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- Ahmad Sarbani’s death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 6)
- Ahmad Sarbani’s death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 5)
- Déjà vu
- Don’t look at me
- And he agrees with me again
| Ahmad Sarbani’s death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 6) Posted: 18 Jul 2011 01:00 AM PDT
Sheikh Niza had to do what was necessary to pin this rap on Ahmad Sarbaini. There was no turning back now. They had already committed themselves and so they had to make this 'Malaysian Book of Records' case stick, by hook or by crook if necessary. NO HOLDS BARRED THE TIME HAS COME TO EXPOSE THE KILLERS OF AHMAD SARBAINI MOHAMED Ahmad Sarbaini's Second Cautioned Statement Ahmad Sarbaini's first Cautioned Statement (part 5 of this report) became a serious problem for the MACC KL senior officers when there was nothing in that statement which could be used against the Customs Deputy Director. The assignment the MACC HQ gave them was to 'detect and detain'. However, based on what had transpired thus far, the MACC KL office could neither detect nor detain Ahmad Sarbaini -- or any of the other more than 60 Customs Department officers 'on the list' for that matter. This posed a dilemma for the MACC, which had earlier announced a 'Malaysian Book of Records' investigation into a so-called super-dynamite RM108 billion Customs Department scam -- more than the Perwaja, PKFZ and Scorpène submarines scandals combined. MACC KL's Director, Hj Mohd Yusof Akope, was not about to risk his KPI (Key Performance Index) just because his Deputy Director, KUS Mohd Fauzi Bin Hussin, was an ineffective Ketua Unit Siasatan. He also blasted Fauzi for asking IO Mohd Rosly to record that first Cautioned Statement whereas it was Sheikh Niza who was deemed to have made that successful arrest. Fauzi did that to cover up for the MACC's false arrest against Ahmad Sarbaini. Feeling infuriated just like Hitler when told he was losing the war, Hj Mohd Yusof demanded to see the 'evidence' of corruption against Ahmad Sarbaini as soon as possible. In turn, Mohd Fauzi, pounced on Sheikh Niza who had arrested Ahmad Sarbaini on 1st April -- but had achieved nothing in the first Cautioned Statement. Sheikh Niza had to do what was necessary to pin this rap on Ahmad Sarbaini. There was no turning back now. They had already committed themselves and so they had to make this 'Malaysian Book of Records' case stick, by hook or by crook if necessary. Sheikh Niza summoned Ahmad Sarbaini back to the MACC KL Office to give a second Cautioned Statement. Contrary to normal procedures where written notices are issued, this order was given verbally. Sheikh Niza decided that he could not tackle Ahmad Sarbaini by playing hardball. He realized that Ahmad Sarbaini was a God-fearing man who feared no mortal. He never missed praying five times a day -- whereas Sheikh Niza may have a pious name but he was nowhere near that pious name. It was then he decided to use trickery, deception and inducement - something he had learned while serving as a prison warder. Cunningly, Sheikh Niza told Ahmad Sarbaini that he (Sheikh) had aided in his release and that Ahmad Sarbaini was no longer regarded as a suspect. Without batting an eyelid, Sheikh Niza convinced Ahmad Sarbaini that although this second statement was a continuation of the first one, Ahmad Sarbaini would be treated as a witness and not a suspect. Subsequently, Sheikh Niza demonstrated to Ahmad Sarbaini that he was recording the second statement under section 30(3) of the MACC Act. That is why if you were to scrutinise the opening remarks of the second statement, which was supposed to be a continuation of the first statement, it was made under a different provision of the MACC Act. It was all part of Sheikh Niza's and KUS Mohd Fuzi's sleight of hand or 'silap mata'. Despite his 'soft' and persuasive approach to deceive Ahmad Sarbaini, Sheikh Niza became frustrated when, in spite of the long hours of interrogation, Ahmad Sarbaini was still not giving him the story that he wanted. Sheikh Niza tried to intimidate Ahmad Sarbaini by placing the lockup uniform on the table in plain view for him to see while recording the final part of Ahmad Sarbaini's statement. Sheikh Niza then made distinctions between "wang imbuhan" and "wang ehsan". Deviously, he trapped Ahmad Sarbaini into believing that "wang ehsan" was like sedekah or a donation and that it was halal and purely legal to accept it. Sheikh also made various analogies to substantiate his deception. By then the interview was already stretching into more than four hours. Feeling tired, Ahmad Sarbaini was afraid he might be kept in the lockup again since it was already 6.30 pm. and was ready to accept any suggestion by Sheikh Niza. All he wanted was to return to his family. That was how Sheikh Niza deceived Ahmad Sarbaini into signing the second Cautioned Statement that contained his 'confession'. Sheikh Niza admitted to the Coroner that the so-called Cautioned Statement merely provided answers to questions that he had posed to Ahmad Sarbaini. In fact, Abd Ghani, the IO assigned to the case, told the Coroner that he was surprised to see the 'confession' that Sheikh Niza had successfully extracted. IO Abd Ghani had served in Anti-Corruption Agency before it became MACC - old wine in a new bag. He confided to close friends his reservation about the 'confession' and even told the court that it was the first ever in 20 odd years as an IO where he had seen anyone admitting to receiving kickbacks. He said, "Ini adalah sesuatu yang pelek" (This is very strange). Recalling Ahmad Sarbaini KUS Mohd Fauzi could not contain his elation when Sheikh reported that Ahmad Sarbaini had signed a confession. Immediately, he reported to his Director, Hj Mohd Yusof, who reported the same to the MACC HQ. There was an incredible outburst of joy untold. MACC HQ's Director of Investigation, Dato Mustafar Ali, saw this as a vindication of the MACC -- especially since the on-going Teoh Beng Hock RCI was making embarrassing disclosures of MACC officers watching pornography during office hours not forgetting revelations of other dubious acts and acts of incompetence.
MUSTAFAR ALI: Eager to use Ahmad Sarbaini's confession to vindicate MACC over the TBH RCI Dato Mustafar directed Hj Yusof and Mohd Fauzi to recall Ahmad Sarbaini, re-arrest him, seek a remand order, and to record a third Cautioned Statement under s. 53(3) -- like the first statement and not under s. 30(3) of the MACC Act as was done for the second statement. Sheikh Niza, now regarded as MACC's hero, again summoned Ahmad Sarbaini to the MACC office for his third statement to be recorded. Again, no written notice was given. In fact, Sheikh Niza, and all the MACC senior officers both at KL and their HQ in Putrajaya, will later use this as an excuse to say that Ahmad Sarbaini had come to the KL MACC Office voluntarily and without any appointment. The absence of a written notice made this lie possible. This was in fact the same trick they used in the Teoh Beng Hock case that enabled them to claim he was a mere witness and not a suspect in custody. Events leading to 6th April After he left Sheikh Niza that late evening of 4th April, Ahmad Sarbaini met up with some colleagues and narrated to them what had happened. They all told him that he had been tricked into giving a 'confession'. Initially, Ahmad Sarbaini was in a state of denial. Since he had never accepted any bribe by whatever name, he felt that Sheikh Niza was a decent man who would not trick him. He believed that even if he had admitted to receiving 'wang ehsan', whereas he did not, that would at most tantamount to a donation in the manner explained by Sheikh Niza. After all, Sheikh Niza was very encouraging when they spoke about religion and, to Ahmad Sarbaini, such a man would not resort to trickery. To comfort himself, the next day, on 5th April, Ahmad Sarbaini met up with his freight forwarding friend, Wan Zainal, and told him that he had inadvertently mentioned Zainal's name to the MACC. He did not tell Wan Zainal that Sheikh Niza had tricked him into making that confession. Ahmad Sarbaini was a simple man who felt that a person must be accountable for his actions. To his mind, he would be accountable and retract that confession when he met the MACC the following day. That was the same thing he had told his other close friends, the last time they ever saw him alive. TO BE CONTINUED ADDENDUM Ahmad Sarbani's death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 1) Ahmad Sarbani's death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 2) Ahmad Sarbani's death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 3) Ahmad Sarbani's death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 4) Ahmad Sarbani's death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 5) |
| Ahmad Sarbani’s death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 5) Posted: 17 Jul 2011 08:44 AM PDT
Malaysia Today has been left with little choice but to now proceed with parts 5 to 8 on the lies and deceptions by the MACC. The truth will now have to be revealed and those slime-balls and scumbags who walk in the corridors of power will have to be stripped naked for all and sundry to see. NO HOLDS BARRED THE TIME HAS COME TO EXPOSE THE KILLERS OF AHMAD SARBAINI MOHAMED |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2011 06:57 PM PDT
Now you know why we need a Third Force. Sometimes politicians, even those from the opposition, forget what they promise us and go back on their word. And we, the voters who put them into office, have to suffer and pay the price for their forgetfulness. NO HOLDS BARRED
"Kedah entertainment ban resurrects Barisan Alternatif ghost," said Debra Chong in her article in The Malaysian Insider today. You can read the full text of the article below. Anyway, the matter has since been resolved. The PAS-led Kedah state government will not be banning entertainment in the state during the Muslim holy month of Ramadhan after all. Instead, only Muslims would be banned from patronising these establishments. The rest can continue to enjoy themselves the whole year around instead of just 11 months in a year. But I am sure the matter will not end here. The government-owned mainstream media will continue to talk about this to 'poke fire' in an attempt to create a rift between DAP and PAS. And PKR, who is caught in between, will continue to maintain a deafening silence. What caught my attention was Debra's (or The Malaysian Insider's) choice of heading: "Kedah entertainment ban resurrects Barisan Alternatif ghost". She did not fully explain what she means by this other than state: "in what could be a repeat of the momentous split between the secular party and Islamist PAS in 2001". Maybe some of you do not understand what this means or are not too clear about what happened ten years ago in 2001. Well, allow me to enlighten you. Soon after the 1999 general election, the then Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, declared that Malaysia is already an Islamic country so we do not need PAS. Dr Mahathir also said that Umno is the largest Islamic party in the world, much larger than PAS, which is only a quarter or less the size of Umno in terms of membership. This started the 'I am more Islamic than you' one-upmanship game between PAS and Umno. Then Dr Mahathir goaded PAS by saying that the Islamic party promises all sorts of things before the elections, but now that they are running two states, Kelantan and Terengganu, they do not deliver on their promises. "Where is the promise of Islamic laws?" screams Dr Mahathir. PAS sudah tak tahan. Dr Mahathir has been goading them and laughing at them and is calling the party a liar and a hypocrite. PAS had to demonstrate otherwise. So it unilaterally announced -- without the consensus of its other three coalition partners in Barisan Alternatif (PKN, DAP and PRM) -- that the Terengganu state government is going to introduce Islamic laws in the state. And with that the Menteri Besar announced that they are going to introduce the ISD (Islamic State Document). This more or less replied to Dr Mahathir's allegations and proved that PAS is sincere about Islam and it is not mere lip service and political talk. But what is the ISD? How is it going to work? The ISD was only an aspiration (hasrat). There was no clear plan yet on how it was going to work. In other words, they had no blueprint on its implementation but were merely stating an intention. What PAS was doing was merely to reply to Dr Mahathir in an attempt to silence him and win the 'I am more Islamic than you' argument. And this got DAP upset. So it left the opposition coalition in a huff and became an independent opposition party. DAP felt that the move by PAS was going to hurt them big time. Certainly Chinese support would erode and DAP would lose votes. So DAP had to leave Barisan Alternatif to protect itself. Ten years on and Kedah is doing what Terengganu once did -- make a unilateral decision without consultation with the other coalition members and without consensus. If you can remember, Barisan Alternatif before this, and Pakatan Rakyat now, had announced that everything within the opposition coalition is done based on consensus. A simple majority is not enough, they said. It must be all or nothing. Now, PAS Kedah accuses DAP of 'interfering' in the state administration. Back in 1999, the Menteri Besar of Terengganu said that the Terengganu state government is not a PAS government but a BA government (in spite of PAS dominating the State Assembly and DAP not having even one seat). Whenever Hadi Awang announced anything he would say, "Kerajaan Barisan Alternatif Terengganu….." He would never say, "Kerajaan PAS Terengganu….." But when they announced the ISD it was PAS and not BA that did so. That was the bone of contention and which upset many people -- DAP in particular. But then, should DAP keep making threats that they are going to leave Pakatan Rakyat every time things do not go their way? And should PAS keep saying that "we rule Kedah" or "we rule Kelantan" just because they have a majority in those two states? Would we be happy if Lim Guan Eng announces that DAP rules Penang so PKR and PAS just shut the fuck up and don't interfere in Penang? I just want to know one thing. Is DAP running Penang, PKR running Selangor, and PAS running Kedah and Kelantan, or are these four states being run by Pakatan Rakyat? And do they run these states based on consensus and unanimous decisions (and not based on a simple majority) or can one party in the coalition do things with total disregard for the other coalition members? Now you know why we need a Third Force. Sometimes politicians, even those from the opposition, forget what they promise us and go back on their word. And we, the voters who put them into office, have to suffer and pay the price for their forgetfulness. ************************************ Kedah entertainment ban resurrects Barisan Alternatif ghost Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider Despite warm and strong ties, DAP publicity chief Tony Pua has suggested his party pull out from the three-year-old Pakatan Rakyat (PR) pact, ostensibly over a spat with ally PAS' state-enforced entertainment ban in Kedah during the Muslim fasting month. DAP leaders discussed the issue at a national leadership retreat yesterday, in what could be a repeat of the momentous split between the secular party and Islamist PAS in 2001 when both first joined forces under the short-lived Barisan Alternatif (BA) to counter the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Pua aired the matter in a Twitter post yesterday, saying he "is of the view that we shouldn't be part of a coalition if our concerns are not heard or heeded. Don't want to become like MCA or Gerakan in BN." Contacted by The Malaysian Insider, Pua declined at first to elaborate on his tweet except to say it was his personal opinion and not the party's official position. But he admitted that the subject of cutting off ties with its political allies had been raised at the party's retreat in Seremban and will be discussed further when the PR leadership meets on Tuesday for its strategy session. He also played coy when asked to elaborate if he was upset over the Kedah ban or if it was a build-up of frustration of working with PAS, posting a smiley icon of an angel with its eyes closed in the Blackberry messenger chat. Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, political secretary to Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak, issued a strongly-worded statement yesterday that the state government will not withdraw the ruling despite opposition, saying the government was just enforcing a 1997 law. "Ustaz Azizan will not back down! That is his stand on this issue," said Sanusi in the statement carried by PAS website Harakahdaily. However, the national PAS leadership has asked the Kedah leader to explain the ban in a meeting to be held later today. Several other social media users, however, appeared to have formed their own conclusions about DAP-PAS ties as seen in their response to Pua on both Twitter and Facebook, where the debate carried on. Replying to Pua on Facebook, Richard Yong remarked: "YB, i know which issue u referring to.. shld stress more on team work and get the respective top leaders to deliberate on it." Another Facebooker, Simon Poon posted the following"but YB , how do u see the current problems surfaced at Kedah? Is the coalition going to have a joint conference as to provide a clearer guideline and picture so that the public understand well instead of just asking us to send u all to putrajaya". On Twitter, a user going by the name "xyplyx xyplyx" challenged: "then how DAP wan 2 rule M'sia?" prompting Pua to shoot back "whts d point? If so desperate to rule, might as well join BN. Must win w/principles. Not win at all costs juz 2 become Minister". The Petaling Jaya Utara MP later said to The Malaysian Insider that it would not be the first time DAP has broken off ties with its political allies, in a nod to the Chinese-majority party's withdrawal from the BA in 2001, after a similar falling out with PAS over the latter's insistence on setting up an Islamic state in then PAS-ruled Terengganu The DAP last locked horns with PAS in January this year over Selangor's proposed ban on Muslims from working in premises that sell alcohol. The Selangor government later claimed the ban was merely a guideline before withdrawing the ruling pending further study. Following that debacle, PR leaders have promised to consult each other on issues that could affect their pact which has survived three years. DAP and PAS are in the PR pact together with PKR that was formed after the three parties won four more states and more than one-third of the federal parliament. The three parties have applied to form a coalition but the Registrar of Societies (RoS) has yet to give his nod. PR parties received a boost in the past week after the BN government clamped down hard on the Bersih 2.0 rally calling for free and fair elections. Analysts and diplomats agreed the harsh security move cut some of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's popularity especially in the urban areas and among the middle-class, a key voting demographic in the country. But the pact could suffer if DAP and PAS continue to bicker over the Kedah ban, several PR leaders conceded to The Malaysian Insider. |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2011 12:33 AM PDT
What would be even better would be to hear what Umno and Najib have to say. Umno claims it is the largest Islamic party in the world. That was what Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamd once said. So, since this is a matter involving Islam, and since Umno is the archenemy of PAS, it is only fair that they say something about it. NO HOLDS BARRED I have been receiving messages from quite a number of people who want me to comment on the decision by the PAS-led Kedah state government to ban entertainment in the state during the month of Ramadhan. |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2011 04:59 PM PDT
Bekas mufti Perlis Prof Madya Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin menyelar apa yang dikatakannya sebagai "unsur feudal" melalui tindakan membodek pemimpin dalam Umno. Dalam sesi dialog di Kuala Lumpur malam tadi, Asri juga mengkritik kurangnya toleransi dalam menangani pelbagai pandangan dalam parti Melayu itu. NO HOLDS BARRED Bekas mufti selar budaya bodek dalam Umno (Malaysiakini, 15 July 2011) - Bekas mufti Perlis Prof Madya Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin menyelar apa yang dikatakannya sebagai "unsur feudal" melalui tindakan membodek pemimpin dalam Umno. Program itu yang banyak menyentuh mengenai Himpunan BERSIH 2.0, menyaksikan Asri membidas pemikiran feudal yang diamalkan Umno-BN dalam sistem pentadbiran negara pada hari ini yang katanya perlu dikikis jika masih mahu mengekalkan kuasa. READ MORE HERE: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/169987 *************************************************** The master-servant relationship (Malaysia Today, 12 July 2011) - I remember Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad lamenting about this same matter more than once. In a way he also touched on this issue in his book 'The Malay Dilemma', which was banned by the government in 1969 or 1970. In fact, later, when he became Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir went even further than that: he lamented that the Malays are so emotional and he wished that they were more like the Chinese -- pragmatic. READ MORE HERE: http://www.malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/no-holds-barred/41960-the-master-servant-relationship
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