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Malaysia Today - Your Source of Independent News |
- When the word TOO is hidden
- How spin-doctoring works
- Hah! Padan muka!
- The Hudud issue: FOR and AGAINST
- What a (mis)adventure
- A response to comments on ‘The four-letter word called SEX’
- The four-letter word called SEX (UPDATED with Malay Translation)
- When ‘Hang Tuah’ became ‘Hang Jebat’
- If it works well, don’t fix it
- Some call it divine intervention
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:56 PM PDT
On the one hand we have PERKASA. On the other hand we have Malaysia Today's readers. They are actually all cut from the same cloth, the other side of the coin, so to speak. And the following comments seem to strengthen this view. And the moral of the story is: don't you dare question or criticise Pakatan Rakyat. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin
"Pakatan, too, must come clean on 'covert funds'," said University of Malaya Professor, Edmund Terence Gomez. The word TOO was very cleverly hidden so that many Malaysia Today readers did not spot it. That was actually a very dirty trick that Gomez played on our readers. If he had not hidden the word TOO, then many would have spotted it and would not have gone and commented as below. Gomez has actually written dozens of books over more than a decade (http://www.bookfinder.com/author/edmund-terence-gomez/), some jointly with S. Jomo (http://www.bookfinder.com/author/jomo-k-s/), who moved to New York City as UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development after retiring from the University of Malaya in 2004. ************************************** written by Wakeupmsia, September 30, 2011 15:16:42 It's premature to ask that. Wait till they secure Putrajaya. BTW, have you asked Jibby about the Scopene commission or perhaps the funds he promised at the last few by-elections? Remember what he said "You help me, I help You"
written by arazak, September 30, 2011 15:59:02 Hello Gomez, Go ask where UMNO got their money first? They have been stealing from the people for decades and you don't even bother to ask where they got their money? And mind you, the money they have been stealing from us would probably have been several thousand billions by now. Did UMNO disclose where they got their money to us? No, never! I'll put you together in the same boat (or same dish) as the other Professor "kangkongs"; Zainal Keling and Khoo Kay Kim. What do we have here then. . .? Truely "1 Malaysia Kangkong" academicians who do nothing to improve our education standard other than sucking UMNO's dick! You can all shove your Kangkong PhDs up your arses, please!
written by Sam V. Vellu, September 30, 2011 16:02:03 Come on lah Terrance ! when billions of dollars were being siphoned out of the country you never said anything , now suddenly when the General Election is near you are coming out to share in the potty. You are typical of catholic ball carriers of the Archbishop.
written by Q-Baron, September 30, 2011 16:03:16 All too well, Mr. T.G.. You have just shown us what a fine (BN) terrier you are yourself. Not bad but you would agree it should start with you here. Please tell us who is that covertly funded you to make this statement? Thanks.
written by ksmaniam28, September 30, 2011 16:10:47 I say it is a trap. Who is this guy to ask this question. The EC should do it. EC is not asking the question because if it ask the question, its biasedness will be too obvious is it. so they get a spy to do the job. Wow BN is trying very hard guys so watch it. They are curious how Pakatan is funded. If they know how it is done, the next thing will be that funder will not be funding Pakatan anymore. Cut the funds and Pakatan will die a natural death. So whatever happens do not divulge the info. HOwever funding in such a manner should not be condoned. The EC should take a hard look at the funding. Yes, we can also hope to see pigs fly. Mt 2 cents worth.
written by chris, September 30, 2011 16:14:12 Gomez, were you just borned yesterday??? Why didn't you first posed this question to BN??? For over 50 years no one has raised the question to them and you had the gall to ask PKR???? I'm sure your promotion to Chancellor letter is in the mail.....
written by ng chai hing, September 30, 2011 16:31:03 Gomez do you know how much money had been squandered and siphoned by BN leaders year in year out ? i think you have eyes but cannot see, you have ears but cannot hear and you have mouth but cannot speak. |
| Posted: 28 Sep 2011 08:37 PM PDT
Malay support, which was about 49% in the March 2008 general election, has declined to about 40% over the last three years. Pakatan Rakyat would need to increase this support to at least 60% if it wants to be able to win enough seats in parliament to form the next federal government. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin
Pakatan stalemate after talks on hudud (The Star). Pakatan: Hudud only if all parties agree (The Malaysian Insider). Pakatan: No consensus for Kelantan to implement hudud (Malaysiakini). DAP won't back down on hudud, says Karpal (Free Malaysia Today). Hudud: PR agrees to disagree, maintains unity (Harakah Daily). Hudud backfires on BN, while a smiling Nik Aziz reaches out to non-Muslims (Malaysia Chronicle). Anwar: Pakatan will not implement Hudud Laws (Malaysian Digest). That was what seven different news agencies/portals reported today. Now, all seven were reporting about the same event. But just from the headlines alone you can see the different slants in those reports. And if you would like to read the body of those reports you can do so below (where again their focus or emphasis is different). Anwar Ibrahim said in his Blog: "Hudud: Pakatan sepakat akui Enakmen Syariah Kelantan, Terengganu". Lim Kit Siang, however, said: "Pakatan: Hudud only if all parties agree". Again, the slant between Anwar and Kit Siang is slightly different. Anwar says that Pakatan is 'unanimous and agrees'. Kit Siang says that they are not unanimous and do not agree (Hudud only if all parties agree). So that makes nine different versions of the same event. Why not make it ten and the tenth version will be from me. And my 'headline' is going to be: 'Pakatan's move to regain lost Malay ground'. Well, that is my version of that same event and certainly it differs from the other nine versions. But I am entitled to my opinion of what transpired just like all the others are entitled to their opinion and interpretation of events as well. As we always say: you can't change the facts of history. But you can certainly interpret events according to the way you see them. For example, my interpretation of my TV3 interview earlier this year is that I reinforced or reiterated what I signed in my Statutory Declaration of June 2008. Others have interpreted it as me having done a U-turn or back-pedalled on what I signed in that SD. Can you see how that same event was interpreted differently by different people? Anyway, my headline is: 'Pakatan's move to regain lost Malay ground'. And against the backdrop of this headline, how would the body of my report read and how different would it be to the others below? Well, this is how the body of my report will read: Pakatan Rakyat, realising that the road to Putrajaya lies in the hands of the Malay electorate, is making its move to regain what is apparently declining Malay support by raising the issue of the Shariah law of Hudud. Pakatan Rakyat can see that it has already maximised Chinese and Indian support. However, without more Malay support, it is never going to be able to form the next federal government. Malay support, which was about 49% in the March 2008 general election, has declined to about 40% over the last three years. Pakatan Rakyat would need to increase this support to at least 60% if it wants to be able to win enough seats in parliament to form the next federal government. Pakatan Rakyat realises that even if it manages to win 90% Chinese and Indian support that would not be good enough if Malay support hovers at around only 40%. Pakatan Rakyat can afford to see Chinese and Indian support reduce to 80%, or even 75%. But as long as Malay support can increase to 60% then it can win the next general election even with a reduced Chinese and Indian support. More than half the seats in parliament are 'Malay' seats. This means the Malay votes are more crucial than non-Malay votes. With non-Malay votes above 60%, say 75-80%, then Pakatan Rakyat can still make it. But it can only make it if the Malay support is 60% or so. This appears to be a brilliant move as far as West Malaysia is concerned where 165 of the 222 parliament seats are located. That does not, however, solve the problem of the 57 parliament seats in East Malaysia. In East Malaysia, there are no 'Malay' seats as such. So, while this strategy may be brilliant when it comes to West Malaysia (where Pakatan Rakyat could probably win up to 85 of the 165 parliament seats), it is not clear how this would help in East Malaysia (where Pakatan Rakyat would need to win at least 30 parliament seats if it wants to form the next federal government). Pakatan Rakyat does not seem to have got its act together in East Malaysia. Will this Hudud issue actually work for or against Pakatan Rakyat in East Malaysia or will it have no impact at all? This is not known just yet. Nevertheless, Pakatan Rakyat will need to come out with a different and much stronger strategy for East Malaysia. If not, then Pakatan Rakyat will win not more than ten seats there, which means Barisan Nasional will be back in power with at least 127 seats in parliament. Clearly, the Hudud issue is aimed at the voters in the Malay heartland. Now PAS can go down to the voters to say that it honestly and sincerely tried its best to implement Hudud, in particular in Kelantan and Terengganu. However, Umno, the lead partner in the ruling government, is the one blocking the implementation of Hudud. And yet Umno claims that it is the largest Islamic party in the world. The failure to see Hudud implemented in Malaysia will clearly rest on Umno's shoulders. Umno will be seen as what the Chinese would say the chao lang (arehole, bastard: take your pick) in this whole matter. You can't blame DAP for opposing Hudud, PAS will argue. After all, DAP is not an Islamic party. But what excuse does Umno have for opposing Hudud? The question now would be: what will the affect be to the Chinese or Indian voters? Of course, Pakatan Rakyat might see a slight decline in non-Malay support (but then again it might not or the decline will be very minimal). But if this slight decline can be offset by an even larger increase in Malays votes, then Pakatam Rakyat would be taking one step backwards but two steps forwards. That means, with the plusses and minuses added together, Pakatan Rakyat would be still ahead with some plusses. Pakatan Rakyat's shot at Putrajaya will of course depend on what happens in East Malaysia. And the Hudud issue may not have any bearing at all on what happens there. So how is Pakatan Rakyat going to ensure that it wins at least 30 seats from East Malaysia? That is not an issue for discussion today and is not related to the subject matter: Hudud as Pakatan's move to regain lost Malay ground. ***************************** 1. Pakatan stalemate after talks on hudud (The Star) -- Pakatan Rakyat has failed to reach a consensus on hudud despite a three-hour meeting. Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said they respected the Syariah criminal enactment drawn in 1993 in Kelantan and in 2003 in Terengganu before Pakatan was formed. "We have agreed to respect the differences of opinions in line with democratic principles," he said after the Pakatan leadership meeting here last night. Among those present were PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, DAP chairman Karpal Singh, PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang. Asked if Pakatan agreed to the implementation of hudud laws in Kelantan and Terengganu, Anwar said they would refer to their common policy framework. Anwar said Pakatan leaders had agreed to abide by the Federal Constitution and the Buku Jingga. "Hudud laws cannot be implemented without amending the Federal Constitution," he said. "And DAP's objection must also be respected," he added. The issue erupted after PAS spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said that the party hoped to implement hudud laws in Kelantan. ***************************** 2. Pakatan: Hudud only if all parties agree (The Malaysian Insider) -- Pakatan Rakyat (PR) agreed today that the contentious hudud or Islamic criminal law is not part of its joint policy until all parties agree to it, stepping back from the brink of a major difference that broke an earlier opposition coalition. Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told a press conference just after midnight that the set of Islamic laws was "certainly now not PR policy and DAP's objection has to be respected." "Yes, very clear, it has to be together," the PKR de facto leader replied to a question on whether any move to implement hudud would need the unanimous agreement of all three parties in the pact. He had earlier backed imposing the law in Kelantan, just like political foe Umno whose former leader Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dredged up the issue last week. Close to 30 top PR leaders had met for over three hours last night to resolve the longstanding hudud issue which has seen the DAP and PAS repeatedly at loggerheads. Dr Mahathir, who opposed hudud when Kelantan passed the law in 1993, dared Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat, the state's mentri besar, to implement hudud now that the country's longest-serving prime minister was no longer in power. The PAS spiritual leader then called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to propose amendments to the federal constitution to allow the Islamic law, which prescribes stoning, whipping and amputation as punishment for criminal offences. But the DAP has insisted that it is not part of PR's common policy, leading to the three-year-old pact's unity being questioned. Secretary-general Lim Guan Eng vowed this week that his entire central leadership would resign their posts if hudud became part of the coalition's joint stand. PR issued a gag order earlier this week, barring their members from speaking on the issue until the pact's emergency meeting last night. Anwar also said PR will continue to allow its members to air different views but that no policy would become part of its common platform without the consensus of all. "Why must PAS be denied the right to articulate their views? We cannot deny the right of any party to bring forward any view. PR respects PAS's initiative and aspiration but we have to reach a consensus," the former deputy prime minister said. He added that he could not understand "why (hudud) cannot be discussed? Why the strong abhorrence?" The Permatang Pauh MP also said that the hudud enactments that were passed in PAS-ruled Kelantan and Terengganu in 1993 and 2003 respectively were done before PR had been formed. Anwar said that "both enactments are there, but it requires PR consensus and an amendment to the constitution. DAP is not supportive of that particular position." ****************************** 3. Pakatan: No consensus for Kelantan to implement hudud (Malaysiakini) -- Pakatan Rakyat today said that it will uphold the Federal Constitution in so far as the hudud law is concerned, implying that it will not seek the constitutional amendments required for the law to be implemented. However, the coalition agreed to disagree on existing enactments pertaining to hudud law in Kelantan and Terengganu, as the enactments predate the formation of Pakatan. Speaking after a three-hour meeting which ended at midnight at the PAS headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim said this was to respect the divergent views of PAS and DAP on the thorny issue. "Both enactments are already there as references, but there is a need to refer to Pakatan Rakyat as it involves Federal Constitution amendment. "The (Kelantan) government is here, (state exco) Takiyuddin (Hassan) explained the Kelantan position and the requirement for (the state enactment's) enforcement is an amendment to the Federal Constitution," he said. Asked specifically if Pakatan will be implementing the hudud law if it comes into power in the next election, Anwar said: "No, there is no consensus (on that)." However, the veteran politician noted that Pakatan is not closing the door on hudud and is prepared to pursue the matter to respect PAS' democratic right to voice their position. "We cannot deny PAS, DAP or PKR the right to (present their case)... but we are bound to the Federal Constitution and the Buku Jingga. "There is nothing stopping us from discussing the issue. Why can this not be discussed?" he asked when quizzed by reporters. Of the 26 who attended the meeting, said to have been fairly heated, were DAP leaders Karpal Singh, Lim Kit Siang, Ngeh Koo Ham and Liew Chin Tong, PAS leaders Abdul Hadi Awang, Salahuddin Ayub and Nasruddin Hassan and PKR leaders Dr Wan Azizah Ismail, Azmin Ali and Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin. Takiyuddin was representing the Kelantan government on the instruction of state menteri besar and PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat. Pakatan leaders tightlipped According to Anwar, Pakatan leaders including himself also contacted Nik Aziz, a staunch supporter of the hudud law, on the matter. He added that the meeting was also briefed of the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code Enactment 1993 and Terengganu Syariah Criminal Code 2003 by Takiyuddin and Abdul Hadi. Pakatan leaders approached after the meeting were all tightlipped and refused to divulge information of what had happened in the lengthy meeting. The hudud issue has been used by Pakatan's opponents to accuse the coalition of being a marriage of convenience rather than a formidable pact. Often used as ammunition against Pakatan on the matter is the statement by Karpal that the Islamic laws will only be implemented comprehensively in Malaysia "over (his) dead body". "We stress that we will not be dragged into the desperate political ploy of Umno-BN to drive a wedge between us. We fully believe in the maturity and wisdom of the rakyat to judge this situation for themselves," said Anwar. ****************************** 4. DAP won't back down on hudud, says Karpal (Free Malaysia Today) -- DAP chairman Karpal Singh said the party will continue to oppose any attempts at implementing hudud in the country. "From the very beginning, DAP has also made known its opposition against any attempts by PAS and others to turn the country into an Islamic state," he said. "Let me make it very clear: hudud is not in line with the Federal Cosntitution and therefore it is unconstitutional," Karpal told FMT when commenting on the outcome of last night's meeting of Pakatan Rakyat's top brass to discuss the hudud issue. He said even though PAS leaders were adamant (about implementing Islamic laws), DAP was equally firm in its opposition. "You can't have Islamic laws in a secular state; it's as simple as that," said Karpal, who was also at the meeting at the PAS headquarters in Jalan Raja Laut here. He pointed out that the Supreme Court led by the then Lord President Mohamed Salleh Abas had declared that the country was a secular state in a landmark decision on a case in 1988. He reiterated that there will be "no change" in his party's stand on the matter, adding that he had conveyed this decision to PKR advisor Anwar Ibrahim. When asked to describe the atmosphere at last night's meeting, Karpal said it was "very cordial". On calls by several MCA and Gerakan leaders to DAP to make its stand clear over the (hudud) issue, Karpal hit out at both parties, calling them "hypocrites". "Where were they when Mahathir (former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad) declared that Malaysia was an Islamic state?" "There was not even a whimper of protest from any of the Barisan National (BN) component parties," he said. Asked whether he was concerned that the hudud issue will adversely affect relationship among the Pakatan allies, Karpal said that it was normal to have differences. "But we still share a common stand on several key issues like human rights and corruption." ******************************* 5. Hudud: PR agrees to disagree, maintains unity (Harakah Daily) -- Pakatan Rakyat yesterday decided to 'agree to disagree' on matters pertaining to the implementation of the Islamic deterrent punishment for serious crimes, or hudud, saying it respected both PAS and DAP's positions on the matter. After a three-hour meeting, the coalition issued a joint statement to respect the hudud enactments by PAS governments in Kelantan and Terengganu which predate the coalition. "The meeting acknowledges and respects the differences among parties in Pakatan Rakyat as a democratic alliance, including PAS's position on the implementation of the Shariah law. "The meeting also acknowledges the Kelantan's Shariah Criminal Enactment 1993 and Terengganu's Shariah Enactment in 2003 which existed before Pakatan Rakyat was born. PKR and PAS respect the different stand taken by DAP in this matter," said the statement. Speaking to the press later, parliamentary Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim said the implementation of hudud would require amendment to the Federal Constitution. "The (Kelantan) government is here, (state exco) Takiyuddin (Hassan) explained the Kelantan position and the requirement for (the state enactment's) enforcement is an amendment to the Federal Constitution," he said. On whether PR would implement hudud if it wrests power at the Federal level, Anwar said there was no such consensus. "We will not be dragged into the desperate politics of UMNO-BN to create a wedge between us," he said. ****************************** 6. Hudud backfires on BN, while a smiling Nik Aziz reaches out to non-Muslims (Malaysia Chronicle) -- With the dust settling on the hudud law issue, PAS' revered Spritiual Adviser Nik Aziz Nik Mat has reason to smile. He and his party have won a major concession from coalition partner, the DAP. PAS' aspiration to implement hudud in Kelantan and Terengganu has been acknowledged by its partners DAP and PKR. Both states have already passed hudud into law at their respective state assemblies and whai is now stopping the implementation is the Umno-led federal government's refusal to give the go-ahead. But the 80-year old Nik Aziz, who is also Kelantan Mentri Besar, is no fool. He is also a gentleman and would never think of forcing hudud on the state just to satisfy his own and PAS' staunch Islamic convictions. Already, he has begun to reach out to the non-Muslims to further calm their fears over hudud, which is feared because of the types of punishment it prescribes which include amputation of limbs, whipping and stoning to death. "My non-Muslim friends, can I know which part of the punishment is frightening to you," Nik Aziz wrote on his Facebook page hours after the Pakatan decision was announced. "I hope you are not afraid of hudud due to misunderstanding or misinformation because that could only be the reason for your fear, because of false perceptions or because you do not know or are not sure. And I would like to understand your concern more clearly and to this end, I have prepare many answers to help you overcome your worries." BN now on the defensive The Pakatan decision and the open manner in which the three parties - DAP, PAS and PKR - handled the contentious issue has put political rivals Umno and BN on the defensive. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is Umno president, is left looking rather lacking and not just to the Muslims but also to the non-Muslims. In the past week, since the issue was stirred up by former premier Mahathir Mohamad, there has been a groundswell of Muslim support towards PAS and Nik Aziz. Although there are many Malays who are against hudud and believe it is an archaic law, they still leaned towards PAS in appreciation of its willingness to struggle for Islam. They see in Najib's slick disavowal of hudud as a mere political decision, aimed at making himself popular rather than try to find a way forward from the highly sensitive and contentious issue. "We stress that we will not be dragged into the desperate political ploy of Umno-BN to drive a wedge between us. We fully believe in the maturity and wisdon of the rakyat to judge this situation for themselves," Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim had said. Displeasure with Najib grows in Umno While BN has been quick to draw attention to the Pakatan's disgareement over the issue, Umno itself was split over hudud while MCA and Gerakan were strongly against it. Najib's over eagerness to brush off hudud contrasts sharply against his deputy's view that Umno supported hudud but could not implement it immediately. The PM's political faux pas has earned him the wrath of the hardliners in Umno and the anger of the staunchly Muslim. The return goodwill from the non-Muslims, especially the Chinese, was negligible with many seeing through his ploy to gain their votes along with MCA and Gerakan. "The insincerity is glaring. Certainly, it will worsen the relations between the Najib and Muhyiddin camp. Within Umno, the calls to get Najib to step down has grown because of the hudud. He doesn't seem to be able to feel the pulse of his own people," Bukit Gantang MP Nizar Jamaluddin told Malaysia Chronicle. Stunning Facebook support Meanwhile, in a clear testimony that honesty is always appreciated, Nik Aziz's Facebook has chalked stunning support since the issue gained prominence. He now has at least 561,047 followers. For one particular post he made on the hudud issue, he received 4,356 comments. At least 9,146 readers pressed the 'like' button, while 3,054 others pressed the 'share' button to post it on their own facebook wall. The post that drew so much attention reads as follows: "Oh Utusan Malaysia, the paper which claims to protect the rights of the Malays and Islam. Are you aware of what you're doing? Where is the limit to practising politics that you ignore but insist on fooling around with what is clearly stated in the Quran? Oh Muslims…oh Mighty Lord….oh my fellow Mufti…oh Malay/Islamic NGOs…oh my fellow scholars and young scholars of Umno…isn't it obvious that this act is an insult to Islamic law?" Nik Aziz had penned the post in response to a caricature from the Umno-owned Utusan newspaper. In his next posting, Nik Aziz explained that he rarely reads the Utusan. "In my opinion, the newspaper seems more like an Umno mouthpiece. This morning I was shown a cartoon sketch that was published yesterday, insulting the word hudud. I don't want to comment much, what I said was enough, matches the level of thinking in Utusan Malaysia's editorial board," said Nik Aziz. ****************************** 7. Anwar: Pakatan will not implement Hudud Laws (Malaysian Digest) -- Pakatan Rakyat have decided to not implement the hudud law in Kelantan as the implementation of the Islamic law need consensus from all three Pakatan parties. The decision was announced by Pakatan leaders after a meeting over the issue which started at 9pm and ended about 12:30am. Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he respects PAS' initiatives and aspirations for the implementation of the law, however, DAP is opposed to it. Despite the decision by the DAP, the other two component parties– PKR and PAS – said they respect the final decision in which a consensus must be reached in order to implement the law. "Pakatan respects PAS' and PKR's support for hudud in Kelantan just as it respects DAP's opposition to it," Anwar told a press conference after the meeting at PAS headquarters. Anwar added that Pakatan acknowledges the ideological differences in each of its component parties – including PAS' stand on the hudud law – as the coalition is a democratic collaboration. According to him, the implementation of hudud law would also require amendment to the Federal Constitution. "Both enactments are already there… but there is a need to refer to Pakatan Rakyat because it involves Federal Constitution amendments," he added. The PKR de facto leader said that the decision by Pakatan over the hudud issue defends the mutual policies contained in the Federal Constitution as well as the Buku Jingga (Orange book). He said, in the meeting, the opposition leaders also addressed the existence of the 1993 Syariah Criminal Enactment II of Kelantan and the 2003 Syariah Criminal Enactment of Terengganu which was created before the existence of the Pakatan coalition. He added that the Pakatan will continue to strengthen its political will to improve its economic competitiveness, income of the people, quality of education, health and the cost of living which has been getting higher. He said that, in the meeting, the three component parties also agreed that they will not be dragged into what he claims to be Umno/Barisan Nasional's "desperate" political games to divide the Pakatan parties. "We are fully confident of the rakyat's maturity and wisdom in evaluating this situation," said Anwar. According to him, during the meeting, the leaders have also decided concurred that cooperation will be given towards realizing Pakatan's main political objective in the next general election (GE13) which is to rebuild the national fundamentals which were "ruined by Umno / BN" following the principles of universal justice, good governance, accountability, transparency and competency to achieve "public good" for all rakyat. He also said that PAS will not be stopped from talking about implementing hudud laws despite not having a consensus on the matter. "We are not an Umno-controlled Pakatan Rakyat… We respect the right of people to present their case, ask questions and raise the matter… and to deny PAS to articulate their position is not fair," he added. |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2011 07:55 PM PDT
Do you know how low I felt, the nephew of Malaysia's Agong having to join the ranks of the illegal Indonesian immigrants selling food on the streets of Sungai Buloh? I felt, in the interest of justice, I should have at least been given two months notice, not sacked on the spot just three days after the general election. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin
Yes, padan muka (serves you right)! I am talking about the two items below. Let's talk about the Human Rights Party (Hindraf) piece first (below). They lament that for 40 years the Indians have been sidelined. That means since 1970 or so. Why lament? I have been telling the Indians the same thing for 35 years or so since I first became politically active in the 1970s. I remember, when I told the Indians this, they refused to listen. So now, padan muka! You made your bed, now lie in it. And I hope you suffer more before it gets better. There is no better lesson than suffering. When I said that MIC cannot and will not look after the Indian interest, the Indians replied that they regard Samy Vellu as a God. They revered Samy Vellu even as the MIC President was selling out the Indians. Do you know how much Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad gave to MIC? But NONE went to the Indians. It all went into the pockets of the MIC leaders. Go ask Dr Mahathir if you want the full details. And while the MIC leaders plundered whatever Dr Mahathir gave the Indians, the Indians sembah Samy Vellu like he was God. I once asked (back in the 1980s) a senior Umno leader: why do the Indians still keep Samy Vellu as their leader when he is not helping the Indians? And this Umno leader replied that it is not the Indians but Umno who was keeping Samy Vellu as the MIC leader. This is because Samy Vellu works for Umno, I was told. Also, back in the 1980s, I had a meeting with Samy Vellu (I was then a central committee member of the Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry) to discuss some issues concerning the Malay contractors (they were being bankrupted by the 1980s world recession). And do you know what Samy Vellu told me? He said: I am already doing so much for the Malays. I am a leader for the Malays, not for the Indians. Samy Vellu held up his right arm and said: Malay blood runs through my veins. Without Malay votes I will never become a Minister. So I will do everything within my power to help the Malays, he concluded. But when I revealed this to the Indians they still sembah Samy Vellu and call him God. I asked the Indians: why does Samy Vellu not negotiate with the government to start a FELDA scheme for the Indians, in particular the displaced and retrenched Indian estate workers? FELDA settlers are getting rich, I told them. They earn more than even university graduates. They are buying RM30,000 motorbikes (and that was back in the 1980s and 1990s mind you). We have FELDA settlements for retired army and police personnel. Why not also one for the Indians? But no, Samy Vellu is God, even though all he needed to do was move his fat arse and it would have been a fait accompli -- but he did not do so. I personally asked Dr Mahathir why he gave all those shares, etc., to MIC and not directly to the Indians -- like, say, start an ASI (Amanah Saham India)? Dr Mahathir replied that 90% of the Indians vote for MIC. So this means the Indians support MIC and regard it as their legitimate 'wakil'. So there you have it. 90% of the Indians vote for MIC. So MIC receives all the government aid on behalf of the Indians. But it never went to the Indians -- while they sembah Samy Vellu and call him God. Yes, I know, Raja Petra Kamarudin is a racist who whacks the Indians. Sudahlah! Podah! For 35 years I have been telling you this. And for 35 years you refused to listen. Now suffer. I am enjoying this 'I told you so!'. It's the best birthday present I ever had -- the pleasure I get from telling you 'I told you so' after 35 years of failing to wake you Indians from your sleep. Now, on the second piece (below). Pakatan Rakyat is grumbling that the mainstream media (MSM) is lying and distorting what they say. Again, padam muka! Soon after the 1999 general election -- together with Zunar, the late Rustam Sani, Zul Sulong and a few others -- we launched the 'Boikot TV3, Utusan and NST' campaign. The opposition coalition of PKN (now PKR), DAP, PAS and PRM -- called Barisan Alternatif -- shot it down. They disagreed. They said we must practice freedom of the media. So no 'Boikot TV3, Utusan and NST' campaign. We said that freedom of the media is fine, but not freedom to lie and distort. Eventually, we had to launch it as a 'private initiative' outside the party. The four opposition parties would not support the campaign. I was pissed big-time. During one press conference in the run-up to the 1999 general election, I chased TV3 out of the office and threatened them with violence if they ever tried to gatecrash again. The opposition leaders were very angry about this incident (which was reported on TV3 that same night). And, three days after the general election, I was sacked from my post of media coordinator. For many months my wife, Marina, had to fry curry puffs, which I went round Sungai Buloh to sell house-to-house. It was with tears in my eyes that I had to endure a life of hawking to be able to put food on the table -- all because I was a loose cannon whom the party can't seem to control. Do you know how low I felt, the nephew of Malaysia's Agong having to join the ranks of the illegal Indonesian immigrants selling food on the streets of Sungai Buloh? I felt, in the interest of justice, I should have at least been given two months notice, not sacked on the spot just three days after the general election. Later, during the PKR party convention in Kelana Jaya, my wife put up a notice banning the MSM from entering the hall. She also placed bouncers at the entrance with a mandate to beat up anyone who tries to force their way in. When the PKR Deputy President found out, he scolded us and told us to remove the sign. He instructed us to allow the MSM into the hall. My wife was fuming mad. Yes, it has always been an uphill battle to fight back against the lying MSM. And the obstacle has always been the opposition itself. Then, when I gave an interview with TV3 in February this year (like how I have taught to do so by the opposition since 1999), I get whacked to kingdom come and get called all sorts of things. I am happy that the opposition is now facing a problem with this Hudud issue that has been spun and distorted by the MSM. This is another lovely birthday present: the pleasure to say, "I told you so!" ***************************************** A.S.N. launched 40 years ago with World Bank funds but lost opportunities for Indian poor. Only rich & poor Malay/Muslims benefitted. With the RM 200 million pumped in to Amanah Saham Nasional (PNB) (presumably loan from the World Bank) this money was used not for all 1 Malaysian poor but for only the Malay-Muslims the rich and the poor. With this money loans were given to the Malay-Muslims to buy shares in PNB and the repayments were deducted from the dividends, bonus, etc. So the estimated 17 million Malay-Muslims got for "free" at tens of thousands ringgit each after 40 years. This was made possible largely by the UMNO government selling prime pieces of land in the KL city and in major towns. Also by the sale of the UMNO government blue chip shares and prime high yielding investments of PNB. Also this way PNB today after 40 years is worth RM 150 billion (source: PNB website). But only redistributed to the rich and poor Malays under UMNO's agenda in socially engineering the Indian poor if not to become poorer. And to the exclusion and segregation of the Indian poor many of whom have become relatively poorer in these 40 years. But 1Malay-sian Prime Minister Najib Razak says this is the real 1Malaysia. ****************************************** We never threatened to quit Pakatan Rakyat: DAP DAP has strongly denied that its secretary general Lim Guan Eng had threatened to quit Pakatan Rakyat's leadership council due to differences over the Hudud law, and said MCA-controlled The Star, which has been dedicating its pages on the Islamic deterrent punishment for serious crimes, had twisted his words. In a letter today, Lim's political secretary Zairil Khir Johari stressed that Lim had instead pledge that the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) would resign en-masse "if anyone can prove that Hudud law would be implemented in the Common Policy Framework (CPF) or Buku Jingga that has been presented to the public." Buku Jingga, or the Orange Book, outlines the coalition's common policies in governance as well as reforms it said would be carried out within the first hundreds days of power at the Federal level. According to Zairil, the paper had initially published a correct report on its online version, but the next day, it said DAP would quit PR, under the heading "DAP leaders threaten to quit Pakatan council". "This is categorically untrue as Lim had neither made any threats to quit the Pakatan Rakyat leadership council, nor the Pakatan Rakyat in general," he said, and urged the daily to explain the stark contradictions. Earlier, MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek threatened to pull out from Barisan Nasional if UMNO lent support to any attempt by Kelantan to implement the popular Hudud laws there. This followed a statement by UMNO deputy president Muhyiddin Yasin saying that as a Muslim, he could not oppose the laws, but would not implement them at present. Yesterday, PR issued a gag order on leaders across the three parties from issuing any statements on the hudud row, until they meet on September 28. "We do not want to blame anyone for having issued statements about hudud but it has been blown out of proportion now. "Hence we decided that until the 28th (Wednesday), there must be no longer any statements issued on this matter from all three parties, whether PAS, PKR or DAP," said PAS secretary general Mustafa Ali, in a joint statement with his PKR counterpart Saifuddin Nasution and DAP deputy secretary general Anthony Loke.
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| The Hudud issue: FOR and AGAINST Posted: 26 Sep 2011 07:08 AM PDT
Basically, you have a democratic right to dream about Hudud and to support it. And you also have a democratic right to have nightmares about Hudud and to oppose it. The problem is, both sides do not understand democracy and do not respect the democratic right of someone to support or oppose what they feel they want to support or oppose. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin Let us first argue FOR. So you see, democracy works both ways. And democracy may not necessarily always be good when we are in the minority. However, whether you like it or not, majority rules. And this is the reality we have to accept. Tough! |
| Posted: 25 Sep 2011 08:12 PM PDT
Nevertheless, only the good die young, as the saying goes. So this offers us very little incentive to be good. Anyway, as Marilyn Monroe said, "Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls have all the fun." So give me a bad girl over a good girl any time because the good girl would most probably be already dead and making love to a corpse is no fun as many Malaysians married for more than 50 years to the same woman would be able to tell you. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin
Misadventure comes from the old English word, misaventure, which in turn comes from the old French word, mesaventure, which means an instance of misfortune or a mishap. In law, this would translate to accidental death not due to any crime or negligence. I am raising this because it appears that many readers do not understand the meaning of the verdict by Coroner Aizatul Akmal Maharanion regarding the death of Selangor Customs Department assistant director, Ahmad Sarbaini Mohamed. This simply means, in short, no one can explain his death and since the CCTV recordings have been mysteriously erased -- and no one seems to know how that happened -- then no further investigation can be made as to whether there was any foul play involved. All we do know is that Ahmad Sarbaini died. Of course, you do not have to be a Coroner or doctor to figure that one out. And we all know that the cause of death was because the deceased stopped breathing. Again, you do not have to be a Coroner or doctor to figure that one out. Most people stop breathing when they die. Only a very few Malaysians are still breathing although we can consider them dead and wish they would quickly stop breathing so that we can send them to their graves without further delay. Nevertheless, only the good die young, as the saying goes. So this offers us very little incentive to be good. Anyway, as Marilyn Monroe said, "Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls have all the fun." So give me a bad girl over a good girl any time because the good girl would most probably be already dead and making love to a corpse is no fun as many Malaysians married for more than 50 years to the same woman would be able to tell you. And this poses a serious problem for the proposal by PAS to introduce the Islamic law of Hudud to Malaysia. Certainly, the severe punishment under those laws would make everyone become good. And this would mean many, if not most, Malaysians would die young. Now, the civil servants are asking the government to increase the retirement age to 60. Judges, who now retire at 65, would probably also want their retirement age increased to, say, 75. Considering that even at 85 our mind is still sharp -- as proven by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who still thinks and talks like the much younger Ibrahim Ali -- this makes sense. Age 56 or 58 is too young to retire. Hey, I will be 61 tomorrow and I still think like I am 21, although most of the time it is sex that I am thinking about. Anyway, the fact that judges can still sit on the bench until they are 65 or 70 and have not died yet can only mean that most judges are bad and that there are no good judges. If they were good judges then they would not be alive any longer since only the good die young and the bad continue to breathe, walk and talk, though most times it is talking cock. I know, at this point, most of you will whack Dr Mahathir and quote him as a good example of my prognosis above. And in the same breath you will also whack me and allege that I am a Mahathir lover. Never mind, whack on. Malaysia Today does, after all, practice freedom of expression, even the freedom to whack me. I know you feel that Dr Mahathir is 'interfering' in the running of the country and that he should lay off since he has already retired as Prime Minister eight years ago. But you must understand, Dr Mahathir was Prime Minister for 22 years, and with the vast knowledge that he has, what is the problem with him sharing his experience with younger leaders like Najib Tun Razak? Singapore, too, had its Minister Mentor, Lee Kuan Yew. So what's wrong if Malaysia has a Minister Tormentor? That made Singapore great so maybe this will make Malaysia great as well. You must understand, under Dr Mahathir, Malaysia set many world records. Now that Dr Mahathir is no longer the leader, we have lost out on many things. We used to have the tallest tower, the longest bridge, the first national car in the world to be manufactured entirely using Japanese components, the first car to be parachuted into the North Pole (or was it the South Pole?), the first car attempted to be driven in the North Pole (or was it the South Pole) with the engine oil frozen solid, the first country outside India to have an Indian Prime Minister, the first country in the world to have an Indian Muslim Prime Minister, the first country after Nazi Germany to sack its Deputy on allegations of sodomy, and so on and so forth. Since Dr Mahathir left office, what has Malaysia achieved and what new world records have we set other than the first country in the world to have a husband and wife team as the joint-Prime Minister? Honestly, Dr Mahathir may have his faults, but he did also put Malaysia onto the world map. In the past, say back in the 1970s, very few people knew where Malaysia is located on the world map. I used to have to tell people, "You know Bangkok?" and the answer would of course be 'yes'. Everyone knows Bangkok. That is where you go to bang…well, you know what. Then I ask them, "You know Singapore?" And of course everyone knows Singapore as well. Singapore is a fine city. They fine you for everything, even for chewing gum. Then I tell them: well, Malaysia is sandwiched in between Bangkok and Singapore. "Ah!" they say. Now they know where Malaysia is. My relatives on my mother's side used to think we live in houses on stilts in Malaysia. This is because, soon after WWII, one of my uncles, who was in the Royal Navy, landed in Pulau Ketam off Port Kelang and he thought that the whole of Malaysia was built on stilts. It took a long time before they realised that Malaysia is not built on stilts but on a pack of cards. What surprised them even more is to see that the pack of cards has not fallen yet although other superpowers like Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain, etc., what we call PIGS, are crumbling even as we speak. That should be proof enough that khinzir is haram in case you Islam-bashers in Malaysia Today still want to argue that there is nothing wrong with pork. Anyway, I am digressing from the topic of the day, which is death by misadventure. Okay, in case many of you still do not get it, let me explain it this way. If, in a moment of weakness, I find myself in Rosmah's bed, and realising that this is a fate worse than death, I take Najib's gun and shoot myself in the head. That would be suicide. If Najib comes home and finds me in Rosmah's bed and he gets angry and shoots me dead, that would be murder. If Najib comes home and finds me in Rosmah's bed and he gets angry and shoots me but accidentally hits and kills Rosmah instead, that would be manslaughter. If Najib comes home and finds me in Rosmah's bed and he laughs so much at seeing something so ridiculous, and then when he slaps his thigh during a moment of uncontrollable laughter his gun accidentally goes off and the bullet hits and kills me, that would be death by misadventure. I trust now you can comprehend the Coroner's ruling on how Ahmad Sarbaini died. |
| A response to comments on ‘The four-letter word called SEX’ Posted: 25 Sep 2011 06:16 AM PDT
As I write this, almost 100 comments have been posted in response to my article titled 'The four-letter word called SEX'. I have picked up just four of these comments to reply to. I hope this will trigger some debate as I feel we need more discourse on what ails Malaysia. I have not edited or amended any of these comments and have published them as is. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin 1. It's wicked for RPK to say "The Malay mind can be summarised in just three words - sex, sex, sex!" There's got to be something in between having sex. |
| The four-letter word called SEX (UPDATED with Malay Translation) Posted: 24 Sep 2011 09:09 PM PDT
So the state religious authority can actually be called 'The Department of Anti-Illicit Sex'. It is not actually a religious department. It is an anti-illicit sex department. Millions of Ringgit of your taxpayers' money is spent to employ thousands of officers whose job is to make sure that you only bonk your wife, and from the front, and no one else other than that and not from any other position other than the front. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin Sex video allegations 'cruel', says Customs DG (The Malaysian Insider) - Customs' chief said there was no proof its officer was in a sex video recently unveiled by pro-Umno bloggers, adding it's "cruel" to link it to Ahmad Sarbaini Mohamed's death. "Although the blog clearly showed sexual acts, until today there has been no further information over who was involved. As such, it cannot be conclusively said that it involved a Customs staff," Customs director-general Datuk Seri Mohamed Khalid Yusuf said in an SMS response to The Malaysian Insider. "Linking the sex act to Sarbaini's case, which I cannot even see the link, is a cruel act and an irresponsible one, if it seeks to humiliate a person who has died," he added. If there was proof, then Khalid said the evidence should be passed to the police, not revealed in public. Earlier this week, Umno-linked blogs released a video in an apparent attempt to tarnish the reputation of Customs officers ahead of Monday's verdict in the Sarbaini inquest. The video — which appears to have been secretly recorded — shows a Malay man engaging in sex with a Caucasian woman in what looks like a hotel room. Umno-linked blog theunspinners.blogspot.com was the first to release the video, claiming the man in the recording was a Customs officer while suggesting the woman was a Russian prostitute. The man in the video is not named, but the blogger links the recording, which is titled "Pegawai Kastam Yang Terlampau," to the senior Customs officer's death while in the custody of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) earlier this year. ******************************************** When all else fails, raise allegations of sexual misconduct. It works every time. When they wanted to bring down Anwar Ibrahim in 1998, they did this. Why not raise allegations of abuse of power or corruption involving contracts, projects, shares, etc? I am sure they can find many instances where friends and even family members of Anwar were recipients of government 'favours'. Every Barisan Nasional politician (and/or their friends/family members) benefited from some form of government handout. I know of many instances where those close to both Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar benefited from being close or related to the Prime Minister/Deputy Prime Minister. It would not be that hard to find at least one instance where Anwar can be said to have abused his position to enrich his friend or family member. I personally know of some, although I will not mention them or else there will be allegations made against me that I have been bought, have turned, am a Trojan Horse, etc. Anwar can do no wrong so I better not say he did if I value my life. Rahim Thambi Chik, the one-time Chief Minister of Melaka, was absolutely corrupt. There would be scores of instances where he was involved in corruption to the tune of hundreds of millions. But it was the ONE allegation of sexual misconduct and not the 50 cases of corruption that brought him down. Mat Sabu and Ahmad Sarbaini (the Customs Officer who died at the hands of the MACC) are now being smeared by sexual misconduct allegations as well. Why sexual misconduct and not something else? Because allegations of sexual misconduct works every time and has never failed thus far to bring someone down. Even if all these people are sexually promiscuous, so what? Even if they are gay or bi-sexual, so what? Even if they do poke their peckers into all and sundry and bonk all over the place, so what? How does it affect me personally? In what way do I suffer? Do I lose anything? Does the country lose anything? Will it bring the country to bankruptcy? Will the country's economy collapse? Are the taxpayers paying for it? Yes, what is it that does affect me personally? In what way would I suffer? In what way do I lose? In what way does the country lose? What is it that will bring the country to bankruptcy? In what way will the country's economy collapse? In what way will the taxpayers pay? All the above, and more, will happen only when the country is mismanaged and the country's wealth is plundered by those who walk in the corridors of power. Other than that, neither the country nor I suffer in any way -- even if those who walk in the corridors of power indulge in orgies every weekend. So, why this fixation on sex rather than on how the country is being mismanaged and on how the country's wealth is being plundered? Well, because most Malaysians don't care a damn about important issues. Most Malaysians are kay poh. They only want to know who is bonking whom and whether from the front or from the back. That's Malaysians for you. So they raise allegations of sexual misconduct and use this to bring their adversary down. And that is why the deceased Customs Officer is now being smeared by the Umno Blogs. Initially, he was said to have been involved in a multi-billion racket. Then it was reduced to a mere few hundreds of millions. Now it is sex with a woman who is not his wife. The last minor allegation -- though of no impact to me, you, or the nation -- is the sure formula for success. I suppose, to the Chinese, this type of allegation would not matter. In fact, it can even enhance your chances of becoming the party president. If Chua Soi Lek can arrange for 100 more DVDs to be released showing him in various Kamasutra positions, he might even go on to become the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. But to the Malays, this is taboo. This will bring you down if you are Malay. Why are Malays so fixated with that four-letter word, sex? I am not a sociology or anthropology student but it is not that difficult to analyse the Malay mind. Let me very briefly tell you why (hey, can I get a PhD for this?). Let's look at the current controversy raging in Malaysia with regards to the Islamic law of Hudud. Hudud is actually one of many laws under the Shariah and involves what can be considered as serious crimes under Islam. These are crimes such as robbery, rebellion, murder, etc., plus allegations of sexual misconduct. Yes, that right, the allegation of sexual misconduct is amongst the serious crimes such as robbery, rebellion and murder. In fact, Islam regards false allegations (fitnah) as worse than murder (the taking of a human life). Amongst the seven serious crimes stipulated under Hudud is the crime of alleging that a woman is immoral. If the allegation is true and can be proven -- or can be supported by the testimony of witnesses (or a video/photograph, which can be taken as evidence) -- then the punishment is very severe. Some say she must be whipped with 100 lashes. Some say she should be whipped with 100 lashes only if she is not married. If she is married then she should be stoned to death. And if the accuser can't prove the allegation, then the accuser should be whipped with 80 lashes instead. So you see, allegations of sexual misconduct sit way up there amongst the sevens serious crimes in Islam. Racism, persecution, discrimination, corruption, abuse of power, abuse of public funds, spending tens of millions of the taxpayers' money for your wife's shopping sprees, cruelty to animals, and many more are not serious crimes covered by Hudud. Making false allegations of sexual misconduct is. So Malays, being Muslims, have been brought up with this mindset. There is nothing more serious than allegations of sexual misconduct. Racism, persecution, discrimination, corruption, abuse of power, abuse of public funds, spending tens of millions of the taxpayers' money for your wife's shopping sprees, cruelty to animals, etc., are not serious crimes. An allegation of sexual misconduct is! This is why you see all these allegations being made. Malays are fixated with sex. Everything is about sex. The Malay mind is submerged in sex. If you still don't think so, let us look at the Shariah courts. What do the Shariah courts deal with other than family matters and matters such as eating during the month of Ramadhan when you should be fasting? Why, sex, of course. The state religious authorities conduct raids to catch people indulging in illicit sex. Do the state religious authorities conduct raids to catch people involved in racism, persecution, discrimination, corruption, abuse of power, abuse of public funds, spending tens of millions of the taxpayers' money for your wife's shopping sprees, cruelty to animals, etc? Of course not! They do not care about all that. They only care about those people indulging in illicit sex. So the state religious authority can actually be called 'The Department of Anti-Illicit Sex'. It is not actually a religious department. It is an anti-illicit sex department. Millions of Ringgit of your taxpayers' money is spent to employ thousands of officers whose job is to make sure that you only bonk your wife, and from the front, and no one else other than that and not from any other position other than the front. Sounds pathetic, doesn't it? Well, that's because it IS pathetic. So now do you understand the Malay mind? And this is why all these allegations of sexual misconduct are surfacing. It is because of the way the Malays have been brought up and because of how they have been educated. The Malay mind can be summarised in just three words -- sex, sex, sex! Have I upset some Malays? Well, I hope so. I intend to upset them.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translated into Malay by bintikdebu Setelah semuanya gagal, timbulkanlah tuduhan pelanggaran seksual. Itu pasti berhasil. Ketika mereka ingin menjatuhkan Anwar Ibrahim pada tahun 1998, mereka menyebarkan tuduhan tersebut. Mengapa tidak menimbulkan tuduhan penyalahgunaan kekuasaan atau korupsi yang melibatkan kontrak, proyek, saham dll? Saya pasti mereka dapat menemukan banyak kejadian di mana sahabat-sahabat dan bahkan anggota keluarga Anwar menerima pelayanan "istimewa" dari pemerintah. Setiap politisi Barisan Nasional (dan/atau sahabat-sahabat/anggota keluarga mereka) menikmati "pemberian" pemerintah dalam satu bentuk atau yang lainnya. Saya mengetahui banyak kejadian di mana mereka yang dekat dengan Tun Dr Mahathir Muhamad dan Anwar meraup manfaat justru kerana kedekatan atau hubungan mereka kepada Perdana Menteri/Timbalan Perdana Menteri. Sebenarnya tidak sulit untuk menemukan setidaknya satu kejadian di mana Anwar dapat dikatakan telah menyalahgunakan kedudukannya untuk memperkaya sahabat atau anggota keluarganya. Saya pribadi mengenal beberapa orang, meskipun saya tidak akan menyebut nama mereka, kalau tidak, akan muncul tuduhan terhadap saya bahwa saya telah dibeli, sudah mengkhianati, adalah Trojan Horse dll. Anwar tidak dapat berbuat salah jadi lebih baik saya jangan mengatakan sebaliknya jika saya menghargai nyawa saya. Rahim Thambi Chik, yang pernah menjabat sebagai Menteri Besar Melaka, adalah seorang koruptor besar. Ada begitu banyak kejadian di mana dia terlibat dalam korupsi sejumlah ratusan juta ringgat. Namun dia dijatuhkan oleh SATU tuduhan pelanggaran seksual dan bukan 50 kasus korupsi. Mat Sabu dan Ahmad Sarbaini (Pengawai Kastam yang mati di tangan MACC) sekarang juga sedang dinodai dengan tuduhan pelanggaran seksual. Mengapa pelanggaran seksual dan bukan hal lain? Karena tuduhan pelanggaran seksual selalu berhasil dan tidak pernah gagal sejauh ini dalam menjatuhkan seseorang. Sekalipun semua orang ini memang tidak bermoral, ada apa? Bahkan jika mereka adalah gay atau bi-seksual, ada apa? Bahkan jika mereka secara sembarangan dan gila-gilaan menusuk cotok mereka ke mana-mana, ada apa? Bagaimana itu dapat mempengaruhi saya secara pribadi? Dalam cara apa saya disusahkan? Apakah saya Ya, apa sebenarnya yang mempengaruhi saya secara pribadi? Apa sebenarnya yang menyengsarakan saya? Apa sebenarnya yang merugikan saya? Apa sebenarnya yang merugikan negara? Apa yang akan membangkrutkan negara? Apa yang akan meruntuhkan ekonomi negara? Apa yang akan membebani pembayar cukai? Semua yang tersebut di atas, hanya akan terjadi jika negara disalah kelola dan kekayaan negara dijarah oleh mereka memegang kekuasaan. Selain dari itu, negara dan saya tidak disusahkan dalam bentuk apa pun – sekalipun mereka yang memegang kekuasaan berpesta seks setiap akhir minggu. Jadi, mengapa begitu terpaku pada seks daripada bagaimana negara ini disalah kelola dan bagaimana kekayaan negara sedang dijarah? Nah, karena kebanyakan orang Malaysia tidak pernah mempedulikan isu-isu penting. Kebanyakan orang Malaysia itu kay poh. Mereka hanya ingin tahu siapa yang menusuk siapa dan apakah dari Itulah orang Malaysia. Jadi mereka menimbulkan tuduhan pelanggaran seksual dan menggunakannya untuk menjatuhkan musuh Mulanya, almarhum disebut terbabit dalam penipuan yang melibatkan berbilion-bilion ringgit. Kemudian, dikurangi menjadi hanya beberapa ratus juta. Dan sekarang hubungan seks dengan seorang wanita yang bukan istrinya. Tuduhan terakhir yang kecil ini – sekalipun tidak mempengaruhi saya, anda, atau negara – adalah formula yang pasti berhasil. Saya kira, untuk kaum Cina, tuduhan semacam ini tidak akan mempengaruhi mereka. Dalam kenyataannya, itu bahkan dapat meningkatkan peluang anda menjadi presiden parti. Jika Chua Soi Lek dapat mengatur supaya 100 lagi DVD dirilis yang menunjukkan dia dalam pelbagai posisi Kamasutra, dia bahkan dapat maju menjadi Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia. Namun bagi orang Melayu, ini merupakan taboo. Ini akan menjatuhkan anda jika anda orang Melayu. Mengapa orang Melayu begitu terpaku pada kata empat-huruf itu, seks? Saya bukan seorang siswa sosiologi atau antropologi namun tidak sulit untuk menganalisa cara orang Melayu berpikir. Izinkan saya menjelaskannya kepada anda secara sederhana. Mari lihat kontroversi yang memanas di Malaysia sekarang ini sehubungan dengan hukum Islam yang disebut Hudud. Hudud sebenarnya adalah salah satu dari sekian banyak hukum di bawah Shariah dan melibatkan apa yang dapat dianggap sebagai kejahatan-kejahatan besar dalam Islam, sebagai contoh, kejahatan-kejahatan seperti perampokan, pemberontakan, pembunuhan dll, termasuk tuduhan (atau dakwaan) pelanggaran seksual. Ya, memang benar, tuduhan/dakwaan pelanggaran seksual termasuk kejahatan serius seperti perampokan, pemberontakan dan pembunuhan. Dalam kenyataannya, Islam menganggap tuduhan palsu (fitnah) itu lebih buruk dari pembunuhan. Salah satu dari tujuh kejahatan serius yang ditetapkan di bawah Hudud adalah kejahatan menuduh bahwa seorang wanita itu tidak bermoral. Jika tuduhan itu benar dan dapat dibuktikan – atau dapat didukung oleh kesaksian dari beberapa saksi (atau sebuah video/photo, yang dapat diterima sebagai bukti) – maka hukumannya amatlah berat. Ada yang mengatakan bahwa dia harus dicambuk 100 kali. Ada pula yang berpendapat bahwa dia harus dicambuk 100 kali hanya jika dia belum bernikah. Jika dia sudah bernikah maka dia harus dilempari batu sampai mati. Dan jika yang menuduh tidak dapat membuktikan tuduhannya, maka yang menuduh pula yang harus dicambuk 80 kali. Jadi coba lihat, tuduhan pelanggaran seksual mengambil tempat yang amat tinggi dalam Islam, termasuk dalam tujuh kejahatan yang paling serius dalam Islam. Rasisme, penganiayaan, diskriminasi, korupsi, penyalahgunaan kuasa, penyalahgunaan uang rakyat, pembaziran puluhan juta wang rakyat untuk istri shopping, kekejaman pada hewan, dan banyak lagi tidak dianggap kejahatan serius di bahwa Hudud. Sebaliknya, membuat tuduhan palsu tentang pelanggaran seksual digolongkan sebagai kejahatan serius. Jadi orang Melayu, sebagai umat Muslim, telah dibesarkan dengan pola pikir seperti ini. Tidak ada perkara yang lebih serius daripada tuduhan pelanggaran seks. Rasisme, penganiayaan, diskriminasi, korupsi, penyalahgunaan kuasa, penyalahgunaan wang rakyat, pembaziran puluhan juta wang rakyat untuk istri shopping, kekejaman pada hewan dll, bukanlah kejahatan serius. Namun, tuduhan pelanggaran seksual itu serius! Itulah sebabnya anda melihat semua tuduhan itu dibuat. Orang Melayu itu terpaku pada seks. Semuanya berhubungan dengan seks. Pikiran orang Melayu itu terendam dalam seks. Jika anda masih tidak percaya, marilah kita lihat ke mahkamah Shariah. Apakah perkara-perkara yang ditangani mahkamah Shariah selain dari perkara-perkara keluarga dan perkara-perkara seperti curi makan dalam bulan Ramadhan? Tentu saja, seks. Jabatan Agama Negeri melakukan razzia untuk menangkap orang yang terlibat dalam seks bebas. Apakah Jabatan Agama Negeri melakukan razzia untuk menangkap orang yang terlibat dalam rasisme, penganiayaan, diskriminasi, korupsi, penyalahgunaan kuasa, penyalahgunaan wang rakyat, pembaziran puluhan juta wang rakyat untuk istri shopping, kekejaman pada hewan dll? Tentu saja tidak! Mereka tidak peduli tentang semua itu. Mereka hanya membimbangkan orang-orang yang terlibat seks bebas. Jadi Jabatan Agama Negeri sebetulnya dapat disebut "Department Anti-Seks-Bebas". Ia sebetulnya bukanlah department agama, tetapi department anti-seks-bebas. Jutaan ringgit wang rakyat dibelanjakan untuk menggaji ribuan pegawai yang pekerjaannya adalah memastikan bahwa anda hanya menusuk istri anda, dan dari depan, dan tidak wanita lain selain dia dan tidak dari arah lain selain depan. Kedengaran menyedihkan, bukan? Nah, kedengaran menyedihkan karena MEMANG menyedihkan! Jadi apakah anda sudah memahami cara orang Melayu berpikir? Itulah sebabnya mengapa semua tuduhan pelanggaran seks itu bermunculan. Itu disebabkan oleh cara orang Melayu dibesarkan dan oleh cara mereka dididik. Pikiran orang Melayu dapat disimpulkan dengan tiga kata – seks, seks, seks! Apakah saya telah menggusarkan orang Melayu? Saya harap demikian. Saya memang berniat untuk berbuat |
| When ‘Hang Tuah’ became ‘Hang Jebat’ Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:29 PM PDT
The Prime Minister's campaign continued. He silenced the Rulers over the issue of the 1987 ISA detentions; staged a hostile debate on the monarchy in the 1990 Umno general assembly after the loss of Kelantan to PAS; removed the Rulers' immunity to prosecution following the constitutional crisis of 1992-93; stripped away their flights, outriders, and special hospital wards; and in 1994, with little opposition, finally removed the need to obtain the Rulers' assent for State laws. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin
The young should emulate Hang Tuah - Melaka CM (Bernama) -- Youths should emulate the legendary Malay warrior Hang Tuah, who had a superior character and was loyal to king and country, Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said last night. He said that Hang Tuah was indomitable in defending the Melaka Sultanate from external attacks. "His leadership qualities were pronounced because his knowledge covered religion and the art of silat," Mohd Ali said when opening the Hang Tuah Festival at the Malay Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum at Bandar Hilir here last night. Also present were Information, Communications and Culture Deputy Minister Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz and Melaka State Assembly Speaker Datuk Othman Muhamad. Mohd Ali said Hang Tuah used his mastery of several languages to help boost relations between Melaka and other states and territories. ************************************** Mahathir vs the Malay Rulers By HUZIR SULAIMAN, The Star In the concluding instalment of the three-part series, Ruling the Rulers, our columnist looks at the outcome of Dr Mahathir's 1983 standoff with the Sultans. BY October 1983, Malaysians were becoming aware that a constitutional crisis was in full swing. The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 1983 had been passed by both houses of Parliament, but the King, under pressure from his fellow rulers, was refusing to give his Royal Assent to it. The bill would remove the need for the King to assent to legislation, and would similarly do away with the need for Sultans to assent to State laws. It would also take away the King's power to declare an Emergency and give it to the Prime Minister. The Rulers publicly rejected these amendments after a meeting in Selangor on Nov 20, 1983. When the public became aware that a storm was brewing, Dr Mahathir's administration initiated a propaganda war to put pressure on the Rulers. There took place a "series of illegal public rallies held by Umno in Alor Star, Bagan Datoh, Seremban, Batu Pahat, Malacca, for the Prime Minister with reports of officially inflated crowd figures?." as Lim Kit Siang would later describe them in the Dewan Rakyat. These rallies, staged in order to generate sympathy for the Government's cause, were illegal in the sense that police permits were neither sought nor granted. Whether or not the crowd figures were inflated by the Umno-aligned media – it is true that they generally reported these events in positive terms – it is clear that the 1983 rallies were exciting evenings, with republican sentiments on everyone's minds, if not exactly on their lips. One of the most arresting images in Rais Yatim's Faces in the Corridor of Power is a photograph of two youths at one such rally. They are wearing T-shirts bearing Dr Mahathir's picture and the words "DAULAT RAKYAT". Although the Prime Minister denied wanting to abolish the monarchy, at these rallies "the historical moment of unfolding Malay nationalism was relived as a continuing battle of Malay popular sovereignty against royal hegemony," as Khoo Boo Teik writes in Paradoxes of Mahathirism. At a rally in Alor Star on Nov 26, Dr Mahathir declared that "It was the rakyat who had protested against the Malayan Union after the Second World War; it was the rakyat who wanted a democratic system that would enable them to choose their own leaders. It was always the people who had fought for their destiny." At the largest rally, in Batu Pahat, Dr Mahathir told the crowds, in a thinly veiled dig at hereditary rulers, "We weren't born Ministers ? We're up here because we were chosen by all of you." The propaganda war continued, with tales of royal extravagance and impropriety emerging. The Government leaked the fact that they were compiling dossiers on the Sultans. RTM announced they were preparing a year-long TV series on the Rulers and the Constitution. Yet pro-royal rallies took place too – especially in Kelantan and Terengganu, where Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah was rumoured to be responsible for them – and they drew large crowds, although they went unreported by the media. Upping the ante, the Umno Youth executive council called for the Government to gazette the Constitution (Amendment) Bill without waiting for the King's assent, effectively daring the Rulers to challenge it in court. Dr Mahathir did not immediately adopt this strategy, but held this "nuclear option" in reserve while behind-the-scenes negotiations continued with the Rulers. Public opinion was divided over the issue. Rural Malays tended to support the Rulers; urban Malays, while not uncritical of Mahathir's strategies and motives, were more ready to accept egalitarian ideas. As for the Chinese community, R.S. Milne and Diane K. Mauzy note in Malaysian Politics Under Mahathir that "One might have expected that, since the rulers and the Agung were symbols of 'Malayness' the Chinese would feel little loyalty to them. Paradoxically, they were quite pro-royalty, because they did not really trust Malay politicians. Indeed, they viewed the Agung and the rulers as protectors of their vital interests." There seemed to be no way out of the impasse except by compromise – which is what happened. The Rulers agreed to the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill 1983 on the condition that many of its provisions were modified or repealed immediately with the introduction of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 1984. The new bill, passed in January 1984, meant that the King could now only delay a piece of non-money legislation for a month. It then had to be sent back to Parliament with his objections. If the King still opposed it in the form in which Parliament then passed it, he could only delay it for another month before it was gazetted as law. The King could therefore only delay legislation for up to two months before it became the law of the land. But this principle was no longer extended to the State level: Sultans still needed to assent to State bills before they became law, which was an important symbolic victory. Most importantly for those who feared Dr Mahathir's supposed plan to concentrate power in his own hands, the bill removed the proposed ability of the Prime Minister to declare an Emergency by himself, and restored it to the King. Nonetheless, Dr Mahathir saw himself as having won, declaring at a victory rally in Malacca that the feudal system had ended. He had brought his theatrical, confrontational, unapologetically antagonistic style to a high-stakes arena and had, by some accounts at least, triumphed over the Malay Rulers. He quickly moved to consolidate his gains. Stories had been circulating that the head of the army, Jen Tan Sri Mohd Zain Hashim, was opposed to Mahathir's approach and believed the armed force's loyalty lay with the Rulers. Mohd Zain took early retirement. This was followed by a reorganisation of the army and some 500 other early retirements and dismissals. When the independent-minded Sultan of Johor took over as Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 1984, some feared (and some hoped) that royal activism would reassert itself. As Roger Kershaw writes in Monarchy In South-East Asia: Faces of Tradition in Transition, "From the beginning, the Agong had made no secret of his contempt for Mahathir on the grounds of his mixed blood, calling him, to his face, 'Mamak' (a derogatory nickname for those of Indian Muslim ancestry). [?] But Dr Mahathir had proved more than a match for this difficult sovereign. Having got the measure of the King's essential vanity and exhibitionism, he prudently pandered to it, even to the extent of placing a more convenient Royal Malaysian Airforce helicopter at his permanent disposal?." Through this and other measures, Dr Mahathir maintained good relations with the new King, enlisting him in his 1987 move against the judiciary, the effects of which are still felt today. The Prime Minister's campaign continued. He silenced the Rulers over the issue of the 1987 ISA detentions; staged a hostile debate on the monarchy in the 1990 Umno general assembly after the loss of Kelantan to PAS; removed the Rulers' immunity to prosecution following the constitutional crisis of 1992-93; stripped away their flights, outriders, and special hospital wards; and in 1994, with little opposition, finally removed the need to obtain the Rulers' assent for State laws. Looking back, we can see how the bars of the yellow silk cage began to go up in 1983, closing in year after year. Should we find it surprising, then, that after 25 years the tigers within should want to break free? Can we not understand that the Rulers might want to regain what has been lost? And here is the hardest question of all: without giving up our democratic ideals, in a cynical and disloyal age, can we find a way to let our Rulers rule? Huzir Sulaiman writes for theatre, film, television, and newspapers.
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| If it works well, don’t fix it Posted: 23 Sep 2011 06:42 AM PDT
The question now is: are PAS and DAP going to swallow the bait, hook, line and sinker? If they are then maybe they are not matured enough and are not ready yet to form the next federal government. Maybe we should allow Barisan Nasional to continue running the country until the opposition matures and not get trapped so easily. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin As they say, if it works, don't fix it. Another saying: no need to reinvent the wheel. Yet another saying: lunacy is doing the same thing while expecting different results. Hey, if you want sayings, I have an abundance of them and I can write pages upon pages of sayings. |
| Some call it divine intervention Posted: 21 Sep 2011 07:29 PM PDT
Sigh…poor Gani Patail. Nothing seems to be going his way. He is supposed to be God where even Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is supposed to be scared of him. But everything he tries seem to have failed. Could there be an even greater God than Gani Patail who is intervening and thwarting all the AG's plans and plots? NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin
Attorney-General Gani Patail is very short-tempered nowadays. Nothing seems to be going his way. Every plan and plot he hatches blows up in his face in the end. What Gani Patail does not seem to understand is: man proposes, God disposes. He can plan and plot all he wants, but, as the Quran says, God is the greatest plotter of all. And the more Gani Patail thinks he is God, the more his plans and plots will get thwarted. Gani Patail's dilemma started back in 2009 when he discovered that I was no longer in Malaysia. He tried to track me down and found out that I was in the UK (mainly because I was not in hiding but made many public appearances). However, he tried to hide this fact from me and announced that they know I was in Australia. Actually, this was a red herring. They knew I was in the UK but they did not want me to know that they know. But I knew that they knew. This was because they met up with the British authorities to discuss the possibility of extraditing me back to Malaysia. They told the British authorities that I was facing four charges, one for sedition and three for criminal defamation. What Gani Patail did not know is that the British authorities contacted my lawyers to get more details about my cases. It seems they wanted to send a report to the Home Office in case the Malaysian government files an application to extradite me. The British authorities reminded Gani Patail that there is no extradition treaty between the UK and Malaysia. Therefore, they can't just pick me up and send me back to Malaysia. Malaysia would have to go to a UK court to apply to extradite me. This means a sort of trial would be held where Malaysia would have to convince the UK court of my guilt. Now this would be a problem for Malaysia. Gani Patail would not be able to manipulate the British judiciary like he does in Malaysia. The evidence would have to be very strong for them to convince the UK court that I am guilty and therefore should be sent back to Malaysia. An even bigger problem would be the dual criminality law. The crime I am alleged to have committed must also be a crime in the UK. For example, sodomy is not a crime in the UK (gay marriages are legal in the UK). So, in that type of situation, you cannot extradite someone charged with sodomy in Malaysia. This all happened back in 2009, mind you. While Gani Patail was figuring out what to do, on 1st January 2010, the UK Government suddenly repealed the sedition and criminal defamation laws. That means sedition and criminal defamation were no longer crimes in the UK. And that also means that since the dual criminality rule would apply, Malaysia could no longer extradite me. I am sure the UK government did not repeal the sedition and criminal defamation laws just for my sake. Was it a mere coincidence then? Or is this what we can call divine intervention? Anyway, that ended any possibility of the Malaysian government applying to extradite me back to Malaysia. They then tried to get my son instead -- in the hope that I will make a deal to save my son. They arrested my son and beat him up to get him to confess to four criminal charges. He, however, pleaded not guilty and fought the charges. I then announced that I am 'disowning' my son and that he is entirely on his own. He would have to sort out his own problems and I would not intervene. That surprised them. They thought I would surely try to make a deal instead of 'abandoning' my son. In wars there is such a thing called 'collateral damage' and my son would have to be that collateral damage. Finally, the court ruled that there was no case against my son and he was acquitted without his defense being called on all four charges. This made Gani Patail hopping mad and he now wants to appeal the court's decision and try to get my son back into court. The problem with this, though, is that they first have to find my son and serve the papers on him. But they don't know where to find him. So they sent the letters to my old house address where no one is living any longer. Officially, therefore, nothing has been served on my son yet. (You can read the scanned copies of the letters below). In the meantime, my son is moving around town a free man while they try to track him down and drag him back to court. And the beautiful thing is, my son is not even in hiding. Yet they can't find him. Is this divine intervention, yet again? Kuala Lumpur is not that big. And still they can't find my son? Aiyoh! Apalah ni? Yes, nothing seems to be working in Gani Patail's favour and he can't figure out why. He knows that I have moles in Bukit Aman and the A-G Chambers -- people who are feeding me information so that I am always one step ahead of the government. But after two years of trying, he still can't figure out who they are. And this is really making him mad as hell. Now I have moles in the Customs Department as well -- the result of what the MACC did to Ahmad Sarbaini Mohamed. Who do you think leaked the documents regarding Rosmah Mansor's USD24 million diamond ring? This was the Customs officers' revenge for what they did to Ahmad Sarbaini. Incidentally, next week, the Coroner is going to deliver the verdict on how Ahmad Sarbaini died. And they are at a dilemma as to what to rule. In Kugan's case, it was death due to water in the lungs. Okay, he died because of water in the lungs. That is like saying he died because he stopped breathing. Everyone knows you stop breathing when you die. The question is: why did you stop breathing? What they did not explain is: how did the water get into Kugan's lungs in the first place? Well, have you ever heard of water boarding? The Japanese used this in WWII. They pump water into your stomach and once your belly is bloated they jump up and down on your belly. The Americans too use this method on suspected Al Qaeda terrorists. It is a very effective way to make you confess to crimes you did not commit. And that is what they did to Kugan -- which was why he died due to water in the lungs. Then Teoh Beng Hock died at the hands of the MACC and they ruled that he committed suicide. And before the Beng Hock storm could blow over, another man died, also at the hands of the MACC. This time it was Ahmad Sarbaini. Now, how did Ahmad Sarbaini die? According to the official story, he died while trying to escape through a third floor pantry window. But Ahmad Sarbaini went to the MACC office on his own accord, so the official story goes. He was not under arrest or was being interrogated, so the official story goes. So why does he need to escape then? He can just walk out of there if he wants to. That is what does not make sense and which is troubling Gani Patail. Shafee Abdullah, the lawyer acting on behalf of the MACC, says that Malaysia Today's story that Ahmad Sarbaini was forced to stand on the window ledge and that was how he fell to his death is a lie. He insists that Ahmad Sarbaini died while trying to escape through the third-floor pantry window. Okay lah! The official story and ruling by the Coroner is that Kugan died due to water in his lungs, Beng Hock committed suicide, and Ahmad Sabraini died while trying to escape. That is the official story. But the Court of Public Opinion rejects all three findings. The Court of Public Opinion insists that all three were murdered. And this is what they will remember when they go to the polls come the next election. The government knows that this will have a serious impact on the government. And Gani Patail's job is to do damage control. However, he has failed to do that. And that was why Shafee Abdullah was brought in -- to sort out the mess that Gani Patail can't seem to handle. In fact, Gani Patail has many other problems as well. He went for the ex-CCID Director, Ramli Yusuff. Ramli Yusuff was charged for all sorts of things. Then the court acquitted him without his defense being called, like what happened to my son. In fact, the Sabah court even said that the ex-IGP, Musa Hassan, lied. That was a double whammy for the Gani-Musa team. Then, coincidentally, or maybe through divine intervention, Ramli Yusuff was appointed the Deputy Chairman of Ho Hup. And, lo and behold, Ho Hup's auditors discovered that the previous Chairman had bribed Gani Patail. Now that is what I not only call divine intervention but poetic justice. Talk about bad karma. So Ramli Yusuff now has Gani Patail's balls in his hands. And he is squeezing them so hard that Gani Patail can't breathe properly. Gani Patail is still trying to get Ramli Yusuff though. He is also trying to get Ramli Yusuff's lawyer, Rosli Dahlan, as well. However, just like what happened to Ramli Yusuff, Rosli Dahlan was also acquitted of the charges they brought against him. Not satisfied with that, Gani Patail asked his boys to appeal the court's decision. But his boys realised that, just like in the case of Ramli Yusuff, they had no case against Rosli Dahlan. So they did nothing. Unknown to Gani Patail, the time allowed to file an appeal had expired. When he found out that the deadline had come and gone, and the appeal against Rosli Dahlan's acquittal had not been filed yet, he flipped. Gani Patail has now written to the court to apply for an extension of time to file the appeal against Rosli Dahlan's acquittal. By right, the date to file the appeal has expired. But Gani Patail is trying to bypass the rules so that he can still file the appeal even though the date has expired. Sigh…poor Gani Patail. Nothing seems to be going his way. He is supposed to be God where even Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is supposed to be scared of him. But everything he tries seem to have failed. Could there be an even greater God than Gani Patail who is intervening and thwarting all the AG's plans and plots? Anyway, in the meantime, they will have to find my son to serve the papers on him so that they can, again, drag him to court and 'punish him for the sins of the father'. Good luck. That is my son's problem and for him to handle. But if he is the son of the father that I think he is, then Gani Patail is going to have his hands full in trying to get him -- just like he can't seem to get me, Ramli Yusuff or Rosli Dahlan. This is what life is all about -- making your enemies run around in circles and defeating them every step of the way while we shout: Yeh! Yeh! Kita menang! |
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