Bar's EGM: Multitude of lawyers unanimously condemn arrest of lawyers

Bar's EGM: Multitude of lawyers unanimously condemn arrest of lawyers

http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/bar_news/berita_badan_peguam/bars_egm_multitude_of_lawyers_unanimously_condemn_arrest_of_lawyers_friday_15_may_2009.html

Friday, 15 May 2009

Saturday, 16 May 2009 12:36am
Contributed by Chin Oy Sim, Executive Officer, Bar Council Secretariat, with photos by T.Shan

A heartening multitude of 1,429 lawyers and 81 chambering students unanimously and unequivocally called for the resignation of the Minister for Home Affairs, the Inspector-General of Police and the OCPD of the Brickfields police station at the Malaysian Bar’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) this afternoon.The EGM was called following the arrest of five Kuala Lumpur Legal Aid Centre (KL LAC) lawyers at Brickfields police station last Thursday evening. The five lawyers – Fadiah Nadwa binti Fikri (Secretary), Murnie Hidayah binti Anuar, Puspawati binti Rosman, Ravinder Singh Dhalliwal (Chairperson) and Syuhaini binti Safwan – were arrested when they tried to gain access to their clients who had themselves been arrested earlier that evening, for participating in a candlelight vigil in support of arrested political scientist Wong Chin Huat.

The quorum of 500 was reached even before 3 p.m., clear testament to the intensity of the legal community’s condemnation of the incident.

A Malaysiakini video that captured the vigil and the arrest of the lawyers was screened at the outset, thus setting the tone for the EGM. The lawyers booed loudly as they viewed the OCPD’s handling of the situation and the manner in which the lawyers were treated. A second Malaysiakini video showing the solidarity gathering at the Jalan Duta courts last Friday morning was also screened.

Each of the five lawyers took to the stage and gave a brief personal account of their ordeal and highlighted various aspects of their detention.

Several lawyers spoke from the floor and vigorously denounced the incident. Most of them called for the motion, which had been proposed by Ragunath Kesavan, the President of the Malaysian Bar, to be stronger in language. The EGM attendees listened in rapt attention and were generous with their applause and vocal expressions of support for the statements made and suggestions put forward.

No vote was needed as the motion, as amended, was carried unanimously.

The EGM was adjourned at 5.15 p.m.

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Motion

Whereas on the night of 7 May 2009, five members of the Kuala Lumpur Legal Aid Centre, Fadiah Nadwa binti Fikri (Secretary), Murnie Hidayah binti Anuar, Puspawati binti Rosman, Ravinder Singh Dhalliwal (Chairperson) and Syuhaini binti Safwan (collectively known as the “LAC Lawyers”), in their capacity as Advocates & Solicitors, had requested the police at the Brickfields Police Station for access to the detained persons who were arrested that same night whilst holding a candlelight vigil at the same Police Station over the recent arrest of political scientist Wong Chin Huat.

Whereas Article 5(3) of the Federal Constitution entrenches the fundamental right of a person to consult and be defended by the legal practitioner of his/her choice. Further, sub-sections 28A(2) to (7) of the Criminal Procedure Code (“CPC”) set out in detail the rights of arrested persons including their right to communicate and consult with a legal practitioner of their choice.

Whereas the Police denied the LAC Lawyers access to the detained persons, the Police, without any reasonable grounds, proceeded to arrest the LAC Lawyers and only released them on police bail the following day at around 3 p.m., notwithstanding the repeated requests by other lawyers for their immediate release.

NOW IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED THAT THE MALAYSIAN BAR:

1. Strongly condemns and denounces the wrongful arrest, detention and interrogation of the LAC Lawyers.

2. Strongly condemns and denounces the blatant transgression of the rule of law and the constitutional right of every person to counsel and access to justice.

3. Strongly condemns the unnecessary arrest and detention of those exercising their constitutional right to assemble peaceably.

4. Strongly condemns the arbitrary, improper and frequent resort by the Police to section 28A(8) of the Criminal Procedure Code, thus denying an arrested person access to counsel and making the right provided under section 28A(3) meaningless.

5. Strongly condemns and denounces the appalling treatment of the LAC lawyers and all those held in custody, including compelling them to wear lock up uniforms and unnecessarily handcuffing them.

6. Strongly condemns and denounces the Police for deliberately refusing to disclose to their family or their lawyers any information in relation to the LAC lawyers after their arrest, including their location and their next course of action.

7. Demands the resignation of the Minister for Home Affairs, the Inspector-General of Police, OCPD ACP Wan Abdul Bari bin Wan Abdul Khalid and DSP Jude Pereira of the Brickfields police station over this shameful incident.

8. Condemns the gross abuse of police powers and demands that the Government offer an unconditional apology to the LAC Lawyers.

9. Demands that the Government commit to and uphold the Rule of Law as enshrined in the Federal Constitution.

10. Reiterates its previous calls on the Government to establish the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) in its original form to serve as an independent external oversight mechanism.

11. Demands that the Government uphold and defend the fundamental rights of advocates and solicitors to discharge their responsibilities to their clients in an environment free from threats and intimidation and unhindered by law enforcement agencies.

Proposed by: Ragunath Kesavan

Dated: 8 May 2009

The motion, as amended, was unanimously carried.

http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/bar_news/berita_badan_peguam/bars_egm_multitude_of_lawyers_unanimously_condemn_arrest_of_lawyers_friday_15_may_2009.html

Open letter to the Minister of Information, Communications and Culture, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim

http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/21861/84/

Okay, on the point that I only criticise and never praise. That too is also true. But while I criticise the federal government, which happens to be Barisan Nasional, I also criticise the state governments, which are not all Barisan Nasional.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Dear Datuk Seri, I read your interview in Malaysiakini yesterday, which I believe was an extract of your interview with the BBC the same day. I really have no quarrel with what you said merely because I believe everyone is entitled to his and her views and that we should respect this. Of course, this does not mean we must agree with these views. We are definitely at liberty to disagree with them. But just because we disagree with them does not mean we should silence these people and not allow them to express their opinions.

On the point that I never say nice things about the government but only know how to criticise, I would also certainly agree with you and will plead guilty as charged. Have you, however, maybe not noticed that I also never say nice things about the opposition as well?

When have I ever said even one nice thing about Anwar Ibrahim, Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh, Hadi Awang, Lim Guan Eng, Nik Aziz, Ustaz Azizan, Tan Sri Khalid, Nizar Jamaluddin, or whoever? But I did say I think Khairy Jamaluddin is very intelligent and that I have confidence he might yet become Prime Minister at the age of 40. And I said Matthias Chang, Mahathir’s adviser whom you also know well enough, is a genius, and whatnot.

And did you read the comments my readers posted in Malaysia Today? They called me a Mahathir stooge, a Mahathir boot-licker, and much worse.

So, while I may not say nice things about the government, neither do I say nice things about the opposition. Would you, therefore, not consider that as balanced?

Okay, on the point that I only criticise and never praise. That too is also true. But while I criticise the federal government, which happens to be Barisan Nasional, I also criticise the state governments, which are not all Barisan Nasional.

Now, Datuk Seri, this fact may have escaped you. I criticise the Pakatan Rakyat states like Kelantan, Kedah, Penang and Selangor, and before this Perak, but have you ever seen me criticising states like Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and so on?

Yes, that’s right, I whack Pakatan Rakyat state governments good and proper. But I never touch Barisan Nasional state governments. Okay, I did write about the RM7 billion Wang Ehsan for Terengganu, which has been pilfered. But, hey, even His Majesty the Agong is upset about this. Why do you think Tuanku rejected Idris Jusoh as Menteri Besar if not for the fact that Idris was managing the Wang Ehsan since 2000 and most of it had ‘evaporated’.

I admit I also whacked Sabah and Sarawak on what these two states did to their timber resources. But let’s face it, Datuk Seri, are you not also personally outraged by what these two states have done to forests that took millions of years to develop? And is it not downright criminal that what took millions of years to develop was utterly destroyed in less than 30 years?

One more point I would like to make here, Datuk Seri, I do not praise the federal government or state governments because I consider it their duty to do good things. For example, if I pay someone to repair my toilet, and if I am paying a hell of a lot of money on top of that, I expect the job to be done well. If the toilet still can’t flush then I am going to complain like hell. I would probably also refuse to pay the bill until the chap redoes it properly this time. But if he did a great job I will just pay him his money and would most likely call him again the next time I need my toilets repaired. But I am not going to pat the chap on the head and say, “Good boy. Clever boy.” Or whatever.

Have you seen how rich people summon waiters in an expensive restaurant? They click their fingers and scowl if the waiter is too slow and will order their food and drinks without even looking the waiter in the face or offering the poor chap a smile. Why? Well, these rich people are paying good money for the service so they need not be nice to the hired hands.

You give them the bill and they pay, never mind how much it may be, and they may even include a 10% tip if there is no service charge and if they are satisfied with the service. But they are definitely not going to summon the manager and tell the manager how great his waiter is and that he should be given a raise. But if they are not satisfied with the service, they will certainly call the manager and complain and demand that the waiter be sacked or something like that.

This is a fact of life, Datuk Seri. We are paying good money, a lot of money in fact, to upkeep our government. We are paying you to do a job. Our hard-earned money is paying for the cost of this government. You do a good job and we continue employing you. You do a bad job and we kick your sorry behind. But we are not going to sing your praises just because you did something you were supposed to do in the first place.

Okay, now on the point that I have libelled or defamed people and that action would have to be taken against anyone who commits such crimes.

Around two years or so ago, I wrote something about Zaid Ibrahim, who was then a Minister in Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s government. Zaid did not sue me or make a police report against me, as do the other Umno people. Instead, he replied to the allegation in writing and I published his letter in Malaysia Today so that the readers can decide for themselves who is right and who is wrong.

The readers were delighted and full of praise for Zaid, in spite of the fact he is, at that time, an Umno Minister and the readers were mostly opposition supporters. After reading his letter, they believed Zaid’s interpretation of events rather than the interpretation of the one who made the allegation against him. In short, Zaid won the ‘argument’ because he rebutted it in a civilised and matured manner.

On the other hand, how do the rest of the Umno people respond to allegations? They just deny, deny and deny. But they never rebut the allegation or give their side of the story. Then they make police reports against me and ask that I be arrested or detained without trial under the Internal Security Act. Umno Bloggers suggest that a war should be waged against us and that the government should deal with us the way the Sri Lankan government deals with the LTTE. Others suggest I should be killed with a bullet in my head and e-mails are sent to me threatening the life of my daughter.

Datuk Seri, are you aware of what is happening in Sri Lanka? Do you know the carnage going on in that country? I would not wish for something like that even on my most bitter enemies. How can we justify chopping to pieces women and children and burning them while they are still alive in the name of politics? I would not even do that to dogs and cats. But the Umno Bloggers feel that this is the most appropriate punishment for those who oppose the government.

Do you remember, Datuk Seri, more than two years ago I ran a series of 12 articles about the links between the police and the underworld? Were all these lies? I included eight Affidavits by senior police officers, another two Affidavits by underworld bosses, and two police reports by a police officer and his wife. That is 12 documents in all.

We are not talking about mere articles here, Datuk Seri. We are talking about Affidavits and police reports. I even made an appointment to meet Dr Mahathir and handed copies of all these documents to Tun. And I believe Tun spoke to ex-IGP Hanif about it; who in turn then spoke to the IGP.

Datuk Seri, you can personally speak to Dr Mahathir and ask him whether what I say is true or not. I did everything I could to make sure this matter was looked into. But was it? What action was taken? Instead, I was scolded by the Selangor Sultan who accused me of lying in an attempt to smear the good name of the IGP. It seems they complained to the Sultan about what I had done. That 12-series revelation against the IGP was the beginning of my crisis with the Sultan. Jojo was there. He can confirm this incident if you wish to seek clarification.

For your information, Datuk Seri, in spite of the many Affidavits and police reports I was given, I still did not take all these at face value just yet. I met up with someone very senior in the police force who works in the IGP’s office and ‘interviewed’ him about all these allegations regarding the links between the IGP and BK Tan. This man produced documents to prove that BK Tan decided on which police officer got promoted, which got transferred, and which got sent into cold storage for refusing to cooperate.

I was invited to dinner at a very expensive Japanese restaurant by a few very senior but retired police officers who wanted me to reveal where my sources came from. That was in fact the second meeting. Earlier, I was invited to dinner by very senior but retired Special Branch officers, who also wanted to know the same thing. On both occasions I did not hold back anything and told them what they wanted to know.

What transpired from all this effort? Was anything done about the matter? As far as I can see, the IGP is still in office while all those I named as my source have been ‘eliminated’. Instead of using this information and evidence to take action against the IGP, what happened was the whistleblowers were severely dealt with. Even the lawyer who acted on behalf of one of the police officers was roughly manhandled and arrested in his office and was made to spend a night in the Putrajaya lockup on Hari Raya eve.

Therefore, Datuk Seri, what do I do? Do I attempt to solve this through ‘normal channels’ like in the past and expose all my sources to risk, like what has been proven thus far? Or do I bang away as you and Umno said, making ‘false allegations’? How do you know they are false allegations? Is it because I offered no evidence so therefore they must be false? But the problem is, even when I do offer evidence, the evidence is destroyed while the whistleblowers suffer retaliation.

Let us talk about the ‘hottest’ allegation I have made thus far which appears to be what has made Umno all hot around the collar. And this is of course my Statutory Declaration.

When I was under ISA detention in September last year, Datuk Zamri Ahmad interrogated me about that SD. You may know his father very well, Ahmad Sarji. Now, Zamri is not just any Special Branch officer. He is quite senior and tipped to be the future Director of the Special Branch, maybe within ten years or so from now.

I told Zamri everything he wanted to know. I revealed the source. Zamri confirmed he personally knows the source. Okay, what did the Special Branch do with that information? Did they act on it? So you see, Datuk Seri, it is well and fine to scream that we Bloggers are irresponsible and make wild allegations and never support these allegation with evidence. But even when we do prove it or support our allegations with evidence or reveal our sources, either nothing is done or our sources face the wrath of the powers-that-be.

When I revealed information regarding the RM200 million jetliner which Pak Lah bought for his personal use, it was denied and we were accused of lying. In fact, one of those who fed me this information and helped me with the technical details of the jetliner is an Umno Blogger, Zakir, who runs BigDogDotCom (http://bigdogdotcom.wordpress.com/). You can read his piece called Raja Petra the compulsive liar.

You see, Datuk Seri, I am not a technical person or a plane enthusiast. So I know very little about the technical specifications of aeroplanes. Zakir, however, is an expert on the matter and he helped put the report together. In fact, his Blog came out with the full report earlier, ahead of Malaysia Today. Now he calls me a compulsive liar?

Zakir denies his links with the Special Branch. However, on 5 September 2008, he told me that the Special Branch was about to detain me under the ISA. That same day I went underground and did not resurface until the 10th September. I met some MIC leaders very close to Samy Vellu during that period and they suggested I remain underground because the police are looking for me. I can get them to meet you to confirm all this if you required so Datuk Seri. These people also have strong links with the police.

However, on the 10th September, I got bored and decided to resurface. These MIC chaps were very disturbed and suggested I continue remaining in hiding. I did not listen to them though. On the afternoon of the 10th I went home. On the 11th I went to Bangsar for dinner and spotted two Special Branch officers monitoring me. I commented to the dinner crowd, “It looks like tomorrow they will come and take me”. Two of the chaps stood up and walked towards the Special Branch officers who quickly hightailed it out of there. The next day I was detained under the ISA.

Am I lying? I in fact told the police I was expecting them. When they asked why I said that, I related the story about the two Special Branch officers lurking around the Bangsar restaurant watching me while I was with a group of friends having dinner the night before. I also told them about the tip from the Umno Blogger, without mentioning his name though, plus the information from those MIC people who had links with the police. Today, this same Umno man who was my source of information calls me a compulsive liar.

Datuk Seri, I can go on and on and turn this letter into a thesis and would probably be awarded a doctorate just like you. Nevertheless, what I would have to say would just be more of the same thing. If my arguments are not already convincing enough as they are, then I really don’t know what else to say.

But I know you, Datuk Seri. I mean; we first met more than 25 years ago when we had dinner together with Tan Kay Hock at the Kuala Lumpur Hilton. So that is how long we have personally known each other. (By the way, are you aware that Kay Hock is now Najib’s golf partner?). And because I know you that well I know you would have by now grasped the spirit of what I have written and you would not have any problems understanding the gist of my arguments. If I may say so, Datuk Seri, without appearing as if I am trying to apple-polish you, you are probably one of the more intelligent Umno leaders. So maybe I can stop here and allow what I have written thus far to sink in.

If you feel I am still not convincing enough I can always continue with a part 2 or something like that. But I feel I would just be saying more of the same thing, and would that really be necessary? By the way, Datuk Seri, I still remember what you told me when we met on the first day of Hari Raya at Dr Mahathir’s house more than two years ago. I would like to believe what I am doing is not a departure from the advice you gave me then.

Anyway, it was nice to be able to reply to your comments and I sincerely thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell my side of the story. I still have very high regards for you and I still remember the Semangat 46 days when you were one of the key players and mastermind behind the party’s strategy. It is most unfortunate that you decided to close down the party and everyone rejoined Umno en bloc. If not, today, there would be no need for PKR as Semangat 46 would probably, by now, be the lead partner in a Pakatan Rakyat federal government.

Yours truly,

Raja Petra Bin Raja Kamarudin

http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/21861/84/

Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Kes MB Perak Adalah Lantikan Linggam

(From left) Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff, Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Arifin Zakaria, Datuk Gopal Sri Ram, Datuk James Foong, Datuk Mohd Hishamuddin Mohd Yunus, Datuk Ghazali Mohd Yusof, Datuk Azhar Maah, Datuk Jeffrey Tan Kok Wha, Datuk Ramly Ali and Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Azmi after the elevation ceremony









Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Kes MB Perak Adalah Lantikan Linggam



Patutlah tak sampai beberapa jam dah boleh bagi "stay of execution". Itu pun dia bagi penghakiman yang begitu tidak jelas sehingga sekarang ini hakikat sebenarnya MB Haram, Zambery sedang melakukan tugas-tugas yang sepatutnya dilakukan oleh MB sah yakni Nizar.

Ramly Mohd Ali ini yang dinamakan oleh VK Linggam dalam perbualan yang direkodkan oleh MP Kelana Jaya tempohari.Mengikut perbualan itu, VK Linggam telah menyebut nama tiga orang yang sepatutnya hendak dilantik sebagai hakim. Mereka adalah Datuk Heliliah Mohd Yusof, Datuk Ramly Ali dan Dato Ahmad Maarof. Ketiga-tiga nama ini telah dilantik sebagai Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi oleh Yang Dipertuan Agung pada 1 February 2002.

Untuk maklumat lanjut boleh baca di sini:Juga, mengikut Jeff Ooi, Hakim Ramly ini baru menjadi Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan pada 15 April 2009, yakni 27 hari sebelum Zambery merayu kes itu di mahkamah.

Sepatutnya hakim-hakim yang dinamakan oleh Linggam ini disiasat atau diberhentikan kontrak mereka, bukannya dinaikkan pangkat ke Mahkamah Rayuan. Dan tidak sepatutnya mereka mendengar kes yang begitu serius dan besar seperti ini.

Dan kita pun nampak betapa mudahnya Hakim Ramly ini mendengar kes rayuan dari Zambery MB Haram. Mungkin Hakim Ramly ini terhutang budi dgn UMNO. Apa pun beliau bukan seorang hakim yang boleh diyakini sebagai tidak memihak kerana perlantikan beliau sebagai hakim adalah atas ihsan UMNO.

Apabila Nizar merayu, terpaksa menunggu 5 hari dan terpaksa berhadapan dengan panel 3 hakim pula. Heran, heran heran. (Correct, Correct, Correct)

Kes sebesar ini seharusnya didengari oleh sebuah panel hakim yang tidak kurang dari 3 orang dan mestilah dari kalangan hakim yang tidak terpalit skandal dan mempunyai pengalaman yang lama. Kes ini melibatkan pemerintahan sebuah negeri yang mempunyai 1.5 juta jiwa. Ianya adalah kes yang bersangkutan dengan kepentingan awam yang amat besar.

Malangnya, kes rayuan Zambery ini telah di dengari oleh hakim yang paling "junior" serta hakim yang sama terpalit dalam skandal VK LInggam (Correct, Correct, Correct).

Inilah dia rupa keadilan Malaysia. UMNO telah berjaya melacurkan mahkamah di Malaysia untuk menjadi pelacur kelas satu kepada UMNO





Tulang Besi





http://www.malaysiawaves.com/2009/05/hakim-mahkamah-rayuan-kes-mb-perak.html

Please spread this banned footages of Sivakumar

Please spread this banned footages of Sivakumar

These images are priceless, since it’s been banned on TV, and I wonder where else. So, please, help pass and spread and distribute these images around.
Why are they so afraid? Because they know they are wrong, indeed. Cowards. And such blatant gangsterism.
The TV station that held back these footages have done a great disservice to the people. But of course, they only sing to the tune of their masters.
What do they think would happen if they had shown these footages? That HINDRAF would revolt?
Malaysians, I am sure, are civilised enough to see this as it is – uncivilised behaviour by UMNO!



http://sloone.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/please-spread-this-banned-footages-of-sivakumar/

Nizar menteri besar sah Perak

Nizar menteri besar sah Perak
May 11, 09 3:45pm

kemaskini 4.30pm Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur mengumumkan Datuk Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin sebagai menteri besar sah Perak setelah digugurkan jawatan tersebut, awal Februari lalu.Mahkamah juga memutuskan menteri besar BN Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir dan enam exconya mengosongkan dengan kadar segera pejabat mereka - di Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan di Ipoh.

Dalam penghakimannya, hakim Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim berkata seseorang menteri besar hanya boleh dipecat melalui undi tidak percaya di DUN, seperti kes Stephen Kalong Ningkan.

Hakim menambah, dalam kes pelucutan Mohamad Nizar, tiada persidangan dewan diadakan untuk meluluskan usul sedemikian.

Dalam penghakimannya, Abdul Aziz berkata jika Sultan Perak mahu meletakkan Mohamad Nizar meletakkan jawatan, maka baginda sepatutnya mengambil sidang DUN untuk mengemukakan usul tersebut.

Permohonan peguam Zambry, Cecil Abraham untuk menangguhkan penghakiman tersebut ditolak oleh mahkamah. Mengulas kemenangannya, menteri besar Pakatan Rakyat itu berkata beliau akan menghadap Sultan Perak berhubung penghakiman mahkamah tersebut.

Pada 13 Februari lalu, Mohamad Nizar memfailkan saman mencabar pelantikan Zambry di kompleks mahkamah Jalan Duta, kira-kira seminggu selepas rampasan kuasa BN dan sekali gus pelantikan wakil rakyat BN itu.

Mohamad Nizar, ADUN Pasir Panjang, juga memohon mahkamah mengeluarkan perintah perisytiharan bahawa Zambry yang dilanti 6 Februari lalu tidak berhak memegang jawatan menteri besar.

Dalam permohonan itu, wakil rakyat PAS itu mendakwa beliau masih menteri besar yang sah atas tiga alasan berikut:
(i) Tidak terdapat pembubaran DUN Perak;
(ii) Tidak terdapat usul tidak percaya diambil dan diterima pakai oleh DUN terhadapnya sebagai menteri besar Perak;
dan(iii) Tidak terdapat peletakan jawatan menteri besar Perak.

"Melalui kenyataan media pejabat Sultan pada 5 Februari 2009, Sultan bertitah tidak akan membubarkan DUN dan sekiranya saya serta ahli majlis mesyuarat negeri tidak meletakkan jawatan, jawatan kami akan dianggap kosong.

"Saya menegaskan bahawa walaupun terdapat usaha mengusir saya daripada jawatan menteri besar Perak, saya masih menteri besar dan masih menjalankan fungsi dan tugas dengan baik, cermat dan adil," katanya dalam afidavit, menyokong permohonan itu.

Mohamad Nizar juga memohon mahkamah mengeluarkan perintah supaya responden memberikan tunjuk sebab bagaimana dan di bawah dasar apa Zambry, sebagai responden, berhak memegang jawatannya sekarang.

Beliau mendakwa responden secara tidak sah mengambil dengan tiada hak dan merampas jawatan menteri besar, serta menjalankan tanggungjawab, fungsi dan tugas sebagai menteri besar secara tidak sah dan bercanggah dengan Undang-undang Tubuh Kerajaan Negeri Perak.

Nizar juga memohon perintah injunksi bagi menghalang responden daripada melaksanakan tanggungjawab dan tugas-tugas menteri besar di negeri itu.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/104038

1malaysia

IPOH LIVE UPDATE

IPOH
LIVE
UPDATE
FROM
ANIL

19 arrests so far…

19 arrests so far…

The dragnet widens:

1) Wong Chin Huat in KL last night.
Altantuya birthday cake incident in Putrajaya today
Three activists from Solidariti Anak Muda
2) Sani Md Shah
3) Saufi Mihat
4) Yasir Sheikh Abdul Rahman,
Prayers in Manjoi tomorrow
5) Mohamed Sabu
Candlelight vigil for Chin Huat at Brickfields police station
6) Suara Keadilan Chinese edition editor Law Teck Hao, 29.
7) Suaram coordinator John Liu, 26
Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall civil rights committee vice-head Liau Kok Fah (47)
9) Melissa Wong Yuet Fun, 25
10) Temme Lee, 23
11) Liew Thin Choi, 47
12) Law Teck Hao, 29,
13) Chan Kim Ming, 34
14) Malaysiakini columnist Josh Hong
15) Serdang member of parliament Teo Nie Ching.
16) Lee King Thim, 41.
17-19) Three others
Source: Malaysiakini and others

http://anilnetto.com/democracy/19-arrests-so-far/#more-11078

Pemimpin kanan PAS ditahan polis

Pemimpin kanan PAS ditahan polis
May 6, 09 3:16pm

kemaskini 9.20pm Naib Presiden PAS Mohamad Sabu ditahan polis selepas jam 3 petang ini di Jalan Pahang Barat, Kuala Lumpur - dipercayai berhubung majlis solat hajat anjuran parti itu dekat Ipoh awal pagi esok.

Pemimpin kanan itu ditahan sekumpulan kira-kira 10 anggota polis berpakaian biasa sewaktu meninggalkan sebuah restoran menuju ke pejabat Harakah, kata ketua Pemuda PAS Salahuddin Ayub.
Mohamad sebelum itu minum bersama Salahuddin dan seorang lagi ahli PAS di sebuah restoran belakang Hospital Tawakkal di Jalan Pahang - kira-kira 300 meter dari pejabat organ parti itu.

Salahuddin memberitahu Malaysiakini, beliau terdengar jeritan Mohamad "aku kena tangkap" sebelum bergegas menuju ke arahnya yang sedang dikelilingi kumpulan anggota polis tersebut.

Beliau dan ahli PAS itu, yang dikenali Ali Maidin, bergelut seketika dengan anggota-anggota polis untuk menyelamatkan Mohamad tetapi diheret ke tepi oleh pihak berkuasa itu.

Salahuddin menambah, tiada waran tangkap terhadap Mohamad dikeluarkan dan tiada pegawai polis memperkenalkan diri sewaktu penahanan tersebut.

Beliau kini sedang mendapatkan bantuan peguam PAS Hanipa Maidin untuk tindakan lanjut.

Mohamad ditahan selepas jurucakap Gabungan Pilihanraya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih), Wong Chin Huat, ditahan reman sehari di Mahkamah Magistret Kuala Lumpur bagi siasatan Akta Hasutan - dipercayai berkaitan kempen berpakaian hitam anjuran NGO itu sempena sidang DUN Perak, esok.

Wong ditangkap di rumahnya di Taman Seri Sentosa, Kuala Lumpur beberapa jam selepas memberikan kenyataan di satu sidang media Bersih, pagi semalam.

Sewaktu dihubungi, Salahuddin berkata beliau tidak menolak kemungkinan Mohamad ditahan berhubung program solat hajat di Manjoi bermula jam 5 pagi esok berkaitan persidangan DUN tersebut.

Isnin lalu, Mohamad mengumumkan program khas PAS itu dalam satu sidang akhbar di ibu pejabat PAS, Kuala Lumpur.

Beliau bertindak sebagai pengerusi Jawatankuasa Mobilisasi Demokrasi PAS yang menganjurkan program tersebut di Masjid Al-Ittihadiyah, Kampung Tengku Husin Baru.

Isteri pemimpin PAS itu, Normah Alwi berkata seorang pegawai polis berpangkat ACP menghubunginya petang ini dan memaklumkan bahawa Mohamad akan dibawa ke Slim River, Perak untuk ditahan reman esok.

"Benda (program solat hajat) belum jadi, kenapa tangkap?" katanya kepada Malaysiakini.

Awal malam ini, polis mengesahkan telah menahan Mohamad jam 3.15 petang tadi dengan alasan "mendorong orang ramai dan penyokongPAS berkumpul di Ipoh" sempena persidangan DUN Perak, esok.

Ketua Polis Perak Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah bagaimanapun enggan mengulas lanjut kerana beliau ditahan di Kuala Lumpur, lapor Bernama.

Sementara itu, Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Bukit Aman Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin turut mengesahkan mengenai penahanan Mohamad Sabu.

"Saya boleh sahkan mengenai penahanan beliau tetapi sebarang maklumat rujuk pada ketua polis Perak," katanya kepada agensi berita itu.

Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, sekumpulan penyokong Mohamad berura-ura berkumpul di Dataran Merdeka bagi menyatakan sokongan kepadanya mulai 8 malam.

Bagaimanapun perhimpunan tersebut tidak menjadi kenyataan selepas polis mengawal ketat, termasuk menutup jalan, sekitar kawasan tersebut.