From International Herald Tribune
The Associated Press
Tuesday, March 3, 2009, IPOH, Malaysia: Opposition lawmakers held a meeting under a tree after police blocked them from entering a northern state’s parliament Tuesday in a tussle for power that has become symbolic of the turmoil in Malaysian politics.
The 28 legislators, accompanied by some 100 supporters, scuffled briefly with police and ruling party supporters outside the Perak state assembly building before retreating to a side street where they held the meeting.
Standing in the shade of a large tree, the lawmakers of the opposition People’s Alliance coalition passed a resolution calling for fresh elections to end a constitutional deadlock with the ruling National Front coalition on who should govern Perak.
“This is utter rubbish. Elected representatives are not allowed to go inside. It is not in accordance with the law. The police are practicing double standards,” said A. Sivanesan, an opposition legislator.
The spat in Perak state highlights the growing instability in Malaysian politics since the March 2008 elections when the National Front coalition of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi suffered its worst results ever.
The ruling national coalition lost control of five states including Perak, as well as its traditional two-thirds majority in the national legislature, conceding a large number of seats to the People’s Alliance.
Since then, the National Front has been trying hard to undermine the People’s Alliance. Perak, where the alliance had a three-seat majority, has been one of the centers in the political wrangling.
In early February, three People’s Alliance lawmakers defected amid allegations of bribery, tipping the balance in the 59-member state parliament in favor of the National Front.
Soon afterward, the state’s titular head, Sultan Azlan Shah, appointed National Front politician Zambry Abd Kadir as chief minister and head of a new government.
The People’s Alliance claimed the sultan acted unconstitutionally in appointing Zambry without waiting for a vote of confidence in the state parliament. Zambry’s predecessor, Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, meanwhile, has refused to step down.
Zambry told The Associated Press that the opposition has insulted the sultan by rejecting his decision.
“My conscience is very clear. I have been appointed by the sultan. … They can’t take the law into their own hands,” he said, adding that the opposition meeting under the tree was irrelevant.
Earlier Tuesday, Zambry’s supporters heckled opposition lawmakers when they arrived.
“Go back!” they screamed, pushing back alliance members. Police did not intervene in the melee.
SEKAT SEKAT SEKAT!!
Nak pi bermesyuarat, kena SEKAT!
Nak pi buat laporan polis kat Bricksfield, Kena SEKAT!
Nak hantar memorandum kat Istana, Kena SEKAT!
Nak pi Raya open house kat PWTC, pun kena SEKAT!
Apa Kerajaan ini, samseng pun tak buat mcm tu..komunis ke?
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malayamuda Reply:
March 5th, 2009 at 11:35 am
sekat sekat sekat
satu hari nanti, negara akan huru hara kerana rakyat rasa tersekat
masa itu dah terlambat !
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niken.jeff Reply:
March 5th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
makan ada kene sekat ke?
cari duit kene sekat ke?
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Biasala tu… projek diorang kat negeri negeri pakatan dah kena sekat. Mau tak menggelupur
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Biasala tu… diorang punya projek kat negeri negeri Pakatan dah kena sekat. Mau tak menggelupur
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SEKAT….SEKAT…..SEKAT…..KALU DAH X BOLEH SEKAT……HANTAM C4 …..KABOOOMMMM!. ABIH CERITA…..
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I wondering why our country people STILL trying to protect or having those so called can’t challenge the Sultan…He DO must be responsible for all these mess too…when a man that can’t stand in between both side, without reasonable justice holding in their hand then how we allow them to make decision for the people?? If he is a fair Sultan, he will spend time see people or willing to listen from both side, but it seem this is not the case.
Sometime respect didn’t mean we blind follow until it will effect how this country should be in the future, it is like when you are allowing one bird to fly inside your window, more bird will follow, then what will our beloved country will become one day?? This is why FIGHT ON!!
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Sekat inilah yg dikatakn ‘demokrasi’ ala BN…
PPSMI nk bg memo ke istana pn nk sekat,… ape kejadah Beruk2 Negara ni nk berlagak jd hero
Xpe, psni kte sekat plak si NAJIS tu drpd naik jd PM dn BN trs memerintah
klu x, psni lbh byk sekatan…
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i agree what talker mean ,those policemen or macc only protect bn exspecially gangster party umno,when they using illegal firearm and the stupid duty officer said he never received any report,but when pr just using their voice to ask for justice,they use isa to charge them,do you trust the police or do we need them to protect our life,no ,no money no talk
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Talker Reply:
March 6th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
I am with you too…
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memang lah kene sekat.asyik menyusahkan org je.bile bagi kumpul ramai2 memang perangai beruk pun terserlah.apa punya org tak bertamadun langsung! bile over acting lak macam tenggiling la pulak GULING GULING.Kalau budak2 tu tak pe lah jugak,nie dah tua tua.Cuba tepok tepok sikit dahi tu banyak2 kali.Aaaaaaa….dah sedo ke? Itu la pasai org sekat! Sengal giler punya Parti Kencing Rakyat nie.
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Mesti kasi sekat!Kalau tak sekat perangai beruk2 tu terserlah lah.Kalau tak percaya kita tengok kat kuala kangsar tu.Itu nama nya tenggiling pakai serban dan jubah.Guling giling sana sini.Bagi jadi org mau jadi tenggiling.Buat malu jer.Itu sebab lah kasi sekat! Kalau tak sekat, buat malu jer kat org luar.nanti org kata org PKR malaysia nie perangai mcm tenggiling dan beruk tunggal.Itu sebab mesti sekat..sekat..SEKAT! Jgn bagi muka org mcm nie.Buat rosak muka bumi jer.
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yg herannya kalau puak2 bn/umno buat demo(perangai beruk2 spt niken.jeff ckp)takde lak kena sekat.tak delak kena masuk jel.takdelak org ckp diaorg beruk.takdelak ckp diorang tak bertamadun.takdelak ckp org tak patuh undang2.very double standard
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