Chin Peng sues government for breach of contract

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Chin Peng, once Malaysia's most feared man, is suing the federal government for going against the spirit of the peace treaties signed in Thailand 20 years ago.

Those treaties promised that former communist cadres could return to their homeland and live the rest of their lives in peace. Earlier this year, he lost his last bid to return home in the country's top court.

Chin Peng, born Ong Boon Hua, claims that the government breached the two contracts it signed with the now disbanded Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in Haadyai on Dec 2, 1989.

In a statement of claim first filed in June 2005, the Perak-born octogenarian accuses the government of continuing to persecute former CPM members in the media by publishing "slanderous" articles.

Now 85, Chin Peng, who was secretary-general of the CPM, wants the government to stop producing slanderous statements and pay damages but stopped short of stating the amount. - + selanjutnya

Chin Peng sues government for breach of contract