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- Ahmad Sarbani’s death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 7)
- Let’s focus
- 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
| Ahmad Sarbani’s death: the lies and deceptions by the MACC (part 7) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 01:00 AM PDT
Nervously, Ahmad Sarbaini climbed onto the windowsill as ordered by Mohd Fauzi who continued taunting and abusing him with insults. Sheikh Niza merely looked on. In that split second, Ahmad Sarbaini's belt got stuck on the outer part of the window and he lost his balance and his life. And, horror of horrors, what happened to Teoh Beng Hock happened to Ahmad Sarbaini when he fell to his death onto the badminton court below. NO HOLDS BARRED THE TIME HAS COME TO EXPOSE THE KILLERS OF AHMAD SARBAINI MOHAMED D Day: 6th April On the morning of 6th April 2011, Ahmad Sarbaini went to the Subang mosque for his dawn (Subuh) prayers. There, he met his good friend, Azman, and told him that he would be amending his earlier statement given to the MACC. In retrospect, he thought that would not be a problem because he had come to regard Sheikh Niza as a friend. By 8.30 am, Ahmad Sarbaini was already at the KL MACC office. Within minutes, he was speaking to Sheikh Niza who was eager to record a further Cautioned Statement from Ahmad Sarbaini. Sheikh Niza panicked when Ahmad Sarbaini told him he wished to retract his earlier confession as it was procured through fraud and deceit. Of course, Sheikh Niza hit the roof and stated clearly that it was absolutely impossible! Ahmad Sarbaini was upset and became agitated when Sheikh Niza rejected his request outright. He pleaded desperately with Sheikh Niza and explained that he had misunderstood what the confession was about. However, Sheikh Niza flatly dismissed him and told him to report the matter to KUS Mohd Fauzi. Then Sheikh Niza made Ahmad Sarbaini wait while he discussed this crucial turn of events with Mohd Fauzi. By then, Sheikh Niza's tone was beginning to sound ominous to Ahmad Sarbaini. As expected, Mohd Fauzi flipped when he was told that Ahmad Sarbaini wanted to retract his earlier statement. He warned Sheikh Niza that this would ruin both their careers as their HQ was already over the moon about Ahmad Sarbaini's 'extracted confession'. Since IO Abd Ghani was sceptical when he first saw the confession, Mohd Fauzi then asked if he had spoken to Ahmad Sarbaini about this confession. Abd Ghani was approaching retirement age and had been disillusioned when despite his seniority, bypassed for promotion and with the recent happenings in the MACC. Hence, the ambitious Mohd Fauzi -- who by now had become IO Abd Ghani's superior was stricken with fear that IO Abd Ghani might jeopardise the investigation as Ketua Unit Siasatan (KUS). The cause of death KUS Mohd Fauzi directed Abd Ghani to track down Wan Zainal while he and Sheikh Niza would 'straighten out' Ahmad Sarbaini. Sheikh Niza was also ordered to seize Ahmad Sarbaini's mobile phone. Sheikh Niza brought Ahmad Sarbaini to KUS Mohd Fauzi's office, which was next door to the pantry (remember what happened to Teoh Beng Hock). Here, he was verbally abused. KUS Mohd Fauzi called Ahmad Sarbaini a disgrace to the Royal Malaysian Customs, that he was not fit to wear their uniform. Rather shaken up, Ahmad Sarbaini pleaded for pity and a drink of water. Shockingly, they brought Ahmad Sarbaini to the pantry. Incredibly, as punishment for attempting to retract his 'confession', Mohd Fauzi ordered him to climb out of the window and forced him to stand on the ledge. KUS Mohd Fauzi wanted Ahmad Sarbaini to ponder and reflect on his actions while standing on the edge as "orang macam kau ni lebih baik mati dari hidup menyusahkan orang lain". Nervously, Ahmad Sarbaini climbed onto the windowsill as ordered by Mohd Fauzi who continued taunting and abusing him with insults. Sheikh Niza merely looked on. In that split second, Ahmad Sarbaini's belt got stuck on the outer part of the window and he lost his balance and his life. And, horror of horrors, what happened to Teoh Beng Hock happened to Ahmad Sarbaini when he fell to his death onto the badminton court below. KUS Mohd Fauzi was in a dizzy panic when what was supposed to be a threat had now turned fatal. He feared his career and future went up in smoke the moment Ahmad Sarbaini lost his balance. In shock and panic, he ran from the pantry back to his room. Sheikh Niza immediately ran downstairs to the lobby in a state of shock and disbelief. He was at the verge of tears, regretting this tragic death. Concocting a story Without further delay, KUS Mohd Fauzi called everyone into his room to brainstorm and to concoct the most plausible story. Abd Ghani, Henrietta, Khalid, Kamal and also Sheikh Niza finally agreed the best storyline was that Ahmad Sarbaini had committed suicide as he was depressed that his confession could not be retracted.The Director, Hj Mohd Yusof, was also brought into the loop and the approval from HQ sought. The script seemed good enough for a press conference that would be called by Dato' Mustafar Ali later that day. That would be the storyline they would all narrate to anyone asking about the death. And that would be the same story they would give when making the 911 phone call to the Police and in summoning an ambulance. And that was also why not one of these officers went downstairs to confirm whether the dead man on the badminton court was indeed Ahmad Sarbaini. They already knew who was lying dead on the badminton court. They did not need to go downstairs to verify the identity of the dead person. They all admitted that immediately upon discovering the dead body, they huddled into KUS Mohd Fauzi's room for a 'conference'. They would later rehearse this script over and over again and say that they were too afraid and were in a state of shock. To ensure that there was no evidence as to what really happened, they erased the CCTV recordings. That was why the police audio-visual forensics analyst, ASP Fauziah Che Mat, told the Coroner that the CCTV recordings had been tampered with. According to ASP Fauziah, more than 22 hours of recordings from the three-dozen CCTV cameras in the building were 'interrupted by someone who has expertise in using CCTVs' by 'changing of operation on the set, manually'. ASP Fauziah: very definite that the CCTV at KL MACC's office were tampered by an expert Concealing the true cause of death However, after running this story past that brilliant legal mind, Dato Seri Mohd Shafee Abdullah, MACC was told that the suicide story would not go down well with the Malaysian public. Firstly, another suicide theory would be too close to the Teoh Beng Hock 'suicide'. Secondly, other than the 'confession', there was no other evidence of Ahmad Sarbaini's involvement in any corrupt activities. Confessions are mostly procured through torture and intimidation. Without any tangible evidence, the story would not be plausible. The Police collaborated with the MACC in their attempt to conceal the real cause of Ahmad Sarbaini's death. The scratch marks on Ahmad Sarbaini's belt and the paint stains on his pants would be used as 'evidence' to explain that he was trying to make a hasty escape by jumping onto the roof from the pantry. Unfortunately, the Coroner had visited the site and anyone who has been to that building would know that jumping onto that roof would lead nowhere. As such, that could not ever have been an escape route! The Killers and the Conspirators We now know the identities of Ahmad Sarbaini's killers and conspirators. It is for the Coroner to make that finding of the cause of death and thereafter for AG Gani Patail as the Public Prosecutor to charge these people. In the meantime, to do justice to this poor deceased man and his family, let it be known that other than the so-called 'confession' -- which was obtained through deception and threats -- there is no evidence to show that the late Ahmad Sarbaini was involved in any corrupt practices. All of the MACC witnesses have admitted that fact in court during the Inquest. Also, the MACC's own investigations and audit on his and his family's assets did not disclose any extraordinary wealth -- as what we may have found in recent disclosures of the assets of our politicians and leaders. So let us allow the soul of Ahmad Sarbaini to rest in peace and offer his grief-stricken widow some respite and respect. GRIEF-STRICKEN: Ahamad sarbani's wife, Marziah 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 6) |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2011 05:41 PM PDT
Let's accept one fact. Umno is the problem. And the problem can never become the solution. And if Ku Li thinks that the solution to the problem is to reform Umno, then he is barking up the wrong tree. And this would mean AMANAH is going to fail. NO HOLDS BARRED On Friday, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (Ku Li) is going to launch a new movement called Angkatan Amanah Merdeka (AMANAH), according to Free Malaysia Today (you can read the full news coverage below). *********************************** Ku Li wants to rekindle spirit of founding fathers |
| 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. |
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