Politics 101 Malaysia

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam video clip has recommended that former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad be investigated under various laws for his role in the appointment of judges. MCPX

Other persons also named to face possible action are former chief justices Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim and Eusoff Chin, senior lawyer VK Lingam, former minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and business tycoon Vincent Tan.

In its 186-page report, the commission recommended that they be investigated under a slew of laws - Sedition Act, Official Secrets Act, Penal Code and obstruction of justice.

De facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim today said that the cabinet has directed the Attorney General’s Chambers to institute immediate investigations against the six. ”Continued”

P Waythamoorthy, who has been living in self-imposed exile after organising the mammoth Hindraf rally last November, denounced the government for allegedly revoking his passport. MCPX

The Hindu Rights Action Force chairman, who has been in London since he fled the country last December, said he has sought asylum in Britain after learning that Kuala Lumpur had cancelled his passport.

“Technically, I am now without a state and am asking Britain for asylum,” the chairman of rights group Hindraf told AFP in a phone interview. ”Continued”

Teresa Kok is now being interrogated by ACA officers over evidence she has of votes-trafficking during GE2008.

Let’s nail the Umno pigs.

W00t!

by ULIA ZAPPEI, AP

Malaysia deployed a specially trained police force to patrol its main international airport Thursday after a brazen armed robbery last month triggered worries about security lapses.

A team of 141 personnel skilled in guarding high-risk areas such as government buildings began making its rounds at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, a federal police spokesman said on condition of anonymity, citing protocol.

The security beef-up comes after robbers opened fire April 9 on two airport currency exchange workers and escaped with a bag of Singapore currency worth US$1 million (€650,000). ”Continued”

Three homemade Molotov cocktails were hurled at DAP’s Perak headquarters in Ipoh early this morning but no one was hurt from the attack.

In the 2.20am incident, two persons on a motorbike with helmets were spotted hurling the fire bombs outside the DAP office.

One of the bombs broke the glass of the office’s window which was located on the second floor of the two-storey shoplot, a stone throw away from the Perak state assembly building.

However, the bombs bounced off the window as it had been boarded off and they fell onto the street below. ”Continued”

Wait a minute Mr Postman, wait a minute, wait a minute…

Surely the ADUNs in Sabah must cross over en masse to make it a Pakatan state before a promise to 30 or so Sabah MPs to cross the floor and the state gets 20% of the loot from Petronas can be made.

If not, then it just means giving the money to Umno.

Raja Petra Kamarudin has agreed to post bail after meeting his wife Marina Lee Abdullah at the Sungai Buloh prison this morning.

Marina is expected to arrive in the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court soon to post bail.

Raja Petra, who has been charged for sedition, had opted to go to prison instead of paying the RM5,000 bail two days ago, which he said he could not afford.

Hearing has been fixed from Oct 6 to 10 and Raja Petra would have to remain in custody until the hearing date in five months’ time should he decide not to post bail. ”Continued”

Although Karpal Singh’s recent opposition to the various Crowns playing politics has come in for some private knocks within the Pakatan team, his latest move to warn a constitutional crisis is on hand must wake up the lamers in Pakatan who do not care how they got there as long as they are there.

Perak Sultan acted unconstitutionally

Sultan Raja Azlan Shah of Perak had acted beyond his parameters of power by ordering the Pakatan Rakyat state government to reinstate the transferred Jamry Sury as Perak Religious Department director.

dap islamic state roundtable 100807 karpal singh DAP national chairperson and senior lawyer Karpal Singh said that under the country’s law, said the Pakatan Rakyat-led Perak state government had every right to transfer Jamry since he was a state government servant.

“The palace cannot order the Perak government to reinstate Jamry. It’s beyond the palace parameters of power,” said Karpal. ”Continued”

By Angus Whitley (Bloomberg) April 15.

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he has convinced about 30 lawmakers from the ruling coalition to join an alliance that would topple Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s government.

Anwar, a former Malaysian deputy premier, is attempting to win over lawmakers from the multi-ethnic ruling coalition to his opposition group.

Anwar plans to wait for more lawmakers to switch before attempting to form a government, he told reporters late yesterday after addressing 20,000 people at a rally in Kuala Lumpur that was broken up by police.

We are ready,'' Anwar said.We want the numbers to be that meaningful so that it is comfortable for us to lead.'’ ”Continued”