Tengku Amir (in batik shirt) and other guests at the Malaysian premiere of ‘Inside Peace’ in Petaling Jaya.
An award-winning documentary about how a group of prisoners in the United States underwent inner transformation, was screened in Malaysia for the first time to create awareness about the need for inner peace.
Inside Peace was shown at the MBO Cinema in Petaling Jaya, and the screening was attended by Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
Organised by the Malaysian chapter of The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF), the screening was intended to inspire renewed thinking among local activists and decision-makers on how the rehabilitation of the incarcerated could be improved.
Among the 200 guests at the screening were Selangor deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk S. Sasikala Devi with her team of officers from the state contingent, representatives from Malaysian Prisons Department led by Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Prisons director Aminon Adnan; National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) led by principal assistant director Bakri Bibi and former Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Others who also attended were representatives from Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation, Malaysia Community Crime Care, and Rela KL Club led by MCA Public Services and Complaints Department chief Datuk Seri Michael Chong.
The organiser, in a media statement, said the documentary featured a group of inmates in a Texas jail who set upon a journey of self-discovery after being motivated by a series of video-based workshops, now called the Peace Education Programme from TPRF, a collation of talks presented by the founder – motivational speaker Prem Rawat.
The documentary screening aimed to spur discussion among attendees on how programmes and initiatives designed to support correctional institutions in Malaysia could be enhanced.
TPRF said the Peace Education Programme had benefitted more than 60,000 people in correctional facilities in 40 countries.
