Showing posts with label post-election:by-election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label post-election:by-election. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Hurrah!.. el-Permatang Pauhi Menghantar Anwar Balik Ke Parlimen Untuk Meneruskan Perjalanan Menakluki Putrajaya

SAH, tanpa ragu-ragu… Anwar menang besar: Majoriti 15,671 – Hurrah!.. Kita Menang! We Won!

Ternyata el-Permatang Pauhi telah menyahut seruan Merdeka Anwar sempena bulan Merdeka ini mendakap semangat merdeka yang sebenar di dada masing-masing untuk Merdeka dari kesengsaraan hidup aqibat KKN yang menghambat pembangunan negara dengan mengundi beliau sebagai wakil mereka di Parlimen.

Dengan menghantar beliau balik ke Parlimen, langkah demokratik terakhir di kalangan rakyat telah termakbul – syukur al-hamdulillah . Kini, langkah seterusnya adalah tindakan parlimen Anwar memenangi hati dan fikiran Ahli-ahli Parlimen BN untuk menyeberang ke kem beliau, Pakatan Rakyat, bagi menggapai matlamat menakluki Putrajaya pada 16 September mendatang – insya’Allah.

Rakyat melalui el-Permatang Pauhi telah membuka jalan buat Anwar ke Parlimen, maka kini adalah menjadi tanggungjawab Ahli-ahli Parlimen pula untuk membuka gate buat beliau ke Putrajaya.

Adalah amat bijaksana bagi Ahli-ahli Parlimen BN memberi laluan mudah buat Anwar ke Putrajaya dengan menyahut seruan beliau menyeberang ke kem Pakatan Rakyat sebagaimana rakyat melalui el-Permatang Pauhi menyahut seruan beliau menghantar beliau balik ke Parlimen buat meneruskan perjalanan menakluki Putrajaya.

Setelah rakyat melalui el-Permatang Pauhi menitip Anwar di Parlimen maka janganlah pula Ahli-ahli Parlimen melengah, apatah lagi menyekat perjalanan beliau ke Putrajaya, nanti ditakuti… rakyat mendahului dengan tindakan yang tidak berparlimen dan tidak demokratik – na’uzubillah min zalik.

malaysiakini’s report: Now we have reason to celebrate Merdeka

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Exit polls show Anwar won 61 percent of vote

Malaysia's Anwar won 61 percent of vote: party exit polls
Agence France-Presse - 8/26/2008 7:55 AM GMT
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's party said Tuesday its exit polls indicate he has won 61 percent of the votes in a by-election expected to return him to parliament.
"From our exit poll figures and what we are tracking, Anwar is safely leading in the polls and... I think that it is right to say about 61 percent," said Sivarasa Rasiah, vice president of the Keadilan party.
Sivarasa said that Anwar's opponent from the Barisan Nasional coalition, Arif Shah Omar Shah, had garnered about 39 percent of the vote.
"We are still not declaring victory as we will wait for the official election results from the Election Commission," he told AFP.
Polling booths opened at 8:00 am (0000 GMT) and are due to close at 5:00 pm. Official results are expected to be released by 10:00 pm.
Anwar has been widely tipped to win the vote in Permatang Pauh, an electorate in his home state of Penang which he held until he was sacked as deputy prime minister in 1998 and jailed on sodomy and corruption charges.
But political pundits said they will focus on the size of the winning margin, compared to that attained by Anwar's wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail who held the seat during his political exile.
"We are expecting Anwar's win to be the same as big as when Wan Azizah contested but we think that it will be less in terms of absolute numbers due to it being a working day for many," Sivarasa said.
Wan Azizah won about 64 percent of votes cast in March general elections. The groundswell of support allowed the opposition to take control of five states and a third of parliamentary seats.
Turnout in March was 81 percent, but Keadilan information chief Tian Chua said only 60 percent of eligible voters had cast their ballot by mid-afternoon Tuesday, and that numbers from ethnic minorities were low.
"Chinese and Indian voters are not coming out as much as we had expected. This could be due to intimidation," he told AFP. "We are trying to round them up to come out and vote."
The opposition has accused the government of stoking tensions between Muslim Malays and the nation's ethnic minorities to try to undermine Anwar, by painting him as a "Chinese agent" who has sold out Malay interests.

"Of course, Anwar Ibrahim."

An AFP reporter at the Penanti polling station where Anwar cast his ballot said that voting got under way peacefully, with good weather expected to increase turnout in a boost for the opposition leader.
Hundreds of his supporters shouted the opposition battle cry of "Reformasi" (reform) as Anwar walked out of the polling station here.
A group of three women in traditional Malay outfits and Muslim headscarves walked out of the voting centre smiling. Asked who they voted for, they said: "Of course, Anwar Ibrahim."
"Our grandparents, parents are all friends of Anwar's parents and grandparents, so we know all these allegations against him are untrue," said 42-year-old housewife Siti Ismail.

AFP’s full report via MSN Malaysia: Malaysia's Anwar tips victory in a critical by-election set to return him to parliament

Malaysians vote in Anwar by-election to return him to parliament

klik gambaq: Anwar Watch - Special Report by MSN Malaysia
Agence France-Presse - 8/26/2008 12:33 AM GMT
Voting opened Tuesday in a by-election that is expected to return Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to parliament after a decade-long absence.
Anwar, a former deputy premier who was sacked in 1998 and jailed on sodomy and corruption charges, held the seat of Permatang Pauh in his home state of Penang from 1982-1999.
Anwar's wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail held the seat during his political exile, and stepped aside to trigger the by-election.
An AFP reporter at the Penanti polling station where Anwar was due to cast his ballot said that voting got under way peacefully, with good weather expected to increase turnout in a boost for the opposition leader.
Security was tight with 200 police on duty at the Penanti station alone, among a force of some 4,500 police who have been deployed amid allegations of misdeeds and attacks on supporters by both sides.
The 61-year-old has accused the government of mounting a dirty-tricks campaign to undermine him, including vote-buying and stoking racial tensions, but has said he is nevertheless confident of victory.
Anwar faces new sodomy allegations levelled by a 23-year-old male aide, which he says have been concocted by the government to thwart his ambitions of seizing power with the help of defecting government lawmakers.
Polling booths opened at 8:00 am (0000 GMT) and are due to close at at 5:00pm. Results are expected to be released by 10:00 pm.
There are a total of 58,459 eligible voters in Permatang Pauh.
Pollsters have said they expect Anwar to win, but that the government's negative campaign may impact on his winning margin, which will be seen as an indicator of his ability to shrug off the sodomy allegations.
However, Anwar has drawn huge crowds during the intense 10-day campaign, including a rally that drew tens of thousands on Monday night.
Roslie Ismail, a 37-year-old factory worker who attended the rally and then came to Penanti to cast his vote, rejected the ruling coalition led by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).
"I will vote for Anwar, he represents the voice of the people. God willing, he will win," he told AFP.
"I have no more faith in UMNO because there's corruption and abuse of power."

Saturday, August 16, 2008

We want change. The future is Anwar. Long live Anwar!

Agence France-Presse - 8/16/2008 6:40 AM GMT
A huge crowd cheered Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Saturday as he registered for a by-election to return him to parliament, the next step in his plan to become prime minister.
The August 26 ballot in Anwar's home state of Penang is also seen as a test of his popularity after a young male aide accused him of sodomy -- the same charge that saw him jailed a decade ago.
"I am touched by the support. This is an overwhelming support," Anwar said as he arrived at the nomination centre in the Permatang Pauh constituency, which was locked down by barricades and an armed security presence.
Some 30,000 supporters shouted Anwar's battle cry of "Reformasi" or "Reform", and waved party flags, facing off against 5,000 government supporters and trading taunts and insults.
At least 3,000 police including the riot squad were deployed to keep the peace and a police helicopter hovered overhead.
"We want change. The future is Anwar. Long live Anwar!" chanted supporters of the opposition leader, a former deputy premier who was sacked in 1998 and convicted on a sodomy charge that was later overturned.
Anwar, 61, has said the sodomy allegations have been fabricated to prevent him from ousting the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, after March elections that handed the opposition alliance a third of parliamentary seats.
He was formally charged earlier this month, just after his wife vacated the Permatang Pauh constituency -- which she has held since he went to jail -- to allow him to return to parliament after a decade-long absence.
The coalition has fielded a little-known candidate for the by-election and is gloomy about its chances.
"Barisan Nasional is contesting as an underdog. We will continue to work hard. This will be an uphill task. But it is not impossible," said Deputy Premier Najib Razak who attended the nomination day.
The government candidate, Arif Shah Omah, speaks Mandarin and the local Hokkien dialect which is a plus in the multi-racial seat, but is nevertheless unlikely to win the seat which Anwar held from 1982-1999.
In a racial breakdown that broadly mirrors the national population, more than two-thirds of voters in Permatang Pauh are Muslim Malays, alongside Chinese who make up 26 percent and Indians at six percent.
Anwar has said he is still pursuing his plan to wrest power within months, with the help of government defectors, despite the looming sodomy trial.
On Friday, Anwar's accuser Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan, a 23-year-old former volunteer in the opposition leader's office, visited a mosque to swear he was telling the truth and challenged Anwar to do the same.
He also said he was sodomised against his will, although when Anwar was formally accused in court the charge indicated the alleged sex act was consensual.
Anwar said at a rally Friday night that Saiful's action was part of the government plot.
"They are afraid of me being an MP and going on to become the opposition leader in parliament," he said.
Sodomy is a serious offence in Malaysia, a conservative and predominantly Muslim nation, and carries a penalty of 20 years' imprisonment.
Sarimah Ali, a 33-year-old teacher who was among the huge crowd of Anwar supporters, said the renewed allegations were of no concern.
"Nobody believes Saiful. His swearing in the mosque yesterday makes it more clear that it's a government conspiracy to bring down Anwar," she said.

Sumpah Sesumpah: Tunggu dan lihat, siapa yang kena makan sumpah!

Saiful Sesumpah telah pun bersumpah seperti mana yang ia telah janjikan sebelum ini… Walaupun ada sesetengah ulamak yang berpendapat ianya menyerupai amalan golongan Kristian dan tidak mengikut adab Hukum Syarak akan tetapi Sumpah Sesumpah sudah pun berlaku... maka insyAllah dalam masa 40 hari sesudah ini akan berlaku pula suatu hal yang cukup besar(negatif atau positif) baik terhadap Saiful atau pun DSAI.

mari kita lihat balasan Allah kepada para konspirator 1998
telah terbukti doa orang teraniaya adalah amat makbul dan tanpa hijab waima doa orang kafir sekali pun tetap akan dimakbulkan. rasanya mungkin ada yang masih belum tahu lagi nasib yang menimpa kepada perancang konspirasi 1998 lepas.

Lihat senarai mereka yang telah diadili.

Ummi Hafilda Ali------> salah seorang dalang utama dalam konspirasi Anwar, telah digugurkan menjadi anak kepada bapanya sebelum beliau meninggal. Azmin Ali yang sebapa dengan Ummi mengesahkan perkara tersebut. Apakah nasib yang menanti seorang anak yang telah diakui anak oleh bapanya sendiri dan bapanya meninggal sebelum sempat memaafkannya?

Azizan Abu Bakar------> rakan konspirasi Ummi, telah terlibat dalam kemalangan kereta, menyebabkan kematian isterinya. Dia kemudian ditangkap kerana khalwat dan dihukum enam bulan penjara.

Aziz Shamsuddin------> ketua dalang dalam konspirasi terhadap Anwar, juga terlibat dalam kemalangan jalanraya dan isterinya juga meninggal dunia. Apabila mereka mengambil jenazahnya daripada hospital, didapati sekeping cek bernilai RM3 juta padanya, iaitu pemberian rasuah bagi meluluskan kontrak kepada sebuah syarikat Cina. Semua orang akan mati satu hari nanti, tetapi mati dalam keadaan menerima wang rasuah ialah cara mati yang keji.

Dan semua orang tahu apa yang terjadi kepada Peguam Negara pada masa itu, yang bertanggunjawab menyediakan perbicaraan Anwar. Dia berada dalam koma selama setahun, setelah jatuh dan terhentak kepalanya, semasa mengalami angin ahmar. LAGI

Semua tragedi di atas merupakan pembalasan dari Allah (swt) di dunya – walaubagaimanpun, ianya tidak melibatkan sumpah mubahalah sebagaiamana dilakukan oleh si Saiful Sesumpah. Pastinya pengadilan Allah keatas Sumpah Sesumpah lebih cepat dan dahsyat dari yang semua tadi. Tunggu and lihat, petaka apakah yang akan turun dan menimpa keatas yang bersalah: Tunggu dan lihat, siapa yang kena makan sumpah!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Hoorah!.. “Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!”

gambaq hiasan: laungan merdeka tunku abdul rahman – bapa kemerdekaan malaya
P44 Permatang Pauh: Anwar umum slogan “Merdeka”
Khamis, 14 Ogos 2008 •
PERMATANG PAUH, 14 OGOS (SK)- Jentera KeADILan lebih bersemangat apabila calon KeADILan, Anwar Ibrahim mengumumkan slogan “Merdeka” bagi pemangkin kemenangan pilihan raya kecil P44 Permatang Pauh.
Ketika mengumumkan didalam satu taklimat jentera parti yang diadakan di Bilik Gerakan Pusat di Yayasan Aman Permatang Pauh malam tadi, slogan berkenaan merangkumi pelbagai aspek.
“Ini medan untuk kita merdeka, malam ini saya nak (mahu) isytiharkan moto kita merdeka. Bulan ini bulan ogos, kita merdeka, kita tuntut kemerdekaan. Itu motto kita.
kita hendak merdeka dari kezaliman,
kita hendak merdeka dari rasuah,
kita nak merdeka dari penindasan,
kita nak merdekakan rakyat supaya keadilan tertegak,” katanya.
Mesyuarat yang turut dihadiri oleh Ahli-ahli Majlis Pimpinan Tertinggi (MPT), Ahli-ahli Parlimen KeADILan, Ketua-ketua Perhubungan Negeri dan beberapa Ketua Bahagian dari serata Malaysia, Anwar mengulangi bahawa pilihan raya ini akan dijadikan medan untuk Barisan Nasional melemparkan fitnah kepada beliau.
Menurut Anwar, beliau akan dituduh menjadi alat kepada kaum Cina, namun Anwar menegaskan beliau rela menjadi alat kepada seluruh masyarakat Malaysia.

komentar: Wow!.. Brader Anwar, kami cukup gembira membaca berita ini. Tepat sekali sasarannya slogan itu – terus menusuk ke dalam lubuk hati, kami kira, semua rakyat Malaysia: Melayu, Cina, India, Kadazan, Iban dsbnya. Kalo dulu Tunku Abdul Rahmaan digelar Bapa Kemerdekaan Malaya dek keramatnya slogan Merdeka ini, maka kini dengan slogan Merdeka itu juga, saudara layak pula digelar sebagai Bapa Kemerdekaan Malaysia. Tidak pernah ada sesiapa pun pimpinan selepas Tunku, seingatan kami, mempopularkan slogan ini, melainkan pada bulan perayaan kemerdekaan Augustus sahaja. Saudaralah yang pertama, maka saudara cukup layak mendapat gelar Bapa Kemerdekaan Masyarakat Malaysia pada Hari Malaysia 16 September mendatang yang mana, kami difahamkan, adalah sasaran saudara dalam Pelan Hari Malaysia saudara menakluki Putrajaya. Tahniah! Kami menanti saudara dan tim saudara di Putrajaya.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Shahrizat mamai!.. isytihar jihad terhadap Anwar

klik pada gambaq: Shahrizat nak balas dendam kalah di Lembah Pantai hari tu!
BN terdesak hingga isytihar jihad
Bashir Ishak, harakahdaily Tue Aug 12, 08 3:42:00 pm MYT
KANGAR, 12 Ogos (Hrkh) - Umno-BN semakin terdesak dan mengelirukan untuk menghadapi pilihan raya kecil parlimen Permatang Pauh sehinggakan sanggup mengisytiharkannya sebagai satu jihad.
Sebuah akhbar berbahasa Inggeris hari ini melaporkan Timbalan Ketua Pegerakan Wanita Umno, Dato' Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil mengisyhtiharkan demikian di Pulau Pinang dengan alasan untuk menghalang seorang individu bercita-cita tinggi mencapai impiannya dan kejayaan peribadi.
Kata Shahrizat lagi, pilihan raya kecil tersebut bukan sahaja penting untuk Barisan Nasional tapi juga untuk seluruh negara dan rakyatnya.
Begitu juga katanya, pilihan raya ini adalah satu jihad bagi menyekat individu yang boleh menggugat kestabilan politik negara dan membawa negara ke arah kehancuran.
Mengulas kenyataan tersebut, Ketua Dewan Pemuda PAS Perlis, Ustaz Ya'akub Abu Seman menyifatkannya sebagai satu kenyataan yang pelik dikeluarkan oleh golongan yang terdesak.
"Layakkah mereka bercakap tentang jihad? Wanita Umno perlu berusaha berjihad melawan hawa nafsu mereka dulu dengan menuruti perintah Allah. Tak payah bercakap bab jihad kalau masih ramai ahli wanita Umno yang belum menutup aurat. Ajak mereka tutup aurat dulu barulah cakap tentang jihad," katanya.
Menurutnya lagi, amat menggelikan hati apabila mendengar Umno bercakap tentang jihad sedangkan dasar perjuangan mereka adalah menyimpang dari apa yang dikehendaki agama.
"Mereka bukannya mahu kepada Islam, dasar mereka adalah kebangsaan dan assobiyyah. Bagaimana Shahrizat boleh katakan ini satu jihad? "Lihat balik segala kebobrokan yang berlaku di negara ini, penyelewengan, pecah amanah, membazirkan harta negara, bukankah semua ini hasil tangan-tangan Umno-BN yang selama ini memerintah negara?," soalnya.
Justeru beliau, menyeru agar para pengundi di Permatang Pauh agar tidak terkeliru dengan kenyataan-kenyataan sebegini yang jelas menunjukkan Umno/BN semakin terdesak bagi menghadapi pilihanraya kecil tersebut. - mks._

Sex-juboq taktik kotoq UMNO, PAS mahu kes Anwar dibawa ke Mahkamah Syariah

klik pada gambaq: The real dalang behind the Anwar sodomy allegation
Kes umat Islam, hanya Mahkamah Syariah beri keadilan - Presiden
Mohd Zamirul Mohd Dzaki, Harakahdaily
Mon Aug 11, 08 12:53:58 pm MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Ogos (Hrkh) - Presiden PAS, Tuan Guru Dato' Seri Abdul Hadi Awang berkata, PAS mahukan isu liwat yang dikait dengan Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim dibawa ke mahkamah syariah dan bukannya dibicarakan di mahkamah sivil.
Beliau berkata, kes liwat yang membabitkan orang Islam adalah perkara jenayah di dalam perundangan Islam sama seperti kes zina dan lain-lain maka ianya perlu dibawa ke mahkamah syariah.
"Negeri yang ditadbir oleh Pakatan Rakyat seperti Selangor perlu menggubal perundangan tersebut kerana melalui mahkamah syariah sahaja keadilan dapat diperolehi," katanya ketika sidang akhbar selepas merasmikan Konvensyen PAS Pulau Pinang di Dewan SEAMO, RECSAM semalam.
PAS juga, tambah Dato' Seri Abdul Hadi, menolak sebarang bentuk campur tangan kuasa luar dalam penyelesiaan pertuduhan kes liwat terhadap Anwar.
"Kalau Amerika nak campur tangan, biar mereka selesaikan di Gautonama dulu" katanya.
Menurutnya lagi, pertuduhan liwat yang dikenakan terhadap Dato' Seri Anwar adalah satu kezaliman.
Ini kerana, ianya dilihat sebagai taktik (kotoq –ed.) Umno untuk memusnahkan masa depan politik mantan Timbalan Perdana Menteri itu.
"Kita perlu bersimpati kepada mereka yang dizalimi walaupun kepada mereka yang bukan dari ahli parti kita," katanya.
Tambahnya lagi, menurut Islam seseorang itu tidak bersalah selagi dia belum didapati atau berjaya dibuktikan bersalah.
Turut hadir dalam majlis tersebut adalah Timbalan Pesuruhjaya PAS Negeri, Dr Mujahid Yusuf Rawa; Pesuruhjaya PAS Pulau Pinang, Ustaz Salleh Man; Penyelaras Pilihan raya PAS Pusat di Permatang Pauh, Wan Rahim Wan Abdullah dan beberapa pemimpin PAS lain. - mks. _

Friday, August 8, 2008

Yes! Anwar’s case is a conspiracy.

NST reports Anwar cries conspiracy… PM: No, it isn’t. We say, Yes! Anwar’s case is a conspiracy. We echo this (excerption of AFP’s article)…

The timing of the allegations, after Anwar announced he would oust the government with the help of defectors in the wake of elections that handed the opposition a third of parliamentary seats, has raised fears of a conspiracy.
"The Malaysian government appears to be manipulating the legal system to shore up support for its continued rule and undermine the opposition," Human Rights Watch's Asia director Brad Adams said in a statement. "This case is really about preventing challenges to the government's rule," he said of the coalition, which has ruled since independence from Britain half a century ago.
Amnesty International also expressed grave concern over the charges and said they appeared to be an attempt to prevent the 60-year-old opposition leader from re-entering parliament.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Wednesday denied Anwar's claims that the government had engineered the allegations. "There's no conspiracy," he said, according to the New Straits Times daily. "How could I insist that he be charged? The police are not so stupid to simply charge if there is no evidence."
Anwar's allies in the opposition alliance urged the government to drop the prosecution, which they said would harm Malaysia's standing abroad. "It is totally against Malaysia's interests and international reputation -- the country is in the dock, it is not just Anwar on trial," said Lim Kit Siang of the Democratic Action Party. However, he welcomed the bail decision. "His being released on a personal bond I think shows that the case is not irredeemable. The people's hope that there is some independence in the judiciary is not totally gone," he said.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Loqluck govt... They are charging PM-in-waiting tomorrow for sex-juboq

PM-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday he had been informed he would be formally charged with sodomy on Thursday -- a crime punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment. "They are charging me tomorrow. It's for sodomy," Anwar told reporters, adding that the authorities had informed him of the move in a letter.
Meanwhile Deputy Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar said today the move to charge Anwar was made following a decision by the Attorney-General's office. He said a written notice had been issued to Anwar to be present at the Kuala Lumpur Session's Court, Jalan Duta, at 10am tomorrow.
The move by the police is the culmination of a month-long investigation into a sodomy complaint by Anwar's former aide that grabbed headlines. Coincidentally, the serving of the notice comes on the day the Election Commission (EC) fixed Aug 16 as nomination day for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election in Penang and Aug 26 for polling if there is a contest.
Anwar announced last week he would contest a by-election for a seat vacated by his wife.
In a press conference at the PKR headquarters after he had received the police notice, Anwar said he was being prosecuted for "a crime that I did not commit". He also slammed the timing of the decision, saying it was a conspiracy to bring him down.

the star’s report: It's a conspiracy: Anwar

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Anwar is on track, ticket to Putrajaya

text: worldfutures, pix: m/insider
IPOH: PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is the people's ticket to a new Federal Government, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said.
Lim, who is also Penang Chief Minister, said Anwar's return to Parliament after he wins the Permatang Pauh by-election would pave way to programmes for an improved new Government. "We hope Anwar can win and win big so that he can bring to Parliament the hopes of the Pakatan Rakyat and all Malaysians for a fairer, more democratic and transparent Government.
"We are confident that with the cooperation among the partners of Pakatan Rakyat, there will be new politics," he said when opening the Ipoh Timur and Ipoh Barat DAP Parliamentary Liaison Committee annual general meetings here on Sunday night.
Lim said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi would not succeed as an efficient prime minister as he was still not ready to create policies that benefited everyone. "But it doesn't matter because we have a prime minister-in-waiting," he said.

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Friday, August 1, 2008

Sex-juboq: ‘Under the law, Anwar is innocent until proven guilty.’ – Syed Hamid

PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar yesterday confirmed that police have completed their investigation into the sodomy allegation against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
"The (investigation) papers have been submitted to the Attorney-General's Chambers for further action but I do not know the contents.
"No doubt I am the minister in charge. But I am not in the habit of finding out (the contents) because that is not my job," he said when asked about the probe after meeting Immigration officers here.
It is understood that the IPs had been sent to solicitor-general Datuk Idrus Harun.
Syed Hamid refused to comment on rumours that the Parti Keadilan Rakyat de facto leader would be arrested following completion of investigations.
"Let the due processes take place. Under the law, Anwar is innocent until proven guilty.
"There should be no talk about charges or him being arrested.
"The police have completed their investigations and the papers have been submitted.
"It is up to the A-G's Chambers to decide whether to press charges against him or not."
Syed Hamid said newspapers were "conducting a trial for the public to make a decision on the case".
"I think when you have a mob court, it will be very difficult to uphold justice.
"Anwar is a free person and there have been no charges brought against him yet."

Anwar’s prayer of need:'by Sept 16, we will be in Putrajaya.'

Anwar’s prayer of need
By Adib Zalkapli, m/insider
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — Five hours after Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Ismail announced her resignation as Permatang Pauh MP to make way for her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to contest in a by-election, a solat hajat (prayer of need) was performed at their house in Bukit Segambut here last night.
They were praying to seek God's assistance to ensure Anwar's smooth return to Parliament and to eventually take over the federal government.
Hundreds of supporters joined him in the special prayers, although some of them appeared worried about his imminent arrest over a sodomy complaint against him by his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. [Syed Hamid’s comment here –ed.]
After the prayers, the PKR de facto leader addressed the congregation for 20 minutes, reminding them to continue the fight for justice even if he was arrested and charged in court.
He also informed the crowd that he would formally announce his intention to contest the by-election in Permatang Pauh tomorrow night when he returns to his hometown.
The man, who spent six years in prison, is confident of his plan to take over the government, saying that he had full support of Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang and DAP leader Lim Kit Siang. [Pas and DAP promise full support –ed.]
"I am contesting because I want to return to Parliament but they tried to stop from even entering Parliament House," Anwar said, alluding to a court order obtained by the police to bar him from the august House on July 14. [Anwar free to contest by-election, says PM –ed.]
"But do not despair.
He ended his short speech by exclaiming that "without your support, who is Anwar Ibrahim," before rushing for a late-night meeting with some of his close associates.