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PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim has been freed on police bail this morning. He was seen leaving with his family and lawyers in a car at 9.45am.
MCPX
He has gone back to his house in Bukit Segambut, Kuala Lumpur and is expected to call a press conference at 2pm.
Anwar was not charged but will have to report back to the police in a month’s time on Aug 18.
Earlier this morning, Sankara told reporters outside the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters where Anwar was held overnight that Anwar would be released by 1pm.”I received a call from one of the investigation officers and they agreed to grant Anwar police bail,” said Sankara who arrived at the police headquarters at 9am.
The lawyer went into the building after briefly speaking to about 50 journalists who are waiting outside. With Sankara is another lawyer, R Sivarasa, who is also PKR vice-president and Subang parliamentarian.
At 9.30am, Anwar’s wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail accompanied by her daughters arrived in a car and they were seen going into the police headquarters.
A suspect can be freed from police custody under the police bail but will have to report back at a specified date where the police have the option to procure charges.
Press Statement on Anwar’s Arrest July 16, 2008 • 2 Comments
—- PRESS STATEMENT – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16, 2008 3:30 PM
This afternoon at 1:05 PM Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, was arrested outside of his home in Kuala Lumpur. He was due to issue a statement at IPK KL (Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters) at 2:00 PM based on an agreement reached with the police on Tuesday.
Anwar Ibrahim was returning from the Anti Corruption Agency to his home after giving a statement pertaining to the police report that has been filed regarding suppression of material facts in the case involving him in 1998. He was accompanied by his senior legal team, staff, and security.
As he entered the neighborhood of his home, a contingent of ten police cars, half unmarked and half patrol, forced the two cars in Anwar Ibrahim’s entourage to stop. There was a contingent of 20 balaklava-clad masked commandos (UTK) who accosted him, reminiscent of the forces sent to arrest Anwar Ibrahim at his home in September 1998.
An officer approached Anwar Ibrahim and demanded that he accompany the police in an unmarked vehicle to the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters. His lawyers were not permitted to travel with him to the police station.
This arrest has taken place less than fifteen hours after Anwar Ibrahim appeared live on Malaysian television for the first time since 1998, and announced to millions of viewers his intention to stand for election, and upon the formation of a new government, to lower the domestic price of fuel by 50 sen. The overwhelming majority of Malaysians expressed their support of his televised statement.
These events are deeply disturbing to us and indicate that this entire episode is a repeat of the actions taken against Anwar Ibrahim in 1998. During the last few weeks the government owned mainstream media has demonized and vilified him. His staff has been harassed and we see a conspiracy being hatched to thwart the political change that is imminent in Malaysia.
Under no circumstances will the people of Malaysia and the international community tolerate any harm coming to Anwar Ibrahim. We remind Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi of the promise he made to ensure Anwar Ibrahim’s protection.
We have been able to communicate with Anwar Ibrahim, who calls upon his supporters and the people of Malaysia to remain calm and to reject any attempts at provocation, which will give a pretext for an emergency situation to be declared.
OFFICE OF ANWAR IBRAHIM
CONTACT PRESS@AICASSOCIATES.COM
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Investigation 101_Saifool sodomised...part1
In Malaysia you are guilty until proven innocent for most of us while inncocent until proven guilty applies only to those in power, wel even thePM will stand by you to say that you are innocent...
Separation of power in judiciary and politic is what lacking in here turning this country to dog.
Why sodomy? you cant use graft charges as Anwar not in power. You cant use sedition as it is not damaging enough. Sodomy with the previous conviction will be the most aplicable option available.
But it will be difficult to prove indeed... a guy goes to police station to report that he has been sodomised by so & so. The first thing Investigation officer need to do will be to verify this report:
1. lets check his crack and get a few MDs to probe his anus to verify something foreign did went into there. Yup it did but will the MDs be able confirm if it is a boday part or an object used for the purpose..with somany dildo in avrious shape and. length it will be difficult to verify this claim is not self inclited .
2. Why waited all the while before coming to make report? After 7 days there will not be so&so bodily fluid in the victims system to be deduced as evidence...and why didnt the victim comes with evidence..a condom with bodyfluid of so & so...
to be continued
Separation of power in judiciary and politic is what lacking in here turning this country to dog.
Why sodomy? you cant use graft charges as Anwar not in power. You cant use sedition as it is not damaging enough. Sodomy with the previous conviction will be the most aplicable option available.
But it will be difficult to prove indeed... a guy goes to police station to report that he has been sodomised by so & so. The first thing Investigation officer need to do will be to verify this report:
1. lets check his crack and get a few MDs to probe his anus to verify something foreign did went into there. Yup it did but will the MDs be able confirm if it is a boday part or an object used for the purpose..with somany dildo in avrious shape and. length it will be difficult to verify this claim is not self inclited .
2. Why waited all the while before coming to make report? After 7 days there will not be so&so bodily fluid in the victims system to be deduced as evidence...and why didnt the victim comes with evidence..a condom with bodyfluid of so & so...
to be continued
Another black day in Malaysian History...Anwar RE-arrested
I am not a supporter neither against Anwar, yet for what transpired today, a clear cut situation where those in power are in FEAR....
Deciding to arrest someone immediately in a high handed manner just shows how much FEAR is involved. While muderers and child-molesters kidnappers walks freely among us, we have all a prominent politician from opposition arrested by special trained forces. What is the lesson here? I have nothing against those balaclavas officers that carried their duty as instructed but my heart bleeds to note that this country has turned into a police state operated by those in power.
10 years ago I wrote the article against public demonstration during the peak of Reformasi. I still hold onto it that as what the press statement made by DSAI office for all his supporters to remain calm and not to provide the opportunity of what those in power are hoping for...State of Emergency.
I personally believe that this arrest has been pre planned. The sequence of events after this has been strategised and yes Anwar will be remanded for investigation. He will be charged for sodomy and back behind bars and will be joined by RPK. One of his most damaging statement that he made during the live telecast debate is his return to political arena by standing for a seat soon.
DSAI played one of the major role in bringing oppositions together in denying 2/3 to those in power. And letting him on loose for the next few years will only cause further damage to those in power.
Deciding to arrest someone immediately in a high handed manner just shows how much FEAR is involved. While muderers and child-molesters kidnappers walks freely among us, we have all a prominent politician from opposition arrested by special trained forces. What is the lesson here? I have nothing against those balaclavas officers that carried their duty as instructed but my heart bleeds to note that this country has turned into a police state operated by those in power.
10 years ago I wrote the article against public demonstration during the peak of Reformasi. I still hold onto it that as what the press statement made by DSAI office for all his supporters to remain calm and not to provide the opportunity of what those in power are hoping for...State of Emergency.
I personally believe that this arrest has been pre planned. The sequence of events after this has been strategised and yes Anwar will be remanded for investigation. He will be charged for sodomy and back behind bars and will be joined by RPK. One of his most damaging statement that he made during the live telecast debate is his return to political arena by standing for a seat soon.
DSAI played one of the major role in bringing oppositions together in denying 2/3 to those in power. And letting him on loose for the next few years will only cause further damage to those in power.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Why road block today 14th July 2008???
Well, achieved the subtle objective to ensure most of opposition MPs will not be able to make it to parliament in the event motion of no confidence tabled...hahahah...well it worked!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
BN Must become a truly multi racial party, says Semi Value...
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news.php?id=345620
Woof woof...
The right step will be to have one party instead of various race based party under one umbrella...until than setting up a commitee to take care a community need is nothing more than throwing a piece of biscuit just to make the dog quiet.....
Friday, July 11, 2008
Malaysian prime minister pressured to quit sooner
Malaysian prime minister pressured to quit sooner_Associated Press
By VIJAY JOSHI
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j3l1EQnDqyqdcSnfG_-78MLAkRDAD91RGVE00
Malaysia's PM-in-waiting faces rocky road to power
He announced to step down on 2010, but can his words as the flip-flop PM holds water? The announcement came in time with recent voice from najib that he may contest for the top post....
Excerpts:
"I am a bit disappointed. We wanted him to expedite the power transition. Two years is too long," said Puad Zarkashi, a prominent member of Abdullah's United Malays National Organization. June 2009 would have been a more appropriate date for his resignation, he said.
Puad told The Associated Press he has received calls from constituents in the southern state of Johor and party leaders in other states expressing unhappiness with Abdullah's decision.
What I read or glnce through from MSM were that the PM received standing Ovation for anouncing his succesioin/retreat date..what was the ovation for? happy that he is leaving or at last they are seeing someone who has accepted that it is the wish of the majority to have hom go or just herd mentality....my instinct says the last....
Abdullah says he needs two years to complete a series of reforms to clean up government corruption, make the judiciary independent and revitalize the economy, which is suffering from soaring oil prices and rising inflation.
He is joking, I do not have to state his achivements here as there are to many to start with.....execept I cant remember any right now, everyone knows that within 24 months a lot of changes could take place and it may just be the right time to make sure everything is within his control, the only reason for him to go in 24 months is if the country is in shit as now, so what different does it make? Nobody will ever ask a performing leader to leave, they will leave at their own accord and this case he has taken that chance...
The next big test of Abdullah's plummeting popularity will come during elections for party officer bearers in December, when he will seek re-election as party president. Traditionally, the party president becomes prime minister, and the post has almost always been uncontested.
By naming Najib in his succession, he has elimanted his number one contender...nothing much to worry as Kuli on his own wilk have mamooth task of gaining support from divisions to go against the two...
"Politics is still not stable yet. There will be a lot more shows coming up," said James Wong, chief analyst of the Strategic Analysis Malaysia think tank.
Yes there will be more, and by giving a sucession plan at least he will not be asked to leave for time being as it has been decided and accepeted by the Supreme Council of UMNO???? the will be more interesting cases to come up in the next two months...
By VIJAY JOSHI
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j3l1EQnDqyqdcSnfG_-78MLAkRDAD91RGVE00
Malaysia's PM-in-waiting faces rocky road to power
He announced to step down on 2010, but can his words as the flip-flop PM holds water? The announcement came in time with recent voice from najib that he may contest for the top post....
Excerpts:
"I am a bit disappointed. We wanted him to expedite the power transition. Two years is too long," said Puad Zarkashi, a prominent member of Abdullah's United Malays National Organization. June 2009 would have been a more appropriate date for his resignation, he said.
Puad told The Associated Press he has received calls from constituents in the southern state of Johor and party leaders in other states expressing unhappiness with Abdullah's decision.
What I read or glnce through from MSM were that the PM received standing Ovation for anouncing his succesioin/retreat date..what was the ovation for? happy that he is leaving or at last they are seeing someone who has accepted that it is the wish of the majority to have hom go or just herd mentality....my instinct says the last....
Abdullah says he needs two years to complete a series of reforms to clean up government corruption, make the judiciary independent and revitalize the economy, which is suffering from soaring oil prices and rising inflation.
He is joking, I do not have to state his achivements here as there are to many to start with.....execept I cant remember any right now, everyone knows that within 24 months a lot of changes could take place and it may just be the right time to make sure everything is within his control, the only reason for him to go in 24 months is if the country is in shit as now, so what different does it make? Nobody will ever ask a performing leader to leave, they will leave at their own accord and this case he has taken that chance...
The next big test of Abdullah's plummeting popularity will come during elections for party officer bearers in December, when he will seek re-election as party president. Traditionally, the party president becomes prime minister, and the post has almost always been uncontested.
By naming Najib in his succession, he has elimanted his number one contender...nothing much to worry as Kuli on his own wilk have mamooth task of gaining support from divisions to go against the two...
"Politics is still not stable yet. There will be a lot more shows coming up," said James Wong, chief analyst of the Strategic Analysis Malaysia think tank.
Yes there will be more, and by giving a sucession plan at least he will not be asked to leave for time being as it has been decided and accepeted by the Supreme Council of UMNO???? the will be more interesting cases to come up in the next two months...
Malaysia's broad mix still waiting to merge happily_THE CANBERRA TIMES_
The author is in Malaysia but this article will never see the daylight in Malaysian MSM...happy reading
Malaysia's broad mix still waiting to merge happily
JAMES CHIN11/07/2008 9:33:00 AM
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/general/malaysias-broad-mix-still-waiting-to-merge-happily/809296.aspx
When Kevin Rudd arrived in Malaysia yesterday, he found a country in political transition. The country has been in chaos since the March general elections when the ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front) lost its two-thirds majority to an opposition led by Anwar Ibrahim, the former deputy prime minister.
And only hours after Rudd arrived in the country, Malaysia's Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, announced he would step down in mid-2010 and hand over to his deputy Najib Tun Razak.
Since the March elections, there have been no holds barred. The country has been in uproar over accusations of sexual impropriety and bribery involving Najib.
As if that were not enough, Anwar is accused of sodomy by one of his personal aides the same accusation that led former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad to sack him a decade ago. On top of that, some in the opposition have announced that only ''good'' Muslims who pray five times a day will be given appointments and promotion as civil servants in Kelantan state.
While all this mud-slinging is seen as political games by the polity, a far more serious debate is occurring among the elite. Since independence, it has been taken for granted that Ketuanan Melayu (Malay dominance) is the bedrock of the Malaysian political system. Malays occupy all the top positions in the key institutions such as the police, armed forces, civil service and universities. An ambitious affirmative action policy launched in 1971 gave Malays preferential treatment in all political, social and economic spheres. Non-Malays were expected to put up with certain levels of racial discrimination in return for citizenship and a relatively free hand in the economy. Anyone criticising the ''special rights'' of Malays was guilty of sedition.
But since the elections more of the younger generation are questioning these ''special rights''. Malay elites argue that these special rights were agreed upon at the time of independence and that non-Malays have no right to question them, let alone raise the matter for debate.
Previously it was not possible for anyone to raise the issue, as the Government controlled the media tightly. However, times have changed. The rise of the internet has meant that all the issues once discussed behind closed doors are now open to anyone with an internet connection. Critics have shown that the affirmative action policies have led to serious corruption in government contracts and open racial discrimination, especially in the civil service and university intake. This has led to serious polarisation between Malays and non-Malays. The non-Malay population, principally Chinese and Indians, feel they are being treated as second-class citizens despite having played a major role in the development of the economy. Mahathir has openly acknowledged that the Chinese were responsible for Malaysia's spectacular growth in the 1980s.
Critics argue that a better form of affirmative action would be one based on economic needs rather than ethnicity. They argue that the Government's obsession with race has meant that national unity can never be achieved. The younger non-Malay population are asking why they are paying the price of a political deal done by their forefathers. Some even disputed that there was a political deal done to maintain Malay dominance forever. They argue that the deal was for affirmative action to help Malays until they were on a par with the more advanced Chinese and Indians.
The problem with the ongoing debate is that there is no common ground for any dialogue. Malay nationalists will not even discuss the issue of affirmative action policies or Ketuanan Melayu. For them, the non-Malay population are immigrants and citizens with no rights to the highest political office. Any special benefit is rightly due to Malays' birthright as the ''indigenous'' peoples of Malaysia. This group has been calling on the Government to use the Internal Security Act, a law that allows detention without trial, for those who ''question'' the special rights. One Malay MP famously said in Parliament that, if the Chinese and Indians were unhappy with their status, they could ''go back'' to mainland China and India. Another Malay MP warned about ''blood flowing in the streets'' if Malay privileges were taken away.
Simply put, those who question Ketuanan Melayu are traitors.
A sizeable part of the Malay population has grown so used to the extensive subsidy system provided by these special rights that they are genuinely fearful. Many think they cannot survive without government help, despite statistics showing that Malays are in the majority among the professional class. The Government is to blame for this as it constantly tells the Malay population that it is still very far behind the non-Malays, and they have to be united under the United Malays National Organisation, the ruling party, or else they will lose all their privileges.
Mahathir, who is a critic of Badawi, has also joined the bandwagon and openly called on Malays to get rid of Badawi, claiming that Badawi's weak Government may lead to non-Malay political control. He does see the irony of his words when he was in power, he called for the establishment of Bangsa Malaysia, a united Malaysian race.
Thus the debate itself is couched in ethnic terms. It is seen as Malays versus non-Malays and a struggle for political power. It is not seen as a debate about building a more united nation. It is assumed that if you are a Malay you will support the system, and if you are a non-Malay you are trying to do away with Ketuanan Melayu. In today's world, it is no longer acceptable to discriminate on racial grounds and concepts like Ketuanan Melayu do not have a place in a modern, 21st century state. Until this debate is settled, Malaysia will continue to be a nation in waiting.
Professor James Chin is head of the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Monash University, Malaysia campus.
Malaysia's broad mix still waiting to merge happily
JAMES CHIN11/07/2008 9:33:00 AM
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/general/malaysias-broad-mix-still-waiting-to-merge-happily/809296.aspx
When Kevin Rudd arrived in Malaysia yesterday, he found a country in political transition. The country has been in chaos since the March general elections when the ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front) lost its two-thirds majority to an opposition led by Anwar Ibrahim, the former deputy prime minister.
And only hours after Rudd arrived in the country, Malaysia's Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, announced he would step down in mid-2010 and hand over to his deputy Najib Tun Razak.
Since the March elections, there have been no holds barred. The country has been in uproar over accusations of sexual impropriety and bribery involving Najib.
As if that were not enough, Anwar is accused of sodomy by one of his personal aides the same accusation that led former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad to sack him a decade ago. On top of that, some in the opposition have announced that only ''good'' Muslims who pray five times a day will be given appointments and promotion as civil servants in Kelantan state.
While all this mud-slinging is seen as political games by the polity, a far more serious debate is occurring among the elite. Since independence, it has been taken for granted that Ketuanan Melayu (Malay dominance) is the bedrock of the Malaysian political system. Malays occupy all the top positions in the key institutions such as the police, armed forces, civil service and universities. An ambitious affirmative action policy launched in 1971 gave Malays preferential treatment in all political, social and economic spheres. Non-Malays were expected to put up with certain levels of racial discrimination in return for citizenship and a relatively free hand in the economy. Anyone criticising the ''special rights'' of Malays was guilty of sedition.
But since the elections more of the younger generation are questioning these ''special rights''. Malay elites argue that these special rights were agreed upon at the time of independence and that non-Malays have no right to question them, let alone raise the matter for debate.
Previously it was not possible for anyone to raise the issue, as the Government controlled the media tightly. However, times have changed. The rise of the internet has meant that all the issues once discussed behind closed doors are now open to anyone with an internet connection. Critics have shown that the affirmative action policies have led to serious corruption in government contracts and open racial discrimination, especially in the civil service and university intake. This has led to serious polarisation between Malays and non-Malays. The non-Malay population, principally Chinese and Indians, feel they are being treated as second-class citizens despite having played a major role in the development of the economy. Mahathir has openly acknowledged that the Chinese were responsible for Malaysia's spectacular growth in the 1980s.
Critics argue that a better form of affirmative action would be one based on economic needs rather than ethnicity. They argue that the Government's obsession with race has meant that national unity can never be achieved. The younger non-Malay population are asking why they are paying the price of a political deal done by their forefathers. Some even disputed that there was a political deal done to maintain Malay dominance forever. They argue that the deal was for affirmative action to help Malays until they were on a par with the more advanced Chinese and Indians.
The problem with the ongoing debate is that there is no common ground for any dialogue. Malay nationalists will not even discuss the issue of affirmative action policies or Ketuanan Melayu. For them, the non-Malay population are immigrants and citizens with no rights to the highest political office. Any special benefit is rightly due to Malays' birthright as the ''indigenous'' peoples of Malaysia. This group has been calling on the Government to use the Internal Security Act, a law that allows detention without trial, for those who ''question'' the special rights. One Malay MP famously said in Parliament that, if the Chinese and Indians were unhappy with their status, they could ''go back'' to mainland China and India. Another Malay MP warned about ''blood flowing in the streets'' if Malay privileges were taken away.
Simply put, those who question Ketuanan Melayu are traitors.
A sizeable part of the Malay population has grown so used to the extensive subsidy system provided by these special rights that they are genuinely fearful. Many think they cannot survive without government help, despite statistics showing that Malays are in the majority among the professional class. The Government is to blame for this as it constantly tells the Malay population that it is still very far behind the non-Malays, and they have to be united under the United Malays National Organisation, the ruling party, or else they will lose all their privileges.
Mahathir, who is a critic of Badawi, has also joined the bandwagon and openly called on Malays to get rid of Badawi, claiming that Badawi's weak Government may lead to non-Malay political control. He does see the irony of his words when he was in power, he called for the establishment of Bangsa Malaysia, a united Malaysian race.
Thus the debate itself is couched in ethnic terms. It is seen as Malays versus non-Malays and a struggle for political power. It is not seen as a debate about building a more united nation. It is assumed that if you are a Malay you will support the system, and if you are a non-Malay you are trying to do away with Ketuanan Melayu. In today's world, it is no longer acceptable to discriminate on racial grounds and concepts like Ketuanan Melayu do not have a place in a modern, 21st century state. Until this debate is settled, Malaysia will continue to be a nation in waiting.
Professor James Chin is head of the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Monash University, Malaysia campus.
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