08
Feb

Sodomy Trial II: People Be The Judge

08
Feb

The Reunion Of Reformists: Anwar Ibrahim Challenges Prime Minister or His Deputy to a Debate on Who Has Committed Treason onto The Malays ….”

07
Feb

Why The Prosecution of Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Matters to the West

From Washington Post
Editorials

Sunday, February 7, 2010; A20

IN THE PAST two years, Malaysia, which has been a one-party state since it gained independence in 1957, has made remarkable strides toward becoming a democracy. That it has done so is mostly due to the efforts and political talent of one man — Anwar Ibrahim. So the fact that Mr. Anwar went on criminal trial last week should deeply concern the democratic world. The outcome could determine whether one of Asia’s most economically successful countries preserves its stability and embraces long-overdue reforms.

A former deputy prime minister in the ruling party, Mr. Anwar was deposed and jailed in 1998 by former Malaysian strongman Mahathir Mohamad. A manifestly unfair trial followed in which Mr. Anwar was convicted of homosexual sodomy, which shamefully remains a crime in Malaysia. Six years later, the conviction was overturned by a court, and Mr. Anwar resumed his political career — this time as an open champion of democracy in Malaysia and other Muslim countries.

Mr. Anwar succeeded in forging a coalition of opposition parties, including his own multiracial People’s Justice Party, an Islamic party, and a secular party. He has campaigned against the government’s toxic policy of racial discrimination, which funnels economic favors to well-connected members of the ethnic Malay majority. In the past two years, his coalition has pulled off a string of stunning victories in state and parliamentary by-elections; it now controls four of 13 state governments. If led by Mr. Anwar, it would have a fair chance of winning the next national election in 2013.

That’s one reason it’s suspicious that, three months after the state election victories in 2008, Mr. Anwar was once again accused of sodomy. Another is that his young male accuser was seen with aides of Najib Razak, who is now prime minister; Mr. Anwar says he has evidence that the accuser met with the prime minister and his wife shortly before making his charge. A third is that the case has been transferred from criminal court to a higher court whose judges are closely linked to the ruling party.

If Mr. Anwar is convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison and would be banned from politics for five years. He is 62. The ruling party no doubt hopes a conviction will cause the opposition coalition to crumble. But it could just as easily provoke a backlash against Mr. Najib or street demonstrations that could destabilize the country. That’s why the Obama administration and other Western governments interested in stability in Asia should make clear that the imprisonment of Mr. Anwar would be a blatant human rights violation — and not in Malaysia’s interest.

07
Feb

Semarakkan Tuntutan Reformasi

Mari semarakkan api reformasi!!!

Hadir ke Mahkamah Jalan Duta,
Jam 9.00 Pagi
Isnin, 8 Feb 2010

Pastikan Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim tidak lagi Dipenjarakan!

06
Feb

Public Confidence And The Trial of Anwar Ibrahim

From Razaleigh.com

Certain features of the trial of Dato’ Sri Anwar Ibrahim pose a serious challenge to public confidence in the government. Public confidence is essential to the basic functioning of government.

1) The trial is being conducted in an overwhelmingly politicized environment. Part of its context is the earlier trial of Anwar on the same charge, a trial which was perceived worldwide as politically motivated. We do not longer live in an insulated world.

2) Pre-trial publicity by the local mainstream media has been so blatantly unbalanced as to convey the impression that the media are pursuing a political agenda. Since the local mainstream media is either government owned or tightly controlled, this translates into the impression that the government itself has an interest in its outcome.

3) Many Malaysians believe that sections of the executive and political establishment have an interest in this trial. There does not seem to have been any attempt to remove this suspicion.

In such circumstances the principle that justice must not only be done but seen to be done is breached. As in the case of the constitutional crisis in Perak and in the openly illegal denial of oil royalty payments to Terengganu and now to Kelantan, we as Malaysians suffer when our Government loses credibility domestically and internationally.

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Member of Parliament, Gua Musang
Press statement: February 4, 2010

05
Feb

Pengarang Malaysian Maverick: Fitnah 2 Umpama Filem Buruk Yang Diulang Tayang

From Sidney Morning Herald
By Barry Wain

The last time Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim was charged with sodomy, the country’s judicial system was on trial. This time around, the stakes are even higher.

If Anwar is convicted, in a case that opened in Kuala Lumpur’s High Court on Tuesday, Malaysians can wave goodbye to the best chance of developing a two-party political system in more than half a century.

It will also end any real prospect of Malaysia extricating itself from corrosive race-based politics, and signal the former British territory’s continued descent into self-destructive extremism.

Over the past two years, the charismatic Anwar, 62, has achieved what many analysts thought was impossible. He has tacked together three disparate political parties and formed a credible – if still fragile – opposition, representing hope for a multiracial future.

Nobody else has the organisational ability, political skills and personal trust to hold them together and provide the People’s Front, as it calls itself, with dynamic leadership.

Continue reading ‘Pengarang Malaysian Maverick: Fitnah 2 Umpama Filem Buruk Yang Diulang Tayang’

05
Feb

“We Face a Deficit of Democracy in Malaysia”

From Qantara.Com

Interview with Anwar Ibrahim by Rizki Nugraha

As leader of the opposition, Anwar Ibrahim is one of Malaysia’s most influential politicians. In this interview with Rizki Nugraha he speaks about Muslim-Christian relations, the influence of religion on politics and the outlook for democracy in his country.

Tension between religions in Malaysia has been rising since the court ruling that allows non-Muslims to use the word “Allah”.

Anwar Ibrahim: Certain groups feel that it is in their interest to ratchet up tension because it serves their ulterior motives, but I would not say that great damage has been inflicted on Muslim-Christian relations. The Christian community’s response to the arson attacks has been very positive and measured, and many Muslims have come out in support of the Christian community, for example, forming neighbourhood watch committees to protect Churches.

I have travelled far from the epicentre of the so-called “disturbances” and I find that people are generally unperturbed by the court ruling and are wary of being manipulated by the powers-that-be, whose steady decline in the popular ratings is the real reason for this artificially created crisis.

I’m happy to say that the broader population is not easily hoodwinked.

Why did the Malaysian government insist on appealing the court’s decision, despite the fact that in doing so, it risks widening the gap between Muslims and Christians?

Ibrahim: The government appealed because it is hostage to the demands of an incendiary few. This group insists on using this issue to drive a wedge between different parts of the electorate – hoping to score a few points with fringe elements. They are not very concerned that the consequences of their actions could broaden divisions in society and lead to strife. Continue reading ‘“We Face a Deficit of Democracy in Malaysia”’

04
Feb

Anwar Ibrahim in Second Sodomy Trial

From Telegraph.co.uk

By Barney Henderson in Kuala Lumpur

Anwar Ibrahim: Anwar Ibrahim loses final appeal ahead of sodomy trial

Anwar says the new allegations are a conspiracy to neutralise his career, after he rallied the opposition to unprecedented election gains in 2008 and threatened the government’s half-century-long hold on power Photo: AFP/GETTY

Anwar Ibrahim, who led his party to record gains in the 2008 election, said the charges were the result of “the machinations of a dirty, corrupt few”.

A 25-year-old former male aide, Saiful Bukhari, accused Anwar of sodomy. He faces up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted – a ruling that would effectively end the 62-year-old’s political career. Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia. Continue reading ‘Anwar Ibrahim in Second Sodomy Trial’

04
Feb

Anwar Ibrahim – Konspirasi No. 2

Dari Media Rakyat

Turut didedahkan pada Rabu 25hb Jun 2008, sehari sebelum serangan seksual terakhir pada hari Khamis keesokan harinya, Saiful telah bertemu dengan pegawai polis berpangkat tinggi Penolong Kanan Komisioner SAC Rodwan Mohd Yusof (waktu itu Timbalan Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Pasukan Polis DiRaja Malaysia, sekarang Ketua Polis Melaka) di Hotel Concorde, Kuala Lumpur di bilik bernombor 619.
Sivarasa Rasiah

Hanya sebelas tahun semenjak Anwar Ibrahim dipecat dari jawatan timbalan perdana menteri, beliau menerima tamparan dengan dakwaan liwat dan seolah-olahnya tuduhan rasuah (penyelewengan kuasa). Beliau berdepan dengan dua perbicaraan yang dikutuk seluruh dunia sebagai perbicaraan tidak adil dan bermotivasikan kepentingan politik pihak tertentu. Hasilnya beliau menghabiskan enam tahun dalam tahanan di Penjara Sungai Buloh, dikurung bersendirian selama pemenjaraan hanya dibenarkan bertemu dengan ahli keluarga dan para peguam sahaja. Akhirnya bekas Perdana Menteri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad mendapat hukuman setimpal dengan berat hati dipaksa bersara pada bulan Oktober 2003. Kemudiannya Anwar dibebas dan dilepaskan pada 2 haribulan September 2004 pada tahap terakhir rayuannya di mahkamah mengubah penghakiman kes liwatnya.

Continue reading ‘Anwar Ibrahim – Konspirasi No. 2′

04
Feb

Rakyat Menjadi Hakim Kebejatan Regim Zalim Ini

Pagi ini prosiding perbicaraan bersambung dengan keterangan yang diberikan oleh petuduh secara tertutup atau lebih dikenali sebagai keterangan in camera. Setelah semalam fitnah dilemparkan, dibaluti cerita jijik, kononnya saya mahu lakukan perbuatan terkutuk itu, petuduh tanpa rasa malu dan takut kepada Allah SWT, menyambung memberi keterangan berasaskan skrip drama usang 1998. Tertanya-tanya samada sutradara yang sama digunakan untuk Fitnah Siri 2 ini. Saya dan Azizah pastinya tidak terkejut jikalau sutradara yang sama masih mengarah drama kotor ini. Cumanya drama ini juga merupakan satu tragedi buat bangsa dan negara. Rakyat menjadi hakim kebobrokan mereka yang sanggup menjadi alat regim zalim ini.

ANWAR IBRAHIM

04
Feb

NST Must Correct Misrepresentation

MEDIA STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 4 February 2010

I am shocked with the report of NST today which titled “PKR ready to refer Lim Guan Eng to Pakatan Rakyat”.
I deeply regret that NST has maliciously misquoted my statement. Upon reading the news, I called the reporter to seek clarification. Subsequently he admitted over the phone that the line was not written by him and it has been inserted by the editor.

I hereby call on the NST to take immediate action to correct the misrepresentation of PKR’s stance on this issue.

In my phone interview, I unequivocally said that YB Dato’ Seri Zahrain is wrong to lash out at CM Lim Guan Eng. I stressed that inter-party relations and complaints should be brought up in Leadership Council of Pakatan Rakyat.

I have never said that PKR will refer Zahrin’s criticism against Lim Guan Eng into the discussion of Pakatan Rakyat leadership. In fact I maintained that such move is unnecessary and inappropriate.

PKR is fully supportive of CM Lim Guan Eng and our relationship with DAP as coalition partner is strong and solid. We understand that the cooperation and unity of Pakatan Rakyat represnts a great threat to the ruling Barisan Nasional. BN has tried various divisive measures to sow suspicion between partners of Pakatan Rakyat.

I would like to reiterate that PKR’s commitment to advance the agenda for democratic reforms is unshakeable. To realise this objective, it is essential to continue strengthen good relationship with DAP and PAS.

SAIFUDDIN NASUTION ISMAIL
Secretary-General
Parti Keadilan Rakyat

04
Feb

Malaysia’s Democracy on Trial

From Australian Financial Review

When Anwar Ibrahim walks into the Kuala Lumpur High Court today, he will at least know what to expect.

Anwar, Malaysia’s one-time deputy prime minister and now the de facto leader of the first credible opposition in Malaysia’s independent history, is facing the third incarceration of his life. The first was a 22-month detention when a student leader in the 1970s; the second a six-year stint in 1998 for sodomy (overturned in 2004) and corruption, during the administration of his one-time mentor, Mahathir Mohamed. Now, he faces another sodomy charge, and the potential of 20 years in jail. Locally the press are calling it Sodomy II, like a sequel. “They use the same script,” he tells the AFR in an interview in his Kuala Lumpur offices. “I’ll leave it to the lawyers. I don’t have any trust in the system.”

That’s no surprise. Anwar’s trial represents an enormously significant moment for Malaysia, because it could make or break the opposition movement at a time of intense racial tension on a scale the country hasn’t seen since the race riots of the 1960s. Malaysia, though a sometimes uneasy patchwork of a Muslim Malay majority and significant Chinese and Indian minorities, has for decades been amongst the most moderate and peaceful of Muslim nations. Yet in recent months it has become a place where churches are firebombed over the right for Christians to use the word Allah, and where cows’ heads are kicked around outside Hindu temples. Continue reading ‘Malaysia’s Democracy on Trial’




Malaysia’s Anwar seeks to remove sodomy case judge

08/02/10 0 comments

From AFP

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim moved Monday to have the judge in his sodomy trial disqualified, complaining he had refused to rein in biased media coverage.

The trial, which Anwar says is a plot to end his political career, began last week with graphic testimony from 24-year-old former aide Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan who accuses Anwar of sodomising him.

Defence lawyers objected Friday when Utusan Malaysia, a Malay-language daily linked to the government, ran photographs of the court’s closed-door visit to the apartment where the sexual encounter allegedly took place.

Judge Mohamad Zabidin Diah refused a request to admonish the daily over the pictures, as well as an earlier headline that said “Not willing to be sodomised again,” which the defence said suggested they had sex more than once. Selanjutnya…

I am no ROCKET SCIENTIST…..

08/02/10 4 comments

From “Magicgates”

Even if he did not pass motion for two days, the urge would have been very strong. The peristaltic movement of the bowels would have been there and there would have been some secretion. The anus being a place in which bacteria is excreted, substances like semen would disintegrate fast.

It is different if the semen is deposited into the vagina where it can stay on for up to three days. But then God intended the semen to be deposited in the vagina – not the anus. So nature in itself has a way of dealing with this kind of situation!

Too bad, Malaysians are not the type of people that will revolt. If it had been India, Pakistan or the Philippines the people would have responded by now. But being Malaysians, our leaders know that they can even feed ‘poison’ to us and we will willingly take it saying that is is ‘teh tarik’.

No matter which Malay leader rises against the establishment, the oldest trick in the book will be used against him. All it takes is to have a willing boy.

Malaysian Media Shapes Battleground in Anwar trial

07/02/10 7 comments

From Reuters
By David Chance; Editing by Bill Tarrant

Malaysian media photos showing “in camera” proceedings in the sodomy trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim prompted complaints of bias in the politically charged trial on Friday.

The graphic picture in Friday’s edition of government-controlled Malay language Utusan Malaysia showed a 24-year-old man, who says Anwar had sex with him, gesturing toward a bed.

The same paper on Thursday used language that was struck out of court proceedings after objections by Anwar’s lawyers in a headline that read “Not willing to be sodomised again,” implying that Anwar had sex with the man more than once. Selanjutnya…

People Said: ‘Semen may be 1998 sample’

06/02/10 16 comments

From Malaysia Kini

‘The defence in Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial should therefore demand that the samples be sent to a reputable laboratory to determine their age and identity.’

‘I did not pass motion for two days’

Dok: It appears very likely that the prosecution is going to prove its case by showing that Anwar Ibrahim’s semen were found in Mohd Saiful Bukhary’s anus and on his clothing. There is a strong possibility that this semen might have been taken from Anwar’s previous trial and planted into Saiful and onto his clothing.

In the past several years, there have been studies which claim that it is possible to determine the age of a biological sample by using the ‘Temporal PCR’ method. The defence should therefore demand that the samples be sent to a reputable laboratory to determine their age and identity.

No Fool: Sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it? If you have been sodomised against your will, your reaction would be to go wash yourself and expel whatever it’s deposited into your behind with utmost urgency. And here he tells the whole world that he didn’t pass motion for two days. Hmm….

P Dev Anand Pillai: Even if he did not pass motion for two days, the urge would have been very strong. The peristaltic movement of the bowels would have been there and there would have been some secretion. The anus being a place in which bacteria is excreted, substances like semen would disintegrate fast. Selanjutnya…

Konspirasi 2: Laporan Dilihat Memfitnah Anwar

06/02/10 21 comments

Dari TV Selangor

Dalam pada itu, Utusan Malaysia terus membuat laporan yang dilihat memfitnah Anwar walaupun akhbar itu di tegur oleh hakim perbicaraan semalam.

Namun Hakim Mohamad Zaibin Mohd Diah masih enggan mengenakan tindakan menghina mahkamah terhadap Utusan.

Akhbar itu semalam menyiarkan pula gambar-gambar dengan berita yang tidak berpaut kepada fakta kes.

Semalam, Pengarah Komunikasi Parti Keadilan Rakyat membuat laporan polis terhadap Utusan kerana dikatakan menyiarkan laporan ini yang dilihat bersifat fitnah bersabit keterangan Saiful. Selanjutnya…

Malaysian politics: There they go again

05/02/10 12 comments

From The Economist

The opposition leader treads a familiar path into the dock

SLINGING mud at opponents is a staple of most democracies, even if voters might prefer a more sensible debate. In Malaysia, a prudish, majority-Muslim country, it seems that nothing succeeds quite like below-the-belt personal attacks. For Anwar Ibrahim, the opposition leader and former deputy prime minister, who went on trial this week accused of sodomising a young male aide, the tactic is wearily familiar. In 1998 he was charged with the same crime, found guilty and jailed. Exonerated and freed, he has staged a comeback that another conviction might jeopardise.

Much has changed in Malaysia since Mr Anwar last took the stand. His nemesis, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, who presided over his downfall, has retired, if not exactly gracefully or quietly. The once-mighty United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), which leads a 13-party multiracial governing coalition, looks increasingly vulnerable at a future election. A judiciary that was seen as beholden to its political masters has begun to assert its independence, and has sided with free-speech plaintiffs in prickly faith-related cases. Selanjutnya…

Lurid Sex Allegations Recorded in Sodomy Trial of Malaysia’s Opposition Leader Anwar

04/02/10 9 comments

From Canadian Press
By Eileen Ng

The court in the politically charged sodomy trial of Malaysia’s opposition leader on Thursday visited the apartment where a former aide says Anwar Ibrahim coerced him into sex – a charge the defendant says is part of a high-level conspiracy.

Prosecutors also submitted security footage that they said showed the young man was in the building when he claims. Selanjutnya…

Lurid Testimony of Anwar’s Sodomy Trial Closed to Public

04/02/10 3 comments

From Channel News Asia

There has been mixed reaction from the Malaysian public to the shocking testimony by Mohd Saiful Bukhari, who has accused opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him.

On Wednesday, the 25-year-old former aide to Anwar told a packed courtroom how his former boss made sexual advances towards him. Selanjutnya…

Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy Trial Visits Kuala Lumpur Flat

04/02/10 3 comments

From BBC News

The trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges has visited the apartment where his a former aide says he was assaulted.

The trial in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, opened on Wednesday after a judge rejected an appeal by defence lawyers.

Mr Anwar has consistently denied the charges, saying they are part of a political conspiracy against him.

Homosexual acts are illegal in Malaysia and Mr Anwar faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

The judge denied Mr Anwar’s lawyers advanced access to medical evidence, DNA and CCTV tapes, which they said were key in providing a proper defence. Selanjutnya…

Malaysia’s courts in the dock over Anwar trial

04/02/10 3 comments

From Reuters

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim heads for trial on Tuesday on a charge of sodomy, placing the country’s courts under scrutiny again after his doubtful conviction for the same offence almost a decade ago.

Anwar was tried first on corruption charges and then for sodomy after his sacking as Deputy Prime Minister in 1998 amid a political feud with then premier Mahathir Mohamad.

His case drew a chorus of international criticism with then-U.S. Vice President Al Gore saying at the time that the trial “mocked international standards of justice.” Selanjutnya…

Anwar: Utusan Kotor, Biadap, Jijik

04/02/10 29 comments

Dari Malaysia Kini

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mahu Utusan Malaysia dikenakan tindakan menghina mahkamah berhubung laporan akhbar itu hari ini mengenai perbicaraan kes liwat melibatkan ketua pembangkang itu.

Beliau yang ditemui sebelum meninggalkan perbicaraan hari ini berkata semakan melalui rekod mahkamah dan peguamnya menunjukkan apa yang dilaporkan oleh akhbar itu tidak tepat.

“Dalam kes ini kalau dah ada pertuduhan, biar saya diberi keadilan. Tiada kenyataan yang disebut di muka depan Utusan, maknanya Utusan ini jadi alat Umno. Dia nak lawan depan tak boleh, dia fitnah kotor biadap dan jijik begini,” katanya. Selanjutnya…

RPK – Was Anwar Poisoned in 1998?

04/02/10 8 comments

Anwar Loses Bid To Stop Sodomy Trial

03/02/10 8 comments

From ABC online
By Connor Duffy

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has lost a last-ditch effort to have sodomy charges struck out of court.

Anwar alleges the charges brought against him are a political conspiracy and says the country’s prime minister, Najib Razak, was personally involved.

Mr Razak’s party has been in power for 50 years but Anwar has revitalised the opposition who polled well in last year’s elections.

Anwar’s lawyers attempted to have the case against him delayed on the grounds the defence had been denied access to crucial documents.

Selanjutnya…


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