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Tsu Koon slams Ezam’s ‘jihad’ threats
Punish if proselytisation proven, PAS tells Jais
Umno deputy minister wants referendum law, lower voting age
Bersih 2.0: Najib never specified Shah Alam in stadium offer
Polls panel to remove inactive voters above 90
'Rally and riot, which part did you misunderstand?'
Hindraf’s UK lawyer Imran Khan deported
GLCs upset with Nazri for misleading explanation in Tajuddin Ramli saga

Posted: 13 Aug 2011 12:01 AM PDT

(The Malaysian Insider) - Senator Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon slammed today his Barisan Nasional (BN) colleague Umno Senator Ezam Mohd Nor's threat to wage war against those who try to proselytise Muslims.

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in National Unity and Performance Management said in a statement that Ezam's threats had sent out the wrong message and could damage the coalition's reputation.

"Senator Ezam Nor's open threat to burn two online news portals (Malaysia Kini and Malaysian Insider) is uncalled for, unwarranted and unacceptable, further fanning emotions in the controversy arising out of JAIS' (Selangor Islamic Affairs Department) action against DUMC (Damansara Utama Methodist Church)," Koh (picture) said.

The Gerakan party president said Ezam has his right to express his views about defending Islam and his concern about alleged proselytisation of Muslims which is now being investigated.

"If he thinks that reports in the online news portals were not correct and proper, he should present cogent arguments against them, present relevant facts and solid evidence, or even take legal action.

"Unfortunately, instead of using his intellect and influence to argue and counter whatever he did not agree with, he allowed himself to be overtaken by emotions and sentiments which have evoked negative reaction of others," Koh said.

Ezam vowed yesterday to wage war against those who try to proselytise Muslims, in a highly-charged assembly where he also defended the state Islamic religious authorities' raid on a dinner at a church last week.

The former PKR leader and a group of demonstrators rallied after Friday prayers here in support of the Jais over its raid at the DUMC in Petaling Jaya on August 3. Among those present was Kulim MP Zulkifli Noordin.

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 06:55 PM PDT

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 – PAS finally declared its official stand today on the recent church raid in Petaling Jaya, saying the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) must take immediate action if it finds proof that Christians were proselytising to Muslims there.

Its leaders said the decision is in accordance with PAS's position as a party founded on Islamic principles, adding that under no circumstances would it compromise on religious matters.

"PAS is an Islamist party. Our Constitution states Islam is our foundation and the Quran.

"So PAS's priority is to defend the sanctity of Islam, there is no compromise when it comes to upholding the faith," deputy president Mohamad Sabu told reporters after the party's political bureau meeting here this evening.

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Umno deputy minister wants referendum law, lower voting age

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 05:10 PM PDT

By Melissa Chi, The Malaysian Insider

Higher Education Deputy Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said today Malaysia should have laws allowing for referendums, adding that the Election Commission (EC) should also lower the voting age to 18.

There is now no law to hold referendums, which is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal.

"It is about time we had legislation for referendums. I think the government of the day, whichever party, should get approval not just from the Parliament, but from the people as well, on big or fundamental issues," he said at the Electoral Reform and Purification of Democracy Forum organised by the Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (Abim) and the Abim Lawyers Group (GPA).

Other panellists were Professor Dr Redzuan Othman, Universiti Malaya's dean of the Literature and Social Science Faculty, and Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) director Wan Firdaus Wan Fuaad.

Saifuddin, an Umno supreme council member, also said there should be an increase in civil society participation in the democratic process.

He said the problem now was that the state was still "condescending and does not trust civil society".

"I agree with automatic registration for 18-year-olds to vote, if not for the 13th general election, there should be a roadmap leading towards this goal. If needed, we should change the law or the Constitution to make it easier for the people to vote," he said.

The current minimum age for voting is 21.

He had previously urged PR and BN lawmakers to start "the ball rolling" by forming a caucus in Parliament for such a cause.

The Temerloh MP also said: "Just because BN had never lost doesn't mean that the election is clean, and vice versa just because there is a constant change in government doesn't necessarily mean the election is fair. We cannot be so simplistic in that thinking."

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 05:08 PM PDT

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider

Election watchdog Bersih 2.0 disputed Datuk Seri Najib Razak's claim yesterday that he had specifically offered "a stadium in Shah Alam" for its July 9 rally.

Steering committee member Maria Chin Abdullah reminded the prime minister today that he had never named a stadium when he made the offer to the coalition just days before the mammoth event.

"That offer only came from Selangor Mentri Besar (Tan Sri) Khalid Ibrahim, not from the PM. Najib never said which stadium... he only said a stadium. Perhaps we were expected to read his mind," she told The Malaysian Insider when contacted this afternoon.

Maria Chin (picture) was commenting on Najib's statement to the press yesterday that he had specifically offered Bersih 2.0 use of a stadium in Shah Alam to hold its rally and had never retracted the offer.

"We are regretful that the offer made by the government (to Bersih) to have its gathering in a stadium in Shah Alam was not accepted by the (rally) organisers.

"This offer was never denied or retracted by the government. We wanted to avoid any untoward incidents from happening," he had said.

Maria Chin recalled that the stadium offer was made following the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin's surprising decree on July 3, calling for all warring parties to reach a mutual agreement over Bersih 2.0's electoral reform demands.

A check on media reports of the sequence of events in the run-up to the tumultuous July 9 rally revealed that Najib had not expressly named any stadium in Shah Alam when he made the offer.

In one media report on July 3, Najib was quoted as saying: "We are willing to provide a stadium for them to rally but why choose to protest in the streets. The government is not against them rallying in a stadium from morning until night. Just don't hold street protest as it is very risky to the nation."

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:09 PM PDT

By Farrah Naz Karim, NST

PUTRAJAYA: Those above 90 years of age and are considered to be "inactive" will be struck off the electoral roll.

Under this approach of cleaning up the roll, which is updated every three months, the Election Commission has removed some 12,000 names to date.

EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Yusof said the National Registration Department would be the one to assess if the individuals under the category should be rendered as such.

He said the NRD would, among others, study their transactions and movements as well as correspondence before classifying them as inactive.

However, he said in cases where those struck off the list reappeared, the EC would re-upload their names on the roll.

The commission's database, which mirrors that of the NRD, does not allow removal of names unless it was done by the department, which could only do so when families of the deceased come forward to report the death.

However, under the EC's own initiative, names of those above the age of 120 are automatically removed.

The EC is also in the midst of removing 469 names that were found to be duplicated in the latest roll.

On allegations that the commission had been adding permanent residents in the electoral role, he said the opposition, especially Pas had been referring to an out-of-date database and the NRD's website.

"The individuals who they are accusing us of upgrading to become citizens just to be put in the electoral roll are qualified citizens. Many of them had been permanent residents for over 20 years and were finally granted citizenship," he told the media before the breaking of fast at the EC headquarters.

Aziz said the commission would meet up with the NRD soon to iron out any hiccups.

On preparations for the general election, he said a committee to look into all aspects of the polls had been set up.

Aziz also said returning officers for the various constituencies had also been identified.

"We are in the midst of ascertaining the needs of each of the areas.

"There are logistics, personnel and budget issues that we are looking at," he said, adding that the EC would be ready if a general election was called, even in the very near future.

'Rally and riot, which part did you misunderstand?'

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:03 PM PDT

(Harakah Daily) - PAS today took to task deputy Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar for attempting to liken the riots in British cities to the massive Bersih rally in Malaysia on July 9.

The party's deputy information chief Nizar Jamaluddin questioned whether Khalid had problem understanding the difference between a 'riot' and a 'rally', which was something planned and accompanied by the organiser's request for cooperation from the police.

WORLDS APART ... (Top): Bersih participants on July 9 queueing up at a store in the city centre to buy refreshments. (Bottom): Looters at a store during the riots which engulfed several British cities.

"That statement (by Khalid) is utterly wrong because we did not riot, but participated in a peaceful rally that took the NGOs months of planning, " the Bukit Gantang member of parliament and former Perak Menteri Besar told Harakahdaily.

Khalid had earlier remarked on his Facebook that the riots in London and surrounding cities were proof that street protests could lead to "nightmares".

Nizar however stressed that the riots there, the worst social unrest in Britain in recent times, were also attributed to widespread unemployment and rising prices of goods.

On the other hand, Bersih, he said, was solely to seek electoral reform.

"In London, the riots erupted suddenly ...there was no planning and there was no one to take responsibility.

"In Malaysia, we have responsible NGOs, we have a leader and the rally was discussed with authorities over a long period before it finally took place," added Nizar.

'Our police more cruel than Britain's'

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Hindraf’s UK lawyer Imran Khan deported

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:58 AM PDT

By Athi Shankar, FMT

GEORGE TOWN: Hindraf Makkal Sakti's UK-based lawyer Imran Khan was deported back to United Kingdom upon his arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 1.50pm on Friday.

London-based Hindraf chairman P Waythamoorthy said Imran Khan, a prominent British human rights lawyer, was forced by the Malaysian authorities to fly back to England at 2am on Saturday, 12 hours after he was refused entry to the country.

"The authorities deemed Imran as a threat to Malaysia's security," said Waythamoorthy told FMT today.

Throughout his ordeal, Imran was kept stranded at the immigration checkpoint. Imran was originally scheduled to leave the country only on Aug 18. His colleague, G Suresh however was allowed entry.

Waythamoorthy said Hindraf was appalled by the excessive and unwarranted act of the Malaysian police and Home Ministry to deny entry to an internationally-renown human rights lawyer.

He also slammed the government's act of branding Imran as a security threat. This is "absolute nonsensical and cheap stunt."

The deportation confirmed Hindraf's fear that the Putrajaya administration would do a 'Bourdon' on Imran and his colleague upon their arrival in Malaysia.

French human rights lawyer William Bourdon was deported by the government when he was here to give a speech pertaining to the billion-dollar Scorpene submarine scandal last month.

"The refusal of entry to Imran in essence means that as far as the Malaysian Indians are concerned or their cause, the government can act in authoritarian ways against the rule of law," slammed an upset Waythamoorthy.

Following orders

The Hindraf leader said that upon his arrival at KLIA, Imran had presented himself at the immigration counter.

Imran then informed the female officer that he was in Malaysia to meet his clients, who wish to engage him on a class action suit against the former colonial, United Kingdom government.

The officer checked in her list of "wanted" persons and immediately told Imran that his request to entry was being refused.

Upon insistence, Imran then met senior immigration officers who could not give any valid reason for refusing his application to enter Malaysia.

"All that the senior immigration officer could say was that he had no problems giving Imran entry.

"But the officer said his decision to bar Imran from entry came from the top most office of special branch in Bukit Aman and the Home Ministry.

"The officer added that the police deemed Imran as a threat to Malaysia's security," said Waythamoorthy.

He said Imran's deportation showed that the government has something serious to hide, thus it makes arbitrary decisions pertaining Malaysian Indian issues.

He said Imran was coming to Malaysia to represent his clients from the underclass segment of the ethnic Malaysian Indian community.

Meeting will take place tomorrow

Imran was to meet his clients, or potential clients, on Sunday morning at the Klang Hokkian Hall to consider them as co-claimants for the British, which Waythamoorthy plans to re-file soon.

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:26 AM PDT

By Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider

Several government-linked companies (GLCs) are perturbed by Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz's attempts to justify Putrajaya's intervention into ongoing lawsuits against Tan Sri Tajuddin Ramli and claimed the de facto law minister was giving out misleading information.

A source close to several parties named in the lengthy series of suits and counter-suits involving Tajuddin pointed out that the former poster boy for Bumiputera entrepreneurship had lost his RM13 billion countersuit against national debt restructuring company Danaharta in 2009.

Among several documents obtained by The Malaysian Insider, a High Court judgment on December 7, 2009 showed trial judge Anatham Kasinather had awarded a total sum of RMRM589,143,205.57 to Danaharta, its two subsidiaries and its four managing directors named as Datuk Azman Yahya, Datuk Abdul Hamidy Hafiz, Datuk Zukri Samat and Datuk Kris Azman Abdullah.

The same trial judge had also dismissed Tajuddin's RM13 billion countersuit against Danaharta and its agencies a month earlier on November 12, 2009.

The source related that the GLCs and their directors were stunned with disbelief at Nazri's reasoning that an out-of-court settlement was the best solution to save the federal government billions of ringgit in legal claims.

"Nazri misled the public when he said 'Our total claims by the companies against Tajuddin are only half a billion ringgit. That is why we said we should sit down and talk'. His claim that Tajuddin has the bargaining power and that the GLCs were disadvantaged is nonsense. The RM13 billion against Danaharta was also plucked from thin air," the source told The Malaysian Insider yesterday on condition of anonymity.

"Tajuddin was the only one who owed money and Danaharta did not owe him anything," the source said and quizzed: "So what is there to negotiate?"

Federal Court judge Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif has been put in charge of managing the ongoing slew suits involving a total 38 parties, including Danaharta and Malaysia Airlines (MAS), due to Tajuddin's appeal after losing his counter-claim.

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