Siti Kasim
Born
Siti Zabedah Kasim

(1963-05-10) 10 May 1963
Melaka, Malaysia
Alma mater
OccupationLawyer
Known forHuman rights activism
Political partyIndependent
Children1[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Siti Kasim is a Malaysian human rights lawyer and activist. She came to national prominence with her work within the Human Rights Committee of the Malaysian Bar highlighting the issues being faced by the indigenous peoples of Malaysia. Her work has since grown to encompass defending the rights of other minority and marginalised communities of Malaysia, and championing the ideal of an inclusive and progressive Malaysian society.[2] She has spoken of the criticism and abuse directed at her due to her outspoken and unapologetic demeanour.[3]

Career

Politics

Siti Kasim launched her political career at the 15th general elections of Malaysia as an independent candidate aligned with the Gerak Independent[4] movement.[5] Tracing the root of the malaise within the Malaysian political and social landscape to excessive intertwining of government and religious affairs, she made the separation of state and religion a key pillar of her campaign. She was contesting the parliamentary constituency of Batu against nine other candidates.[6] Siti gained only 653 or 0.75% of the votes, ranking 6th out of the nine candidates contesting the constituency, losing to Prabakaran Parameswaran who won with a majority of 22,241.

Incidents

Bomb threat

On 21 July 2023, a suspicious object was discovered on the rear tyre of Siti Kasim's Toyota Celica when she sent the car for servicing. Brickfields police chief Assistant Commissioner Amihizam Abdul Shukor confirmed that the object was an improvised explosive device and an investigation is under way.[7][8]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P115 Batu, Kuala Lumpur Siti Zabedah Kasim (Independent) 653 0.75% Prabakaran Parameswaran (PKR) 45,716 52.46% 87,841 22,241 76.54%
Azhar Yahya (PAS) 23,475 26.94%
A. Kohilan Pillay (MIC) 10,398 11.93%
Chua Tian Chang (IND) 4,603 5.28%
Wan Azliana Wan Adnan (PEJUANG) 849 0.97%
Nur Fathiah Syazwana Shaharuddin (IND) 628 0.72%
Naganathan Pillai (WARISAN) 525 0.66%
Zulkifli Abdul Fadlan (PRM) 137 0.16%
Too Cheng Huat @ Too Gao Lan (IND) 112 0.13%

References

  1. ↑ "Lawyer Siti Kasim Wiki, Biography, Age, bon odori, Daughter, Latest News, Husband, Service Center".
  2. ↑ "Alumni profile - Siti Kasim". School of Law - Queen Mary University of London.
  3. ↑ SU-LYN, BOO (25 September 2016). "10 things about: Siti Kasim, lawyer and activist". Malay Mail.
  4. ↑ "Gerak Independent". gerakindependent.com.
  5. ↑ "Not here to play: Siti Kasim to make political debut in GE15". The Vibes. 16 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Lim, Ida (5 November 2022). "GE15: Batu sees 10 candidates including Tian Chua, Prabakaran, Siti Kasim, Cleopatra". Malay Mail.
  7. ↑ Zolkepli, Farik (21 July 2023). "Siti Kasim discovers 'bomb-like' object under her car". The Star. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Razali, Safeek Affendy (21 July 2023). "Objects under Siti Kasim's car are IED, says police". New Straits Times. Retrieved 21 July 2023.


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