PARTI KEADILAN RAKYAT NEGERI SEMBILAN

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• Penduduk Kampung Hakka minta MB campurtangan
• Polis hilang aset RM1.33 juta termasuk senjata api, gari
• Kerajaan bayar RM1.6j untuk K-Pop hari belia
• Laporan Audit dedah kecurangan kerajaan, salah urus tadbir
• SPR: Pilihanraya kecil DUN Sg Limau 4 Nov 2013

Penduduk Kampung Hakka minta MB campurtangan Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:03 AM PDT dipetik daripada FMT.com SEREMBAN: Seramai 50 penduduk Kampung Hakka, Mantin berkumpul di hadapan Pejabat Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan untuk menyerahkan sebuah memorandum yang meminta Mohamad agar campurtangan dalam isu Kampung Hakka yang akan dirobohkan oleh pemaju untuk projek pembangunan. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Penduduk Kampung Hakka, Chong Tza Yaw, berkata penduduk Kampung Hakka datang dengan harapan bahawa Menteri Besar akan mengambil tindakan sewajarnya untuk campurtangan dan menggunakan kewibawaan politik (political will) dalam isu ini. "Kami meletakkan harapan yang tinggi agar Menteri Besar menggunakan kuasa beliau untuk campurtangan dalam isu ini dan menyelesaikan masalah yang kami hadapi. "Kami sedar kes kami ini berada di mahkamah. Walaubagaimanapun kami mendapati kerajaan negeri mempunyai kuasa untuk campurtangan serta boleh menyelesaikan masalah yang kami hadapi. "Menteri Besar boleh memberi tekanan atau berunding dengan pemaju untuk menyediakan tanah pampasan kepada kami untuk kami mendirikan kediaman yang baru. "Saya mewakili penduduk kampung amat berharap Menteri Besar mempertimbangkan tuntutan yang kami utarakan demi masa depan penduduk kampung Tradisi Hakka," kata Chong. Walaubagaimanapun memorandum itu diterima oleh Setiausaha Sulit Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan, Shahrulfaizal Tahar. Mohamad tidak dapat menerima memorandum kerana sedang menghadiri Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri, Negeri Sembilan pada waktu yang sama. Chong turut menyerahkan satu lagi memorandum yang serupa kepada Ketua Pembangkang Dewan Undangan Negeri, Negeri Sembilan, Loke Siew Fook (ADUN Chennah – DAP). Setiausaha Agung Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), S Arutchelvan yang menemani penduduk untuk menyerahkan memorandum itu berkata, isu Kampung Hakka, Mantin mirip kepada kes Kampung Buah Pala di Pulau Pinang. "Untuk makluman, isu Kampung Buah Pala di Pulau Pinang, kesnya mirip dengan kes Kampung Hakka, Mantin. "Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang telah menjual tanah perkampungan itu kepada pihak pemaju. Walaubagaimanapun kerajaan Pulau Pinang berunding dengan pihak pemaju dan menuntut pampasan untuk penduduk kampung dengan meminta pemaju menyediakan rumah kepada penduduk kampung. "Maka Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan juga boleh menggunakan kaedah yang sama untuk mendapatkan pampasan kepada penduduk kampung dalam bentuk tanah lot kosong atau kediaman baru," jelas Arutchelvan. Sementara itu Loke berkata beliau telah membawa isu Kampung Hakka, Mantin di dalam Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri, Negeri Sembilan sebentar tadi. "Saya berharap esok Menteri Besar akan memberi penjelasan atau respon terhadap isu tersebut. "Sementara peguam yang DAP sediakan untuk penduduk kampung berjaya mendapatkan arahan interim (interim order) untuk menangguhkan tindakan merobohkan rumah penduduk sehingga pendengaran kes tunggu perintah pengantungan pelaksanaan (stay of execution) didengar pada 17 Oktober di Mahkamah Tinggi Seremban," ujar Loke. Sementara itu FMT difahamkan ke semua individu yang ditahan polis semalam telah dibebaskan semalam juga. Turut hadir ADUN Nilai, J Arulkumar (DAP).

Polis hilang aset RM1.33 juta termasuk senjata api, gari Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:00 AM PDT Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) kehilangan 309 unit aset meliputi gari, senjata api dan kenderaan sekaligus kerugian RM1.33 juta, menurut Laporan Ketua Audit Negara. Kehilangan aset tersebut direkodkan dalam tempoh 2010 hingga 2012. Statistik yang dikeluarkan Bahagian Pengurusan Aset, Jabatan Logistik PDRM itu mendapati, aset paling banyak hilang adalah gari iaitu 156 unit, diikuti senjata api dan kenderaan, masing-masing 44 dan 29 unit. "Pengauditan yang dijalankan mendapati secara keseluruhannya pengurusan aset di Ibu Pejabat PDRM dan tiga IPK yang diperiksa adalah kurang memuaskan. "Pengurusan aset yang tidak teratur dan bersistematik boleh menyebabkan berlakunya kehilangan aset terutama senjata api dan gari yang boleh mengancam keselamatan awam," kata Ketua Audit Negara, Tan Sri Ambrin Buang, dipetik daripada laporan itu. Antara kelemahan yang ditemui audit berkenaan adalah kehilangan aset lewat dikesan, kelewatan melapor kehilangan kepada Ketua Jabatan dan Polis, Ketua Jabatan lewat menyediakan Laporan Awal Kehilangan Aset, Jawatankuasa Penyiasat Kes Kehilangan Aset lewat ditubuhkan, dan Jawatankuasa Kehilangan Aset lewat menyediakan laporan akhir. Ekoran itu, Ambrin menegur dan mengesyorkan pasukan PDRM memastikan pemeriksaan berkala dilaksanakan mengikut ketetapan supaya kes kehilangan aset berkenaan dapat dikesan. "Memastikan kehilangan aset yang berpunca daripada kecurian, penipuan, atau kecuaian pegawai/anggota dikenakan tindakan surcaj atau tatatertib supaya menjadi satu usaha pencegahan bagi mengawal kes kehilangan," tegur Ketua Audit. Short URL: http://www.keadilandaily.com/?p=55897

Kerajaan bayar RM1.6j untuk K-Pop hari belia Posted: 02 Oct 2013 10:22 PM PDT Kerajaan pada tahun lalu bersungguh-sungguh menafikan bahawa usaha untuk membawa masuk kumpulan hiburan K-Pop bagi acara Hari Belia Negara 2012 ditanggung dengan wang rakyat. Laporan Audit Negara 2012 bagaimanapun mendapati sebaliknya – tiga kumpulan itu didapati dibawa masuk dengan kos RM1.6 juta yang ditanggung kerajaan. Kementerian itu juga ditegur atas "perbelanjaan tinggi" dan "tidak "selaras dengan peraturan perbelanjaan berhemat" bagi belanja lain untuk sambutan tersebut – berjumlah hampir RM3 juta. Tiga kumpulan K-Pop – U-Kiss, Teen-Top dan Dal shabet – ditampilkan untuk persembahan ke acara tersebut oleh syarikat Stadium First Sdn Bhd. Ketua setiausa kementerian Mohd Mohamad dalam laporan Bernama tahun lalu menyatakan bahawa kos untuk membawa masuk persembahan tersebut ditanggung oleh penaja.

Laporan Audit dedah kecurangan kerajaan, salah urus tadbir Posted: 02 Oct 2013 10:20 PM PDT Kecurangan penggunaan wang rakyat seperti yang didedahkan dalam Laporan Ketua Audit Negara akibat daripada kegagalan urustadbir kerajaan, kata Naib Presiden KEADILAN, Fuziah Salleh. Beliau berkata, kerajaan gagal mengamalkan beberapa prinsip yang terkandung dalam tatakelola pentadbiran yang baik seperti akauntabiliti, integriti dan ketelusan. "Pendedahan laporan itu menunjukkan wang rakyat gagal diurus dengan baik. Begitu banyak pembaziran dan peruntukan yang diberikan hangus begitu sahaja," ujarnya kepadaKeadilan Daily. Ahli Parlimen Kuantan itu turut bimbang soal keselamatan negara apabila Audit mendapati sebanyak RM1.33 juta aset polis termasuk senjata api dan gari hilang di bawah jagaan pasukan itu. "Bayangkan aset penting seperti itupun gagal dikendali dengan baik. Adakah keselamatan rakyat terjamin di bawah kawalan polis yang jelas mempunyai kelemahan. "Itu belum termasuk Jabatan Kastam yang menempah kasut tidak mengikut spesifikasi ditetapkan, kemudian membakarnya. Tindakan ini seolah-olah membakar duit rakyat," katanya. Beliau mempersoal kegagalan kerajaan mengambil tindakan konkrit untuk memastikan ketirisan wang rakyat tidak berulang. "Harus difahami bahawa Laporan Audit itu membabitkan banyak aspek termasuk pemerolehan, tender yang tidak mengikut spesifikasi dan sebagainya sehingga membolehkan pemberian projek dan tender kepada kroni. "Siasatan perlu untuk membasmi aktiviti yang merugikan aset rakyat seperti ini," tegas Fuziah. Short URL: http://www.keadilandaily.com/?p=55945

SPR: Pilihanraya kecil DUN Sg Limau 4 Nov 2013 Posted: 02 Oct 2013 10:17 PM PDT Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof mengumumkan bahawa pilihan raya kecil bagi DUN Sungai Limau, Kedah akan diadakan pada 4 November. Hari penamaan calon pula ditetapkan pada 23 Oktober - yang memberi peluang kepada calon untuk berkempen selama 12 hari termasuk pada hari penamaan. Abdul Aziz mengumumkan perkara itu dalam satu sidang media hari ini. Katanya, SPR membuat pertimbangan agar pilihan raya itu diadakan sebelum peperiksaan SPM, pada 6 November, kerana banyak pusat pengundian dan dewan dimiliki sekolah. "Kita tidak mahu ganggu susunan meja sekolah," katanya lagi yang menambah, anggota Umno memerlukan masa selepas mengadakan pemilihan parti pada 17 Oktober. SPR juga mempertimbangkan keperluan penganut agama yang menyambut Deepavali pada 2 November dan Awal Muharram pada 5 November. Keperluan PAS untuk mengadakan muktamar pada 17 November juga diambil kira, katanya lagi. Ketika ditanya, Abdul Aziz menafikan bahawa SPR mengambil kira tarikh untuk perdana menteri membentangkan Belanjawan 2013 di parlimen. Pilihan raya kecil kali ini tidak melibatkan pemilihan awal kerana tiada pengundi polis atau tentera didaftarkan di situ. Pengundi pos bagi petugas media dan warga Malaysia di luar negara untuk kawasan tersebut boleh mula mendaftar hari ini. Pegawai daerah Abdul Rashid Othman dilantik sebagai pegawai pengurus pilihan raya, dan borang pencalonan akan mula dijual pada 10 Oktober. Penyandang kerusi tersebut, bekas menteri besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak meninggal dunia pada 26 September lalu akibat masalah kesihatan. Menurut Abdul Aziz, seramai 27,222 individu layak mengundi dalam pilihan ray akecil tersebut, yang terdiri dari 93 peratus Melayu, tujuh peratus Cina dan hanya 57 orang pengundi dari kaum minoriti lain. SPR akan menggembleng kekuatan seramai 492 orang untuk mengadakan pilihan raya tersebut, yang dijangka melibatkan kos lebih RM1.3 juta. [Baca berita penuh] Sementara itu, Bernama melaporkan Abdul Aziz berkata, bagi tujuan memantau semua aktiviti kempen pilihan raya sepanjang tempoh  rasmi berkempen, beliau berkata SPR juga bersetuju untuk menubuhkan tiga Pasukan Penguat kuasa Kempen Pilihan Raya (PP-KPR).      Sementara itu, beliau berkata Daftar Pemilih Pilihan Raya bagi bahagian pilihan raya berkenaan akan mula dijual pada 10 Oktober. Beliau berkata para pengundi dalam bahagian pilihan raya berkenaan boleh membuat semakan Daftar Pemilih untuk mengetahui maklumat pusat mengundi dan saluran mengundi melalui laman sesawang SPR, www.spr.gov .my dan melalui SMS dengan menaip SPR SEMAK No Kad Pengenalan dan hantar kepada 15888 mulai 10 Okt ini.      "Para Pengundi boleh menelefon Ibupejabat SPR di Putrajaya 03-88856565 dan Pejabat Pilihan Raya Negeri Kedah 04-700 1313," katanya.      Bagi maksud permohonan undi pos pada pilihan raya kecil ini, Abdul Aziz berkata warganegara Malaysia yang berada di luar  negara, pegawai dan petugas pilihan raya serta petugas media boleh membuat  permohonan undi pos mulai 3 Oktober dengan memuat turun borang permohonan dari lamanweb SPR.    "Tarikh tutup permohonan undi pos bagi warganegara Malaysia di luar negara ialah pada Hari Penamaan Calon.      "Bagi petugas pilihan raya dan petugas media, tarikh tutup permohonan undi pos ialah dua hari selepas Hari Penamaan Calon," katanya.      Mengenai penggunaan dakwat kekal, Abdul Aziz  berkata jenis dakwat dan cara penggunaan adalah sama seperti dalam pilihan raya kecil Kuala Besut.      "Pengalaman penggunaan dakwat kekal di sana begitu baik dan kita tidak menerima sebarang aduan. Jadi cara dan dakwat yang sama akan digunakan pada pilihan raya kecil itu nanti," katanya.i.

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• PRK DUN Sungai Limau : Penamaan – 23 Oktober , Undi – 4 November
• PCA Tindakan Terkebelakang Kerajaan BN Dalam Perjuang Hak Asasi Manusia
• Be More Prudent in Spending, Leave Your Jet at Home, DAP Tells Najib
• Auditor-General’s Report Points to Failure of Putrajaya’s Anti-Graft Agencies, Says Economist
• SPRM Siasat Pembelian Apartmen Mewah Felda di London
• 12 RUU Pindaan Ditarik Balik, PCA Lulus Tengah Malam
• Laporan Audit Dedah Kecurangan Kerajaan, Salah Urus Tadbir
• Belanja Melampau - Kerajaan Khianati Wang Rakyat Tanpa Rasa Bersalah
• Pakatan Kecam Ketirisan Berulang Tapi Tiada Tindakan

PRK DUN Sungai Limau : Penamaan – 23 Oktober , Undi – 4 November Posted: 02 Oct 2013 10:01 PM PDT SHAH ALAM 3 OKT : Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) menetapkan 23 Oktober 2013 adalah hari penamaan calon dan 4 November 2013 hari pengundi untuk Pilihanraya Kecil (PRK) DUN Sungai Limau. Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd. Yusof mengumumkan demikian selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat khas SPR di Putrajaya hari ini. Ahli Parlimen Bukit Katil, Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, dalam reaksinya di twitter mempersoalkan tarikh itu yang penamaan calon dibuat pada hari Rabu manakala hari pengundian pada hari Isnin yang merupakan hari bekerja. Seramai 27,222 pemilih berdaftar bagi PRK ini dengan 27,220 pemilih berdaftar biasa dan dua lagi tidak hadir kerana berada di luar negara. Tidak ada pengundi-pengundi awal bagi PRK kali ini. PRK DUN Sungai Limau diadakan berikutan kematian penyandangnya, Tan Sri Azizan Abdul Razak pada Khamis lepas setelah lebih empat bulan mengalami masalah kesihatan serius. Pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 (PRU-13) Mei lepas, Azizan yang juga mantan menteri besar Kedah memperoleh 13,294 undi menewaskan sepupunya, Mohd Fazillah Mohd Ali daripada BN dengan majoriti 2,774 undi. Sumber: selangorku

PCA Tindakan Terkebelakang Kerajaan BN Dalam Perjuang Hak Asasi Manusia Posted: 02 Oct 2013 09:58 PM PDT SHAH ALAM 3 OKTOBER : Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) mengambil tindakan terkebelakang dalam mempertahankan kebebasan manusia apabila meluluskan kembali pelaksanaan tahanan tanpa bicara, tegas Human Rights Watch (HRW). Timbalan Pengarah Asia HRW, Phil Robertson, berkata beliau mengecam pindaan Rang Undang-undang Pencegahan Jenayah (Pindaan dan Pemerluasan) 2013 (PCA) kerana melanggar kebebasan manusia tanpa mencapai matlamat sebenarnya untuk mengurangkan jenayah. "Kerajaan perlu segera membatalkan pindaan itu yang akan mengembalikan semula penahanan tanpa perbicaraan ," kata Robertson dalam satu kenyataan. Kata Robertson, dengan pindaan itu, Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak akan mengancam kebebasan rakyat dan memberikan gambaran buruk reputasi negara di peringkat dunia. Beliau menyeru Najib Razak mengotakan janjinya pada September 2011 untuk membawa negara yang menghormati semangat demokrasi dengan keamanan serta undang-undang dipertahankan sejajar dengan keluhuran perlembagaan dan undang-undang. Sebelum ini, usaha wakil rakyat Pakatan Rakyat untuk menggagalkan kelulusan rang undang-undang itu tidak berjaya apabila ia diluluskan dengan suara majoriti daripada penyokong kerajaan Barisan Nasional. Sumber: Selangorku

Be More Prudent in Spending, Leave Your Jet at Home, DAP Tells Najib Posted: 02 Oct 2013 09:55 PM PDT  Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been urged to ditch his private jet and travel in first-class on his official trips overseas to cut gvoernment spending. The call was made by Nga Kor Ming (DAP – Taiping) who said Najib must emulate his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong who travels in first-class. "From 2010 to 2013, the government paid RM86.4 million in rent for Najib's private jet," Nga told reporters in Parliament today. He said in addition, RM16.515 million was spent on maintenance of the jets. "In total, RM100.47 million was forked out for Najib's private jet in only three years," he added. He said in addition to the cost of the private jet, a whopping RM42 million was spent annually on Najib's foreign trips since 2008. Source: The Malaysian Insider

Auditor-General’s Report Points to Failure of Putrajaya’s Anti-Graft Agencies, Says Economist Posted: 02 Oct 2013 09:43 PM PDT A renowned economist said that government agencies have failed in their task to tackle graft and financial leakages as shown by the latest Auditor General's Report. Tan Sri Kamal Salih named the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and the Public Accounts Committee as those without "teeth" in fighting graft and wastage of public funds, which he said have now become a "culture". "It's a culture, people are in their comfort zone and they get away with a lot of things," said Kamal at a forum held at the launching of the book Malaysia@50 by prominent economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram and academic Wee Chong Hui. Kamal said PAC's findings are not followed-up or debated, saying the committee only meets government officers and reviews issues raised by the Auditor-General. He said they then would go back to the government who would then tell them that "action has been taken". The Auditor General's Report 2012 was released on October 1 and revealed multiple cases of corruption, overspending and wastage by civil servants, government-linked contractors and ministries. From the flagrant abuse of government funds for a study trip abroad amounting to over RM300,000 to missing guns rumoured to have "fallen" into the ocean, the open disregard of the Auditor General's findings has angered Malaysians. Kamal, a former executive director of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER), also took the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) to task for not holding anyone accountable for graft. "The AGC is also dysfunctional. There are a lot of distortions going on," said the Universiti Malaya adjunct professor, who was himself a member of the PAC. He also noted that poor accounting by government departments had consistently caused ministries to overspend and not helping the government to narrow its fiscal deficit. "Malaysia's operating budget has been going up very fast. The government needs to revise its accounting regularly instead of being 'surprised' when over-budgeting occurs," said Kamal, who was once the Wangsa Maju Member of Parliament. Malaysia has been facing a budget deficit – the amount the government spent over the amount it raised – of 4.5% of its gross domestic product (GDP) last year. Meanwhile, its debt to GDP is at 53.1%, drawing close to the government-set ceiling of 55%. Source: The Malaysian Insider

SPRM Siasat Pembelian Apartmen Mewah Felda di London Posted: 02 Oct 2013 09:36 PM PDT Pembelian kompleks apartmen mewah Felda bernilai £98 juta (RM497 juta) sedang disiasat oleh Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) dan dijangkakan menjejaskan peluang Tan Sri Isa Samad dalam perebutan jawatan naib presiden Umno. The Malaysian Insider difahamkan terdapat ketidakpuashatian dikalangan pemimpin Umno berhubung perbelanjaan besar dibayar oleh Felda Investment Corp (FIC) UK Properties untuk Grand Plaza Serviced Apartments di kawasan Bayswater, London yang terkenal dikalangan rakyat Malaysia menetap di ibukota United Kingdom (UK) itu. "Harganya imenjadi buah mulut orang Umno kerana ianya terlalu mahal dan sesuatu yang tidak seharusnya Felda laburkan," kata seorang "warlord" Umno kepada The Malaysian Insider. "Terdapat cukup kontroversi berhubung penyenaraian FGVH, jadi kita tidak mahu satu lagi peluru untuk pembangkang gunakan," katanya merujuk kepada penyenaraian Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd tahun lepas. Difahamkan juga SPRM sedang mengkaji perkara ini untuk melihat sama ada terdapat unsur rasuah dalam perjanjian yang dimuktamadkan 4 September lepas. Sumber memberitahu SPRM sedang bekerjasama dengan pihak-pihak lain untuk menyiasat perkara ini. "Ini merupakan perkara sensitif kerana ia melibatkan agensi yang dipengerusikan oleh pemimpin Umno yang bertanding. Ia tidak seharusnya dilihat sebagai cara untuk mengalahkan Isa," kata satu sumber kepada The Malaysian Insider. Isa merupakan salah seorang daripada tiga pencabar kepada tiga penyandang jawatan naib presiden Umno iaitu Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal dan Menteri Pertahanan Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. Isa (gambar) yang popular itu dinamakan sebagai pengerusi Felda dua tahun lalu dan FGVH tetap disenaraikan walaupun terdapat bantahan daripada sesetengah peneroka yang takut mereka kehilangan kawalan terhadap tanah mereka. Beliau mempertahankan pembelian itu apabila Setiausaha Agung DAP Lim Guan Eng mempersoalkan jumlah dibayar untuk membeli Grand Plaza Serviced Apartments minggu lepas dan apa untungnya terhadap sejuta peneroka Felda. "Ini bukan isu luar biasa. Tabung Haji juga beli beberapa bangunan di London," kata bekas menteri besar Negeri Sembilan itu bulan lepas merujuk kepada Lembaga Tabung Haji. "Kami membeli kerana kami mahukan asset," tambah beliau. Felda dan anak syarikatnya FGVH sebelum ini membelanjakan RM86 juta untuk membeli Grand Borneo Hotel di Kota Kinabalu, RM110 juta untuk pembuat kad pintar dan pemaju pertanian kampung Iris Corp dan hartanah di UK. Grand Plaza merupakan apartmen mewah terbesar di London yang mempunyai 198 unit apartmen dan seluas 105,044 kaki persegi. Terletak berhampiran dengan stesen subway Bayswater, 90% daripada unit penuh setiap bulan dan Isa mengatakan ianya di tangga pertama dalam carian Google dan 75% daripada penjualan berlaku secara atas talian. Akan tetapi pengkritik mengatakan Felda seharusnya melabur kepada sektor perladangan berbanding dengan hartanah atau berkaitan dengan pelancongan. "Terdapat untung lebih besar jika ia melakukan kajian dan pembangunan untuk produk kelapa sawit berbanding dengan urusan hartanah," kata seorang pegawai dari syarikat berkait kerajaan. "Agak menghairankan melihat Felda membeli asset bukan teras apabila Khazanah Nasional Bhd dan Permodalan Nasional Bhd melepaskannya untuk menggalakkan keusahawanan," tambahnya. Sumber: The Malaysian Insider

12 RUU Pindaan Ditarik Balik, PCA Lulus Tengah Malam Posted: 02 Oct 2013 09:25 PM PDT Kesemua 12 rang undang-undang pindaan yang dibentang di Parlimen bersama Akta Pencegahan Jenayah (PCA) ditarik balik. NONEMenteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Nancy Shukri (BN-Batang Sadong) mengusulkan untuk menangguh bacaan kedua untuk pindaan berkaitan hari ini. Bagaimanapun, pindaan terhadap Akta Pencegahan Jenayah (PCA) diluluskan tengah malam tadi, sekali gus memberikan kuasa kepada Putrajaya untuk menahan suspek tanpa perbicaraan untuk tempoh dua tahun. Wakil pembangkang berhujah, kuasa yang mahu diberikan itu melanggar prinsip keadilan dan boleh disalah guna. Sumber: MalaysiaKini

Laporan Audit Dedah Kecurangan Kerajaan, Salah Urus Tadbir Posted: 02 Oct 2013 09:17 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR 2 OKTOBER: Kecurangan penggunaan wang rakyat seperti yang didedahkan dalam Laporan Ketua Audit Negara akibat daripada kegagalan urustadbir kerajaan, kata Naib Presiden KEADILAN, Fuziah Salleh. Beliau berkata, kerajaan gagal mengamalkan beberapa prinsip yang terkandung dalam tatakelola pentadbiran yang baik seperti akauntabiliti, integriti dan ketelusan. Fuziah Salleh"Pendedahan laporan itu menunjukkan wang rakyat gagal diurus dengan baik. Begitu banyak pembaziran dan peruntukan yang diberikan hangus begitu sahaja," ujarnya kepada Keadilan Daily. Ahli Parlimen Kuantan itu turut bimbang soal keselamatan negara apabila Audit mendapati sebanyak RM1.33 juta aset polis termasuk senjata api dan gari hilang di bawah jagaan pasukan itu. "Bayangkan aset penting seperti itupun gagal dikendali dengan baik. Adakah keselamatan rakyat terjamin di bawah kawalan polis yang jelas mempunyai kelemahan. "Itu belum termasuk Jabatan Kastam yang menempah kasut tidak mengikut spesifikasi ditetapkan, kemudian membakarnya. Tindakan ini seolah-olah membakar duit rakyat," katanya. Beliau mempersoal kegagalan kerajaan mengambil tindakan konkrit untuk memastikan ketirisan wang rakyat tidak berulang. "Harus difahami bahawa Laporan Audit itu membabitkan banyak aspek termasuk pemerolehan, tender yang tidak mengikut spesifikasi dan sebagainya sehingga membolehkan pemberian projek dan tender kepada kroni. "Siasatan perlu untuk membasmi aktiviti yang merugikan aset rakyat seperti ini," tegas Fuziah. Sumber: KeadilanDaily

Belanja Melampau - Kerajaan Khianati Wang Rakyat Tanpa Rasa Bersalah Posted: 02 Oct 2013 09:06 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR 2 OKTOBER: Wang rakyat dikhianati tanpa rasa bersalah. Itu yang berlaku apabila kerajaan boros membelanjakan sejumlah wang yang tinggi tetapi berakhir dengan pembaziran. Membidas salah laku kerajaan yang dibongkar menurut Laporan Ketua Audit Negara 2012, Setiausaha Agung KEADILAN, Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail kesal kerana wang yang sepatutnya dibelanjakan untuk manfaat rakyat diseleweng dan sia-sia. "Sekali lagi Laporan Audit terbaru menghidangkan cerita pembaziran dan perbelanjaan melampau…wang rakyat dikhianati tanpa rasa bersalah! "Menguruskan wang negara ibarat menjaga darah sebatang tubuh, jika terpotong dan darah keluar tak terkawal, nescaya lemah tubuh itu," sinisnya di twitter. Turut sama mengecam pelbagai ketirisan dan penyelewengan yang dilapor, Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Seri Setia dan bekas Pengarah Komunikasi KEADILAN, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. "Pembaziran, rasuah dan kecuaian di jabatan-jabatan kerajaan suatu penghinaan kepada penjawat-penjawat awam dan kebajikan mereka," kata beliau yang juga Timbalan Speaker DUN Selangor. Sumber: KeadilanDaily

Pakatan Kecam Ketirisan Berulang Tapi Tiada Tindakan Posted: 02 Oct 2013 09:02 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR 2 OKTOBER: Pakatan Rakyat mencadangkan satu Jawatankuasa Majlis Tindakan diwujudkan bagi memastikan segala ketirisan yang dilaporkan dalam Laporan Ketua Audit Negara diambil tindakan tegas. Setiausaha Agung DAP, Lim Guan Eng berkata, jawatankuasa itu perlu dianggotai oleh Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Ketua Pembangkang dan Ketua Audit Negara. Ini berikutan setiap kali laporan dibentangkan, masih terdapat ketirisan yang berlaku dan insiden ini tidak pernah diambil tindakan tegas. "Ia bagi membincangkan bentuk tindakan yang perlu diambil bagi mereka yang didapati menyeleweng.   "Kita lihat laporan audit merekodkan terlalu banyak ketirisan berlaku terutamanya dalam isu-isu pembelian aset sepertimana tahun-tahun lepas. Tapi tidak ada satu pun tindakan tegas diambil walaupun perkara itu dilaporkan," kata Ahli Parlimen Bagan itu pada sidang media di lobi Parlimen hari ini. Sementara itu, Timbalan Presiden KEADILAN, Mohamed Azmin Ali melihat isu ketirisan menjadi kelaziman di dalam agensi kerajaan yang dipandang remeh tanpa penguatkuasaan. Beliau yang juga Ahli Parlimen Gombak turut kesal apabila laporan diserahkan pada saat akhir perbahasan agar Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat tidak dapat membahasnya pada sidang kali ini. "Kita akan perincikan perkara ini dan bahaskan pada sesi Parlimen yang akan datang," katanya. Naib Presiden PAS, Datuk Mahfuz Omar turut bersetuju dengan cadangan tersebut dan melihat ia langkah terbaik untuk menangani insiden yang selalu berulang. "Laporan ini menunjukkan ketirisan akibat dari salah guna kuasa dalam urus tadbir kerajaan, sentiasa berulang setiap tahun. "Ini mengesahkan kerajaan tidak pernah ambil iktibar daripada apa yang berlaku serta tidak memandang berat cadangan Ketua Audit," jelasnya yang juga Ahli Parlimen Pokok Sena. Tegas beliau, sepatutnya kerajaan mengenalpasti apakah bentuk mekanisma untuk mengelak perkara yang sama tidak berulang. "Kelemahan ketara kerajaan adalah langsung tidak mengambil perhatian terhadap laporan audit. "Hanya sekadar memenuhi peraturan undang-undang yang setiap kementerian perlu diaudit, tindakan tiada dan tahun depan benda yang sama diulangi," katanya, lapor Harakah Daily. Sumber: HarakahDaily.Net

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• [PRESS STATEMENT] ROME: The Courage Of Hope
• [KENYATAAN MEDIA] Pertemuan Dengan Pope Francis
• Poverty And The Environment
• [KENYATAAN MEDIA] Pemilihan Semula CEC DAP
• Trust, rationality, and detention without trial
• AG’s report reveals ministry official claimed RM300,000 for trip worth under RM50,000
• Ministry Prepared Judgments for the Tribunal
• What Does Erdogan’s Democratization Package Offer Kurds, Minorities?

[PRESS STATEMENT] ROME: The Courage Of Hope Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:32 AM PDT Muslims in Europe expressed disgust at the growing intolerance. Islamophobia against Muslims. Christian minorities in the Arab world experienced persecution in the current turbulence. We need to pursue our “common word” initiative by Muslim scholars and Pope Benedict. And now we commend the efforts of the Community of Sant’Egidio. The precondition for dialogue is knowledge and understanding; acknowledge the differences but committed to peace and human dignity, freedom and justice. I emphasise knowledge because Muslims tend to associate Christianity with colonial rule and past atrocities while Christians decried the recent attack against Christians in the Arab world. It’s critical that Muslims and Christians work together to demand freedom and justice for all. ANWAR IBRAHIM

[KENYATAAN MEDIA] Pertemuan Dengan Pope Francis Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:24 AM PDT Beberapa perwakilan sidang antara agama turut di undang menemui Pope Francis. Saya mengambil kesempatan menggesa Pope mendukung kerjasama antara Muslim dan Kristian. Dan memandangkan kemelut parah di dunia Islam, saya turut menyarankan agar Pope terus menggunakan pengaruhnya mendukung usaha perdamaian serta menghentikan kezaliman dimana saja. ANWAR IBRAHIM

Poverty And The Environment Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:23 AM PDT According to Jeffry Sachs, we are facing an unprecedented challenge in dealing with the survival of our planet. Values are of paramount importance. Science alone will not see us through. Religion is essential in this equation. We have achieved great progress and development with a world population of 7.2 billion people and USD 93 trillion in terms of total productivity but at what price? Our carbon emissions are at equally unprecedented levels. Skeptics continue to be in denial but the fact is we are taking in much more infra red radiation. With our ever increasing contribution of greenhouse gases, global warming is growing at a much faster rate. We are systemically destroying our habitat. And even with the massive growth, gross inequality persists with at least 3 billion people being mal-nourished and 1 billion living in abject poverty. Our morality, ethics and history do not prepare us for this challenge. Earth Summit 21 years at Rio has not impacted nations because of our obsession with growth. We urgently need to take stock of science, technology and religion. Fundamentally we face a moral crisis for our children and posterity. It is to take a small amount to secure our survival. 1500 people control USD5 trillion but many of them are blind to this reality. Private property ultimately has a moral context in the service of humanity. The absolute necessity to protect the poor is a fundamental issue. It is the poorest countries – Chad, Niger, Mali – that have the highest numbers in birth rates. The most recent UN projection of sub-Sahara population for 2015 is 3.5 billion. On that demographic trajectory and with climate change, it is impossible to avoid grinding poverty in Africa. We face a unique time in our history. No country is secure with environmental degradation – flooding, draught and massive destruction of habitat. We have procrastinated for too long. We need a moral basis for our economies.

[KENYATAAN MEDIA] Pemilihan Semula CEC DAP Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:19 AM PDT Tahniah kepada DAP kerana berjaya menyelenggarakan pemilihan semula secara teratur. Saya berharap pihak Pendaftar Pertubuhan tidak lagi menggunakan kuasa menekan tanpa alasan kukuh. Tindakan sewenang sedemikian tambah memperkukuh kebimbangan kami bahawa jentera kerajaan turut digunakan bagi menekan parti pembangkang. ANWAR IBRAHIM

Trust, rationality, and detention without trial Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:32 AM PDT The Malay Mail Online In defending the controversial amendments to the PCA, the government says that there is a need for the government to possess the power of detention without trial to enhance public security. In response to the various objections to this power, the government replies that it will exercise the power responsibly. In short, it advances what may be called the "Trust Us Thesis." How should citizens think about the government's reliance on the Trust Us Thesis as a defense of detention without trial?  Others have rehashed the objections to detention without trial. In the main, the history of detention without trial in Malaysia shows that the government in power has had authoritarian inclinations, especially when it comes to detention without trial. The ISA was a source of great abuse. And if we take a broader and less parochial view of the history of detention without trial, then the problem is even more apparent. Governments of all stripes all over the world have abused that power. The worst case in recent history is perhaps Apartheid South Africa where security forces used detention without trial against critics of the ruling regime often as a prelude to the "disappearance" of political opponents. Even liberal democracies post 9/11 have abused the power to detain without trial. Not only have innocents been detained in the so-called war on terror, detention without trial became the context for torture. This history shows that laws enabling detention without trial have never been associated with good political judgment, even when those in power have professed a commitment to good political intentions and values. These facts show that no government can be trusted to use the power to detain without trial responsibly. The facts are clear: detention without trial is a kind of power that is apt to be abused by government. Quite apart from these problems, there is also a profound problem with the Trust Us Thesis as an acceptable idea in politics, whether or not it relates to detention without trial. Let me explain. In any political context where citizens cannot be assured that they or their representatives will be in power forever, it is rational to select a mode of political justification that removes personal character as part of adequate justification for the appropriate use of public power. Today's winners could be tomorrow's losers in the game of politics, so it is rational for them to insure that their basic interests will not be undermined if and when they are not in power. Instead, it is rational for them to opt for a form of political justification defined by a commitment to the rule of law as a constraint on political judgment and action. The ideal of the rule of law is to be distinguished from the personal or arbitrary rule of men (or women). Citizens should find it rational to reject the Trust Us Thesis in favor of the a system of that upholds the rule of law that systematically protects their rights and where officials are under a duty to show how any exercise of public power is consistent with the law. I suspect that government officials who now invoke the Trust Us Thesis have forgotten that the primary perspective from which to assess all questions of legal and political legitimacy is the citizen's perspective, not the official perspective. Even if officials feel they have trustworthy character so citizens should place their trust in them, that fact is not sufficient to address questions of adequate political and legal justification. From the citizen's point of view, an adequate justification must be one that comports with the rule of law. Even if officials are truth worthy, it is rational for citizens to require something more than mere trust in officials as a protection of their fundamental rights and interests. Perhaps they should keep in mind that one-day they might no longer be in office. They should ask if it is any comfort to them that a future government may also rely on the Trust Us Thesis whenever they choose to exercise power? The Trust Us Thesis seems flimsy in the face of that question. This flimsiness indicates that present day officials should not rely on that thesis when seeking to justify political action because this paves the way for an incumbent government to invoke that same thesis to legitimate authoritarian action against previous political opponents. Even from the perspective of rational self-interest, present day officials have an interest in upholding the rule of law. If they as present day political winners respect the rule of law not, then it is likely that a future government will display similar respect, which is apt to work in favor when they are political losers. In sum, today's officials should see that it is irrational not only to argue for detention without trial but that it is also irrational to invoke the Trust Us Thesis.

AG’s report reveals ministry official claimed RM300,000 for trip worth under RM50,000 Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:24 AM PDT TMI The Auditor-General questioned a RM303,813 travel claim by a Communications and Culture Ministry senior officer for a four-day study trip to Geneva, Switzerland, which the auditors felt was worth only RM50,000. The 2012 Auditor-General Report revealed that even if the officer took a return first-class flight, stayed in the best hotels, wined and dined in fancy restaurants and was given allowances to shop for winter clothing, the final tab would have cost no more than RM50,000. The claim was made by the officer as part of the ministry's Malaysian Emergency Response Services (MERS) 999 project. MERS 999 is a government initiative to have only one emergency number, sub-contracted out by the ministry to Telekom Malaysia (TM).  The project, done in phases from 2007 to 2012, cost the government a total of RM801.55 million. The report also pointed out that the ministry overpaid for various charges, with the auditor-general's office unable to verify the claims since no receipts were given. The auditor-general noted that TM was overpaid by RM27.59 million for the MERS 999 project. The report showed that the government-linked telecommunications firm hired local and foreign consultants for RM9.97 million. It was RM1.92 million more than what the experts were supposed to receive. Among other things, TM was paid RM6.7 million for media publicity and school programmes to educate children about the MERS 999 system. The only problem was that the programme was cancelled in October 2008 but TM still charged the ministry for it. The project's whole purpose was to increase efficiency and reduce the number of non-emergency calls. The data tabulated by the auditor-general's office, however, showed that the number of false-alarm calls increased by 4.9% or 820,000 from 2010 to 2011. Although TM was overpaid for the project, the report mentioned that the firm had provided a less than satisfactory service since 7.65 million (32.4%) of the calls made to the emergency line went unanswered. It was also revealed in the report that from January 2010 to August 2012, 50.31 million calls (97.5%) made to the MERS 999 system were non-emergency calls.

Ministry Prepared Judgments for the Tribunal Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:23 AM PDT Justice Concern It has now transpired that the verdict to be delivered by the Tribunal against Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury was prepared in the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs.  A copy of the verdict that is to be delivered today by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 was recovered from a computer in the office of the Secretary-in-Charge of the Ministry of Law of Parliamentary Affairs, Abu Saleh Sheikh Zahirul Haque. What is more surprising is that the verdict was being drafted from 23 May, 2013, when the prosecution was still examining its witnesses. A total of 23 charges were framed against Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury in relation to offences committed during the liberation war of 1971.  The prosecution produced witnesses in relation to 17 of the charges. From the copy of the verdict obtained from the Ministry of Law, it appears that Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury was found guilty of 9 of the charges and acquitted of 8 of charges. No witness was produced in relation to  6 of the 23 charges and as such Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury was also acquitted of all 6 of these charges. The 9 of the 17 charges on which Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury was guilty are  i) Charge No.2 (Maddhaya Gohira genocide), ii) Charge No.3 (Murder of Nutun Chandra Singha), iii) Charge No.4 (Genocide at Jogotmollopara) iv) Charge No.5 (Murder of Nepal Chandra and three others), v) Charge No.6 (Genocide at Unsuttarpara), vi) Charge  No.7 (Killing of Satish Chandra Palit, vii) Charge No.8 (Killing of Mozaffar and his son, viii) Charge No. 17 (abduction and torture of Nizamuddin Ahmed) and ix) Charge No. 18 (abduction and torture of Saleh Uddin). The file containing the verdict was found in the D Drive of a computer located at the 6th floor of the Secretariat Building of the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs. In this drive there was a folder entitled 'Alam' within which there was a subfolder 'Different Courts n Post Creation' within which there was another subfolder titled 'War Crimes Triubunal'. In this subfolder there was yet another subfolder titled 'Chief Prosecutor – War Tribunal'. This subfolder contained a file titled 'saka final – 1' which contained the draft verdict against Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury. When the verdict was finalised the name of the file was changed from 'saka final – 1' to 'ICT BD Case NO. 02 of 2011 (Delivery of Judgment) (Final)'. The folder titled 'Alam' belongs to a computer operator (by the same name) of the Secretary in Charge of the Ministry of Law. The properties section of the file containing the verdict shows that work on the verdict began on 23 May, 2013 at 12.01 in the morning, when the examination of prosecution witnesses was still going on. The file size is 167 KB and contains 164 pages. The verdict has been prepared over 2587 minutes. The copy of the verdict obtained from the Ministry of Law evidences the Tribunal's dissatisfaction with the attitude of Salahuddin Quader Chowdury. The Tribunal noted that  Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury never rose from his seat when the Tribunal exited and that he would directly addressed judges as either Chairman Sahib or Member Sahib.

What Does Erdogan’s Democratization Package Offer Kurds, Minorities? Posted: 30 Sep 2013 09:37 PM PDT Al-Monitor Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his long-awaited “democratization package” in a press conference on Monday, Sept. 30. He said the announcement of the package was a “historic moment for Turkey.” He sent a message to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Kurdish movement by saying that new reforms will follow as long as politics are used as a means of solving issues. In his talk, Erdogan frequently referred to the 1960 military coup. He said that the coup had broken the mechanism of a well-functioning democracy, and that the shadow of that coup has obstructed change in Turkey since. This was an indirect allusion to the Gezi protests. The 1960 military coup followed intensive protests by university students, secular and urbanized segments of the population — a bit similar to the makeup of the Gezi Park protests. What was noticed immediately was the absence of two important reforms that were expected in the package. Recognition of Alevi places of worship was not mentioned. The only gesture toward Alevis was the renaming of Nevsehir University to Haci Bektasi Veli University, honoring a historically important Alevi figure. Also missing was the reopening of the Halki Seminary. Reopening this school is vital for the survival of the Greek Ecumenical Patriarchate of Istanbul. Unless this school reopens and starts accepting students from all over, it will be impossible to find and train new bishops and religious officials for the mostly aging Greek population of 3,000 in Turkey. To better understand the reforms introduced, it will be useful look at them under subtitles: Reforms related to the Kurdish issue: The current 10% election threshold will be discussed in parliament. Three options will be offered. It could stay as is, be reduced to 5% or be totally eliminated by introducing a majoritarian election system. It will be the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) that will most gain from abolishing the threshold. Although they cannot reach the threshold on a nationwide scale, they get the most votes in the Kurdish-populated southeast. With the threshold removed, BDP's deputies would increase substantially. The package also would lower the percentage of votes needed to qualify for parties to get treasury assistance to 3%; this would provide treasury assistance to the BDP. Having political party co-chairs would be legalized. Political parties would henceforth be allowed have not more than two co-chairs. This, too, is a step favoring the BDP, which is the only party with co-chairs. They would now be officially recognized. By allowing election campaigns in different languages and dialects, the way would be open to now use Kurdish in political activity. The ban on the use of letters X, Q and W would be annulled, which frees the use of Kurdish alphabet. Private schools would be able to teach in different languages and dialects. Private schools would be able to use Kurdish as their mother tongue. I asked the chairman of the Bar Association of Diyarbakir, attorney Tahir Elci, what he thought of the parts of the package pertaining to Kurds. He thinks it is a modest step toward democratization. He interpreted Erdogan's remarks that the rights and reforms will be expanded as long as “politics prevail” as one way of saying, as long as the PKK disarms, we will take matching steps. But Elci also points out that the package does not include steps such as amnesty, which is a prerequisite for total disarmament. According to Elci, the package doesn't cover key steps needed to solve the Kurdish issue. The wide-ranging definitions of “terror” and “organization membership” that are the cause of the detentions of many Kurdish politicians and activists would remain, and legal provisions that enable mass detentions would stay unchanged. Limiting mother tongue education only to private schools is a big flaw, he said, noting that public schools had to be included. Reforms related to minorities: Stiffer punishments for hate crimes would be added to penal codes. Turkey would have hate-crime legislation for the first time. But for which crimes stiffer punishment would be imposed is not known yet. Sexual orientation was omitted from hate crimes, which is a major flaw as it is LGBT persons who are subjected to most hate crimes. The Council for Equality and to Combat Discrimination would be established. Although it sounds good, it is too early to see the purpose it would serve before it becomes active. Let's not forget how the hopes for the ombudsman system introduced by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government withered away when a judge who had once sentenced Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink to prison for "insulting Turks" was appointed ombudsman. The package provides for the return of confiscated real estate property of the historical Mor Gabriel monastery in Mardin province. Earlier, the monastery's property was confiscated by the state via a court decision. A law will be enacted so that all assets would be returned. No doubt this will reassure the Syriacs of Turkey. Erdogan said the process of returning the assets of the minority foundations will continue, but did not indicate any further steps envisaged. One of the pleasant surprises of the package was the announcement that a Roma (Gypsy) language and cultural institute would be established. Erdogan said the new housing to be built for Romas in the framework of urban transformation projects would be designed to meet particular needs of Romas. I asked Rober Koptas, the managing editor of weekly Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos, what he felt about the arrangements for the minorities. Koptas said in general he felt the package was significant. “It would have been great if the ecumenical school was to reopen,” he said, expressing his disappointment. He also found the lack of reference to the restoration of all confiscated assets of the non-Muslim foundations as a flaw. Bringing legal measures against hate crimes is important, but Koptas said he wants to wait and see. Absence of status for Alevi cemevis, or houses of worship, is also a defect, he said. Other reforms: Restrictions on collecting charitable donations would be abolished, which would  benefit Muslim charities that had limitations on collecting donations; restriction on wearing head scarves by civil servants would be lifted except for the army, police and judiciary; and any action to prevent the practice of religious beliefs would be against the law. We will see how far this democratization package will contribute to the actual democratization of Turkey. It now appears that the package will be debated for a long time and that it will remain on the public agenda for some time to come.

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Church of Shekinah Glory Building Fund Raising Dinner Posted: 29 Sep 2013 02:55 AM PDT On 28th September 2013, YB Dr Xavier Jayakumar has attended a Building Fund Raising Dinner for the Church of Shekinah Glory. Below are some of the photos taken at the function.  YB Dr Xavier sits at the main table with his wife and son and Pastor Rajan and wife, YB Charles Santiago and wife and together with Rev. Christopher Pak, the District Superintendent, Assemblies of God, Malaysia.

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The proposed amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:09 PM PDT PRESS STATEMENT by SIVARASA RASIAH, Member of Parliament for Subang on the proposed amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 The amendments proposed by the BN Government to the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 are intended to create powers of detention without trial similar to that which previously existed in laws like the Internal Security Act 1960 ( ISA ) and the Emergency ( Public Order and Crime Prevention) Ordinance 1960 ( EO). These laws were proudly proclaimed repealed in 2011 by Prime Minister Najib in an attempt to shore up his democratic credentials. However the immediate introduction of the new Security Offences ( Special Measures ) Act  or SOSMA replete with oppressive features quickly dented that attempt.  Now the claims to any democratic credentials go up completely in smoke with the wholesale reintroduction of detention without trial with these amendments. The new amendments invoke the draconian Article 149 of the Federal Constitution and reintroduce 2 year periods of detention which are renewable with any meaningful judicial review excluded.  The main difference now is that the decision to detain for 2 years is made by a board chaired by a judge and not the Minister. Apart from this, the process is fundamentally the same. It is draconian and unacceptable. We note that MCA and Gerakan leaders have voiced opposition to these amendments. We wait to see if they will vote against this Bill when presented tomorrow. A question also arises whether the Attorney-General has consistently misled the public with his recent statements that he is opposed to a reintroduction of detention without trial. He cannot plead ignorance of these Bills which the BN government will introduce next week; after all, they are drafted under his supervision. One wonders why the AG as recently as a few weeks ago on 24.8.2013 in a forum organized by the Home Ministry had said that there was no need today for such laws and that the police had been able to deal with violent criminals such as Botak Chin without recourse to such laws. Equally relevant is the question whether the Minister responsible for legal affairs in the Prime Minister's Department, Nancy Shukri, was similarly misleading the Bar Council when she said at a meeting with them on 18.9.2013 as follows:  ( I quote from the Bar Council website)  "There are some rumours (or perhaps I shall say as hearsay) that the Government is planning to re-introduce laws that are similar to the EO. These are all out-dated matters that the public should not be discussing anymore as we are no more going back to laws which are obsolescent to our society and needs." She then added as follows:  " At this juncture too, let me stress that the Government is concern with the rise in violent crimes and organised crimes in the country. Recently, we see more notorious crimes happening. In times of economic challenges, we are drawn backwards by these ferocious crimes. Please be assured that the Government is committed to address this issue. The general safety of public and the image of the country are of utmost priority to the Government. The Government is aware of the negative implications associated with these brutal-organised crimes. The Government however is not recommending new legislations to deal with these crimes. The Government will not be enacting new laws. If there is anything that the Government would be doing, is just amending some of the provisions in the existing laws. The Government believes these criminals can be tried and punished under the existing criminal legislations in the country." So, the clear impression is given of just "amending some provisions" and using "existing criminal legislation".  However, the far-reaching amendments, whilst technically not being "new legislation", are clearly contradictory to the impression given. The Home Ministry had notice from 16 September 2011 that the EO would be repealed. They had about 6 - 9 months do deal with the existing detainees. Why were those detainees held in Simpang Rengam and other detention centres then not investigated thoroughly and charged in court within that period before release? Those charged in court for violent crimes could also be denied bail pending their trials to ensure they were not continuing their criminal activities. Why then only in mid 2013 through the so-called Ops Cantas is the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 suddenly being invoked a year after these detainees have been released? Why did the Government wait until 2013 to suddenly start talking about increased violent crime purportedly due to the release of detainees resulting from repeal of the EO 2 years prior?  These facts point to a colossal failure of policing and management of security on the part of the BN government. The Prime Minister, the Home Minister and the IGP need to provide the public an explanation. Sivarasa Rasiah Member of Parliament for Subang Member of Central Leadership Council ( Majlis Pimpinan Pusat ) Parti Keadilan Rakyat 30th September 2013

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