15th DAP Perak Annual Convention

SG : after the implementation of GST, 85% salaried employee of whom previously not liable to pay income tax have to pay now. BN is slashing the Rakyat. PR has a different idea, let's fight corruption and save money there!

15th DAP Perak Annual Convention

Sdr Lim Guan Eng is officiating the 15th DAP Perak Annual Convention and pointed out the best of Pakatan Rakyat Perak - the first state to give lands to private schools, freehold title to Rakyats, good financial governance, having a brave Speaker in the name of V Sivakumar and be the best Pakatan Rakyat state in term of co-operation and working together...

At Taman Cempaka Market this morning...

We were at Taman Cempaka Market this morning... visiting the constituents and selling Rockets... Not a bad response in a small area.... Thanks all!!!

Berikut merupaka resolusi yang dicadangkan oleh Jawatankuasa DAP Negeri Perak untuk Konvensyen Tahunaan DAP ke-15 seperti yang diumumkan oleh Setiausaha Publicitinya, YB Wong Kah Woh dalam satu siding akhbar bersama YB Nga Kor Ming.

Satu Hitam Perak

1. MENGECAM tindakan Barisan Nasional dalam rampasan kuasa Negeri Perak yang berlaku di bulan Februari 2009 yang menyebabkan krisis perlembagaan yang berlarutan dan kelumpuhan Dewan Negeri Perak DAN MENDESAK Barisan Nasional menghormati pilihan Rakyat untuk membubarkan Dewan Negeri Perak dan kembalikan kuasa Rakyat.

2. MENGECAM tindakan Polis Diraja Malaysia yang telah menjadi peralatan Barisan Nasional Perak dalam melumpuhkan sistem demokrasi di Negeri Perak dengan beberapa kali menghalang ADUN-ADUN Pakatan Rakyat daripada memasuki Dewan UNegeri Perak khasnya pada 03.03.2009 dan 02.09.2009 dan MENDESAK Peguam Negara mendakwa anggota polis yang bersalah di Mahkamah.

3. MENGECAM tindakan Polis Diraja Malaysia yang melampaui kuasa yang telah menangkap lebih daripada 100 Pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat dan Rakyat Jelata sejak berlakunya krisis perlembagaan Negeri Perak khasnya memasuki Dewan Negeri Perak dan mengheret keluar Tuan Pengetua Dewan Negeri Perak, YB V. Sivakumar.

4. MENGUTUK tindakan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri yang telah melampaui kuasa dan gagal melaksanakan tanggungjawabnya sebagai seorang kakitangan awam dengan adil dan membantu Barisan Nasional Perak dalam rampasan kuasa Kerajaan Negeri Perak dan MENGESA Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam untuk mengambil tindakan terhadap beliau.

Keadilan untuk Beng Hock

5. TAKZIAH kepada keluarga Sdr. Teoh Beng Hock yang telah meninggal dunia semasa dalam kawalan Suruhanjaya Pencegah Rasuah Malaysia dan MENDESAK Perdana Menteri Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Diraja untuk menyiasat punca kematian Sdr. Teoh Beng Hock dan menegakkan keadilan untuk Rakyat.


Politik, Ekonomi, Pendidikan dan Agama

6. BERIKRAR untuk mempertahankan perjuangan parti berlandaskan falsafah demokratik social dan visi Malaysian Malaysia dan komited untuk merealisasikannya menerusi urustadbir yang baik dan beretika dan melalui pengubalan undang-undang, politik dan program oleh Kerajaan Negeri dan Kerajaan Tempatan di bawah pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat.

7. MENYOKONG prinsip 5K Pakatan Rakyat, iatu Keadilan, Kewibawaan, Ketelusan, Kebajikan dan Kebebasan sebagai asas bekerja dan memerintah Pakatan Rakyat.

8. MENYERU Kerajaan Pusat menunaikan konsep 1 Malaysia dan dengan segera melaksanakan polisi-polisi yang adil, saksama tanpa mengira kaum untuk kebaikan semua Rakyat Malaysia.

9. MENYERU Kerajaan Pusat untuk mengambil tindakan drastic dalam mengupah kakitangan bukan Melayu memandangkan isu berkenaan dengan ketidakseimbangan kaum di sector perkhidmatan awam adalah amat serius.

10. MENYERU Kerajaan Pusat untuk mejalankan siasatan terbuka terhadap kes-kes yang melibatkan kematian tembakan controversial pihak polis memandangkan terdapat dakwaan bahawa penggunaan keganasan oleh pihak polis adalah tidak munasabah.

11. MENGUTUK penggunaan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri 1960 oleh Kerajaan BN dan MENDESAK Kerajaan untuk melepaskan kesemua tahanan ISA atau menghadap mereka ke Mahkamah untuk suatu perbicaraan yang adil.

12. MENDESAK Kerajaan Pusat memansuhkan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Akta Rahsia Rasmi, Akta Percetakan dan Pernerbitan serta Akta Kolej dan Universiti demi menepati intipati Demokrasi dan Konsep Keadilan.

13. BERUSAHA meningkatkan prestasi perkhidmatan Kerajaan Tempatan di bawah pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat dan melaksanakan Agenda Tempatan 21 yang mana suara Rakyat akan menjadi kayu ukur yang penting dalam pelaksanaan polisi-polisi.

14. MENYERU Kerajaan Pusat Barisan Nasional memulihkan semula kempen rapat umum (public rally) dan memberikan layanan adil dan saksama kepada semua parti politik tanpa diskriminasi.

15. BERUSAHA menghapuskan doktrin perkauman sehingga ke akar umbi seterusnya meningkatkan hubungan sesama rakyat, kakitangan kerajaan, ahli politik dan NGO.

16. MENYERU Kerajaan Barisan Nasional berhenti memberatkan lagi beban dan tanggungan Rakyat dalam Bajet 2010 dengan mengenakan cukai keuntungan hartanah dan cukai kad kredit.

17. MENYERU Kerajaan Persekutuan untuk meminda Akta Pendidikan 1996 supaya menjamin kedudukan kesemua sekolah jenis kebangsaan di Negara ini.

18. MENDESAK Kerajaan Pusat untuk mengiktirafkan Sijil Unified Exam Sekolah Persendirian Cina supaya memastikan lebih ramai Rakyat Malaysia menetap dan menyumbang kepada tanah air yang tercinta ini.

19. MENGESA Kerajaan Pusat Barisan Nasional menghormati hak kebebasan menganut agama seperti yang termaktub dalam Perlembagaan Malaysia.

Polisi Pakatan Rakyat

20. MENGESAL kegagalan Barisan Nasional Perak meneruskan polisi-polisi baik Pakatan Rakyat dan menyebabkan pemberian tanah untuk SUWA dan Sekolah Agama dan juga pemberian tanah kepada Sekolah Kebangsaan, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina dan Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil tidak dapat dilaksanakan.

21. MENGESAL kegagalan Barisan Nasional Perak meneruskan polisi-polisi baik Pakatan Rakyat dan menyebabkan pemberian hakmilik kekal untuk Rancangan Kampung Tersusun dan Kampung Baru Cina tidak dapat dilaksanakan.

22. MENYOKONG pendirian Pakatan Rakyat Perak untuk memberikan pembaharuan otomatik Geran tanah sekurang-kurangnya selama 99 tahun untuk tanah-tanah perusahaan, pertanian dan perumahan (jenis pajakan) dengan bayaran premium yang munasabah dan tidak membebankan Rakyat.

23. MENYOKONG Pakatan Rakyat Perak untuk meneruskan polisi pemberian tanah untuk menampung keperluan golongan bukan Islam, kuil dan gereja.


Suruhanjaya Pencegah Rasuah Malaysia

24. KECEWA bahawa kedudukan Malaysia dalam Indeks Persepsi Rasuah 2009 yang diumumkan oleh Transparency International jatuh dari tempat 47 ke 56 iaitu satu kedudukan yang paling rendah dalam masa 15 tahun yang lepas dan MENGESA supaya satu Suruhanjaya Pencegah Rasuah yang bebas daripada sebarang cengaram politik dan bertanggungjawab terus kepada Parlimen ditubuhkan.

25. MENGUTUK tindakan Suruhanjaya Pencegah Rasuah Malaysia yang telah gagal menjalankan tugasnya dengan bebas dan menjadi peralatan Barisan Nasional dalam memulakan siasatan-siasatan yang tidak berasas dan mala fide terhadap pemimpin-pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat dalam usaha membantu Barisan Nasional untuk menjatuhkan Kerajaan-Kerajaan Negeri Pakatan Rakyat.

Perjuangan berlandaskan Rakyat

26. MENGUTUK tindakan Barisan Nasional Perak yang bertujuan untuk memanfaatkan syarikat-syarikat kroni dengan penerimapakai Akta Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan Awam 2007 tanpa mempertimbangkan kepentingan Rakyat dan menyebabkan Rakyat mungkin akan menghadapi “Cukai Taksiran Ketiga” selepas bayaran pembetungan yang dikenakan oleh Indah Water Konsortium.

27. MENGUTUK tindakan Indah Water Konsortium yang mengambil tindakan Mahkamah terhadap Rakyat yang bertujuan memaksa Rakyat membayar caj pembetungan tanpa sebaranag bukti dikemukakan.

28. MENYERU Kerajaan Persekutuan menubuhkan Jawatankuasa Khas Kabinet untuk menganalisa dan melaksanakan polisi-polisi untuk menjawab isu-isu yang dihadapi oleh rakan-rakan berbangsa India di Malaysia.

29. MENYOKONG keputusan Pakatan Rakyat Perak untuk memberikan peruntukkan khas sebanyak RM5 juta setahun untuk membantu golongan kaum India yang mempunyai keperluan dan miskin.

30. MENYOKONG rancangan Pakatan Rakyat Perak untuk memberikan tanah untuk tujuan kediaman kepada mereka yang tidak mempunyai rumah khasnya rakan-rakan India di estet dan mereka yang tinggal di rumah setinggan.

民主行动党霹雳州委会建议提呈的2009年第15届霹雳州常年代表大会议案

民主行动党霹雳州宣传秘书黄家和律师在记者会上发布由民主行动党霹雳州委会建议提呈的2009年第15届霹雳州常年代表大会议案如下：

一个黑色的霹雳州

1. 谴责国阵在今年2月发动霹雳州政变事件，导致宪法危机及州议会瘫痪，并促请首相拿督斯里纳吉尊重人民的选择，解散霹雳州议会、还政于民。

2. 谴责警方沦落为霹雳州国阵的工具，非法阻止民联州议员进入霹雳州州议会，特别是3月3日以及9月2日的州议会，使到霹雳州民主制度瘫痪，并促请总检察长将相关的警员控上法庭。

3. 谴责警方自霹雳州宪法危机发生过后逮捕超过100名民联领袖以及人民，特别是非法进入州议会拖走合法议长西华古玛的滥权行动。

4. 谴责霹雳州政府秘书拿督阿都拉曼哈欣在协助霹雳州国阵夺权事件中的滥权行动，没有履行作为一个公务员公正不阿的行政原则，并促请公共服务委员会采取必要行动。

还明福公正

5. 哀悼在反贪污局总部离奇堕楼身亡的赵明福同志，并促请首相拿督斯里纳吉成立皇家调查委员会，调查赵明福同志的死因，让真相还原。

政治、经济、教育、宗教

6. 誓言捍卫党的斗争，致力通过民联掌权的州政府以及地方政府权力，修正法律以及政策，落实社会民主及马来西亚人的马来西亚目标。

7. 支持民联5大施政原则，也就是公正、有能力、透明、福利以及自由，成为民联治州和工作的原则。

8. 呼吁联邦政府即刻落实公正、公平和不分肤色的政策，体现真正一个马来西亚的精神。

9. 呼吁 联邦政府采取行动吸纳更多的非马来人进入政府机构，解决政府机构种族比例失衡的严重情况。

10. 呼吁联邦政府对于具争议性的警方射杀案件进行公开调查。

11. 谴责国阵滥用1960年内部安全法令，并促请释放所有未经审讯的扣留者，或将他们提控上法庭。

12. 促请联邦政府废除1960年内部安全法令、官方机密法令、印刷与出版法令以及大专法令，以符合公正和民主原则。

13. 致力提升民联执政州属的地方政府服务效率，落实21世纪地方政府议程，在落实各项政策或决定前听取人民心声。

14. 呼吁联邦政府恢复人民集会权利，并给于所有政党公平的机会自由。

15. 努力消除种族主义，提升各种族、政府官员、非政府组织间的合作以及和睦相处。

16. 呼吁国阵联邦政府停止在2010年的财政预算案中加重人民负担，立刻取消产业盈利税以及信用卡费用。

17. 呼吁联邦政府修改1996年教育法令，保障国内各源流学校的存在地位。

18. 促请联邦政府承认独中统考文凭，留住人才为国家贡献。

19. 促请国阵联邦政府尊重联邦宪法保障下的宗教自由。

民联施政政策

20. 遗憾霹雳州国阵没有延续民联的利民政策，使到独中及宗教学校以地养校、给于各源流学校土地的政策胎死腹中。

21. 遗憾霹雳州国阵没有延续民联的利民政策，使到新村与马来重组村永久地契政策不能落实。

22. 支持霹雳州民联给于工业、农业以及房屋地契自动更新至少99年的立场，只征收象征性费用减低人民负担。

23. 支持霹雳州民联继续落实给于非回教在宗教、包括庙宇、教会土地的政策。

反贪污委员会

24. 遗憾国家在最新的2009年透明国际贪污指数排名从去年的47名跌倒今年的56名，写下15年来的新低，并要求成立一个向国会直接负责、没有政党控制真正自由的反贪污委员会。

25. 谴责反贪污委员会没有履行本身的角色，反而成为国阵夺取民联州政权的工具，对民联领袖展开具恶意性的调查以及指控。

为民斗争

26. 谴责霹雳州国阵为了朋党私利，罔顾州子民利益通过落实《2007年固体废料法令》，导致州子民可能在日后面对继英达丽水排污费过后的“第3门牌税”。

27. 谴责英达丽水提控人民上法庭，意图在没有提出任何服务证据的时候强迫人民缴纳排污费。

28. 呼吁联邦政府成立内阁特别委员会，研究印裔同胞所面对的所有课题、以及落实政策解决。

29. 支持霹雳州民联给于有需要的印裔同胞每年500万令吉拨款的决定。
支持霹雳州民联给于没有住所的人民，特别是园丘的印裔同胞以及非法木屋者土地，让居者有其屋的决定。

黄家和向马汉顺抛3道问题

民主行动党桂和区州议员黄家和律师于2009年11月14日（星期六）在怡保所发表的声明：

固体废料法令 黄家和向马汉顺抛3道问题

（怡保14日讯）民主行动党桂和区州议员黄家和律师今天针对《2007年固体废料以及清洁管理法令》向国阵州行政议员拿督马汉顺提出三道问题，促请后者确定以及答复。

黄家和今天针对马汉顺回应道霹雳州国阵已经搁置落实固体废料法令、以及要求行动党先做功课的言论，发表文告重申行动党是基于全霹雳州人民的利益提出固体废料课题，行动党在收集资料以及消息后据理为人民说话，而整个课题的严重性不是马汉顺单单一句“没有做功课”就可以完全推搪。

黄氏说，马汉顺有必要向霹雳州子民解答3道疑问，第一，马汉顺是否认同，固体废料法令将会使到州子民的利益受损，导致州子民可能在日后必须承担继英达丽水排污费过后的“第3项门牌税？

“第二，他是否可以解释，霹雳州国阵为何罔顾人民利益，在民联政府在去年已经拒绝落实固体废料法令，而在2月夺权后的短短两个月后就通知霹雳州的地方政府表示他们同意落实该项法令？”

“第三，他是否同意，由于国阵同意落实固体废料法令，霹雳州的15个地方政府到了今天还没有允许原本往年在10月间提出投标的垃圾、野草、沟渠处理承包商做出任何合约的投标？“

黄氏补充道，就如在之前的新闻发布会上行动党表示虽然有消息指出霹雳州国阵暂时还没有真正签署固体废料合约，但是在国阵州行政议会同意落实该法令后，法令的落实已经是时间上的问题。

民主行动党

Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007

Media Conference by YB Wong Kah Woh, the State Assemblyman for Canning and the DAP Perak Publicity Secretary at DAP Perak Headquarter, Ipoh on 12.11.2009 (Thursday):

The State Assemblyman for Canning, YB Wong Kah Woh today reveals that the Perak Barisan Nasional had as early as in April 2009 resolved and agreed to adopt the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 despite the fact that the Act may eventually turned out to be another “IndahWater” haunting the Rakyats.

In order to protect the Rakyats’ benefits and interest, the Pakatan Rakyat State Government had in the State Assembly sitting last November confirmed in no uncertain terms that the Government is not going to adopt the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 which was passed by the BN’s Federal Government in July 2007 and gazetted on 30.08.2007.

Under the Act, all the public cleansing management services which shall include the cleansing of public roads, public places, public drains, hawker centres, illegally dumped solid waste, grass cutting etc will go under the purview of the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation. Any person or body who wish to manage or operate any solid waste management facilities or provide any forms of public cleansing management service shall hold a license granted under the Act.

The concession of rights of monopoly for public cleansing in Penisular Malaysia is granted in favour of 3 companies only, that is E Idaman Sdn Bhd， Alam Flora Sdn Bhd and Southern Waste Management Sdn Bhd. As a result of the implementation of this Act, all the existing contractors for garbage collection, grass cutting and drain cleaning in Perak shall register and tender for contract with E Idaman Sdn Bhd and the Local Authority is also to sell off and hand over the lorries and equipments to the concessioner company, which for sure will lead to a round of losses.

The solid waste and public cleansing management will be directly controlled by the private company so appointed, in the case of Perak, E Idaman Sdn Bhd. The elected representatives and the councilors will no longer have any decisive say in changing and replacing the underperforming contractors. By having a private company monopolizing the service, it is also inevitable that the cost borne by the Local Authority will definitely increase, and the burden will eventually be shifted to the Rakyats.

Can anyone imagine, the Rakyat even have to pay for the “Gotong-Royongs” organized by the Rakyats together with the concessioner company!

Clearly, the Barisan Nasional had taken the benefits of the cronies companies above the Rakyat’s interest.

It is ridiculous where the duty of the Local Authority in solid waste and public cleansing are totally taken away by a concessioner company. All are to be reminded that the origin of Ipoh Municipal Council was known as Kinta Sanitary Board. It is also to be noted that under Section 30 of the Act, the charges for solid waste and public cleansing services could be imposed on any occupier, owner, Local Authority or any other person. This simply means that apart from paying the yearly assessments, the Rakyat may have to pay for the services for public cleansing services. It may not start today but this could happen anytime after the implementation of the Act. The second “IndahWater” has come, haunting the Rakyat!



Until today, the existing Local Authority’s contractors are unable to submit their tender to the Local Authority due to the adoption by Barisan Nasional of the Act. It is only 1 ½ months left for year 2009. There will be a big question mark whether the tender process can get through in order to ensure an uninterrupted service for the Rakyat. Is Barisan Nasional willing to bear the responsibilities?

The latest news seems to suggest that the Perak Barisan Nasional had yet to execute the agreements for solid waste and public cleansing management. However, by the fact that the Barisan Nasional’s Executive Council had agreed for the adoption of the Act, it is only a question of time before the whole Act is being implemented. After the grabbing of power in Perak, the Barisan Nasional had not only unable to continue the implementation of the good policies such as the freehold titles policy and the lands for Chinese Independent school, and now , they have totally forgotten the interest of the Rakyat and opted to adopt and implement the Act.

Barisan Nasional owes the Rakyat of Perak an explanation over this issue.




WONG KAH WOH
State Assemblyman for Canning
Dated this 12.11.2009

《2007年固体废料及清洁管理法令》

民主行动党桂和区州议员兼霹雳州宣传秘书黄家和律师于2009年11月12日（星期四）在霹雳州行动党总部新闻发布会上所发表的声明：

（怡保12日讯）民主行动党桂和区州议员黄家和律师揭露，霹雳州国阵已经早在今年4月同意实行《2007年固体废料及清洁管理法令》，典当霹雳州子民的利益！

也是行动党霹雳州宣传秘书的黄家和今天在一项新闻发布会上表示，去年霹雳州民联政府在州议会中的答复显示，基于保障州子民的利益，霹雳州民联政府拒绝接纳以及落实由国阵联邦政府在2007年7月通过、并在同年8月30日获得在宪报上颁布的《2007年固体废料及清洁管理法令》。

黄氏说，在该法令的实行下，州内的废料处理，包括任何公共地方的清洁工作、家居垃圾处理、沟渠清理、野草割剪等原本在地方政府范围内的工作，将会交由在法令下成立的废料处理机构全权处理，而任何其他机构包括地方政府或者人士在没有获得该法定机构的准证下进行废料处理，将会面对法令下的罚款。

黄氏表示，目前大马半岛只有3家公司，也就是E Idaman Sdn Bhd， Alam Flora Sdn Bhd 以及Southern Waste Management Sdn Bhd获得经营权，垄断整个固体废料处理服务。在这个情况下，霹雳州地方政府原有的承包商将必须向E Idaman Sdn Bhd注册以及投标合约，而地方政府本身也必须将原有垃圾罗里等工具变卖给它们，当中肯定蒙受不小的损失。

“在这个情况下，整个固体废料服务将由完全朋党公司垄断以及操控，而民选议员以及市议员对于任何没有表现的承包商却不再拥有任何的鞭挞以及决定权。届时，地方政府必须付钱给垄断服务的公司，必须承担费用的提高务必在所难免，如果地方政府财务无法负荷，最终将转移到人民的身上，而甚至人民要求任何形式的‘分工合作’Gotong Royong运动，也不再是免费的。这显示国阵再度将朋党的利益凌驾人民利益至上。”

黄氏说，整个概念是如其的荒谬，法令全面的落实将会使到地方政府的责任完全由私营公司取代。更加严重的是，在该法令第30条文下，可能被征收费用的对象包括任何地方政府以及任何人士，所以人民日后可能在缴纳门牌税的同时还必须承担额外的废料处理费用，成为第2个英达丽水排污费。

黄氏表示，据他了解，由于国阵要落实这项法令，所有的地方政府承包商已经开始不能向地方政府提出任何的投标，在2009年只剩下1个半月的时间，投标程序是否能够完成并确保2010年所有地方政府承包商如常提供服务将是一大疑问。

“虽然有消息指出霹雳州国阵暂时还没有真正签署固体废料合约，但是在国阵州行政议会同意落实该法令后，法令的落实已经是时间上的问题。黄氏抨击道，在夺权后的9个月来，国阵不但没有延续永久地契、以地养校等政策，反而妄顾州子民利益在夺权后接纳《2007年固体废料及清洁管理法令》，令人失望！”


民主行动党
桂和区州议员
黄家和律师
2009年11月12日

Nizar v Zambry

Nizar's lead counsel, Sulaiman Abdullah, is now still submitting the case for Nizar...

Nizar v Zambry

The Federal Court dismissed Nizar's application for a 11 panel. Proceed to hear the case with 5 panel.

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Meanwhile, i met Kpt. (R) Osman (Changkat Jering) at the Session Court this morning while i was passing by him. He said hi "hello, how are you bro..." i really do not know what to answer apart from my usual reply "fine" with my thumb's up. i am not taking things too personal on him, i can be closed to any Barisan's counterpart, but yet, he has betrayed the People's mandate...

Statement given at FRU, Sungai Senam

I have just finished giving statements for the police at Bilik Gerakan FRU, Sungai Senam, for the police reports lodged by YB Dato Ngeh Koo Ham (under S 124 of the Penal Code: obstructing elected reps from going into Dewan sitting) and YB Nga Kor Ming (assault by the Police) with regards to the Dewan’s incident on 28.10.2009.

In any event, it is expected no one will be charged. Malaysia Boleh!

10月28日，会发生什么？

10月28日，会发生什么？

过去的两个星期，无论是出席任何的活动、或者是走在选区内，都会被问道一个热门的课题：10月28日的州议会，将会发生什么？

这个看来是一个简单的问题，但是要得到一个明确的答案，又谈何容易？

让我们回顾霹雳州国阵发动霹雳州政变后，过去8个月来所涉及州立法议会的事件，都是无从猜测的。

民联议长西华古玛在3月3日召开紧急州议会，以求确定国阵或者是民联的州务大臣获得大多数议员的信任。当时全部28名民联州议员都知道当天的州议会可能受到国阵的阻扰，但是却没有预计到国阵会如此妄顾法律的存在，通过霹雳州秘书、怡保警区主任、联邦后备队以及一些不知来自何方的流氓，封锁整个霹雳州政府大厦，以强硬行动阻止民联州议员进入州议会。

当国阵要求召开5月7日州议会、并提议撤换议长的时候，我们都知道国阵会尽一切能力撤换民联议长，而人们也谈论着一个课题：在西华古玛尚在主持会议的时候，国阵会通过什么方式将西华古玛撤换？当人们都在议论纷纷的当儿，万万也没有想到警方除了在议会外进行超过70人的大逮捕外，国阵更在州议会内史无前例地使用警方和不知名的流氓将民联议长西华古玛硬生生地拖出霹雳州议会，让霹雳州议会经历自独立以来的最黑暗一页。

如果用英语来解答当时的情况将会切切地反映出国阵的做法如何地荒谬：How to remove the Speaker from his chair? Remove him physically from the chair!!! （要 如何将议长撤职？就将他从议长席位上拉走!）

来到10月28日，会发生什么？民联州务大臣拿督斯里尼查已经揭露国阵已经安排警力进入州议会会议厅，并聘用15名流氓作为议会侍卫，而从国阵议长拿督甘尼申表示议长有权力委任任何侍卫的回复中看来，尼查的担忧不是毫无根据的。国阵已经将整个州政府大厦部门的运作在28日当天移到怡保市政厅，这又代表了什么？可以预计的是除了28名民联议员以外，民联将不可以带任何人进入州政府大厦。现在的问题是，究竟是28名民联州议员要威胁整个强大的国阵，还是国阵准备不择手段地滥用一切政府机构权力，威胁28名民联州议员的人身安全？

国阵可能不惜一切要通过他们所提呈的2010年财政预算案，但是在任何情况下，我们可以高声地告诉国阵：国阵不用担忧2010年的财政预算案是否能获得通过，因为在国阵的强权下、在国阵操控所有政府机构下，就算预算案是在国阵州务大臣拿督斯里赞比里的睡房内提呈，也会被视作为获得通过。国阵的政治十分简单，合法不合法，不是由法庭或人民决定，而是由国阵来决定。


民主行动党社青团全国副团长
桂和区州议员
黄家和律师
2009年10月27日

What will happen on 28.10.2009

What will happen on 28.10.2009?

This is the most popular question to be asked lately.

I am not sure what will happen… But for sure, BN will pass their budget… Yes, like it or not, it will be passed, or it will be deemed to have been passed…. For me, taking into consideration what BN has done in the past 10 months, the budget can even be passed in the bedroom of Zambry…

I am not being passive in this issue, but is just looking at the issue on a more practical way…

霹雳州民联青年团的推展礼（24日）上午11时红土坎

民主行动党社青团全国副团长兼桂和区州议员黄家和律师于2009年10月23日（星期五）在太平所发表的新闻稿：

（太平23日讯）民主行动党社青团全国副团长黄家和律师表示，国阵在利用3名原任民联议员夺取霹雳州政权后，不但没有实现打击霹雳州民联的目标，反而民联行动党、公正党以及回教党3党的合作关系在政治危机下已经显得更加地融合以及密切。

也是桂和区州议员的黄家和在民主行动党太平区服务中心主持霹雳州北部民联3个青年团的协调会议后，向报界如此表示。出席者包括太平区民联3个青年团的领袖以及代表。

黄氏说，霹雳州民联政府在执政短短的11个月期间已经为霹雳州带来了改变，落实协助贫苦、亲民的政策。霹雳州民联不但不分种族、宗教给于贫困家庭免费自来水、给于大专生奖励金，也推出新村永久地契、独中以地养校政策，打破过去国阵执政期间的种族政策枷锁。

黄氏表示，在国阵发动政变事件过后，国阵不但没有诚意落实民联的利民政策，同样地也没有能力推行一套属于本身的政策，治州能力严重受到质疑。

黄氏说，国阵本想通过政变事件打击民联，但是相反地民联在卧薪尝胆后将会显得更加强大，而霹雳州民联青年团更是全国成立的第一个州属民联勤年团。霹雳州民联青年团的推展礼将在明天（24日）上午11时在红土坎正式举行，并在较后下午2时在邦格岛举办一项民联青年团讲座会，务必将解散州议会、还政于民运动燃烧到国阵州务大臣拿督斯里赞比里的选区。

图：黄家和（坐者中）主持霹雳州北部民联3个青年团协调会议。左起刘长一、哈山、郑国霖。

2009年10月10日新闻稿

民主行动党霹雳州桂和区州议员黄家和律师于2009年10月10日（星期六）在怡保所发表的新闻稿：

（怡保10日讯）民主行动党桂和区州议员黄家和律师呼吁怡保市政厅关注白兰园商店后巷沟渠污水阻塞的问题，并全面提升以及改善排水系统，一劳永逸解决问题。

也是社青团全国副团长的黄家和日前接获市民投诉后，连同行动党白兰园支部主席郑亚才视察市政厅员工清理白兰园商店后巷被油积阻塞多时的沟渠后，向报界如此表示。

黄家和说，当地的沟渠油积阻塞问题十分严重，臭气熏天影响当地的商家。在市政厅派出强力水泵罗里清理后，沟渠阻塞问题虽然已经暂时获得解决。但是在经过了解后，市政厅员工表示因为沟渠系统设计的关系，一部份的沟渠尚无法获得完全的清理。

黄氏表示，他已经就这个问题致函怡保市长拿督罗斯迪以派员了解整个沟渠排水系统，并全面提升以及作出改善，一劳永逸解决后巷沟渠污水阻塞的问题。

图：黄家和（右2）在视察沟渠清理工作时与市政厅员工了解问题的根源，右为郑亚才。

民主行动党

Tragedy at Fair Park, Ipoh

Received a call after my TangLung Festival at Simee. A tragedy was happened in Fair Park. A row of the old shophouses collapsed. killing atleast 2 people. Among DAP reps there are myself, Diamond Loke, Thomas Su and Yee Seu Kai.

当法律回归法律的时候。。。

当法律回归法律的时候。。。

两个星期前，笔者出席聆听在怡保高庭开审的民联议长西华古玛起诉国阵议长甘尼申一案。在案件正式开审之前，甘尼申向法庭作出申请撤销西华古玛的诉讼，国阵的6人律师团也作出了冗长的陈词。

在2月间霹雳州政变至今的7个月以来，法律已经被操控强大资源的国阵所玩弄，使到法律不再是法律。但是，在西华古玛对垒甘尼申的案件中，令人感到兴趣的是，国阵好像已经开始知道什么叫做法律。

国阵知道什么叫做法律？

国阵律师团在陈词过程中，不断地强调法庭没有权限干涉立法议会议长的决定，而西华古玛不能针对5月7日史上最黑暗的州议会所发生的事件通过法庭起诉甘尼申。国阵律师团从引用霹雳州宪法、立法议会常规，到19世纪英国著名宪法专家Erskine May针对立法议会议长至高无上地位的论点，直至再引用马来西亚司法、立法、行政3权分立的民主制度，论述司法机构是不可以插手立法机构的权限。

这些论点都是民联律师团从2月霹雳州政变以来就不断强调的法律原则，也是真正的法律地位。民联始终认为，议长的任何决定不容其他机构所干涉。

但是民联一直提出以及强调议长在立法机构享有至高无上权力的论点没有获得重视以及认同。当民联议长西华古玛因3个变节议员呈辞而宣布议席悬空，选举委员会却表示议长的宣布无效、而法庭也插手宣判3个州议席没有悬空；当西华古玛以议长身份对赞比里等7人发出议会禁足令，法庭也介入并宣判禁足令无效；当西华古玛以议长身份召开303州议会，作为行政机构的州秘书却可以关闭州政府大厦大门阻止州议会的召开。

当西华古玛是公认合法议长的时候，其权力不断被司法以及行政机构严重地侵蚀。今天国阵律师团的陈词让国阵看似已经认同民联一直所强调议长至高无上的地位，法律好像又已经回到法律的根本。

法律真正的诠译 = 国阵如何诠译法律？

但是，国阵的论调往往就是那么的简单，一个事件两套法律。当西华古玛是公认合法议长、法律不在国阵一边的时候，国阵可以自行通过控制司法机构量身订作的新法律；当国阵认定甘尼申是议长的时候，国阵就将法律回归法律，作为靠拢爱护法律的一方。

当法律不再是法律的时候，西弥斯正义女神的精神将荡然无存；但是在法律回归法律的时候，也不见得民主法制精神会获得伸张。

或许，至少在霹雳州，法律最后的诠译其实就是，国阵如何对法律作出诠译。


黄家和律师
民主行动党桂和区州议员
2009年9月20日

民联执政期间已经将各族间的团结推向最高点

民主行动党桂和区州议员黄家和律师于2009年9月19日（星期六）在怡保所发表的新闻稿：

（怡保19日讯）民主行动党桂和区州议员黄家和律师表示，国家各种族、宗教本都是和谐相处，只是因为一些的极端分子以及玩弄种族政治领袖的极端举动以及言论而屡屡遭到破坏。

也是社青团全国副团长的黄家和日前在受邀出席与白兰园穆斯林祈祷室回教徒一同开斋后，向报界如此表示。一同出席的包括民主行动党副组织秘书郑福基以及白兰园支部主席郑亚才。

黄氏表示，最近发生的沙亚南牛头示威事件，就是不负责任人士的极端行为，而伤害了他族的感受。内政部长拿督斯里希山穆丁在涉及者被控上法庭之前更有包庇的嫌疑，令人震惊。

黄氏说，虽然民联真正的执政期间只有短短的10个月，但是在原任州务大臣拿督斯里尼查的领导下，民联已经成功将霹雳州各族间的团结推向最高点。民联不分种族、宗教、阶级的一视同仁施政原则，从给于新村以及马来重组村永久地契、批准独中以及宗教学校以地养校的计划、制度化规划兴度庙宇，都获得州子民的认同。

“尼查开明的领导也导致他被国阵以及巫统在马来社群内被标旁为‘出卖马来人’以及‘忤逆苏丹’等罪名，使到尼查面对极大的压力，这对于尼查个人来说是十分不公平的。”

黄氏表示，在国家刚刚庆祝独立52周年的今天，已经是时候人民摒弃极端种族主义政党，发挥人民力量严惩玩弄种族主义的政治人物，扫除一切落实“马来西亚人精神”的障碍。

当法律不再是法律的时候。。。

当法律不再是法律的时候。。。

我们念法律，是因为相信法律可以带来公平、公正以及公义。古希腊象征法律精神的西弥斯(Themis)正义女神，就是左手拿着神圣的天平，象征着权衡和平等、右手拿着宝剑，象征着裁决和力量、眼睛被布蒙着，象征绝对的公正无私。

自今年2月5日国阵在霹雳州发动政变以来，法律的精神已经被掌握强权者糟蹋得荡然无存。
在霹雳州政变之前，霹雳州议长西华古玛在接获九洞、美冷以及章吉遮令州议员的辞职信后，宣布3个州议席悬空，并通知选举委员会进行补选事宜。但是，选委会却宣布辞职信没有效、并拒绝进行任何补选。在宪法下，选委会作为一个独立机构，角色原本就只是根据指示处理选举事宜，但是现在却打破过去52年来不曾经发生过的先例，夺取议长以及法庭的权力，裁决3个州议员辞职没有效。这就使国阵的法律。

霹雳州宪法下规定州务大臣在失去大部分议员信任的时候必须辞职，而之前的《斯蒂芬卡隆宁甘》一案曾经裁决大臣是否获得议员信任的课题必须通过正式的州议会会议表决。但是，在没有召开任何的紧急州议会、通过任何对于民联原任州务大臣尼查不信任的动议下，国阵的赞比里在纳吉于布城召开的记者会表示国阵拥有31名州议员支持过后，就在苏丹面前宣誓成为新的州务大臣，使到霹雳州同时出现两个州务大臣。

无论尼查对垒赞比里的法庭裁决如何，在裁决之前赞比里已经自居为合法的州务大臣，领取州务大臣薪金与津贴、享有州务大臣的权力以及福利，因为在国阵的诠译的法律下，无论情况是多么地受到质疑、多么地模糊，赞比里就是合法的大臣。这就是国阵的法律。

在同一个月，霹雳州议长西华古玛在接获笔者的书面投诉、召开听证会调查赞比里以及其它6名国阵行政议员就违反宪法一事，并发出分别12个月以及6个月的议会禁足令的时候，国阵就指西华古玛的禁足令不合法，赞比里等7人尚可以自由出席州议会。另一边霜，国阵的国会议长班迪卡向哥宾星发出长达1年的禁足令，却是合适、合情、合理、合法。这就使国阵的法律。

到了3月3日，霹雳州州议员在接获议长西华古玛的通知出席紧急州议会解决霹雳州宪法危机后，州秘书阿都拉曼却把州政府大厦大门关上，并招来比议员人数多10倍的警队以及联邦后备队阻挡民联议员的去路。虽然刑事法典第124条文表明任何人士不可以阻止立法议员进入州议会，但是虽然民联针对州秘书以及违法行为作出投报，但是至今却没有任何下文，看似州秘书以及警方的做法没有违反法律。这就是国阵的法律。

在不得其门而入后，议长宣布303州议会被迫在民主之树下进行，并通过了包括解散州议会在内的3项议案。303议会拥有合法的议长、拥有足够的法定人数，但是国阵还是说会议不合法。不用给任何理由，因为这就是国阵的法律。

接下来由笔者作为主席的州公共账目委员会也召开听证会，确保州政府的公款在政治危机下会获得妥善处理。在第一天听证会接近结算的时候，原被传召的赞比里通过文告指责听证会不合法，因为听证会是在州议会休会期间举行。虽然议会常规清楚表明公账会必须在州议会期间才能开会，但是赞比里却公告他才是对的，因为这就是国阵的法律。

议长在州议会里的权限是最大的，无论议长的决定是对还是不合理，在会议厅里头的议员都必须听从，决定不容任何机构包括法庭的质疑。来到5月7日的州议会，赞比里等7人可以不听从议长吁令离开会议厅的指示，坚持留在会议厅里面，并在议长还坐在议长席的时候、运用原任副议长许月凤举行“州议会里面的州议会”，在一片混乱、狼狈及马虎的情况下公告国阵已经推翻西华古玛、委任甘尼申为议长，并撤换3个委员会成员，再将西华古玛强硬拖出议会厅。在当天过后，甘尼申就被认为是议长、可以享有议长的福利以及权力。这就是国阵的法律。

有人说，如果国阵不能在11月间通过2010年的财政预算案，整个州政府将会瘫痪，国阵将没有选择而必需解散州议会，重新选举。但是， 2010年州财政预算案根本不可能不能获得通过，因为国阵就是法律。在法律已经不再是法律的时候，难道国阵不可以在财政预算案被提呈到州议会前就公告天下州预算案已经获得通过？谁会说国阵的宣布是不合法的？

我们不能确定瘟疫的施虐、家庭伦理反常、天灾不断发生等迹象是不是世界末日即将到来的先兆；但是当法律不再是法律的时候，肯定就是民主法治沦陷的开始。看来，在霹雳州，西弥斯正义女神已经被国阵的天平压得体无完肤。


黄家和律师
民主行动党桂和区州议员
2009年9月6日

甘尼申在任何的情况下都不是合法议长

民主行动党桂和区州议员黄家和律师于2009年8月30日（星期六）在怡保所发表的文告：

（怡保30日讯）民主行动党桂和区州议员黄家和律师今天表示，拿督甘尼申在任何的情况下都不是霹雳州议会合法的议长，绝对没有权力向霹雳州州议员发出任何的指示。

也是民主行动党霹雳州宣传秘书的黄家和今天在一篇文告中表示，这几天民联州议员都陆续收到拿督甘尼申以议长身份发出的信函，声称他本身已经在5月7日的州议会上获推选为州议长，并指示州议员不需要听从原任议长西华古玛的任何指示。

黄氏表示，在5月7日的州议会上，民联议长西华古玛由始至终都坐在议长位置上，但是在议会还没有正式开始前国阵议员就围在一旁，如同儿戏般地进行“州议会中的小型州议会”，并声称已经推选甘尼申为新任议长，完全罔顾霹雳州宪法及议会常规。

黄氏说，试问在原任议长西华古玛还正在位置上、由被议长禁止进入州议会的原任副议长许月凤越俎代庖主持的5月7日的整个“推翻议长”以及“推选议长”议程，如何可以被说成是合法呢？

黄氏表示，再加上律师公会同时也在8月12日证实甘尼申直至8月11的时候还是活跃的执业律师、拥有执业律师执照，已经丧失了任何成为议长的资格。有鉴于此，在任何的情况下，甘尼申都不是合法的议长，不能够再以霹雳州议长自居。

民主行动党

Bar Council Statement on the Status of Rohaizta Othman

In response to inquiries from the media, we wish to clarify Rohaizat Othman's status as an advocate and solicitor.

The Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board struck Rohaizat Othman off the Roll of Advocates and Solicitors on 7 March 2008 after he was found guilty of misconduct. The Disciplinary Board's decision arose from an investigation into the complaint lodged against Rohaizat Othman by the purchaser of a piece of real property. According to the complaint, Rohaizat Othman failed to refund almost RM 161,000 to the complainant after the transaction was aborted.


Rohaizat Othman appealed against the decision of the Disciplinary Board to the High Court, and the appeal was dismissed on 12 August 2009. He is therefore legally disqualified from practising as an advocate and solicitor.

The finding of misconduct is personal to Rohaizat Othman, as the Disciplinary Board would not hold a lawyer liable for the actions of his/her law partner(s).


George Varughese
Secretary
Malaysian Bar

My Chinese Statement on OTK vs KDSB which was not puclished by some Press on the reason it is "pending court action" --- hurrr?!?

民主行动党霹雳州宣传秘书兼桂和区州议员黄家和律师于2009年8月13日（星期四）在怡保所发表的声明：

（怡保13日讯）民主行动党霹雳州宣传秘书黄家和律师表示，反贪污委员会应该针对巴生港口自贸区主要承包商Kuala Dimensi总执行长张庆信声称曾经在马华现任总会长拿督斯里翁诗杰的要求下给于马华1000万令吉捐款的事件做出调查，以让真相水落石出。

也是民主行动党桂和区州议员的黄家和表示对于张庆信的揭露深表震惊，而翁诗杰在否认指责的同时也有必要给于他与张庆信、以及Kuala Dimensi之间的关系作出完整的交代，理清当中所引发的疑问。

“如果翁诗杰否认马华曾经接受过张庆信1000令吉的捐献、而张庆信却坚持拥有证人见证整个现钱捐款过程，最近在调查雪兰莪民联政府拨款显得异常有效率的反贪污委员会应该自行介入调查，让人民知道究竟谁在散慌、并对付任何涉及不当行径的人士。”

另一方面，黄氏也对总警长拿督斯里慕沙哈山表示将引用煽动法令调查社青团总团长陆兆福深表不满。黄氏说，陆兆福已经向警察报案表示否认曾经发表过侮辱霹雳州王储的言论，但是慕沙哈山却坚持调查陆兆福，再度显示出他是作为国阵打击民联的工具。

民主行动党

LKS at Seminar

LKS: BN is all out to destroy everyone in Selangor...

Attending Seminar Memperkukuhkan Pakatan Rakyat

I m now attending Seminar Memperkukuhkan Pakatan Rakyat now in Tropicana Club, PJ. Anwar had just delivered his keynote address and Hadi is now speaking...

Setting up of Teoh Beng Hock Trust Fund

Fund name: “TEOH BENG HOCK TRUST FUND”

Purpose: To look after living, medical, education and other financial needs of the unborn child of late Sdr Teoh Beng Hock.

Bank account: Public Bank (Cawangan Sri Kembangan) A/C No.: 3154 127 533

This is the ONLY trust fund set up for the welfare of Sdr Teoh’s unborn child. The family has not given consent for the setting up of any other fund for this purpose.

Candle Light Vigil at MACC Perak

DAPSY Perak will be organzing a Candle Light Vigil at MACC Perak on 18.07.2009 @ 8.15pm. Please wear black and bring own candles.

We want to demand for a proper answer over Sdr. Teo's tragedy at MACC.

Please come in full force.

Death in MACC Custody

It is most shocking to learn that Sdr. Teo Beng Hock had found death from fall at MACC Headquarters. How can this happen? The strange efficiency of MACC in handling Selangor DUN allocations issue had killed a life. MACC owes the People a full explanation!

I still can't believe this can happen.

Condolence to the family of Sdr. Teo Beng Hock.

Tonight: DAP Canning Dinner 2009

DAP Canning Dinner 2009
Date: 12.07.2009
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: Restaurant Hee Loi Ton, Ipoh
Speakers: (in sequence) Kula, Teo Nie CHing, Wong Kah Woh, Ngeh Koo Ham, Nga Kor Ming
Programmes: Performance by Dance Centre, Ipoh

Press Statement by LGE on Kg Buah Pala Issue

Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Georgetown On 30.6.2009.

Hindraf Must Wake Up And Realise That Kampung Buah Pala Is Still Standing Today Because The Penang Pakatan Rakyat State Government Had Successfully Prevented Them From Been Evicted In The Middle Of Last Year.

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The Penang Pakatan Rakyat state government has never consented nor approved any demolition of Kampung Buah Pala. Any action taken is by the private developer via a court order issued by the relevant courts.

Up to RM 200,000 per family was offered by the developer to the residents which was accepted by many families but not by those remaining in Kampung Buah Pala. The state government respected the decision of those remaining in Kampung Buah Pala to reject any compensation offer and to fight it out in courts.

If the state government had not been sympathetic to the plight of the residents, then the developer would have evicted the residents in the middle of last year when a court order was obtained. Only the determined preventive efforts by Penang DCM2 Professor P Ramasamy and Penang State EXCO Abdul Malek stopped the developer from entering the village with bulldozers several times last year.

All parties must therefore realise that it is only because of the efforts of the present Pakatan Rakyat state government that the Kampung Buah Pala residents are still living there.

Koh Tsu Koon Owes The Public A Full Explanation Why He Sold The Kampung Buah Pala At A Cheap Price Of Only RM 10 Per Square Feet In 2007 And Without consulting the residents.
The state government land of Kampung Buah Pala was approved to Koperasi Pegawai Kerajaan Pulau Pinang twice by the BN Penang state EXCO led by Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon on 18.8.2004 and 8.6.2005 with a premium of RM 6.42 million or RM 20 per square feet. I can not understand neither the rationale of approving this project without consulting the residents nor selling it at such a low price.

Worse Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon’s EXCO reduced the premium further by 50% to RM 3.21 million or only RM 10 per square feet on the recommendation of the UMNO Deputy Chief Minister. Koh Tsu Koon owes the public a full explanation why he sold Kampung Buah Pala at a cheap price of only RM 10 per square feet in 2007 when the market price in this prime area is many times over and without consulting the residents.

The Penang State Government Should Not Be Unfairly Victimised And Targeted By Hindraf For Helping The Kampung Buah Pala Residents.
It is BN, Gerakan, MIC, UMNO & MCA that are the main culprits for causing, abandoning and even selling out Kampung Buah Pala residents.

The Penang state government regrets the highly irresponsible and irrational actions of Hindraf in targeting the Penang state government over the actions taken by the developer to evict residents in Kampung Buah Pala. Hindraf wants the state government to act against the court order obtained by the developer to evict the residents. This the state government can not do as Pakatan Rakyat governs under the rule of law and is compelled to respect any court order issued.

On the other hand, there have been suggestions that the Penang state government forcibly acquires the land under for a public purpose under the Land Acquisition Act. Doing so would play into the hands into the developer who would be able to reap enormous profits without putting in a single cent. Much as the Penang state government would wish to do, cancelling the project and forcibly acquiring the land would incur costs beyond the financial capability of the state government. We are NOT talking about millions of ringgit or tens of millions of ringgit here!

Clearly Hindraf is unable to distinguish who its friends are by likening such actions to UMNO’s tearing down of Hindu temple. And yet Hindraf does not organise nation-wide protests for the recent tearing down Hindu temples in Kuala Lumpur. The Penang state government should not be unfairly victimised or targeted by Hindraf when we have assisted the residents and also not involved with the tearing down of any Hindu temple in Penang.

Why is Hindraf not demonstrating against UMNO or Gerakan or MCA or even MIC who are the main culprits and perpetrators behind Kampung Buah Pala? This begs the question whether Hindraf has now been infiltrated by collaborators of MIC and BN when it should be demonstrating against those who demolish temples and not the Penang state government seeking a fair deal for the Kampung Buah Pala villagers.

Hindraf should realise what the Penang state government has done for the Indian community, temples and Tamil primary schools. Not only was the first Indian Deputy Chief Minister II of Penang appointed but the 28 Tamil primary schools were given a yearly allocation of RM 1.5 million along with other Chinese primary, Sekolah Agama Rakyat, missionary schools and Chinese independent secondary schools. Further Penang put up the FIRST Tamil road signs in the country alongside with Arabic, Chinese and English bilingual road signs in Georgetown. Even Hindraf never even raised the issue of Tamil road signs.


By going against the Penang state government, Hindraf is indirectly helping UMNO and BN and putting all the achievements made by the Penang state government at risk. There will be no Indian DCM2, no yearly allocation of funds to Tamil primary schools and no more Tamil road signs or bilingual road signs. Hindraf should use reason not emotions of rage or anger and think again who are the real opponents and the real friends of the Indian community.

Most important of all, the Penang state government treats all Indians together with Chinese and Malays as Malaysian citizens, where a Chinese leader can look after Malays a Malay leader can look after Chinese and an Indian leader can look after all citizens. DAP and the Pakatan Rakyat government will not back down or be cowed by BN, UMNO or Hindraf who continues to look at problems from a narrow racial spectrum of Chinese, Indian of Malays. DAP and the Penang Pakatan Rakyat government believes that the issues of Indians are not Indian problems, the issues of Chinese are not Chinese problems nor the issues of Malays not Malay problems but a Malaysian issue.

We should be uniting together as Malaysians around the principles of justice, truth, freedom, democracy and welfare of the people to ensure that we fight corruption to both generate growth and prosperity as well as ensure that everyone shares equitably.

However despite regretting the unwarranted targeting of the Penang state government, Hindraf leaders have the right to exercise the basic human rights of peaceful assembly by demonstrating no matter how unreasonable they are. I have instructed my officials to respect their rights and accept any memorandum submitted in line with non-violent principles of Mahatma Gandhi that, “violence begets violence, an eye for any eye would leave everyone blind.” I also urge the police not to take any action that would lead to untoward actions.

The state government will also not be affected by the actions of the residents in suddenly turning against the state government despite all the assistance offered. The state government will continue to assist the remaining residents of Kampung Buah Pala, including if the residents so wish, that the developer of Kampung Buah Pala continues with its offer of up to RM 200,000 compensation per registered family to the residents. The state government has also not given any consent or agreement to the developer to demolish any buildings as the developer is acting on his own under the court order from the High Court and Federal Court.

LIM GUAN ENG

DAP Ceramah On PKFZ and Perak Crisis

DAP Ceramah On PKFZ and Perak Crisis
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Date: 28.06.2009
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Tow Boo Kiong Hall, Ipoh.
Speakers: Lim Kit Siang, Ngeh Koo Ham, M Kula, Tony Pua, Nga Kor Ming
Moderator: Wong Kah Woh

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Admission Free!!!

Police raided DAP HQ

Police raided the DAP national headquarters for the first time ever this evening, carting away a computer and 19 digital video discs (DVDs).

The search and seizure, made without a warrant, was in relation to leaflets found when arrests were made during a candle-light vigil two nights ago in Pandan Indah, Kuala Lumpur, calling for fresh polls in Perak.

It is the latest in a series of crackdowns on Pakatan Rakyat (PR) attempts to gain public support on the Perak crisis which includes repeated arrests and banning of videos of the chaotic May 7 Perak assembly sitting where Speaker V. Sivakumar was dumped.

"First time in the 42-year history of DAP, police raiding our HQ," DAP veteran leader Lim Kit Siang posted in his Twitter account.

Three unmarked cars arrived at the headquarters and 11 plainclothes officers entered the building on the quiet Jalan 20/9 residential area in Petaling Jaya at 6.25pm.

They had brought Ooi Leng Hang, a party worker and one of the detainees from that night, who gave them the password to unlock the digital lock on the front door.

The handcuffed Ooi, who is DAP Socialist Youth political education chief, then led the police to his workstation, where police began to detail the items on his desk to be taken away.

They include his computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, earphones, external hard drives and DVDs including those related to the May 7 assembly and one labelled "Photos of Port Dickson Camp."

Treasurer Fong Kui Lun and vice-chairman Tan Kok Wai were the first DAP lawmakers to arrive at about 6.50pm followed by lawyers Gobind Singh Deo and Lim Lip Eng.

Extraordinary Judges...

I was in Ipoh Court this morning. One of the Judge when seeing me in the Chambers, had commented that “Cecil’s (Zambry’s lawyer) submission yesterday was weak.”

Even if that is the case, would the Judge (who had passed such a comment) will decide in favour of Nizar?

I then asked myself another question: “Does Zambry really needs a good submission for the Court? Or you need just some ‘good’ judges”

Sulaiman Abdullah had rightfully said: “We have extraordinary judges with extraordinary ability”

This weekend...

14.05.2009 8.oopm: Forum on "Perak Crisis, One Black Malaysia" at Penang
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15.05.2009 7.30pm: DAP HQ DAPSY NEC Meeting
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16-17.05.2009 8.30am to 5.00pm: DAP National 2-days-Retreat at Palace of the Golden Horses

Situation stalled... why cracking your head?

Problem 1:
Nizar had been pronounced as the rightful MB in Perak, so he should be allowed to carry on his duty as a MB.

Zambry obtained an order for stay of execution of KL High Court’s decision, so Nizar can no longer carry on his duty as MB.

KL High Court’s decision remains good and intact, until being overturned by the Court of Appeal. The stay of execution does not in any way overturn the decision. So, Zambry is NOT the legitimate MB.

If Zambry is not the legitimate MB, he cannot enter MB office.

If there is a stay of execution, Nizar cannot enter MB office.

From 2 MBs in Perak, the People of Perak now have NO Menteri Besar.

Situation stalled.

Problem 2:
KL High Court pronounced Nizar as the rightful MB. Only a motion of no-confidence in the Dewan can remove him.

Zambry can only legitimatize himself by moving a motion of no-confidence against Nizar in the Dewan.

If Zambry moves a motion of no-confidence in the Dewan, it means Zambry is recognizing Nizar as the MB.

If Zambry moves a motion of no-confidence in the Dewan, it means Zambry admits he is not the MB.

If Zambry is not the MB, he should not occupy the MB office now.

As such, Zambry cannot move a motion of no-confidence against Nizar.

As such, Nizar cannot be removed.

Situation stalled.

Why cracking your head?
Why cracking your head? Dissolve the Assembly and return the mandate to the People.

In a democracy country, it is the People’s choice, not BN PR or the Court’s choice.

FRU and Water Cannons deployed, again....

About 8 FRU trucks of different sizes including the water cannon ones are deploying at the back of SUK. Is there such a need?

Return the mandate to the People...

My phones are flooded with calls. Both phones also out of battery.

It is not difficult to understand the happiness of the People, after a long awaited moment since 205. Without the support from the People, we will not be able to stand until today. The People of Perak are great!

As we always stress, we are not seeking for the Court to declare we are the rightful Government. We are only seeking for the Court to interpret the correct position of law. Finally the High Court of Kuala Lumpur had restored some losing confidence for the Judiciary. It is undisputable a brave Judgment.

Now, even though legitimately we can go back to the MB and EXCOs’ office, but we will stick to our promise. We are going to return the mandate back to the People. Let the People of Perak decide which Government they want, whether a BN or a PR one.

KL High Court: Nizar still the rightful MB

The KL High Court had on today pronounced that Nizar is still the legitimate MB for Perak. Let's go for a fresh election in Perak!!! Return the mandate back to the People!!!

Experience on 07.05.2009 to share: Part 2 Abdullah Antong

Abdullah Antong, the sacked-Dewan Secretary. His name appeared more than the Dato’ SS in thie Perak’s crisis when comes to the issue of Dewan sitting. He was the one purportedly issued a statement on 02.03.2009, a day before the Tree’s Assembly, saying that the Assembly is illegal. I believed there are someone behind the statement issued.

We do not blame him. He is a Government Servant, under the strict instructions from the BN-biased Dato’ SS. He is doing everything, rightfully or wrongfully, under the pressure of Dato’ SS.

On 07.5.2009, he tried to start off the Assembly with the usual Prayer (Doa), in defiance of the Speaker’s directions that the Assembly shall not start if the suspended 7 and resigned 3 had not left the Assembly hall.

As the Bentara refused to listen to the Speaker’s instructions, we the PR reps have no choice but to proceed towards Abdullah Antong and stop him. BN’s reps were trying to get him to their seats (which the microphone well functioning) to start off the sitting. We tried our best to stop him.

As I was following Abdullah Antong every second and every movement, I can notice that the State Secretary was using very hard pressure on him. The words used against Abdullah by Dato’ SS, though cannot be classified as bad and vulgar, were far more than the words necessary to be employed by a normal Boss in giving instructions to an Employee. Dato’ SS did not treat him as his staff, not at all.

In some BN-friendly’s decisions made by Abdullah Antong during this Crisis, he was always made a scape goat. There was always a man behind him, who is a coward and dare not come forward to declare his stance.

Pepper Spray, key chain or pendrive?

Our ADUN Aulong, Yew Tian Hoe had complaint that he was being sprayed pepper yesterday by someone during the tussle at the Assembly yesterday.

The whole action was caught on video which was later reported by 8TV. The culprit is the defected Hee Yit Foong.

It was reported by Malaysiakini that she denied it was a pepper spray. She said “it might be a key chain or a pendrive”.

At the first place, can’t she properly identify and suppose to know what was she holding at that time?

Let’s look at the photo to see if you have a similar “key chain” or “pendrive” as claimed by HYF.

Experience on 07.05.2009 to share: Part 1 Dato' SS...

Thanks for all your comments despite the change of blog’s address which had caused certain inconvenience to some of you. My apology.

Indeed I have a lot of things to share with all of you here. I will make it as short, precise and simple as possible. Reading long article will make us bored. Let me go one by one

The Dato’ State Secretary
He is the man behind all the Civil Servant’s action yesterday. He can be seen to have instructed the sacked-Dewan Secretary Abdullah Antong all the time, giving him some hard words in pushing him to start the Prayer despite of the Speaker’s direction that the sitting will not start until Zambry and the rest leave the hall as instructed.

He was seen moving around giving instructions ever since the Speaker was speaking. There is no de corum at all. No respect from him to the Speaker.

A lot of People may ask how powerful the State Secretary is. The answer is, to put it simple, he is the No. 1 man in the SUK Building. All staffs and admin are under him.

As such, it is hard to see if there are any staff of SUK dares to go against him, although we know that a lot of them have preferred us than BN.

Yet, maybe he has forgotten that, the floor at the Sitting Dewan is and should be under the Speaker’s directive and not any other.

He may have also forgotten, it is the Rakyat who pays his salary and not Barisan Nasional.

Just to add here. He is the one who had issued notice to the PR State EXCOs to leave their rooms (without the new Government, legal or illegal, being formed) immediately after Tuanku’s announcement of refusal to the dissolution of the sitting.

He is the one who had issued a “close-door” order to the Public on 02.03.2009 in order to prevent our 03.03.2009 sitting.

He is the one who had given instruction to the OCPD for getting the Police and FRUs to block us from entering the SUK on 03.03.2009.

If anyone has anything to share with him, he can be reached at 019-5568885.
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To share more with you all later.

Ganesan left the Hall...

Ganesan had purportedly announced that the sitting to be adjourned for another hour and left the Hall. The Speaker V Sivakumar is still sitting at the Speaker's seat, maintaining his stance that he will not start the sitiing until Zambry & 6 together with defected and resigned Hee, Osman dan Jamaluddin adhere to his order to leave the Assembly Hall.

Assembly stalled...

The State Assembly is now stalled. All parties seated at their own place. Again, it has proven that the Assembly can no longer function.

Sitting at the lobby outside Dewan...

The PR elected reps are being refrained from entering the Assembly hall. We are made to wait outside at the lobby. The Assembly Hall's are all locked. The personnel said have to wait for Tuanku to come.

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The most ridiculous incident jst now was, when we came out from the lift, a police officer straight away addressed us "YB!". The next thing they asked "Whether you have a Pass? If not, you are not allowed to be in." I replied them: "You can recognise us as the elected reps, why are you not allowing us to do so?"

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The personnel informed us that the directions came from Dato' SS. Hey, don't hide behind the on-duty officers. Come out and explain you action to the People.

8 hours to the sitting...

Road blocks were set up. Dato' SS was seen together with the Police, checking each and every one of the car trying to go to SUK direction fom DR Park roundabout. They were seen allowing a Mercedez ML 240 to get in and rejected the rest.

12 hours before sitting...

It is now 12 hours away before the next sitting. I was always excited when the sitting comes. Eagerly and desperately waiting for the chance to speak in the Dewan. A chance to speak for the People of Canning which I have promised everyone during election.

Yet, at this round, it is not so.

Not that I no longer want to speak for the People. Not that I am not prepared. It is because the current situation in this lovely state of Perak.

We do not know what will happen tomorrow morning. The Police started to block all the roads along SUK. The Court given an injunction for gathering near SUK. The IGP said that People cannot wear black tomorrow.

What is happening?

Why not just return the mandate to the People?

Zambry dan 6 lain tidak berhak untuk menghadiri DUN

Keputusan Mahkamah Persekutuan pada 16 April 2009 tidak membenarkan Dato’ Seri Zambry bin Abdul Kadir & 6 ADUN yang lain memasuki Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak pada 7 Mei 2009

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Banyak kekeliruan telah timbul akibat daripada keputusan Mahkamah Persekutuan pada 16/4/2009 ,samada Dato’ Seri Zambry bin Abdul Kadir dan 6 ADUN yang lain berhak untuk masuk ke Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak pada 7 Mei 2009.

Penjelasan berikut jelas menunjukkan bahawa Dato’ Seri Zambry bin Abdul Kadir dan 6 ADUN yang lain tidak berhak untuk memasuki Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak pada 7 Mei 2009

Pada 18/2/2009 Jawatankuasa hak dan kebebasan Dewan Negeri telah membuat keputusan untuk mengantungkan ADUN Pangkor, Dato’ Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir ( gelaran seperti pada masa itu ) daripada menghadiri sidang Dewan Negeri selama 18 bulan dan Encik Zainol Fadzi Bin Haji Paharuddin (ADUN Sungai Manik), Dato’ Ramly Zahari (ADUN Manong), Puan Hamidah Binti Osman (ADUN Sungai Rapat), Encik Saarani Bin Mohamad (ADUN Rungkup), Encik Mohd Zahir Abdul Bin Khalid (ADUN Kamunting) dan Dr Mah Hang Soon (ADUN Chenderiang) digantung daripada hadir sidang Dewan Negeri selama 12 bulan.

Keputusan Jawatankuasa Hak dan Kebebasan Dewan Negeri tersebut telah diterima dan diluluskan oleh Dewan Undangan Negeri yang telah bersidang pada 3/3/2009.

Pihak Dato’ Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir dan 6 ADUN yang tersebut di atas telah memohon kepada mahkamah untuk satu pengisytiharan berkenaan dengan penggantungan mereka daripada menghadiri Dewan Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan . Mereka telah mengambil tindakan mahkamah tersebut terhadap Speaker DUN dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan dan kes tersebut telah dirujuk kepada Mahkamah Persekutuan untuk perbicaraan. Walau bagaimanapun, pada 2/4/2009 mereka telah memohon menarik balik tindakan mahkamah tersebut terhadap Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan dan tindakan terhadap Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan telah dibatalkan oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan pada hari tersebut.

Pada 16/4/2009, Mahkamah Persekutuan hanya membenarkan 2 daripada 10 perintah-perintah yang dipohon oleh mereka dan sekarang sudah timbul persoalan samada Dato’ Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir dan 6 ADUN yang tersebut di atas boleh menghadiri Mesyuarat sidang Dewan Negeri yang akan diadakan pada 7/5/2009.

Mahkamah Persekutuan telah membenarkan dua perisytiharan seperti berikut:-

1. Bahawa keputusan Speaker DUN menggantung Dato’ Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir daripada menghadiri Dewan Undangan Negeri selama 18 bulan adalah tidak sah dan terbatal.

2. Bahawa keputusan Speaker DUN menggantung 6 ADUN yang tersebut di atas daripada menghadiri Dewan Undangan Negeri selama 12 bulan adalah tidak sah dan terbatal.

Keputusan di atas adalah tersilap kerana bukan Speaker DUN yang telah membuat keputusan penggantungan tersebut tetapi Jawatankuasa Hak dan Kebebasan Dewan Undangan Negeri dan Dewan Undangan Negeri yang telah memutuskan tentang penggantungan tersebut.

Oleh yang demikian, keputusan Jawatankuasa Hak dan Kebebasan dan Dewan Undangan Negeri masih sah dan berkuatkuasa dan Speaker DUN sebagai pengerusi dan ahli dalam Jawatankuasa tersebut dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan adalah terikat dengan keputusan yang telah diputuskan oleh kedua-dua badan tersebut.
Sebenarnya kes tersebut tidak harus dibawa terhadap Speaker DUN kerana perlindungan yang diberikan kepada Speaker DUN di bawah Seksyen 3 Legislative Assembly (Privileges) Enactment 1959 yang berbunyi seperti berikut:-

“No member shall be liable to any civil or criminal proceedings, arrest, imprisonment, or damages by reason of any matter or thing which he may have brought by petition, bill, resolution, motion or otherwise, or have said before the Assembly or any committee”.

Tambahan pula, keputusan Mahkamah Persekutuan merupakan satu pengistiharan sahaja dan bukannya satu certiorari atau mandamus. Ia tidak mengikat Jawatankuasa Hak dan Kebebasan Dewan Undangan Negeri dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan.

Perkara 72 Perlembagaan Persekutuan memperuntukkan tentang keistimewaan Dewan Negeri dan Perkara 72(1) memperuntukkan seperti berikut:-


Keistimewaan Dewan Negeri

“Sahnya apa-apa perjalanan dalam mana-mana Dewan Negeri tidak boleh dipersoal dalam mana-mana mahkamah”.

Tindakan Dato’ Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir dan 6 ADUN tersebut terhadap Speaker DUN juga adalah bertentangan dengan Perkara 72(2) Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang berbunyi seperti berikut:-

“Tiada seseorang pun boleh dikena dakwa dalam apa-apa jua pembicaraan dalam mana-mana mahkamah mengenai apa-apa jua yang dikatakan atau apa-apa undi yang diberi olehnya apabila mengambil bahagian dalam perjalanan mana-mana Dewan Negeri atau mana-mana jawatankuasanya”.

Apa yang memperkukuhkan kesimpulan bahawa Dato’ Zambry bin Abdul Kadir dan 6 ADUN yang lain tidak berhak menghadiri Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak pada 7 Mei 2009 ialah kerana Mahkamah Persekutuan telah MENOLAK permohonan Dato’ Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir dan 6 ADUN tersebut untuk perintah-perintah berikut:-

1. suatu perisytiharan bahawa Dato’ Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir dan 6 ADUN tersebut adalah berhak menghadiri dan mengambil bahagian dalam semua sidang Dewan Negeri dan menjalankan segala fungsi dan kewajipan mereka dalamnya;

2. suatu perisytiharan bahawa keputusan Speaker DUN menggantung dan melarang Dato’ Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir menghadir pada sidang Dewan Negeri selama 18 bulan, adalah ultra vires Undang-Undang Tubuh Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan, Perintah-Perintah Tetap Dewan Perhimpunan Undangan Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan dan Enakmen Dewan Perhimpunan Undangan (Keistimewaan) 1959 dan/atau semua undang-undang yang berkaitan dan oleh itu adalah terbatal dan tak sah;

3. suatu perisytiharan bahawa perbuatan Speaker DUN menggantung dan melarang Dato’ Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir menghadiri sidang Dewan Negeri Perak selama 18 bulan adalah menyalahi undang-undang.

4. suatu perisytiharan bahawa keputusan patik Speaker DUN menggantung dan melarang kenam-enam ADUN di atas menghadiri sidang Dewan Negeri selama 12 bulan adalah ultra vires Undang-Undang Tubuh Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan, Perintah-Perintah tetap Dewan Perhimpunan Undangan Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan dan Enakmen Dewan Perhimpunan Undangan (Keistimewaan) 1959 dan/atau semua undang-undang yang berkaitan dan oleh itu adalah terbatal dan tak sah;

5. suatu perisytiharan bahawa perbuatan Speaker DUN menggantung dan melarang keenam-enam ADUN yang tersebut di atas menghadiri sidang Dewan Undangan Negeri selama 12 bulan adalah menyalahi undang-undang;

6. suatu perisytiharan bahawa Dewan Undangan Negeri adalah tidak terikat dengan keputusan Speaker DUN menggantung dan melarang Dato’ Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir dan 6 ADUN tersebut menghadiri sidang Dewan Undangan Negeri;

7. suatu perisytiharan bahawa Dewan Undangan Negeri adalah tidak terikat dengan apa-apa arahan, perintah dan/atau petunjuk Speaker DUN yang berbangkit daripada atau berhubung dengan keputusan patik yang bertarikh 17hb Februari 2009.

8. bahawa Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri pada 3/3/2009 adalah tidak mengikut undang-undang (unlawful).

Keputusan Mahkamah Persekutuan telah ditafsirkan oleh peguam-peguam Pakatan Rakyat sebagai Dato’ Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir dan 6 ADUN lain tersebut tidak berhak untuk menghadiri Dewan Undangan Negeri dan keputusan Dewan Undangan Negeri pada 3/3/2009 dianggap sah.

Bertarikh 5 hb Mei 2009


Dato Ngeh Koo Ham
Exco Kanan Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat
Negeri Perak
Penyelaras Pasukan Peguam-Peguam

赞比里以及6名州议员不可以进入州议会

霹雳州民联政府高级行政议员兼民联律师团总协调拿督倪可汉于2009年5月5日（星期二）在怡保所发表的声明：

联邦法院在2009年4月16日的判决，并没有允许拿督斯里赞比里以及6名行政议员出席2009年5月7日的霹雳州议会。

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联邦法院2009年4月16日的判决引起了许多混淆，包括拿督斯里赞比里以及其他6位州议员是否可以出席在2009年5月7日的州议会。

以下的解释明确的显示拿督斯里赞比里以及6名州议员没有权利出席2009年5月7日的州议会。

在2009年2月18日，霹雳州议会特权委员会议决禁止邦咯州议员拿督赞比里进入州议会18个月，以及其他6名州议员、也就是再努法兹（双溪马力）、拿督蓝里（万农）、哈米达（双溪喇叭）、沙兰尼（龙谷）、莫哈末查希（甘文丁）以及马汉顺（积莪营）禁止进入州议会12个月。

特权委员会的决定已经在2009年3月3日的州议会中获得接纳以及通过。

拿督斯里赞比里以及上述6名州议员较后入禀法庭，要求法庭针对禁足令作出宣布。他们分别对州议长以及霹雳州议会采取该项法律行动，并在较后将案件转交给联邦法院。无论如何，在4月2日，他们作出申请要求收回针对霹雳州议会的法庭诉讼，联邦法院也在当天撤销针对州议会的诉讼。

在4月16日，联邦法院在赞比里等人的十项申请中，只批准了其中两项。现在就浮现了赞比里以及6名州议员是否可以出席5月7日州议会的问题。

联邦法院批准并作出了以下的宣布：

1. 州议会议长禁止赞比里进入州议会长达18个月的决定是不合法以及撤销；

2. 州议会议长禁止6名行政议员进入州议会长达12个月的决定是不合法以及撤销。

上述的判决是错误的，因为作出禁足决定的并不是州议会议长，而是州议会特权委员会以及霹雳州州议会。

有鉴于此，特权委员会以及州议会的决定是有效的；而州议会议长作为特权委员会以及州议会的主席以及成员是受到这两个机构所作出的议决约束。

其实，在1959年立法议会（特权）法令第3条文的保障下，州议长并不应该被采取相关的法律行动：-

“没有任何成员可以因他在议会中或者任何委员会的任何行动，而面对民事或刑事、逮捕、监禁、赔偿行动。”

同时，联邦法院的判决只是一项“宣布”，而不是一项“指令”。它对于特权委员会以及霹雳州议会并没有约束力。

联邦宪法第72条文闸明州议会的特权。第72（1）条文说道：

州议会特权

“州议会任何流程的合法性并不可以在任何的法庭下被质疑。”

赞比里以及6名行政议员针对州议长所采取的法律行动也违反了联邦宪法第72（2）条文：

“没有一个成员可以因为在州议会或委员会的流程中所说的或者是所投下的票，而面对任何的提控或法庭审讯。”

同时，联邦法院已经驳回拿督斯里赞比里等人的以下要求，更进一步地巩固赞比里等人没有权力进入5月7日州议会的论点：-

1. 一项宣布表示拿督赞比里以及6名州议员有权力出席以及参与州议会卡会，并进行他们在州议会里面的角色以及责任；

2. 一项宣布表示州议会议长禁止拿督赞比里出席州议会长达18个月，是违反霹雳州宪法、议会常以及立法议会（特权）法令或其他相关法律，所以是不合法以及被撤销；

3. 一项宣布表示州议会议长禁止拿督赞比里出席州议会开会18个月的做法是违反法律的；

4. 一项宣布表示州议会议长禁止上述6名州议员出席州议会长达12个月，是违反霹雳州宪法、议会常以及立法议会（特权）法令或其他相关法律，所以是不合法以及被撤销；

5. 一项宣布表示州议会议长禁止6名州议员出席州议会开会12个月的做法是违反法律的；

6. 一项宣布表示州议会并没有受到州议会议长禁止拿督赞比里以及6名州议员进入州议会开会的决定所约束；

7. 一项宣布表示州议会并没有受到州议会议长在2009年2月17日所作出或有关的任何指示、谕令所约束；

8. 2009年3月3日的州议会是不合法的。

有鉴于此，联邦法院的判决已经由民联的律师团诠译为拿督斯里赞比里以及6名州议员不可以进入州议会，而3月3日州议会的决定是合法并有效的。

拿督倪可汉
2009年5月5日

Pre-07.05.2009: Police's harrassment...

The Police went to YB Thomas Su (Pasir Pinji), YB Drs Idham Lim (Titi Serong) and YB Sivasubramaniam (Buntong) house today. They were seen in uniform and taking photos from outside the house.

What are their purposes in doing so? To cause certain inconvenience and harrassment to us or to make us distracted before 07.05.2009? Don’t they have some other better things to do?

PA ADUN Kuala Kurau Diserang

GEMPAR ! Terkini jam 10.00 PM : PA ADUN Kuala Kurau diserang orang tidak dikenali dengan corta dan parang

KUALA KURAU : Pegawai Khas (PA) ADUN (PKR) Kuala Kurau, Sdr. Adnan (gambar) telah diserang oleh sekumpulan lelaki berkenderaan 3 buah kereta dengan senjata cotra dan parang di kedai makan di hadapan Pejabat ADUN di sini malam ini.Pada jam 9.38 tadi saya menerima berita dari satu SMS yang dikirim oleh seorang ahli PAS Tanjung Piandang yang berada ditempat kejadian. Pengesahan juga saya perolihi dari ADUN Kuala Kurau, Abdul Yunus Jamhari sebentar tadi.Dari maklumat awal yang diperolihi pihak kami masih tidak dapat mengenal pasti motif serangan tersebut.Selain itu maklumat yang disampaikan sebentar tadi memaklumkan mangsa dapat diselamatkan dan diletakkan ditempat yang dirahsiakan . Kecederaan masih belum dikenal pasti setakat ini.

Court to hear on 5th and 6th on who is the rightful MB

The Federal Court had heard the application by Zambry for his “fast-track” application on who is the rightful MB in Perak.

The 5 judges-panel had allowed Nizar’s preliminary Objection this morning and dismissed Zambry's application. The matter had been earlier fixed for Hearing on 5th and 6th May 2009 by the KL High Court to determine who is the rightful MB in Perak.

Although the matter is now lying in the hands of the Court, the Pakatan never intended for the Court to pronounce Nizar as the rightful MB in Perak. What we were fighting for since 5th February 2009 is simple – the Rakyat should be given the chance to re-elect their State Government of their choice. All parties shall return the mandate to the Rakyat. It should be the Rakyat’s choice, and not Pakatan’s, Barisan’s, Palace’s or the Court’s choice.

Martin Luther King Jr. : I have a Dream

Just bought a book from Popular Book Shop Penang: The Speeches that Changed the World, which includes a full text of Martin Luther King Jr's speech "I have a Dream".

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US seems to have their dream materialised by having the first dark skin President, Barack Obama. How's about the Malaysian Dream?

Canning Blog is back!

Dear Friends,

Canning’s blog is back with this new look. The site was encountering some problems which I couldn’t identify as I am not an IT savvy person.

The Blog with additional features now will bear the address of wongkahwoh-canning.blogspot.com.

It is still yet to be certain how long this site will be maintained, as I am now trying to move all the particulars to my new web-site http://www.kahwoh.com which is still under construction.

Pass on to others.

Thank you.

Regards,
Kah Woh

DAP Public Forum

民主行动党
Parti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP)
《纳吉、一个马来西亚、两场海啸补选》政治论坛
Forum Perdana:
Najib, 1 Malaysia, 2 Bukit Tsunami

日期 ： 14-04-2009 （星期二）
Tarikh : 14-04-2009 (Selasa)

时间 ： 傍晚7时
Masa : Pukul 7 ptg

地点 ： 怡保精武礼堂
Tempat : Dewan Chin Woo (Ipoh)

主讲人 ： 拿督斯里尼查、林吉祥、古拉、倪可汉、倪可敏等人
Ahli Panel ： Dato’ Seri Ir Hj Mohd Nizar bin Jamaluddin, Lim Kit Siang, M Kula,
Ngeh Koo Ham, Nga Kor Ming dan lain-lain

询问/ Pertanyaan : 05-2531532 / 016-2090545 （En. See）

Zambry and its junta vs Speaker Dewan 2...

The Federal Court had started to hear the application from Zambry and its junta for a declaration that the decision of the Speaker to suspend them from the Dewan is invalid.

The Counsels for the Speaker had raised certain objections, inter alia, that the action is procedurally flaw in the sense that it should have been by way of a judicial review.

The matter is fixed on tomorrow for Decision on this particular issue.

Interestingly, the Counsel for Zambry and its junta had admitted in their submission that the Court cannot give an order to compel or force the Speaker to act in accordance with the Court order.

The Pakatan Rakyat never intend for the Court to rule that PR is the rightful government in Perak and as such we shall continue to rule the State. No. We are only asking for the Assembly be dissolved, and the mandate of the Rakyat be returned to those they are due.
Why can’t Zambry and its junta just respect the People’s choice and the People’s voices by dissolving the Assembly?

LKS's statement on "1 Malaysia = Ketuanan Melayu"

Lim Kit Siang

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The interview given by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in Mingguan Malaysia yesterday “Kuasa penentu Melayu hilang jika terus berpecah” may be appropriate coming from the Umno Deputy President but clearly unsuitable, most shocking and even offensive coming from the Deputy Prime Minister of a plural Malaysia after more than half-a-century of nation-building and national unity efforts.

The following Q & A is one good example:

Q. Tetapi bukankah setiap kali pilihan raya kecil, permintaan kaum bukan Melayu dipenuhi, malah di Bukit Gantang walaupun peruntukan RM1juta diberikan tetapi kaum Cina tidak juga menyokong BN?

MUHYIDDIN: Ya, kadang-kadang kita berasa terpedaya juga kerana zahirnya nampak macam ‘ok’, sambutan dengan tepukan gemuruh tetapi mungkin sudah ada tertanam dalam hati iaitu sesuatu tidak mudah hendak berubah, pokoknya masalah isu Perak terutamanya di kalangan masyarakat Cina yang mungkin telah dipengaruhi dengan sentimen simpati kepada Datuk Seri Ir.Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin, kononnya dia ‘dijatuhkan’, lepas itu kononnya dasar memberi pegangan tanah selama 99 tahun dilihat dasar yang menguntungkan.

Ini yang mungkin menyebabkan sukar BN mendapat sokongan walaupun kita fikir bila mereka hendak sekolah Cina dibantu, kita bantu, sepatutnya mereka membalas budi. Pada waktu itu, kita pun tidak berharap sokongan kaum Cina akan meningkat 40 peratus dan sebagainya cuma kita berharap ada peningkatan sedikit tetapi apa yang berlaku ia mencatatkan penurunan, macam tidak ada penghargaan terhadap apa yang kita lakukan.

Oleh itu kita kena kaji psikologi apa yang menyebabkan masyarakat Cina tidak bersedia untuk berubah, pada zaman dahulu tidak begitu.

Persoalannya apakah mereka melihat dalam konteks senario politik baru ini, selepas kerajaan BN tumbang di lima buah negeri, mereka sudah menjadi kuasa penentu? Orang Cina rasa sekarang, walaupun mereka kumpulan minoriti, merekalah menentukan kerana kelompok masyarakat Melayu sudah berpecah tiga kumpulan. Masyarakat Cina tidak berpecah mereka bersatu, setidak-tidaknya dari segi semangat apabila bersama-sama membuat sesuatu keputusan.

Dalam keadaan ini, mereka boleh menentukan keputusan sesuatu pilihan raya dan apabila kesan itu dapat dilihat dalam pilihan raya umum lalu dan beberapa pilihan raya kecil, mereka fikir sekarang mereka lebih ada kuasa penentu, bukan sahaja Cina malah masyarakat India pun begitu, apa tah lagi apabila mendapat kedudukan dalam kerajaan yang ditubuhkan pakatan pembangkang dengan menjadi Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Speaker dan exco kerajaan negeri, jadi ini bagi mereka seolah-olah tawaran yang diberikan oleh pihak sana lebih baik daripada kita pernah tawarkan dalam konteks BN, jadi ini kita harus teliti.

Muhyiddin’s interview has been carried in the Chinese newspapers today, with headlines like “Muhyiddin – Chinese ungrateful to BN” (Sin Chew); “Chinese fooled Barisan Nasional. Muhyiddin – Get benefits but do not vote in support” (Nanyang); “BN feels tricked. Muhyiddin - Satisfy Chinese demands still no support” (China Press)

It is most shocking that 52 years after national independence, the No. 2 in the federal government of a multi-racial nation could come out with such retrogressive and most unacceptable views about Malaysian democracy and nation building.

Firstly, Muhyiddin has confirmed that the Barisan Nasional is guilty of money politics in elections, using public funds especially in the form of development projects as baits to get support from the voters.

This explains Muhyiddin’s complaint about the Chinese being “ungrateful” and the BN being “duped” by the Chinese in getting various “benefits” without reciprocating by giving votes to the Barisan Nasional in the Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau by-elections.

The simple response to such a reactionary view is that the voters are only getting what belong to them as of right as Malaysian citizens when Barisan Nasional went around to distribute “instant noodle” development projects, and there is no question of the voters having to feel “grateful” to the Barisan Nasional as the monies do not come from the private pockets of the Barisan Nasional leaders but the public coffers of the government.

The voters of Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau did not “dupe” the Barisan Nasional; if any, it is the Umno and Barisan Nasional which had duped the voters for 52 years!

Secondly, Muhyiddin was being very mischievous in claiming that the Chinese and even Indians in Malaysia want to be “kingmakers” in Malaysia at the expense of the Malays in the new political landscape.

Is this what Najib meant by his “1Malaysia” slogan?

Are the views propounded by Muhyiddin represent the position of Senator Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, who has been appointed the Minister not only for KPIs (key performance index) for Ministers but also for Najib’s slogan of “1Malaysia. People First. Performance Now”? What are the position of the MCA,MIC and non-Umno Ministers in the new Najib Cabinet?
The Chinese and Indians are not and do not want to be the political kingmakers in Malaysia. Such a concept is most irresponsible and even dangerous and should not be encouraged.

What we want to see is the full, free and fair functioning of the system of parliamentary democracy in Malaysia where the kingmakers will be the Malaysian voters – Malays, Chinese, Indians, Ibans, Kadazans, Orang Asli and all other Malaysians.

Thirdly, it is clear from Muhyiddin’s interview that he is still propounding the concept of Ketuanan Melayu (a camouflage for Ketuanan Umnoputras) when after 52 years since Merdeka, the time has come for Ketuanan rakyat Malaysia!

It is also clear that the Umno leadership has not learnt the lessons from the March 8 political tsunami last year as well as the four by-elections of Permatang Pauh, Kuala Terengganu, Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau by-elections in the past eight months that Umno and Barisan Nasional have become politically irrelevant and that Malaysians, regardless of race or religion want to be kingmakers to effect a major political change in the next general elections.

Muhyiddin’s retrogressive interview has raised the question as to what is the real meaning of Najib’s “1Malaysia”.

If it rejects DAP’s Malaysian Malaysia, Gerakan’s Malaysian Malaysia, even the Bangsa Malysia concept of Vision 2020, what does Najib’s “1Malaysia” really mean?
The first task of the Najib Cabinet at its first meeting on Wednesday is to define clearly the meaning of the Najib’s “1Malaysia” slogan to ensure that it is a motto of unity and not of division.

The first task of Tsu Koon as the Minister for “1Malaysia” is to ask Muhyiddin to make a public apology for a most divisive interview which has given “1Malaysia” a bad name

Zambry and its junta vs Speaker Dewan...

The Federal Court will start their Hearing on Zambry & 6 Others against Speaker. This case is very important in the sense that Barisan Nasional may finally opt for dissolution of the Dewan if the Federal Court rules they have no jurisdiction to interfere into the Speaker’s decision.

In normal circumstances and practice, the Court is reluctant to interfere into the Legislative’s decision as in a lot of Judgments the Court did indicate that even though they are sympathy on one particular party, their hands are tight as they are in no position to change the position of law as set down by the legislative body. The Judiciary merely interprets the law and they are not the law-maker.

The law is clear and the division of power in a democracy system ought to be upheld. It will set a very bad precedent in the event the Judiciary chooses to interfere into the Legislative’s power.

Speaker's Blog...

Visit the Perak Speaker's Blog at http://speakforperak.blogspot.com/.

This morning, some photos to share...

At Taman Cempaka in the morning...

At Handicap Children Welfare Home at Housing Trust with Sdr. Ong BP and Sdr. Teh HK...

Interesting Article from Malaysiainsider on Samy Vellu...

Embattled MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, whose wish to return to the Cabinet was rejected by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, is playing his final gambit by threatening to withdraw the sole MIC minister.

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The Malaysian Insider understands Samy Vellu has little support except from party vice-president S. Sothinathan in this gambit which was sparked after Najib rejected all hints last week to make Samy Vellu a senator and put him back into the Cabinet as works minister.

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Samy Vellu complained to his supporters that if Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon could be made a senator and minister, he should have been accorded the same privilege.
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Samy Vellu is also unhappy that Selangor Gerakan chief A. Kohilan Pillay has been made a deputy foreign minister, a high-profile post for an Indian.
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He feels it should have been given to one of his nominees.
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After failing to get himself re-appointed, Samy Vellu tried to propose two additional deputy ministers posts for Sothinathan and Senator Loga Chitrakalla, according to MIC sources.

Weekend programmes..

I will be going to Bercham for a DAP Bercham Dinner shortly. Tomorrow will have to go to Malim Nawar for our Party Dinner too... :-D

Some clarificationss...

I would like to express my thanks to all of you who have posted comments on the Telco issue which was posted by me last week.

I think there is a need to have certain clarifications here as the previous post seems to be vague in certain areas.

On Nga Kor Ming being the EXCO in charge of Local Government...

I never said that he is useless (as posted by Anonymous). It is also untrue to say that “If you have a problem within your party sort it out internally and not blame the exco.” I am only looking at the matter and finding ways to solve it. I fully concur with Defender of PKT that “Anak ipoh and anonymous, i totally disagree with your comments. How can you blame the PKT's Perak EXCO on local authority for having taking so many other portfolios.”

I also fully agree wih Frustrated in Canning who posted that “What's wrong with having an EXCO who is willing and had actually sacrified so much his time and effort by assuming so many portfolios. Nobody say is easy but i must say the EXCO on local authority has done a tremendous job taking into consideration that he is also an MP. Just look at the number of portfolios he has to handle... Yet he still have time and brain to settle the telco issue by making the state richer by imposing million ringgit fine. As the old saying goes "one stone kill two birds".”

Just don’t get me wrong, the State EXCO i mentioned in the previous post was not referring to Kor Ming.

As i always stress, it is no wrong for someone to take on more portfolios than others if he or she is willing and able to do the work. What kor ming did in the past 10 months have proven that he can take up the task.

For the purpose of clarification, in fact, the issue of illegal telco was subsequently (after the announcement of RM3,000.00 fine per towers by Sdr. Nga) passed on to another EXCO whose portfolios overlaps with the portfolio of Local Government.

RM3,000.00 fine imposed on each illegal Telco...

On the RM3,000.00 fine imposed, as stated in my previous post, from experience and also my personal view, it is never sufficient. My comrade in Kepayang, YB Loke Chee Yen had once dealt with an illegal Telco in his constituency whereby the Company in charge told him they can easily pay the RM3,000.00 fine as it is a very small amount to them.

For me, the only way to stop their (Telcos) arrogance is to impose daily fine and to take drastic action to pull down the illegal towers if there is non-compliance of the Local Authority Order. We can impose it to the “illegal” restaurant traders and pig farmers, why not on Telcos...

One Stop Centre at MBI...

Anak Ipoh had rightly pointed out the issue of One-Stop-Centre (OSC). Anak Ipoh said:” The simple truth is that erection of telco is under the jurisdiction of local authority. So who sit in the local authority? Apart from the obvious scapegoat viz. dato bandar himself, it is the councillors themselves. So before, we go blaming all the PKT EXCOs to MB, perhaps YB care to share with us who are the councillors who sit in "One Stop Centre"??? I sincerely hope that no one of them is from Canning.”

One of the Councillors sitting in the OSC is Clr. Liu Ten Tui, who is in charge of Kg Simee, Ipoh Gardens and Canning. I have informed Clr. Liu of certain illegal towers in the constituency which can never be approved without the consent of the Residents. The appplications that were eventually declined include the one in Taman Canning and the other in Kg. Simee.

Indeed i am so lucky to have my Councillor sitting in the OSC otherwise the towers in my constituency will be approved easily.

However, as Clr. Liu reverted to me, he was facing pressure even from the officers sitting in the OSC (although that should not be the case). I’d even go as far as saying that he was in effect, receiving hostile questioning on his reasons for turning down the applications since the MCMC had approved it and they are in compliance of the regulations! (seem they may have forgotten the protest by the Residents and treated OSC as a Rubber Stamp which Clr. Liu and myself will never let it be the way)

I don’t believe in apportioning blame on others for what they have or have not done as for those who knows me, it is not my style. In this case, we need the full and unreserved backing of the state govenrment who will be forming the cardinal policies behind certain issue (including this one, Telco.), in order for us, the elected representative and the appointed councillors, to fully deliver what the people want and need.

Flood in Canning etc...

This is another equally important and serious problem in the constituency apart from Telco which the residents are having nightmare just like those sleeping beside the building with a Telco's erected. Clr. Liu and myself are aware of the issues and are constantly looking for solutions over that. We are not technical people but we are lucky enough to have one resident of Ipoh Garden, Mr. Lee helping us.

During rainy days, we have aken surveying filed trips through affected areas, ie along Ipoh Garden East, Ipoh Garden South, Ipoh Garden and Canning Garden and see how the water flows. The water flows from these areas along Sg Senam and towards Fair Park. By doing this we discovered that the culverts at Fair Park’s were too small to accomodate the water volume and you can see the water level from left side of the culvert (at Fair Park-Ipoh GH’s junction) are of the same level with the road surface. There is a need to widen it.

JPS knows about it but claims they do not have enough funds. We found it ridiculous. I have then made a request to Ngeh (who is the EXCO in charge of JPS) and he has in principal agreed that this Project shall be one of the Project to benefit from the Supplementary Bill of RM22.5 million for flood elevation programmes in 2009 which was supposed to be presented in this April Dewan’s sitting but for the unfortunate political events taken place.

Quran: My experience during university days...

It has been reported that several groups had condemned Sdr Nga Kor Ming for “belittling the religion” by virtue of reciting the verses from the Holy Quran as a non-Muslim.

The Perak CPO Zulklifli confirmed that the police had received three (3) police reports against Sdr Nga regarding the same issue. The police are currently investigating the matter under Section 298 of the Penal Code and will be calling him for statements.

Section 298 of the Penal Code says “298. Uttering words, etc. with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person. Whoever with deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings of any person, utter any word or makes any sound in the hearing of that person, or makes any gesture in the sight of that person, or places any object in the sight of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.”

I am wondering what basis of defence Barisan Nasional, UMNO, MCA, Gerakan, MIC etc are going to adopt in case they firmly deny that the police reporting were perpetuated by them.

I attended International Islamic University Malaysia for 4 years. For the first 3 years (6 Semesters), it was a requirement for the students to enrol in at least 2 Islamic Law courses each semester; starting with Islamic Legal System in the First year and ended with Islamic Jurisprudence in the Third year. Furthermore, we were also required to complete 4 authentic courses of Islamic studies. In total, at least one third of the course requirement to obtain a Law Degree at the University pertained to Islamic Studies.

The Quran is the highest source of Syariah law, followed by the Sunnah of the Prophet. There is virtually impossible to neither understand nor study Syariah Law without the Holy Quran.

I bought my copy of the Holy Quran (Arabic-English) since the First day of my law study. I learned Arabic (the language for the original Quran transcript) during my first 2 semesters. As part of the process, we had to study the Holy Quran. In addition, we had to understand it, memorize and quote it as authority when completing our submissions or examinations for syariah laws. Sometimes you will get additional appraisals from your lecturer or ustaz if you manage to quote the Quranic verses in Arabic.

What is the matter with those who lodged the reports against Sdr. Nga? What offence has Nga committed? If the police decide that there is indeed a case against Nga, does that translate to, we, the International Islamic University Malaysia’s non-Muslim students had committed a crime? Were we then “forced” to carry out wrongdoing during our studies?

As far as my understanding of Islam and the Quran, it never intends to stop someone from uttering or invoking its teachings.

I sent a sms to my police friend who happens to be one of my classmates during my days at the university, whom had asked for Nga’s phone number for the police to conduct an investigation. The sms sounds: “Uncle, sila bagi tahu i.o., itu kes sebut Quran sia-sia punya. Kita kan tiap hari pegang, baca n hafal Quran masa uni days? ...”

Extract from Malaysiainsider

Since Umno enacted the Perak crisis, the party has been continuously accusing Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin as being a traitor.

It goes without saying that hitherto Umno has never been able to come up with any evidence to back up this wild allegation. It solely relies on a surmise and conjecture. Of course Umno is good — no, excellent at manufacturing lies.

The end justifies the means has been the basic tenet of Umno’s politics. Thus winning at all cost was the sole end of Umno’s struggle in Bukit Gantang. The traitor’s issue had dominated the Bukit Gantang by-election. In fact that was the only issue left for Umno. The traitor’s issue was meant for voters in Saluran 3 — the old folks who live in this world believing that the only political party that exists on this planet is Umno.

Armed with arsenals of evidence at its disposal, Pakatan Rakyat ably adduces compelling evidence to rebut Umno’s unfounded allegation against Nizar. Knowing very well of Umno’s political game, the PR machinery led by PAS put counter arguments by producing a plethora of statements made by Umno leaders on this very derhaka issue. The evidence showed beyond any shadow of doubt that Umno has been the traitor par excellence.

When the PR machinery started churning out paper cuttings from the Umno-controlled newspapers, Umno leaders reluctantly conceded that they were being mercilessly slaughtered by PR’s efficient machinery. The more Umno spoke on the issue, the more evidence detrimental to it surfaced and haunted each and every Umno’s leaders. In one instance, Utusan, in executing Umno’s mischievous campaigns against the Sultan in 1993, carried the following startling caption viz “Ismail wajar turun takhta”. Ismail was referring to the Sultan of Kelantan.

Nizar’s now famous utterance i.e “Patik mohon sembah derhaka” was the only evidence Umno had as a basis to charge Nizar as a traitor. To even suggest such a statement qualified Nizar to be categorised as a traitor was completely naïve. Those were the proper words to address the King in the event you have disagreements with the former. In fact the phrase “patik mohon sembah derhaka” is the most respectful way of addressing the Sultan in such circumstances.

When Umno kept on playing those words to support its theory that Nizar was a traitor, the PR retaliated. PR made a counter attack by producing the damaging statement by Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Tamby Chik. In 1993 Rahim suggested that the people should drop the word “patik” in addressing the Sultan. Let's pause here. Let assume if Rahim was in Nizar’s shoes. No doubt in displaying his disagreements with the Sultan, one could expect the former chief minister of Malacca would address the Sultan with the following remark “Aku mohon sembah derhaka”.

Before Umno even fully recovered from the ailment of its own making, then came the decision of the Kuala Lumpur High Court on April 3, 2009. It was another salvo for Umno. On that date, the court, in granting leave to Nizar’s application for a judicial review against Datuk Zambry Abdul Kadir, held that such an application was not frivolous. The court concurred with Nizar’s lawyers that he has passed the minimum threshold required in the leave application.

The judgment of the court simply means Nizar has able to establish an arguable case against Zambry. Nevertheless the judgment did not end there. It also contained something which caused irreparable damage to Umno in Bukit Gantang. The judgment was fully utilised by PR’s machinery to silence the Umno’s malevolent propaganda.

The judge declined to uphold the Attorney-General’s strenuous objection. The A-G vehemently protested Nizar’s application on the ground that Nizar was in fact challenging the decision of the Sultan. Rejecting the said argument, the learned High Court judge held that Nizar has every right to assert on what authority Zambry could say that he is the lawful mentri besar when Nizar claims himself as the legitimate mentri besar of Perak.

The judgment impliedly affirms that the writ of quo warranto is the proper remedy in this case. The writ of quo warranto allows Nizar to challenge the legal status of the appointee of the public office (i.e. Zambry in this case) without even bringing in and challenging the decision of the appointing authority (the Sultan of Perak).

The court also held that the issue of whether Nizar has ceased to enjoy the confidence of the majority of the state assemblymen needs to be established first before Zambry could mount an argument that he is the lawful MB.

The upshot of such a court’s decision is simply this. It is clear now that the allegation that Nizar was challenging the discretion of the Sultan is not an issue. Nizar has never challenged the decision of the Sultan. By not challenging the decision of the Sultan, it is equally loud and clear that Nizar has never been a traitor as maliciously claimed by Umno.

The Bukit Gantang by-election reaffirms that the people have changed but Umno has not.