“It’s the Inequality, Stupid”: The fading dream unequal justice selective prosecution JUBOQ SAIFOOL far more important then the people’s wellfare
Najib go hang your self
It is odd that the government should have chosen law and order as its final alibi after some exhausting self-laceration in its search for a credible explanation Why do we say “law and order” rather than “order and law”? Simple. Law comes before order. Law defines the nature of order. Law is the difference between civilization and chaos. Law is evolutionary: the edicts of tribes, chiefs and dynasties lifted human societies from scattered peril to structured coexistence. The laws of democracy have vaulted us to the acme of social cohesion, for they eliminated arbitrary diktat and introduced collective will. The divine right of kings is dead; it has been reborn as the secular right of an elected Parliament.
‘MALAYSIA, bye bye, thank you’: those famous words. Bye bye; this is a divorce, not a separation. There might be some alimony in it, but don’t start shopping until the cheque is in the bank.
Accusation is the easy exit route from UMNO. Introspection will take us back to the beginning. Betrayal is impossible without trust. We did not trustUMNO to be honest. We trusted our political class, and it continues to search for new and inventive ways to betray us again.
A nation that cannot uphold its law cannot preserve its order. When the authority of state abandoned the responsibility of state. Excuses, evasions and lies have shifted over 26 years; this central truth has not. When Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government has decided to appeal against the acquittal of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim from trumped-up sodomy charges. This is not expected.“As Anwar himself has made clear, it is the Attorney-General’s right to appeal. So, let’s wait and see whether there will be political interference. One thing though, this will make Malaysia a laughing stock in the eyes of the world community. It is an indictment on Najib’s leadership, it shows his indecisiveness and his inability to control the extremists in his party, hence the flip-flops,”
Indeed, this is the second flip-flop of the day in Malaysia’s highly suspect judicial system, which is widely known for its notorious subservience to top political leaders.
Earlier on Friday, the Appeals Court, with an obvious eye on looming general elections, reversed a High Court decision to acquit DAP chairman Karpal Singh from alleged sedition charges against the Perak Sultan.
“These are is obviously political decisions by UMNO-BN. UMNO continues to abuse state powers and use dirty tactics to silence Anwar Ibrahim. UMNO will be punished terribly by voters for continuing the persecution of Anwar Ibrahim,”
“Very weak leader”
Indeed there is more than meets the eye in the sodomy charges pressed against Anwar, who has blamed Najib and wife Rosmah Mansor of hatching together with complainant Saiful Bukhari Azlan so as to derail his political comeback.
Given the flimsiness of the evidence, experts never expected Najib to take the case to trial stage but he succumbed to pressure from the UMNO right wing, especially former Premier Mahathir Mohamad, who still harbors deep hatred for Anwar.
Pundits say Mahathir is also concerned that Anwar, who was his former deputy and who nearly toppled him in 1998, knows too much of his past wheeling-and-dealing.
If not imprisoned, chances are high Anwar will become the next Prime Minister of Malaysia, leading the Pakatan Rakyat opposition to victory in general elections that must be held by April 2013.
Hence, the immense pressure exerted on Najib to allow the Attorney General to appeal.”Najib has always been a very weak leader. He talks a good game, but as the saying goes, he doesn’t walk the talk,” Malott (right) had told Malaysia Chronicle in an e-mail interview.
“He is under a lot of pressure. So he might just remain silent and let it happen, saying that the decision is up to the prosecution. There have been other times like this, like when he said “it is up to the police” whether a demonstration can go forward. Are you in charge of your own government or not?
20 years jail
Meanwhile, prosecutors filed the appeal papers at the High Court criminal registry at 4.30pm on Friday, according to criminal deputy registrar Halilah Suboh.
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Prosecutors filed an appeal yesterday although trial judge Datuk Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah ruled they had not done enough and that DNA evidence may have been compromised when finding Anwar not guilty of sodomising his former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.
“Most Malaysians have grown so cynical over the unrelenting series of criminal charges brought against Anwar, that the proposition (that BN wants to stop Anwar) is the most natural and compelling inference to be drawn,” Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee told The Malaysian Insider.
He also questioned why Solicitor-General II Datuk Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden — “the third most important man in the Attorney General’s Chambers” — should spend his time “prosecuting this crime which is victimless and based on morality” instead of more serious offences such as corruption and murder.
James Chin, a political science lecturer at Monash University, told AP that the move reflects negatively on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s claims that he does not interfere with the judiciary and is serious about ensuring civil liberty.
“It’s back to square one. It is a setback for Anwar because he will have to spend time in the appeal process and won’t be able to focus fully on forthcoming elections,” he said.
Ibrahim Suffian of independent pollsters Merdeka Center also told Reuters “the appeal by the prosecution plays into the opposition story that the government will not stop at anything to get rid of the Anwar politically.”
“It also clouds Prime Minister Najib’s reforms at this crucial time before an election. Like it or not, Malaysians tend to feel that the government is behind this [trial],” he said.
The opposition, especially Anwar himself, has campaigned hard across the country ever since Saiful first made the accusation in June 2008, claiming the allegation is a political ploy to end Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) hopes of coming into power.
But the government failed to seize the opportunity given by the High Court here to “bow out gracefully from Anwar’s politically motivated prosecution,” said Human Rights Watch.
“This decision means the citizens of Malaysia will be further subjected to the more political machinations in the courtroom as the government perpetuates this travesty of a trial for a crime that should not be a crime in the first place,” said the human rights watchdog’s deputy Asia chief Phil Robertson.
Anwar, 64, was similarly indicted of sodomy in 1998, before being exonerated six years later.
The PKR de facto leader then led the PR opposition pact to deny BN its customary two-third majority of Parliament and five state governments.
Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, chairman of electoral reforms movement Bersih, believes the Najib administration’s move may prove to be counterproductive.
“Any goodwill they may have gained by the acquittal now down the drain with this appeal. Pity!” she said on micro-blogging site Twitter yesterday.
