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- Malaysia on an express route to populate its land
- AG - Why prosecute PSM EO6 and not MACC for TBH RCI?
- Remove A-G's prosecution powers & drop charges against PSM 6
| Malaysia on an express route to populate its land Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:51 PM PDT  By J. D. Lovrenciear Even our neighboring nations across our borders and seas are extremely careful in permitting foreign workers to hole up in their countries. They are extremely frugal but prudent when it comes to awarding PR status. And their stringent standards to awarding citizenship are even tighter. But that does not seem to be the case in Malaysia these days. We are coming up with all kinds of schemes that continue to see an invasion of foreign nationals into the country. So much so even the economic activities mushrooming in the country are obviously created to serve these communities solely. Just take a look at grocery stores, restaurants and entertainment outlets and shopping centers. What do these tell you? What about the kind of foodstuff that is increasing even filling our wet markets and pasar malams? It is very indicative that today Malaysia has such a sizeable foreign community that it makes good business sense to even set up shop in our own Tamans just to cater for their daily needs. And with our growing made-to-believe dependency on foreign labor, many of our youths are increasingly finding it hard to be economically engaged but to look for left-over jobs. But our leaders keep dishing out justifications that our youth are not interested in these jobs and therefore we need foreign labor to drive our economy. Now since when did we transform into a developed world with the entire working population being highly qualified to take on manual and mundane jobs? The citizens know. The entire work-in-progress is to spruce profit taking. Let us stop kidding each other. Period. We need courage to admit where we are going wrong. We need a patriotic heart to see the truth in the eye. We need loyalty to King and country to stop this selling out of our land. Many Malaysian professionals who returned with foreign spouses are still struggling with the renewable PR procedures. But illegal immigrants and renegades are easily getting citizenships and PR status virtually spoon fed to them. Why? Our neighbors are all using their own population in so many creative ways to ensure that their nations remain totally self-reliant. From the building industry to the farming communities, from the corporate corridors to the sewage services, they have their citizens proudly and viably engaged. Thailand is a great example. It is about time that our Rulers stepped forward and made a point to keep Malaysia for Malaysians – their loyal subjects. If we do not act fast, someday, Malaysians will wake up to find themselves being lorded over by foreigners who have claimed citizenship. This worrying state of affairs demands honest, responsible, accountable and patriotic redress. And it needs to be done like yesterday, going by the sudden naturalization exercises fast tracking lately. |
| AG - Why prosecute PSM EO6 and not MACC for TBH RCI? Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:45 PM PDT By Lim Kit Siang The Attorney-General Tan Sri Gani Patail should explain why the alacrity with which he wants to prosecute the PSM EO6 in contrast with his total immobility to charge Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers for a pile of crimes and unlawful actions as exposed by the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into Teoh Beng Hock's (TBH) death? Yesterday, The PSP EO6 including the Sungai Siput Member of Parliament Dr. Michael Jeyakumar who were released last Friday from detention-without-trial Emergency Ordinance were charged in the Butterworth Sessions Court under the Internal Security Act and the Societies Act with possessing subversive documents and assisting an illegal organization. However, there are no signs whatsoever that the Attorney-General is taking any action or shown any interest in the report of the James Foong Royal Commission of Inquiry into Teoh Beng Hock's death, in particular in the shocking RCI revelations of the pile of crimes and unlawful actions committed by MACC officers in the MACC massive operation resulting in Beng Hock's death. The RCI's conclusion that Beng Hock was "driven to suicide" is not acceptable as it is not based on any evidence but a mere leap in imagination. However, the RCI has discovered a mountain of crimes and unlawful acts committed by MACC officers in the massive July 2009 MACC operation resulting in Beng Hock's death. In the first place, the massive 33-men MACC operation resulting in Beng Hock's death at MACC headquarters in Shah Alam on 16th July 2009 was mala fide, a gross abuse of power and acts of corruption. The RCI found that Hishammuddin Hashim (who had "absolute authority" to investigate anyone whom he suspected of corruption in the state "without informing or obtaining the consent of his superiors" in MACC or Selangor although he was only Deputy Director MACC Selangor) was the "mastermind" who launched the massive MACC operation resulting in Beng Hock's death without supporting facts but merely on "a mere belief" from a telephone call. The crimes and violations of the law committed by the MACC officers in the massive MACC operation resulting in Beng Hock's death include the following: (1) Responsible for Beng Hock's death. (2) MACC officers committing perjury and telling lies about what happened to Beng Hock when at the MACC headquarters in police investigations into Beng Hock's death, the TBH Inquest and the TBH RCI proceedings, which warrants the establishment of a Special Investigations Squad to identify Beng Hock's killers. (3) Violating Section 31 of the MACC Act in illegally and without lawful authorisation exercising the powers of "search and seizure" when MACC officers carried out their raids on various places during the massive MACC operation resulting in Beng Hock's death. In Para 245, the RCI castigated the MACC officers over their "cavalier attitude" in "arrogating to themselves a power that the law did not, and does not, confer". The RCI also castigated the MACC for its common "unlawful" practice of conducting "search without warrant or authorization". In their report, the RCI commissioners referred to "a number of instances of blatant abuse of powers by the Selangor MACC officers and the other officers involved in the operation". It said: "The investigation into the allegations of corruption by the MACC showed scant regard for the law in the pursuit of the MACC to produce results." (Para 295) The TBH RCI had expressed the view that "the death of TBH should not be in vain" and in this spirit, the Attorney-General Tan Sri Gani Patail should explain why the AG Chambers is totally indifferent and unconcerned about the exposes of the pile of crimes and unlawful actions committed by MACC officers as exposed by the TBH RCI report, submitted more than six weeks ago.
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| Remove A-G's prosecution powers & drop charges against PSM 6 Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:38 PM PDT  By N Surendran The continued State-sanctioned persecution of these six dedicated political and social activists bodes ill for our nation. The police force, government and Attorney General have put themselves in an untenable position. They are using State powers to crackdown on a movement for free and fair elections, and to criminalize citizens such as the PSM 6 who participated or supported that movement The charges against the PSM 6 are politically motivated and a blatant abuse of investigation and prosecution powers. These six men and women have a long and spotless record of public service; their persecution shames the nation. We note with grave concern that the office of the Attorney General has been consistently used to bring politically motivated criminal charges against opposition politicians and civil society. The powers of the Attorney General must be reviewed and immediate reforms must be instituted. The powers of prosecution should be held by an independent Director of Public Prosecutions, as is the practice in many Commonwealth countries. Meanwhile, Keadilan condemns the criminal investigation launched upon the editor of Suara Keadilan, its journalist and Keadilan leader Latheefa Koya under section 505(b) Penal Code. They were questioned today by Dang Wang police relating to an article published about tear gas canisters. This police investigation is an infringement of the freedom of the press and another instance of the continual police harassment of opposition parties and their news organs. We call for: a) Immediate withdrawal of all charges against the PSM 6; b) Urgent reform of the office of the Attorney General and removal of prosecution powers to an independent body; c) End of police harassment of Suara Keadilan and its journalists. Issued by, N SURENDRAN VICE PRESIDENT KEADILAN |
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