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May

Tyngre å Kjempe For Rettigheter

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Categories: Agenda Baru, Aktiviti, Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Asia Tenggara, Demokrasi, Ekonomi, Hebahan, Islam, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Program and Sidenotes

From Aftenposten

OSLO FREEDOM FORUM har i fire dager samlet deltagere fra hele verden for å utveksle erfaringer og gjøre opp status i kampen for menneskerettighetene. Når det internasjonale møtet avsluttes i kveld, vil en av konklusjonene dessverre bli at dette viktige arbeidet er blitt merkbart tyngre enn bare for noen få år siden.

Den negative utviklingen kan ha mange årsaker, ikke minst at autoritære regimer stadig perfeksjonerer sin teknikk for å overvåke uønskede ytringer og «brysomme» personer.

En annen forklaring er at økonomiske hensyn blir tillagt større betydning i forbindelsene mellom statene. Krisen i verdensøkonomien har økt fristelsen til å være seg selv nærmest. På kort sikt er det sjelden eller aldri lønnsomt å ta opp brudd på menneskerettighetene.

KRITIKKEN RAMMER også politikere som i andre sammenhenger blir oppfattet som prinsippfaste. «Jeg er spesielt skuffet over Obama- Continue reading ‘Tyngre å Kjempe For Rettigheter’

May

Skuffet Over Obamas Innsats For Menneskerettighetene

By Anwar Ibrahim 2 Comments

Categories: Agenda Baru, Aktiviti, Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Asia Tenggara, Belasungkawa, Demokrasi, Hebahan, Islam, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Kewangan, Mahkamah, Malaysia, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Sidenotes and Umno

From Aftenposten

Menneskerettighetene er blitt satt i skyggen av økonomiske spørsmål, sier den malaysiske opposisjonslederen Anwar Ibrahim.

Denne uken er han og flere titall andre profilerte menneskerettighetsforkjempere samlet i Oslo for å dele sine erfaringer.

Anwar, som er blitt dømt og fengslet for både korrupsjon og sodomi i hjemlandet, hentet mye inspirasjon fra andre menneskerettighetsforkjempere da han var med på åpningen av Oslo Freedom Forum i den norske hovedstaden tirsdag. Men selv om han er løslatt og nå sitter i den malaysiske nasjonalforsamlingen, mener han at det er blitt vanskeligere å få hjelp fra Vesten enn tidligere.

– Økonomisk gevinst ser ut til å ha blitt viktigere enn å kjempe for menneskerettighetene. Jeg får mye støtte fra organisasjoner og media, men ikke så mye fra ledende politikere, sier han til Aftenposten. Continue reading ‘Skuffet Over Obamas Innsats For Menneskerettighetene’

May

Malaysia’s Opposition Leader Lauds President Elect Of The Philippines

By Anwar Ibrahim 3 Comments

Categories: Agenda Baru, Aktiviti, Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Asia Tenggara, Demokrasi, Ekonomi, Hebahan, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Kewangan, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Perutusan and Politik

Anyone with a belief in the redemptive possibilities offered by history would elate at the victory of Benigno Aquino III in the Philippine presidential election.

It’s almost 27 years since his father was slain in the struggle to restore democracy to the Philippine nation and just over 24 years since his mother succeeded in unfurling its fragile banner after it had been cruelly snuffed out on that fateful day in August 1983 on the tarmac at Manila airport.

If Noynoy’s father, Benigno Aquino Jr., personified Filipino courage in the face of oppression, as his eulogist, Jamie Sin, eloquently put it, his mother, Corazon, symbolized her people’s indomitable spirit.
Today, with Noynoy’s election, the torch of Philippine democracy has been passed to a new generation of Filipinos, born well after the country began its course towards democratic maturation, tempered by sudden and cruel detours in that odyssey, disciplined by the rigors and frustrations of the struggle, proud of the nation’s priceless Rizalean heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit its undoing by pretenders of authoritarian bent.

On the morrow of Noynoy’s victory, I wish to recall to him his father’s poignant plea, taken from Dostoevsky, on the eve of his return home to his fateful end: “Lord, make me worthy of my suffering.”
It’s my hope and, I’m sure, of every Asean citizen who wishes the Philippine nation well, that its newly elected torchbearer proves worthy of his people’s long suffering and transmutes it into the bright promise of democratic maturation and economic well-being.

Anwar Ibrahim
Opposition Leader
Parliament, Malaysia

May

‘First Lady’ – SPRM Harus Bertindak

By Anwar Ibrahim 12 Comments

Categories: Agenda Baru, Aktiviti, Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Asia Tenggara, Demokrasi, Ekonomi, Hebahan, Islam, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Mahkamah, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen and Sidenotes

–KENYATAAN MEDIA UNTUK EDARAN SEGERA–

‘First Lady’ – SPRM Harus Bertindak

Merujuk kepada perkara di atas, saya telah mengeluarkan sebuah kenyataan media yang mempertikaikan tindakan Rosmah Mansor isteri kepada Perdana Menteri Malaysia yang merujuk dirinya sebagai Wanita Pertama Malaysia.

Laporan mengenai perkara ini telah disiarkan oleh sebuah portal media internet The Nut Graph pada 10 Mei yang lalu. Perbuatan ini jelas sekali dilakukan dengan sesuka hati dan tanpa terlebih dahulu merujuk kepada Artikel 32 Perlembagaan Malaysia yang menyatakan bahawa Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong adalah susuk yang merupakan Wanita Pertama Negara ini. Continue reading ‘‘First Lady’ – SPRM Harus Bertindak’

May

Karpal: Saiful penipu

By Anwar Ibrahim 94 Comments

Categories: Hebahan, Isu Semasa, Mahkamah, Malaysia, Politik and Umno

Malaysiakini | 11 Mei 2010

Perbicaraan kes liwat ketua umum PKR, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim bersambung hari ini dengan peguambela , Karpal Singh menyoal balas pengadu, Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

Karpal berhujah oleh kerana Saiful mendakwa hubungan seks yang dilakukan itu adalah tanpa kerelaannya, manakala Anwar pula didakwa menurut Seksyen 377b atas kesalahan mengadakan hubungan di luar tabii, maka berlaku percanggahan antara dakwaan dan kenyataan Saiful.

“Memang pasti ada kesilapan berhubung dakwaan, dan perlu untuk melihat semula kenyataan yang dirakamkan.

“Di Malaysia, kita ketahui hubungan seks antara lelaki dengan lelaki walaupun dengan kerelaan adalah satu kesalahan. Bagaiamanapun, saksi telah berulangkali berkata dan menegaskan bahawa perhubungan seks itu tanpa kerelaaanya,” kata Karpal.

Katanya lagi, penyiasatan sepatutnya dijalankan mengikut seksyen 377c.

Karpal kemudiannya berkata Saiful menipu dan cuba mencabar kenyataannya sebagai saksi.

Continue reading ‘Karpal: Saiful penipu’

May

Sampai Bila UMNO Mahu Tipu Rakyat?

By Anwar Ibrahim 52 Comments

Categories: Analisis, Hebahan, Isu Semasa, Politik, Sidenotes and Umno

Sampai bilakah UMNO hendak menipu rakyat jelata?

Setiap kali tiba 11hb Mei, mereka akan menyambut “ulangtahun penubuhan” mereka. Hari ini, mereka kata mereka sudahpun 64 tahun. Mungkin kebanyakan ahli UMNO sememangnya mudah lupa. Tetapi rakyat jelata masih ingat.

UMNO yang ditubuh pada 11 Mei 1946 sudah ditamatkan riwayatnya oleh mahkamah pada 4 Feb 1988. Sesuatu pertubuhan yang diistihar terbatal oleh mahkamah maka setakat itu sahajalah berakhirnya pertubuhan itu dan terpahatlah dalam sejarah tarikh mula dan tarikh akhirnya.

Apa yang berlaku selepas itu ialah manipulasi Mahathir. Mahathir telah mendaftar satu pertubuhan baru dengan nama UMNO Baru pada 13 Februari 1988. UMNO yang kini diterajui oleh Najib Razak adalah UMNO yang ditubuhkan oleh Mahathir.

Continue reading ‘Sampai Bila UMNO Mahu Tipu Rakyat?’

May

Anwar Ibrahim: Press Conference At KL High Court 10/05/2010

By Anwar Ibrahim 5 Comments

Categories: Agenda Baru, Aktiviti, Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Asia Tenggara, Audio, Demokrasi, Hebahan, Islam, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Mahkamah, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Umno and Video

Video Ihsan Media Rakyat

May

Statement By Malaysian Opposition Leader On Philippine Elections

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Categories: Agenda Baru, Aktiviti, Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Asia Tenggara, Demokrasi, Hebahan, Islam, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Pilihanraya and Politik

I congratulate the people of the Philippines for what may justifiably be called a peaceful campaign to choose their president and local representatives.

The voters make their decision today. May that exercise be as peaceful as the campaign that preceded it.
Since the return of democracy to the country in the mid-1980s, the Filipino people have periodically exercised their right to choose their leaders, undeterred by threats of violence and fraud in the electoral process.

These exercises have been hugely encouraging to the forces for democracy in Southeast Asia who have to contend with authoritarian leaders who want to curtail their people’s right to freely campaign and choose their leaders on grounds that democracy is alien to supposedly civil order-preferring Asians.

The Philippine nation has for the better part of three decades resisted this presumption and thereby contributed to their fellow Southeast Asians’ quest for self-determination in respect of national leadership choices.
Today they fortify that resistance in an exercise that pays tribute to the imperishable legacy of their great leader Jose Rizal, the Asian continent’s first claimant to a people’s right to self-rule and determination.

Anwar Ibrahim
Opposition Leader
Parliament, Malaysia

May

Anwar’s sodomy accuser met Malaysian PM earlier

By Anwar Ibrahim 30 Comments

Categories: Antarabangsa, Hebahan, Mahkamah, Malaysia, Media and Politik

Saiful Bukhari (left) with Khairil Annas Jusuh, one of Najib Razak's senior aide.

By EILEEN NG (AP) – May 10, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The young man who claims opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim sodomized him acknowledged in court Monday that he had met with Malaysia’s prime minister four days before making a police complaint against Anwar.

The defense hopes that Saiful Bukhari Azlan’s testimony under cross-examination will bolster its contention that the sodomy trial against Anwar is a political conspiracy masterminded by Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife.

Saiful’s admission that he met with Najib proves “the issue of conspiracy by Najib and higher-ups in the government,” Anwar told reporters after the hearing.

Continue reading ‘Anwar’s sodomy accuser met Malaysian PM earlier’

May

Anwar Turun Padang Temui Masyarakat Iban

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Categories: Agenda Baru, Aktiviti, Anwar, Demokrasi, Ekonomi, Hebahan, Islam, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Malaysia, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Pilihanraya, Politik, Program, Sidenotes and Umno

Dari TV Selangor

Ketua Pembangkang Anwar Ibrahim melanjutkan kempen Sibu Memimpin Perubahan Sarawak ke kampung-kampung Iban di serata Sibu.

Mantan Timbalan Perdana Menteri itu, bersama-sama calon Pakatan Rakyat Wong Ho Leng hari ini melawat rumah panjang Bawang Assan dan menikmati makan tengahari bersama penduduk setempat.

Bawang Assan terletak di barat bandar Sibu, berhampiran perkampungan Cina Sungai Bidut. Perjalanan sejauh 30 kilometer jika berkereta dari pusat bandar merentasi Jambatan Igan. Continue reading ‘Anwar Turun Padang Temui Masyarakat Iban’

May

Malaysia On Trial, Anwar Says as Sex Trial Resumes

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Categories: Agenda Baru, Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Asia Tenggara, Demokrasi, Ekonomi, Hebahan, Islam, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Kewangan, Mahkamah, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Penerbitan and Umno

From AFP
By M. Jegathesan

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who returns to court Monday to face sodomy charges, said Malaysia’s reputation is on trial in a case aimed at destroying his political career.

Anwar, a former deputy premier who was sacked and jailed on separate sex and corruption counts a decade ago, said Malaysian justice had deteriorated under Prime Minister Najib Razak, who came to power a year ago.

“It is not Anwar’s case. It is the institution of governance — the police, the judiciary and certain media — which have all got worse under Prime Minister Najib Razak. They are the real ones on trial,” Anwar told AFP.

Anwar said he would not be cowed by the fact he could again end up behind bars if convicted of the charges that carry a penalty of 20 years imprisonment.

“I am committed to political and economic reforms. There is no turning back,” he said.

“Of course I am a political threat. They have been trying for 12 years to kill my political career. I leave it to my supporters and Allah to believe in me.”

Anwar, a 62-year-old father of six, is accused of having illicit sexual relations with a young man who worked in his office. Sodomy remains a crime in Malaysia, a conservative Muslim-majority nation.

The trial opened briefly in February with explicit evidence from his accuser, 24-year-old Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan, but has been suspended since then as the defence pursued a number of unsuccessful legal manoeuvres.

They were knocked back in attempts to have the presiding judge disqualified, complaining he had refused to rein in biased media coverage, and also failed to win access to key prosecution evidence such as video footage and medical tests.

Anwar last week lost his final bid to strike out the sodomy charges, as the Federal Court rejected an appeal and paved the way for his trial to resume at the High Court on Monday. Continue reading ‘Malaysia On Trial, Anwar Says as Sex Trial Resumes’

May

Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim Di Mahkamah Jalan Duta,10hb Mei 2010

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Categories: Aktiviti, Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Demokrasi, Hebahan, Islam, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Mahkamah, Malaysia, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen and Pejabat Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Kes Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim akan disambung semula esok, 10hb Mei 2010, di Kompleks Mahkamah Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur pada jam 9pagi. Dijadualkan esok peguam Karpal Singh akan mula menyoal balas saksi pertama pihak pendakwa.

Pejabat Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim