Thursday, June 24, 2010

Penamat riwayat Penjara Pudu

Penamat riwayat Penjara Pudu




PINTU gerbang Penjara Pudu dan dua lukisan mural yang akan dikekalkan menjadi tinggalan sejarah untuk disaksikan oleh generasi akan datang

Pedestrians walk past the main entrance of the historical Pudu Jail in down town Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.


A boy looks at the paintings on the 394-metre (431-yard) wall surrounding the Victorian-era jail, that will be torn down to make way for road expansion, in down town Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.

A visitor looks through the abandoned prison cells of historical Pudu Jail in down town Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.


A visitor walks in front of the half demolished abandoned prison cells of historical Pudu Jail in down town Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.


Passer-by walk next to wall of historic Pudu Prison in downtown Kuala Lumpur, on Monday June 21, 2010. The 394-meter-long wall of Pudu Prison fronting will be demolished after having served its purpose for the past 100 years.

People take pictures of the wall of Malaysia's Pudu Jail in Kuala Lumpur June 21, 2010. A part of the surrounding wall of the 115-year-old Pudu Jail began its demolition late Monday to make way for road widening and construction of an underpass. The Victorian-era jail was built in 1895 and officially closed in 1996.

The 394-meter-long wall of Pudu Prison which is being demolished in downtown Kuala Lumpur, on Monday June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.

People walk along the perimeter of the wall of Malaysia's Pudu Jail in Kuala Lumpur June 21, 2010. A part of the surrounding wall of the 115-year-old Pudu Jail began its demolition late Monday to make way for road widening and construction of an underpass. The Victorian-era jail was built in 1895 and officially closed in 1996.

A worker uses an excavator to tear down the wall of Malaysia's Pudu Jail in Kuala Lumpur June 21, 2010. A part of the 115-year-old Pudu Jail's surrounding wall began to be demolished late Monday to make way for road widening and the construction of an underpass. The Victorian-era prison was built in 1895 and was closed in 1996 before it was turned into a jail museum and was shut in 2005.


Workers demolish part of the 394-metre (431-yard) wall surrounding the Victorian-era jail for road expansion in down town Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.


A worker tries to keep photographers away the from the debris while demolishing part of the 394-metre (431-yard) wall surrounding the Victorian-era jail for road expansion in down town Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.

A boy takes away bricks from the debris of part of the demolished 394-metre (431-yard) wall surrounding the Victorian-era jail in down town Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.

A boy takes away bricks from the debris of part of the demolished 394-metre (431-yard) wall surrounding the Victorian-era jail in down town Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.

Malaysian stand on a demolished wall of Pudu Prison in downtown Kuala Lumpur, on Monday June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.


A worker tries to keep photographers away the from the debris while demolishing part of the 394-metre (431-yard) wall surrounding the Victorian-era jail for road expansion in down town Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.

Workers wait to clear visitors and media while demolishing part of the 394-metre (431-yard) wall surrounding the Victorian-era jail for road expansion in down town Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2010. A controversial plan to tear down part of a 115-year-old jail for commercial development in the Malaysian capital has drawn fierce criticism from heritage enthusiasts. During World War II Japanese occupation forces used the jail to hold Allied prisoners-of-war, many of whom were tortured and executed there.



KERJA-kerja merobohkan tembok Penjara Pudu menggunakan dua buah jentolak bermula Isnin lalu

MULUT dua buah jentolak itu dengan rakus memecahkan tembok tebal di hadapannya tanpa belas kasihan. Dalam sekelip mata tembok setinggi 4.5 meter itu runtuh menyembah bumi.

Sisa-sisa runtuhan yang terdiri daripada ketulan batu-bata itu kemudian berebut-rebut dikutip oleh orang ramai yang berada di kawasan tersebut untuk dibawa pulang.

Tindakan itu ada asasnya kerana tembok tebal yang dirobohkan itu bukan sebarangan bangunan. Ia merupakan sisa tembok Penjara Pudu yang satu ketika dahulu menjadi 'rumah' kepada sejumlah penjenayah yang antaranya paling terkenal dalam sejarah perundangan di Malaysia.

Antara yang diingati sudah pasti Botak Chin atau nama sebenarnya Wong Swee Chin, seorang ketua penjenayah bersenjata yang digeruni sekitar 1970-an. Dia akhirnya digantung sampai mati di Penjara Pudu pada 11 Jun 1981.


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