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Kunjungan beberapa pemimpin PAS ke rumah keluarga Koperal Sirul Azhar Umar membawa kepada keluarnya cerita, ibu Sirul membayangkan anaknya tidak bersalah dalam kes pembunuhan wanita Monggolia, Altantuya Saaribuu.

Memetik laporan Harakah Daily, Ketua Penerangan PAS Pusat Datuk Mahfuz Omar dan beberapa ahli jawatan kuasa parti telah berkunjung ke rumah keluarga Sirul di Changkat Jering, Bukit Gantang pada Isnin.

Mereka dikatakan ke sana untuk meninjau keadaan keluarga Sirul setelah dia dijatuhi hukuman gantung sampai mati oleh mahkamah lalu bertemu dan berbual dengan ibunya, Piah Samat, 74.

Ketika perbicaraan kes berlangsung sebelum ini, PAS dan Pakatan Rakyat pernah mendesak agar Sirul dan Azilah dikenakan hukuman berat atas tuduhan membunuh Altantuya.

Pas juga pernah meluahkan rasa tidak puas hati dengan keputusan awal mahkamah membebaskan kedua-dua anggota polis berkenaan manakala pemimpin-pemimpin Pakatan yang lain telah mengambil inisiatif mendapatkan kenyataan daripada bapa wanita Monggolia tersebut untuk dijadikan bahan mengutuk kerajaan.

Bagaimanapun dalam kunjungan semalam Mahfuz melihat kes ini dari sudut sebaliknya pula apabila melaporkan ibu Sirul telah memberi bayangan seolah-olah anaknya itu tidak bersalah sebaliknya menjalankan tugas sebagai anggota polis sahaja.

Ibu Sirul didakwa turut berkata, walaupun mendapat sokongan masyarakat namun ada juga pihak menyebarkan khabar angin tak elok mengenai anaknya hingga dia malu untuk berdepan dengan masyarakat sekeliling.

“Tetapi ada juga yang kata macam-macam. Ada yang kata dia sudah kena bayar sedangkan dia tidak dapat apa pun, hingga makcik jadi malu hendak jumpa orang.

“Tidak henti-henti Allah beri ujian kepada makcik, lepas setahun adik dia meninggal dunia akibat kemalangan, makcik terima pula khabar dia,” kata Piah, seperti dilaporkan portal milik PAS itu.

Ibu Sirul dikatakan amat berharap mahkamah dapat membebaskan anaknya yang dijatuhi hukuman mati dalam kes berkenaan.

Kami faham dengan nilai kasih seorang ibu namun persoalannya jika benar Sirul tidak bersalah, mengapa lari daripada tindakan undang-undang sampai ke Australia?

Apa pun Sirul sudah ditahan pihak berkuasa Australia dan tidak kira di Malaysia mahu pun sana, mahkamah mungkin patut memberi peluang kepada dia untuk menjawab erti tindakannya itu. -MYNEWSHUB.CC

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Sirul belum dibawa ke mahkamah Australia...

Sirul Azhar Umar, yang ditahan oleh pihak berkuasa Australia minggu lalu, masih belum dibawa ke hadapan majistret untuk pendengaran ekstradisi.

Ini menurut peguamnya, Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin dan Hasnal Rezua Merican yang berada di Sydney untuk bertemu anak guam mereka.

Pejabat Peguam Negara Malaysia perlu membuat permohonan rasmi untuk ekstradisi, yang memerlukan Sirul dibawa ke mahkamah untuk majistret mendengar permohonan itu.

Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi sebelum ini berkata kementeriannya telah mengemukakan permohonan untuk mengekstradisi Sirul.

Sementara itu, peguam Kamarul Sirul Azhar (kiri) berkata anak guamnya sedang menimbang untuk mendapatkan khidmat peguam Australia untuk mewakilinya berdepan dengan kemungkinan ditahan dan diekstradisi.

"Saya boleh mengesahkan bahawa kami telah bertemu Sirul dan dia dalam keadaan baik dan dilayan dengan baik oleh pihak berkuasa Australia," kata Kamarul kepada Malaysiakini melalui telefon hari ini.

Ditanya sama ada mereka tahu sama ada Pejabat Peguam Negara telah memfailkan permohonan untuk mengekstradisi Sirul,Kamarul berkata, beliau tidak dapat mengesahkan perkara itu. - mk

Sirul 'betrayed', says mum...

Sirul Azhar Umar has been "betrayed" for merely doing his duty as a police officer, his mother Piah Samat reportedly said.

According to PAS organ Harakah Daily, Piah, 74, said the family still hopes that Sirul would be freed after being sentenced to death for the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu.

"Only Allah knows how I feel, I can only pray that he remains safe," the publication quoted her as saying after several PAS leaders visited Sirul's family home in Taiping.

Sirul did not appear in court for the verdict and is currently in Australia.

PAS information chief Mahfuz Omar (left in photo) had paid the visit - along with PAS Youth chief Suhaizan Kaiat - to the family home.

Piah also described her son as someone who was responsible and hardworking, according to the report.

She referred to him as someone who cared for the family and - as the fourth child among eight siblings - constantly kept in touch with them.

Meanwhile, Piah noted that the stories being told about her son had made her feel "ashamed" to meet people.

"There are also people who say all sorts of things, they say he's been paid off despite the fact that he did not get anything, until now I am ashamed to meet people," she admitted.

Piah also lamented that these were trying times for the family as Sirul's younger brother had passed away just last year.

Sirul, who apparently fled the country before the verdict was announced on Jan 13, was arrested in Brisbane by the Australian authorities.

Malaysia is expected to seek his extradiction but Australia has a policy of not sending an individual back to his home country should he face the death penalty there. - mk

Sirul yet to be brought to court for extradition...

Convicted murderer Sirul Azhar Umar, who was arrested by Australian authorities a week ago, has yet to be produced before a magistrate for his extradition hearing.

This is according to his lawyers, Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin and Hasnal Rezua Merican, both of whom are in Sydney to meet their client.

Malaysia’s Attorney-General’s Chambers will need to make a formal application for extradition, requiring Sirul to be brought to court for the request to be heard by a magistrate.

Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had previously said that his ministry had submitted a request to extradite Sirul.

Meanwhile, Sirul’s lawyer Kamarul (left) said his client is looking at hiring Australian lawyers to represent him in his fight against detention and possible extradition.

"I can confirm that we have met Sirul and he is well and well-treated by the Australian authorities,” Kamarul told Malaysiakini by telephone today.

"Besides this, we are seeing or engaging Australian lawyers to discuss his detention. Sirul has also expressed his desire that we should continue to represent him and deal with his legal matters.”

When asked whether they knew whether the Attorney-General’s Chambers had filed an application to extradite him, Kamarul said he cannot confirm the matter.

Kamarul said his client was detained by Australia's Immigration and Border Protection Department following the Interpol’s red notice issued on Jan 20.

Unaware of Sirul’s mother’s remarks

Asked to comment on reports which appeared in PAS organ Harakah, where party leaders met Sirul's mother Piah Samat, who expressed that she felt her son was "betrayed", Kamarul said he and Sirul were not aware of such report and hence, could not comment on the matter.

Piah, 74, was reported to have said that his son had been betrayed for merely doing his duty as a police officer and hopes that her son will be freed despite being sentenced to death for the murder of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu.

"Only Allah knows how I feel, I can only pray that he remains safe," Harakah quoted Piah as saying.

Sirul was arrested on Jan 20 in Brisbane where he had been staying with his 19-year-old son and a relative, and is now being detained at Sydney’s Villawood detention centre, a maximum security prison in Australia.

While Australia and Malaysia have inked an extradition treaty, Sirul’s deportation is expected to be hampered by Canberra’s firm stand against death penalty, where it will not deport anyone facing capital punishment back to the country demanding it. - mk

Hadi sepatutnya tukaq kapai...

Pihak tidak bersetuju dengan prinsip Pakatan Rakyat yang sepatutnya keluar daripada PAS.

Begitu reaksi Persatuan Ummah Sejahtera Malaysia (PasMa) yang mendapat amaran bernada halau daripada Presiden PAS Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.

Presiden Persatuan Ummah Sejahtera Malaysia (PasMa), Datuk Ir Phahrolrazi Zawawi berkata, pihak itu harus keluar parti kerana muktamar PAS sebelum ini memutuskan bersama dengan Pakatan.

“Itu keputusan PAS dan muktamar.

"Jadi siapa yang tak bersetuju dengan prinsip (bersama Pakatan), tak bersetuju dengan (keputusan) PAS maka dia kena keluar PAS,” katanya ketika dihubungi Malaysiakini.

Menjawab amaran keras Hadi kepada PasMa, Phahrolrazi berkata tidak bersetuju dengan pendapat pemimpin tidak bermakna tidak bersetuju dengan PAS.

“Tapi kalau tidak bersetuju dengan pendapat pemimpin dan sebagainya itu cuma pendapat sahaja tidak payahlah keluar PAS,” ujarnya.

Hadi kelmarin dalam kenyataannya melalui laman Facebook memberi amaran supaya PasMa tidak merosakkan 'bahtera' PAS.

Beliau mengumpamakan NGO yang digerakkan anggota PAS itu seperti “menebuk kapal” sendiri dan meminta ahli pertubuhan itu meninggalkan PAS jika tidak lagi sehaluan.

Phahrolrazi bagaimanapun hari ini menjelaskan kenyataan Hadi terhadap PasMa itu tidak relevan kerana bukan semua anggota PasMa terlibat dengan PAS.

“PasMa ini NGO yang berdiri dibawah entiti berdiri sendiri, jadi tak timbul keluar masuk PAS sebab dia (PasMa) tidak pernah masuk PAS pun.

“Jadi dia (Hadi) nak tuju pada PasMa tidak relevan.

“PasMa tidak ada kena mengena dengan PAS, Hadi tuju pada ahli PAS,” katanya lagi.- mk

PasMa hints that Hadi should abandon ship...

Returning fire, NGO Persatuan Ummah Sejahtera Malaysia (PasMa) president Phahrolrazi Zawawi has hinted that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang should quit the party.

Speaking to Malaysiakini today, he said those in PAS who are opposed to Pakatan Rakyat should be the ones to abandon ship.

In a Facebook posting yesterday, Hadi had employed a seafaring analogy to hit out at PasMA, which he accused of "punching holes in its own vessel."

He said that PasMa should opt to switch ships if they wished to reach the intended destination faster.

"Go to the DAP ship, PKR ship, if you want to reach Putrajaya quicker, join the Umno ship," he added.

However, Phahrolrazi pointed out that the party annual assembly (muktamar) agreed that PAS should remain in Pakatan.

"That was the decision of PAS and the muktamar.

"So those who don't agree with that principle (of staying with Pakatan) also don't agree with what has been decided by PAS.

"They are the ones who should leave the party," he said.

Phahrolrazi also argued that disagreeing with PAS leaders and possessing a different opinion do not mean that members must exit the party.

He also pointed out that the attack on PasMa by Hadi was irrelevant as not all in PasMa are PAS members.

"PasMa is an NGO, which is an entity on its own - the question of going in or out of PAS does not arise as PasMa never joined PAS in the first place," he added.- mk