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- Najib’s Sledgehammer Approach To The Bersih Rally
- Sistem Baru SPR Terus Lindungi Pengundi Hantu
- Khutbah Kecam Bersih Seret Masjid Dalam Politik, Kata Penganalisis
- Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Events In London 3-4 July 2011
| Najib’s Sledgehammer Approach To The Bersih Rally Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:05 PM PDT Malaysia Chronicle Prime Minister Najib will be the ultimate loser in the coming General Election and will be ousted just like his predecessor, Tun Abdullah Badawi. There are four main factions in UMNO, three of which are determined to prevent the PM's faction from gaining an overwhelming upper-hand and a repetition of "Pak Lah's political theatrics" – when the family, in-laws included ruled supreme. This is so typical of "Malay politics". Can you imagine the wannabes waiting for 15 years or more to have a bite at the political cherry? The era of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was an exception and only because he was a visionary and a pragmatic leader, and an act that is hard to follow. The trend for all future leaders will assuredly be one term, as there are just too many in the queue to be the next prime minister. The Prime Minister is a seasoned politician, adept at surviving the back-stabbing and double-dealings inherent in all political power-grabs. So why is he reacting in such a high-handed manner to the Bersih challenge? A heavy-handed reaction – threats of incarceration under the Internal Security Act, threats of unleashing sectarian / racial violence by the likes of Perkasa, the unnecessary posturing by UMNO Youth and its irrelevant leader, Khairy (off to join the Gaza Flotilla to get some brownie points where he has no credibility in advancing the just struggles of the Palestinians), the raid of Bersih's office and the confiscation of its materials etc., but no police action against UMNO Youth's disorderly conduct outside PKR's headquarters even when they threatened to burn down the building – indicates the administration's one track mentality in solving problems, not that the Bersih Rally is a problem. The hype and exaggeration of the consequences of the Bersih Rally – civil commotion, financial losses in the RM billions, the takeover of the government, the revival of communism etc. – is another symptom of an administration under siege and devoid of any creative response to what is otherwise a non-issue. To declare that it is a crime and or illegal to wear any clothing in yellow bearing the logo "Bersih" is sheer stupidity. And the Home Minister is a lawyer by training! If such clampdown is to demonstrate the power of UMNO and nothing else, then the year long campaign that we are "1Malaysia" rings hollow and that the Barisan Nasional government has no faith in its policies especially its "Economic Transformation Programme" (ETP), the political crown jewel of Najib's dministration. If Barisan Nasional needs brute force to cow the people to vote for it, as opposed to using rational arguments and sound policies, it will be the end of the Barisan Nasional. The Barisan Nasional would be giving the Opposition a walk over in the next General Election. The Election Commission is an independent agency. This is the mantra that the BN government never ceases to affirm. Everyone is for a free and fair election. The 2008 General Election is the best evidence that elections were conducted fairly, as the Opposition took over five state governments and reduced the BN two-thirds majority in Parliament, a historic achievement by the Opposition Coalition. Bersih has assured the nation that the rally would be peaceful and its intention is to deliver a memorandum for a fair and clean election to the King. We shall hold them to their word and promise. How long would the Bersih Rally be, in the absence of any police action? At the most, one and half hours, and thereafter, they would have to disperse, again peacefully. End of the story. Nothing happens, no news worthy of a headline in the front page of the local mainstream media or for that matter the foreign media. The police can agree to a pre-designated route to avoid creating traffic jams and unnecessary inconvenience to the public. There is no need for the deployment of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) or the military. What is needed is traffic police to assist the organizers. This is all that is required. Any leader associated with the Bersih Rally would lose credibility if they allow the rally to turn ugly or violent. In those circumstances, the security forces would have every justification to take stern action and they can be deployed quickly. Let us not make a mountain out of a mole-hill! My advice to the Prime Minister is simple. Be at the gate of the Agong's palace to stand in solidarity with the participants and show support for their civic-mindedness and assure all those peaceful participants that every effort will be made to ensure a fair and clean election as was the case in 2008 and all previous elections. Why is there a need for Perkasa to have a counter-rally, when it is not even part of the Barisan Nasional? Whether BN likes it or not, Perkasa is perceived as being thuggish and provocative. It may have a role in serving a Malay agenda (rallying Malays to vote for UMNO), but it will not be able to deliver the Malay votes. It is a sad reflection of UMNO that it needs Perkasa, an external force to rally Malay voters and when its leader is not even a member of UMNO, but an "independent" Member of Parliament. This is really pathetic! Why must UMNO Youth behave in a manner that is perceived as racial and repugnant? Perkasa undermines the Barisan Nasional. It cannot deliver on its own merits and has no mass following, if UMNO members do not join its ranks. I challenge Perkasa to deliver 50,000 members to march peacefully to the Agong's palace to assure the entire nation that they too are for fair and clean elections, not on the 9th July 2011 but on a separate occasion so that we can see for ourselves the true strength of Perkasa and whether it genuinely reflects the aspirations of the Malay community and the Barisan Nasional. If Barisan Nasional wants to commit suicide and lose the next General Election, then follow Perkasa's sectarian bravado and Khairy's infantile opportunism. If Barisan Nasional insists on adopting the sledge hammer approach to the Bersih Rally, they will lose the next election. The blowback will be intense and unforgiving. And if Najib is naïve and foolish enough to declare an emergency and launch another Operation Lalang, the Chinese and Indian voters will abandon Barisan Nasional in droves and whatever efforts thus far to win back their allegiance will go up in smoke. This is a given. Remember also that as a Muslim country, we are also a target of the neo-cons' agenda. Those outside forces who are hell bent to destabilize Muslim countries are waiting for an excuse to subvert Malaysia. The Bersih Rally is a non-issue and can be diffused quietly and without any fanfare. I trust common sense will prevail. |
| Sistem Baru SPR Terus Lindungi Pengundi Hantu Posted: 01 Jul 2011 05:51 PM PDT Sistem baru online Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) tidak mampu mengesan pengundi hantu yang didaftarkan di sesuatu alamat, sebagaimana yang dijanjikan oleh badan itu. Khamis lalu, Timbalan Pengerusi SPR Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar mendakwa sistem baru itu membolehkan seseorang pengundi memantau sama ada alamat rumahnya digunakan untuk mendaftar pengundi hantu. Jika wujud kes sedemikian, katanya, pendaftar yang sah boleh mengemukakan aduan untuk tindakan lanjut SPR. Bagaimanapun Malaysiakini mendapati sistem baru yang dicanang oleh SPR itu hanya membolehkan lebih daripada satu pengundi memeriksa butiran pendaftaran mereka dengan menggunakan nombor kad pengenalan mereka. Sistem itu tidak akan memberikan maklumat mengenai jumlah pengundi dalam sesebuah rumah jika hanya alamat rumah disertakan dalam carian. Penyelaras Jaringan Pemantau Pilihanraya Malaysia (MEO-Net) Ong Boon Keong berkata sistem carian baru SPR tidak menunjukkan sebarang kelainan berbanding kaedah sebelum ini. "Apa yang kami perlukan ialah sebuah sistem yang membenarkan butir-butir tempat mengundi diperolehi berasaskan maklumat seperti alamat rumah dan bukan hanya dengan nombor kad pengenalan," katanya. Menurut Ong, SPR sebelum ini juga telah menolak cadangan itu beberapa tahun lalu kerana mendakwa ia membabitkan kos yang tinggi. "Sebenarnya ia tidaklah mahal atau sukar dilaksanakan. Ia lebih kepada sama ada SPR mempunyai iltizam untuk berbuat demikian. SPR lebih cenderung untuk mengekang penyaluran maklumat kepada pihak awam," katanya. |
| Khutbah Kecam Bersih Seret Masjid Dalam Politik, Kata Penganalisis Posted: 01 Jul 2011 05:44 PM PDT Langkah menjadikan isu Himpunan Bersih 2.0 sebagai fokus khutbah Jumaat di Wilayah Persekutuan dan beberapa negeri lain semalam secara langsung menunjukkan masjid turut diseret ke dalam politik, demikian menurut penganalisis politik Prof A. Aziz Bari. Katanya, beliau juga tidak fikir wajar isu Himpunan Bersih 2.0 diseret ke dalam khutbah kerana ia sebenarnya usaha masyarakat sivil untuk membersihkan sistem pilihan raya daripada penipuan dan selaras dengan tuntutan perlembagaan. "Khutbah Jumaat hari ini (semalam) menghentam Bersih. Ini membawa politik ke dalam masjid. Masjid perlu memperkatakan yang benar dan seimbang, bukan yang berat sebelah dan mungkin, palsu. "Saya tak fikir apa yang disebut oleh Datuk Che Mat Che Ali, Pengarah Jawi wajar. Beliau sepatutnya tidak menunjukkan bahawa Jawi yang sepatutnya di bawah Yang di-Pertuan Agong selaku ketua agama Islam Wilayah, memihak kepada Umno-BN," kata Aziz yang juga pakar perlembagaan. "Kita semua tahu Umno-BN takut perhimpunan Bersih. Saya juga tidak fikir wajar isu Bersih diseret ke dalam khutbah kerana ia adalah usaha masyarakat sivil untuk membersihkan pilihan raya daripada penipuan dan selaras dengan tuntutan perlembagaan," katanya. Selepas dikecam hebat dalam media arus perdana, Himpunan Bersih 2.0 yang akan diadakan pada 9 Julai turut menjadi fokus khutbah Jumaat, termasuk di Wilayah Persekutuan semalam, dengan menyifatkan penganjurnya sebagai gerakan pelampau. Malah, ketika dihubungi The Malaysian Insider, Che Mat mengesahkan perkara itu dan berkata sebanyak 150 masjid termasuk di Putrajaya akan membacakan khutbah bertajuk "Memelihara Nikmat Keamanan". "Ya…ya… kita akan gunakan khutbah khas itu sebab penting satu keamanan yang kita kecapi tidak mudah kita musnahkan," katanya. Teks khutbah itu berkata memelihara keamanan adalah satu perkara yang dituntut dalam semua agama. "Sejarah telah membuktikan Nabi Ibrahim semasa meneroka pembukaan Mekah sebagai pusat ibadah dan tanah suci telah mendoakan agar Mekah dikurniakan Allah SWT dengan keamanan dan kemakmuran. Kita juga telah menyaksikan betapa rugi dan malangnya negara-negara yang dilanda kekacauan, persengketaan dan perpecahan," katanya. "Negara-negara berkenaan bukan sahaja ketinggalan dan mundur dalam aspek kemajuan dan pembangunan, malah keselamatan hidup seharian pun sentiasa terancam," kata khutbah khas itu. Keseluruhan teks khutbah yang diperoleh memfokus ke atas Himpunan Bersih 2.0 anjuran Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih), yang mendapat sokongan padu Pakatan Rakyat dan lebih 60 pertubuhan bukan kerajaan. Aziz yang juga ahli akademik Universiti Islam Antarabangsa menambah, khutbah kali ini juga jelas mengajak atau mengelirukan umat Islam, yang "saya fikir tidak sebodoh itu." Justeru kata beliau, Yang di-Pertuan Agong boleh bertindak ke atas Pengarah Jawi yang peranan politiknya telah banyak diperkatakan. "Yang di-Pertuan Agong perlu bertindak kerana baginda sebagai ketua agama tidak perlu ikut nasihat kerajaan. "Jika tidak, kita bimbang imej baginda akan tercemar kerana apa yang disebut di atas menunjukkan yang pentadbiran agama dikawal oleh orang politik. Ini yang hendak dielakkan oleh perlembagaan," katanya lagi. Sambil berkata "cukuplah mereka gunakan RTM dan media milik mereka" untuk mengecam Himpunan Bersih 2.0, Aziz juga berkata menggunakan masjid akan memalukan umat Islam khususnya apabila majlis perundingan agama bukan Islam juga telah menyokong langkah Bersih. "Tidakkah itu memalukan? Seolah-olah Islam tidak prihatin kepada keadilan dan kebersihan pilihan raya," kata Aziz lagi sambil bertanya "siapa yang membuat huru-hara?" "Semua orang tahu jawapannya. Tapi bukan peserta perhimpunan seperti yang kita lihat di Pulau Pinang (semalam)," katanya lagi. |
| Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Events In London 3-4 July 2011 Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:07 PM PDT Kindly be informed that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be in London at Friends of Pakatan Public Dialogue with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim: ‘Reforming Malaysia’s Future: Pakatan Rakyat’s GE13 strategy for Sunday 3 July 2011 Holiday Villa Hotel, 37 Leinster Gardens, London, W2 3AR. Nearest Tube: Bayswater/Queensway – University of Westminster Lecture by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim: Democratic Transitions in the Muslim World Monday 4 July 2011 |
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