Naked politics
grip Malaysia
as corruption watchdog
bites state governor.
After Perak crisis
and paralysis
via political frog hop,
now Selangor suffers
humiliation of one-two punches of nude expose
and corruption watchdog
big power bark~bite.
That's the new naked
bare knuckles tactic
in the last month of
outgoing premier
Datuk Seri Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi
pressured by UMNO leaders to step down
next month ahead
of his earlier planned
exit.
As premier-designate
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
prepares to take over
UMNO leadership
in late March,
we witness
vile devious
political play.
Today
Democratic Action Party(DAP) chairman
Karpal Singh criticizes
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission(MACC)
for compromising its independence
and integrity.
Its chief commissioner
Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan
has literally jumped
into the political fray.
He barks aloud and bites
Selangor Mentri Besar(Chief Minister or State Governor)
Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim
with claim of "good and strong
evidence" of Khalid's abuse of power
over car maintenance and charity beef gift.
This historic statement
by MACC,set up as an independent body
by Malaysia's Parliament,
seems to be contrary
to its aims and objectives.
One is reminded
of the earlier character assassination
attempt on former deputy premier
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
via media prosecution.
Now it happens again.
Karpal stresses corruption
watchdog has departed from
its role with such serious allegation
without proper legal process
in court.
In fact, Khalid has already
filed two defamation suits
in Shah Alam High Court
against his predecessor,
discredited ousted former
Selangor Mentri Besar
Datuk Seri Dr. Mohd Khir Toyo.
His lawyer,Sankara Nair,
filed the suits on Wednesday
(February 18,2009).
Khir Toyo,now Selangor
opposition leader and state assemblyman
of Sungei Besar, has alleged
Khalid misused state funds
for maintenance of
his luxury Lexus car
and charity beef gift
distribution from
slaughter of 46 cows
during Hari Raya Aidiladha
celebration at his
Bandar Tun Razak
parliamentary constituency.
Amid severe recession,
Malaysia is hit hard by
horrendous political storm
of wild emotions
and foul furious
terror furore.
In the pursuit of power
by any means,
some political masters
have forgotten
basic human rights,
constitutional law,
fairness and reasonableness.
Naked politics
at its worst
aimed at maximum
damage,defamation
and destruction
are used
without scruples.
This alarming trend
is evident in recent events
as follows:-
*Death threat with two live bullets
sent to Karpal Singh at his home
in Jalan Utama,Penang.
The threat warns karpal that
his family would be burned
to death for fooling around
with Malay rulers and Malay issues.
Karpal had earlier stated
he would sue Perak sultan
for acting ultra vires
Perak Constitution.
*Assassination threat on
Penang Chief Minister
Lim Guan Eng for strong
statements on modern parliamentary
democracy and removal of
immunity of rulers from
being sued by former premier
Tun Dr.Mahathir Mohamed
during Constitutional Crisis.
*Similar death threat on
Perak State Assembly Speaker
V.Sivakumar for chairing
State Assembly Special Privileges
Committee that has issued suspension
orders on National Front Perak Mentri Besar
Datuk Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir
and his six-member for
contempt of the House.
Acting on complaint
from Canning state assemblyman
Wong Kah Woh,
the panel summoned
Zambry and his exco
to appear before it
at 3.30p.m. on Wednesday
(February 18,2009).
It bars Zambry from
the Perak State Assembly
for 18 months and the others
each for 12 months for
acting "unconstitutionally and
illegally in contempt of the House".
This means National Front
would command only 21 votes
against People alliance 28 votes in any formal sitting of Perak State Assembly.
Sivakumar has ruled the three political frogs
as having resigned and vacated
their seats.
He says Zambry,his exco and the three
political frogs would be thrown out
if they attend the next formal sitting
of the Perak State Assembly.
Meanwhile,ousted People Alliance
Perak Mentri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
says he would vacate
Perak Mentri Besar official residence
today(February 22,2009) to contnue
his fight in Kuala Lumpur.
Nizar and his 10-member exco have filed
constitutional law suit at Kuala Lumpur
High Court to declare Zambry
and his six-member exco "illegal
and unconstitutional".
The five-page suit with
supporting affidavits
from Sivakumar and Nizar
seeks judicial review
to declare Nizar
as the legitimate
Perak Mentri Besar
and an injunction
to stop Zambry
or his agents from
carrying out the duties
and functions of
Mentri Besar.
High Court judicial commissioner
Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof
has offered to recuse himself
from hearing the landmark
constitutional law case to escalate
it to the Federal Court in the interest
of speed
and finality.
His grounds are his previous
involvement in PAS legal matters,
PKR legal issues and National Front's
election petition in Sarawak.
His decision is to preserve justice and
integrity of the court.
Nizar urges the court to disqualify
Perak legal adviser for National Front
Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid from
acting for Zambry
as Zambry is being sued
in his personal capacity,
not as Perak Mentri Besar.
Hence,Zambry
has no right
to make use of
Perak state's resources
including its state legal adviser.
So Perak now
has historic two
Mentris Besar
and two state governments
each claiming legitimacy.
Outgoing premier
Abdullah has urged
Zambry and his exco
to lodge police report
against Sivakumar.
He feels the Perak
State Assembly Speaker
has shown disrespect
to Perak sultan.
First Perak.Now Selangor.
Elizabeth Wong,poor soul,
has fled the country in deep distress and humiliation over the circulation of her nude pictures via MMS and mass media.
As one reviews
the train of events,
one would ask some
vital questions:-
Have we forgotten what makes a society great?
Do decency,justice and right mean anything at all?
Why not solve Perak crisis by calling for fresh state
election?
Can't the people exercise their right to vote for
representatives of their choice in Perak State Assembly?
Well, what's next? Worst moves? More foul play?
And Use of ISA? Declaration of State of Emergency?
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