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The debate...

Ex PM Najib Razak crossed swords with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim tonight on economic policy.While the former argued that focus should be on making a bigger cake, instead of selling the oven, Anwar questioned who’s actually eating & having the lion share. - Melissa Goh

Yalah,transfer masuk ke dalam akaunnya...

Mahathir and family risk civil action 

for allegedly money laundering activities...

The YDP Agong advised Wan Azizah that she was the most eligible among Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders, based on PKR’s 48 seats in Parliament, to be the 7th Prime Minister. But she told the King then that PH had agreed that its Chairman, Mahathir Mohamad, would be Prime Minister. The real reason for Mahathir reneging on the pledge to make way for Anwar Ibrahim may be the latter’s public threat in 1998 before a media conference packed with the international media as well. 

The sacked deputy prime minister, finance minister and former deputy UMNO president swore that Mahathir and his multibillionaire children would be dragged to justice for allegedly engaging in money laundering activities as defined by international law. Anwar accused Mahathir of abuse of power, conflict of interest and criminal breach of trust as a prime ministerial dictator.

The Agong probably made a strategic error when Mahathir called on him on Mon 24 Feb 2020 to submit the resignation letter. The Agong disclosed, inadvertently no doubt, that he would appoint Wan Azizah as prime minister.

Mahathir protested vehemently, and in a contradiction in terms — read turn around from Thurs 10 May 2018 — reportedly advised the Agong that “Wan Azizah wasn’t suitable material to be Prime Minister”. Somehow, Mahathir may have persuaded the Agong to appoint him as Interim Prime Minister. Mahathir, according to media reports, planned to set up a Cabinet and government of MPs i.e. there would be no reference to political parties.

In any case, such a Cabinet and government would not have worked in party politics that plagued Malaysia where political personality cults, political parties, tribalism and feudalism thrived in “unholy marriages of convenience” under the guise of democracy.

Openly Hostile

The political parties across the divide expressed open hostility on the idea of a cabinet and government of MPs. It was poetic justice when Prime Ministerial Dictator Mahathir found himself jobless again in a karmic turn of fortunes, a week later, when the Agong appointed Bersatu President Muhyiddin Yassin as the 8th Prime Minister on Sun 01 Mar 2020 and, according to Mahathir in the media, refused to see him. It was the unkindest cut of all. The Agong, probably having had enough of Mahathir’s “antics”, had closed the Istana gates.

Apparently, as widely speculated, Muhyiddin didn’t have the numbers in Parliament. He resigned reluctantly on Mon 16 Aug 2021 after dragging the nation through a state of emergency for six months and allegedly mishandling the pandemic brought by the novel Coronavirus.

The Agong asked him to stay on as Interim Prime Minister but not for long, and the nation heaved a collective sigh of relief. Umno vice president Ismail Sabri Yaakob, still being “investigated” in Sabah for allegedly consuming banned turtle’s eggs sometime in Aug 2015, was sworn in as the 9th Prime Minister on Sat 21 Aug 2021.

Mahathir In The Fray

Earlier, Muhyiddin made a bid for the prime minister’s post again. Mahathir and Anwar were the other candidates in the fray. Anwar lost much political goodwill by agreeing that the Agong who was supposed to remain above the fray, could intervene in politics, albeit temporarily, and help pick the prime minister-designate.

The Opposition Leader stood a better chance in Parliament even if there were three or more candidates on the slate. He would have easily won in a run-off between the top two candidates if none secured 51 per cent in the first around.

The Agong decreed that Ismail Sabri should test his support in Parliament. Instead, the new prime minister forged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PH in Sept 2021. It was a form of insurance to ensure support from the opposition coalition as well in Parliament. See here.

Muhyiddin had made the same offer, as well, too little too late, barely hours before his tryst with destiny on 16 Aug. He was widely rebuffed, seen as untrustworthy, being beyond redemption for unilaterally taking Bersatu out of PH and forming a “backdoor” government on Sun 01 Mar 2020. The government was reduced, from the beginning to a minority in Parliament but saved by the state of emergency.

GE15 Looms

Fast-forward as GE15 looms! Ismail Sabri fears that probably the same 15 “rebellious” UMNO MPs, who pulled the rug from under Muhyiddin’s feet, may be tempted to go after his neck as well in an adrenaline rush, if they get the slightest chance.

Except for Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh, the other 14 MPs fear that they continue to face the prospects of selective prosecution and selective persecution, initiated by Mahathir and no one else after GE14, based it can be argued on highly subjective and perhaps even “dubious” grounds in law i.e. abuse of power, conflict of interest and criminal breach of trust, all the very same failings of a prime ministerial dictator.

The charges may be related to political donations, financing of political party activities, corporate social responsibility activities, charitable activities, food parcels and matters which could be settled out of court if the government had filed civil action on money laundering activities. Instead, the government instituted criminal cases.

In the US for example, the Dept of Justice (DoJ) which worked on 1MDB cases, only instituted criminal cases if the civil action was challenged. Out of court settlements were the preferred mode of action when large sums of money, public or otherwise, were involved.

The speculation continues that MPs in UMNO, Ismail Sabri’s own party, may be ready to plunge the daggers into him, if push comes to shove. The MPs fear that the court may put on blinkers, the approach allegedly taken in the RM42m SRC International case against Najib, and belabour in the delusion that the letter of the law was the sum total of the rule of law.

UMNO Supreme Council

UMNO Supreme Council members are understandably unhappy that some court cases may even have begun against UMNO MPs just before Ismail Sabri became deputy prime minister and invariably put him in a spot. See here.

There’s no guarantee that Ismail Sabri will be prime minister again after GE15, expected by early next year at the latest or even later this year if sooner, although he as a lowly UMNO vice president remains BN’s candidate for PM. – Joe Fernandez,New Malaysia Herald

Police outriders for hire...

Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is no stranger to controversy. His stewardship of the pilgrimage fund, Tabung Haji, was abysmal, and he is currently facing charges for corruption. Just when you thought nothing could be worse than politicians like Abdul Azeez, along comes his son Mohamed Khairul Anwar.

On May 6, Khairul uploaded a clip onto Instagram of him driving along a stretch of road being escorted by two police outriders. One police outrider stopped an oncoming car from turning to enable Khairul to beat the red light.

For decades, Malaysians have been failed by politicians like Abdul Azeez with their huge egos, their enormous sense of entitlement, and who feel they can break the rules with impunity. But, for the son to ape the father’s arrogance simply fueled the rakyat’s fury.

They reacted with outrage at Khairul’s shameless manner, in which he broke the law twice, once for having police outriders as a nobody, and the other for beating the red light. His actions are simply unacceptable.

Penang police chief Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said Khairul would assist them in their investigations. He also said they would see if any element of tarnishing the police force’s image was involved. He claimed that the two police outriders had acted on their own accord, and were in the process of being disciplined, adding that none of his senior officers had given permission for police to escort Khairul.

However, some drivers in Kuala Lumpur disagree. A number have alleged that they are aware that at least in KL, police outriders will provide an escort, if the price is right. So, who was telling the truth? The allegation that some rogue policemen will escort your vehicle, for a fee? Or, does no such escort and protection service exist?

Most Malaysians are aware that all road users must learn to cope with heavy traffic and ill-mannered drivers on our roads. However, many motorists are also angry when they are stopped by police outriders and forced to squeeze their vehicles close to a monsoon drain, curb, or another vehicle, so that a swollen-headed politician may reach his destination smoothly and without delay.

Why can’t the politician or VVIP travel to work along the same congested roads as the rest of Malaysia? Why do they need police outriders to stop us so that they can have stress-free travel to and from their places of work?

One of the reasons for having numerous traffic congestion and poorly managed roads is because our ministers are not aware that these problems exist. With their police outriders, they are used to cars moving smoothly when they travel from point A to point B. They do not see any traffic build-up.

As far as they are concerned, Malaysian roads are clear of congestion and have few hang-ups. Or, maybe they are aware of these problems, but simply do not care. Many Malaysian road users have been stopped by policemen at least once in their lives. Many are not aware they have broken the law. Polite and courteous police outriders are few and far between, and our experience is more often than naught to have been at the receiving end of rude and uncompromising police outriders.

A few years ago, one driver was shocked when a police outrider rode his bike straight towards him. He said, “An official entourage was approaching from the opposite direction. I slowed down when I saw the flashing headlights and heard the siren.

“When the police outrider crossed the dividing white line and drove straight at us, my wife and daughter thought there would be a head-on collision, as the motorbike was coming at high speed and did not appear to want to slow down or stop.

“Why are these police outriders acting like Mat Rempits, except these police Mat Rempits have official uniforms, badges, and are armed. “In fact, both these types of Mat Rempits terrorize ordinary road users. Both act as if they are above the law.”

Other road users have similar complaints. One said, “When a VVIP convoy of cars was approaching, we were forced to stop by the road side. A police outrider kicked the side of my car to force me off the road. Who pays for the damage? They are extremely arrogant.”

Those who have been stopped by police outriders are furious not just because of the policemen’s unbecoming conduct, but also because of the following reasons.

First. Does the person who is being escorted deserve the use of police outriders?

Second. Why should other legitimate road users be inconvenienced, just so this person wants to arrive at his destination quickly?

Third. Many road users have complained that auxiliary policemen are frequently used as outriders. Are auxiliary policemen permitted to become outriders?

Khairul appears to think that he is entitled to a police escort. He is not! Many people would like to see a list of those entitled to use police outriders. Is it just the King and the prime minister? Are cabinet ministers on the list? If so, what’s the justification for this? Malaysians wish to see who abuse their positions at the rakyat’s expense. - Mariam Mokhtar 

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A RM2 million reward for crooked Apandi – Mahathir’s mistake of not charging the ex-AG and other UMNO crooks...

Mahathir Mohamad can’t retire peacefully and chances are the 96-year-old man will leave the world a very frustrated man, despite having been blessed with a very long life. It’s already bad that his son, Mukhriz Mahathir, may not become a prime minister. It becomes worse when more and more crooks linked to 1MDB scandal that he had fought to send to jail are now walking away free.

Musa Aman, Riza Aziz, Ahmad Maslan, Abdul Latiff (brother of Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim) and Tengku Adnan were some of the crooks that had been acquitted by the backdoor Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Other powerful crooks like former Prime Minister Najib Razak and UMNO president Zahid Hamidi, along with Bung Mokhtar, may also walk away free very soon.

But Mahathir’s biggest shock was not how power-crazy Muhyiddin released Sabah’s biggest crook, dropping all 46 corruption and money laundering charges faced by Musa Aman, or how Najib’s stepson, Riza Aziz, was acquitted of all charges of money laundering involving US$248 million (RM1.25 billion). His biggest shock so far was the terms of the settlement involving Apandi Ali.

Apandi Ali, the former Attorney General appointed by then-PM Najib Razak at the peak of 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Bhd) scandal to specifically clear the premier, was sacked by Mahathir after the stunning defeat of Najib regime in the 2018 General Election. After a series of betrayals, the democratically-elected Pakatan Harapan government was toppled by Muhyiddin, Mahathir’s most trusted lieutenant.

Muhyiddin, together with the defeated United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and extremist Islamist party PAS (Parti Islam SeMalaysia), formed the backdoor government called Perikatan Nasional in March 2020, forcing Mahathir to resign after just 22 months. However, Muhyiddin was himself betrayed by UMNO and forced to resign 17 months later in August 2021.

It was during Muhyiddin’s regime that Apandi found the spine to file a lawsuit in September 2020, seeking a declaration that the termination of his services as attorney-general in 2018 by Mahathir was unlawful. The despicable ex-A.G. has also asked for RM2,233,599.36 in special, punitive and general damages. He argued that his contract was supposed to end only on July 26, 2018.

Apandi Ali-Malaysias most disgraceful Attorney-General

After the scandal-plagued Najib government was defeated, Apandi shamelessly cling to his position, refusing to resign voluntarily and honourably despite advised to do so by the new government. Subsequently, in a letter dated June 5, 2018, Chief Secretary Ali Hamsa informed Apandi that the King had consented to the termination of his service as Attorney General.

Not only Apandi Ali claimed that his termination was orchestrated by then-PM Mahathir, he also said Mahathir had abused his position, committed misconduct as a public officer and committed misfeasance in public office. Mr Apandi said before the 14th General Election in May 2018, Najib government had promised him that his tenure would be extended by three years.

Therefore, as a result of his termination, Apandi said he suffered losses and damages, including the loss of earnings, allowances and other benefits from July 27, 2018 until July 26, 2021. The burning question is this – why didn’t he sue Mahathir government immediately after his so-called unlawful termination, but chose to file a suit only after more than 2 years later?

The second question is did Apandi realize that he has sued the wrong person? He should have sued the Malay Ruler – the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan – because it was the monarch who had agreed to sack him, not Mahathir. Was Apandi trying to say the King had acted recklessly by agreeing to the recommendation to terminate him?

The third question is Apandi’s claim that then-Chief Secretary did not provide any document to support Agong’s consent to fire him in 2018. If the King had not agreed to his sacking, how did the monarch appoint Tommy Thomas to replace him in the first place? Did Apandi expect the Agong to make an appearance on national TV and announced the sacking of the disgraced attorney-general?

The half-baked former A.G. appeared to be clueless about the law. The Attorney Generals hold their office at “the pleasure of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong” as stated in Article 145(5). Unlike judges and auditor-general, the services of the A.G. (in this case Apandi Ali) can be terminated by the appointing authority – in this case Agong – who acts on the advice of the prime minister.

In short, the then-PM Mahathir can order the removal of the Attorney General after the new government of Pakatan Harapan was formed. In fact, based on how Najib fired former A.G. Gani Patail for investigating his 1MDB scandal, before appointing the “friendly” Apandi Ali as a replacement in 2015, it’s crystal clear that an attorney-general can be sacked whenever the prime minister likes.

So, the fourth question is why can’t Apandi be sacked when his predecessor can be easily fired? His argument that he cannot be sacked because his contract had been extended for another 3 years just before the 14th election by Najib Razak is yet another bullshit. According to the Federal Court, a contractual right cannot supersede a decision by the King to sack the attorney-general.

It’s hilarious that Apandi Ali had not read about the Federal Court’s case “Haji Ariffin v. Government of Malaysia 1969”. The position as the Attorney General does not come with job security because he is nothing but the government’s legal adviser, hence like a client who hired his lawyer, the government has the right to change or fire its top lawyer anytime.

Just like former MACC chief commissioner Dzulkifli Ahmad, who tendered his resignation after Mahathir accused the commission of ignoring widespread corruption and indicated a reshuffle, former Attorney General Apandi Ali had only two options – to resign or to be sacked. Apandi had refused to resign because he cannot lose face and thought of himself as incredibly powerful.

More importantly, Mahathir was looking forward to facing Apandi’s lawsuit in court. However, the clueless and incompetent Ismail Sabri government has quietly settled with Apandi, who happened to be a strong supporter of UMNO. Although the terms of the settlement are being kept top secret, it’s not rocket science that Apandi has been rewarded RM2.2 million – or even more.

Apandi was an UMNO member from 1982 to 1991, before joining the Bar Council from 1991 until 2003. He was even picked by UMNO as a candidate to contest the Pengkalan Chepa parliamentary seat in the 1990 election, but he was defeated. In July 2018, after he was sacked by Mahathir, he was appointed as a member of UMNO’s Supreme Council for the 2018-2021 terms.

Interestingly, Muhyiddin’s handpicked A.G. Idrus Harun appeared to have advised the government to settle with Apandi, despite all the facts that the former A.G. cannot win the case. Not only taxpayers’ money has been wasted to pay the useless Apandi, it also sends the wrong message that the attorney-general is so powerful that he cannot be sacked.

Mohamed Apandi Ali became one of the most disgraceful top lawyer the country has ever produced when crooked Najib Razak appointed the stooge specifically to shield him. Mr. Apandi was already a 65-year-old retired ex-judge when he was offered the powerful job. As a bonus, he was also rewarded with a seat on the board of Lembaga Tabung Haji (hajj pilgrims fund board).

Almost immediately after becoming Attorney General, without offering any satisfactory explanation whatsoever, Mr. Apandi unilaterally cleared his boss – then-PM Najib Razak – despite MACC’s (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) recommendation that Najib be charged with criminal misappropriation under Section 403 of “dishonest misappropriation of property”.

Apandi declared that his boss was innocent of any bribery, claiming that US$681 million (RM2.6 billion) found in PM Najib’s private account was “gift” from Saudi royal family. To insult the world’s intelligence, Apandi claimed Najib had returned US$620 million to the Saudi royal family because it had not been utilised. But the world was not impressed with the Malaysian clown.

The Malaysian Attorney General became a world pariah when the then-U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced on July 20, 2016 that the U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits to seize assets that it said were the result of US$3.5 billion that was misappropriated from 1MDB. Worse, the U.S. authorities found “no trace of Saudi gift” at all.

To the amusement of the international community, the same A.G. Apandi Ali was then caught in a video clip that apparently showed him dancing with a group of Najib’s ministers during the country’s Merdeka Day (Independence Day) parade in Kuala Lumpur, triggering outburst that it was the clearest proof that the attorney-general was indeed Najib’s stooge.

In 2016, Mr. Jose Ugaz, chairman of Transparency International (TI), singled out Mr. Najib as a prime example of national leaders in developing countries who have “become so corrupt that they endanger both citizens and society”. Earlier in Sept 2015, when Ugaz delivered his speech in Malaysia, PM Najib cowardly went into hiding instead of facing the international community.

 

To muffle embarrassing news about Najib, Apandi had even proposed life-imprisonment for whistle-blowers under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) and punishment for journalists who refused to reveal their sources, a draconian and desperate plan to suppress and oppress any embarrassing materials that could implicate the already extreme corrupt Government of Malaysia under Najib Razak.

Coincidentally, Mr. Apandi was the same man who headed a three-member Court of Appeal in 2013 which released two elite policemen (Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar), (pix above) from charges of murdering Mongolian Altantuya Shariibuu, whose body was blown up with military-grade explosive in 2006 in the Scorpene submarine scandal involving Najib’s personal aide – Razak Baginda.

Apandi was as crooked as Najib in the 1MDB scandal. And it’s not hard to see why A.G. Idrus Harun, after having freed crooks like Musa Aman, Riza Aziz, Ahmad Maslan, Abdul Latiff and Tengku Adnan, had decided to reward Apandi Ali instead of fighting the lawsuit – birds of a feather flock together. But Mahathir should not cry over spilt milk. It was his fault that Apandi laughs all the way to the bank.

Mahathir should have investigated and charged Apandi Ali, not just merely sacked him, for complicity in the theft of 1MDB. In the same breath, former secretary-general of Finance Ministry Irwan Serigar Abdullah should also be charged for his role in helping Najib siphoned more than RM3 billion from KWAP and EPF to invest (or rather cover-up) in 1MDB and subsidiaries.

Not only Irwan Serigar was 1MDB advisor, he was also part of the board of directors of at least 25 other companies. As the Chairman of Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN) or Inland Revenue Board (IRD), he made sure Najib did not have to pay taxes from the RM2.6 billion stolen from 1MDB. As chairman of KWAP and director of EPF, Serigar approved all dubious investments in 1MDB.

Together with another crook – Lembaga Tabung Haji Chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim – Mr Irwan Serigar (a director) bailed out 1MDB by subscribing RM920.8 million of the sukuk raised by the fund. Guess who else was on the board of Tabung Haji back then? Well, it was Mr. Apandi Ali, of course. That was how Tabung Haji overpaid to the tune of RM188.5 million of Muslims’ hard earned money to purchase a plot of land at Tun Razak Exchange.

Mahathir should also have charged Khalid Abu Bakar, one of the most arrogant and corrupted police chief under Najib administration, for aiding and abetting Najib, the world’s biggest crook. In July 2015, the then-Attorney General Gani Patail was sacked ahead of his retirement date in October because IGP Khalid was the disgraced traitor who tipped off Najib.

 

Had Mahathir not abruptly resigned in February 2020, allowing the return of UMNO crooks to the government, Apandi would not have won his case unchallenged. Had the old man spent more time in fixing all the structural problems he created during his 22 years iron-fist rule (from 1981 to 2003) instead of rubbing shoulders with Zakir Naik and shouting Malay dignity, he might be a happier man today. - FT

Apandi, as long as the settlement include a compensation paid with public funds, keeping it as confidential is a gross derelict of duty by Putrajaya and the AGC on transparency and accountability. No amount of money should be paid to an idiot like you who blatantly declared Najib as innocent of any wrongdoing at a press conference while holding up incriminating SRC evidence in your own hands. - Sharifuddin Abdul Latiff

It's best you keep your gap shut. It was reported you shed crocodile tears in court during testimony. It worked! Now you should be laughing all the way to the bank. As they say curiosity kills the cat.First, you sued MM as the main defendant, apart from the government. The AG cannot settle without the knowledge of MM. Second, read the Constitution, every expenditure from the consolidated fund has to be tabled and approved by Parliament, either before or after. Unless of course, the AG is paying from his own pocket. Third, millions of tax payers are not happy to see their hard earned money being wasted on you, apart from the salaries they paid you all along. - Dr.Raman Letchumanan

This scumbag dared to be arrogant under this racist backdoor govt which do not follow any rule of law but the law of the jungle. You are lucky and thank those frogs in the Sheraton move otherwise your suit would have been thrown into the dustbin. Now the rakyat has to foot the bill of your folly. - BlueMinnow3865

I say Apandi, this is not private suit in defamation, in tort or breach of contact. If you lose, you pay from your own pocket. In your case, the payment comes public funds as it was a suit by you against then PM (govt). - Pink Panther3559

When PH was in power, this idiot was as quite as a tikus. Now can talk cock lah. BTW, the rakyat got the right to know the details. This is not your grandfather’s money. - Fyddeep

cheers.

Samy Vello ada cakap "Malaysia diperintah worang gila"...

Sue the gomen and make money...Something smells fishy...

Penamatan perkhidmatan Tan Sri Apandi Ali...

1. Tan Sri Apandi Ali telah fail tuntutan di Mahkamah terhadap saya setelah saya letak jawatan sebagai Perdana Menteri. Dia tuduh yg saya berniat jahat & tidak turut undang-undang dlm menamatkan perkhidmatannya sebagai Peguam Negara.

2. Saya telah beri kenyataan saya kepada pihak Peguam Negara. Saya pertahan tindakan saya dan percaya bahawa saya telah ikut prosidur yang ditetapkan dengan menasihati Yang di-Pertuan Agong bagi menamatkan perkhidmatan beliau sebagai Peguam Negara.

3. Pada masa itu saya berasa Tan Sri Apandi tidak dapat bertindak bebas kerana beliau merupakan peguam UMNO sejak sekian lama.

4. Dia tidak mungkin dapat berlaku adil dalam siasatan terhadap 1MDB dan salahlaku Dato Seri Najib. Malahan dia telah kata bahawa Najib tidak bersalah kerana kononnya tiada kes, sebelum apa-apa tindakan siasatan dibuat.

5. Sikap berat sebelah Apandi ini terbukti apabila Najib didapati bersalah oleh hakim Mahkamah Tinggi dan Rayuan dan dijatuhkan hukuman penjara 12 tahun serta denda RM210 juta.

6. Semasa saya beri keterangan kepada pihak Peguam Negara (Tan Sri Idrus Harun) bagi persediaan kes saman Apandi terhadap saya, saya telah dimaklum bahawa proses penamatan perkhidmatan itu betul dan mengikut prosidur dan Rule of Law.

7. Mereka maklumkan bahawa saya dan kerajaan telah memberi nasihat betul pada Yang di-Pertuan Agong supaya Tan Sri Apandi Ali ditamatkan perkhidmatan.

8. Saya terkejut apabila baca berita baru-baru ini tentang satu penyelesaian diluar mahkamah dibuat diantara Kerajaan dan Apandi. Terma penyelesaian juga dirahsiakan.

9. Saya tidak pun dimaklum tentang terma penyelesaian walaupun saya merupakan saksi utama.

10. Saya menulis pada Peguam Negara. Saya tidak bersetuju dengan cara penyelesaian tersebut dibuat. Saya berasa kerajaan tidak sepatutnya tunduk memandang bahawa tindakan penamatan perkhidmatan Apandi mengikut semua urusan dan kuasa yang ada pada Kerajaan.

11. Saya tidak faham kenapa terma penyelesaian harus dirahsia dari saya serta rakyat. Rakyat berhak tahu. Lebih-lebih lagi jika ianya melibatkan pampasan.

12. Apakah pampasan perlu dibayar jika tindakan dibuat mengikut undang-undang? Di mana prinsip Rule of Law.

13. Saya berpendapat penyelesaian memberi pampasan besar itu untuk seorang yang gagal melaksanakan tanggungjawab dengan baik adalah amat dikesali diwaktu mana sekalipun. Saya tidak mengaku salah dan bersedia untuk tuntutan Apandi di adili di mahkamah. - Dr.M

Sebuah video telah menjadi viral di media sosial yang menunjukkan seorang lelaki sedang berseronok di sebuah kelab malam. Dia duduk bersama seorang wanita muda yang kononnya adalah isterinya dan mereka sedang mendengar muzik yang rancak.Lelaki ini kononnya dikatakan seorang penasihat agama kepada orang kayangan. Menurut punca2 yang dipercayai,  lelaki yang pakai blazer dengan topi berada di dalam kelab malam itu sedang melakukan kerja2 dakwah untuk menyebarkan agama. Tapi daripada video itu langsung tidak ada bahan bacaan agama yang disebarkan di mana2 di dalam kelab malam itu. Nampaknya apabila semua Kelab Malam dibenarkan beroperasi bermula 15 Mei ini,ramai pendakwah akan masuk ke Kelab Malam untuk berdakwah kot? Brader kita ni pula mungkin sedang dok berlatih kat rumah rasanya. - minah kerang

Get rid of police outriders 

for ministers, deputies...

It is time to get rid of police outrider services for ministers, deputy ministers and elected representatives, said Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim Chee Keong (pix,below).

This comes after a video of two police outriders escorting the son of Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim in Penang was spread on social media yesterday.

“Ministers and deputy ministers already have a pilot and police escorts, there is no need to waste the manpower of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) on providing outrider services.

“It does not matter which government, abolish the police outrider services for the people’s representatives.

“If you are rushing for time, you should leave early. Otherwise, you can solve the issue of traffic jams so that all road users can arrive at their destinations comfortably, no need for outriders,” Sim said in a Facebook posting today.

In a separate statement today, the Penang police confirmed the incident took place in Bukit Gambir, Penang yesterday (May 7).

“A disciplinary investigation paper has been opened and a detailed investigation will be conducted on the two police officers involved.

“The police will not compromise with any police officers who commit such misconduct,” said Penang police chief Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain.

Yesterday, a 20-second video was posted as an Instagram Story by the account @anwarazeez, showing Azeez’s son, Mohamed Khairul Anwar, driving while escorted by two police outriders.

The video has since expired as Instagram Stories are only available for 24 hours.

In the video, an outrider appeared to stop an oncoming car about to make a turn in order to allow Khairul Anwar’s vehicle to run a red light.

The oncoming car could be seen braking abruptly to avoid crashing into the police outrider.

In another statement, Bukit Bendera MP Wong Hon Wai (above) today said the police should conduct a full investigation on the man driving the car as well.

“As a member of the police force, the traffic police manpower is not meant for escorting parliamentarians or their children but it is to help resolve the issue of traffic jams,” he said.

Wong said the ministers should experience traffic jams like other members of the public unless it is an emergency or very important official business.

“Actually, there should be no special privileges of having police escorts except in desperate situations or very important official business.

“Elected representatives, like parliamentarians, even those who have served for multiple terms, do not have the privilege of police escorts, let alone the son of a parliamentarian,” he said. - mk

Honestly, outriders are only for Agong, PM, Head of state, Sultan, Chief Ministers and Menteri Besar. What's so special with others? Our polis got other better things to do then to escort the non deserving officials. - Anonymous_49

Biasa lah tu. Even our pencuri terbesar has police outrider when he has to report at the police station every month hahaha. - Geram

Do our police even know their roles and responsibilities and duty to the people? Or they only serving certain groups? - Gaji buta

Abuse of power. Also police need to answer why escort is provided to laymen. Even MP do not have this privilege. Who have gave instructions to police for this case. - UB40

The only time I agree these corrupt elites need police escort is when they are ushered to Sungai Buloh. Other than that , just toe the line la,ministers and deputies. - Oceanmaster

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Tiba2 Rayaaaa..insan semua tak bersediaaa...

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Sepandai2 kapal menyelam, lama2 timbul juga...

Story kat SINI dan SINI

Najib menulis...

“Sebenarnya, negara Perancis telah siasat isu ini sejak tahun 2010. Sekarang pun masih siasat dan belum didakwa secara rasmi.”

Satu laporan yang diterbitkan oleh South China Morning Post, berbunyi;"Sebuah kumpulan pertahanan Perancis, Thales Group, mengesahkan bahawa syarikat itu dan beberapa individu dari syarikat itu sedang disiasat berhubung perjanjian senjata dengan Malaysia sejak 2002."

Menurut seorang hakim Perancis, Thales bersubahat dalam rasuah berhubung penjualan kapal selam ke Malaysia. Kes yang telah lama berjalan mengenai dakwaan sogokan ini telah dibuka pada 2010 dan akhirnya mengaitkan bekas perdana menteri Malaysia Najib Razak.

Najib adalah Menteri Pertahanan pada ketika perjanjian bernilai AS$1.2 bilion ditandatangani untuk membeli dua kapal selam kelas Scorpene dan satu kapal selam Agosta daripada unit limbungan tentera laut Perancis DCN, yang kini merupakan sebahagian daripada Thales.

Rakan sekutu Najib, Abdul Razak Baginda, telah bertindak sebagai penasihat dalam perjanjian itu, dan dia dituduh menyamar sogokan lebih 114 juta euro (AS$121 juta pada kadar pertukaran masa kini) sebagai “kerja perundingan” oleh sebuah firma di mana dia merupakan pemegang saham terbesar.

Wang itu kemudiannya didakwa telah diberikan kepada Najib. Jadi apa yang Najib katakan adalah benar, cuma, Najib lupa memberitahu...

1. Bahawa beliau disyaki menerima lebih 114 juta euro (AS$121 juta pada kadar pertukaran masa kini) daripada Razak Baginda, yang didakwa telah bertindak sebagai penasihat dalam perjanjian pembelian kapal selam,

2. Bahawa siasatan pihak Perancis terhadap Thales Group dalam urusan jual-beli kapal selam dengan Malaysia melibatkan tuduhan rasuah, dan disebabkan itu, ada pihak di Malaysia disyaki terlibat dengan rasuah.

Seterusnya, Najib menulis...

“Bukan saya yang pilih dan runding pembelian kapal selam tersebut. Walaupun saya menteri pertahanan masa itu, perdana menteri dan menteri kewangan bukan saya. “Ianya PM4(Dr.M) yang pilih kapal selam itu dan berunding dengan Perancis.

Persoalannya...

1. Adakah Najib mencadangkan, bahawa perbincangan antara Mahathir dan Perdana Menteri Perancis membawa maksud “Mahathir memutuskan secara muktamad untuk membeli kapal selam Scorpene, tanpa sebarang penglibatan Menteri Partahanan, dan seterusnya mengarahkan Kementerian Pertahanan untuk mematuhi keputusan itu?”

2. Adakah Najib mencadangkan, bahawa Kementerian Pertahanan tidak terlibat secara langsung dalam mana-mana peringkat peninjauan dan rundingan ke arah pembelian kapal selam Scorpene, bermula daripada inisiatif untuk membeli kapal tersebut sehinggalah kelulusan muktamad dibuat?

Bukan hanya hujah Najib tidak membawa sebarang makna, ianya merupakan usaha murahan bekas Perdana Menteri itu mengaitkan nama Mahathir dalam urusan jual-beli kapal selam Scorpene.

Hakikatnya, Najib merupakan Menteri Pertahanan pada ketika pembelian kapal selam Scorpene dirunding dan dimuktamadkan, dan beliau bertanggungjawab sepenuhnya terhadap segala keputusan yang dibuat. - thethirdforce.net

Air Kelantan,Lebai mana janji2 mu?...

Menanti hari esok...

Tapi,kalendar kuda dah tau bila Hari Raya,pelek dak?...

Why it’s a wrong strategy for DAP 

to work with Bersatu traitors again...

Mahathir Mohamad exposed in early April how his former most trusted lieutenant, Muhyiddin Yassin, had met him with the shameful intention of seeking his support to become prime minister again. However, Mahathir publicly said it was impossible for both of them to work together again, especially after Muhyiddin’s betrayal during the “Sheraton Move” coup, which led to the old man’s resignation.

 

However, Mahathir cunningly left the option open when he also said that his party, Pejuang (Homeland Fighters’ Party), has yet to decide on whether to work with Muhyiddin, who is the president of Bersatu (Malaysian United Indigenous Party). They formed Bersatu together in 2017, but Mahathir was sacked as the party chairman, along with three other MPs after Muhyiddin’s betrayal.

 

After Mahathir’s revelation, opposition de-facto leader Anwar Ibrahim said he too had met with Muhyiddin. But Anwar said there were no discussions about supporting Muhyiddin as a PM again. PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution, however, said the Opposition Pakatan Harapan was prepared to negotiate and discuss with any political party about cooperation in the upcoming general election.

Likewise, DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng and Amanah president Mohamad Sabu (popularly known as Mat Sabu) said their respective parties would not work with Bersatu, let alone extremist Islamist party PAS, as the two parties’ leaders cannot be trusted. Mat Sabu even said there was no way that Pakatan Harapan would work with “traitors” who betrayed the people’s mandate.

 

However, not long after Mr Lim and Mat Sabu rejections to any sort of cooperation with former PM Muhyiddin and Taliban Hadi Awang, their deputies – either ignorantly or deliberately – issued contradictory statements. Amanah deputy president, Salahuddin Ayub, disagreed with his boss and said Bersatu and PAS should not be automatically excluded from Pakatan’s “big tent” concept.

 

Statements from DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook were more confusing. First, he said the issue of cooperation between Pakatan Harapan and Bersatu did not arise as Perikatan Nasional is still part of the ruling government. Then, the genius Loke said any cooperation between Pakatan Harapan and Bersatu can only happen if all the coalition’s component parties agree to it.

DAP Anthony Loke Siew Fook

Does that mean the moment Prime Minister Ismail Sabri dissolves the parliament, DAP will rush to cooperate with Bersatu because there would be no government anymore? But if it’s true that the Democratic Action Party has already decided that it cannot work with the traitors come rain or shine, why did Mr Loke vaguely suggest that cooperation is still possible?

 

Exactly why can’t the newly crowned DAP secretary-general just say Bersatu traitors should stop dreaming about getting any support from the Democratic Action Party, consistent with Lim Guan Eng’s stance? Diplomatically and sarcastically, Anthony Loke should have said that both PKR and Amanah can do whatever they want, but DAP has principles, integrity and dignity and will not be part of the orgy party.

 

If Mahathir can still work together with the same man who backstabbed and betrayed him, then he has lost his moral ground to talk about fighting corruption and sending crooked Najib to jail. After all, it was the power-crazy Muhyiddin who interfered and dropped all 46 criminal charges against former Sabah chief minister Musa Aman, as well as Najib stepson Riza Aziz.

If Anwar can still work together with the same man who had not only betrayed his party, but stole the post of prime minister from under his nose, then he is stupider than he looks and deserves to be humiliated as the world’s longest PM-in-waiting. After all, if he can be easily tricked and fooled – repetitively, chances are he is not a good prime ministerial candidate.

Get real, another half-baked reunion will not work simply because of distrust and bad blood among Pejuang, Bersatu, PAS, PKR, Amanah and DAP. It’s already a non-starter when a simple question is raised – who will be the next prime minister if they somehow win the 15th General Election? Mahathir (or his son Mukhriz), Anwar and Muhyiddin all wanted the same trophy.

Next is the question of seat allocation. Let’s assume Pakatan Harapan, consisting of PKR, DAP and Amanah, agreed to let bygones be bygones and work again with Bersatu just like the good old time before the 2018 General Election. Will they be satisfied with the previous seat arrangement (the easiest formula based on time restriction) and welcome despicable traitors like Azmin Ali and Zuraida Kamaruddin?

Dr.Mahathir Mohamad 

In 2018, PKR (People’s Justice Party) won 47 seats, while DAP (Democratic Action Party) grabbed 42 and Amanah (National Trust Party) got 11. Bersatu, under the leadership of Mahathir, took 13 seats, allowing the four political parties to win a simple majority of 113 seats in the 222-seat Parliament. Again, let’s assume they could win back the same seats, which they absolutely can’t.

 

What can PKR, Amanah and DAP do if Muhyiddin pulls another betrayal stunt, plotting again with PAS and UMNO to form yet another backdoor regime under the pretext of a “Malay-Muslim” government? The old script will be played again to stir up racial and religion sentiments among the Malays that the Muslims and Malay Rulers have lost power to the “Chinese, Christians and Communists”.

 

Even if a Pakatan Harapan 2.0 government could be formed, does DAP really think it could get back the finance minister portfolio? After the disastrous results in the Sabah, Sarawak, Melaka and Johor state elections, where PKR won only 2 seats, 0 seats, 0 seats and 1 seat respectively, does Anwar really think he could win even half of his party’s current 47 seats in the parliament after the next election?

Likewise, Mahathir should be certified as “senile” if the 96-year-old man really thinks he’s still a force to be reckoned with. The God probably wanted him to be alive to see how his party Pejuang annihilated in the Johor state election, where all the 42 candidates lost their deposits. And does Muhyiddin really think Chinese voters will easily forgive and forget his treachery and treasonous?

Pejuang, PKR and Amanah may pretend that nothing had happened to convince their Malay supporters to forgive and forget what Muhyiddin had done for the sake of Malay unity, Islamic teaching and whatnot. Mahathir, Muhyiddin and Anwar may even try to hug and kiss each other in front of the world to project unity in their crusade to stop Najib Razak and Zahid Hamidi.

 

However, DAP should realize that not all the Chinese voters are equally stupid and gullible. When Muhyiddin betrayed his own government – the democratically elected Pakatan Harapan government – by plotting with UMNO and PAS, he effectively crossed the “red line” despised by the Chinese community. For DAP to accept Muhyiddin is asking the Chinese community to embrace the traitor.

“God of War” General Guan Yu

There’s a reason why Chinese education teaches students about past traitors in the history of China. In the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, they have seen not only how traitors caused the fall of dynasties like the Song, Tang and Ming, but also saw the lost of tens of millions of lives due to treachery. Every student knew Wu Sangui (吴三桂), the Ming and Qing general who betrayed two successive dynasties.

 

In the same breath, “God of War” General Guan Yu is being worshipped for his loyalty, bravery, righteousness and credibility, some qualities that are rarely taught in national schools. This also partly explains why Chinese businesses tend to succeed, while Mahathir kept whining and bitching how Malay workers stole money from his bakery shop, “The Loaf”, which eventually closed down after 12 years in business.

 

Hence, the factions between English-educated and Chinese-educated leaders in DAP. Even after the “Sheraton Move” coup, some of English-educated DAP leaders can accept the idea of working again with Bersatu traitors just to get back to power, whereas majority of the Chinese-educated leaders prefer to remain as opposition than being betrayed again.

When DAP central committee member Ronnie Liu said the party should not degrade itself just to gain Malay support and did not have to “dilute its Chineseness” just because of criticism from political enemies, he was not entirely wrong. Like it or not, the majority of the Malays have been brainwashed by UMNO Malay leaders for more than 60 years to be racist.

You just need to read the comments from the Malays after Sam Ke Ting’s acquittal was suspiciously reversed by the High Court for accidentally killed some Malay “bicycle gang” teenagers, who terrorized main road with “basikal lajak (modified bicycles)” at 3:20am in 2017. Most of the comments refused to argue with facts, but looked at Sam’s conviction from a racial lens.

DAP should also be reminded that the Chinese are still mad and furious over the MOU signed with the racist government, which saw opposition Pakatan Harapan voted to pass the Budget 2022. Despite a monstrous RM332.1 billion budget, the budget had discriminatory and unfairly allocated a pathetic RM200 million for the ethnic Chinese and RM145 million for the Indian community.

The loss of Yong Peng to rival MCA (Malaysia Chinese Association) in the Johor state election is proof of self-inflicted damage from the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding). In order not to offend the sensitive ethnic Malay, DAP has been zipping its mouth since Pakatan’s collapse in March 2020. Yet, the strategy to appease the Malays has failed to attract any new votes from them.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Worse, the recent Johor state election results showed that majority of Malays would rather support a crook (Najib Razak) or a traitor (Muhyiddin Yassin) than a liberal Malay leader (Anwar Ibrahim). The only time the Malays can accept DAP is when the Chinese-dominated party is 90% controlled or infiltrated by Malay leaders. Malaysian Malaysia is a wishful thinking, which is probably centuries away.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush – DAP should stop chasing the bird in the bush (Malay) while risking losing loyal Chinese voters. True, politics is the art of the impossible, but in the context of rivalry between Bersatu and UMNO, the enemy of DAP’s enemy is not its friend. All the Malay parties – UMNO, Pejuang, Bersatu, PAS – are fighting for Malay voters, and desperately needed the Chinese votes.

Therefore, DAP’s best and only strategy is to aim to become a strong opposition party with dignity and principles. It should go solo if PKR and Amanah veto its decision not to work with Bersatu. It should reject the madness of going to bed with the traitors again because unlike PKR’s obsession to make Anwar the next PM, DAP’s objective is different and its role in a government will be limited anyway.

The big canopy concept is silly at best and stupid at worst. Even the acceptance of Mahathir into the opposition Pakatan Harapan in 2017 happened some 14 years after the former PM’s 22 years of iron-fist rule (1981-2003). If people need 14 years to give a second chance to a dictator, certainly more time is needed to recover from a disgusting treachery exploded just 2 years ago.

Going back to the old principled DAP might not win enough seats to form a government, but stubbornly bulldozing the idea of holding hands of the traitors will surely lose a big chunk of the 42 seats it won in 2018. It should not touch the toxic Bersatu or PAS with a 10-foot pole. It’s not rocket science that you don’t work with a power-crazy man whose middle name is betrayal.

Let PKR and Amanah dig their own graves if they want to sleep with the traitors. The only reason Muhyiddin desperately wanted to work with Pakatan is to leverage on DAP’s Chinese vote bank. DAP should not become a prostitute like PAS for the lust of power. It should not become the next MCA, the lapdog of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO).

More importantly, DAP’s top priority is to maintain its 42 seats, which can only happen if it does not lose any of the 90% Chinese votes it had won. Only then it could hope to be part of a government. It will be a miracle if PKR-Bersatu cooperation works. It will be a bonus if PKR-Bersatu could attract support from rural Malay voters. Either way, cooperation with Bersatu will come at a price. - FT

 

Kompom raya dalam lokap... 

Student beaten up by 10 boys 

in Langkawi classroom...

A 25-second video clip showing the boy being assaulted by 10 other students had gone viral on social media. Police are investigating a fight in which 10 boys beat up a fellow student in a secondary school classroom here.Langkawi district police chief Shariman Ashari said they were looking into the video clip which had been widely circulated on social media and would provide more details on the incident soon, Utusan Malaysia reported.

The 25-second clip showed that the victim had said something before he was beaten up and had a table thrown at him by the other students.The daily also compiled netizens’ condemnation of the students’ act, with Yunus Ali saying: “Budak-budak la (sekarang) ni pakat-pakat nak tunjuk hero… (Kids these days gang up to show their heroics).” Another netizen, Bakhtiar, said: “Raya dalam lokap la (You will be celebrating Hari Raya in the police lock-up).” - fmt

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