Tuesday, September 25, 2007

What Constitution?

I won't write much. The quote from the Minister in Prime Minister's Department is shocking enough on its own. With reference to the boiling crisis of credibility facing our Malaysian judiciary with the exposure of the "Lingam tapes", Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz has this to say, as reported in Malaysiakini.

De facto law minister Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz said he issued a denial on behalf of the chief justice in relation to the explosive ‘Lingam tape’ revelations because “I am his minister”.
“I am his minister. I am the minister in charge of legal affairs. He is clever enough to know that the reporters will ask me for a response.”
Clearly, the Federal Constitution is only a document for show in the current administration led by Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Having desecrated the constitution by declaring Malaysia as an Islamic state, the Government now does it again by not only removing the independence of the judiciary, but also subjecting it to a junior minister in the Malaysian cabinet.

I will certainly like to see the Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Datuk Leow Tiong Lai to wave the Federal Constitution, as he promised to do at the MCA Youth General Assembly at both the Cabinet as well as the Parliament. Having failed to defend the Malaysian constitution when the Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak declared Malaysia as having never been a secular state, will he redeem himself this time round? Or more likely, is it a case of chicken again?

For that matter, why are all the BN component party parliamentarians so quiet on this issue? Some like Datuk Fu Ah Kiow even became apologists for their UMNO masters.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Enough to justify a complaint to, say, the Conference of Rulers?

Anonymous said...

The country has degenerated into a free for all.

We're now run by not just corrupt politicians, but also people linked to criminal organisations and organised crime syndicates.

The Chinese triads/mafia has a stranglehold on the police force and rubbing shoulders with those in power.

We have a long way to go, and from the looks of it, things will get ugly. My biggest disappointment is the amount of ignorance, complacency among our youths nowadays.

So many are not registered voters or couldn't give a damn about what's going on. They don't see the immediate need to correct the rot that is so deep within the country using their right to vote.

I've literally given up trying to educate/convince anyone around me of the issues, especially the youngsters. They're too brainwashed or too selfish to care about anything but themselves.

Our society has degenerated into such a state where everyone goes about making as much money as possible in their own way even if it's illegal and not care about anything else.

Greed is too strong in this country.

The inflation rate and low wages will ensure that such thinking will continue to grow and even more people will try to increase their wealth in the most unscrupulous way possible, with excuse of 3 meals a day.

Anonymous said...

Nothing will happen lah. This is Malaysia. Just go home, sleep over and tomorrow everything will be the same. Semuanya OK.

As the Cantonese saying goes...
"Continue the dance and the horses continue run, the homework continue to copy!"

Anonymous said...

Let us vote DAP! Give DAP a chance how to properly run the government. The ruling parties cannot criticised the DAP since they have never before had the chance to rule.
Vote DAP!!

Anonymous said...

in regards to this, there's a petition initiated by Haris of People's Parliament. if you wish to support this petition, please e-mail your name and ic number to haris at this address ie. savethejudiciary@gmail.com

I have done so and I hope many will join in for the sake of the nation's future.

Anonymous said...

Nazri is only the Minister in charge of Parliament. He makes sure that there are enough chairs, tables, communications systems, IT facilitites and all other resources required by Parliament. That's all. After his 'taxi-permit' spending spree, stupid dolah instead of letting him rot without any govt post, puts him there.

Of course with such low post without any clout, he likes to sound big and very important.

Leave that idiot alone. Without his rich and influential father, he would be a 'Mat rempit'. He talks like a mat rempit. All stupidity and idiotic responses come out his mouth.

He should have supported the formation of a Royal Commission of Enquiry to flush the 'dirt' in the judiciary. That would show his political savvy. And as one suppossedly trained in law, that would add credibility to his standing; as a person who wants a clean, honest and independent judiciary.

Like stupid Dolah, given a political problem like that, stupid Nazri failed to enhance his credibiility but manages to reinforce his stupidity instead.

Anonymous said...

Sungguh memalukan tabiat menteri BN bila memberi kenyataan yang selalu berpaut balik kepada parti pembangkang seolah-olah parti pembangkang terdiri daripada orang tidak berpelajaran seperti dia dan lain2 dalam BN.

Apa guna berkulitkan diri dalam kabinet BN dengan niat jahat dan mementingkan diri ?

Masa akan menentukan balasanmu nanti ??

Yang 'Teragung' pun kini mengharungi peringkat permulaan balasan daripada perbuatannya ....

Beraturlah yang lain itu ...

Bangsa Melayu sememangnya agung dan berbudaya murni serta cintakan keamanan.
Kami mempunyai cara tersendiri untuk mengekalkan perpaduan serta keharmonian negara.

Orang seperti awak yang berkulitkan seakan kami inilah yang merosakkan maruah serta keagungan bangsa kami.

Anonymous said...

All the comments made here are " correct, correct, correct, correct "

( With adaptation from Lingam's tape"

Anonymous said...

I don't get it why the opposition refuse to attack our government for being an elected Sultanate. How else can you explain that laws,principles and branches of government are ALL subservient to the Executive.

Face it we have wishy-washy Sultan and his bunh of court jesters who do what they want regardless of anything...

Anonymous said...

司法革新

緬甸僧侶與尼姑走出清幽的佛門,踏上漫長艱辛的爭取民主自由與人權道路。今天,大馬律師也走出標榜著“法律面前人人平等”的正義之門,進行“公正之行”,希望大馬司法界能走出司法醜聞陰影,還予司法應有的公正、透明及獨立。

這兩個看似沒有關聯的示威遊行,其實背後有著許多共同點。


出家人本是不問俗事之人,卻在忍無可忍的情況下走入紅塵,若不是國家已到民不聊生的情況,僧侶也不會有如此震憾人心之舉。

律師是最瞭解法律的專業人士,卻也選擇走上街頭示威,若不是我國司法獨立及透明的處境堪虞,律師也不會作出這被形容為“像反對黨”的行為。

這次的和平示威,很大成份是“資深律師安排法官人選影片”事件所引發,但冰凍三尺非一日之寒,從1988年3名法官被撤職、法庭權限被削弱的司法危機,到1996年司法界流傳由高等法院法官撰寫的匿名信,指責12位法官(包括當時聯邦法院大法官)濫權腐敗,再到1998年互聯網流傳企業大亨的“御用”律師與司法人員在國外度假的照片,都在一點一滴醞釀著這股力量發酵,更顯示出我國司法機關的清廉與公正雖然歷經數十年,卻仍難免令人質疑。

我們常說社會治安日益嚴重、犯罪率節節上升,是因為執法不嚴;部門部長、國會議員常叫嚷著要修改法令、加強嚴刑峻法以遏阻罪犯。但另一方面,我們卻看到許多重大的案件被撤銷控狀,一些司法人員涉貪、外力干預司法等也繪聲繪影,因此也不難理解為何人民對司法的信心在打折。

緬甸流血鎮壓一觸即發,但這次“公正之行”不會暴發流血事件,畢竟律師公會此行的目的不是要與政府對抗,而是要拿回司法領域應有的公正、透明、獨立及尊嚴,更重要的是喚醒國人的意識與認知,讓人們知道,若要營造一個安全、進步、廉正、自由及和平的國家,司法的公正、透明及獨立就絕對不容被玷污。

緬甸僧侶的示威也許就是帶領緬甸走向民主自由改革的關鍵,不過,相信大馬律師還沒有這樣的能耐,但至少這是一個警示,讓政府及人民知道,以先進國為目標的大馬,真的還有很多需要改革及進步的地方。

范曉琪

Anonymous said...

Nazi (oops I mean Nazri ) is making a fool out of himself by claiming he is the head of the judiciary, real idiot !!!

Unknown said...

The same Minister once told ACA Director General that the later has no right to investigate him because the ACA DG is a civil servant and as such the Minister is their boss.

Anonymous said...

Nazri is a moron to claim that he is the minister in charge of our judiciary and the boss of our CJ.

Our CJ is even a greater moron by being elegantly silent over Nazri's claim, thus confiming that in Malaysia the executives are supreme and control the nation.

No wonder Malaysia is in the pits!