The impending crisis … (2)
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 | 12:49 am @ SK
As soon as the nomination and by-election date for Permatang Pauh by-election was announced by the Election Commission (EC), the country plunges into yet another shocking atmosphere when PKR’s advisor Anwar Ibrahim was instructed by the police to appear at sessions court at 10am tomorrow.
He is expected to be charged either under Section 377A or Section 377C of the Penal Code, which is punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment.
Later at a press conference held by PKR, Anwar reiterated his innocence and put the blame on the PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for the imminent sodomy charge as a tactic to deflect media attention from his poor performance as the PM, nevertheless, Anwar vows to campaign for the by-election from behind the bar as it’s afraid that sodomy charge is a non-billable offense even though under Section 388 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the court has the discretion to grant bail.
It’s worth noting that the case will be a key test on the already tarnished integrity of the judiciary and the police as people will be interested to see what evidence police have on Anwar as he was acquitted of the previous sodomy allegation in 2002.
Meanwhile, the latest check on Google News found no less than 200 international news update reporting about the impending trial, which means, once again, Malaysia is on the international limelight yet for another wrong reason. Former US vice-president Al Gore labeled the charge as a "character assassination" to destroy Anwar’s political career and condemned the Government for damaging its own credibility at home and abroad.
On the domestic front, DAP leader Lim Kit Siang described the charge as a sad and black day for Malaysia when the news of the charge spreads all over the world while PAS vice-president Husam Musa said it’s a political decision undertaken by the Government and urged the Permatang Pauh constituents to vote Anwar into the parliament with stronger majority.
Nevertheless, it’s crucial for the entire nation to stay peace and calm when the case is going to be heard in Jalan Duta’s session court tomorrow. Never allow the police and the authority any slight excuse to clamp down on the nation for fear of security concern, instead we should focus on the Permatang Pauh by-election and ensure the PM-in-waiting to be thrusted into the parliament and subsequently the new PR’s government, never mind the fact Anwar might need to spend some behind the bars (Yes, once again!).
Together, let’s have faith amidst the tainted judiciary system in this country, otherwise anything less than divine intervention is going to be insufficient to revive this ailing nation.
August 7th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Ahh..the desperate time for DSAI since he knew he will be charge for his case. In order to gain swift attentions and trusts from the public, there’s no other option left but to accuse AAB responsible for his imminent sodomy charge. Ohh, so you (DSAI) are not under siege too? may I reflect back the statements to you (DSAI)? He (DSAI) sees no way out but to deflect the attention of the Malaysian people including the foreign people with a sham accusations against AAB. VENDETTA against AAB and TDM for grabbing away his chances to become the PM in 1998-2003. Does it sounds relevant?
Yeah, rite. Now he is accusing other people (AAB and Najib) for his deeds. Mind telling me who caused the riots in the streets? Suspended stock markets? Attacks on media and artists? Interference from foreign countries?
And, under this years that wan azizah had hold the Permatang Pauh’s seat, I wonder what had she done for the people there? Since the chinese community had so much claims for developments and solving nagging security problems in the neighbourhood, I don’t see PKR is doing anything good for the people in Permatang Pauh. Perhaps, just political talks is just what the people in Permatang Pauh needed rather than developments. Strange.