Anwar Ibrahim

Rabu, 4 Januari 2012

Anwar Ibrahim

Rakaman Jelajah Anwar Ibrahim: Ledang,Johor 3/4/2012
ANALYSIS: Malaysia’s Political Future Hinges On Outcome Of Sex Trial
Jadual Program Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim Rabu 4 Januari 2012 – Khamis 5 Januari 2012
‘Dakwa Ketua NFC Atas Cubaan Sogok Polis, SPRM’
Sidang media: Pendedahan Lanjut Mengenai NFC Rabu 4 Januari 2012, 12 T.hari Ibupejabat KEADILAN
Rakaman Sidang Media Pakatan Rakyat

Rakaman Jelajah Anwar Ibrahim: Ledang,Johor 3/4/2012

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:46 AM PST

ANALYSIS: Malaysia’s Political Future Hinges On Outcome Of Sex Trial

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:16 AM PST

Monster Sandcritics.com
By Julia Yeow Jan

When Malaysia’s High Court delivers a verdict in the sex trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Monday, the ruling would mark an end to one of the nation’s most controversial cases as well as the beginning of a new political era.

Anwar, 64, faces 20 years in prison if found guilty of sodomizing a 24-year-old former male aide in 2008, a charge he has vehemently denied and claimed was concocted by political foes.

Throughout the trial, which began in February 2010, his lawyers decried what they claimed to be repeated efforts to hamper the defence, such as denying access to testimonies and evidence.

Although the opposition alliance has its fair share of infighting and problems, Prime Minister Najib Razak is well aware of the threat that Anwar represents. Many educated, urban voters are increasingly impatient with his government over corruption and soaring inflation.

In the most recent elections in 2008, Anwar’s alliance wrested control of five of the nation’s 13 states from the government and denied it a two-thirds majority in Parliament.

The upset forced then-premier Abdullah Badawi to step down in favour of Najib, and Anwar declared his intention to take over the government, a threat Najib has taken seriously.

The premier has publicly warned his alliance to improve its performance or risk losing power in the next elections, which could be called as early as the first half of this year.

If Anwar is found not guilty, he is likely to pose a real threat to Najib, whose popularity is flagging despite populist policies and attempts to endear himself to younger voters.

But if Anwar is convicted and sentenced to even one year in jail, he would be barred from politics for up to five years, weakening the opposition bloc that has yet to name a successor.

Rights groups and opposition activists said the government seems intent on removing Anwar as a political foe by using a colonial-era law against sodomy, which outlaws it even when it is consensual.

Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch, charged the proceedings have been conducted unfairly since the outset. He said the government did not appear ‘sincere’ in its earlier pledge to offer Anwar and his accuser equal rights and treatment.

‘Obviously, we cannot really speculate on what the verdict will be, but we do have very serious concerns that he is even being tried on this charge, which should not be considered a crime in the first place,’ Robertson said.

In 1998, Anwar was accused of sodomizing his driver and then using his power as then-deputy premier to cover it up, a charge he also claimed was trumped up to prevent him from challenging former premier Mahathir Mohamad.

He was convicted and jailed for six years before being released in 2004 when a Federal Court panel overturned his conviction, saying the main witness against him was unreliable and Anwar should have been acquitted.

Then, as now, the government denied any conspiracy.

‘The fact that he has been tried for this ‘crime’ twice now when thankfully there are very few prosecutions under this antiquated British colonial law also raises the fundamental question of why the government is singling Anwar out,’ Robertson said.

But just as he defied the odds to rise from political ruin to become opposition leader, Anwar’s supporters said it would take more than a conviction next week to remove him or his followers from Malaysian politics.

Jadual Program Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim Rabu 4 Januari 2012 – Khamis 5 Januari 2012

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:37 AM PST

Rabu 4 Januari 2012 – Negeri Sembilan & Melaka

9.00 mlm – Seremban – Pejabat PKR N9, Jalan Rahang, Seremban, N9
11.00 mlm – Taman Sin Hoe, Bukit Baru, Parlimen Bukit Katil, Melaka

Khamis 5 Januari 2012 – Kelantan

7.00 mlm – Ketereh – Pondok Padang Kala, Melor
10.00 mlm – Macang – Padang Majlis Daerah Macang

‘Dakwa Ketua NFC Atas Cubaan Sogok Polis, SPRM’

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:32 AM PST

Malaysiakini

Pengerusi projek ternakan lembu, Pusat Fidlot Kebangsaan (NFC) Datuk Mohamad Salleh Ismail hari ini didakwa cuba merasuah pegawai penyiasat Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) dan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM).

Sehubungan itu, menurut Pengarah Strategik PKR Rafizi Ramli, Mohamad Salleh perlu diheret ke muka penngadilan.

Pada satu sidang akhbarnya di ibupejabat PKR di Petaling Jaya, hari ini Rafizi juga mendakwa sebanyak RM1.755 juta dibayar oleh Mohamad Salleh bagi tujuan merasuah pegawai SPRM dan PDRM bagi mempengaruhi siasatan ke atas NFC.

Rafizi berkata sogokan itu dibayar melalui cek oleh Mohamad Salleh.

Dakwanya lagi, wang berkenaan disampaikan kepada pegawai penyiasat SPRM dan polis melalui ahli peniagaan Datuk Shamsulbahrin Ismail yang menjadi “orang tengah”.

Pada 30 Disember lalu, Shamsulbahrin Ismail, 45, didakwa mengikut Seksyen 402 Kanun Keseksaan di Mahkamah Sesyen Kuala Lumpur atas dua tuduhan menipu Mohamad Salleh.

Menurut Rafizi, dakwaannya itu dibuat berdasarkan wujudnya laporan polis oleh seorang anggota polis di Bukit Aman mengenai perkara tersebut.

Katanya, Akta SPRM 2009 bahagian IV Perkara 16 dan 17 menyatakan kesalahan rasuah berlaku apabila “mana-mana orang sendiri atau melalui atau bersama dengan lain” melakukan kesalahan tersebut.

“Undang-undang SPRM jelas menunjukkan dalam kes ini, Datuk Seri Salleh Ismail melalui Datuk Shamsubahrin Ismail cuba merasuah pegawai SPRM dan PDRM dalam kes NFC bagi perkara berikut:

“Pertama, Datuk Seri Mohamad Salleh Ismail yang membekalkan wang suapan malah menandatangani cek berjumlah RM1.755 juta.

“Kedua, Datuk Seri Mohamad Salleh Ismail memujuk pegawai SPRM dan PDRM dengan cara menyediakan wang suapan,” dakwanya dalam sidang media hari ini.

Mengulas lanjut, Rafizi kesal kerana pihak berkuasa masih terus gagal bertindak.

Sebaliknya, dakwanya, mereka melindungi Mohamad Salleh yang juga suami kepada Menteri Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil dan keluarganya.

“Pihak berkuasa membuat keputusan untuk mendakwa Datuk Shamsubahrin Ismail atas cubaan menipu NFC sedangkan wang yang terlibat adalah dengan tujuan merasuah pegawai SPRM dan PDRM,” katanya.

Rafizi juga menegaskan tindakan Mohamad Salleh melakukan cubaan rasuah, menggambarkan bahawa “prinsip tatakelola dan urustadbir yang diamalkan di NFC adalah lemah dan longgar”.

“Ia menggambarkan seolah-olah kelakuan rasuah dan cubaan membeli pegawai-pegawai kerajaan adalah amalan ringan dan boleh dilakukan dengan sewenang-wenangnya,” katanya.

Sehubungan itu, beliau mendesak SPRM segera melakukan siasatan ke atas Mohamad Salleh dan pengurusan NFC berhubung cubaan merasuah.

Sidang media: Pendedahan Lanjut Mengenai NFC Rabu 4 Januari 2012, 12 T.hari Ibupejabat KEADILAN

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:15 PM PST

Dimaklumkan bahawa KEADILAN akan mengadakan satu sidang media untuk menjawab isu-isu terkini mengenai NFC, seperti berikut:

Tarikh : 4 Januari 2012 (Rabu)
Masa : 12 tengahari
Tempat : Ibupejabat KEADILAN

Rakaman Sidang Media Pakatan Rakyat

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:36 PM PST