Anwar, ready to be jailed............

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Thursday he is prepared to be jailed for sodomy in a trial next month, but warned his conviction could unleash a groundswell of public support to rout the government in the next elections.

Anwar denies the charge and said he does not expect a fair trial. It's the second time in his political career that he has been charged with sodomy. Both cases have been politically motivated to stop him from challenging the people in power, he said. But just like the first case, "there will be a huge outcry here and internationally," Anwar told The Associated Press.

"The worst-case scenario for me personally would be great for the opposition and the worst-case scenario for the government" in the next elections in 2013, he said.

Anwar, 61, was charged last August with sodomizing a 23-year-old male former aide, Saiful Bukhari Azlan. Sodomy, a crime in this Muslim-majority country, is punishable by up to 20 years in jail even if it is consensual.

The trial starts July 8 and is seen as a test of credibility for Malaysia's judiciary, which has been tainted by allegations that many judges are corrupt and easily influenced by the government. The trial will also reflect on new Prime Minister Najib Razak's promises to create a more open and free society.

"My chances, given a free fair trial, are 100 percent, but under the current circumstances the chances go down fast," Anwar said. "Nobody likes to go to jail, but I will do it if forced to ... and hopefully (come) out like a hero."

He said a government hospital's July 13 medical report of a rectal examination of Saiful found no evidence of anal penetration. He also claimed that his defense team has evidence to show that he was framed and that Saiful has become exceedingly wealthy in recent months. He implied Saiful was bribed by the government.

The government denies it is persecuting Anwar, and says it has nothing to do with what it describes as a personal case between two individuals.

Anwar, a former deputy prime minister, spent six years in prison after being convicted of corruption and sodomy following his ouster from the Cabinet in 1998. His arrest led to weeks of massive anti-government protests, and support for the ruling National Front coalition fell drastically in general elections the following year, even though it returned to power.

After emerging from jail in 2004 when the sodomy conviction was overturned, Anwar formed an unusual three-party opposition alliance that won more than one-third of Parliament seats in the 2008 elections.

It was the first time Malaysia's opposition parties had formed an alliance cutting across racial lines. Anwar brought them together by tapping into the anti-government resentment not only among the minority Chinese and Indians but also the majority Malays.

Anwar said his alliance will surely win the next elections, due in 2013, if he goes to jail.

"If (Prime Minister) Najib pursues this, he is making a big blunder. It will continue to haunt him for the rest of his life," he said. "They can control the judiciary, the media, the police but they cannot control public opinion."

Still, Anwar said, the alliance has taken into account the possibility of him going to jail, which would bar him from contesting elections for five years after he has served his sentence.

The three parties are holding "elaborate sessions" on who would lead the alliance into next elections, Anwar said.

"This time, we are prepared for everything," he said.

source: Yahoo News Asia

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Slimy Najib just keen on unity government............

PM Najib Abdul Razak said many people, especially those from the Malay NGOs, are disappointed that unity talks between Umno and PAS have failed to materialise.

"It looks like many Muslims are of the same opinion because unity and efforts to fight for Islam are an obligation," he told reporters today.

"When we follow the obligation, we get blessings for whatever we do. If Islam promotes that, then we should follow its way. Don't let politics (political differences) become the obstacle (against) achieving this."

He stressed that he is still open to the idea of holding unity talks with PAS as this is "beyond politics" and "a question of our own importance". He also rejected remarks by several PAS leaders that the proposed unity talks are a Umno conspiracy to cause problems for PAS and Pakatan Rakyat.

"They (PAS) were the ones who came up with the idea of (the unity government, so) why are they accusing us now?" asked Najib. He also said that the decision by PAS to reject the unity talks did not reflect the wishes of the whole party, but of some leaders only.

Pakatan Rakyat leaders rejected Umno's unity government proposal, and proclaimed all issues surrounding the fiasco which brought the fledgling opposition coalition on the brink of collapse resolved.

Anwar Ibrahim, said the alliance of PAS, PKR and DAP would focus on their preparation for the next general election and a potential takeover of the federal government.

source:malaysiakini

Mahyuddin Yassin said don't understimate BN,which literally meant BN can win next general election. So why is Najib still keen on unity government? Unless he hiding something under his pants.

Najib also talk about religious duty and muslim brotherhood. Sejak bila Najib ingat pasal tanggungjawab agama? Under Pakatan the Malays has never been more united. It is UMNO who is splitting the Malays.

Bukankah lebih baik jika UMNO dibubarkan dan sertai PAS?

Inilah yang dikatakan "Hidung ta mancung pipi tersurung-surung"

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UMNO mahu kuasa majoriti 2/3 sebenarnya,bukan kerajaan perpaduan..........

UMNO pikiaq mereka boleh menggoda PAS dengan konsep kerajaan perpaduan. Walaupun cadangan itu berasal daripada PAS, tetapi apa yang PAS maksudkan dengan kerajaan perpaduan adalah totally berbeza dengan apa yang diharapkan oleh UMNO.

Cadangan kerajaan perpaduan PAS adalah berkisar kepada perbincangan dengan UMNO tentang beberapa isu yang menjadi topi hangat di kala ini,seperti isu sistem kehakiman, PDRM,
SPRM,SPR yang tidak telus dan berat sebelah, soal DUN negeri Perak, masalah ekonomi serta gejala-gejala sosial yang membelenggui anak muda di negara kita hari ini.

Sebaliknya UMNO sangka dengan terbentuknya kerajaan perpaduan, maka beberapa agenda UMNO yang kini tergugat boleh dipulihkan semula. Antaranya,

a. Perpaduan orang-orang Melayu. Isu perpecahan di kalangan orang Melayu adalah kerana sikap ego pemimpin-pemimpin UMNO sendiri yang sombong dan tamak. Kerana bosan dengan lagak UMNO, orang Malayu beralih kepada pembangkang.

b. Bila terbentuk kerajaan perpaduan nanti, UMNO akan berkongsi kuasa semula di Kedah,Perak dan Selangor, walaupun MB-MBnya bukan daripada UMNO. Secara tak langsung UMNO boleh teruskan berkuasa dan pemimpinnya mengaut harta rakyat.

c. Bila terbentuk kerajaan perpaduan, UMNO akan dapat kembali kuasa majoriti 2/3 di Parlimen dan DUN negeri. Dengan adanya kuasa majoriti 2/3 ini UMNO akan melakukan persempadanan semula kawasan-kawasan pilihanraya dengan memecah belah kawasan-kawasan yang dikuasai pembangkang towards their advantage.

d. UMNO tahu bahawa Sabah dan Sarawak adalah "fixed-deposit" mereka, seperti kata Salleh Tun Said,"Sabah Umno Youth must play a vital role in ensuring that Sabah remained Barisan Nasional's (BN) "fixed deposit" assets". Oleh itu, UMNO akan menambahkan lebih banyak kerusi parlimen di Sabah dan Sarawak nanti, supaya walaupun UMNO tewas teruk di Semenanjung Malaysia, UMNO tetap akan berkuasa dengan bantuan kerusi-kerusi yang dimenangi di Sabah an Sarawak.

Pendek kata tujuan sebenar UMNO mahu konsep kerajaan perpaduan ini berjaya kerana UMNO mahu sambung talian hayatnya untuk meneruskan tradisi menipu rakyat. Demikianlah dalam Najib's 1 Malaysia, semua dah tahu UMNO kaki temberang..........

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Speaker DAP ditahan...............

Polis hari ini campurtangan dalam majlis makan malam dan ceramah DAP - kali ini di Klang - dengan menarik balik permit bagi mengadakan majlis itu pada saat-saat akhir. Jamuan tersebut dianjurkan oleh ahli Parlimen DAP Klang, Charles Santiago, yang menulis dalam blognya bahawa pihak polis telah menutup kawasan tempat jamuan itu hendak diadakan pada jam 4.45 petang.

Selepas beberapa rundingan panjang dengan pihak polis, majlis itu dibenar diteruskan pada kira-kira jam 8.15 malam, tetapi ceramah tidak dapat diadakan kerana pihak polis telah merampas dan menahan peralatan pembesar suara(speaker).



Sementara itu, pemimpin veteran DAP, Lim Kit Siang menulis dalam twitter, yang menyifatkan kawasan sebagai "zon perang".

"Bayu Tinggi Klang jadi zon perang, trak FRU dan meriam air. Polis bersenjata M16. Kawasan ditutup."Serang pengganas? Tidak. Kerana majlis makan malam DAP," tulisnya.

source;malaysiakini

Dalam 1Malaysia impian Najib, nak makan pun kena tak senang, dok asyik kepong...............

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Sodomy Conspirators - 11 years later............

Here is an extract from Kenny Gan's article,"The Sodomy Conspirators:Hoisted by their own petard" that is worth sharing with........

The Facts of the Case

Whatever has been revealed in the public domain on sodomy II only serves to give the public the impression that this is nothing more than another politically motivated prosecution. In the first place, the charge itself does not inspire confidence given that homosexuality is not actively prosecuted in Malaysia although outlawed in the statute books. Nobody has been prosecuted under this archaic law except for Anwar in 1998

The fact that the accuser, Saiful is a known Umno sympathizer does not help matters. His demeanour when he appeared in public smiling and waving to the press is certainly not typical of one who has been forcibly sodomized as he alleged. Revelations that the he has met with top government officers including Datuk Seri Najib who was DPM at the time (purportedly for career guidance) and a senior police officer at the Concorde Hotel in Shah Alam before he made his accusation public have raised eyebrows and deservedly so.

There are also elements in his story which strains credibility like having been sodomized seven times before he made his poice report, waiting 3 days from the last act to do so and his insistence that he was sodomized against his will by a 61-year old man who is physically no match for him. But the top was blown off the case by a doctor from Pusrawi Medical Centre from whom Saiful sought a medical examination. This good doctor recorded plainly that the alleged victim had never been sodomized. Despite this, the Attorney-General saw fit to ram through a charge of consensual sodomy despite the main witness insisting to all and sundry that it had happened against his will.

Sodomy II Goes to Trial

It should be emphasized that the case must be proven beyond reasonable doubt - not in Umno’s court which is already low in public credibility - but in the court of public opinion if the ruling party does not wish to suffer a terrible backlash. The fact is that real cases of rape or sexual abuse are notoriously difficult to prove, what more a fabricated one.The public will not be impressed by circumstantial evidence or DNA evidence and the latter would be immediately assumed to be faked given the low credibility of the police and the fact that such chicanery has been attempted before in sodomy I.

Nothing short of a video capturing the act will be convincing enough but if such a video exists, the government would have broadcasted it on all the TV channels, uploaded it online and produced a million CDs for distribution to stop Anwar from making a comeback in Permatang Pauh. If the prosecution has any real proof, they could have obtained a conviction from any judge - even from the fair-minded Justice Komathy Suppiah in the Sessions Court under which the case was originally heard - instead of fighting tooth and nail to transfer it to the High Court as if their whole case depends on the judge who hears it.

Attack and Defense

What are Anwar’s chances of escaping a conviction? Apparently not good if the court proceedings of sodomy I are any guideline. The public release by Anwar’s lawyers of Hospital KL’s report that the accuser has no evidence of being sodomized, which corroborates the Pusrawi Medical Centre’s report, will not necessarily stop them. It did not matter in sodomy I.

The definition of a kangaroo court is a judicial proceeding that violates established legal procedures, the rights of the defendant are disregarded and his defence is restricted. Relevant evidence and witnesses are not allowed to be called, cross examination of witnesses controlled and irregularities ignored so as to render a fair trial impossible.

In the 1998 Anwar trial, judge Augustine Paul disallowed the defence of political conspiracy, allowed the case to proceed without medical evidence that the accuser had been sodomized. Augustine also allowed the charges to be changed midway, disallowed the defense’s attempt to introduce key evidence and witnesses as irrelevant, allowed faked DNA evidence to be expunged instead of throwing out the case out. This man even jailed one of the defence lawyers for contempt for bringing to the court’s attention fabricated evidence.I leave it to readers to judge if the above fulfils the definition of a kangaroo court.But in this present case, there is an anomaly in the charge which can be exploited by the defence team.

Anwar was charged for consensual sodomy under Section 377B of the Penal Code although his accuser has insisted publicly that he was forcibly sodomized and even swore to it in a mosque.Naturally, the prosecution wants to spare themselves the inconvenience of proving how a frail elderly man with a bad back can force himself on a strapping youth physically bigger and stronger than him. Hence, the charge under Section 377B. But you cannot have a charge for consensual sodomy and the main witness insisting that he was forcibly raped. So either the charge must be amended to Section 377C for forced sodomy or Saiful must declare in court that sodomy was consensual. If the charge and the accuser’s testimony cannot be reconciled then it must be thrown out.

As Saiful has sworn in a mosque that he was forcibly sodomized – a very serious action to Muslims indeed – and BN has made political capital of this at the Permatang Pauh by-election, the political fallout will be explosive to the Malay Muslim mind. So the prosecution faces a terrible dilemma, to try to prove the impossible or to engender a punishing political backlash which Umno may never recover in the staunchly religious Malay heartlands.Such a dilemma would never have occurred if the charge had been based on a true event instead of a fabricated one.

Aftermath

In the 1999 general election, the fallout from the Anwar case caused Umno’s Malay support to shrink to 49% from their normal baseline of 55%. BN was only saved by the non-Malays who swung to Umno on the back of PAS’ foolish proclamation to create an Islamic state which all but scuppered the nascent Barisan Alternatif coalition.

Given that the majority of non-Malays have swung back to Pakatan Rakyat on the expectation of more equitable racial treatment, such help from them to compensate another Malay swing out from Umno is unlikely. If the level of Malay support for Umno drops below 50% in the current political scenario, BN is likely to be wiped out in the Peninsula and even a clean sweep of East Malaysia cannot save them.

The political masters may have though that putting Anwar away will solve their problems but it could hasten their demise. The opposition coalition has grown beyond Anwar and no longer requires his personal participation to stay together.

A conviction of Anwar seen as unfair and a political hatchet job will energize the opposition and create so much public sympathy and disgust that PR will ride the wave to victory in the next general election. The perpetrators are tampering with powerful forces beyond their control. If they have nothing on Anwar it is best to swallow their pride and just drop the charges.

source: suara keadilan

UMNO wants Anwar out from the political scene. UMNO blames Anwar for their poor performances in the 2008 GE. The perpetrators believe that with their chokehold on the judiciary, prosecution and the police, Anwar will be convicted.

If Anwar is found guilty, it wont solves UMNO's problem but instead UMNO will face the wrath of the rakyat, thats why UMNO is courting PAS to shore up the Malay support.

I agree with Kenny Gan that that putting Anwar away might solve UMNO's problems, but it will also hasten UMNO's demise............

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Unity government - Lets tell Muhyiddin to go and fly kite.......

Umno wants talks on a unity government to be sped up and asks PAS leaders to forget past conflicts in the interest of the unity of Muslims in the country.

DPM Muhyiddin Yassin said today he wanted the talks to materialise because he feared that if the matter was allowed to drag on, it would create disunity among the Muslims.

“We will not impose any conditions and we accept whatever terms set by PAS. As far as I’m concerned, we have to be open,” Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, told reporters after a special meeting with educationists at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Sok here.

The Umno deputy president urged PAS spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat to forget about the conflicts between PAS and Umno in the 70s, when both parties cooperated to form the Kelantan state government which PAS later abandoned because of internal problems.

“As Muslims we are encouraged to forgive. That was in the past,” he said.

source — Bernama

Why is Muhyiddin bulldozing the unity government issue? Is it because UMNO want to take advantage of the internal problem of PAS? Mungkin juga kerana UMNO dok cari peluang untuk merampas Manek Urai?

Siapa boleh lupakan masalah konflik antara UMNO-PAS dulu? Semuanya berpunca bila UMNO fikir mereka sudah kukuh and mula menikam PAS dari belakang. Sekarang, mereka cuba mengulangi sejarah lama. Harap PAS tidak terperangkap dengan permainan kotor UMNO.

Lets tell Muhyiddin and UMNO to go and fly kite.......

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Sodomi II - DSAI mohon buang tuduhan............

Peguam Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini mendedahkan bahawa kebanyakan bukti penting - yang diperlukan untuk mensabitkan ketua pembangkang itu dengan tuduhan liwat - tidak ada dalam laporan perubatan yang disediakan oleh Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

Menurut mereka, laporan perubatan itu yang dikeluarkan oleh hospital tersebut, mendedahkan bahawa tiada bukti yang menunjukkan berlaku tusukan pada dubur Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan - pengadu di mana kes jenayah itu diasaskan.

Satu salinan laporan perubatan itu disertakan bersama afidavit yang difailkan oleh Anwar semalam untuk mengetepikan tuduhan liwat terhadapnya. Kes itu akan didengar mulai 1 Julai ini.

Laporan perubatan itu bertaikh 13 Julai 2008 dan disahkan oleh tiga pakar dari hospital kerajaan tersebut.

Sebahagian daripada laporan tersebut, yang diedarkan kepada pihak media oleh peguam Anwar hari ini menyebut, tiada bukti klinikal yang konklusif yang menunjukkan berlaku tusukan di dubur dan tiada luka yang signikan pada tubuh pesakit (Mohd Saiful).

Bukti terpenting dalam tuduhan rogol atau liwat ialah menunjukkan bukti berlakunya tusukan, kata peguam Amer Hamzah Arshad. Dan ianya tidak ada dalam kes ini, tambahnya.

Meanwhile, Amer also told reporters that the prosecution has yet to supply the defence with documents and other materials linked to the case.

"All that was given was the chemistry report and the list of things that were confiscated (from Anwar)... the defence has asked for the original copy of the CCTV recording from the Desa Damansara condominium, which is vital to the defence of Anwar. These, however, have yet to be provided," said Amer.

"We were only given some blurred photographs and one video recording," he said adding that the defence has also requested for Saiful's DNA samples to be sent in for independent testing.

The prosecution, said Amer, must give a statement of favourable facts and evidence no less than four weeks before the trial begins as this is the policy of the AG's chambers.

The court is to hear the case beginning July 1.

source:malaysiakini

Berikut adalah ulasan Saiful Azlan Bukhari di dalam blognya...........

Tidak terkata.. Jika ditakdirkan kes ini digugurkan di Mahkamah Dunia, tidak mengapa, saya redha.. Kerana kelak semasa di Masyar (Mahkamah Allah) pasti akan dibicarakan juga.. Sebagai hamba Allah yang kerdil, saya hanya mampu berusaha, berdoa dan berserah sepenuhnya kepada Allah s.w.t sahaja, kerana Dialah yang Maha Adil lagi Maha Berkuasa.(Saiful Bukhari Azlan, the man who accused Anwar of sodomizing him, wrote on his blog that "if it is fated for this case to be dropped in a court of this world, it is all right." "I accept it because Allah's court will judge this matter" in the afterlife, he wrote.) Baca di sini.

Bila dia buat tuduhan dulu dia tak pikiaq pasal mahkamah dunia........oh what a crap!!!

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Nasharuddin, sertailah Nakaei Ahmad dalam UMNO..............

Cadangan tuan guru sememang ada asasnya. Dulu yang memecah belah perpaduan PAS adalah UMNO, sehingga terbentuknya Berjasa danHamim. UMNO buat demikian kononnya hendak menyatupadukan masyarakat laksana mimpi Najib 1Malaysia, selepas 13 May 1969 bila UMNO/Perikatan kalah teruk dalam pilihanraya tahu n tersebut. Namun sebenarnya niat UMNO berbuat demikian kerana UMNO ketika itu sudah menjadi lemah dan sokongan orang Melayu terhadapnya mula pudar.

Tahun 2009, taktik yang sama hendak digunakan UMNO bagi memecahkan Pakatan Rakyat, selepas UMNO kalah teruk dalam pemilu 2008.

Sebenarnya, idea kerajaan perpaduan ini dibangkitkan oleh UMNO beberapa hari selepas pemilu 2008 bila UMNO terkeju t beruk melihat mereka sudah hilang kuasa di Kedah,Perak,Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan. Lantas pemimpin-pemimpin UMNO bertemu PAS bagi membincangkan untuk membentuk kerajaan perpaduan,terutamanya di Perak bila UMNO sedar kuasa pemerintahan akan berpindah kepada DAP. Namun atas kebijaksanaan PAS usaha UMNO itu gagal.

Najib ada bertemu dengan Nasharuddin di luar negeri dan berbincang macam mana perpaduan Melayu boleh kembalikan. Apa Najib janji kepada Nasharuddin dalam pertemuan itu, tak siapa yang tahu kecuali Nasharuddin dan Najib sahaja. Tetapi daripada riak dan tingkahlaku Nasharuddin yang begitu galak sangat nak bentuk kerajaan perpaduan, sudah tentu imbuhan yang akan diterimanya tentulah besar, mungkin jawatan Timbalan Perdana Menteri 1 atau 2.....allahu a'alam.



Eloklah Nasharuddin ikut contoh ustaz Nakhaei Ahmad masuk UMNO tak payahlah bawa PAS bersama. Kadang-kadang aku heran juga macam mana Nasharuddin Mat Isa dan gangnya ini boleh lupa apa UMNO telah lakukan kepada PAS, seperti rampasan kuasa di Perak, tarik duit royalty semasa pemerintahan PAS di Terengganu, pengharaman Sekolah Agama Rakyat, peristewa Batu Burok, tragedi Memali dam bermacam-macam lagi kezaliman UMNO.

Kalau DAP boleh nampak perangai jahat UMNO, seperti kaki rasuah, kaki betina, pekuda polis dan hakim,menyamun harta kerajaan dan sebagainya, apakah Nasharuddin dan gang sudah jadi buta kot? Fikiran jadi meloya bila mereka dijanji dengan jawatan-jawatan tinggi dalam kerajaan perpaduan. Di mana letak prinsip perjuangan mereka? Betul kata tok guru, mereka ini tidak bermoral......

Tuan Guru Nik Aziz memang bijak dalam menangani isu kerajaan perpaduan ini . Sebaik saja tok guru menyarankan supaya UMNO juga harus beri jawatan menteri bukan saja kepada PAS, tetapi juga kepada DAP dan PKR dalam kerajaan perpaduan, mulalah dengar suara-suara sumbang daripada beberapa pemimpin-pemimpin UMNO lain.........

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