I Could Not Find Any Reason Why Veteran Iban Leaders Like Jabu, Mawan and Masing Should Stay

Sunday, 26th August 2012
Kuantan, Pahang 

 Compare to Pahang, Sarawak has so much natural resources and other resources that can generate money that can benefits the rakyat, but the people in Pahang enjoy more developments than the people of Sarawak.

Let's Get Rid Of These Useless Leaders in The Coming GE

 After working in this capital state of Pahang for almost 6 months, I start to wonder, why despite it richer than Pahang in term of natural resources, but why there were not much development being felt by the Sarawakian. After making some studies through observations and my encounter with some Pahangians, I concluded, the developments did not reach the majority of Sarawakians particularly the Ibans, because they are being led by the leaders whose mind was only to fill their own pockets first, and to change the livelihood of the people the last.

Being Iban myself, I put the blame on these three leaders who have been representing the Iban community for decades, namely Jabu, Masing and Mawan. For me these three leaders are only good at begging for votes from the Iban community in order to to win in the election. So far they had not dared to fight for their communities be it on economic, social and the education matters.

Jabu is popular for his speech in blaming the Iban for their drinking and gambling habits but he himself had been known to spend tens of thousand of Ringgits on liquor during the Gawai Hantu festival (or the Festival of the Ghosts). He also popularly known  in introducing the non-productive projects to the Iban,  for example the project Ikan Terubok, Projeck Kepayang and so forth ( I could provide failed-projects by Jabu here otherwise my posting will be too long. Alternatively readers can check this with the Iban in Betong and Sri Aman area who will be able to explain in detail). Other than being known with the failed-projects, Jabu and his family also very popular with robbing the Iban of their NCR lands. If one want to know in detail about Jabu family involvement in robbing the Iban of their NCR lands, one can always  check it  with the Land and Survey Department of Sarawak. Other than that, Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (SALCRA) will be able to provide the data on the size of lands under the name of Empiang Jabu in their record.

The next useless Iban leader is William Mawan. Mawan is frrom Pakan , one of the poorest and the less developed area in Sarawak. Not much information  on his weakness that Bukit Tunggal.com can provide on him but sufficed to say that he is good at increasing the collections of  his girl friends.

Masing the President of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) the offshoot of Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS), an another BN component party that represents the Iban. Personally I look at this minister as a leader who only knows on  how to play "the game blame" but zero contribution to the Iban. In the era of PBDS, he was one of the Iban leaders which every Iban had thought that will fight and will be able to uplift the living standard of the Iban. But after PBDS joined BN, he had became the  another useless Iban leaders who only knows how to fill his own pocket.

Politically, the  Dayak or Iban since Sarawak Independence in 1963 had been very loyal, and majority of them voted for Barisan Nasional (BN) or popularly known as "perintah" by them. Despite of their loyalty, the Iban  had been cheated and promised with empty promise for development by the BN leaders . But after 49 years under BN, not much developments have reached them. And If the people of Sarawak or particularly the Iban want to have more developments to reach them, they should consider giving the Pakatan Rakyat a chance to rule Petra Jaya and Putra Jaya. This is only possible if the people of Sarawak or Iban changing their supports toward the Pakatan Rakyat in the coming general election (GE 13 ).

Mupok Aku

" Rose never propagandize its fragrant, but its own fragrance spreads surrounding"

President Sukarno




 

Rahsia Talam Dua Muka Pemuda UMNO Terbongkar

Selasa, 21 Ogos 2012
Kuantan, Pahang

Apabila Perdana Menteri (PM) Malaysia iaitu Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak memperkenalkan sloga "1Malaysia, Rakyat didahulukan Pencapaian Diutamakan" buat pertama kalinya, semua rakyat Malaysia malahan penduduk dunia yang mengikut perkembangan politik Malaysia sudah dapat mengagak ataupun  mengetahui bahawa ianya adalah untuk tujuan politik semata-mata, iaitu bertujuan  untuk menarik atau mengabui mata rakyat Malaysia daripada kalangan bukan Melayu. Ini kerana daripada analisis yang dibuat terhadap keputusan PRU12 telah menunjukkan bahawa kekalahan atau kekurangan sokongan terhadap BN adalah disebabkan oleh kemerosotan sokongan/undi oleh bukan Melayu.

Tetapi rakyat bukannya tiada mata atau telinga untuk memperhatikan tindak tanduk UMNO serta pertubuhan-pertubuhan atau individu yang pro-UMNO seperti PERKASA. Rakyat telah mengetahui bahawa UMNO akan mengamalkan "Talam Dua Muka" apabila berkempen di kawasan-kawasan kubu kuat UMNO ataupun di mana majoriti penduduknya adalah Melayu, di mana UMNO selalu memperkatakan tentang perjuangan UMNO di dalam membantu kaum Melayu serta Islam. Mereka akan cuba untuk mengapi-apikan isu yang seolah-olah bahawa kaum Melayu serta agama Islam akan terancam sekiranya Pakatan Rakyat (PR) berjaya memerintah Malaysia.Tetapi apabila mereka berkempen di kawasan yang mana majoriti penduduknya adalah terdiri daripada bukan Melayu, mereka akan menggunakan slogan 1Malaysia sebagai senjata dengan tujuan untuk menarik sokongan kaum bukan Melayu. Mereka akan mempotretkan bahawa setiap kaum akan dijaga kepentingan di bawah pemerintahan BN. Perkara ini amat ketara apabila PM ataupun DPM melakukan lawatan ke Sarawak di mana slogan 1Malaysia selalu dicanangkan. Penduduk-penduduk terutamanya yang berasal daripada kawasan luar bandar yang kurang di dedahkan dengan media-massa bebas (pro-kerajaan dan pembangkang)  sangat mudah terpengaruh dengan tipu muslihat UMNO khasnya dan BN amnya.

Walau Apapun Alasan yang diberikan oleh Pemuda UMNO tetapi majoriti rakyat Malaysia beranggapan bahawa  posting tersebut adalah daripada badan itu sendiri ataupun dibuat oleh ahlinya sendiri

Tetapi seperti kata pepatah Melayu  "Sepandai-pandai tupai melompat tetapi akhirnya akan jatuh ke tanah jua"' serta Tuhan itu maha kuasa akhirnya muslihat serta penipuan UMNO selama ini telah terbongkar. Pada hujung minggu yang lepas, akaun Facebook milik Pemuda UMNO telah memaparkan satu poster yang berbau serta bertujuan untuk menakut-nakutkan kaum Melayu dengan memberi mesej bahawa Negara Malaysia akan menjadi sebuah negara Kristian sekiranya Pakatan Rakyat memerintah Malaysia. Walaupun perkara ini telah dinafikan oleh Ketua Pemuda UMNO Malaysia sendiri, serta Laporan Polis telah dibuat, tetapi majoriti rakyat Malaysia menganggap bahawa kenyataan Khairy serta laporan polis yang dibuat hanyalah penafian semata-mata. Perkara ini disokong oleh perbuatan UMNO yang memang suka meniupkan perasaan takut kepada orang Melayu agar tidak menyokong parti-parti di dalam PR.

Tetapi sekiranya benarlah posting berkenaan telah dibuat oleh pemuda UMNO, kaum Melayu bukanlah kaum yang tidak cerdik untuk menilai samada posting berkenaan boleh menjadi kenyataan ataupun tidak sekiranya PR memerintah Malaysia. Ini adalah atas alasan bahawa status quo agama Islam sebagai Agama Rasmi Malaysia tidak akan terjejas sekiranya PR memerintah Malaysia,  ini kerana perkara tersebut telah dinyatakan dengan jelas di dalam Perlembagaan Malaysia. Di samping itu, kaum Melayu telah mengetahui bahawa majoriti keanggotaan PR adalah daripada kaum Melayu yang beragama Islma yang diwakili oleh Parti-parti PAS dan PKR

Oleh yang demikian kepada penduduk Malaysia yang bukan Melayu, alihkan sokongan anda daripada BN kepada PR ini kerana BN merupakan sebuah pakatan yang bermuka-muka. Isu-isu yang ditimbulkan setiasa berubah-ubah di antara kawasan-kawasan yang majoriti Melayu serta kawasan  yang  majoriti bukan Melayu.

Sekiranya BN masih dibenarkan untuk memerintah Malaysia,  negara ini akan menuju bencana. Ini  disebabkan BN sentiasa menimbulkan  perasaan curiga di kalangan kaum yang  berbilang kaum. Untuk PRU 13 yang bakal  menjelang, demi untuk menjadikan negara ini sebagai sebuah negara yang aman serta kehidupan harmoni di kalangan penduduk Malaysia yang terdiri daripada pelbagai kaum, adalah menjadi tanggungjawab setiap orang daripada kita tidak mengira bangsa atau agama  untuk mempastikan agar BN DITUMBANGKAN daripada tampuk pemerintahan negara. Perkara ini hanya dapat direalisasikan dengan memberikan SOKONGAN/UNDI anda kepada PAKATAN RAKYAT (PR)

Mupok Aku

 

Two Of Taib's Ministers Rob Natives Of Their NCR Lands In Melikin Balai Ringin

Monday, 20th Aug 2012
From Kuantan

 Yesterday was considered the end of my incubation period from doing something that I like most that is to expose what the BN Government has done to the native of Sarawak. Being miles away from Sarawak, my only sources were from the teleconversation  that I had with friends and relatives in Sarawak and other reliable sources such as the report  from  the Sarawak Report,  the Borneo Post and the rest of Political Blogs belonging to the Dayaks.

These are the Top Two Ministers in Taib's Cabinet that actively robbing the natives of their NCR Lands

To start with, I would like to write about the robbing of the NCR Lands in Melikin by the two BN's YBs under the eyes of YB Snowdan Lawan and the knowledge of the MACC (Shall I call this commission as Ministry Assisting Corruption Commission ?). There are three main reasons why I chose this subject for my writing today. First because it involves the robbing of NCR lands, second because the YB that had been voted and supposed to help the rakyat did not do anything and Thirdly because the Robbers were assisted by the Police and the MACC allowed the crime to be committed under their full knowledge.

Melikin Where Five Natives  Were Being Detained and Accused  For Arson and Assault By The Police 

The Native Lands Being Robbed By A Company Belong to Awang Tengah and Noroden

Not Only Their Land Being Robbed But the Trees Also Robbed By Noroden and Awang Tengah

Noroden and Awang Tengah Plantation Area!

Their Ancestral Grave Will Be Bulldozed By Noroden and Awang Tengah Company to Give Way For Oil Palm Plantations 

About last week, five NCR land owners from Melikin Balai Ringin  were detained by the police for defending their lands against being robbed by the company United Teamtrade Sdn Bhd which was belong to Noroden Majais and Awang Tengah. They accused of arson and assault. This is not the first case that the police being used by the politician to harass the land owner in Sarawak. End of last year, few land owners in Tekuyong-Ubah were also detained by the police. The people are wonder now a days wether the police are working for the people or the land robbers. What make the matter worse, YB Snowdan Lawan aware about what had happened but could not do anything about it.

Their Elected YB Who Only Interested  With Playing Guitar Had Failed to Defend their Most Valuable Asset From Awang Tengah and Norodem. Kick Him Out in the Coming Election!

Awang Tengah and Noroden are not from a rich families but if one look at their houses today, one will never believe that they both came from poor families. But why cant the MACC take action against them? What type of evidences do they still needed? Are they waiting until those politicians are no longer in power. Being the citizen of Sarawak, I urge the MACC to take action immediately.

The Two Houses Above Are Belong to The Two NCR Land Robbers In Sarawak! Come  On MACC even a Primary 5 student also knows  That  the Corruption Is Taking   Place!

To all the people of Sarawak especially the dayak who had been badly affected by the NCR land robberies by the BN politicians, I hereby urge you all to  vote them out in the coming election.

Mupok Aku

 

Selamat Hari Raya to All Muslims From Sarawak - Sarawakian doesn't Need 1Malaysia Slogan. Keep it for the People Of Peninsular Malaysia

Sunday, 19th August 2012 
Kuantan, Pahang

1Malaysia Campaign or Slogan Is Only Required In Peninsular Malaysia.   Today is the 1st day of Hari Raya which is celebrated by Malaysians of the Muslim faith. It also marked my five months and three days of been working in the Peninsular Malaysia (or Malaysia) how some of the people here say it. The last time  that I worked in Peninsular Malaysia was in 1995. But the life in the Army Camp and outside it was totally different I guessed. In the camp, the spirit of brotherhood or "espirit de corp" among the soldiers was very strong . Malay, Chinese(few only), Indian and the Iban by then had no problem to visit each other during the religion festivals such as the CNY, Deepavali, Christmas, Hari gawai Dayak and the Hari Raya, or having the pot luck in the Officer Mess or the Senior Non-Commission Offices (SNCO) Mess. But  today, based on what I saw with my own eyes, I don't think the same social activities are still  being practiced in the camp. In the Peninsular nowadays, among Malaysian of different races, the Malay, Chinese and the Indian, the trust does not exists anymore. Try to talk to the taxi drivers, they will tell you about the racial divided or differences in Peninsular. Or if one working in a multinational company one will see that colleagues from the Malay race only mixed with the Malay, same goes to the workers of the  Indian and Chinese races who are only comfortable to mix with their  colleagues from the same race.

The relationship between these three groups had been divided by the religions. In Peninsular Malaysia, particularly in Kuantan,  you can't find any  eating place that sell Halal and Non-halal food under the same roof. Therefore it is impossible for the Malay who likes curry, the Chinese who likes pork and the Indian who likes the Indian Food (i.e Roti Canai, Nasi Beriani) to eat outside together.

But this problem does not exist in Sarawak. In Sarawak, the Malay, Iban and the Chinese colleagues can go for lunch together and still able to eat their favorite foods as there are plenty of eating outlets that sell halal and non-halal foods under the sames roof. But does it mean that the Muslims from Sarawak  are less Islamic than the Muslims from Peninsular Malaysia? The Mufti of  Perlis Dr Juandah is from Sarawak. This proven that the Muslims from Sarawak as Islamic or as devout as the Muslims from Peninsular Malaysia isn't it?

Talking about 1Malaysia slogan, I do agree with the implementation of the slogan but with one condition, that it is only to be implemented in Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak doesn't need the slogan. Using the slogan in Sarawak can  confuse the population there whose relationship among different races/religions are the best among all the other states in Malaysia.

For conclusion (first in 6 months), I would Like to wish my Muslims friends from Sarawak A "Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir dan Batin "

  

Mupok Aku  

Bukittunggal Predicts BN Will Lose in GE13

Kuantan Tuesday, 12th June 2012 If we read in the newspapers and TV Channels belong to BN such as Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian, the Stars and all the other newspapers or the TV channels one may think that BN will win with bigger majority in the coming general election (GE13).As ussual those mass media have been campaigning for BN to fool the people especially the voters in Sabah and Sarawak who have limited access to the more accurate reporting from the blogs and the other independents electronic news such as Malaysiakini, www.Bukittunggal.com, Malaysian Insider and so forth. Since migrated to one of the state in Peninsular last March until now I have been talking to people from all walk of life. Based on these encounters , it is obvious that BN will lose in the coming GE. There are few factors which can cause BN to lose in GE13. These factors are the Lynas issue, the declining of support from the Chinese and the Indian communities for BN. The Lynas issue, eventhough the government is playing the tug of war on the issues but people are awared that the project will be approved eventually considering the amount of money that had already been spent and also due the involvement of certain BN politicians in the project. Lynas factor will cause BN to lose Pahang state. Talking about Lynas eventhough the government had promised to handle the radioactive waste properly but it still fails to convince the people in Kuantan that the site is safe. Another factor is the declining of support by the Chinese and Indian voters toward BN. BN rethoric for using PERKASA and other NGOs such as the Veteran Tarian Buntut (shame on you) and etc to protest against the opposition party (pakatan Rakyat ) has angered the Chinese and Indian voters. The above theory is further supported by the outcome of the survey conducted by the Meredeka Review. The survey found that the Chinese and Indian voters support for Najib has been declining since BERSIH 3.0 PM Najib may fool the people in Sarawak but not those from Peninsular! I am consider few people who would like BN to lose the election therefore would like to urge the voters in Malaysia particularly the voters in Sabah and Sarawak to vote wisely in the coming state election. Please remember that we had been fooled by BN for more than 50 years. Do not get fooled by the BN for another 5 years.....PLEASE VOTE BN OUT! Mupok Aku

NFCorp Scandal : Sharizat Husband Asked businessman Shamsubahrin Ismail to Cheat The Investigating Officer

Kuching
Monday, 30th Jan 2012

NFCorp Scandal is one of many projects how political cronies "legally" siphone-off the people's monies

After more than 2 months in the "hiding", today I would like to post something in this blog. The topic being chosen is about the scandal involving the UMNO's Wanita Chief Sharizat Jalil the "NFCorp Scandal. The subject is chosen because I felt the monies involved could benefits thousand of people in the longhlouses who are in dire need of basic amenities such as electricity and road if the monies were allocated for the purpose.

The article was first published in Free Malaysia Today. Bukittunggal.com would like to thanks FMT for the article.

National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) chairman Mohamad Salleh Ismail had repeatedly asked businessman Shamsubahrin Ismail to help the former bribe police investigators to close the case on NFCorp, but the latter was reluctant to do so.

This was stated in a police report by Shamsubahrin which was lodged last Friday, a copy of which was produced by PKR leaders at a press conference here today.

On Dec 30, Shamsubahrin, 45, was charged with two counts of cheating Mohamad Salleh of more than RM17 million for “negotiation and consultation services”.

Mohamad Salleh is the husband of Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.

Last Friday, Shamsubahrin was also charged, while he was warded at the Klang Hospital for treatment of clogged arteries and diabetes, with two separate counts of cheating not related to the NFCorp.

One was for cheating a taxi driver of RM90,000 to invest in a non-existent company and the other for cheating a woman of RM13,000 as service to obtain maids.

PKR vice-president N Surendran and Latheefa Koya are now representing Shamsubahrin as lawyers.

Surendran said that Shamsubahrin, after he was charged on Friday, lodged the report against Mohamad Salleh, claiming that he has been used as a “scapegoat to save Mohamad, his wife Shahrizat and NFCorp’s reputation”.

False Appointment

Shamsubahrin claimed that the investigations against him and the charges he is facing are “politically motivated” as they are without basis.

“I am making a report against Mohamad Salleh for cheating me by appointing me as a ‘corporate adviser and consultant’ for NFCorp on Nov 24, 2011 and Nov 28, 2011, but at the same time had made me to believe that the appointment was true and genuine and sincere,” Shamsubahrin stated in the report.

“However, it was actually a false appointment and I was made a scapegoat in the NFCorp scandal,” wrote Shamsubahrin.

He also said that after his appointment, he had started taking steps to “clean up the problems within the NFCorp”.

“I had suggested a ‘blueprint’ to show and explain the business processes of NFCorp and Mohamad Salleh instructed me to speak to the police about the investigations on NFCorp. I was told to explain about the business process,” said Shamsubahrin.

He added that he then dilligently met with the the police several times together with Mohamad Salleh to talk about the process of purchasing cows and so on.

“However, I had received instruction and pressure to close the NFCorp case with the police… Mohamad Salleh had, by SMSes and phone, asked me to bribe the police,” said Shamsubahrin, who claimed he has proof of the conversation.

He claimed that he was reluctant to do so but simply told Mohamad Salleh that he would try to help settle the matter.

“Then I was charged with cheating Mohamad Salleh. That’s not true at all because the RM1.755 million which was paid in stages was for my consultation services.”

Real culprit

Meanwhile, Surendran said the police report was lodged only when Shamsubahrin’s lawyers obtained a court order to allow him to do so on Friday.

“His claims are backed up by SMSes and other evidence and records. What do they (NFCorp) have to say about this now? We are highlighting the abuse of power by the authorities: for failing to bring charges against the right person and trying all means to silence one who is now being made a scapegoat,” said Surendran.

He said his client wants to tell the whole country what really happened but now also “fears for his safety”.

“They are going all out against him: intimidating and silencing him when the real culprit is walking free. NFCorp itself wants to close the case,” said Surendran, who claimed to have seen the SMS messages implicating Mohamad Salleh.

Surendran asked why there was “strangely” no action from the police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) when they had the SMS evidence with them all this while.

Meanwhile, a NFCorp spokesman said that the corporation was studying Shamsubahrin’s report and would need some time to reply.

The NFCorp issue came to light in October last year after the 2010 Auditor-General’s Report revealed that the RM250-million cattle breeding project had failed to fulfil the objectives of its formation, which was to reduce beef imports.

It has been widely quoted that the report called the project a “mess” due to mismanagement. However, following NFCorp’s recent protest over the use of the term, the A-G has clarified that it has not used the term “mess” in its report but reiterated that the project was mismanaged.

While Mohamad Salleh heads the NFCorp, his three children are directors in the company.

Opposition parties, particularly PKR, then began a series of documented exposé linking Shahrizat to allegations of abusing state funds meant for the project.

The party claimed that at least RM27 million was used to purchase high-class condominiums, premium land and a luxury car as well as expenses unrelated to cattle farming by Shahrizat and her family.

PKR also recently alleged that Shahrizat’s family had used nearly RM600,000 from NFCorp’s funds to settle their credit card bills in 2009.

NFCorp has for the past month been aggressively denying the allegations, regularly issuing press statements to counter what the company claims are “misleading” allegations.

On Jan 14, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced that NFCorp’s assets have been frozen pending various concurrent investigations, including the MACC and the police.

Police are investigating if NFCorp had committed criminal breach of trust, and the MACC, too, is looking into the possibility of “abuse of power” in the corporation.

It was reported that their probes are at its end stages.

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced last week that the government would appoint an auditor to scrutinise NFCorp’s books.

Shahrizat will return to her ministerial duties on Feb 6 after taking three weeks’ leave to facilitate MACC and police investigations into her possible involvement in the NFCorp case.

Shahrizat has tried to deflect attention by stating she is “only the wife” of the national cattle farming project’s chairman and has nothing to do with the NFCorp.

PKR strategic director Rafizi Ramli and its Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin, who made a number of allegations, have been sued by Shahrizat over the claims of corruption.

Mupok Aku

Court Ordered Utusan Malaysian To Pay Guan Eng RM 200K For Defamation

Kuching
Thursday, 15th Dec 2011

Court Ordered Utusan Malaysia to pay LGE RM200,000 in damages and RM25,000 in costs.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — The High Court today foundUtusan Malaysiaguilty of making “malicious”, defamatory and untruthful statements against Lim Guan Eng, and ordered the Umno daily to pay him RM200,000 in damages and RM25,000 in costs.

Utusan Malaysia Had Made LGE RM 200K Richer!

Justice G.V Varughese, in an hour-long judgment delivered in Penang, outlined seven paragraphs in an Utusan article titled “Kebiadapan Guan Eng” in which the paper had “maliciously defamed Lim (picture above), and made him and the DAP look as if they are anti-Malay and anti-Islam.”

“The judge ruled that the defendant showed selective vendetta against DAP and the plaintiff,” Lim’s lawyer Jagdeep Singh Deo told The Malaysian Insider

“The ruling stated that Utusan had shown disdain for the highest standards of responsible journalism,” added Jagdeep.

The lawyer said, among other things, the article had accused the Penang chief minister of “attacking Malay institutions, being racist, being opposed to Malays, demolishing Malay stalls and villages, and cancelling the state’s Maulidur Rasul celebration.”

“The learned judge, after listening to witnesses brought in by both sides, ruled that Utusan’s allegations were malicious and not factually true,” added Jagdeep.

Lim, who is also Bagan MP and Air Putih assemblyman, filed a suit against Utusan for publishing allegedly defamatory words in the article.

In his statement of claim, the Penang CM said the words used, among others, were meant to portray him as a racist who objected to anything related to Malays.

In an immediate response, Lim said that Utusan should take heed of this incident and avoid slanderous reporting in the future.

Mupok Aku

Datuk Seri Najib risks Malaysia's reputation in his treatment of Anwar Ibrahim

Kuching
Wednesday, 14th Dec 2011

If the opposition leader is convicted of sodomy he will become yet another victim of an egregious, politically suspect injustice: Report By Simon Tisdall On Tuesday 13 December 2011.

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is on trial for sodomy. Photograph: Azhar Rahim/EPA

The portents do not look good for Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, whose trial on highly dubious sodomy charges draws to a close this week. If Anwar is found guilty – and the trial judge seems to have made up his mind already – he will not be the only or even the most important victim of an egregious, politically suspect injustice. Malaysia's democratic reputation will have been critically wounded, and for that outrage, Malaysians will have their prime minister, Najib Razak, to thank.

The plodding Najib's overriding objective is winning the general election expected next year, possibly within a few months. The son of Malaysia's second prime minister, the nephew of its third, president of the dominant United Malays National Organisation (Umno), and a former defence minister, Najib was born to power and is accustomed to wielding it. As the charismatic leader of the opposition coalition, Anwar represents the biggest challenge to his continuing ascendancy.

It hardly seems coincidental that the sodomy charges were levelled at Anwar shortly after the opposition inflicted unprecedented defeats on Umno and its allies in the 2008 elections. Anwar's main campaign plank – combating the official, institutionalised discrimination that favours ethnic Malays over the country's large ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities – threatened the post-colonial order that has kept Umno and its National Front coalition on top since 1957.

In a court appearance earlier this year, Anwar, 64, a married father of six, denied accusations he had had sexual relations with a former male aide. Homosexuality is punishable by law in Malaysia by caning and up to 20 years in jail. The allegations were "a vile and desperate attempt at character assassination" and a "blatant and vicious lie" spread by his political enemies, he said. "This entire process is nothing but a conspiracy by Najib Razak to send me into political oblivion by attempting once again to put me behind bars."

Najib flatly rejects the idea of a political vendetta. But the recycling of sodomy accusations – Anwar was jailed on a similar charge in 1998 and detained until the conviction was quashed in 2004 – suggests a lack of originality characteristic of the prime minister. The case turns on the testimony of the alleged victim and DNA evidence produced by the prosecution. Defence lawyers suggested this week that Anwar's accuser was a "compulsive and consummate liar" who may have been put up to it. Yet the trial judge has already declared the prosecution's evidence "reliable" and credible", leading Anwar to claim he is being denied a fair trial.

Najib gives every appearance of preparing for snap polls on the assumption that Anwar will be out of the way and the opposition decapitated. He told Umno's annual congress to prepare for battle because "the time is near" and urged delegates to work harder, for example by using social media, to attract a "new generation of Malaysians who are more critical and have rising expectations of the government". The party must adapt or face "tragedy", he warned.

To Najib's evident alarm, that tragedy almost occurred in July when tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur. The highly unusual public display of discontent was spurred by a range of factors: spending cuts, official corruption and cronyism, a defective electoral system, curbs on public assembly and debate, and state-imposed censorship considered draconian even by regional standards. The example of recent political upheavals in neighbouring Thailand and Singapore also played a part. In response, thousands were beaten and detained by police.

Now Najib is taking no chances as his lieutenants warn that Anwar is fomenting an Arab spring-style uprising – a so-called "hibiscus revolution". Having more or less reneged on shaky, post-July promises of civil rights reform, Najib is now pushing through remodelled restrictions in the form of the Peaceful Assembly act.

The act effectively makes peaceful assembly impossible by restricting it to undefined "designated places". No gatherings are permitted within 50 meters of prohibited places including hospitals, schools or places of worship. The police can dictate the date, time and place. Najib's idea of engaging the "new generation" of young Malaysians is to ban anyone under the age of 21 from organising a protest.

Opposition parties, lawyers and activist groups have condemned the new law, as has Amnesty International. But Khairy Jamaluddin, Umno's youth-wing leader, articulated Najib's paranoia last month when he accused Anwar's coalition of "trying hard to manufacture panic and disorder" by promoting street rallies instead of elections. "The opposition often quotes social movements in the Middle East to instigate people to take part in street revolutions and in the process manufacture a Malaysian version of the Arab spring," Khairy said.

Najib's authoritarian tendencies, blatant political scaremongering, and the judicial travesty that is Anwar's trial all suggest Malaysia's western allies, including Britain and the US, should take a closer look at their friend. Malaysia is valued as a trading partner, counterproliferation collaborator, and noncombatant member of the Afghanistan coalition. But the government's human rights record and democratic practices merit closer scrutiny.

In a visit last year, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton extracted a promise that Anwar would receive a fair trial. "The US believes it is important for all aspects of the case to be conducted fairly and transparently and in a way that increases confidence in the rule of law in Malaysia," she said. In a recent speech, Clinton urged all states to end discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.

As Anwar's ordeal approaches an ugly climax, it seems increasingly unlikely that these benchmarks will be met. The next question is: what will Malaysians and their friends do about it?

Mupok Aku

Tidak Yakin Dengan Ketelusan PDRM dan SPRM Kerajaan Selangor akan Gunakan Penyiasat Luar Untuk Menyiasat Sharizat Jalil

Kuching

Sunday, 4th December 2011

Adakah wajar rancangan Ketua Menteri Selangor Tan Sri Khalid untuk mengupah penyiasat luar bagi menyiasat Ketua Wanita UMNO Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil dan keluarga? Tindakan ini berikutan daripada penyataan PDRM yang mengatakan bahawa tidak ada kes salah laku di dalam projek ternakan lembu yang dikelolakan oleh Perbadanan Fidlot Kebangsaan (NFC)yang menelan belanja RM 250 juta. Kenyataan Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar yang mengatakan tiada unsur pecah amanah atau penyelewengan merupakan sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan persepsi majoriti rakyat Malaysia. Untuk mengetahui samada projek ini ada melibatkan pecah amanah atau penyelewengan, mari kita buat ujian berikut :-

Sekiranya keluarga Sharizat tiada kaitan dengan UMNO atau penyokong Pakatan Rakyat atau neural dari segi politik, adakah kerajaan akan memberikan RM 250 juta kepada keluarga Sharizat yang kosong pengalaman di dalam bidang ternakan lembu?"...Sekiranya tidak, maka adalah wajar Tan Sri Khalid menggunakan khidmat penyiasat luar.

Seperti yang dilaporkan oleh Free Malaysia Today, Tan Sri Khalid (atas) memaklumkan bahawa Kerajaan negeri Selangor sedia memperuntukkan dana bagi tujuan membiayai kos penyiasatan oleh pakar luar negara berhubung skandal projek ternakan lembu yang dikelolakan oleh Perbadanan Fidlot Kebangsaan (NFC).

Katanya, kaedah menggunakan penyiasat dari luar negara merupakan pendekatan yang sering diguna-pakai oleh kebanyakan negara maju bagi menyelesaikan jenayah kolar putih atau jenayah bersifat korporat.

Saya serahkan kepada pengarah strategi PKR, Rafizi Ramli dan setiausaha PKR, Saifuddin Nasution. Mereka akan membuat pembentangan kepada pihak polis dan MACC supaya menunjukkan pekara yang perlu diperhatikan oleh pihak polis.“Ini adalah perkara baru di Malaysia tetapi perkara ini sangat dijaga di Britain dan Australia,” katanya dipetik oleh TV Selangor.

PKR sebelum ini mendakwa sejumlah RM250 juta dana awam diberikan kepada syarikat berkenaan yang dikaitkan dengan suami Menteri Pembangunan, Wanita dan Keluarga Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil. Bagaimanapun wang itu didakwa telah disalahguna sehingga projek tersebut dikatakan dalam ‘kucar-kacir’ seperti dirumuskan dalam Laporan Ketua Audit Negara 2010.

PKR kemudiannya mendedahkan wang tersebut digunakan oleh NFC bagi membeli dua buah unit kondominium mewah di Bangsar bernilai RM13.8 juta. Selain itu, PKR turut mendakwa sejumlah RM5 juta pula dibelanja untuk membeli kereta Mercedes Benz dan tanah di Putrajaya serta RM588,585 disalurkan kepada syarikat-syarikat milik keluarga menteri itu.

Selain PKR, Jawatankuasa Kira-kira Wang Negara (PAC) juga berpendapat siasatan awal mendapati beberapa kelemahan yang berlaku pada awal perancangan dan juga perlaksanaan.

Bagaimanapun, Khamis lalu Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar (atas) berkata tiada unsur pecah amanah atau penyelewengan dalam isu dana NFC dan pembelian kondominium mewah berkenaan.

Isu projek lembu juga mencuri tumpuan pada perhimpunan agung Umno 2011 dengan sebahagian besar perwakilan menuntut penjelasan lanjut daripada ketua wanita Umno itu.

Kita berharap, sekiranya betullah tiada tiada unsur pecah amanah atau penyelewengan dalam isu dana NFC dan pembelian kondominium mewah, kerajaan pusat seharusnya menyokong tindakan kerajaan Selangor untuk mengupah penyiasat luar. Walaupun Bukittunggal tiada data yang sah/resmi tetapi daripada komen yang diperolehi daripada blog-blog di Malaysia rata-rata daripada mereka percaya bahawa berlaku unsur pecah amanah atau penyelewengan dalam isu dana NFC dan pembelian kondominium mewah.

Saya percaya, untuk mengembalikan keyakinan rakyat terhadap ketelusan serta bebas rasuah kerajaan pimpinan beliau, saya percaya beliau akan menyokong tindakan Tan Sri Khalid untuk mengupah penyiasat luar.