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| So who is talking nonsense now, Shafee? Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:11 PM PDT
"It was impossible for Ahmad Sarbaini to stand on the window itself as claimed by Raja Petra. If Raja Petra can do it, then I want to see him try. Raja Petra is talking nonsense. I believe this allegation will not affect the inquest. He is history. Raja Petra has nothing left to talk about, no credibility and not even accepted by the opposition." NO HOLDS BARRED
I remember back in the 1980s when I used to fraternise with the IGP and Deputy IGP. The IGP then was Tun Haniff Omar and his Deputy was Tan Sri Amin -- who later went on to become the Acting IGP when Haniff took one-year sabbatical leave to do law in the UK. What Haniff and Amin told me was very interesting indeed. 90% of the success of the police in solving cases depends on information, they said. Without information, the police would not be able to solve the many cases of crime. And that is why informants are very crucial and the police pay for this information from informants, also known as 'squealers' or 'stool pigeons' -- and what I call Deep Throats. My friend in the Income Tax Department (Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri) also said the same thing. They too depend on informants to catch tax evaders. Most times, the accountants of the tax evaders themselves are these informants. And that is why a reward of 50% of the recovered amount is paid to informants to make it extremely profitable for 'insiders' to turn informants. And the same goes for the Customs Department, said my friend. Without the help of informants, the Customs Department would not be able to conduct raids to catch smugglers. And, again, a handsome reward is paid to these informants. So you see, the Malaysian government and governments all over the world depend on informants, squealers, stool pigeons or Deep Throats to solve crimes and catch criminals. And that too is how Malaysia Today operates. We too depend on Deep Throats for information, just like the Malaysian government and governments all over the world. On 20th July, in Part 7 of "Ahmad Sarbani's death: The lies and deceptions by the MACC", Malaysia Today's Deep Throat revealed that MACC Deputy Director Mohd Fauzi had ordered Ahmad Sarbaini to climb out the window and stand on the ledge. Malaysia Today also said that Ahmad Sarbaini's belt then got stuck on the outer part of the window, which caused him to lose his balance and his life when he fell to his death onto the badminton court below. Malaysia Today did not say that Ahmad Sarbaini was thrown out of the pantry window. Malaysia Today said that he was ordered to stand on the window ledge and that his belt got stuck -- which explained the scratches on his belt buckle. The swift response from the MACC's lawyer, Datuk Seri Shafee Abdullah, was to ridicule what Malaysia Today's Deep Throat had reported. The high-profile lawyer said, "It was impossible for Ahmad Sarbaini to stand on the window itself as claimed by Raja Petra. If Raja Petra can do it, then I want to see him try." Shafee added, "Raja Petra is talking nonsense. I believe this allegation will not affect the inquest. He is history. Raja Petra has nothing left to talk about, no credibility and not even accepted by the opposition." Actually, what Shafee said in Malay was more scathing when he called me "bercakap merapu" and "suka merepek". Now read what the lead forensic pathologist who examined Ahmad Sarbaini, Mohamed Prof Dr Shahrom Abd Wahid, told the Coroner's Court yesterday. He concluded that Ahmad Sarbaini had climbed out of the window, stood on the ledge and lost his balance and fell. The pathologist also told the court the scratches on Ahmad Sarbaini's belt buckle showed that he had tried to climb back into the pantry through the window. This is not a spin by Malaysia Today. This is what The Star published today. And you can read The Star news report below. Malaysia Today said it first on 20th July. Shafee called it nonsense on 21st July. On 3rd August, the forensic pathologist Prof Dr Shahrom confirmed what Malaysia Today said. So who is talking nonsense now, Shafee? **************************************** Wednesday August 3, 2011 An accidental death, says pathologist By LISA GOH, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: The lead forensic pathologist who examined Ahmad Sarbaini Mohamed told the Coroner's Court here that he died an "accidental death". "Ahmad Sarbaini landed on his right knee first, followed almost simultaneously by his left knee, his right forearm, left wrist, the fronto-parietal area (top front area of the head) and the facial part of the head. "The injury to the head was very severe," said Prof Dr Shahrom Abd Wahid, who is from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He opined that even if Ahmad Sarbaini had survived, he would have been in a vegetative state. He was testifying in an inquest into the death of Selangor Customs assistant director Ahmad Sarbaini who was found dead on the first floor of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) building on April 6. Prof Shahrom conducted a second post mortem on Ahmad Sarbaini, 56, on April 7, twenty-four hours after his death to allow for a clearer detection of some wounds. He concurred with the findings of forensic pathologist Assoc Prof Dr Faridah Mohd Noor, who had earlier stated that Ahmad Sarbaini's cause of death was "severe head injuries and positional asphyxia due to a fall from height". The courtroom was transformed into a scene from the CSI television series as Dr Shahrom explained his findings with the aid of photos, pictures and diagrams. In his testimony yesterday which lasted about four hours, Prof Shahrom came out of the witness stand to demonstrate his point of how Ahmad Sarbaini landed on the ground. The court was also shown still-shots taken from the video of a re-enactment of the fall done by stuntman Mohd Asri Ramli, and Prof Shahrom compared Mohd Asri's body position while falling against the position of Ahmad Sarbaini's body when he was found on the badminton court. He concluded that Ahmad Sarbaini had climbed out of the window, stood on the ledge and lost his balance and fell. The pathologist also told the court the scratches on Ahmad Sarbaini's belt buckle showed that he had tried to climb back into the pantry through the window. Based on the evidence, he also dismissed the possibility that Ahmad Sarbaini had died of natural causes, homicide or suicide. Hearing before Coroner Aizatul Akmal Maharani continues today. |
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