In arresting Anwar Ibrahim outside his Bukit Segambut home just before 1 pm today, the police are being most provocative, unprofessional and untrustworthy.
Anwar had already undertaken to report to the police at 2 p.m after he had given his statement to the Anti-Corruption Agency in the morning, and to spring such an arrest well before 2 pm outside his house has deepened public concerns and fears that the police cannot be independent, professional, responsible and trustworthy in handling the latest Anwar case.
Coming close in the heel of the three-day 1,600-member police operation inconveniencing hundreds of thousands of people in the Federal capital and the Klang Valley completely without basis or justification – purportedly on the basis of “two speeches, two blogs and two SMS” and the lie of a top-level Pakatan Rakyat leadership meeting on July 9 to plot the non-existent demonstration in Parliament on Monday – public confidence in the credibility, efficiency and professionalism of the police has reached an all-time low.
#1 by undergrad2 on Thursday, 17 July 2008 - 6:50 pm
ALtPJK Says:
Today at 13: 07.04 (5 hours ago)
“If I am not mistaken, on the M’sian Immi card, a limit of RM10000 is mentioned. If this is the figure, it relates to carrying currency notes. Even if by TT, doesn’t it require BN (I mean Bank Negara) approval beyond a certain figure?”
The banks act as agents of BNM for any sums lower than a certain figure and approve such transactions after filling up some forms to comply with Foreign Exchange regulations. Anything above that figure would require prior approval.
The approval for bank clients to draw on their non-resident controlled accounts above a certain figure is delegated to the bank. If it exceeds that figure, what bank clients do is to write multiple checks. It is that easy.
#2 by ALtPJK on Thursday, 17 July 2008 - 8:31 pm
Point noted for future situation.
For the moment, whatever I have left may just be about enough for a few of us to have a couple of rounds at the pub…ohh..on second thought may be not even enough considering harga Barang Naik; perhaps we may just settle for roti canai and teh tarik.
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#4 by Jeffrey on Friday, 18 July 2008 - 4:47 am
//RM250k in currency notes??//- Undergrad2
No not currency notes: I meant a bank transfer without bring required to notify or get prior approval of Bank Negara Malaysia (Controller of Foreign Exchange Section)