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Jul

Pengawal Anwar Kemuka Saman Sivil Ke Atas Polis

By Anwar Ibrahim 1 Comment

Categories: Aktiviti, Anwar, Demokrasi, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Mahkamah, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Pilihanraya, Politik and Program

Malaysiakini

Pengawal peribadi Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim akan mengemukakan saman sivil ke atas polis berhubung kecederaan yang dialaminya ketika mengawal keselamatan ketua pembangkang itu.

Tulang pipi Fayyahd Afiq Albakqry, 25 dikatakan retak dan hancur semasa peserta perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0 itu melarikan diri daripada asakan dan serangan polis di KL Sentral pada 9 Julai lalu.

Beliau terpaksa menjalani pembedahan pembinaan semula tulang pipinya menggunakan titanium, baru-baru ini.

NONE “Bagaimanapun, saman sivil itu adalah berasingan daripada prosiding jenayah yang akan dimulakan ke atas polis,” kata peguam N Surendren yang bertindak bagi pihak Fayyahd.

Surendren yang juga naib presiden PKR mengiringi Fayyadh membuat laporanpolis di ibu pejabat polis daerah Dang Wangi berhubung dakwaan kejadian itu sehingga menyebabkan kecederaannya.

Menurut Surendren, pengawal peribadi itu masih dalam trauma dan enggan melayan soalan wartawan.

Jul

Anak Muda mesti Tuntut Perubahan

By Anwar Ibrahim 6 Comments

Categories: Analisis, Anwar, Demokrasi, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Pilihanraya, Politik, Program and Umno

Keadilan Daily

Ketua Umum KEADILAN, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menegaskan bahawa masih wujud ruang untuk perlaksanaan reformasi meskipun di bawah sistem yang menekan dan tidak mempraktikkan demokrasi.

Katanya, generasi baru iaitu golongan muda perlu mempunyai persiapan yang baik dari segala aspek samada pengetahuan dari segi sosial, politik dan asas ekonomi.

“Mereka (anak muda) perlu dibimbing dan untuk terus sedar tentang pentingnya perubahan dalam negara.

“Anak muda perlu tuntut pembaharuan, mesti ada keberanian dan komitmen untuk menghadapi sesuatu,” kat Anwar.

Beliau berkata demikian dalam ucapannya ketika Bengkel Kepimpinan Anak Muda anjuran Persatuan Kebangsaan Pelajar Islam Malaysia (PKPIM) bersama Yayasan Selangor.

Program itu berlansung dari jam 2 petang sehingga 10 malam bertempat di Menara Yayasan Selangor, semalam.

Bengkel itu dibahagikan kepada tiga sesi iaitu sesi pertama bertajuk ‘To Capture The Imagination Of New Generation‘, yang dibentangkan Wakil Islamic Renaissance Front, Dr Fuad Rahmat, peguam Fadiah Nadwa Fikri dan Presiden PKPIM, Mohd Faisal Abdul Aziz.

Manakala Anwar memberi ucapan dalam sesi bertajuk ‘A Generation Of Change‘ yang turut dihadiri Presiden KEADILAN, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Ismail.

Pada sebelah malam pula sesi ketiga bertajuk ‘Islamic Civilization‘ dibentangkan oleh pemimpin gerakan Ikhwanul Muslim dari Kuwait, Dr Tareq Mohammed Al Suwaidan.

Anwar dalam ucapannya mengingatkan kerajaan supaya tidak memandang rendah terhadap kebijaksanaan rakyat kerana mereka kini semakin matang untuk menilai kebenaran.

Katanya , kerajaan Umno-BN kini semakin terdesak termasuk menggunakan agama bagi mengekalkan kuasa mereka.

Sebagai contoh kata Anwar, mimbar jumaat digunakan sebagai pentas untuk memfitnah Bersih 2.0 pada 9 Julai lalu sebagai perhimpunan haram.

“Saya yakin, rakyat tidak bodoh. Kita perlu menyedarkan anak muda untuk membawa perubahan,” katanya.

Jul

Najib Censors The World’s Most Prestigious News Magazine

By Anwar Ibrahim 9 Comments

Categories: Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Demokrasi, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Penerbitan, Pilihanraya, Politik, Propaganda, Sidenotes and Umno

Malaysia Chronicle
Written by John Malott

It’s all over the Internet. The Malaysian Government has censored The Economist, the world’s most respected and distinguished journal.

Why?

Because it did not like what The Economist reported.

Question. How many people in Malaysia read The Economist?

According to The Economist website, it is 10,477. That is their circulation in Malaysia. Out of a nation of 28 million.

A new question.

How many people in Malaysia now know that Najib and Company took their black markers to The Economist? And hosw many Malaysians now want to read – and have read — what The Economist said?

Answer. Thanks to the Internet, in Malaysia, it is now probably 100,000 — 200,000 — or even more who know what The Economist said.

And what about the rest of the world? The Economist has a worldwide circulation of almost 1.5 million people – people who are called “opinion leaders.”

Now they know what Najib did.

So once again, it’s a self-inflicted black eye.

I keep wondering –

Why?

Why does this government keep shooting itself in the foot? – Malaysia Chronicle

Jul

5,000 Doktor Swasta Tuntut Jeyakumar Dibebaskan

By Anwar Ibrahim 4 Comments

Categories: Aktiviti, Anwar, Demokrasi, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Pilihanraya, Politik, Program, Sidenotes and Umno

Malaysiakini

Persekutuan Pengamal Perubatan Swasta yang mewakili kira-kira 5,000 doktor swasta di seluruh negara bergabung dengan pertubuhan perubatan yang lain menuntut pembebasan ahli parlimen Sungai Siput D Jeyakumar.

psm declare= “Kami amat prihatin dengan tahanan berterusan rakan kami, Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj, yang kami iktiraf dan sahkan sebagai seorang doktor yang mematuhi undang-undang, cekap dan tekun.

“Rekod perkhidmatan awamnya cukup cemerlang dan sepanjang pengetahuan kami, beliau tentunya bukan ancaman kepada keselamatan negara ini,” kata persekutuan itu dalam satu kenyataan media hari ini.

Ia memetik Jeyakumar telah berkhidmat untuk tempoh yang lama dengan kerajaan dan memberikan perkhidmatan kepada rakyat. tanpa mementingkan dirinya.

Doktor itu juga dipuji kerana kerja-kerja kebajikan dan sikap baik hati yang ditunjukkannya kepada semua di bawah jagaannya tanpa mengira bangsa dan agama.

“Kami, rayu perintah tahanan ke atas Dr Michael Jeyakumar ditarik,,” petik kenyataan itu yang juga memohon pembebasan lima anggota Parti Sosialis Malaysia yang ditahan bersama. Continue reading ’5,000 Doktor Swasta Tuntut Jeyakumar Dibebaskan’

Jul

KDN Hitamkan Laporan The Economist Tentang Bersih

By Anwar Ibrahim 4 Comments

Categories: Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Demokrasi, Hebahan, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Penerbitan, Pilihanraya, Politik, Program, Sidenotes and Umno

KeadilanDaily

Laporan tentang himpunan Bersih yang disiar Majalah antarabangsa The Economist ditapis oleh Kementerian Dalam Negeri, dalam cubaannya menyaring maklumat sampai kepada pembaca di negara ini.

Perkara itu mula ditimbulkan Ahli Parlimen Ipoh Barat, M Kulasegaran dalam laman twitternya mengenai laporan Bersih yang diterbitkan majalah antarabangsa itu.

Berdasarkan gambar yang disiarkan portal media, laporan khas bertajuk ‘Political Affray in Malaysia: Taken To The Cleaner” menunjukkan empat bahagian yang dihitamkan menggunakan pen dakwat kekal.

Sekiranya dibandingkan dengan versi dalam talian The Economist, bahagian yang dihitamkan itu berkaitan salah laku dan keganasan yang dilakukan polis dalam menangani himpunan aman 9 Julai lalu.

Antara ayat-ayat yang dihitamkan itu adalah:

‘Seorang lelaki mati akibat sakit jantung’ (and one man died of a heart attack), pada perenggan pertama.

‘Perhimpunan itu kemudiannya diharamkan, meskipun pihak berkuasa menawarkan sebuah stadium untuk berhimpun – tetapi menarik balik tawaran itu’ (The march itself was then banned, although the authorities offered Bersih a stadium to meet in – and then withdrew the offer’) pada perenggan kedua.

‘Taktik polis mencetuskan kemarahan; kerajaan akur menjalankan siasatan rasmi berhubung dakwaan keganasan polis. Dalam satu kejadian (sempat dirakamkan dalam filem) polis seolah-olah menembak gas pemedih mata dan meriam air ke arah peserta himpunan yang berlindung daripada serangan belantan’ Continue reading ‘KDN Hitamkan Laporan The Economist Tentang Bersih’

Jul

Invitation to a dialogue session with Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Dr Tareq Mohammed Al Suwaidan

By Anwar Ibrahim 1 Comment

Categories: Agenda Baru, Anwar and Hebahan

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to a closed dialogue session with the honorable Dr. Tareq Mohammed Al-Suwaidan and Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Member of Parliament and leader of the Malaysian Opposition. Dr Tareq will deliver a speech on “The Future of Islam” and Dato’ Seri Anwar will deliver a speech entitled “Leadership and Change.”

It will be held on:

Date: 19th July 2011 (TUESDAY)

Time: 5.30pm – 11pm

Venue: Level 16, Menara Yayasan Selangor, Petaling Jaya (near Amcorp Mall)

Details of the program:

5.30 – 7.00pm: Speech delivered by Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim( (A Generation of Change )

7.30: Maghrib and Dinner

8.30pm – 11pm: Speech delivered by Dr Tareq Mohammed Al-Suwaidan (Islamic Civilisation)

Jul

Nurul Iman Anwar: My Bersih 2.0 Experience

By Anwar Ibrahim 12 Comments

Categories: Aktiviti, Anwar, Audio, Demokrasi, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Malaysia, Media, Nurul Izzah, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Pilihanraya, Politik, Program, Umno and Video

Jul

Najib To Come Under Scorpenes Torpedo Fire This Thursday

By Anwar Ibrahim 5 Comments

Categories: Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Demokrasi, Ekonomi, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Program and Umno

Malaysia Chronicle
Written by Maclean Patrick

For over two years, Parisian prosecutors, led by investigating judges Francoise Besset and Jean-Christophe Hullin, have been gingerly investigating allegations involving senior French political figures and the sales of submarines and other weaponry to governments all over the world. French news reports have said the prosecutors have backed away from some of the most serious charges out of concern for the political fallout.

The investigators are following a paper trail that would bring to the forefront corruption involving both French and Malaysian officials. And even though the investigations will not look into the murder of translator and former lover of Razak Baginda – Altantuya – the murder would definitely be on the minds of all following the case.

Starring role

On Thursday, July 21, French lawyer William Bourdon will be in Penang to give an exclusive presentation. He is expected to disclose how even “bigger” commissions were paid to “extremely high level” government officials in Malaysia related to the purchase of two submarines in 2002.

Many may not know that French lawyers William Bourdon, Renaud Semerdjian and Joseph Breham filed two requests with Parisian prosecutors on Dec 4, 2009 and Feb 23 2010 on behalf of the Malaysian human rights organization Suaram to investigate bribery and kickbacks from the deal.

As Defence Minister at the time, Najib would have full knowledge of all things pertaining to the purchase of the equipment. A purchase this large and complicated and involving the use of public money should require Najib’s full attention. All details would have made its way onto his desk. Failing to keep in check all the details involved would be tantamount to Najib being sloppy at the job.

In other words, there is no way Najib can be a small player in the whole sordid affair, he would certainly have to be the star.

Additional budget allocations needed for the Scorpenes

From the very beginning, French investigators have shown interest in Razak Baginda’s role in the RM7 billion purchase of Scorpene submarines from French company DCN and the alleged irregularities in the payment of RM570 million to Perimekar, a company managed by Razak, for what the Malaysian government calls “co-ordination and support services” in clinching the submarine deal.

Last month, Najib asked for an additional RM13 billion from Parliament. Part of this additional money was to go into the up-keep of the submarines. The initial maintenance cost, according to the Defence Minister, by Boustead stood at RM50 million per year for 6 years – apparently that figure was only an estimate. Now the cost would be RM417 million in total. An increase of RM117 million from its original RM300 million price tag.

And this increase will be borne by the public. We have yet to hear of the cost for construction of the submarines base in Sabah. Apparently, the Straits of Malacca is too shallow for submarines of the Scorpene class to operate in, thus they have been commission for service in deeper water off the coast of Borneo. This goes against the initial idea that the submarines would be used to curb pirate activities along the Straits of Malacca.

Titanic daylight robbery

So why would Malaysia purchase submarines when geographically, the seas around Malaysia are not that suitable for any submarine activities. What sort of planning went into the purchase beforehand?

Only Najib Razak can answer this. As Defense Minister at the time of the purchase, he was the person tasked with convincing Parliament to approve the purchases.

And now, with further revelations that greater amounts of public money had been used to pay “commissions”, it looks like Najib may have out-done himself as both the weakest and the worst Prime Minister in Malaysian history. Whether through negligence or outright involvement.

Indeed, Najib has much to answer for when it comes to the purchase of the Scorpene submarines. The Frence investigation is clear in its focus – to flush out the corrupt practices involved in the whole deal.

And as the investigators dig deeper, expect more heads to roll. And not just Najib’s but every other high-level leader involved will come under scrutiny.

The Scorpene deal is forging ahead to sink what appears to be the Najib-UMNO-BN’s titanic day-light robbery of public funds.

Jul

Tidak Pernah Saya Rasa Begitu Benci Pada Kerajaan – A.Samad Said

By Anwar Ibrahim 16 Comments

Categories: Aktiviti, Analisis, Anwar, Catatan, Demokrasi, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Penerbitan, Pilihanraya, Politik, Program, Sidenotes and Umno

Harakah

Sasterawan Negara Datuk A Samad Said yang terkenal dengan sikap kelembutannya kini menyimpan satu perasaan benci kepada kerajaan.

Ini berikutan tindakan polis menyuraikan perhimpunan Bersih2.0 genap seminggu lalu melibatkan kecederaan dan kehilangan nyawa rakyat.

“Tidak pernah saya rasakan begitu bencinya saya pada kerajaan. Itulah waktunya saya lebih benci,” katanya yang lebih mesra dengan panggilan Pak Samad yang mengimbau kembali pengalamannya di KL Sentral, tempat beliau mula-mula bertembung dengan polis.

Beliau menyifatkan tindakan polis menangani perhimpunan damai itu secara bengis.

Katanya, seluruh rakyat Malaysia yang telah menyertai himpunan itu terus mengkritis kerajaan Umno BN apabila melihat keganasan yang dilakukan oleh pihak polis.

Justeru, beliau kesal kerana pemimpin Umno BN membuat berbagai helah menyatakan polis yang menjalankan tugas ketika itu tidak melakukan tindakan yang kasar kepada rakyat sebaliknya menuduh rakyat yang bertindak kasar.

“Kata-kata itu menjadi luka berdarah buat rakyat Malaysia dan saya percaya Umno BN akan terkubur dalam PRU ke 13 nanti,” katanya.

Beliau menyatakan demikian ketika berucap dalam Majlis Pelancaran Yellow Saturday di Markaz Tarbiyah PAS di Taman Melewar malam kelmarin. Turut berucap ialah dua Naib Presiden PAS, Salahuddin Ayub dan Datuk Mahfuz Omar serta anggota Unit Amal yang difitnah membawa pisau semasa himpunan Bersih 2.0, Abdul Razak

Pak Samad juga menceritakan peng.alamannya dalam himpunan Bersih 2.0 pada 9 Julai lalu.

“Sebelum (gas) ditembak, ada himpitan dari belakang, kelompok polis juga. Jadi kami agak tersepit, seperti di (Hospital) Tung Shin, (kami) tiada jalan alternatif lain, jadi go through saja.

“Menghabiskan hari yang panjang daripada pagi sehinggalah disekat polis kali terakhir kira-kira 300 meter daripada Istana Negara di sebelah petang untuk menyampaian Memorandum yang merupakan amanah rakyat untuk di sembahkan kepada Yang di-Pertuan Agong, amat mengecewakan tiada pertimbangan yang sebaiknya oleh polis. Continue reading ‘Tidak Pernah Saya Rasa Begitu Benci Pada Kerajaan – A.Samad Said’

Jul

BN Merasakan Kerajaannya Terancam, Kata Marina

By Anwar Ibrahim 16 Comments

Categories: Analisis, Anwar, Demokrasi, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Pilihanraya, Politik, Program, Sidenotes and Umno

Malaysiakini

BN yang berada dalam kedudukan panik merasakan kerajaannya kini terancam dan tidak mampu berfikir secara jelas lagi, kata anak sulung mantan Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad,
Datuk Paduka Marina Mahathir.

“Mereka rasa terancam kerana memandang remeh BERSIH pada 2007 dan pada pilihan raya umum 2008 mereka hilang banyak kerusi di parlimen dan dewan undangan negeri. Dan oleh kerana kini dalam keadaan panik, mereka tidak boleh berfikir dengan jelas lagi. Apa di kepala mereka adalah hanya cara untuk menang pilihan raya.

“Awak boleh dapatkan semula sokongan orang ramai dengan hanya berbaik kepada mereka. Awak tidak boleh dapatkan sokongan dengan bersikap jahat. Awak tak boleh tuduh peserta perhimpunan itu semuanya kumpulan samseng, mungkin ada segelintir. Tetapi bukan semua mereka. Continue reading ‘BN Merasakan Kerajaannya Terancam, Kata Marina’

Jul

After Queen E Snub, Najib Looks To The Pope To Rebuild His Image

By Anwar Ibrahim 2 Comments

Categories: Aktiviti, Analisis, Antarabangsa, Anwar, Demokrasi, Islam, Isu Semasa, KeADILan, Malaysia, Media, Pakatan Rakyat, Parlimen, Pilihanraya, Politik, Program, Propaganda, Sidenotes and Umno

Malaysia Chronicle

The Vatican City is a landlocked sovereign city-state. Its territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of approximately 44 hectares or 110 acres, and a population of just over 800.

The Pope is the head of state of Vatican City. The term Holy See refers not to the Vatican state but to the Pope’s spiritual and pastoral governance, largely exercised through the Roman Curia. His official title with regard to Vatican City is Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City.

The principal subordinate government official for Vatican City is the President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, who since 1952 exercises the functions previously belonging to the Governor of Vatican City. Since 2001, the President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State also has the title of President of the Governorate of the State of Vatican City.

Though the population of the city-state may be under a thousand, the influence of the Holy See stretches globally. The Holy See is pastor to 1.2 billion Catholics world-wide and commands diplomatic influence over numerous countries and international organizations.

Such is the influence of the Holy See that President Obama, weeks upon election into the office of the President of United States, paid a courtesy call to Pope Benedict XVI. An act of office, started by the late President Kennedy who initiated America’s connections with the Vatican.

Limp response

In 2002, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad met Pope John Paul II for talks on Christian-Muslim relations at the Vatican. Neighbouring Indonesia and other mainly Muslim countries like Iran, Iraq and Pakistan have decades-long diplomatic ties with the Vatican.

According to a government official, previously Malaysia did not see a need to establish ties with the Vatican and there were political concerns such a move would be criticised by the opposition party namely PAS.

Yet, of late PAS has been seen by Malaysians as more moderate than Najib’s own UMNO. And it is indeed, UMNO via its mouth-piece Utusan Malaysia and Perkasa that has been attacking Christians.

Last month Najib met with Malaysian church leaders in a bid to ease religious tensions stirred by a Utusan Malaysia report that alleged Christians wanted to replace Islam as the official religion and install a Christian Prime Minister. An allegation that is still under a protracted investigation.

Najib is not a beacon of consistency when it comes to issues concerning the Christians in Malaysia. Back in January 2010, churches were attacked over the courts decision that gave The Herald, the Catholic church newsletter, the right to use the term ‘Allah’.

Najib’s response is typical, first denying that UMNO was flaming the issue and secondly that the Police would know best how to resolve any attacks against churches.

It is his limp response to the growing religious tensions in Malaysia that has Malaysian Christians disappointed. They are not confident that the Najib administration is capable or willing to protect their rights as citizens who have a constituted right of freedom to practice their beliefs.

And with general elections to be held no later than July 2013, Najib is desperate for every vote in his favor including from Christians, who make up 10 percent of the 28 million population. Continue reading ‘After Queen E Snub, Najib Looks To The Pope To Rebuild His Image’

Jul