Anak saya lebih selamat di Australia, kata ibu Sirul...
Ibu kepada Sirul Azhar Umar hari ini merayu kepada pihak berkuasa Australia melindungi anaknya, beberapa jam selepas tiba di Sydney bersama ketua penerangan PAS Datuk Mahfuz Omar dan ketua biro antarabangsa parti itu, Dr Syed Azman Syed Ahmad.
Media Australia melaporkan Piah Samad sebagai berkata kerajaan negara itu perlu memberi "perlindungan penuh" kepada anaknya, yang didapati bersalah membunuh warga Mongolia, Altantuya Shaariibuu.
"Adalah lebih (selamat) di Australia daripada pulang ke Malaysia," kata Piah, 72, yang turut ditemani anak perempuannya, Noriatin Umar.
Sirul, yang kini ditahan pihak imigresen Australia di Sydney, sebelum ini memberitahu sebuah portal berita bahawa beliau cuma menjalankan arahan "orang atasan" dalam pembunuhan Altantuya pada 2006.
Sirul dan Azilah Hadri didapati bersalah dan dijatuhkan hukuman bunuh oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan pada Januari.
Sebelum berlepas ke Australia semalam, Mahfuz berkata rombongannya merupakan misi kemanusiaan.
"Ibunya teringin sangat nak bertemu dengan Sirul dan kami mengharapkan pemergian kami ini tidak dilihat sebagai sesuatu yang boleh memberikan ancaman pada mana-mana pihak.
"Tetapi, apa yang dirancang ini ialah sebagai satu misi kemanusiaan, untuk seorang ibu yang melindungi anaknya," kata Mahfuz.
Mahfuz memberitahu wartawan di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur semalam, terpulang kepada Sirul mendedahkan lebih lanjut peranannya dalam pembunuhan Altantuya.
"Terpulang kepada dia sama ada mahu memberitahu (motif pembunuhan) ataupun tidak. Itu bukan misi saya.
"Itu akan lahir daripada hatinya sendiri, dan dia sudah berjanji kepada anda semua baru-baru ini yang dia akan umumkannya bila sampai masanya nanti."
Ahli Parlimen Pokok Sena yang sebelum ini gagal menghubungi Sirul bagi mengadakan tele-sidang khas bersama wartawan minggu lepas, berkata sesi seumpama itu tidak akan diadakan pada pertemuannya dengan Sirul nanti.
Misi rombongan itu dinamakan Mahfuz "C4 Yourself", dan mereka dijangka pulang pada 7 Mac. – tmi
Sirul's mum hopes Australia will protect son...
Fugitive police commando Sirul Azhar Umar's
mother has urged the Australian authorities to grant her son "full
protection" from the dangers he faces at home.
"It is more (safe) in Australia than going back to Malaysia," said Piah, 74, according to Australia's public broadcaster, ABC.
Piah is in Sydney, Australia, along with her daugther Noriatin Umar, PAS information chief Mahfuz Omar, PAS treasurer Asmuni Awi and PAS foreign affairs spokesperson Dr Syed Azman.
The delegation is scheduled to meet Sirul tomorrow.
In a text message reply to Malaysiakini, Asmuni said the meeting is scheduled to take place at the immigration detention centre in Villawood, near Sydney.
"We just arrived (in Sydney) about 11.30am (8.30am Malaysian time) after a long haul flight.
"We have checked into a hotel and scheduled to meet Sirul tomorrow," Asmuni, who is serving as Mahfuz's lawyer.
The attempt to reunite Sirul with his mother and sister Noriatin was initiated by Mahfuz.
Sirul is believed to have fled to Australia in October after he won an appeal against his conviction for murdering Altantuya Shaariibuu in the Court of Appeal.
However, on Jan 31, the Federal Court overturned the decision and maintained the conviction of Sirul and Azilah Hadri and their death sentence.
Sirul is currently on the Interpol red list, which led to his detention by Australian authorities.
Australia has stated that the country is bound by law to prevent Sirul's repatriation unless Malaysia pledges that he would not be subject to the death penalty.
However, Sirul has recently communicated with Malaysiakini that he was subjected to the murder trial for merely following orders.
He is also mulling the possibilty of granting a tell-all interview with the Australian press.- mk
"It is more (safe) in Australia than going back to Malaysia," said Piah, 74, according to Australia's public broadcaster, ABC.
Piah is in Sydney, Australia, along with her daugther Noriatin Umar, PAS information chief Mahfuz Omar, PAS treasurer Asmuni Awi and PAS foreign affairs spokesperson Dr Syed Azman.
The delegation is scheduled to meet Sirul tomorrow.
In a text message reply to Malaysiakini, Asmuni said the meeting is scheduled to take place at the immigration detention centre in Villawood, near Sydney.
"We just arrived (in Sydney) about 11.30am (8.30am Malaysian time) after a long haul flight."We have checked into a hotel and scheduled to meet Sirul tomorrow," Asmuni, who is serving as Mahfuz's lawyer.
The attempt to reunite Sirul with his mother and sister Noriatin was initiated by Mahfuz.
Sirul is believed to have fled to Australia in October after he won an appeal against his conviction for murdering Altantuya Shaariibuu in the Court of Appeal.
However, on Jan 31, the Federal Court overturned the decision and maintained the conviction of Sirul and Azilah Hadri and their death sentence.
Sirul is currently on the Interpol red list, which led to his detention by Australian authorities.
Australia has stated that the country is bound by law to prevent Sirul's repatriation unless Malaysia pledges that he would not be subject to the death penalty.
However, Sirul has recently communicated with Malaysiakini that he was subjected to the murder trial for merely following orders.
He is also mulling the possibilty of granting a tell-all interview with the Australian press.- mk
Ibu bawa kasut joging untuk Sirul...
Antara banyak-banyak benda, Sirul Azhar Umar yang disabit kesalahan
membunuh Altantuya Shaariibu, hanya meminta dibawakan sepasang kasut
sukan kepadanya di Australia.
"Dia (Sirul) minta pada saya bawa kasut joging, bersaiz lapan,” kata Ketua Penerangan PAS Datuk Mahfuz Omar yang menguruskan penerbangan ibu Sirul,Piah Samad, ke negara kanggaru itu.
Dalam
sidang media sebelum berlepas di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa (KLIA)
di Sepang malam tadi, Mahfuz berkata Sirul mahu menggunakan kasut itu
untuk memudahkannya bersenam.
Mahfuz juga menunjukkan kasut biru jenama New Balance itu kepada pihak media.
Sirul, bekas anggota polis elit itu kini berada dalam tahanan imigresen di Sydney.
Selain rombongan PAS dan Piah, keluarga Sirul disertai oleh saudara perempuan Sirul, Noriatin.
Piah hanya berdiam diri dalam sidang media itu. Namun jelas terpancar kesedihan di riak wajahnya.
Beliau yang memakai tudung ungu dan berbaju kurung warna yang sama motif bunga seringkali menundukkan wajah ketika kamera dihalakan padanya.
'Ibu rindu anak'
Mahfuz berkata pertemuan yang dipanggil “C4 (see for) yourself” atau pergi untuk lihat sendiri itu adalah “misi kemanusiaan” membawa ibu yang merindui anaknya.
“Saya harap semua pihak menghormati jiwa perasaan seorang ibu yang merindui anaknya,” katanya.
Selepas tamat sidang media itu, Piah menaiki kerusi roda sebelum Mahfuz menolaknya ke dalam balai perlepasan antarabangsa.
Mereka mendaftar masuk pada jam10 malam dan menaiki pesawat Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH123.
Sirul pada 13 Januari lalu diputuskan bersalah membunuh Altantuya, wanita warga Mongolia,bersama Azilah Hadri. Mereka dijatuhi hukuman gantung oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan.
Sirul tidak dapat dibawa pulang oleh kerajaan Malaysia kerana undang-undang Australia tidak membenarkan seseorang yang berdepan hukuman mati diekstradisi ke negara hukuman disabitkan.
Beliau kini menjadi perhatian dunia selepas mengugut untuk membongkar “segala-galanya” berhubung kematian warganegara Mongolia itu.
Ini kerana, walaupun hukuman dijatuhkan, motif pembunuhan itu sehingga ini masih tidak terungkai.- mk
"Dia (Sirul) minta pada saya bawa kasut joging, bersaiz lapan,” kata Ketua Penerangan PAS Datuk Mahfuz Omar yang menguruskan penerbangan ibu Sirul,Piah Samad, ke negara kanggaru itu.
Dalam
sidang media sebelum berlepas di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa (KLIA)
di Sepang malam tadi, Mahfuz berkata Sirul mahu menggunakan kasut itu
untuk memudahkannya bersenam.Mahfuz juga menunjukkan kasut biru jenama New Balance itu kepada pihak media.
Sirul, bekas anggota polis elit itu kini berada dalam tahanan imigresen di Sydney.
Selain rombongan PAS dan Piah, keluarga Sirul disertai oleh saudara perempuan Sirul, Noriatin.
Piah hanya berdiam diri dalam sidang media itu. Namun jelas terpancar kesedihan di riak wajahnya.
Beliau yang memakai tudung ungu dan berbaju kurung warna yang sama motif bunga seringkali menundukkan wajah ketika kamera dihalakan padanya.
'Ibu rindu anak'
Mahfuz berkata pertemuan yang dipanggil “C4 (see for) yourself” atau pergi untuk lihat sendiri itu adalah “misi kemanusiaan” membawa ibu yang merindui anaknya.
“Saya harap semua pihak menghormati jiwa perasaan seorang ibu yang merindui anaknya,” katanya.
Selepas tamat sidang media itu, Piah menaiki kerusi roda sebelum Mahfuz menolaknya ke dalam balai perlepasan antarabangsa.Mereka mendaftar masuk pada jam10 malam dan menaiki pesawat Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH123.
Sirul pada 13 Januari lalu diputuskan bersalah membunuh Altantuya, wanita warga Mongolia,bersama Azilah Hadri. Mereka dijatuhi hukuman gantung oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan.
Sirul tidak dapat dibawa pulang oleh kerajaan Malaysia kerana undang-undang Australia tidak membenarkan seseorang yang berdepan hukuman mati diekstradisi ke negara hukuman disabitkan.
Beliau kini menjadi perhatian dunia selepas mengugut untuk membongkar “segala-galanya” berhubung kematian warganegara Mongolia itu.
Ini kerana, walaupun hukuman dijatuhkan, motif pembunuhan itu sehingga ini masih tidak terungkai.- mk
Mother of convicted Malaysian cop Sirul Azhar Umar arrives in Sydney to plead for asylum...
The mother of a Malaysian police commando sentenced to hang in Kuala Lumpur has arrived in Sydney to plead with the Australian government to give him full protection and political asylum, describing his murder conviction in Kuala Lumpur as "utter nonsense."
"It is safer here than in Malaysia for Sirul," said 74-year-old Piah Samat, referring to her son Sirul Azhar Umar, who has been sentenced to death over the murder of 28-year-old Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu.
Ms Shaariibuu begged for the life of her unborn child before before being shot and blown up with C-4 military explosives in a jungle clearing on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.
Mrs Samat intends to visit Sydney's Villawood immigration detention centre, where Sirul is being held on immigration charges. Her arrival has prompted speculation the former bodyguard of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak could reveal explosive information that may implicate high-level Malaysian political figures.
Since being held in Villawood after his arrest in Queensland on January 20, Sirul has repeated an earlier claim that he was acting under orders when he and a police colleague committed the crime in 2006.
He has never revealed where the orders came from and no motive was ever established during his trial.
Allegations have simmered for eight years that Ms Shaariibuu was murdered to keep quiet about purported kickbacks to high-level Malaysian officials over the $US2 billion purchase of two French and Spanish-built Scorpene submarines when Mr Najib was defence minister.
Ms Shaariibuu worked as a translator in the later stages of negotiations.
Mr Najib strongly denies ever meeting Ms Shaariibuu or having any link to her and his government denies any wrongdoing in the submarine purchases, which are the subject of an investigation by magistrates in France.
Malaysia's highest court sentenced Sirul to death on January 13 but he fled last year to a family home in Ipswich.
Mrs Piah Samat arrived in Sydney on Monday with two officials from one of Malaysia's opposition parties, the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS).
PAS foreign affairs spokesman Syed Azman said that he hoped the world would soon find out who gave the orders to kill Ms Shaariibuu who has been described as a jet setting party girl.
"It has been a big question mark for the whole of Malaysia for so many years," said Dr Azman. "We hope we can find something out when we talk to Sirul."
Dr Azman and Malaysian PAS MP Dato Mahfuz Omar denied having any political motive in accompanying Sirul's family to Australia. "It is more for humanitarian reasons," said Dr Azman.
A visit by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to Kuala Lumpur last week has prompted speculation that Malaysia will commute Sirul's death sentence to life in jail so that he could be extradited to Malaysia.
After meeting Mr Dutton, Malaysia's Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi replied "yes (it is) a possibility" when asked whether the death sentence that was imposed by Malaysia's highest court could be commuted.
Mr Dutton told journalists that Australia will consider any application for extradition but pointed out that a stringent legal process was involved. Under Australian law a person cannot be extradited to another country to face a death penalty unless the country involved guarantees it will not be carried out.
Legal experts say Sirul's death sentence could be commuted by Malaysia's attorney-general, a pardons board or a local sultan. - Sydney Morning Herald
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