ISA detainees to resume hunger strike on June 4

TAIPING: Twelve Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees will begin their indefinite hunger strike on June 4 if the Home Ministry does not release them or charge them in court within a week.

This morning, Lawyers For Liberty's Fadiah Nadwa Fikri and Farhana Abdul Halim, who are representing nine of the detainees, met them at the Kamunting detention camp here for a two-hour dialogue session.

According to Fadiah, the nine expressed their frustration that despite the ISA being repealed, they were continued to be kept in detention without any indications about their release.

"If the (Home) Ministry has the evidence then let them charge the detainees in court so that they can defend themselves. Otherwise release them as the allegations against them are very serious in nature – human trafficking, terrorism and saying that they have bombs, arms and guns," she said.

"Even if the ISA had been abolished, the abuse is still continuing and they are being deprived of their right to be tried in court.

"The police keep telling them that they will keep their promises, saying they will be released soon. So they hold on to these promises but they are then told later that they are not eligible. Why play on their mental condition when they and their families are waiting for the release date?" she asked.

One week deadline

Fadiah said these detainees would wait for another week to see if Suhakam had made progress with the request for release or to be charged in court.

"Otherwise they will go on an indefinite hunger strike and even two foreigners have made up their minds to fast unto death if a quick solution is not found for their release," she told FMT.

The two foreigners are a Sri Lankan and an Indonesian.

The Malaysian detainees have been accused of being members of Darul Islam (religious extremism) and the Sri Lankan was detained for human trafficking while the Indonesian for being a member of Jemaah Santri Melayu (religious extremism) .

Fadiah said the Malaysians were part of the group of 11 Malaysians from Tawau who were detained under the ISA for alleged terrorism activities.

"They were arrested in November last year after (Prime Minister) Najib (Tun Razak) had announced on Malaysia Day that the ISA will be abolished.

"When they were put under interrogation during the 60-day detention, they were tortured, beaten and repeatedly told to confess that they were members of Darul Islam," she alleged.

"So why this method of getting a confession under torture which is wrong under the Geneva Convention? This shows that ISA is used to terrorise people to rob them of their right to a fair trial," she said.

Suhakam's version disputed

Among these detained, she said, were two teachers, Mohd Nazri Dollah who taught for 11 years in SMK Kinahitan in Tawau and conducted weekly religious talks in the army base there while the other, Bakar Baba, taught for 15 years in Tawau.

According to Fadiah, another detainee, Muadz Hakim was wrongly arrested in a case of mistaken identity.

"The police were actually looking for a man named Johnny @ Muadz Paterli but instead arrested my client whose protest of mistaken identity to the police went unheard," she alleged.

The two lawyers were unable to meet the rest of the Tawau detainees as they did not have their details from Home Ministry.

Earlier on May 12, seven ISA detainees had gone on a hunger strike but with the intervention of Suhakam Commissioner James Nayagam, the protesters had called off their hunger strike on May 18.

Nayagam had promised the 45 ISA detainees of 25 foreigners and 20 Malaysians that he would inform them within two weeks on his talks with the Home Ministry on their fate.

The Suhakam commissioner had said that the 45 detainees had misunderstood the recent Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill that was passed by the Dewan Rakyat last month.

He clarified that the new law only applies to the new detainees and not to the current 45 detainees who have to finish their individual terms of detention.

Nayagam had painted a rosy picture of the detainees's health condition, stating that they were well looked after without any form of victimisation.

Denying this, Fadiah said: "The hunger strike detainees were weakened by the hunger strike and were isolated and locked up in small rooms without fans and they had to sleep on the floor."

"This is what was told to me by the Sri Lankan detainee," she added.

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Malaysians- beware and dont fall into the trap!

• Mahathir wrote in his Blog "The Bersih demonstrations … are a preparation to reject the results of the 13th general election should the opposition fail to win it." and "Their defeat will be followed by violent demonstrations that will go on and on so that the election results are rejected and a new government is put in place, that is approved by the opposition,"

• Among all the politicians, I rate Mahathir as the shrewdest among them all. One don't get to stay as PM for 22 years and survives so many internal party conflicts to the extent of UMNO being deregistered if one does not have such talent. Therefore we must not take lightly of what Mahathir says. He is a master of political psychologist.

• Over the last few weeks we are seeing a growing trend of violence which is a sign of desperation. UMNO has been using its various NGO's to intimidate PR gathering. The mass media has been used to the fullest to paint a very negative picture of PR. UMNO in reality is getting very desperate. While Najib has been buying votes via BR1M, KR1M and Felda and trying very hard to win the peoples heart with various other incentives, its own party is working against him. Rumors have it a major meeting involving DPM and his people will take place on June 19^th, 2012 in Manila. Najib will be facing his first internal challenge.

• GE 13 results are expected to be close. UMNO is facing serious challenge. The problem is that they have not learned their lessons. They refuse to learn why the people reject them. My believe is that the current attack on PR gathering is with the intent to provoke them into retaliating and if the GE 13 results does not favor them they will create trouble nationwide and blame it on PR. I believe the media is ever ready with materials for such propaganda. The levelheaded people must stay vigilant. We must protect the interest of the winner and we must demonize the attackers. It is our duty to protect the victims when the time comes. If UMNO continue with their current approach, they will be punished at the next GE. I will be the first to cast my vote against them.

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Bersih supporter hit by tear gas may lose sight in one eye

By Susan Loone | 1:02PM May 24, 2012
Malaysiakini

One the most serious victims of tear gas during the chaos of Bersih 3.0 rally has come forward today to tell his tale of woe.

Asrul Wadi Ahmad, 26, from Kepala Batas, has been reviewed by four doctors and may be diagnosed as blind in the right eye if his condition does not improve in six months.

Asrul (second from right) said he was hit by a tear gas canister directly on his face at about 3.15pm around Masjid Jamek, when he was participating in the Bersih protest on April 28.

A member of the public has uploaded a video of the incident on Youtube.

"I lost vision in my right eye, and whenever I look, there is a black spot in my vision. The doctors I consulted told me that the impact on my eye had been due to an object which hit it at high speed," Asrul told a press conference in Penang.

Asrul said the situation was calm when he was around Masjid Jamek, but suddenly turned chaotic when the tear gas was fired into the crowd.

When the canister hit him, Asrul fell to the ground and was assisted by members of the public who took him to a nearby hospital, where he was given nine stitches below his eyes.

When asked if he regretted his decision to participate in the rally, Asrul said, "No, this is the people's struggle."

He added that he would join another rally if a Bersih 4.0 was organised.

"As youths of the nation, we have a responsibility to ensure that our country remains democratic," he stressed.

Asrul is in the process of initiating legal action against the police for his condition. He has also lost his job as a mechanical engineer in a manufacturing company in Penang, where he had been offered the job before the Bersih event.

"They told me the job needs someone with good eyesight, and with my condition, I can no longer be a suitable employee," he lamented.

The Bersih event, following the firing of tear gas, had resulted in scores injured, including journalists covering the event, who claimed they were beaten by the police while on duty.

Doc: Asrul can only see hand movements

Meanwhile, a medical doctor Dr Khim Pa, who accompanied Asrul during the press conference, said the impact of the tear gas canister on the victim's eye was "very serious".

"There was damage to the interior chamber of his eyes, his iris was damaged, and there is a blood clot behind his retina," said the doctor.

"According to the eye specialist, his eyes could not be operated on as there is already scarring on his retina and his nerves there are damaged," he added.

"If he looks at you, Asrul can only see hand movements and not fingers, he can only see a bit around the edges," he stressed.

Dr Pa said that Asrul's blindness may be permanent and in six months if his condition does not improve, he will be certified as "legally blind".

Meanwhile, Suaram secretariat member Ong Jing Cheng condemned the police for their violence and the attorney-general for persecuting Bersih participants.

Ong said the police and the AG's office have become "instruments" of the government to bully the people.

"Both these institutions have been used to instill fear in the people who participate in peaceful gatherings," said Ong at the same press event.

Ong said after two major rallies by Bersih – on July 9 last year, and April 28 – the government and Election Commission have yet to view seriously the demands of Bersih for clean and fair elections.

Victims urged to lodge police reports

He urged victims of police abuse during the last Bersih rally who live in the northern region to come foward and lodge police reports, if they have not done so.

"It is best that we from Suaram try to accompany the victims to lodge police reports because we have received complaints that some who go by themselves are instead abused by the police," said Ong.

The victims are also urged to lodge reports with the National Human Rights Commission (Suhakam), which has pledged to conduct a public enquiry on the police violence.

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‘Then there was Hang Tuah, now Hang Samseng’

By Nigel Aw | 3:19PM May 23, 2012
Malaysiakini

During the glorious days of the Malacca sultanate, the legendary warrior Hang Tuah, leading his four other 'Hang' companions, stood out as a symbol of pride for the Malay kingdom.

But in modern Malacca, 'Hang Samseng' (gangster) have emerged, lamented Bersih co-chairperson A Samad Said, in reference to the violence targeting his colleague Ambiga Sreenevasan in Merlimau, Malacca, last Saturday.

"When Ambiga was going to Merlimau… There were around 200 gangsters waiting there. Ambiga was invited by PAS to explain Bersih's struggle. This is democracy.

"But before she could arrive, our friends there called and asked her not to come because there already were gangsters in the land of Hang Tuah.

"Think about it, in the land of Hang Tuah, there is 'Hang Samseng'," added the national laureate, fondly known as Pak Samad.

While Hang Tuah is highly regarded in Malay culture, Pak Samad, 77, described the 'Hang Samseng' as an "embarrassment".

"I feel ashamed. This is not the way we strengthen our democracy, more than 50 years after we achieved independence… (they should) choose a better way" he said in an interview yesterday.

Last Saturday, a hi-tea event which was supposed to feature Ambiga was blocked by protesters and two DAP state assemblypersons, Khoo Poay Tiong and Tey Kok Kiew, were pelted with eggs and stones as they were leaving.

The incident damaged several vehicles, including Tey's, which was left with severe denting, a punctured tyre and a broken side mirror.

Perkasa and Umno have admitted to being part of the protest but have both denied that they were responsible for the subsequent violence.

'Is shaking butts our culture?'

The Merlimau violence was preceded by a series of bizarre protests outside Ambiga's house in Kuala Lumpur, including a 'butt exercise' which made the international news headlines.

This, Pak Samad sarcastically suggested, appears to have become a new culture.

"We have achieved independence for more than 50 years, and our culture and manners appear to be butts. And then they hired gangsters to paint outside people's house. Is this our culture?" he asked.

Last Tuesday, a group of army veterans shook their posterior in front of Ambiga's house in protest against what they said was the smearing of the country's name by Ambiga, who they described as an "enemy of the nation".

Five days before that, a group of traders set up stalls and served free burgers, including beef burgers, outside the house of Ambiga, who is a Hindu and vegetarian.

On Monday, a group of traders painted yellow lots for trading along the road outside Ambiga's house in preparation of a 'mini market' they plan to set up tomorrow and Friday.

The bustle outside her house comes as a series of counter-protests by traders claiming they had suffered losses during the Bersih 3.0 protest in Kuala Lumpur last month.

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Ambiga a victim of race and religion, says Pak Samad

By Nigel Aw | 4:00PM May 24, 2012
Malaysiakini

Today, as Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan's Bukit Damansara residence is turned into a bizarre combination of a mini market, crime scene and conflict zone with pro- and anti-Ambiga groups taking their positions under the watchful eyes of the authorities outside her house, it is business as usual at the Bangsar Utama flat of her fellow co-chairperson A Samad Said.

Since the Bersih 3.0 protest on April 28 which organisers claimed saw some 250,000 participants taking to the streets of Kuala Lumpur, anti-Bersih groups have taken their counter-protest to the doorstep of Ambiga's residence with burger stalls, butt exercises and now, a mini-market.

But for the 77-year-old A Samad, or more fondly known as Pak Samad, the situation at his residence has been anything but unusual, despite his cheeky baiting of the protesters at Ambiga's residence.

This tale of two Bersih chiefs, Pak Samad said, is likely because Ambiga is being targeted for her race, religion and to some extent, gender; issues that are often played up by the powers-that-be.

"Ambiga should rightfully lead, she is a lawyer with vast experience, she has received various awards but unfortunately, she is an Indian, a non-Muslim, that is unfortunate.

"If Ambiga was me, these threats targeting her would not have happened," he said in an interview with Malaysiakini on Tuesday.

Adding that race was inherently a contentious issue, he said this is being manipulated and perpetrated by the powers-that-be with claims such as the position of Malays are being threatened.

The national laureate added that he, too, has faced accusations of a similar nature, though not as severe as the harassment faced by Ambiga.

'I'm already Malay, I want to be Malaysian'

Among the accusations, he said, was that he has betrayed his own race by participating in the Bersih movement.

"To say that I am not championing my race… There is no need to ask me to be Malay, I am already Malay, I want to be Malaysian," he said in his usual poetic tone.

The septuagenarian added that he has also been labelled as senile, to which he said: "Then those who have invited me to speak, must be really foolish to invite a senile old man to talk."

"I grow old not to become stupid, I grow old to become wiser," he added.

His age, added Pak Samad, has allowed him to break free of being the "slave of power", which he described as the mainstream media when he was a journalist and editor.

"At that time, I worked in the newspapers, a servant of the powers-that-be. That time, I thought, I had children to care for, a family to care for.

"Because of that, I swallowed whatever bitterness there was for the sake of my family… But now, I am prepared to be langgar (hit)," he said.

NONEPak Samad is perhaps the most prominent literati in the electoral reform movement, but not all his literary colleagues share his activism, with some frowning on his action.

"The literary community is quite divided… it is not about the label of literati, but for individuals to decide whether we want to improve our democracy," he said.

Pak Samad added that it was not his duty to convince fellow literati to the cause, instead, it was up to them to ask their heart if they should join the movement.

"My duty is merely to explain the state of our country, whether we want this to continue or we want a change," he said.

By opting for a 'road not taken' by many others of his stature, the spotlight has fallen on Pak Samad, who has since been offered bodyguard protection.

"But I rejected (the bodyguards), at my age and this point of my life, even with tens of bodyguards, if my time has come, I will still die… I do not want to be accompanied by bodyguards aside from my wife, that is fate, if it's time for death then it is death," he said.

Part I: 'Then there was Hang Tuah, now Hang Samseng'

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Best democracy in the world – mobocracy

By Mariam Mokhtar | May 25, 2012
Free Malaysia Today

The Malaysians who oppose clean, free and fair elections, otherwise known as Umno and their cronies, have claimed two casualties; democracy and the rule of law.

In place of democracy, we now have mobocracy. S Ambiga and her neighbours have been targeted. Now anything to do with Bersih and the opposition are subject to mob attacks. How soon before the same happens to ordinary citizens like you, should you disagree with Umno policy?

The harassment of Ambiga is a calculated distraction. For the past 54 years, Umno has broken every rule in the book to continue its stranglehold on the country.

Then, along comes Ambiga and Bersih to reproach the government for its shoddy election practices. Bersih stands in the way of the continued Umno domination of Malaysia and the face which one normally associates with Bersih, is Ambiga's.

Umno wants us to focus on protecting Ambiga, so that we will forget about Umno and the Election Commission's (EC) electoral fraud.

It has been suggested that race, religion and her gender were in some way connected with Ambiga's harassment.

To make these links is to overlook decades of known atrocities committed by Umno to control the rakyat. We cannot ignore the wider picture in an effort to seek easy answers and scapegoats to explain these abhorrent actions.

The tragedy of May 13 was blamed on worsening Malay-Chinese relations, the Memali incident on a banned Islamic sect and the murder of Altantuya on a greedy vindictive woman. Scratch beneath the surface and a different picture emerges.

The men who are intimidating Ambiga do so under strict orders from the top. These men include the "butt regiment", a group claiming to be army veterans and the elite "petty traders" whose chief leads the life of a Bollywood film star. Both are aided by their mercenaries, the Mat Rempits.

Umno and their cronies have been spoilt by their continual abuse of the constitution and other initiatives which were meant to help all sections of the rakyat, not just a select few.

Tough future

With a stronger opposition party, and with Bersih demanding free and fair elections, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is backed into a corner. It is no surprise that Bersih received a violent reception.

Malaysians face a tough future because extremist elements within the government do not wish to relinquish power. The extremists have a strong sense of entitlement because of their wrong and unshaken belief that they deserve it; but why should one's race and religious inclination be the determining factors in education, financial aid and welfare programmes? Why should others be held hostage by the extremists? Why exclude legitimate Malaysians from sharing Malaysia's wealth?

What did the police do to stop the petty stall holders who distributed free burgers outside Ambiga' house?

The deputy chief of police, Khalid Abu Bakar, seems incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong, and condoned the actions of the petty trader's group. He made a mockery of the rule of law. He does not deserve his badge of office.

If he was more responsible, he could have stopped the thugs from perpetrating their act of civil disobedience and there would have been none of the farcical selling of lots outside Ambiga's residence and none of the "butt" displays from so-called veteran soldiers.

No servicemen would dishonour his old unit. The butt-exhibitionists brought the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's name into disrepute, because all soldiers swear allegiance to King and country. They also brought shame to the Malay community.

Khalid's stupidity was nothing compared to the silence of the Malaysian leaders who were mute when it came to these personal attacks on individuals. Did we hear our PM condemn the harassment? Did the Home Minister, under whose purview the police come, rebuke the mob-rule? Their silence gave tacit support to anarchy.

These mobs want to hold all of Malaysia to ransom. They are now attacking any Bersih talk, and have targeted ceramahs by the opposition. Last night, a senior citizen suffered head injuries when a talk by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, was pelted with stones and eggs.

So who will accept responsibility should a death occur in these attacks? One man risks losing the sight in one eye because the police fired tear-gas canisters directly at the crowd during the Bersih 3.0 rally of April 28.

Umno lackeys

These Umno lackeys have defied the rule of law. They invade residential areas, invite Mat Rempits to intimidate the public by revving their engines and racing around dangerously; they deface public property just so Umno can continue to govern. Reasoning with them is like reasoning with a toddler in a temper tantrum.

The IGP has no grip on policing just as Najib has no clue on how to govern his "best democracy in the world". Mat Rempits are encouraged to harass and intimidate the rakyat through their acts of civil disobedience.

Najib tells the whole world he practises moderation but he is a leader who is frustrated by the power-struggles within his party. His government is weak and inefficient. Voting them in at the 13th general election will be like voting for the lunatics to run the asylum.

Now, Malaysia is ruled by mobocracy or mob-rule. Najib has said that he will "defend Putrajaya at all costs, and with blood, sweat and tears"; perhaps the mob-rule will be used to fulfil this promise. If mob-rule dominates, emergency powers will be swept in and Umno can continue to govern. There would be no need for GE13.

The divisive tactics used against Ambiga are not new. They were used in Memali and the May 13, 1969 incident. The reason has always been the same: to divide and rule.

It is time Malaysians snapped out of their delusions and make a stand.

Mariam Mokhtar is a FMT columnist.

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Najib and Hishammuddin must condemn and dissociate themselves if they do not want to be regarded as encouraging a political culture of aggression, thuggery and violence by their prolonged silence on recent series of disruptions and attacks on PR functions

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Mahathir's last battle

• Mahathir wrote in his Blog "The Bersih demonstrations … are a preparation to reject the results of the 13th general election should the opposition fail to win it." and "Their defeat will be followed by violent demonstrations that will go on and on so that the election results are rejected and a new government is put in place, that is approved by the opposition,"

• Among all the politicians, I rate Mahathir as the shrewdest among them all. One don't get to stay as PM for 22 years and survives so many internal party conflicts to the extent of UMNO being deregistered if one does not have such talent. Therefore we must not take lightly of what Mahathir says. He is a master of political psychologist.

• Over the last few weeks we are seeing a growing trend of violence which is a sign of desperation. UMNO has been using its various NGO's to intimidate PR gathering. The mass media has been used to the fullest to paint a very negative picture of PR. UMNO in reality is getting very desperate. While Najib has been buying votes via BR1M, KR1M and Felda and trying very hard to win the peoples heart with various other incentives, its own party is working against him. Rumors have it a major meeting involving DPM and his people will take place on June 19^th, 2012 in Manila. Najib will be facing his first internal challenge.

• GE 13 results are expected to be close. UMNO is facing serious challenge. The problem is that they have not learned their lessons. They refuse to learn why the people reject them. My believe is that the current attack on PR gathering is with the intent to provoke them into retaliating and if the GE 13 results does not favor them they will create trouble nationwide and blame it on PR. I believe the media is ever ready with materials for such propaganda. The levelheaded people must stay vigilant. We must protect the interest of the winner and we must demonize the attackers. It is our duty to protect the victims when the time comes. If UMNO continue with their current approach, they will be punished at the next GE. I will be the first to cast my vote against them.
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• Mahathir does not believe in Allah.
• So naturally he does not believe in destiny.
• So Karma will teach him a lesson before he dies. And that will be soon. Then History will  judge him for being inhumane, corrupted, traitor to his own country and a man who refuses to accept his real identity and race.

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Malaysians- beware and dont fall into the trap!

• Mahathir wrote in his Blog "The Bersih demonstrations … are a preparation to reject the results of the 13th general election should the opposition fail to win it." and "Their defeat will be followed by violent demonstrations that will go on and on so that the election results are rejected and a new government is put in place, that is approved by the opposition,"

• Among all the politicians, I rate Mahathir as the shrewdest among them all. One don't get to stay as PM for 22 years and survives so many internal party conflicts to the extent of UMNO being deregistered if one does not have such talent. Therefore we must not take lightly of what Mahathir says. He is a master of political psychologist.

• Over the last few weeks we are seeing a growing trend of violence which is a sign of desperation. UMNO has been using its various NGO's to intimidate PR gathering. The mass media has been used to the fullest to paint a very negative picture of PR. UMNO in reality is getting very desperate. While Najib has been buying votes via BR1M, KR1M and Felda and trying very hard to win the peoples heart with various other incentives, its own party is working against him. Rumors have it a major meeting involving DPM and his people will take place on June 19^th, 2012 in Manila. Najib will be facing his first internal challenge.

• GE 13 results are expected to be close. UMNO is facing serious challenge. The problem is that they have not learned their lessons. They refuse to learn why the people reject them. My believe is that the current attack on PR gathering is with the intent to provoke them into retaliating and if the GE 13 results does not favor them they will create trouble nationwide and blame it on PR. I believe the media is ever ready with materials for such propaganda. The levelheaded people must stay vigilant. We must protect the interest of the winner and we must demonize the attackers. It is our duty to protect the victims when the time comes. If UMNO continue with their current approach, they will be punished at the next GE. I will be the first to cast my vote against them.

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PAS demo koyak, pijak akhbar NST

KUALA LUMPUR: Kira-kira 50 penyokong dan ahli PAS hari ini bertindak melakukan demonstrasi di hadapan pejabat New Straits Times Press (NSTP), Jalan Riong, Bangsar ekoran penyiaran artikel 'Nik Aziz Bapa Kafir'.

Mereka mula berkumpul di luar perkarangan NSTP selepas solat Jumaat memegang sepanduk 'Damn You NST', 'Boikot NST'.

Berlaku sedikit kekecohan apabila Exco Pemuda PAS Mohd Sany Hamzan cuba merempuh masuk pintu pagar NST namun pantas dihalang polis yang tiba dari awal bagi mengawal keadaan.

Kelihatan sebuah trak polis dan beberapa kereta polis ditugaskan berkawal disepanjang perkarangan luar NST.

Kemudian di perkarangan luar pagar, mereka mula mengoyak, memijak akhbar NST.

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Setiausaha Pemuda PAS Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil dalam ucapannya menuntut supaya NST memohon maaf dan menarik balik artikelnya selain mengugut mahu membakar akhbar itu sekiranya tiada sebarang respon.

Mereka kemudiannya bersurai secara aman selepas mengambil masa setengah jam di hadapan NSTP.

Sebelum itu, Mursyidul Am PAS Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat dilaporkan telah menghantar notis saman kepada mereka yang terlibat dalam penyiaran artikel yang memfitnah dirinya sebagai bapa kafir.

Beliau akan memfailkan saman itu kepada editor dan tiga wartawan NST dan bekas Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Rahim Nor, dengan tuntutan penyelesaian di luar mahkamah sebanyak RM1 juta.

Saman itu dibuat ekoran kegagalan kedua-dua pihak mengemukakan permohonan maaf dan menarik balik tuduhan terhadapnya sebagai "bapa kafir" dalam tempoh yang diberikan.

Antara penama yang dinyatakan dalam saman tersebut adalah Ketua Editor NST serta tiga wartawan yang terlibat dengan penulisan berita tersebut iaitu Rahmah Ghazali, Lim Poh Lean dan Nik Imran Abdullah.

Notis itu antara lain menuntut NST menyiarkan penarikan balik dan permohonan maaf di muka hadapan akhbar itu, manakala enam kali dalam muka yang lain.

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Perkasa ticked off for loutish behaviour

GEORGE TOWN: Two local Malay youth leaders confronted Perkasa members for their loutish behaviour during an 'anti-Bersih' protest at an underpass in Komtar today.

Mohd Ridzuad Azudin, the state's Perkasa chief, had just torched 10 Bersih T-shirts in Jalan Teck Soon when PKR youth leader Amir Ghazali and Penang Jingga 13 chief Mohd Ikhwan Nasser ticked them off for behaving like thugs.

They told Ridzuad that he should use a proper channels to address his grouses with the state government and Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

"We are disgusted with such thuggish behaviour," Amir and Mohd Ikhwan told newsmen.

Mohd Ikhwan also condemned Perkasa the mock Hindu funeral conducted for Lim on May 10 and violently disrupting an anti-Lynas Himpunan Hijau rally at the Esplanade on Feb 26.

He also hit out Ridzuad for waving a shoe at Lim during the anti-Lynas gathering.

"Today they burnt Bersih T-shirts. It is disgusting to see Perkasa doing all these in the name of Malay and Islam," he said.

Mohd Ikhwan said he was willing to debate with Ridzuad on Malay development issues in Penang.

He said he was pleased with the Pakatan state government's performance for Malays thus far.

20-minute protest

At 2.10pm, Ridzuad and about 20 Perkasa supporters gathered at the ground floor of Komtar after Friday prayers. About 30 policemen were on stand-by at the scene.

Ridzuad claimed that a box containing Bersih T-shirts and an anonymous letter was placed at doorstep of his office yesterday morning.

Reading aloud the letter, Ridzuad said the sender claimed to be a die-hard Bersih activist who was upset with the way the yellow campaign for free and fair elections was conducted.

The sender claimed that he was dismayed to find out that Bersih 3.0 was organised to overthrow a legitimate federal government.

Ridzuad also blasted DAP national chairman Karpal Singh as "an insane lawyer" for suggesting that Lim could become the country's prime minister as the Federal Constitution allowed it.

Describing the DAP as an out-and-out racist party, Ridzuad challenged Karpal to "cross my dead body" first if he harboured an ambition to see Lim as the prime minister.

Ridzuad, during the 20-minute protest, called on Lim to clear his name from cyber revelations about his private life, before he torched the T-shirts.

Political reality

On Karpal's statement, Amir later blasted Ridzuad for implying racial undertones into a constitutional argument.

Although the constitution allowed any Malaysian citizen to become the premier, he said it would be difficult due to the political reality as Malays make up majority parliamentarians.

He pointed out that even under the Pakatan Rakyat, parliamentary seat arrangement, DAP got only about 40 seats while the rest were for PKR and PAS.

"Perkasa should not take Karpal's statement out of context … maybe he was joking. The people should reject these leftist Malay racist organisations," said Amir.

He also criticised Perkasa for attacking Bersih's campaign for free and fair election. "Bersih campaign is for betterment of the country," said Amir.

Ridzuad on the other hand told newsmen that Perkasa had always championed the people's cause and would continue its protest against Lim's 'misrule'.

He expressed surprise that Amir and Mohd Ikhwan have suddenly appeared to disrupt a peaceful Perkasa protest held on the behalf of Penangites.

"Where were they all this while?" he asked.

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meet Dr. shaman....

This man hates everything associated with Israel. This man hates anyone who is seen as a threat to exposing his corrupt ways. He hates the West and all things White. This man also hates anyone who criticises or stands in his way. In fact this hate he breeds and breaths is actually the only outlet for his own insecurity and in his failed state of matters. He's a corrupt racist and an evil fascist rolled in one. A poor and frustrating excuse for being a human. A man with a black heart ! The only difference between him and Satan is, this man's for REAL and Satan is an "imaginary" character out of holy books !

Perhaps he is not reading the news on the ground or is too scared to allow new changes for fear someone will expose his corrupt ways( now that is an open secret). His failure for not positioning his favourite son to succeed him in politics was his biggest regret as he jealously eyes the power hand-down situation from father to son, in that little red dot south of Johor.

He is soon, like everyone of us, going to meet his Maker and yet won't try an atone to all his past and present wrong-doings but continue to spew hate among the races and speaks like a shaman on the future of this country. He single-handedly destroyed this country in his 22 long years of dictatorial rule as prime minister. And he now talks of violence if the Opposition did NOT come to power.

Can someone tell him of the many violent attacks by the police against citizens at civil society rallies or the many attacks by his thugs in UMNO at Opposition ceremahs or personal attacks and protests at Ambiga's house that is becoming the UMNO norm ? Was it not the current prime minister Najib, who said UMNO will defend Putrajaya with their last drop of blood ?

Is ! this man not the one who dons a "keris" and is Grand Master of Perkasa ( another "hate-all-things-non-Malay" group and the "shit-stirring squad" of BN ) and still pulls the strings or call the shots of the BN and Najib's government ?

Can somebody please make him SHUT-UP ???

Now read the whole story here.

p.s. wow ! after writing this post.....I'm feeling just as good as this old man at "hating" ! Phew... that's good therapy for anger management ! woot....woot !

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‘MB S’gor tak faham isu air’

SHAH ALAM: Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani Datuk Seri Noh Omar hari ini berkata dakwaan Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri
Abdul Khalid Ibrahim bahawa air di Selangor mencukupi menunjukkan beliau tidak faham isu air di Selangor atau cuba bermain politik.

Noh yang juga Timbalan Pengerusi Barisan Nasional Selangor berkata apa yang dibangkitkan oleh kerajaan persekutuan mengenai kadar rizab air di Selangor yang tinggal 2.4 peratus berbanding kadar sepatutnya pada 20 peratus ialah rizab air terawat bukannya kapasiti air mentah di tujuh empangan di Selangor.

Beliau berkata demikian pada sidang akhbar di sini hari ini bagi menjawab kenyataan Abdul Khalid yang mempelawa menteri persekutuan melawat empangan di Selangor bagi membuktikan air di negeri ini mencukupi.

Oleh itu, Noh berkata beliau sanggup menerima cabaran Abdul Khalid supaya melawat empangan-empangan itu dengan syarat Menteri Besar sanggup meminum air dari empangan itu.

Noh berkata buat masa ini terdapat 34 loji rawatan air di Selangor yang mampu mengeluarkan air terawat sebanyak 4,371 juta liter sehari manakala keperluan air terawat di Selangor ialah 4,322 juta liter sehari.

Loji Sg Labu

Jumlah air terawat itu termasuk dari Loji Sungai Labu yang dibina kerajaan persekutuan yang mula beroperasi membekalkan 45 juta liter sehari sejak 20 Mac lepas.

Beliau berkata Loji Sungai Labu itu dibina dengan kos RM218 juta termasuk kos pembelian tanah di daerah Sepang daripada Sime Darby Bhd dan bukannya di atas tanah kerajaan negeri.

Loji itu kini diserah kepada kerajaan negeri dan diurus oleh anak syarikat kerajaan negeri Konsortium Air Selangor Bhd walaupun dibina dan dibiayai oleh kerajaan persekutuan.

"Kita tidak berkira dengan kerajaan negeri mengenai pembinaan Loji Sungai Labu dan sehingga kini tiada perjanjian seperti jumlah sewa dan sebagainya di buat. Ini menunjukan betapa ikhlasnya kerajaan persekutuan mengatasi masalah air," katanya.

Pembinaan Loji Sungai Labu itu termasuk sebahagian dari RM600 juta projek mitigasi keperluan air di Selangor yang dilaksanakan kerajaan persekutuan selain daripada pemulihan sistem pam air dan pemulihan muka sauk loji rawatan air, kata Noh.

Beliau berkata walaupun dengan adanya loji baru di Sungai Labu, pengeluaran air mentah di jangka tidak mencukupi bagi menampung pelaksanaan projek-projek perumahan baru dan pembinaan 129 kilang dengan nilai pelaburan 3.6 bilion seperti yang dilaporkan sebelum ini.

Justeru, pembangunan loji rawatan Langat 2 yang sehingga kini tidak mendapat lampu hijau daripada kerajaan negeri mesti dilaksanakan bagi memenuhi keperluan perumahan dan perindustrian yang semakin meningkat di Selangor.

- Bernama

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Let’s all pray for healing

FMT LETTER: From May Chee Chook Ying, via e-mail

Brothers and sisters are washing dirty linen in public. Morally bankrupt people are using God's name in vain. Spinning and more spinning by those who know they would be rendered powerless should there be a level-playing field. Incarcerated even for all the things they have done in the past and are still at it. Disrupting the lives of the righteous by making use of small fries who need some distraction in their own and don't mind the stipend paid. Meanwhile innocent bystanders are injured and maimed.

Really, what's going on? This is not our way of life. We are Malaysians, soon celebrating our 55 years of being independent. We are Malaysians, well known for our warm hospitality. We are Malaysians, who tell others our diversity is our strength. We are Malaysians, all of us. Malaysia is our motherland and we share a common destiny. So, please tell me, what's going on?

Why are we hurting each other? Why are we not working together to make this a better country? Why are we, after 55 years of independence, rolling back to those dark days when we were colonised, only now by fear? Fear of saying and doing the right thing? Is this what all these recent incidents of harassment and intimidation are all about? Trying to frighten us with cowardly thuggery? An impression of anarchy so that "puppeteers" can cling onto power? Are we independent or not?

I don't even dare to walk on the streets alone, clutching my handbag. I don't encourage my kids to take public transport. They tell me tales of how some of their friends have lost personal belongings while riding the tube. Someone even said she feared for her life when she came face to face with a policeman recently. The days are getting hotter but where's the warmth from fellow Malaysians?

Our national heroine is accorded a primal display of the derrière and beef sold in her presence when she's a Hindu, just because there are some who are cowed by her. Some born and bred here are not accorded the same rights as the next Malaysian while others have taken over their identities in a covert attempt by again, the same cowards.

Some just want to be left alone doing our own thing, not trespassing on anyone, yet there are those who don't even own a single moral fibre in them see it fit that they should be marginalised. Is our diversity not something to celebrate, now? What happened to tolerance and acceptance? The colours of Malaysia are no more a selling point?

Some days, it really infuriates me to see all these bullying. Most days, I just feel real sad, like today. Old ladies battered, little ones stitched up – where's our sense of decency? What happened to respect for the elders? What happened to protecting our lil ones from all evil and harm?

A small group wants to hang on to power. So, they turn brothers against brothers, sisters against sisters. They are trying to create anarchy through their hate and fear mongering. Small minds are playing into their hands. Small minds belong to small people. So, let's not go down to their level. Let's be the bigger person here. Let's pray for each other. Let's pray for healing, that Malaysia heals. We have to heal. We need to heal. God bless.

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Ambiga a victim of race and religion, says Pak Samad

Malaysiakini.com, 24. May 2012

Today, as Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan's Bukit Damansara residence is turned into a bizarre combination of a mini market, crime scene and conflict zone with pro- and anti-Ambiga groups taking their positions under the watchful eyes of the authorities outside her house, it is business as usual at the Bangsar Utama flat of her fellow co-chairperson A Samad Said.

Since the Bersih 3.0 protest on April 28 which organisers claimed saw some 250,000 participants taking to the streets of Kuala Lumpur, anti-Bersih groups have taken their counter-protest to the doorstep of Ambiga's residence with burger stalls, butt exercises and now, a mini-market.

But for the 77-year-old A Samad, or more fondly known as Pak Samad, the situation at his residence has been anything but unusual, despite his cheeky baiting of the protesters at Ambiga's residence.

This tale of two Bersih chiefs, Pak Samad said, is likely because Ambiga is being targeted for her race, religion and to some extent, gender; issues that are often played up by the powers-that-be.

"Ambiga should rightfully lead, she is a lawyer with vast experience, she has received various awards but unfortunately, she is an Indian, a non-Muslim, that is unfortunate.

"If Ambiga was me, these threats targeting her would not have happened," he said in an interview with Malaysiakini on Tuesday.

Adding that race was inherently a contentious issue, he said this is being manipulated and perpetrated by the powers-that-be with claims such as the position of Malays are being threatened.

The national laureate added that he, too, has faced accusations of a similar nature, though not as severe as the harassment faced by Ambiga.

'I'm already Malay, I want to be Malaysian'

Among the accusations, he said, was that he has betrayed his own race by participating in the Bersih movement.

"To say that I am not championing my race… There is no need to ask me to be Malay, I am already Malay, I want to be Malaysian," he said in his usual poetic tone.

The septuagenarian added that he has also been labelled as senile, to which he said: "Then those who have invited me to speak, must be really foolish to invite a senile old man to talk."

"I grow old not to become stupid, I grow old to become wiser," he added.

His age, added Pak Samad, has allowed him to break free of being the "slave of power", which he described as the mainstream media when he was a journalist and editor.

"At that time, I worked in the newspapers, a servant of the powers-that-be. That time, I thought, I had children to care for, a family to care for.

"Because of that, I swallowed whatever bitterness there was for the sake of my family… But now, I am prepared to be langgar (hit)," he said.

Pak Samad is perhaps the most prominent literati in the electoral reform movement, but not all his literary colleagues share his activism, with some frowning on his action.

"The literary community is quite divided… it is not about the label of literati, but for individuals to decide whether we want to improve our democracy," he said.

Pak Samad added that it was not his duty to convince fellow literati to the cause, instead, it was up to them to ask their heart if they should join the movement.

"My duty is merely to explain the state of our country, whether we want this to continue or we want a change," he said.

By opting for a 'road not taken' by many others of his stature, the spotlight has fallen on Pak Samad, who has since been offered bodyguard protection.

"But I rejected (the bodyguards), at my age and this point of my life, even with tens of bodyguards, if my time has come, I will still die… I do not want to be accompanied by bodyguards aside from my wife, that is fate, if it's time for death then it is death," he said.

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Deperate act by Pakatan to link Najib to anti Ambiga protests

FMT LETTER: From Eunece Teh, via e-mail

Do the negative actions of the few always have to reflect badly on the character of the majority? Surely in a democracy it is the principle of majority rule that guides our lives. However, certain partisan Malaysian political commentators seem to always highlight the actions of a few bad apples presumably because it sells newspapers or drives traffic to websites.

This is especially true of RJ Rajah's attack on the government due to the roundly condemned actions of petty traders who set up burger stalls outside Bersih co-chair S Ambiga's house. They also recently marked out spaces for stalls to be auctioned to petty traders. In another incident, a group of ex-servicemen marched up to her gates and proceeded to do "butt exercises" with their behinds facing her house.

I'm generally in agreement that the actions of these groups are despicable and just downright stupid. They were aggressive, ill-mannered and most unfortunately were designed to get the ringleaders his two minutes of fame, for which the media duly obliged! The subsequent statements by the Deputy IGP put the icing on this very foolish cake.

However, it is at this point that I diverge quite radically from the pro-Opposition views. While right in condemning the actions of these groups, it is plainly wrong to suggest this had a connection to Najib Tun Razak's administration or that it had the government's tacit approval. The government and BN can't be blamed for all the actions of a few louts. And blaming them by proxy means they can be blamed for just about anything negative in the country.

On the other hand, will Rajah and other Pakatan writers masquerading as an independent press ever communicate that the BN, specifically the BN Secretary General himself, who openly condemned a planned protest outside the home of Ambiga?

Furthermore, by linking Indians to these idiotic, yet independent actions Rajah has given it a racist tinge, which is sad. It seems that the Opposition are so desperate to win back the Indian vote that they seem to be losing to BN. It is insulting as an Indian that pro-Opposition commentators gives us such little credit to claim that we base our political decisions on the actions of a few madmen.

My personal opinion is that PKR are alarmed by the sheer numbers of Indians who have subscribed to Najib's 1Malaysia ethos and who believe in the government's efforts for the community. Pakatan has virtually squandered the goodwill and faith the Indian community placed in them at the last elections while Najib has heeded the lessons of that polls and taken concrete steps to make amends.

This clearly explains why people like Rajah, PKR vice-president N Surendran and others are desperately trying to turn every single issue into one that is apparently a slight against Malaysian Indians by the government. The Opposition's SMS warriors are also pushing false messages accusing BN reps of racist statements without facts or proof or most importantly, truth.

This government has a lot to redress for the mistakes made by 50 years of continuous BN rule especially against the Indian community. But redress is exactly what Najib has been doing since coming into power. This takes years as not everything can be undone and redone overnight. However, accusing them of tacit approval every time a group of madmen decide to reveal their lack of brains is counter-productive and desperate.

If Mr Rajah is so ready to condemn the government for the actions of these few, I wonder whether he blames Anwar Ibrahim, Azmin Ali and the PKR leadership for the actions of the hooligans who caused a perfectly peaceful assembly to turn violent during Bersih 3.

Does he subsequently blame Ambiga and the Bersih leadership of "tacit approval" of Anwar's despicable and provocative actions which were clearly caught on video? Does he also similarly then blame the pro-opposition alternative media like Malaysiakini of "tacit approval" when they removed the video that clearly proved Anwar's guilt.

I have always believed that political writers, like their journalist counterparts should strive to be unbiased no matter what their personal political leanings may be. Mr Rajah utterly fails in this standard as his ranting clearly reveals his anti-government bias and as a non-partisan, I'm saddened.

Were I to have written that article for him, I would have not only condemned the actions of these groups but also have swiftly added that, the actions of a few servicemen are not reflective of the BN leadership just as the actions of hooligans during Bersih 3.0 are not reflective of our 'akka' S Ambiga.

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Dr M: Tunjuk perasaan ganas jika Pakatan kalah PRU 13

PETALING JAYA: Bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad berkata tunjuk perasaan Bersih "yang besar dan ganas" adalah persediaan parti pembangkang jika parti lawan itu gagal memenangi pilihanraya umum ke-13.

"Kekalahan mereka (parti pembangkang) akan dituruti dengan demonstrasi ganas yang tidak berhenti-henti supaya keputusan pilihanraya ditolak dan satu kerajaan lain didirikan, yang ditunjuk oleh parti lawan.

"Kemudian mereka akan berusaha untuk mengadakan pilihanraya sekali lagi yang boleh dimanipulasi oleh mereka. Sudah tentu sebelum kerajaan pilihan rakyat digulingkan, negara akan diserang bertubi-tubi dengan demo ganas dan huru-hara.

"Perancangan dan perusahaan akan diganggu mungkin dengan mogok di sana sini anjuran parti lawan. Kestabilan negara akan tergugat. Polis dituduh melakukan keganasan supaya mereka tidak dapat kawal huru-hara dan demo dengan cara berkesan, katanya dalam coretan blog beliau hari ini.

Dalam keadaan ini, katanya kuasa-kuasa asing akan mengecam perajaan pilihan rakyat kerana kononnya mengguna kekerasan menghalang kebebasan bersuara dan berdemo dan Malaysia akan dicap sebagai 'police state'.

Mahathir berkata memandang kepada sejarah Malaysia merdeka dan keputusan- keputusan pilihanraya, parti lawan tentu kurang yakin mereka akan menang PRU 13 dan mendirikan kerajaan pusat.

"Cara demokrasi tidak boleh menjayakan mereka. Melihat penggulingan kerajaan di negara-negara Arab, tentulah terlintas di hati pemimpin-pemimpin parti lawan bahawa cara-cara demonstrasi ganas dan berpanjangan lebih mungkin memberi kejayaan kepada cita-cita mereka," katanya.

Beliau berkata akan tetapi parti-parti pembangkang terlebih dahulu perlu menunjuk kepada rakyat, dan lebih utama kepada dunia luar bahawa kerajaan dibawah Barisan Nasional di Malaysia adalah zalim dan menindas rakyat seperti Kerajaan-Kerajaan kuku besi Negara Arab.

"Maka diciptalah Bersih. Kononnya pilihanraya di Malaysia ditipu oleh kerajaan pusat, walau apapun bukti bahawa di Malaysia parti lawan boleh menang dan telah menang berkali-kali jika rakyat menyokong mereka dan sebaliknya di Negara Arab bukan sahaja Kerajaan yang digulingkan tidak pernah kalah tetapi pilihanraya memberi kemenangan 99% kepada pemerintah, masih juga didakwa pilihan raya umum ditipu oleh kerajaan Malaysia.

"Kerajaan bertindak untuk meneluskan lagi proses pilihanraya mengikut kehendak parti lawan. Tetapi masih juga dituduh yang Kerajaan menipu. Banyaklah lagi tuduhan kezaliman dan kemungkaran yang dilempar kepada Kerajaan semata-semata untuk memburukkan imej kerajaan," katanya.

Katanya kerajaan tadbiran Barisan Nasional telah memberi banyak nikmat dan kebahagiaan kepada rakyatnya dan telah diiktiraf sebagai negara yang termaju di antara negara membangun.

Mahathir berkata Malaysia yang membangun dengan pesat akan bertukar menjadi negara yang tidak lagi stabil dan maju, dan tidak lagi memberi kebahagiaan dan rahmat kepada rakyatnya.

"Mereka tidak percaya dengan demokrasi maka akan hilanglah hak rakyat untuk memilih kerajaan. Negara ini akan menjadi miskin dan Wawasan 2020 tidak akan menjadi kenyataan.

"Inilah yang akan berlaku kerana parti bukan Barisan Nasional kecewa tidak dapat ke Putrajaya. Jika dengan cara ganas mereka, mereka berjaya merebut kuasa, percayalah demokrasi akan dihapuskan dan nasib yang buruk akan menimpa negara tercinta ini," katanya.

- Bernama

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Mr Pink Lips Loses His Head... Again!

Uploaded 22 May 2009

Now this is a lot more fun and much funkier than scaring Polis with lighted candles and threatening the Homo Minister with birthday cakes. Whoever carried out this courageous act of guerrilla warfare, bravo and tabik!


[First uploaded 24 May 2009 as a rehearsal. Now we're ready for the real thing.]

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Anwar’s psy war victory

On May 22, Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim together with PKR deputy president Azmin Ali and another party leader were charged in court for their participation in the Bersih 3.0 rally.

Many political analysts viewed the move as another blunder on the part of the Barisan Nasional government, as it will only increase sympathy for Anwar depending on how one looks at it.

True enough, the case has already attracted even the attention of the US government.

"We encourage the authorities in Malaysia to ensure that due process is protected and that any trial is conducted in a fair and transparent manner," US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland was quoted as saying when commenting on Anwar's case. She also said that the US government would be monitoring the case.

However, the case had another unexpected and interesting turning point.

Former solicitor-general II, who was heading the prosecution team in Anwar's Sodomy II trial, Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden, appeared for Anwar in the present Bersih 3.0 case.

The bail imposed on Anwar was only RM500 but Anwar's political shrewdness and tactical play by bringing Yusof into his defence team cost much more damage to the ruling BN government.

With Yusof's appearance as a lawyer for Anwar, the opposition has begun another psychological war against the BN government to show that some former key government servants are joining the opposition's cause in the face of GE-13, thereby strengthening their lobby to capture Putrajaya.

Yusof's appearance as a lawyer for Anwar is not an isolated case either.

A few days ago, former CID director Fauzi Shaari officially joined PAS and declared that he will support and campaign for Pakatan Rakyat in GE-13, giving another boost to the opposition as he was the most senior former police officer to have joined the opposition.

Former commercial crime director Ramly Yusof also caused a stir in recent weeks by making several allegations against the former AG and IGP. Ramly is yet to make his political stand but it is already clear that he is against the BN government.

This seems to be the latest trend mooted by the opposition to win a psychological war against the BN government by showing the people that the government is in a shaky position because of the confidence shown by such senior former government servants towards the opposition.

Personal triumph for Anwar….

Although former solicitor-general II Yusof has clearly stated that he was only acting in his professional capacity as a practicing lawyer without compromising any ethical principles, the manner in which attacks were immediately hurled at him by Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali and estranged independent MP N Gobalakrishnan were clear signs that the BN government is in panic mode to correct the perceptions created by the presence of Yusof in Anwar's defence team.

From the beginning Anwar has been reiterating that the Sodomy II trial was a fabrication and he won his first battle when he was acquitted and discharged.

Now, by bringing Yusof as one of his lawyers for his present case, Anwar has created a perception that the Sodomy II trial was politically motivated as the lawyer who prosecuted the case himself is now prepared to appear for him as one of his defence lawyers.

The result of the case against Anwar in respect of the Bersih 3.0 rally may not be known for another one or two years but for now he has definitely scored a point against the BN government in terms of psychological perception.

In the run-up to GE-13, several former senior government servants may join the opposition parties to snub the BN government. It is a well-known fact that some of the retired senior government servants have some grudges and disappointments against the BN government over such issues as denial of promotions.

They may now use the opportunity to show their anger against the BN government by openly supporting the opposition.

Alternatively, some former civil servants were strong supporters of PAS and PKR even when they were in service but they did not show it during their period of service for fear of repercussions.

Now with the talks of Pakatan Rakyat forming the next federal government, some of these former senior government servants may emerge to officially join the opposition parties.

The trend of former senior government servants joining or supporting opposition parties, if it continues to persist, would certainly be a psychological boost and victory for Pakatan over BN in their pursuit to capture Putrajaya in GE 13.

RJ Rajah is an observer and writer on politics and social issues with a keen interest in Malaysian Indian affairs.

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