatment and medicines 18 times including treatment arranged for him at the National Heart Institute, said the minister in a statement. He said Uthayakumar had undergone health checks performed by government panel doctors and Taiping Hospital 42 times besides being regularly supplied with medicines. To ensure his health is under control, the detention centre authority has taken proper measures including providing and supplying him the appropriate diet comprising fruits, vegetables and so on.
Syed Hamid also denied allegations that Uthayakumar's swollen leg was due improper treatment, and said that actually, following examination by panel doctors, it was found out that his small toe got swollen after he inadvertently kicked a stone.
Uthayakumar has been in detention since Dec 13, 2007.

tunku : why the government have to entertain trouble makers like him. to hell with him if he refuses treatment. don't give face to these type of trouble makers as if they got the chance, they will step on your head. the moron kicked a stone and the idiots are shouting and screaming outside,ooh he's dying, his leg is going to be chopped etc .just give him normal food like others, no special treatment for traitors.the government better spend the money on the poors rather than spending money on traitors.