Hishamuddin Haramkan Pertubuhan yang Tidak Wujud

Mengikut pengakuan Pengarah ROS sendiri, BERSIH bukan sebuah pertubuhan yang berdaftar dengan ROS. Maka, kalau ia tidak didaftar, bagaimanakah Hishamuddin mahu mengharamkannya?

Hakikatnya, BERSIH adalah satu AGENDA atau KEMPEN. Bukannya, sebuah pertubuhan. Ini bererti Hishamuddin telah mengharamkan pertubuhan yang tidak wujud.

Tuanku Tidak Melarang Perhimpunan BERSIH.

NOTA EDITOR: Dari pernyataan Tuanku yang terbaru ini, tiada satu pernyataan pun yang melarang rakyat jelata untuk meneruskan perhimpunan pada July 9 ini.

Maka, bagi saya, kalau pun perhimpunan diteruskan, ia bukan satu bentuk derhaka.

Lagi pula, selepas BERSIH 1.0 yang dipersembahkan kepada Duli Tuanku pada 2007, SPR telah MENOLAK dan TIDAK MENGENDAHKAN KESEMUA permintaan rakyat jelatan. Jelasnya, yang menderhaka kepada Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku adalah pihak SPR sendiri yang bukan berada di bawah kekuasaan Dato' Najib Tun Razak.

Wallahualam bissawab

TEKS PENUH KENYATAAN YANG DIPERTUAN AGUNG

Beta sedang mengikuti dengan teliti akan perkembangan cadangan Kumpulan Bersih untuk mengadakan perarakan dan perhimpunan beramai-ramai yang bertujuan untuk menyerahkan memorandum kepada Beta selaku Yang di-Pertuan Agong, dan bagaimana pihak kerajaan menangani isu ini khususnya agensi-agensi dan jabatan-jabatan yang terlibat.

Namun Beta yakin kepimpinan negara di bawah Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak berkemampuan untuk menangani masalah ini dengan sebaik mungkin.

Beta menyeru di dalam keghairahan sebahagian rakyat berpolitik bagi menyuburkan demokrasi dalam negara kita ini hendaklah dipastikan juga bahawa tuntutan demokrasi itu tidak akan membawa kemusnahan kepada negara.

Kita tidak boleh terlalu terikut-ikut dengan amalan-amalan negara-negara luar secara umumnya kerana keharmonian dan kestabilan negara adalah asas penting bagi sesebuah negara yang perlu semua pihak pertahankan.

Beta juga menyeru kepada pihak kerajaan agar melaksanakan segala amanah yang diberikan kepada rakyat secara adil dan bijaksana dan yang pentingnya Beta selaku Yang di-Pertuan Agong tidak mahu melihat dalam negara bermasyarakat majmuk ini berada di dalam keadaan bermusuhan sesama sendiri ataupun sebahagian rakyatnya bermusuh dengan kerajaan atas apa jua! alasan pun.

Setiap permasalahan yang timbul, kita sebagai masyarakat bertamadun hendaklah menyelesaikan secara rundingan dan tidak mengikut perasaan seperti pepatah Melayu "Yang Dikejar Tak Dapat Yang Dikendong Berciciran".

Hakikatnya demonstrasi jalanan banyak membawa keburukan daripada kebaikan walaupun niat asalnya baik.

Sebaliknya kita harus menumpukan kepada matlamat utama memajukan negara, bukannya mencipta masalah yang membuat negara berada terkebelakang. Ingatlah bumi mana yang tidak ditimpa hujan, lautan mana yang tidak bergelora.

Itulah pentingnya sifat kesederhanan dan tolak ansur yang telah begitu lama diamalkan oleh warisan pentadbiran negara.

-- BERNAMA

Benarkah Titah ini Datang Dari Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Dipertuan Agung

NOTA EDITOR: Dari pernyataan Tuanku yang terbaru ini, tiada satu pernyataan pun yang melarang rakyat jelata untuk meneruskan perhimpunan pada July 9 ini.

Maka, bagi saya, kalau pun perhimpunan diteruskan, ia bukan satu bentuk derhaka.

Lagi pula, selepas BERSIH 1.0 yang dipersembahkan kepada Duli Tuanku pada 2007, SPR telah MENOLAK dan TIDAK MENGENDAHKAN KESEMUA permintaan rakyat jelatan. Jelasnya, yang menderhaka kepada Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku adalah pihak SPR sendiri yang bukan berada di bawah kekuasaan Dato' Najib Tun Razak.

Wallahualam bissawab

TEKS PENUH KENYATAAN YANG DIPERTUAN AGUNG

Beta sedang mengikuti dengan teliti akan perkembangan cadangan Kumpulan Bersih untuk mengadakan perarakan dan perhimpunan beramai-ramai yang bertujuan untuk menyerahkan memorandum kepada Beta selaku Yang di-Pertuan Agong, dan bagaimana pihak kerajaan menangani isu ini khususnya agensi-agensi dan jabatan-jabatan yang terlibat.

Namun Beta yakin kepimpinan negara di bawah Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak berkemampuan untuk menangani masalah ini dengan sebaik mungkin.

Beta menyeru di dalam keghairahan sebahagian rakyat berpolitik bagi menyuburkan demokrasi dalam negara kita ini hendaklah dipastikan juga bahawa tuntutan demokrasi itu tidak akan membawa kemusnahan kepada negara.

Kita tidak boleh terlalu terikut-ikut dengan amalan-amalan negara-negara luar secara umumnya kerana keharmonian dan kestabilan negara adalah asas penting bagi sesebuah negara yang perlu semua pihak pertahankan.

Beta juga menyeru kepada pihak kerajaan agar melaksanakan segala amanah yang diberikan kepada rakyat secara adil dan bijaksana dan yang pentingnya Beta selaku Yang di-Pertuan Agong tidak mahu melihat dalam negara bermasyarakat majmuk ini berada di dalam keadaan bermusuhan sesama sendiri ataupun sebahagian rakyatnya bermusuh dengan kerajaan atas apa jua! alasan pun.

Setiap permasalahan yang timbul, kita sebagai masyarakat bertamadun hendaklah menyelesaikan secara rundingan dan tidak mengikut perasaan seperti pepatah Melayu "Yang Dikejar Tak Dapat Yang Dikendong Berciciran".

Hakikatnya demonstrasi jalanan banyak membawa keburukan daripada kebaikan walaupun niat asalnya baik.

Sebaliknya kita harus menumpukan kepada matlamat utama memajukan negara, bukannya mencipta masalah yang membuat negara berada terkebelakang. Ingatlah bumi mana yang tidak ditimpa hujan, lautan mana yang tidak bergelora.

Itulah pentingnya sifat kesederhanan dan tolak ansur yang telah begitu lama diamalkan oleh warisan pentadbiran negara.

-- BERNAMA

Tuanku Tidak Melarang Perhimpunan BERSIH.

NOTA EDITOR: Dari pernyataan Tuanku yang terbaru ini, tiada satu pernyataan pun yang melarang rakyat jelata untuk meneruskan perhimpunan pada July 9 ini.

Maka, bagi saya, kalau pun perhimpunan diteruskan, ia bukan satu bentuk derhaka.

Lagi pula, selepas BERSIH 1.0 yang dipersembahkan kepada Duli Tuanku pada 2007, SPR telah MENOLAK dan TIDAK MENGENDAHKAN KESEMUA permintaan rakyat jelatan. Jelasnya, yang menderhaka kepada Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku adalah pihak SPR sendiri yang bukan berada di bawah kekuasaan Dato' Najib Tun Razak.

Wallahualam bissawab

TEKS PENUH KENYATAAN YANG DIPERTUAN AGUNG

Beta sedang mengikuti dengan teliti akan perkembangan cadangan Kumpulan Bersih untuk mengadakan perarakan dan perhimpunan beramai-ramai yang bertujuan untuk menyerahkan memorandum kepada Beta selaku Yang di-Pertuan Agong, dan bagaimana pihak kerajaan menangani isu ini khususnya agensi-agensi dan jabatan-jabatan yang terlibat.

Namun Beta yakin kepimpinan negara di bawah Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak berkemampuan untuk menangani masalah ini dengan sebaik mungkin.

Beta menyeru di dalam keghairahan sebahagian rakyat berpolitik bagi menyuburkan demokrasi dalam negara kita ini hendaklah dipastikan juga bahawa tuntutan demokrasi itu tidak akan membawa kemusnahan kepada negara.

Kita tidak boleh terlalu terikut-ikut dengan amalan-amalan negara-negara luar secara umumnya kerana keharmonian dan kestabilan negara adalah asas penting bagi sesebuah negara yang perlu semua pihak pertahankan.

Beta juga menyeru kepada pihak kerajaan agar melaksanakan segala amanah yang diberikan kepada rakyat secara adil dan bijaksana dan yang pentingnya Beta selaku Yang di-Pertuan Agong tidak mahu melihat dalam negara bermasyarakat majmuk ini berada di dalam keadaan bermusuhan sesama sendiri ataupun sebahagian rakyatnya bermusuh dengan kerajaan atas apa jua! alasan pun.

Setiap permasalahan yang timbul, kita sebagai masyarakat bertamadun hendaklah menyelesaikan secara rundingan dan tidak mengikut perasaan seperti pepatah Melayu "Yang Dikejar Tak Dapat Yang Dikendong Berciciran".

Hakikatnya demonstrasi jalanan banyak membawa keburukan daripada kebaikan walaupun niat asalnya baik.

Sebaliknya kita harus menumpukan kepada matlamat utama memajukan negara, bukannya mencipta masalah yang membuat negara berada terkebelakang. Ingatlah bumi mana yang tidak ditimpa hujan, lautan mana yang tidak bergelora.

Itulah pentingnya sifat kesederhanan dan tolak ansur yang telah begitu lama diamalkan oleh warisan pentadbiran negara.

-- BERNAMA

UMNO Marah pada Ambiga pasal Murtad. UMNO Sendiri Halalkan Murtad????

Antara propaganda UMNO untuk sabotaj BERSIH adalah kononnya Ambiga menyokong murtad. Suka saya nyatakan satu fakta. Bahawa Akta Kesalahan Jenayah Syariah (Wilayah-Wilayah Pesekutuan) 1997 (Akta 559) tidak mengharamkan murtad.

Dengan kata lain, sesiapa yang didapati murtad di Wilayah Persekutuan tidak boleh didakwa dan dihukum apabila ditsabit kesalahan.

Jadi, UMNO juga menghalalkan murtad. Ini kerana Akta ini dirangka, dibentang serta diluluskan oleh UMNO. Tiada parti lain yang terlibat selain UMNO di dalam meluluskan undang2 ini.

Jadi, tak payahlah UMNO nak jadi juara menentang murtad. UMNO sendiri menghalalkan Murtad di Wilayah Persekutuan.

Tulang Besi

Is BN running scared....

The BN government does not want the Bersih rally to happen at all costs. It believes that a mass gathering seeking electoral reform will be a catalyst of an Arab-style uprising which saw dictatorships fall.

As a result, it is using all sorts of draconian powers and arresting individuals under trumped up charges; declaring an unregistered movement illegal and behaving like the Myanmar junta.

And in this midst, Prime Minister Najib Razak has lost the plot, played the religious card. (No sitting PM has ever played the religious card. Not the chameleon Mahathir Mohamad and not the ineffective Abdullah Badawi).

So Najib appears to be really desperate by going to Kelantan and accusing Ambiga Sreenivasan of being enemy of Islam. (How can an individual who is fighting for cleaner elections, better institutions be demonised?)

This is my take: even if the rally does not take place on July 9, the big losers are Umno and BN. This is because despite having a mandate to rule and possessing all control over security agencies and royal houses, they have been scared out of their wits by a motley group of NGOs and politicians.

Their reaction suggests that they have no confidence in their own product or in their track record. They have given the Bersih rally legitimacy that it may not have had otherwise and made Ambiga a household name in urban centres.

At the same time, the actions and statements of Muhyiddin Yassin and Hishammuddin Hussein have shown what a paucity of competent leaders Umno has. So all in all, Umno and BN have come out looking decidedly second best.

Would it not have been easier for the government and th! e Electi on Commission to commit to a process of free and transparent elections? In normal circumstances, yes.

But a government which does not have the confidence that it can go to the polls and secure a two-thirds majority fairly has to hold on to its last big advantage whatever way it can. Even if it means using the ISA, locking up social activists and playing the race and religious cards.

Does this sound familiar to you? It should because at various times, the Myanmar junta, Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Bashir of Sudan have employed a similar strategy.- Former BN supporter

source: Malaysian Insider

cheers.

A PRAYER FOR THE LAND I LOVE

Dear God or Whatever You Prefer To Be Called These Days:

I'm not in the habit of publicizing my private thoughts,

But times are such that habits must be broken.

And so I will utter my innermost feelings

In the form of words,

Even though I know

That words are what imprison us

In mindsets of No Escape.

For I remain steadfast in my belief

That words spoken from the heart

Have the power to free us from

The evil clutches of political expediency.

It saddens me to see such beautiful, graceful beings

Caught in the deceit of cosmetic piety,

Enslaved by the ugly dictum - "Money Talks!"

Enfeebled by the lame excuse - "What to do?"

Disempowered by the abject fear of False Authority,

And disenfranchised from their own glorious destinies.

Grant unto us the clarity and wisdom

To understand that we have no grander gift

To bestow on our children than the freedom

To speak their heart's truth

Without fear of punishment.

Grant unto us the courage and the fortitude

To truly embody the lofty ideals we hold so dear;

Let us not falter in our inner struggle

To throw off the mental shackles of Greed and Fear,

For those are the twin towers of Tyranny.

Grant unto us a Vision of the Real.

Let us not be misled by cunning projections

From the debased minds of "economic experts"

Who advise us not to "rock the boat" of Status Quo;

And whose dire warnings are couched in grave tones of

"Security and Stability."

Remember: DIGNITY and INTEGRITY

Are the keys to the Divine Sanctum of the Self!

And since each Nation is but a collectivity of Selves,

My greatest duty to the land I love

Is to always seek to be true to myself;

And my true self tells me:

Bear not the yoke of feudal despots

A moment longer than you need.

There's room and board enough for everyone,

Once you cast the Vampires of Vitality

From their vacuous palaces erected by the sweaty toil

Of half-wit slaves, who know not half their worth.

This beautiful, gracious land is YOURS -

Not THEIRS! (Well, it COULD be theirs too,

If they'd only see themselves as YOU).

The Reality of Heaven on Earth will soon be here,

And to that we are ALL heirs.

Antares

24 October 1998

[First published 26 August 2008.Cartoons courtes! y ofLAT]

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Samad Said slams cari makan editors

Im surprised why experienced pressmen who have won awards here and there can smear Bersih. I know they are from the cari makan group

A.SAMAD SAID

from MalaysiaKini
Preparing to be arrested as the dragnet for Bersih 2.0 supporters widens, national literary laureate A Samad Said urged intellectuals to stop being carma (cari makan) but dare to make a stand against cruelty and injustice.

Speaking at the launch of the latest collections of cartoons by political satirist Zunar at the Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday night, Pak Samad said:

Writers seldom take a stand. Most of them are carma and are always prepared to not take a stand. This has caused all the evil to grow and spread tremendously.

Pak Samad, a former editor of the Berita Harian in the 1960s and 1970s, then directed his criticism against editors of mainstream media which have demonised the July 9 rally called by Bersih 2.0 in favour of free and fair elections.

For the mainstream media, Bersih is dirty. Im also surprised, why these experienced pressmen who have won awards here and there, can smear Bersih. I know they are from the carma group.

Fortunately there is still a small number of writers who dare to take a stand, who know that Bersih is pure, Samad (left) told the 250-strong audience who packed the Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall auditorium under the watchful eyes of several plainclothes policemen.

The launch, which had Samad and Lembah Pantai MP cum PKR vice-president Nuruk Izzah Anwar as guests, was held few hours after police detained six Parti Sosialis Malaysia leaders without trial under Emergency Ordinance because of their involvement with foreign elements. They were also said to have subversive tendencies.
Kuek Ser Kuang Keng for MalaysiaKini
P! hoto of A Samad Said from Utusan.com, reproduced from Bookwormstuff

Filed under: Journalism

MP Bakri dan MP Kapar dicekup....

Ahli parlimen DAP Bakri, Er Teck Hwa; pemimpin Pemuda DAP Johor Tan Hong Ping dan empat yang lain ditahan dan dibawa ke balai polis Taman Pelangi, Kuala Lumpur, dalam satu lagi episod tindakan polis terhadap sebarang aktiviti 'BERSIH'.

Bagaimanapun, ketika dihubungi, Er menafikan kehadiran mereka dipasar Taman Pelangi pagi ini ada kena mengena dengan perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0 YANG dirancang pada 9 Julai.

Er berkata beliau dan Tan hanya menjalankan kempen kebersihan 'gotong-royong' dengan tema "Negara Bersih, Rakyat bertuah".

"Saya fikir pihak polis terlalu sensitif. Tema kami adalah Negara Bersih, Rakyat Bertuah, tetapi mereka tidak mahu menerima penjelasan mengenainya," kata pemimpin DAP itu.

Baju kuning yang mereka pakai juga direkabentuk berbeza dari baju-TBERSIH yang sehingga ini menyebabkan lebih 100 aktivis politik dan sosial ditahan minggu lalu.

Sementara itu Ahli Parlimen Kapar, S. Manikavasagam dan Setiausahanya Jayachandran ditahan di balai polis Sg Kapar Indah kerana memiliki sembilan helai t-shirt Bersih dalam kereta.

Bercakap kepada KeadilanDaily, beliau berkata, penahanan itu dibuat sekumpulan anggota polis kira-kira jam 1 petang di tapak Pasar Besar Meru walaupun tidak mengedar apa-apa risalah dan t-shirt Bersih.

T-shirt Bersih hanya ada dalam kereta saya, saya ke pasar untuk bertemu Persatuan Peniaga-Peniaga Kecil Melayu tapi sekumpulan polis datang dan terus menahan saya.

Kereta saya dipandu ! Setiausa ha saya, Jayachandran. Dia pun kena tahan. Polis sedang mengambil keterangan sekarang ini, katanya ketika dihubungi.

Kata beliau, lawatannya ke tapak pasar itu tiada kaitan langsung dengan pengedaran t-shirt mahupun risalah Bersih tetapi polis berkeras menahannya.

Saya beritahu polis. saya datang berjumpa dengan persatuan itu, tetapi mereka menggeledah kereta dan menjumpai sembilan helai baju t Bersih.

Ketika berjumpa dengan persatuan itu, saya bersama enam pengikut. Saya dibawa oleh trak polis ke sini, kata beliau.

Bakri MP, 5 others held over yellow gotong-royong T-shirts

cheers.

UNSINKABLE FLOATING OBJECTS

Sim Kwang Yang has raised some very pertinent issues in his essay, "Whom should we trust?" Ultimately, we have to love and trust ourselves before we can love and trust anybody else. Otherwise we will end up behaving like the proverbial lemming, incapable of independent thought and action.

Every day I bump into people who continue to parrot well-worn clichs about Anwar Ibrahim being tainted during his long stint in Umno, his unrelenting political ambition, his connections with the Zionist banking fraternity - and, worst of all, the Islamic zeal that first shot him to prominence as a hot-headed leader of ABIM (the Muslim Missionary Movement). All these negative perceptions of the man are ultimately rooted in deep fear of individuals like Anwar Ibrahim whose lives seem like epics compared to most of us.

Every culture produces its own cult heroes - strangers who appear from out of nowhere, slay an ogre, marry a princess, and end up ruling the kingdom. Most of us are fascinated by heroes. After all, that's where our role models come from. However, in recent times, with the rise of the corporate superpower, heroes have become a manufactured product. The mass media conspires to transform ordinary folks into superstars - and then, almost inevitably, they commit deicide by ripping their icons to shreds through vicious gossip and slander.

Sim rightly advises us to reclaim the authority that resides within each of us, to embody within our own beings the noble qualities of the hero. This is the mark of a mature individual. As more of us become our own heroes, we shall no longer be in awe of other heroes. Instead we will befriend and cooperate! with th em to manifest our collective dream of the Promised Land.

During Mahathir's 22-year reign as PM, he effectively dismantled all the mechanisms by which citizens of a functional democracy can replace non-performing or misbehaving public servants. Without journalistic freedom, no real information reaches the ground, only corporate propaganda. Without academic, artistic and intellectual freedom there can be no open dialogue on values, perceptions and collective visions. Without a politically neutral civil service and police force, a climate of Orwellian absolutism prevails. And without an impartial and independent judiciary, no justice can exist, nor can serious wrongs be righted.

In effect, Malaysian politics under Mahathir was like a public toilet with no working flush mechanism. There's nothing more unpleasant than walking into the loo only find Unsinkable Floating Objects in the bowl. With no flush - and no bucket and pail to perform the job manually - we had no choice but resign ourselves to the less-than-delightful odor and the disgusting sight of public servants, fattened on sleazy lucre, who simply refused to resign or retire even when they had long overstayed their welcome.

Rather than succumb to mistrust and fear, we would do much better to regard Anwar Ibrahim as the Master Plumber who will take on the unpleasant but absolutely necessary task of fixing the flush mechanism. Once that is accomplished, nobody will be reluctant to "get their hands dirty" by participating in local politics as every adult citizen should. The public bowels will be regularly moved and Malaysia's infamous stinky loos will become a nightmare of our collective past. In other words, let's get a grip on our conditioned reflexes. BN! has rul ed us for 50 years by playing on our fears. They fanned the flames of the non-Malays' Islamophobia even as they played up the Malays' anxieties about being overwhelmed by noisy platoons of pig-eating pagans.

In a fear-free atmosphere of open discussion - such as we are experiencing for the first time courtesy of the Internet - clarity, truth and wisdom have a much better chance to prevail over atavistic superstitions and taboos. When the public lavatories are clean and functional, people will be less likely to walk around full of their own crap - and public servants who become bloated with egotism and greed will find themselves unceremoniously flushed away.

[First published 14 April 2008]

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One aim, many approaches

Once every 2 weeks, I make my regular trip to Selayang market to do my regular wet shopping. For regulars visitors, I believe everyone appreciate that its surrounding is not comparable to the hypermarket. My bright yellow Phua Chu Kang yellow boots is an essential gear. My regular fishmonger pokes fun at me and says that I need to be careful as the police might take me in. When I look around, I was shocked to see that everyone was wearing black boots. I was the only one wearing the yellow boots.

BERSIH has several aims. At the rate they are receiving the attention by the government, now everyone knows BERSIH and what it is all about. Of course some people will believe the government manipulated version but I believe largely many knows the truth. Many people appreciates that the government is hammering the organizers and PR politician using all its might. It is like they the government using a hammer to swat a fly. These only invoke sympathy to BERSIH and indirectly to BERSIH. BN, UMNO and its thugs are creating more sympathy towards PR. The message that BN is an oppressive and unfair government is clearly registered in many minds today.

The issue at hand then would be whether the WALK is still relevant on the 9th of July. I believe it has received the necessary attention from the voters nationwide. By no small measure, BERSIH needs to thank the RMP and the MSM for giving them the attention. However, since Malaysian tends to forget easily there is a need to reinforce the voters mind. This is to ensure a clear fixated image would be in their mind when election comes. Therefore, I suspect that the strategist at BERSIH will continue with their strategy and focus on the WALK and probably will call it off at the 11th hour using public safety as a reason.

A friend commented today that it would magnanimous for BERSIH (and indirectly PR) and they would come out as a clear wi! nner if they cancel the WALK. I totally agree with him as it appears that by announcing the cancelation of the WALK in view of public safety, they would earn more respect. If BN gloat over the cancelation, they would lose more support. Either way, BN have lost a significant public support. I believe many will not respect the 18th century thuggish behavior.

Memorandum to the Election Commission on Immediate Electoral Reforms in Malaysia

[Memorandum in PDF]

9 July 2011

Memorandum to the Election Commission on

Immediate Electoral Reforms in Malaysia

The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH 2.0) believes that electoral reform in Malaysia is long overdue. A working democracy is built upon the foundation of clean, free and fair elections. Therefore, the role of the Election Commission (EC) in conducting elections with integrity and impartiality is crucial in the democratisation of the nation.

The recently concluded Sarawak State election was a clear indicator that election offences such as vote-buying and blatant misuse of state apparatus and powers continue unabated. Various parties including election observers have revealed evidence of election offences and irregularities but there is a deafening silence and lack of action from the EC. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) has also declined to act on vote-buying.

BERSIH 2.0 views the poor enforcement of the Election Offences Act by the EC during the previous by-elections, state election and general elections as an act of condoning wrong doing. The recent reports of the lack of integrity of the electoral roll, the involuntary movement of voters, and the alleged issuance of identity cards to foreigners are cause for concern.

As there are no marked efforts in instituting meaningful electoral reform, BERSIH 2.0 together with the rakyat are intensifying pressure to ensure that the upcoming 13th General Election will be free, clean and fair. The Perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0 held on this day in Kuala Lumpur seeks to peacefully gather Malaysians to further this noble cause for electoral reforms and upholding of democracy. The reforms sought are reasonable and wholly achievable if the will to uphold democratic ideals is present.

Immedia! te deman ds to the EC for Perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0:

1. Clean the electoral roll

The electoral roll must be immediately revised and updated to ensure existing irregularities such as impersonation and phantom voters are removed.

In the longer term, the EC should also establish an automated voter registration system that will automatically register voters upon eligibility. This system can be synchronised with the national registration database which would update any change of voters details such as addresses.

2. Reform postal ballot

The current system of postal ballot needs to be reformed to address ongoing disenfranchisement of voters. Disenfranchisement of absent voters can be solved by extending the option to vote by postal ballot or in advance to ALL voters if absent from their constituency on polling day, regardless of whether they are in Malaysia or abroad. In addition, police, military and civil servants must vote normally like other voters if not on duty on polling day.

Recent proposed changes to the use of postal ballot made by the EC do not adequately address these issues.

To ensure transparency of the postal voting process, party agents must be allowed to monitor the entire process of postal or advanced voting.

3. Use of indelible ink

Indelible ink must be used in all elections to prevent multiple voting. The EC had in fact made the decision to do this in 2007 and the rumour of sabotage that was used to justify its cancellation in the days leading up to the 12th General Elections has been proven to be completely baseless.

Indelible ink is a simple, inexpensive and effective solution to voter fraud used in other parts of the world to minimise voter fraud. There is no reason whatsoever not to implement this. Failure to do so will lead to the inevitable conclusion that there is every intention in allowing ! voter fr aud.

4. Minimum 21 days campaign period

The EC should stipulate a campaign period of not less than 21 days period. A longer campaign period would allow voters more time to gather information and deliberate on their choices. 21 days is not unreasonable as the British Colonial Government granted a campaign period twice as long, 42 days, in the first national elections in 1955. In the future, the EC should propose for the Elections Act to be amended to such effect.

5. Free and fair access to media

The EC should press for all media agencies especially state-funded media agencies such as Radio and Television Malaysia (RTM) and Bernama, to allocate proportionate and objective coverage for all political parties. Public debates between candidates should be encouraged.

6. Strengthen public institutions

The EC must perform its constitutional duty to act independently and impartially so as to enjoy public confidence. The EC must take independent and proactive measures to uphold the integrity of the electoral process and enforce the Election Offences Act 1954 as mandated by the Elections Act 1958. The ECs repeated mention that they have no power to act is neither accurate in law nor does it inspire the confidence of the people in their ability to fulfil their constitutional role.

Apart from the EC, the public demand that the institutions of this country such as the Judiciary, Attorney-General, Royal Malaysian Police and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MAC)) act independently, impartially and with integrity at all times in the execution of their duties and in accordance with the Federal Constitution.

7. Stop corruption

The EC must act to stop all forms of vote-buying during elections, including promises of financial allocations for development projects by Federal and State elected representatives holding admini! strative positions during the campaign period. The EC should monitor occurrences of vote-buying and take stern action against those who commit any form of vote-buying.

In relation to many other aspects of public life, corruption remains. According to the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI CPI), Malaysia has continuously regressed in terms of corruption. We have fallen from the score of 5.28 in 1995 to the score of 4.4 in 2010.

Corruption is a scourge that infects every aspects of Malaysian life. The Malaysian public demands that serious action be taken in respect of corruption and not mere token efforts to appease public grouses.

8. Stop dirty politics

Malaysians are tired of dirty politics that has been the main feature of the Malaysian political arena. We demand for all political parties and politicians to put an end to gutter politics. As citizens and voters, we are not interested in gutter politics; we are interested in policies that affect the nation. We believe that the EC can play an effective role in encouraging election campaigns to be conducted in a clean and fair manner.

BERSIH 2.0 calls on the EC to realise its own potential and constitutional duty in bringing the state of democracy in Malaysia to a higher level. In order for the EC to enjoy public confidence, the EC must implement these demands and make sweeping changes towards an electoral system that ensures the will of the citizens asserted through the ballot box is accurately reflected and respected.

Today, on 9 July 2011, BERSIH 2.0 with the rakyat have united in a peaceful assembly to demand for the realisation of these demands towards electoral reform, upholding of democratic ideals and claiming the right to clean, free and fair elections for a better Malaysia.

Guan Eng -Tunjukkan di mana kezaliman kami....

Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng mencabar Pergerakan Pemuda Umno Pulau Pinang dan Badan Bukan Kerajaan (NGO) yang bersekongkol dengan 'demo jalanan' di hadapan Komplek Tun Abdul Razak (Komtar) semalam supaya tunjukkan dimana kezaliman kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang.

"Buktikan di mana kezaliman Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat sejak mengambil alih pemerintahan daripada Barisan Nasional (BN) pada tahun 2008," kata Lim Guan Eng.

Semalam Pemuda Umno telah membuat demonstrasi kononnya membantah Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Guan Eng kerana menyokong Perhimpunan Aman BERSIH 2.0 yang bakal diadakan di ibu negara pada 9 Julai 2011 ini.

Mereka membawa sepanduk dan banner-banner kononnya Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng sebagai anti Islam, dan menyebabkan perpecahan Islam. Mereka juga turut memakai pengikat kepala yang bertulis kalimah "Lailahaill Allah".

Namun di sebalik perhimpunan ini, ada perkara yang harus diketahui oleh semua pihak. Antaranya bagaimana wanita ini turut memakai kain pengikat kepala dengan kalimah "Lailahaill Allah" secara terbalik(gambar kanan di bawah). Malah dia juga tidak menutup aurat.

Bagi Lim Guan Eng, apa yang dilakukan oleh Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat adalah untuk memastikan rakyat mendapat manafaat hasil penjimatan, anti rasuah dan tidak menggunakan pengeluaran untuk kroni.

"Beri contoh di mana kezaliman Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat pernah lakukan, Adakah bantuan kepada warga emas, ibu tunggal, Orang Kelainan Upaya (OKU), golongan miskin, bantuan kepada anak yang nak ke Univesiti RM500 dan sebaganya merupakan kezaliman. Susahlah jadi macam Umno, Gerakan, MCA atau MIC mereka asyik kutuk tapi tak tahu menilai, " katanya.
< a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gCmtFq27KgQ/Tg_9g1Cs4hI/AAAAAAAAOXk/sIKdfdtQjNk/s1600/wanita_headband_penang.jpg">Beliau berkata demikian dalam majlis penghargaan RM1,000 kepada 380 waris warga emas yang meninggal dunia peringkat Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) di Dewan Besar Sungai Dua pagi tadi.

Menurutnya, kenapa Umno dan NGO yang terlibat tidak pernah memahami dasar Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat yang jelas membantu semua kaum tanpa memilih bulu seperti yang BN laksanakan semasa memerintah dulunya.

Sebenarnya Umno dan BN dengki melihat perkembangan terbaru di mana rakyat telah mula sedar apa yang kerajaan korbankan demi rakyat umpamanya menambah peruntukan Majlis Agama Islam Pulau Pinang (Maipp) ke tahap yang lebih tinggi.

Begitu juga peruntukan kepada agama lain, kata beliau.

Mereka selalu gunakan alasan Kerajaan Negeri menganiaya peniaga Melayu tetapi sebenarnya bukan.

Kejadian sebenar ialah kerajaan cuba selamatkan mereka daripada mendapat sakit dirempuh kenderaan apabila berniaga di kaki jalan, kotor dan mengganggu jalanraya.

Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) mempunyai maklumat siapa yang inaya siapa, kata beliau.

Peniaga Melayu yang terlibat dengan pengrobohan gerai hanya sekitar 15 peratus sahaja itu pun diberikan lokasi ganti yang cantik manakala peniaga bukan Melayu ramai iaitu 85 peratus.

"Kita roboh ada alasan bukan menginaya peniaga sendiri lagipun bukan melayu sahaja diroboh tetapi Cina dan India turut terlibat, " tegasnya.

source:harakahdaily

Guan Eng raps Umno for Penang protest

cheers.

Ambiga: Bersih is not about me...

Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan is unperturbed by the countless personal attacks against her since she announced a July 9 rally for free and fair elections.

The latest salvo came from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak who questioned her legal work for a case involving Islam while Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ali Rustam suggested that the government strip Ambiga of her citizenship.

I am not going to respond to personal attacks and people who are just attacking Bersih with no basis. I think I will leave it to the public to judge us.

We are a peaceful movement and we will leave it to the public to judge us by our action. Because Bersih is not about me, it is about the rakyat, she told The Malaysian Insider. Both Umno leaders are among several politicians who have castigated Ambiga for her role in Bersih 2.0 with Ali saying that a person who is hell-bent on causing chaos in the country does not deserve citizenship.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad also trashed Bersih 2.0s purpose for its July 9 rally yesterday, saying the coalition did not want electoral reform but was gunning for a repeat of the 2008 election tsunami. The countrys longest-serving prime minister insisted that Malaysias electoral process has always been clean and fair, pointing out that opposition candidates have always been able to win seats in every general election. The prime minister joined the mounting chorus of official disapproval yesterday.

Apart from the attacks, the former Bar Council president has also received a death threat. In a text message written in Malay and sent to Ambiga and the press on June 23, the unknown sender said, If the rally takes place, my people and I will kill Ambiga and ! all thos e around her one by one including the idiot politicians who are in cahoots with this infidel. This is my warning. You watch out.

Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia had also made countless attacks against Ambiga, with one report describing her as anti-Malay and anti-Islam. The Mingguan Malaysia lead last Sunday read Siapa sebenarnya Ambiga? (Who is the real Ambiga?) and featured pro-Umno political analysts like Perkasa member Datuk Paduka Prof Dr Ramlah Adam and Prof Datuk Dr Zainal Kling.

The article quoted the analysts as warning Malays against supporting the Bersih rally, and accused Ambiga of having a track record of angering Muslims and Malays. She had defended apostate Lina Joy and opposed Syariah laws banning apostasy among Muslims.

Najib used that same argument as a weapon against her in Pasir Putih, Kelantan yesterday.

Who doesnt know Ambiga. Shes the one who threatened Islam, he told a 20,000-strong crowd, referring to the Bersih chief who once took up a case involving the faith.

Najibs remarks were carried by a Radio Malaysia news bulletin at 1pm. The radio station also played public service clips against the rally that lauded the prime minister as leader of all Malaysians.

Asked about the remarks that were broadcast over national radio, Ambiga said, I am not sure the prime minister was quoted correctly because it appears to be a very irresponsible statement by someone in that position.

It is, of course, completely without basis, she added.

source:malaysian insider

Ambiga: Bersih adalah rakyat, langkah KDN tiada impak

cheers.

Walkability with Bersih 2.0

Bersih 2.0 Website HERE

Selyang MP Has Something to Say about Fellow MP's Arrest...

Yes,about the arrests of MP for Sungai Siput plus five others, members of a registered political party,PSM! Under the EMERGENC ORDINANCE,Mr Home Minister Hisham, or is this your way of pulling UNO bigwig's weight?


PRESS STATEMENT BY WILLIAM LEONG JEE KEEN

ON THE DETENTION OF DR JEYAKUMAR AND FIVE OTHERS
UNDER THE EMERGENCY ORDINANCE

The Barisan Nasional Government by detaining Dr Jeyakumar Michael Deveraj, Member of Parliament for Sungai Siput together with five others under the Emergency Ordinance has committed a deplorable abuse of power.

The Emergency (Public Order and Crime Prevention) Ordinance has been used as a shortcut by police to detain persons suspected of criminal offences when there is insufficient evidence to convict them in a court of law. The EO itself is therefore an unjust law as it allows a person to be detained indefinitely without trial. It is now used not against persons suspected of committing crimes but for political purposes. The detention of these persons under the EO is therefore all the more reprehensible for this reason.

Dr Jeyakumar and the others namely; M Saraswathy, Choo Chon Kai, M Sukumaran, A Letchumanan and Sarat Babu were detained on the ground that they were promoting Bersih 2.0. Bersih 2.0 is a rally organized by a coalition of non-government organisations calling for clean and fair elections. It is a call to ensure that the electoral system is not manipulated.


A government is not democratically elected just because the motions of carrying out elections are held. When elections are manipulated to defeat the will of the people then the very essence of democracy is nullified. Bersih 2.0 is held to call on the Election Commission to ensure that the government to be elected by Malaysians will be done by those who are doing the voting and not those who are doing the counting.

All political parties who uphold democracy should support Bersih 2.0. However Barisan Nasional has not only objected to t! he call for clean and fair elections but has used the police as a tool to stop the rally. Unless this is rectified immediately the police force will be seen to be an instrument for political oppression. It is wrong to take away the liberty of an innocent person without just cause. It is evil when it is done for the purpose of maintaining in power a regime that has lost its popular support. If the Barisan Nasional is confident of its popular support then there is no cause for stopping the Bersih 2.0 rally.


I call on the Barisan Nasional Government and the Police to release Dr Jeyakumar and the others immediately. Failure to do so will mean that the Government has used the law not for the purpose of maintaining the security of all its citizens but to maintain itself. Such conduct by a government amounts to the repression and oppression of its citizens. I wish to remind the Barisan Nasional Government that history shows us that all repressive regimes can only maintain a grip on power for a limited time. A Government that seeks to cling on to power through electoral fraud and police repression has no moral authority to govern and is illegitimate. The limits of an oppressive regime are prescribed by the endurance of the people oppressed and the tipping point is reached sooner than later.

The action taken in the past few days to arrest and detain those wearing yellow or who referred to Bersih 2.0 in their speeches have caused the people to think that the Government has lost its mind. The thought that so many innocent people are being punished without just cause is intolerable. It is hoped that sanity and good sense will prevail and the Barisan Nasional Government reconsiders its position, permit the Bersih 2.0 rally to be held peacefully and release all those arrested.

William Leong Jee Keen
Member of Parliament for Selayang
2 July 2011

URGENT APPEAL: 1 July 2011 STOP THE CAMPAIGN OF INTIMIDATION AND HARRASMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

URGENT APPEAL: 1 July 2011

STOP THE CAMPAIGN OF INTIMIDATION AND HARRASMENT

OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

SUARAM condemns the on-going campaign of intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders by United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) linked organisations and individuals. In the space of less than a week, more than 100 individuals have either been arrested or detained for questioning, peaceful gatherings have been dispersed, yellow t-shirts have been outlawed, and threats of violence have been uttered; all because the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) has called for a mass rally on 9 July to demand electoral reforms. This intimidation campaign appears to have the tacit approval of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government, as seen in incidents where the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) allowed thugs to intimidate and harass peaceful gatherings.

Collusion and Tacit Approval?

Several incidents over the past few days point to collusion between state institutions and UMNO to intimidate human rights defenders and the general public from participating in the Bersih 2.0 rally.

27 June

The media reported that UMNO youth members had gathered late at night and threatened to burn down the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) headquarters. 300 individuals wearing Patriot t-shirts and waving UMNO flags demanded that PKR withdraw its support for the Bersih 2.0 rally. Threats were also made against Anwar Ibrahim (PKRs de facto leader) and S. Ambiga (Bersih 2.0 steering committee member). No action was taken by the police despite there being a police station just a few doors down the road from the party headquarters.

28 June

About 40 Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) supporters were subjected to taunts and verbal abuse from a group of 100 individuals outside the Kepala Batas police station in Pulau Pinang around 9pm.[1] The supporters included! familie s of PSM members who had been remanded for waging war against the Agong. The PSM members had been on a roadshow to expose the corruption of the BN government and also to drum up support for the Bersih 2.0 rally.

The 100-strong group identified themselves as residents of the area, but local eyewitnesses have identified them as UMNO members. Media reports indicate that the police did nothing to protect the PSM supporters, in addition to denying the families visitation rights. The PSM supporters were finally forced to seek shelter at a Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) markas when the situation became tense.

29 June

Bersih 2.0 Press Conference Disrupted

A Bersih 2.0 press conference conducted near the Pulau Pinang state police headquarters was interrupted by several members from the Suara Anak-Anak Mamak Pulau Pinang, led by its chief, Mohamed Ghani Abd Jiman.[2] The group hurled abuses at members of the civil society coalition, including former state executive councillor Dr Toh Kin Woon. Some of the abuses, as reported by the media were Go back to your country if you want to complain, Dont eat shit eat rice, You seem old and about to die, go home and We are here to protect the law and order, and sovereignty of the country. Police initially did nothing to defuse the situation until George Town police chief ACP Gan Kong Meng intervened much later and asked both parties to leave the area. Mohamed Ghani and his group continued to harass when Dr Toh tried to continue his press conference elsewhere. Earlier, Mohamed Ghanis group had scared off a Bersih 2.0 activist as she was distributing leaflets. She was forced to leave the area, fearing for her safety.

Bersih 2.0 Secretariat Office Raided

Police raided the offices of Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower), seizing Bersih 2.0 related material, which included t-shirts and leaflets, and also arrested 7 individuals for their part in organising an illegal rally. As the raid was! conduct ed without a warrant, the Bersih 2.0 activists did not allow the police to enter the building. The activists finally allowed the police to enter after police officers threatened to force their way in. After being detained for 8 hours, all were eventually released on police bail and will have to report to the district police headquarters on 6 July.

SUARAM is appalled by the arrests and the on-going crackdown on freedom of expression, a fundamental right which is guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.

SUARAM is also extremely disturbed by the lack of civil engagement on the part of the authorities. Very little has been said or done to address the core issue, which is the need for electoral reform to help provide a level playing field for all parties. Instead, the mass media and other government institutions are continually confusing civil society demands with a hidden opposition agenda. Ministers and supposedly independents institutions such as the Election Commission are going out of their way to paint Bersih 2.0 as troublemakers.

SUARAM is also appalled by the attitude shown by the Police in its practice of selective persecution, only targeting those who are in opposition to their political masters. This is unbecoming of a law enforcement agency that is supposed to serve all and protect all, without regard for political affiliations.

SUARAM demands that the government stop this campaign of intimidation against human rights defenders and allow them to continue to exercise their right to freedom of expression.

Released By,

Hasbeemasputra Abu Bakar

Coordinator

Urgent action needed:

Please write protest letters to the government and the police to express your strongest condemnation of the arrests and the on-going campaign of intimidation against human rights defenders and ordinary citizens. Please also demand the Malaysian government to allow Malaysian citizens to practice ! their fr eedom of expression and assembly as stated under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution.

Please call and/or send your protest letters to:

1. Dato Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak,

Prime Minister of Malaysia,

Prime Ministers Office,

Main Block, Perdana Putra Building ,

Federal Government Administrative Centre,

62502 Putrajaya , MALAYSIA

Tel: 603-8888 8000

Fax: 603-8888 3444

E-Mail: ppm@pmo.gov.my

2. Inspector-General of Police

Tan Sri Ismail Omar

Ibu Pejabat Polis Diraja Malaysia,

50560 Bukit Aman,

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: +603-2262 6015

Fax: +603-2272 5613

E-mail: kpn@rmp.gov.my

SAMPLE LETTER

[Letterhead of your organisation]

Inspector-General of Police

Tan Sri Ismail Omar,

Ibu Pejabat Polis Diraja Malaysia,

50560 Bukit Aman,

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: +603 2262 6015

Fax: +603 2272 5613

Dear Sir,

Re: STOP THE INTIMIDATION AND RESPECT CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS

We are writing to you to express our outrage and our strongest condemnation over the on-going campaign of intimidation against human rights defenders and ordinary citizens who wish to exercise their rights to freedom of expression and assembly.

We are appalled by the polices latest actions in arresting and detaining anyone apparently supporting Bersih 2.0. We view this as yet another attempt to intimidate Malaysian citizens from exercising their freedom to express their views. We condemn the actions of the police, who are seemingly practising selective prosecution in the discharge of their duties.

We would like to remind you that freedom of expression and assembly is guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.

Yours sincerely,

[Name]

[1] Kepala Batas residents heckle PSM supporters

http://www.malaysiaki! ni.com/n ews/168308

[2] Anak Mamak disrupts press meet, rains abuses

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/06/29/anak-mamak-disrupts-press-meet-rains-abuses/

BERSIH 2.0 International Rally

In Malaysia, the BERSIH 2.0 rally wouldn't last even 2 hours before the heavy-handed authorities clamp down on the participants.


However, there are Malaysians living abroad in countries that do not have a fascist government. And these Malaysians have decided to rally as well in certain cities.

These are the 21 participating cities around the world.

UTC + 12 - New Zealand
UTC + 10 - Canberra, Australia
UTC + 10 - Sydney, Australia
UTC + 10 - Melbourne, Australia
UTC + 10 - Adelaide, Australia
UTC + 09 - Osaka, Japan
UTC + 09 - Seoul, Korea
UTC + 08 - Manila, Philippines
UTC + 08 - Perth, Australia
UTC + 08 - Taipei, Taiwan
UTC + 08 - Hong Kong
UTC + 08 - Singapore
UTC + 07 - Bangkok, Thailand
UTC + 09 - Jakarta, Indonesia
UTC + 01 - Paris, France
UTC + 00 - United Kingdom
UTC - 04 - Ottawa, Canada
UTC - 04 - New York City
UTC - 04 - Washington DC, USA
UTC - 07 - San Francisco, USA
UTC - 07 - Los Angeles, USA

Go to this Wiki-Bersih page for more information.

Lawatan Najib ke Kelantan dimeriahkan kerahan jemputan sahaja

Utuse Meloya melaporkan kononnya 20,000 hadir majlis himpunan rakyat di sebuah sekolah di Pasir Putih, Kelantan yang dihadiri DS Najib Tun Razak, sedangkan pada hakikatnya tetamu hanya kerahan tenaga termasuk murid sekolah.

Naib Presiden Pas Datuk Haji Husam Musa berkata, adalah amat malang bagi Perdana Menteri kerana lawatan seperti itu hanya dimeriahkan oleh kerahan paksa pelajar sekolah dan kakitangan kerajaan.
Buktinya, kesemuanya 'dipakaikan' baju merah yang dibekalkan terlebih dahulu.

Tidak ada tanda kedatangan sukarela atas pilihan sendiri tetapi mereka datang 'berjemput' siap 'beruniform, kata Husam dalam kenyataan medianya.
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Husam yang juga exco kerajaan negeri berkata, lebih menggelikan hati bila bangunan rasmi pejabat kerajaan persekutuan di Wisma Persekutuan telah 'ditawan' oleh Barisan Nasional dengan dipenuhi oleh bendera parti itu.

Ternyata, kedatangan Najib telah mencemarkan lagi konsep pemisahan antara parti dan kerajaan.

Kata beliau, jika inilah sikap BN yang terus menggunakan premis, harta dan jentera kerajaan untuk kepentingan parti mereka tanpa segan silu, ia perlu terus ditolak oleh rakyat yang cintakan amalan politik yang telus, bersih, amanah dan amalan politik kepartian yang melampau.

SPR: SATU RUMAH ADA 64 PENGUNDI?

SPR sepatutnya membuat semakan terhadap daftar pemilih yang baru dikemas kini Mei lalu. Jika benar-benar serius akan tanggungjawabnya beliau harus menjelaskan bagaimana sebuah rumah yang kecil ini boleh terdapat seramai 64 pengundi di dalamnya.. dan bagaimana pula sebuah lagi rumah yang berada di kawasan yang sama boleh mempunyai seramai 88 pengundi pula?

Rumah kecil ini mempunyai 65 pengundi..

Ini ialah pemilih yang beralamat 1138 kesemuanya berjumlah 64 Orang, nombor di hadapan senarai ialah nombor siri dari Daftar Pemilih dan nombor terakhir ialah alamat rumah.

15 330422085529 L 1933 MOHD YUSOF BIN MOHD SOOM 1138
48 410403085435 L 1941 MOHD HUSSIN BIN CHAT 1138
44 410108075218 P 1941 RAMLAH BINTI MAT ALI 1138 TBP
76 441202085836 P 1944 EMBIN BINTI ABD RAHMAN 1138
86 460819025036 P 1946 KHATIJAH BT HASSAN 1138
95 470102075254 P 1947 KARTHIYANI A/P PERUMAL 1138
98 470302025470 P 1947 SITI ASA BINTI ARIFIN 1138
114 480928075516 P 1948 MANGGAKASSIN A/P PARMAL 1138
115 481214045168 P 1948 MARIAM BINTI SAAD 1138
125 491107025478 P 1949 SITI JAMALIAH BINTI MD MIN 1138

187 540612025178 P 1954 KECHIK BINTI HAMID NT 1138
194 541029025212 P 1954 RAFTAH BINTI HASSIM 1138
246 561118075201 L 1956 MOHD RASHID BIN MD NOOR 1138
263 571007085860 P 1957 ROBIAH B! INTI DIN 1138
273 580328075625 L 1958 MURAD BIN HASSAN 1138
282 580925075498 P 1958 ZAHARAH BINTI MD NOOR 1138
297 590316085577 L 1959 MAT ZAIN BIN MOHD YUSOF 1138
313 590925025721 L 1959 SAMSUDIN BIN REJAB 1138
335 610414085007 L 1961 MARATHAIYAH A/L PACHAVANAM 1138
338 610607075569 L 1961 RUSLI BIN MD NOOR 1138

342 610816025939 L 1961 ABU HASSAN BIN REJAB NO 1138
346 610907075659 L 1961 K PRAMASIVAN A/L P KALIMUTHU 1138
357 620410075724 P 1962 MARIAMA A/P CHELLIAH 1138
372 621204075445 L 1962 KARIM BIN MD.NOOR 1138
373 630101025634 P 1963 SABIRAH BINTI GHAZALI NT 1138
402 641007025009 L 1964 RAMLI BIN ZAHID 1138
408 641121025838 P 1964 BAHIYAH BINTI REJAB NT 1138
418 650712075495 L 1965 MOHAMAD BIN SHAARI 1138
430 660322075800 P 1966 SALASIAH BINTI MD NOOR 1138
439 660531075081 L 1966 AZHAR BIN ISMAIL 1138

455 670407076123 L 1967 AZHAR BIN MD NOOR 1138
475 680406075646 P 1968 JAYABHARATHI A/P VETTANATTAYIL 1138
479 680523106341 L 1968 EWAN BIN ZULKIFLI 1138
496 690220035733 L 1969 ROSLAN BIN ABDUL 1138
498 690516075216 P 1969 AMUTHAVALLI A/P SUBBAYAH 1138
506 691020075655 L 1969 AZNI BIN MD NOOR 1138
519 700618075117 L 1970 SHAMSUDDIN BIN DIN 1138
520 700626085219 L 1970 AMIR BIN HASAN 1138
524 701118075983 L 1970 KAMARUDIN BIN MD NOOR 1138
528 710114086030 P 1971 JULIANA BINTI KAMARUDDIN 1138

550 720605075351 L 1972 KAMARUDDIN BIN DIN 1138
552 720621025397 L 1972 ISMAIL BIN MOHD YUSOF 1138
568 730713075657 L 1973 KAMARUL ZAMAN BIN REJAB 1138
584 741210075253 L 1974 IBRAHIM BIN MOHD YUSOF 1138
585 741227075559 L 1974 MUHAMAT BIN ABDUL HAMID 1138
595 750606086594 P 1975 JAMILAH BINTI MOHD YUSOF 1138
596 750710075588 P 1975 ROSLINDA BINTI MOHD RANI 1138
610 761223025624 P 1976 NORAINI BINTI ABDAUL RASHID 1138
614 770205075542 P 1977 MANJULA A/P KRISHNAN 1138
616 770422086221 L 1977 JOHAR BIN AHMAD 1138

624 771203075869 L 1977 NAZRI BIN ABDUL HAMID NO. 1138
628 780220076227 L 1978 KUMA! RAN A/L KRISHNAN 1138
635 781221075159 L 1978 AZMAN BIN HASAN NO 1138
644 790822075001 L 1979 THURAIRAJ A/L KRISHNAN NO 1138
657 800806075593 L 1980 MUHAMAD ASRI BIN ABDUL RAZAK 1138
659 800902075323 L 1980 VISVA A/L KRISHNAN 1138
667 810410075182 P 1981 HANIZA BINTI ABDUL HAMID NO 1138
687 820621086200 P 1982 AIDA BINTI HASAN 1138
700 830414075583 L 1983 HAMZAH BIN MAT ZAIN NO 1138
704 830526075561 L 1983 MOHD REDZWAN BIN ABDULLAH 1138

748 850828075450 P 1985 SUHASINI A/P K PRAMASIVAN 1138
754 860302355465 L 1986 YASSIN BIN ABDUL HAMID 1138
758 860823565556 P 1986 NORAIZADATHULAKMA BT MAT RODZI 1138
773 880528355335 L 1988 MUHAMAD SAHLAN BIN SAMSUDIN 1138

Siapakah yang boleh menafikan bahawa SPR bersih jika ini yang mereka lakukan? Mengapa mereka menutup akses pengguna untuk laman carian setelah fakta ini didedahkan? Ada banyak lagi kecurangan yang belum terdedah. Mereka ketakutan kerana sudah kantoi.

SERTAILAH BERSIH 2.0!!!

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Six suspected of involvement with 'foreign elements'

Deputy Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said the six Parti Socialis Malaysia members detained under the Emergency Ordinance were suspected to be involved with foreign elements.

The six, which include Sungai Siput MP Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (right), have been re-arrested under Section 3 (1) of the Emergency Ordinance 1969. Under the section, a person can be held up to 60 days without trial.

They were re-arrested at 1.20pm today after their remand under section 122 of the Penal Code for allegedly attempting to wage war against the king expired today.

Khalid said based on preliminary information, all the six were suspected to be involved with foreign elements and had subversive tendencies.

Asked to elaborate, Khalid said: "That is why we re-arrested them, so that more investigations can be carried out... for now were are unable to reveal more information."

"Police re-arrested them to prevent any crimes of a violent nature from happening besides allowing us to do follow-up investigations," he told reporters at the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman.

Extension of remand to 24 others

Khalid said police would also be applying to the court to extend the remand order on the remaining 24 people because some more investigations needed to be done.

He added that the number of people detained across the country in connection with illegal street demonstrations planned for July 9 now stood at 150.

Meanwhile, on the detention of Selangor state executive councillor Ronnie Liu at midnight yesterday, he said it was because Liu had allegedly incited people to join the July 9 illegal street demonstrations while speaking before a gathering in Hulu Selangor.

Khalid also said that as of yesterday, a total of 2,389 police rep! orts wer e lodged throughout the country by civil society groups and individuals in protest of the July 9 street demonstrations.

- Bernama

Ali Rustam wants Ambiga's citizenship revoked

'Better to just lose one person than to lose a lot of lives.'
Malacca Chief Minister Ali Rustam has called on the federal government to strip Bersih 2.0 steering committee chairperson S Ambiga of her citizenship.

Speaking to reporters after chairing the Malaysian National Silat Federation (Pesaka) meeting, of which he is the president, Ali said that a person who is hell-bent on "causing chaos in the country" does not deserve to citizenship.

"Some of the members have asked for her citizenship to be revoked or to have her exiled.

"Better to just lose one person than to lose a lot of lives," he said, adding that it was merely a suggestion to the federal government to "take the harshest punishment against her".

"And now she wants to be a hero. If she thinks that we should have democracy by going on demonstrations like the way other countries do, then let her be the citizen of another country," said Ali, who is former Umno vice-president.

At the fiery press conference in Kelab Sultan Sulaiman, Kampung Baru this afternoon, another Pesaka member shouted that she was a traitor, drawing roars of approval from other members.

Pesaka is an umbrella body for the more than 300 silat bodies nationwide, claiming to represent four million silat exponents.

The mahaguru (grandmaster) of the Persatuan Seni Silat Lincah Malaysia, Omardin Mauju had previously announced that the silat exponents will be waging war with the Bersih activists come the massive rally on July 9.

'Ambiga has to bear all responsibility'

Also present at the function, Omardin said that Pesaka members will be marching in Umno Yo! uth's 'P atriot' rally timed with Bersih's, to "defend the Istana Negara".

"But if she doesn't proceed with the rally, then we won't go also," he said.

However, Ali said that they nor the public should not be blamed if chaos were to ensue.

"I am worried that a May 13 may reoccur. This is in our history, we have been through this before so it should not be taken lightly. Maybe the younger generation are not aware of this.

I worry that Pesaka will not be able to control the emotions of its members. In the meeting just now, I can see that our members are also on fire already. If anything happens to anyone, we should not be blamed. Ambiga has to bear all responsibility," he said.

However, Ali played down the earlier threats of "waging war", saying that they will only rally if the Bersih demonstration were to proceed.

Omardin chipped in, saying that they will not be the ones to strike the first blow.

"For us silat exponents, our instinct is to defend ourselves. If they don't kacau us, then we will leave them alone. If they were to provoke or harass us, then be prepared for us to fight back.

We just want to defend the Istana Negara since silat is about defending Islam and the Malay race," he said, adding that they would not be joining Malay rights NGO Perkasa in their rally on the same day.

July 9 will see three separate rallies by Bersih 2.0, Umno Youth and Perkasa.

While Bersih supporters are expected to march to Istana Negara to hand over a petition calling for electoral reforms, the other two bodies will be to protest their demonstration.

Also at the press conference were Umno Y! outh inf ormation chief Reezal Merican Naina Merican in the bright red 'Patriot' t-shirt.

During the one-and-a-half hour closed door meeting with 211 silat teachers, two policemen were seen milling around Kelab Sultan Sulaiman for several minutes before leaving.

Najib,outlaws Bersih...

The Registrar of Societies has declared Bersih - or The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections - an unlawful organisation effective from Friday, said ROS director-general Abdul Rahman Othman.

According to Abdul Rahman, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein had made the order under Section 5 of the Societies Act 1966.

In a statement out on Saturday, Abdul Rahman said Bersih had been creating unease and tension amongst the people. He accused Bersih of spreading pamphlets urging Malaysians to topple the BN government.

The ROS also said Bersih's activities were harmful and had dented the country's image, threatening public order, security, economic prosperity and national sovereignty.

Afraid of the people, ban is unconstitutional and void

In an immediate reaction, Pakatan Rakyats leader slammed the order. "This shows how afraid BN is of the people," said PKR vice president Tian Chua. Unlike BN, Pakatan supports the rally and have been accused of hiding behind Bersih to further its political cause.

Bersih is actually an umbrella body of 62 NGOs, each registered in its own capacity.

According to human rights lawyer N Surendran, the ban was void and unconstitutional and Hisham had abused his powers. Surendran, also a PKR vice president demand the order be revoked immediately, and all who had been arrested for Bersih-related activities be released.

"We strongly condemn the act of the Home Minister in declaring Bersih unlawful under s.5 Societies Act 1966. How can a movement for fair elections be a threat to security? How can a peaceful assembly with a noble democratic purpose be a threat to public order?" Surendr! an said in a statement late on Saturday evening.

"The order made by the Minister is void and unconstitutional. S.5 Societies Act is in flagrant breach of Article 10(1)(c) of the Federal Constitution which guarantees the rakyat's freedom of association. The Minister also abused his powers in issuing the order as his motives were political and intended to stifle criticism against the BN govt. We demand that the order be revoked immediately and all those arrested in relation to Bersih be released at once."

Fears a people's uprising especially amongst the Malays

Bersih, an elections watchdog body, had planned to gather citizens in a march on July 9 to deliver a memorandum to the King, demanding the implementation of 8 electoral reforms before the next general election.

Prime Minister Najib Razak, however, fears the rally may spark a people's uprising against his BN coalition, especially amongst the Malays, the BN's traditional voter base. There is also speculation that he is unwilling to make any electoral changes as he believes BN may lose federal power if the free and fair elections were carried out.

This is not the first time that BN has resorted to outlawing a people's movement to cut down on political dissent. In 2008, it outlawed the Indian Hindraf movement and detained 5 of its leaders under the Internal Security Act, which allows for indefinite detention without trial.

source:malaysia chronicle

Hisham isytihar BERSIH 2.0 pertubuhan haram

Pakatan condemns Bersih 2.0 b! an

Pakatan: Fitnah KDN mahu halang Himpunan Bersih 2.0

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Is our Malaysia Revolution Song Ready?

When the fight inside UMNO starts, no matter what race or religion, we are all involved.

Bersih is just an excuse to cover real issues within the One Race Party call UMNO. Everyone is rushing for a last ditch before the well dries up.

Najibs Ali Baba government

Ali Baba in the Malaysian business world is a term normally used to describe main-contractors who grab contracts and then pass them down to other companies, normally after pocketing a nice profit without lifting a finger.

And Najib Razak is arguably the biggest Ali Baba practitioner in Malaysia.

It is not just the dirt flying high and low from the purchase of the Scorpene submarines, for which French authorities are now investigating kickbacks to his his friend Razak Bagindas Perimekar but the Ali Baba practice also extends to the way he governs Malaysia.

Right now, Najib Razak has sub-contracted the governing of Malaysia to his cousin, Hishamuddin Hussein, UMNO roughneck-groups such as Perkasa, and the Inspector-General of Police.

In Najibs ying-and-yang concept of reality, only good things should be associated with him. All the rest of the manure and faeces should be thrown over to the hired help.

More likely than not, Najib learnt this skill during his days of thunder in 1987-1989, when as UMNO Youth chief, he led an illegal assembly in Kampung Baru. And to his everlasting shame, it was there that he uttered the promise to bathe this Keris with Chinese blood.

Not the sort of press you would want when you are prime minister. And Najib has learnt through the years to hunger for the limelight. His ego, never small, has ballooned thanks to encouragement from his equally wants-to-be-loved spouse, Rosmah Mansor.

During the Sarawak Election of April 2011, whenever Najib was in town, the authorities went to great pains to maximise his airtime without Chief Minister Taib Mahmud in the picture. On most walk-abouts and BN rallies, Taib was intentionally left out so that Najib could be the peoples hero.

This preoccupation with maintaining a good image has hampered his inability to lead as a leader. Of course, there are those who say it is not just about good image but that it only shows Najib is a political coward and incapable of making decisio! ns.

< p>Be that as it may, Najib will only be seen making the good and right decisions. He can only be seen playing good guy and no viliian roles for him. Hence, the directive by the authorities to tar the Bersih march as an illegal rally.

Wilder than Bigfoot

Bersih 2.0 can be credited for letting loose some of the wildest and most absurd stories imagNot even inable, even outshining the one-time idea that Bigfoot was running wild in the wilderness of Johor.

The nation has gone crazy under the weight of the UMNO spin and its media apparatus have released just about everything it has to demonize and paint the Bersih march black.

The Malaysian police have cooked up a story that Communist elements are making a comeback to mainstream politics in Malaysia. Cuba would be happy to hear this. It is also worth noting that China, which Najib now professes to admire, has just celebrated the 90th anniversary of its communist party. So what sort of mixed signals is Najib sending?

Really, it is waste of time figuring out because it is just an excuse. Who wants to be slowed down by being a Commie in this day and age? Only Cuba is still staunchly holding onto the idealism of Communism to the hilt. Even China has converted itself into a form of Capitalistic-Communism whereby they now have a growing number of filthy rich businessmen eager to take on the world economy. But really, that is not the point for Najib and the Malaysian authorities.

The fact is they really lack the grey matter that usually resides in the cranium. Penang police grabbed whatever excuse they could lay their hands on and to make it even more offensive, the court upheld their decision to save them embarrassment. Not a thought was spared to the 30 ethnic Indian activists who have to suffer the rotten conditions of the police lock-ups. Is this not institutionalised bullying and racism?

The real bad guys

Then, the questioning of national laureate A Samad Said by the police under S! ection 4 (1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 27(5) of the Police Act 1967, which relate to unlawful assembly. Such a move should be viewed as an attempt to gag all writers in Malaysia.

So far, the actions taken by Najib, his cousin Hishammuddin and the police mirror those by Communist forces in Russia, China and the Khmer Rouge, which went to great lengths to imprison and murder not just writers and poets. But also thinkers, political activists, dissidents and basically anyone who got in their way.

At a time when Malaysia is going through intellectual-bankruptcy, censorship will only backfire. It wont help in the efforts to build a knowledgeable and smart society. Instead, the Government of Malaysia has created an environment that repels intellectuals and induces fear in all artisans.

And a nation that stifles and kills its artisans is a nation without a soul.

A nation that confines its writers, poets and thinkers is a nation empty and void of any substance.

It is an empty shell of a society, without any sparkle of ingenuity or inspiration.

Tell us if we are wrong. Is it not then, the supporters of Bersih who are not acting like Communists but rather the police under instructions from a running-scared prime minister and UMNO-BN government.

Yoda from the Jedi Council and Harry Potters twin brother

UMNO-owned Utusan newspaper has found it convenient to blame Christians for supporting Bersih 2.0. After demonizing Bersih chief Ambiga Sreenevasan as anti-Islam, the UMNO-owned newspaper reported that the group calling for electoral reforms was being funded by foreigners such as the Konrad Adenauer Foundation from Germany and the Canadian Allied Foundation.

How Utusan made the connection between Christians and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Canadian Allied Foundation is beyond reason. It is like saying Yoda from the Jedi Council in Star Wars was Harry Potters twin brother.

Yet, the Malaysian Strategic Research Centre too had str! ong ties with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The MSRC was formed by Razak Baginda, Najibs good friend and alleged proxy in the purchase of RM7 billion Scorpene submarines. He was also controversially acquitted of abetting in the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, a beautiful 28-year old translator who allegedly was also mistress to both the men.

Once again, Utusan and Najib have shot themselves in the foot. From stirring racial and religious tensions to spinning outright lie, both are now disgraced. At least Utusan is just a tool, a hireling. Whereas Najib is the the PM, the leader of the nation. Who should be responsible when the chips are tallied up.

The same goes for IGP Ismail Omar and Hisham too, despite the blood ties. For should there be tragedy or bloodshed, Malaysians wont allow anyone to get away anymore. So think carefully, do not blindly follow orders. And to those who issue, do not be too sure you wont be held be responsible just because you delegated the bad-guy role to your juniors.

Monsters in just 2 years

And while the nation crashes and burn under all the UMNO madness, where is Najib Razak the Prime Minister who spun the 1Malaysia slogan? Where is Najib Razak as the Prime Minister for all Malaysians?

Sad to say, he has disappeared amid the madness. The Najib administration has effectively removed all forms of civil rights belonging to the citizens of Malaysia as guaranteed under the Federal Constitution.

In his by-now twisted mind, Najib feels justified to take away these liberties in exchange for his stay in power. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Imagine, it only took 2 years or so to create such monsters in Najib and Rosmah. What would happen if they were allowed to stay on?

- Malaysia Chronicle