Media Statement by Liew Chin Tong in Penang on Friday, 27^th November 2009:

Iran must show respect for human rights and democracy

Iran’s “confiscation” of the Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to human rights lawyer Dr. Shirin Ebadi is both shocking and farcical.

Ebadi was awarded the Peace Prize in 2003. She is not in the country since Iran’s controversial election in June and there are allegations that her family in Iran are maltreated by the authorities.

Thirty years after the revolution, Tehran must show that it is a responsible member of the international community or risks further alienation.

The DAP is in solidarity with Dr. Ebadi and all democratic forces in Iran.

* Liew Chin Tong, DAP International Secretary & MP for Bukit Bendera