Sunday, 21 September 2014

HADI AWANG - UNBECOMING OF A PAS PRESIDENT.

Photo: PAS PRESIDENT HADI AWANG SHOWED HIS TRUE COLOURS IN HIS CLOSING SPEECH AT THE MUKTAMAR http://s.m5.malaysiakini.com/news/275313.html PAS president Hadi Awang at the winding speech in the Muktamar SHOCKED PAS delegates with the words of 'barua' and 'broker' blasted at the two PAS assemblymen - Saari Sungib and Hasnul Bahariddin. (The word "barua' in the Malay language has a very strong connotation to lackeys carrying out the worst of crimes for a pittance.) The two PAS ADUNs had given PKR President Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (left) the majority in the Selangor state assembly. Hadi also condemned fellow coalition parties DAP and PKR left and right. One of Hadi's strongmen was shocked that such words came out in public, consciously delivered, from the mouth OF ONE WHO HAS BEEN SEEN TO BE A RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR rather than a politician. A long -time supporter of Hadi said, "These are the words from the president, who once upon a time, got such compliments from our spiritual leader Nik Aziz who said Hadi's speeches should be Friday sermons. And this time, his speech seemed to be full of spite, is this what a Friday sermon should be like? "This will be talked about for years to come - the time when a PAS president - an ulama - just tripped over his image, all for a post which does not even belong to the party." A cleric from PAS said, "i never expected him to say it. How are you to cover up for him now? How do we even do damage control? Even the non-Muslim leaders of Pakatan never use such words to describe those they do not agree with," said a cleric from PAS. He further said his cleric friends in PAS also said that if he had said it in a fit of anger, they could defend him. "But this was written on paper, he had time to realise that what he said is almost irretractable. He must be very sick that he cannot control his emotions. Only God knows," said the cleric. All those interviewed, however, say they still want to be in the party despite what the president said. Thus the request for anonymity. "We in PAS are different. The president is not the party and if he is "tired", we will ask him to go "nicely"," said an Erdogan leader. Muslimats in PAS say they have been keeping quiet and observing everything, not wanting to be with any side. Muslimats interviewed said Hadi must have not been "advised properly". One Muslimate delegate said "That last speech by Hadi, proved to me that Selangor MB’s post means so much to him, to the extent he is willing to bury his image with Pakatan. "Now, we have to go out and face our non-Muslim voters and explain to them why Hadi did not behave the way a Muslim leader should. What is it with the position, it is not like the prime minister's post." "Now, we hope he will come to his senses and retire gracefully. The problem is how we are going to convince him that what he did was wrong, for all this while, we looked up to Hadi as the one with the knowledge." One longtime PAS member said the fact that Hadi used such strong words against his own party members who insisted they did so to keep the state with the opposition, was because Hadi already knew that PAS was not going to get the MB’s post. "They (the media) said that our PAS state assemblymen have been interviewed but then the rumours are strong that the most likely candidate is PKR's Azmin Ali. "If PAS had indeed gotten the post, do you think Hadi would be in a such a foul mood at the winding up?" suggested the Kelantanese who has been with PAS for two decades now.

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PAS president Hadi Awang at the winding speech in the Muktamar SHOCKED PAS delegates with the words of 'barua' and 'broker' blasted at the two PAS assemblymen - Saari Sungib and Hasnul Bahariddin.

(The word "barua' in the Malay language has a very strong connotation to lackeys carrying out the worst of crimes for a pittance.)

The two PAS ADUNs had given PKR President Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (left) the majority in the Selangor state assembly. Hadi also condemned fellow coalition parties DAP and PKR left and right.

One of Hadi's strongmen was shocked that such words came out in public, consciously delivered, from the mouth OF ONE WHO HAS BEEN SEEN TO BE A RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR rather than a politician.

A long -time supporter of Hadi said,

"These are the words from the president, who once upon a time, got such compliments from our spiritual leader Nik Aziz who said Hadi's speeches should be Friday sermons. And this time, his speech seemed to be full of spite, is this what a Friday sermon should be like?

"This will be talked about for years to come - the time when a PAS president - an ulama - just tripped over his image, all for a post which does not even belong to the party."

A cleric from PAS said,

"i never expected him to say it. How are you to cover up for him now? How do we even do damage control? Even the non-Muslim leaders of Pakatan never use such words to describe those they do not agree with," said a cleric from PAS.

He further said his cleric friends in PAS also said that if he had said it in a fit of anger, they could defend him.

"But this was written on paper, he had time to realise that what he said is almost irretractable. He must be very sick that he cannot control his emotions. Only God knows," said the cleric.

All those interviewed, however, say they still want to be in the party despite what the president said. Thus the request for anonymity.

"We in PAS are different. The president is not the party and if he is "tired", we will ask him to go "nicely"," said an Erdogan leader.

Muslimats in PAS say they have been keeping quiet and observing everything, not wanting to be with any side.

Muslimats interviewed said Hadi must have not been "advised properly".

One Muslimate delegate said

"That last speech by Hadi, proved to me that Selangor MB’s post means so much to him, to the extent he is willing to bury his image with Pakatan.

"Now, we have to go out and face our non-Muslim voters and explain to them why Hadi did not behave the way a Muslim leader should. What is it with the position, it is not like the prime minister's post."

"Now, we hope he will come to his senses and retire gracefully. The problem is how we are going to convince him that what he did was wrong, for all this while, we looked up to Hadi as the one with the knowledge."

One longtime PAS member said the fact that Hadi used such strong words against his own party members who insisted they did so to keep the state with the opposition, was because Hadi already knew that PAS was not going to get the MB’s post.

"They (the media) said that our PAS state assemblymen have been interviewed but then the rumours are strong that the most likely candidate is PKR's Azmin Ali.

"If PAS had indeed gotten the post, do you think Hadi would be in a such a foul mood at the winding up?" suggested the Kelantanese who has been with PAS for two decades now.



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THE RIGHT OF STATE ASSEMBLY TO TABLE VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE ON MB NOT HAVING CONFIDENCE OF MAJORITY

Photo: SELANGOR PALACE MUST NOT PUT CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES IN DANGER IN SELANGOR If it happens, it will be a bad and horrible legacy left behind by the constitutional monarch and it places our constitutional monarchy in bad taste in the minds of ALL Malaysians in years to come. READ HERE :http://tinyurl.com/lvs7cbc Online and print media reports the day before and yesterday reported that three names are in the process of being vetted by the sultan of Selangor to be named as the next menteri besar of Selangor. Two names are from the three submitted earlier by PAS in a letter signed by their president i.e. Iskandar Samad and Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi. The third is a name which was not proposed by any of the three Pakatan parties – Azmin Ali, deputy president of PKR. It is also made clear in these reports that Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who has publicly demonstrated the support of 30 state assemblypersons (all 13 from PKR, all 15 from DAP and two from PAS) and a clear majority, has not been granted an audience and is apparently not being considered for the post. Regardless of the discussions about the merits and demerits of these individuals, if it is true that the above two PAS names and that of Azmin are the only names being considered, as would appear to be the case for the moment, then several key questions arise as to whether fundamental principles of parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy are being brushed aside in an unprecedented manner. The two PAS names only enjoy the support of 13 state assemblypersons from their party as the two PAS state assemblypersons supporting Wan Azizah have publicly reaffirmed their support for her. HRH’s legal advisers would in all likelihood have advised him that the critical condition in the law for appointment is that the candidate must have majority support. Clearly, even assuming support from 15 PAS state assemblypersons, these two names do not. An appointment of either of them will invite a prolonged constitutional crisis in Selangor and possible legal challenges in court, something which we am sure that HRH, properly advised, would certainly not want and would be against the interest of the state and its people. The appointment of Azmin, whose name was never proposed by any party, and who, at this point in time, is also clearly not able to demonstrate majority would result in the same. Majority support is a fundamental precondition for the appointment itself, without which the appointment would be illegal and a violation of the state constitution. Fundamental principles are indeed at stake here. This is no longer an issue of the specific person to be appointed. What is critical is that, whosoever is appointed, has to be appointed according to the fundamentals of a democracy, that the name is decided by the majority of the elected representatives of the people and not by any other institution or person. Pakatan Rakyat and all other parties involved including BN must stand by and defend these principles which are enshrined in our federal and state constitutions and in our political system. Umno leaders need to remind themselves of the run-ins they had with the rulers, especially the one following their defeat in Kelantan in the 1990 general elections which prompted delegates at the Malay party assembly to demand the abolition of the powers on the part of the rulers to appoint menteri besars. Perhaps it is worth noting what Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak said in a public lecture delivered in Singapore some time in 2004 where he pointed out that:"(the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) appoints (and does not select) the prime minister. Correspondingly the rulers at state level appoints the (menteri besars)." In the lecture that was organised by Iseas he, however, observed that "Unfortunately there are (rulers) who behaved like absolute (monarchs)" and warned that "The future of monarchy in Malaysia depends on the conduct and performance of the rulers". We have been independent for almost six decades and the law and practice regulating the appointment of governments at the state and federal level has been consistent. On the part of the rulers they have made it clear, in the historic Declaration of Constitutional Principles 1992, that they would abide by the law that has been enshrined in the Constitution as well as the consistent practice that have been put in place all these years. It goes without saying that only the practice that goes hand in hand with the constitutional provisions merit a place in what is known as convention of the constitution. -Abdul Aziz Bari Constitutional Law Expert.
SELANGOR PALACE MUST NOT PUT CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES IN DANGER IN SELANGOR 

If it happens, it will be a bad and horrible legacy left behind by the constitutional monarch and it places our constitutional monarchy in bad taste in the minds of ALL Malaysians in years to come.

READ HERE :http://tinyurl.com/lvs7cbc

Online and print media reports the day before and yesterday reported that three names are in the process of being vetted by the sultan of Selangor to be named as the next menteri besar of Selangor.

Two names are from the three submitted earlier by PAS in a letter signed by their president i.e. Iskandar Samad and Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi. The third is a name which was not proposed by any of the three Pakatan parties – Azmin Ali, deputy president of PKR.

It is also made clear in these reports that Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who has publicly demonstrated the support of 30 state assemblypersons (all 13 from PKR, all 15 from DAP and two from PAS) and a clear majority, has not been granted an audience and is apparently not being considered for the post.

Regardless of the discussions about the merits and demerits of these individuals, if it is true that the above two PAS names and that of Azmin are the only names being considered, as would appear to be the case for the moment, then several key questions arise as to whether fundamental principles of parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy are being brushed aside in an unprecedented manner.

The two PAS names only enjoy the support of 13 state assemblypersons from their party as the two PAS state assemblypersons supporting Wan Azizah have publicly reaffirmed their support for her.

HRH’s legal advisers would in all likelihood have advised him that the critical condition in the law for appointment is that the candidate must have majority support.

Clearly, even assuming support from 15 PAS state assemblypersons, these two names do not.

An appointment of either of them will invite a prolonged constitutional crisis in Selangor and possible legal challenges in court, something which we am sure that HRH, properly advised, would certainly not want and would be against the interest of the state and its people.

The appointment of Azmin, whose name was never proposed by any party, and who, at this point in time, is also clearly not able to demonstrate majority would result in the same.

Majority support is a fundamental precondition for the appointment itself, without which the appointment would be illegal and a violation of the state constitution.

Fundamental principles are indeed at stake here. This is no longer an issue of the specific person to be appointed.

What is critical is that, whosoever is appointed, has to be appointed according to the fundamentals of a democracy, that the name is decided by the majority of the elected representatives of the people and not by any other institution or person.

Pakatan Rakyat and all other parties involved including BN must stand by and defend these principles which are enshrined in our federal and state constitutions and in our political system.

Umno leaders need to remind themselves of the run-ins they had with the rulers, especially the one following their defeat in Kelantan in the 1990 general elections which prompted delegates at the Malay party assembly to demand the abolition of the powers on the part of the rulers to appoint menteri besars.

Perhaps it is worth noting what Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak said in a public lecture delivered in Singapore some time in 2004 where he pointed out that:"(the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) appoints (and does not select) the prime minister.

Correspondingly the rulers at state level appoints the (menteri besars)." In the lecture that was organised by Iseas he, however, observed that "Unfortunately there are (rulers) who behaved like absolute (monarchs)" and warned that "The future of monarchy in Malaysia depends on the conduct and performance of the rulers".

We have been independent for almost six decades and the law and practice regulating the appointment of governments at the state and federal level has been consistent.

On the part of the rulers they have made it clear, in the historic Declaration of Constitutional Principles 1992, that they would abide by the law that has been enshrined in the Constitution as well as the consistent practice that have been put in place all these years.

It goes without saying that only the practice that goes hand in hand with the constitutional provisions merit a place in what is known as convention of the constitution.

-Abdul Aziz Bari
Constitutional Law Expert.

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SELANGOR SULTAN AND CONFERENCE OF RULERS NEED TO EXPLAIN TO RAKYAT ABOUT APPOINTMENTS OF MBs and PRIME MINISTERS

Photo: AMPUN TUANKU, BERIBU RIBU AMPUN, PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT WAS THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN THE APPOINTMENT OF PRIME MINISTERS AND MENTERI BESARS FROM THE DAY MALAYSIA BECAME A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY? http://tinyurl.com/klqd226 Constitutional law expert professor Abdul Aziz Bari has urged the palace to explain the previous practice of appointing a menteri besar. He said the palace should explain the practice since 1959 when the country had a constitutional monarchy. The palace should also make clear its views on requirements for majority and submission of names. “Is it similar to what we understand, (which is) what has been practised throughout the commonwealth, or something different?” he asked. He also asked for the palace’s views on the Selangor constitution’s requirement that the menteri besar must be a Malay and a Muslim, since it had become an issue during the 1969 general election. “It has to be pointed out that a practice - past and present - may not be right and in conformity with (the) constitution, which embody the practice of Westminster democracy convention in this respect. “Let us take the opportunity to put the law and practice straight and clear, so that in future there will be no more delay like what happened in Selangor,” he said yesterday. Yesterday, the Sultan of Selangor’s private secretary Mohamad Munir Bani ) denied Anwar’s claims that it is the convention since independence to nominate only one person for the post of menteri besar. In response, Anwar said “I merely wanted to state what had happened within my knowledge, especially while I was in the Umno-BN government from 1982 to 1998.If I had erred, I wish to apologise to his highness the sultan of Selangor.” In addition, Aziz Bari suggested that the CONFERENCE OF RULERS and the NATIONAL PALACE should also EXPLAIN how the appointments of prime ministers are carried out. He said this as the legal provisions for the appointment for menteri besar and those for the appointment of prime ministers are “ESSENTIALLY THE SAME". “The National Palace should tell us how PRIME MINISTERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED and how changes during the term or after general election (are) normally being handled,” he said.\

Photo: IS THIS TRUE ? Examples quoted: - Perak in 2009 - Selangor in 2014




http://tinyurl.com/klqd226

Constitutional law expert professor Abdul Aziz Bari has urged the palace to explain the previous practice of appointing a menteri besar.

He said the palace should explain the practice since 1959 when the country had a constitutional monarchy.

The palace should also make clear its views on requirements for majority and submission of names.

“Is it similar to what we understand, (which is) what has been practised throughout the commonwealth, or something different?” he asked.

He also asked for the palace’s views on the Selangor constitution’s requirement that the menteri besar must be a Malay and a Muslim, since it had become an issue during the 1969 general election.

“It has to be pointed out that a practice - past and present - may not be right and in conformity with (the) constitution, which embody the practice of Westminster democracy convention in this respect.

“Let us take the opportunity to put the law and practice straight and clear, so that in future there will be no more delay like what happened in Selangor,” he said yesterday.


Yesterday, the Sultan of Selangor’s private secretary Mohamad Munir Bani ) denied Anwar’s claims that it is the convention since independence to nominate only one person for the post of menteri besar.

In response, Anwar said
“I merely wanted to state what had happened within my knowledge, especially while I was in the Umno-BN government from 1982 to 1998.If I had erred, I wish to apologise to his highness the sultan of Selangor.”

In addition, Aziz Bari suggested that the CONFERENCE OF RULERS and the NATIONAL PALACE should also EXPLAIN how the appointments of prime ministers are carried out.

He said this as the legal provisions for the appointment for menteri besar and those for the appointment of prime ministers are “ESSENTIALLY THE SAME".

“The National Palace should tell us how PRIME MINISTERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED and how changes during the term or after general election (are) normally being handled,” he said.

 Photo: The Selangor palace has reportedly interviewed three candidates for it to select the Selangor menteri besar, but the candidates appear to EXCLUDE PAKATAN's AGREED CHOICE. http://tinyurl.com/kb9tz7s PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who was decided upon after a Pakatan leadership meeting on Aug 17 was not amongst those called up for the said interviews. The Star Online's report today named PAS executive councillors Iskandar Samad (left) and Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi and PKR deputy president Azmin Ali as the three who attended what The Star called "interviews" to determine the MB. Quoting unnamed sources, the report said the meetings were conducted individually over the past week. On Thursday it was reported that the palace will swear in the MB on Tuesday, and has sent out invitations to the ceremony despite Pakatan Rakyat leaders claiming to be in the dark. According to The Star, among those in the MB post “interview panel” were state secretary Mohamed Khusrin Munawi, state legal adviser Nik Suhaimi Nik Sulaiman and two royal council members. It also reported PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim accepting the news when Azmin purportedly informed him of the matter on Thursday. However a PKR source today said the party has not agreed with Azmin's appointment, only that the eventuality has been considered. The party is said to remain steadfast on their choice of Wan Azizah. Meanwhile PKR-linked NGO Jingga 13 Selangor is continuing to voice support for Wan Azizah, appealing to the Selangor sultan to elect her as she has the support of the state assembly majority. "As a NGO and as Selangor citizens who defend the royal instution and constitution, and who love Selangor, we hope the prolonged MB crisis will be settled quickly... "We believe based on article 53(2)(a) of the Selangor constitution the sultan ought to appoint someone whom he is confident has the support of the majority of the state assembly. "Precisely what methodology the tuanku employs, we are confident his highness will not contravene article 53(2)(a)..." said Jingga 13 national deputy secretary Afzainizam Abdul Rahman in a statement today. He said the NGO hopes the sultan will exercise wisdom to end the saga by appoint Wan Azizah as the MB so that the state can continue to prosper. "We call on all Selangorians to be patient and not raise all kinds of perceptions and polemic that can disrupt the harmony of the state that we all love," he added.
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SELANGOR MB CRISIS: ONE NAME OR 5 NAMES... IRRELEVANT.

Photo: MALAYSIAN INSIDER EDITORIAL http://tinyurl.com/kxhoca7 QUOTE: "Dr Wan Azizah is the only state assemblyperson with the required majority support in the Selangor state assembly." - MALAYSIAN INSIDER EDITORIAL .The issue in Selangor is simple. At stake is that any Menteri Besar (MB) should have the support of the majority of state assemblymen. At this point in time, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim does not. And no one else except PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who has 29 statutory declarations to back her up. These assemblymen are representatives of the rakyat, and are the majority in the 56-seat state legislature. So, it is immaterial whether one name or five names submitted to the palace. That it had to take former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to confirm what has been the convention says so much about how ridiculous the Selangor MB imbroglio has become. A Selangor palace official today insisted that Barisan Nasional (BN) had sent a number of names for the Selangor MB post to the sultan when it ruled the state, contrary to PKR de facto chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's assertion that the convention is to send only one name. Dr Mahathir has confirmed only one name was ever sent when he was the prime minister and that all nine royal houses in Malaysia accepted his recommendation without any issue. But now, instead of answering the question as to who will replace the incumbent in the Selangor MB post, there is further debate on the number of names to be sent to the palace. If only one name is given and he or she does not have the support of the House, that person cannot be the MB. And if five names are submitted but none of them have support of majority, then none of them are qualified to be the MB. The crucial issue is for the Selangor palace to determine who has the support of the majority to qualify as the MB. That is what the state constitution and Federal Constitution demands of anyone who will be the chief executive of the state. That has been the test all this while in Malaysia and all the states that make up the federation. Any other test will not wash in a parliamentary democracy. – MALAYSIAN INSIDERBEDITORIAL September 18, 2014.

MALAYSIAN INSIDER EDITORIAL

http://tinyurl.com/kxhoca7

QUOTE:

"Dr Wan Azizah is the only state assemblyperson with the required majority support in the Selangor state assembly."

- MALAYSIAN INSIDER EDITORIAL

.The issue in Selangor is simple.

At stake is that any Menteri Besar (MB) should have the support of the majority of state assemblymen.

At this point in time, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim does not.

And no one else except PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who has 29 statutory declarations to back her up.

These assemblymen are representatives of the rakyat, and are the majority in the 56-seat state legislature.

So, it is immaterial whether one name or five names submitted to the palace.

That it had to take former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to confirm what has been the convention says so much about how ridiculous the Selangor MB imbroglio has become.

A Selangor palace official today insisted that Barisan Nasional (BN) had sent a number of names for the Selangor MB post to the sultan when it ruled the state, contrary to PKR de facto chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's assertion that the convention is to send only one name.

Dr Mahathir has confirmed only one name was ever sent when he was the prime minister and that all nine royal houses in Malaysia accepted his recommendation without any issue.

But now, instead of answering the question as to who will replace the incumbent in the Selangor MB post, there is further debate on the number of names to be sent to the palace.

If only one name is given and he or she does not have the support of the House, that person cannot be the MB.

And if five names are submitted but none of them have support of majority, then none of them are qualified to be the MB.

The crucial issue is for the Selangor palace to determine who has the support of the majority to qualify as the MB. That is what the state constitution and Federal Constitution demands of anyone who will be the chief executive of the state.

That has been the test all this while in Malaysia and all the states that make up the federation. Any other test will not wash in a parliamentary democracy.

– MALAYSIAN INSIDER EDITORIAL

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CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHS ASSESS, THEY DON'T CHOOSE HEADS OF GOVTS. PEOPLE CHOOSE THEIR GOVTS.

Photo: CONSTITUTIONAL. LAW. 101
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Submitting Name for MP Post: Parliamentary Convention or Selangor Royal Convention

Photo: Read here in malaysiakini : http://s.m5.malaysiakini.com/news/275000.html A resolution to the protracted Selangor crisis continues to remain elusive, with the SELANGOR PALACE now DISMISSING the argument that sending a SINGLE name for the menteri besar post is a CONVENTION practiced from the time of independence. The Selangor palace did not mention or respond to former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who said that during his tenure, he only sent a SINGLE name and the rulers NEVER objected. Despite the ruler requesting for more names, PKR insisted on nominating only Anwar’s wife and party president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail for the post, and this has been supported by DAP. This led the ruler to admonish the two parties for being insolent and defiant. Both PKR and DAP apologised but the stalemate over the single name remained. PKR had also submitted a request for an audience with the sultan to explain its stand.
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Hadi Awang's Family Interest or Party and Islam's Interest Come First?

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Political Cowards in PKR and DAP

Photo: PAS PRESIDENT HADI AWANG WANTS THE COUNTRY TO FOLLOW HIS VISION OR GO TO HELL The Malaysian Insider Editorial http://tinyurl.com/q4vs7j7 PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang must be congratulated for his clear and honest vision of what his Islamist party stands for. His speech yesterday is actually good news for many Malaysians: because now it is clear that the so-called puritans HAVE TO BE REJECTED by all who consider PAS a multiracial and multi-religious party. It is not. PAS is an Islamist party that WANTS MALYSIA TO BE AN ISLAMIC STATE , where everyone faces the strict puritanical laws and punishment they hope will deter people from crime and malfeasance. They once called it an Islamic welfare state but that was JUST A COVER for what Hadi has always maintained – AN ISLAMIC STATE. Although he says that PAS cannot be used by anyone for their ambitions, Hadi is not above USING THE PAKATAN RAKYAT (PR) FOR HIS AMBITIONS. That ISN'T Islamic. That's just NAKED AMBITION., And Hadi is a politician who uses Islam to justify his actions and for his own ends. From his speech, Hadi's PAS belongs on the margins, where it was in 2004 when his hardline and confrontational crashed into the inclusiveness of the Abdullah administration. Its Terengganu win in 1999 was a blip, more a reaction towards Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sacking rather than Hadi's clear vision of an Islamic state. The then Barisan Alternatif (BA) of Keadilan, PAS and DAP did not survive, thanks to Hadi's uncompromising stand on Islamic state. But the party of conservatives only survived as a mainstream player because out of power, it became part of PR and seemed to accept the principles of coalition politics, once again, in 2008. But it does appear that hubris and the bodoh sombong culture has infected Hadi's PAS. There is a clear and present danger that Hadi feels he knows what is best for Malaysia. So much so that it now believes that it can impose its puritanical agenda on PR and the rest of Malaysia. He believes that the rest of his Islamist party and PR must follow his vision or go to hell. At least he is honest about it. AND MALAYSIANS SHOULD BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT THEY FEEL ABOUT HIS VISION OF MALAYSIA. And Malaysia's message to Hadi and his party men should be simple: GOOD RIDDANCE. - THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER September 21, 2014.

PAS PRESIDENT HADI AWANG WANTS THE COUNTRY TO FOLLOW HIS VISION OR GO TO HELL

The Malaysian Insider Editorial
http://tinyurl.com/q4vs7j7

PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang must be congratulated for his clear and honest vision of what his Islamist party stands for.

His speech yesterday is actually good news for many Malaysians: because now it is clear that the so-called puritans HAVE TO BE REJECTED by all who consider PAS a multiracial and multi-religious party.

It is not.

PAS is an Islamist party that WANTS MALYSIA TO BE AN ISLAMIC STATE , where everyone faces the strict puritanical laws and punishment they hope will deter people from crime and malfeasance.

They once called it an Islamic welfare state but that was JUST A COVER for what Hadi has always maintained – AN ISLAMIC STATE.

Although he says that PAS cannot be used by anyone for their ambitions, Hadi is not above USING THE PAKATAN RAKYAT (PR) FOR HIS AMBITIONS.

That ISN'T Islamic. That's just NAKED AMBITION., And Hadi is a politician who uses Islam to justify his actions and for his own ends.

From his speech, Hadi's PAS belongs on the margins, where it was in 2004 when his hardline and confrontational crashed into the inclusiveness of the Abdullah administration.

Its Terengganu win in 1999 was a blip, more a reaction towards Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sacking rather than Hadi's clear vision of an Islamic state.

The then Barisan Alternatif (BA) of Keadilan, PAS and DAP did not survive, thanks to Hadi's uncompromising stand on Islamic state.

But the party of conservatives only survived as a mainstream player because out of power, it became part of PR and seemed to accept the principles of coalition politics, once again, in 2008.

But it does appear that hubris and the bodoh sombong culture has infected Hadi's PAS. There is a clear and present danger that Hadi feels he knows what is best for Malaysia.

So much so that it now believes that it can impose its puritanical agenda on PR and the rest of Malaysia. He believes that the rest of his Islamist party and PR must follow his vision or go to hell.

At least he is honest about it.

AND MALAYSIANS SHOULD BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT THEY FEEL ABOUT HIS VISION OF MALAYSIA.

And Malaysia's message to Hadi and his party men should be simple: GOOD RIDDANCE.

- THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER
September 21, 2014.
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Government in Paranoia

Photo: The sedition crackdown continues. http://s.m5.malaysiakini.com/news/275133.html This time, police arrested Syafiq Abdul Wahid for allegedly having a parody Facebook page called ,"Persatuan Kongsi Gelap Melayu", telling a fictional story about a "legendary" Malaysian thug named " Ayah". Syafiq Abdul Wahid was arrested at his workplace at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 3am today and was taken to Serdang police station, said lawyer Michelle Yesudas. Syafiq has been remanded for three days. Police suspect that he is the administrator for the Facebook page 'Persatuan Kongsi Gelap Melayu', she said when contacted. According to the Facebook page 'Persatuan Kongsi Gelap Melayu' (The Association of Malay Secret Societies), the page is about a "legendary" Malaysian thug. It chronicles fictional character 'Ayah' and his gory and often out-of-this-world adventures. The description on the page reads: "Kisah ayah legend yang sembang kuat… Why so serious? Ni troll laaa bangang…,("This is the story of a legendary godfather who likes to talk big… Why so serious? I’m just trolling, stupid…)." In the latest post, 'Ayah' recounts how he slapped a loan shark so hard that the outline of his hand is imprinted onto the loan shark's back. 'Ayah' also showed a picture of the loan shark's back as evidence of his prowess. Without saying much, Ayah took out my pistol and shot the smelly loan agreement in the loan shark's hand thrice. "Ayah blew off the smoke from the gun and folded the gunshot-riddled document into his pocket." The page has 5,247 'likes' as at 3.30pm today. Lawyers, activists, a journalist, an academic have come under the sedition dragnet in the past month. 1, Last week activist Ali Abdul Jalil was slapped with three charges of sedition over Facebook posting he allegedly made. The Sedition Act is not the only Act used against social media users. 2. On Sep 9, Facebook user Chow Mun Fai was sentenced to one year’s jail under the Communications and Multimedia Act for insulting Muslims. 3. On Sep 15, Twitter user Victor Wong was charged under the same Act for insulting the inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar. Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in 2012 promised to repeal the Act but now says the government is reviewing whether to amend or replace the it. He says that this is due to opposing stakeholder views on the repeal. MEANWHILE..... LAWYERS ON THE MARCH.... http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/275156 The Malaysian Bar has passed a motion to organise a peaceful protest against the recent spate of arrests under the Sedition Act. Proposed by the Bar Council, it was passed after debate during the Bar's extraordinary general meeting at Wisma MCA today. The motion was triggered by the flurry of arrests under the Act, which saw politicians, activists and a law lecturer being charged for making allegedly seditious remarks. Bar Council president Christopher Leong (right) said that the motion was passed with an overwhelming vote of 701 to 13. He also commende the high turnout of 986 members today, he said. "The Malaysian Bar mandates the Bar Council to immediately organise a peaceful protest in the form of a walk," Leong said. He said that the logistics of the march, including the date and venue, has not been set but waiting “three to six months” would be "too long". He also vowed that the walk will not be a “one-off” action in the Bar’s campaign against the Act. "Our #MansuhAktaHasutan campaign launched on Sept 4 will be a fluid and ongoing campaign," he said. Moratorium The Bar had also resolved to condemn the Sedition Act and called the government to abide by its pledge to repeal the Act. It also called on a moratorium on the use of the Act, and for the proposed National Harmony Act not to be a "recast of the Sedition Act". "The Malaysian Bar is against the use and abuse of the Sedition Act because it is of the view that you cannot stop discussion, debate or criticism as they are all integral parts of the thinking and maturing process," he said. The Bar had previously led processions against police abuse and the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011. The 'Walk for Justice' was held in 2007 where 2,000 lawyers marched 3.5km to the Prime Minister's Department in Putrajaya demanding that a royal commission of inquiry be established to stem the slide in the judiciary. The march succeeded in compelling then prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to set up a royal commission of inquiry into the infamous Lingam Tape on appointment of judges.
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PAS MUKTAMAR - DEMONISING SESSION

Photo: Seorang perwakilan di Muktamar PAS mengambil peluang dalam ucapannya untuk membacakan doa yang mengutuk pemimpin parti – termasuk timbalan presiden Mohamad Sabu dan dua ADUN parti itu di Selangor. Dua ADUN yang disasarkan oleh wakil PAS Wilayah Persekutuan, Azhari Ariffin itu ialah Saari Sungib (Hulu Kelang) dan Hasnul Baharuddin (Morib). Dua ADUN tersebut sebelum ini menyokong presiden PKR sebagai calon menteri besar Selangor yang baru dalam pengakuan berkanun mereka. Dalam doanya sepanjang 25 minit itu, Azhari memanjatkan doa agar Mohamad Sabu tidak akan mengeluarkan kenyataan bertentangan dengan presiden, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. Beliau juga berkata Saari dan Hasnul ibarat ejen perosak dalam parti itu, dengan memetik perumpamaan “nila setitik yang merosakkan susu sebelanga”. “Sekarang kita ada dua nila – satu Cap Hulu Kelang dan satu Cap Morib, mereka nila yang sangat beracun,” katanya dalam doa itu sambil menadah tangan. Kebanyakan perwakilan yang bersidang di bawah khemah besar di Parit Salleh Ros, Batu Pahat itu dilihat turut menadah tangan. Malah, ada juga sebilangan para wartawan yang turut menadah tangan. Doanya yang meleret-leret sehingga lebih 25 minit itu memaksa pengerusi tetap muktamar, Abu Kassim Abdullah mengulangi peringatan agar beliau menamatkan ucapan. Ia turut menimbulkan kemarahan seorang perwakilan yang meluru ke pentas dan menuntut agar tindakan dikenakan ke atas Azhari. Beliau meminta pengerusi tetap mengeluarkan ketetapan sama ada tindakan membaca doa yang mengutuk orang lain dalam parti itu boleh dibenarkan dalam persidangan. “Adakah ini sifat seorang Muslim?,” soalnya sebelum diiring keluar oleh seorang anggota Unit Amal yang turut mematikan mikrofon tersebut. http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/275097 --------- Prayer Bashing Session at Pro-Pakatan PAS Leaders http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/275098 Federal Territories PAS delegate Azhari Ariffin today chose to lead fellow delegates IN PRAYER instead of giving a speech at the muktamar. The prayer turned out to be a bashing fest against pro-Pakatan Rakyat leaders including PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu and state assemblypersons Saari Sungib (Hulu Kelang) and Hasnul Baharuddin (Morib). "We pray that the deputy president will not issue statements that is against the president, that they will understand the meaning of loyalty. "Do not allow a drop of dye to spoil the pot of milk, now we have two dyes - one Cap Hulu Kelang and one Cap Morib - they are very poisonous dyes," he said as he put his hands together in prayer. The prayer went on for over 25 minutes despite the muktamar permanent chairperson Abu Kassim Abdullah repeatedly telling him to cut it short. Towards the end, an angry delegate rushed up to the podium and demanded that Azhari be reprimanded. "We want a ruling from the permanent chairperson. Is it right to use prayer to bash other people in the party? Is this the character of a Muslim? Some non-Muslims here are already questioning is this Islam's teaching,” he exclaimed. However, security, manned by Unit Amal turned off the microphone and ushered him away as Abu Kassim urged calm. Mat Sabu has been getting flak from the ulama faction after he criticised the ulamas for not being relevant with the times. Saari and Hasnul had, in the Selangor menteri besar saga, defied party orders not to support PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. -------- WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE PAS CHAPS??? THEY ARE GETTING FROM BAD TO WORSE.... DESPITE WEARING ISLAM ON THEIR SLEEVES, THEY ARE STILL CLUELESS WITH REGARD TO THEIR MORAL COMPASS.
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Tuesday, 16 September 2014

THE SOURCE OF PAS's TREACHERY AGAINST PAKATAN RAKYAT IS THE MAJLIS ULAMA PAS (PAS ULAMA COUNCIL)

Photo: Difference of views within PAS was allowed to escalate into a crisis due to poor management of the situation, admitted PAS Youth chief Suhaizan Kaiat. Referring to disagreements within the party on the Selangor crisis, he said the party appeared not to have a crisis management plan. "Difference of opinions in PAS was not managed well until it developed into a serious crisis. More unfortunate is when our neighbour has an internal problem, it is our own house that has become a mess," he said in his policy speech at the opening of the 55th PAS Youth muktamar in Kota Tinggi this afternoon. Even though the PAS central committee has decided to back PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and her deputy Azmin Ali as candidates for Selangor menteri besar, its party president has been at odds with the executive decision making body. THE ROOT PROBLEM IN PAS PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, backed by the Syura Council, had overruled the central committee and submitted his own names as candidates for menteri besar to the Selangor palace. Suhaizan called on the Youth wings within Pakatan Rakyat to "cool down" the situation in Selangor and urged a swift resolution to the problem before it escalates further. He added that polls have shown that Pakatan's support had fallen due to the crisis and a quick resolution was required to prevent it from translating into a loss of votes in the 14th general election. http://s.m5.malaysiakini.com/news/274790.html ----------- After PAS's treachery in the Selangor MB crisis, PAS grassroots can ONLY DO ONE THING RIGHT NOW to stem the tide AGAINST PAS before it is too late. Tuan Suhaizan Kaiat, Nak bagi tahu ini sedikit: TAK GUNA CAKAP BANYAK-BANYAK DALAM MUKTAMAR. SOAL PIMPINAN PAS DAN PERANAN MAJLIS SYURA PAS DALAM URUSAN POLITIK PAS ADALAH DUA MASALAH UTAMA YANG PERLU DI ATASI. KALAU DUA PERKARA INI TIDAK DI-SELESAI DENGAN KEBETULAN, HABIS MASA DAN TENAGA JIKA NAK UBAHSUAI INTEGRITI PARTI. IMEJ PAS TELAH DIBURUKKAN SEHINGGA PENGUNDI-PENGUNDI MEUJUDKAN PERSEPSI PAS SEBAGAI " PARTI YANG TAK BOLIH DIPERCAYAI" DISEBABKAN OLIH PEMIMPIN-PEMIMPIN DALAM MAJLIS ULAMA PAS.
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THE TRUST-DEFICIT IN PAS.... VIRTUALLY NONE LEFT.

Photo: UNDER CURRENT LEADERSHIP IN PAS, IT WILL BE A HORRENDOUS DISASTER TO HAND THE PARTY THE REINS OF POWER OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO MANAGE A MULTI-RACIAL AND A MULTI-RELIGIOUS SECULAR NATION. .For a party that is so obsessed with the principle of amanah (trust), PAS is in a bizarre position as the Islamist party has lost so much trust in so little time since Election 2013 when the coalition it is a part of won more federal seats. But the Selangor menteri besar impasse has put the spotlight on the party's 60th muktamar next week where the question is about how much of that lost trust it wants to win back. As PAS heads into its assembly, this deficit of trust is like a wound that splits its upper echelons all the way down to people who voted them in. Its leaders cannot trust each other to carry out collective decisions. Its partners in Pakatan Rakyat (PR) cannot trust PAS will support their schemes in the states they rule. Voters, meanwhile, can’t trust them not to sneak in a controversial, constitution-changing religious law when they’re in power. Although there is much talk of whether party president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang will be censured or ousted for his actions in the Selangor MB impasse, observers feel that it will not change the fact that the Islamist party has probably reached a certain ideological limit. How it behaved in the Kelantan hudud bill issue and the Selangor menteri besar crisis showed that the party is unable to reconcile some of its long-held aims with the demands of working in a modern political coalition. This muktamar will then be about whether the party has the imagination and courage to transcend those limits. LEADERSHIP PROBLEM A senior PAS leader did not want to sugar coat the mood in the party when asked about his thoughts going into the muktamar. “Its bleak,” said the PAS leader who requested anonymity. The point of no return was when Hadi decided to ignore his central committee’s decision on who to nominate to replace Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim as the Selangor menteri besar. Political analyst Dr Wong Chin Huat said Hadi’s move undermined one of the key tenets of modern political parties in that they must be predictable and follow certain rules. Since a president is beholden to a collective decision made by his central committee, he should predictably follow it through. “PAS under Hadi is so unpredictable, and that is bad. How are you supposed to deal with a party that is unpredictable?” said Wong, of the Penang Institute. This anger towards Hadi’s conduct is expected to make itself felt in the assembly either through speeches from the floor or a motion of no confidence against him. PAS information chief Datuk Mahfuz Omar said to date, there has not been any application for a motion against the president. But according to party sources, there are provisions for an emergency motion of that sort. Even if Hadi survives such a motion, his credibility and standing would have taken a significant hit. This would pave the way for someone to challenge him in the party’s next election cycle in 2016. But even if Hadi is replaced, there still remains the fact that PAS’s conservatives still have a strong grip on the party. And it is these ideologues who will continue to push for hudud law and the establishment of an Islamic state. The pursuit of these aims will continue to make it hard for PAS to work with its more secular allies in PR and more importantly, to convince non-Muslims to vote for it again. When it pushed for the Kelantan hudud bill after the 2013 elections, said former Johor DAP leader Norman Fernandez, PAS showed how sneaky it was. This is since non-Muslims voted for PAS because it pledged to hold on to the PR common manifesto, said Fernandez. Hudud was not part of that manifesto. This is the element in PAS that is even trickier to solve than an errant president. The concept of an Islamic state and the laws that go with it are wired into the party’s identity. The challenge then, said political analyst Wan Saiful Wan Jan, was how to translate and re-interpret these concepts for a modern, plural Malaysia. Wan Saiful believes that PAS’s current doctrine of “leadership by ulama” (Muslim scholar) is hampering the party’s ability to find new ways to interpret its Islamist goals. The doctrine gave birth to PAS’s influential Syura Council, a body of elder Muslim scholars who ensure that the party’s actions conform to what it considers Islamic principles. “At the time, the doctrine was good and it really brought the party to where it is now where it is respected in the villages and mosques,” said Wan Saiful of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs. Unfortunately, the scholars who influence the party’s direction do not have the intellectual prowess to reinterpret its Islamist agenda for a new era and to take PAS to the next level, said Wan Saiful. “It was good for producing good village chiefs and elected representatives. But unsuitable for producing a chief minister or a federal level minister”. So even if PAS solves the problem of one misbehaving leader at this assembly, it is still saddled with a policy that chooses leaders that may not be suited for governing anywhere else in Malaysia except Kelantan. Replacing Hadi could help PAS restore trust among its allies. But reassessing its leadership doctrine could produce a line of leaders who could restore the public’s trust. – September 16, 2014. - See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/the-little-matter-of-trust-at-stake-in-pass-60th-muktamar#sthash.zmQhuTBB.dpuf
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PAS' S HADI AWANG'S LATEST CIRCUS ACT... HE WANTS TO MONITOR KHALID IBRAHIM AS MB

Photo: SELANGOR CIRCUS'S NEW ACT: PAS PRESIDENT HADI AWANG SAYS HE WILL PERSONALLY MONITOR KHALID IF HE IS RETAINED AS MENTERI BESAR. Malaysian Insider Editorial http://tinyurl.com/ljbl5cy The Selangor menteri besar impasse has become quite the circus. And, today, a new act to keep the entire show a lot more ridiculous. Selangor deputy speaker and PKR Youth chief Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad revealed today PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang had raised the possibility of keeping Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim as menteri besar during a recent meeting with the youth wings of DAP, PKR, and PAS. "During the meeting, I asked Hadi about possible solutions to resolve the impasse in Selangor," Nik Nazmi said in a statement today. "His final answer was to retain Khalid as Selangor menteri besar and he, Hadi, would personally monitor Khalid," he added, noting that proposal would be in conflict with PKR and DAP's choice of Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail taking over as menteri besar. The conflict with PKR and DAP's stand is one matter. BUT THE VERY IDEA ITSELF IS PREPOSTEROUS. 1, , Hadi does NOT QUALIFY to monitor Khalid, who has been sacked by PKR for his intransigence. The PAS president's behaviour in the Selangor MB impasse has exposed him for what he is: someone whose word does not carry much weight. What more, will Khalid listen to Hadi? The incumbent MB has already shown that he listens to NO ONE in his party, let alone confer with his executive council on serious state matters such as the water restructuring plan or new highways in Selangor. 2, Hadi's TRACK RECORD for leading or overseeing state government has been nothing short of disastrous. Hadi did a terrible job as the Terengganu MB from 1999 to 2004 that PAS still cannot capture the state despite infighting within Umno. Additionally, his blind support for the late Tan Sri Azizan Abdul Razak led to the FALL OF PAS-LED GOVERNMENT IN KEDAH IN 2013, at a time when Pakatan Rakyat (PR) won more seats in Election 2013. And, isn't Hadi the PAS leader who mentioned a UNITY GOVERNMENT WITH UMNO IN SELAGOR if push came to shove to ensure support for Khalid? SO WHERE IS THIS JOKE THAT HADI CAN MONITOR KHALID AND ENSURE PR KEEPS SELANGOR FOR THE FUTURE? Hadi's political acrobatics in the Selangor MB impasse has turned from a side show to the main act. Allowing him his way will just put the joke on PR and the Selangor people. And, the only ones laughing will be the Barisan Nasional, just the same way they did in Terengganu in 2004 and Kedah in 2008. ---- THE MAN IS NOT ONLY BECOMING AN EMBARRASSMENT TO PAS MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, BUT HE IS TURNING HIMSELF AND THE PARTY INTO A JOKE. AND HE WEARS ISLAM ON HIS SLEEVE TO FURTHER EMBARRASS THE MALAY MUSLIM COMMUNITY WITH HIS BACK-STABBING AT HIS COALITION PARTNERS WHEN IT MATTERS. THE PRESIDENT OF A PARTY WHO SINGLE-HANDEDLY TURNED PAS INTO THE MOST UNTRUSTWORTHY AND UNRELIABLE PARTNER IN POLITICS. PAS CAN ONLY GET BETTER IF HE IS REMOVED FROM OFFICE. THE LONGER HE STAYS AS PRESIDENT, THE FASTER PAS WILL REVERT BACK INTO AN IRRELEVANT BACKWATERS PARTY ONLY GOOD FOR FAR OFF KELANTAN, NOT EVEN FOR TRENGGANU AND KEDAH.
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ADVICE TO PAS LEADERS: FOR PAS TO GO FAR, WALK WITH YOUR COALITION PARTNERS, OTHERWISE WALK ALONE

Photo: PAS... These chaps don't learn, do they?
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PAS IS DAMAGED ELECTORALLY IN SELANGOR BECAUSE OF HADI AWANG'S TREACHERY

Photo: PAS central committee Nasrudin Hassan said Persatuan Ummah Sejahtera Malaysia (PasMa), an organisation set up by the Islamic party's members, of wanting to topple PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang. Nasrudin claimed that PasMa had in a meeting on Aug 31 at Pustaka Az Zahra, Kota Bharu, discussed about replacing Hadi. "It was a meeting filled with discussions and criticism of the PAS topmost leadership, which is Hadi. "They even discussed about how to bring down the president," he said in a Facebook posting. http://s.m5.malaysiakini.com/news/274624.html ----------- The quicker he is removed, the better it is for PAS. He has become an irredeemable liability for PAS. Treachery is an UNFORGIVABLE SIN in any religion. He has to go... if PAS wants to reclaim the trust and confidence of all those who voted for the party in GE 13.
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PAS IS A LIABILITY TO DAP AND PKR.

Photo: PAS's SUBKY LATIFF SAYS PAKATAN's FUTURE LIES WITH PAS AND DAP. http://tinyurl.com/kguckyn In the week that PAS will hold its annual meet or muktamar, Subky Latiff, the party’s still influential former information chief has sent a clear message that the future of the opposition rests with PAS and DAP. As for PKR, Subky Latiff said the party cannot be considered as an important ally. Penning his views in PAS' organ Harakahdaily, he noted that DAP would exist even after Lim Kit Siang and his son Guan Eng. However, he said the Chinese-based party would be more potent if it has a Malay political teammate to mount a challenge against BN. "An ally with grassroots is PAS, and PAS too will be here for a long time," he added. As for PKR, Subky said it remains unclear who would lead the party once Anwar Ibrahim is no longer around. He also claimed that the majority of Malay backing for Anwar and PKR comes from PAS, and if Anwar is no longer in power, that support base cannot be guaranteed. "On the other hand, the non-Malays depend on the support from DAP, and DAP’s support for PKR is also because of Anwar. "But if Anwar himself loses the support of Malays, then what can DAP hope to do with regard to helping him get closer to Putrajaya?" he asked. Subky pointed out that PAS needs DAP and the latter requires the support of the Islamic party, and the two enjoyed a good working relationship in Perak when Pakatan captured the state. Commenting on the ongoing Selangor menteri besar crisis, which has strained ties between PAS and PKR, he noted that DAP did not take any steps to ease the tension. "Now the sultan has called DAP defiant. Whether the decree is correct or otherwise, Umno and DAP's foes are happy. "Unlike before, PAS is unable to dilute the negative perception towards DAP. Before this, whatever the Malays said about DAP, PAS is the one which diluted it," he added. Subky said If DAP wants to disassociate itself form the "defiant" tag, then it must decide to calm down PKR so that it would be "softer" with PAS. "Because of the current political situation, the future of DAP will be better with PAS. It doesn’t matter if DAP doesn't need PAS, but PAS feels that it must be friends with DAP. "DAP should not discard PKR, but PAS is far more important," he added. ----- Tuan Haji Subky Latiff, NOT TRUE... PAKATAN's FUTURE IS MORE SECURED WITHOUT PAS UNDER HADI AWANG AND WITHOUT THE PAROCHIAL MENTALITY OF THE PAS SHURA COUNCIL. PAS betrayed DAP way back in 2004 when the Barisan Alternatif was mooted, and which forced DAP to leave the coaltion, Fast forward to 2013,.... PAS now betrays BOTH its coalition partners PKR and DAP out of sheer greed for power in Selangor, and failing to recognise PAS performed BETTER in 2013 BECAUSE of support from PKR and DAP. PAS has a history of sabotaging and destabilising PKR's electoral efforts at the grassroot level. THE TRUTH IS IF THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF PAS DOES NOT CHANGE, EVEN IF HADI AWANG IS REMOVED, PAS WILL REMAIN AS A LIABILITY IN ANY COALITION ARRANGEMENT. As for now, it is better for DAP and PKR to strike out their political future on their own WITHOUT the untrustworthy and unreliable PAS sitting on the same table. It is also BETTER FOR PAS to go solo or form unity-governments withUMNO, a goal, as recent as two weeks ago, and dreamed about in the last 10 years or more by the ULAMA faction of PAS.
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SELANGOR PALACE ENGAGED IN PARTISAN POLITICS

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HOME MINISTER ZAHID HAMIDI'S LACK OF A CLEAR MIND

Photo: THE CONFUSED MIND OF AHMAD ZAHID HAMIDI AS MALAYSIA's HOME MINISTER http://tinyurl.com/q2cel4b Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim said there are NO detailed laws and prohibitions covering the four sacred areas mentioned by Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, therefore it would be unfair to punish Malaysians for talking about them. Despite the sedition crackdown, Zaid did not mince words in claiming that the APARTHEID SYSTEM IN SOUTH AFRICA WAS BETTER THAN THE SITUATION IN MALAYSIAN AS THE LAWS THERE THEN WERE CLEAR. Zaid wrote in his blog, THE SOCIAL CONTRACT "If you listened carefully to the home minister's speech a few days ago, you would have been troubled by its lack of clarity about exactly what constitutes an offence to the four sacred areas he grouped together as the social contract. "Umno would use all available laws to punish those who question them, the minister screamed." BAHASA MALAYSIA Starting with Bahasa Malaysia, Zaid pointed out that no right minded Malaysians are opposed to the national language. "It probably exists only in the mind of the minister. If the PM speaks in English at his press conference( and he likes to do this ) would he be insulting the national language? "Must a Malaysian speak in Bahasa Malaysia at least once a day to be regarded as 'not opposing' the language? We should have laws passed to make it clear what constitutes an offence. "If we don't, then Umno would always be able to say so-and-so are not loyal to the language or are opposed it. "In other words, things would be even worse than what it was like under apartheid because the people would not know what the offending act is. It's all up to Umno," he added. THE MALAY RULERS On the issue of royalty, Zaid asked when does one insult a ruler, and called for it to be put in writing as well. "If a Malay ruler decides to have executive powers in the administration of the country and that is permitted by Umno, then say so in our laws so that the people understand it is an offence to oppose it. "Pass a clear law that prohibits even commenting on the wishes of a ruler. That was the situation with the Chinese emperor in the Middle Kingdom. "At least then we would not be duped into thinking that we have a right to ask questions and then face criminal charges for that. We cannot pretend to be a normal democracy when we are actually semi-apartheid in substance," he added. ISLAM Terming Islam as the "big issue", the former minister also wondered what amounted to insulting and challenging the religion. "For now, everything the authorities do cannot be questioned, for this might be construed as insulting Islam. Help the people by spelling out the issue or circumstances clearly. "For example, Rosli Dahlan, a friend and lawyer, is facing disciplinary action for defending another Muslim, Kassim Ahmad, in the Syariah Court," he added. MALAY's SPECIAL POSITION Touching on the fourth sacred area of Malay special rights, Zaid noted that during apartheid, questioning the whites for their discriminatory policies was an offence. "How different is this from what the home minister said in his recent speech? For now, no one knows what constitutes the Malay rights that he was talking about. "Article 153 is about 'privileges' so I am not sure what Malay 'rights' are. If I say we should send more Malays to vocational and semi-professional courses, and therefore fewer of them to universities, the minister will probably think I am anti-Malay. "(Former premier) Dr Mahathir Mohamad recently said Malays are lazy or lacking in integrity. Is this an offence? We should list out all the situations where we are prohibited from talking about the Malays, the way the Afrikaaners did to the blacks," he added. MALAYSIAN LAWS OR UMNO's LAWS In the absence of clear laws, Zaid noted that Umno would become the sole authority to define what is and isn't an offence . "It is already clear that if you make Umno angry or feel insulted, it’s an offence. This is pernicious and unfair , and far worse than the laws that were in place during the apartheid era, surely," he added.


Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim said there are NO detailed laws and prohibitions covering the four sacred areas mentioned by Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, therefore it would be unfair to punish Malaysians for talking about them.

Despite the sedition crackdown, Zaid did not mince words in claiming that the APARTHEID SYSTEM IN SOUTH AFRICA WAS BETTER THAN THE SITUATION IN MALAYSIAN AS THE LAWS THERE THEN WERE CLEAR.

Zaid wrote in his blog,

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

"If you listened carefully to the home minister's speech a few days ago, you would have been troubled by its lack of clarity about exactly what constitutes an offence to the four sacred areas he grouped together as the social contract.

"Umno would use all available laws to punish those who question them, the minister screamed."

BAHASA MALAYSIA

Starting with Bahasa Malaysia, Zaid pointed out that no right minded Malaysians are opposed to the national language.

"It probably exists only in the mind of the minister. If the PM speaks in English at his press conference( and he likes to do this ) would he be insulting the national language?

"Must a Malaysian speak in Bahasa Malaysia at least once a day to be regarded as 'not opposing' the language? We should have laws passed to make it clear what constitutes an offence.

"If we don't, then Umno would always be able to say so-and-so are not loyal to the language or are opposed it.

"In other words, things would be even worse than what it was like under apartheid because the people would not know what the offending act is. It's all up to Umno," he added.

THE MALAY RULERS

On the issue of royalty, Zaid asked when does one insult a ruler, and called for it to be put in writing as well.

"If a Malay ruler decides to have executive powers in the administration of the country and that is permitted by Umno, then say so in our laws so that the people understand it is an offence to oppose it.

"Pass a clear law that prohibits even commenting on the wishes of a ruler. That was the situation with the Chinese emperor in the Middle Kingdom.

"At least then we would not be duped into thinking that we have a right to ask questions and then face criminal charges for that. We cannot pretend to be a normal democracy when we are actually semi-apartheid in substance," he added.

ISLAM

Terming Islam as the "big issue", the former minister also wondered what amounted to insulting and challenging the religion.

"For now, everything the authorities do cannot be questioned, for this might be construed as insulting Islam. Help the people by spelling out the issue or circumstances clearly.

"For example, Rosli Dahlan, a friend and lawyer, is facing disciplinary action for defending another Muslim, Kassim Ahmad, in the Syariah Court," he added.

MALAY's SPECIAL POSITION

Touching on the fourth sacred area of Malay special rights, Zaid noted that during apartheid, questioning the whites for their discriminatory policies was an offence.

"How different is this from what the home minister said in his recent speech? For now, no one knows what constitutes the Malay rights that he was talking about.

"Article 153 is about 'privileges' so I am not sure what Malay 'rights' are. If I say we should send more Malays to vocational and semi-professional courses, and therefore fewer of them to universities, the minister will probably think I am anti-Malay.

"(Former premier) Dr Mahathir Mohamad recently said Malays are lazy or lacking in integrity. Is this an offence? We should list out all the situations where we are prohibited from talking about the Malays, the way the Afrikaaners did to the blacks," he added.

MALAYSIAN LAWS OR UMNO's LAWS

In the absence of clear laws, Zaid noted that Umno would become the sole authority to define what is and isn't an offence .

"It is already clear that if you make Umno angry or feel insulted, it’s an offence. This is pernicious and unfair , and far worse than the laws that were in place during the apartheid era, surely," he added.
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PAS : PARTI POLITIK TAK MASUK AKAL

Photo: Federal Territories PAS has joined Terengganu PAS in banning its members from joining PAS-linked NGO Perpaduan Ummah Sejahtera Malaysia (PasMa). Federal Territories PAS secretary Khairul Anuar Abdul Manap stipulated that the banned activities include being “a member, founding the NGO, attending PasMa events or assisting in any PasMa programmes of any sort.” Khairul Anuar Abdul Manap said “If any Federal Territories PAS members are found doing so, they will be considered TRAITORS to PAS,” he said in a statement. A similar statement was issued by Terengganu PAS on Sunday. The statement comes after PAS vice-president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said that the Islamic party members are NOT allowed to join PasMa. http://s.m5.malaysiakini.com/news/274750.html EARLIER... PAS central committee member Nik Abduh Nik Aziz has called a former PAS Kedah Youth Information Chief who went to Syria and died after fighting alongside Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis), a “MARTYR”.
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Tuesday, 9 September 2014

CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHS DO NOT SELECT PRIME MINISTERS AND MENTERI BESARS.

Photo: Full text (pdf file) of Sultan Nazrin's public lecture held in Singapore in 2004: THE MONARCHY IN CONTEMPORARY MALAYSIA http://tinyurl.com/l4yqz4w ---------- Our Kings are the Fountainhead of Justice. Protect us O Kings. by Dato' Mohd.Ariff Sabri bin Hj. Abdul Aziz (Member of Parliament, Raub) HRH Raja Nazrin one day gave a talk in Singapore. One Singaporean attendee asked him two questions. Doctor Nazrin ( he holds a PhD from Harvard) – (1) what is the future of the monarchy in Malaysia and (2) how have they played the role of constitutional monarchs in Malaysia. Dr Nazrin as he was referred to then, answered: "Since you asked 2 questions, I shall answer the second one first. The position of the Malay rulers as constitutional monarchs is well laid out in the Malaysian constitution. Unfortunately there are some among the monarchs who behaved like absolute rulers. From there I can answer the first question. The future of the monarchy in Malaysia depends on the conduct and performance of the rulers. " He then continued; "I remember as a kid, I heard the same question answered by our venerable Tunku Abdu Rahman himself a scion of the Kedah Royal House. "Tunku said the same thing- the future of the monarchy depends on their conduct. Otherwise I am afraid we will have Raja Kelawar and Raja lekok eventually. Otherwise we will have only the King of Hearts and King of Spades. " I hope our Malay rulers heed the voice of the majority who don’t have the courage to say things openly. Maybe they don’t like to hear this- but not few rejected the idea that their destiny depend on the Malay rulers. Our Kings are the fountainhead of Justice. Our kings have sworn to protect us, not protect UMNO leaders or UMNO. Do not allow the government of imperial Najib use the sedition act to subjugate the people. In this internet age no one can be silenced. The feudal minded among the Malays should accept this. Ours is a constitutional monarch. No one is asking for the abolition of the monarchy. When we created special court for them, we acknowledge both their shortcomings and exalted stature and that is why we created special courts for them. I don’t have to lecture these people on the meaning of the concept of constitutional monarch. Those of us who believe firmly in limited monarchy are not at all intimidated by the congregation of people in Selangor pompously proclaiming their undying loyalty to the king. There is their business and their own funeral. They want to be absolute royalist let them be. The rest of us are contented with just being constitutional monarchy but loyal nevertheless. We won’t hold anything against you for being zombied out and believing that non-compliance with a royal decree means durhaka. The concept of durhaka has no meaning in law- it is NOT a crime. It had meaning only under the regime of absolute monarchs during whose time, people of similar line of thinking like the ones congregating to proclaim their undying loyalty, ingratiated themselves to absolute rulers to suppress the toiling masses. THOSE DAYS ARE GONE MY FRIEND. - Dato' Mohd.Ariff Sabri bin Hj. Abdul Aziz

Our Kings are the Fountainhead of Justice. Protect us O Kings.

by

Dato' Mohd.Ariff Sabri bin Hj. Abdul Aziz
(Member of Parliament, Raub)

HRH Raja Nazrin one day gave a talk in Singapore.

One Singaporean attendee asked him two questions.

Doctor Nazrin ( he holds a PhD from Harvard) – (1) what is the future of the monarchy in Malaysia and (2) how have they played the role of constitutional monarchs in Malaysia.

Dr Nazrin as he was referred to then, answered: "Since you asked 2 questions, I shall answer the second one first. The position of the Malay rulers as constitutional monarchs is well laid out in the Malaysian constitution.

Unfortunately there are some among the monarchs who behaved like absolute rulers.

From there I can answer the first question. The future of the monarchy in Malaysia depends on the conduct and performance of the rulers. "

He then continued;
"I remember as a kid, I heard the same question answered by our venerable Tunku Abdu Rahman himself a scion of the Kedah Royal House.

"Tunku said the same thing- the future of the monarchy depends on their conduct. Otherwise I am afraid we will have Raja Kelawar and Raja lekok eventually.

Otherwise we will have only the King of Hearts and King of Spades. "

I hope our Malay rulers heed the voice of the majority who don’t have the courage to say things openly.

Maybe they don’t like to hear this- but not few rejected the idea that their destiny depend on the Malay rulers.

Our Kings are the fountainhead of Justice. Our kings have sworn to protect us, not protect UMNO leaders or UMNO.

Do not allow the government of imperial Najib use the sedition act to subjugate the people. In this internet age no one can be silenced.

The feudal minded among the Malays should accept this. Ours is a constitutional monarch.

No one is asking for the abolition of the monarchy. When we created special court for them, we acknowledge both their shortcomings and exalted stature and that is why we created special courts for them.

I don’t have to lecture these people on the meaning of the concept of constitutional monarch.

Those of us who believe firmly in limited monarchy are not at all intimidated by the congregation of people in Selangor pompously proclaiming their undying loyalty to the king.

There is their business and their own funeral. They want to be absolute royalist let them be.

The rest of us are contented with just being constitutional monarchy but loyal nevertheless.

We won’t hold anything against you for being zombied out and believing that non-compliance with a royal decree means durhaka.

The concept of durhaka has no meaning in law- it is NOT a crime.

It had meaning only under the regime of absolute monarchs during whose time, people of similar line of thinking like the ones congregating to proclaim their undying loyalty, ingratiated themselves to absolute rulers to suppress the toiling masses. THOSE DAYS ARE GONE MY FRIEND.

- Dato' Mohd.Ariff Sabri bin Hj. Abdul Aziz

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