Saya mengucapkan syabas kepada seluruh pengundi Manek Urai kerana memastikan kemenangan manis buat Pas dan Pakatan Rakyat. Tidak disangkal lagi, sungguhpun dihambur dengan segala macam ugutan oleh pimpinan tertinggi negara dan tidak kurang yang menabur janji pembangunan, rakyat tetap menolak kepimpinan Dato’ Sri Najib. Manek Urai yang majoriti pengundinya terdiri dari orang Melayu menjadi saksi penolakan umno yang sering mendabik dada sebagai pelindung umat Melayu.

Rakyat disogok dalam masa beberapa ketika ini oleh media umno-bn akan kejayaan kepimpinan baru. Masih terikat dengan gelagat lama, digembar gemburkan, kononnya kejayaan kepada seluruh pelusuk demi menarik hati rakyat. Umno-bn masih tidak sedar bahawa usaha memperbodohkan rakyat tidak akan berhasil. Rakyat sedar bahawa pilihan mereka penting buat menentukan hala tuju negara dan oleh itu hari ini mereka memilih untuk bersama dengan Pakatan Rakyat demi melaksanakan Perubahan.

Saya mengambil kesempatan ini merakamkan ucapan tahniah kepada YB Fauzi, seluruh jentera pilihanraya dan kepimpinan Kelantan, terutamanya YAB Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz.

ANWAR IBRAHIM

DSAI akan menunaikan solat jumaat di Masjid Siti Khadijah, Pantai Dalam. Berikut adalah butiran program tersebut:

Tempat: Masjid Siti Khadijah, Pantai Dalam.

Tarikh: 17hb Julai 2009(Hari Jumaat)

Masa:1.15PM-2.15PM

Pejabat Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim akan akan hadir ke Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur, Kompleks Mahkamah Jalan Duta. Beliau akan berdepan dengan tuduhan fitnah yang direka khusus demi merencatkan perjuangan rakyat dan agenda Perubahan. Berikut merupakan butiran program tersebut:

Tarikh: Hari Rabu 15hb Julai 2009
Tempat: Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur, Kompleks Mahkamah Jalan Duta
Masa: 8.00 pagi

PEJABAT DATUK SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM

August 6, 2008

The Malaysian government should immediately withdraw politically motivated charges against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today. Police served Anwar, who is running for office, with an order to appear in Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on August 7, 2008, under a colonial-era law that criminalizes homosexual conduct.

But several instances of misconduct around the investigation into allegations that Anwar had sexual relations with a male former aide show the charges are aimed at preventing Anwar from leading a new government. Police handled the inquiry improperly, while government officials interfered in it and tried to publicly intimidate and embarrass Anwar. On August 26, Anwar is due to run in a by-election for the constituency vacated on July 31 by his wife, Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. On August 6, police ordered him to appear in Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to face charges under section 377 of Malaysia’s criminal code, which criminalizes “carnal intercourse against the order of nature.”

“The Malaysian government appears to be manipulating the legal system to shore up support for its continued rule and undermine the opposition,” said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “This case is really about preventing challenges to the government’s rule.”

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Malaysia: Political Motivations Undermine Anwar Case

Malaysian government allegations that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim forcibly sodomized a male aide lack credibility, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch is concerned that Anwar’s arrest was a politically motivated attempt to derail the opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat’s (People’s Alliance) much-publicized campaign to form a new government by September 16, 2008.

Human Rights Watch urged the Malaysian government to ensure any investigations are transparent, impartial, and in accordance with international standards of due process.

“The Malaysian government’s record provides little basis to believe this is anything other than a partisan political attack on Anwar,” said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “In light of past false allegations and his unfair trial, Anwar has good reason to worry that his rights won’t be respected.”

The police have to date refused to release the first information report lodged by former aide Saiful Bukhari Azlan on June 28. Anwar’s lawyers have repeatedly requested the report, which under Malaysian law is a public document. A person named in a first information report has the right to a copy of the report. The refusal of the police to make the original report public has fueled suspicions that it may be altered. Saiful remains under police protection.

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Human Rights Watch condemned the conviction of former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his adopted brother Sukma Dermawan. Both were convicted of sodomy.

“The verdicts are another blow to justice in Malaysia,” said Joe Saunders, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “What has happened to Anwar and his supporters highlights the fragility of rights there. If you’re out of favor with the political leadership ?no matter how high you might rise in the government ?you have very little protection. This is a real step backwards for Malaysia.”

Anwar was Deputy Prime Minister until shortly before he was arrested in September 1998. He was later charged with sodomy and corruption for allegedly using his office to impede police investigations into the sexual misconduct allegations. In April 1999, he was convicted of corruption and sentenced to six years in prison.

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