Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Restraining Order against Sivakumar

After reading the Court order, there is nothing much in the Court and not as what UMNO lawyers put it to be. The order only retraining the Speaker from conducting any illegal meeting but all our meetings are lawful. As such, there is nothing restricting us to carry out our motions yesterday.

Writing from Tengku Razaleigh

To share with you all this interesting writing from Tengku Razaleigh.
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The BN’s takeover of Perak has set off a chain-reaction of illegality which has left Perak quite possibly without a legitimate government. One of our most prosperous states has been reduced to a failed state.
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One lie leads to many lies. Each bad action leads to a cascade of follies. Particularly when the lie or violation concerns something very basic. This is a principle we teach our children. It is a simple but universal truth now being demonstrated in Perak.
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With each violation the sense of decency and restraint and the habits that bind us to the Constitution are loosened. The confidence in the rule of law that makes civilized life possible is diminished.
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Laws are invisible things. They exist only when they are understood and observed. When the government of the day ignores foundational principles such as the separation of powers, the Constitution becomes a dead piece of paper. But the Constitution is not just any law. It is the set of laws that founds our nation, defines its basic principles, guarantees our individual rights and prescribes the structures, duties, and powers which make a national community possible. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of Malaysia.
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Those who so blithely ignore the Constitution for political ends are quite literally wrecking the foundations of this country to further their own interests.
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This must stop.
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The constitutional situation in Perak gets murkier by the day, with egos and reputations entrenched in hopeless positions. There is a simple and graceful way to clarify the situation definitively: return to the sole source of legitimate government, the will of the people as expressed through free and fair elections. Barisan might wish to show some magnanimity and confidence in calling for this.

Police calling us for statements

I received a call from C/Insp Wan Norashikin this morning at 9-50am that the Police requested me to record statement on yesterday incident. I asked her what is the police report all about and she replied it was in relation to the Report lodged by YB Khalil Idham Lim, Titi Serong (PAS) yesterday. Due to tight schedule, i have requested for the statement recording be conducted later as i need to clear some of the works in hands after 2 days not having been in the office.

To my surprise, the Ipoh CID Chief DSP Glenn gave me a call personally at 12.30pm and asking me to record statement. When i asked the purpose of statement recording, he replied that there was a report lodged by the police themselves on the smae issue.

Why is there a contradiction?

YB Thomas Su (Pasir Pinji) is now recording his statement at IPD. Some of the Pakatan Rakyat’s reps were already been called to record statement.

Blocking elected reps to enter SUK for official duty: who is guilty? Pakatan’s ADUNs or the State Secretary?