It is most deplorable that the police today raided the house of blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin – for the fifth time!
This time the raid is in connection with the statutory declaration made by a Burmese doctor from Hospital Pusrawi, Dr. Mohamed Osman Abdul Hamid, on August 1 standing by his medical report which ruled out that Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan had been sodomised.
Saiful was examined by Osman before he lodged a police report on June 28 claiming that PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim had sodomised him.
In his statutory declaration, the doctor claimed that he had fled the country with his family following several visits by the police.
Malaysiakini, which broke the story of the fifth police raid on RPK’s house today, reported:
A five-member team from the Bukit Aman police headquarters arrived at the blogger’s house in Sungai Buloh at 8am. They confiscated a laptop computer, a scanner and some documents.
According to Raja Petra, this is the fifth time that the police have raided his house.
“The laptop which they confiscated the last time has yet to be returned to me,” he said when contacted.
The latest police action against Raja Petra is most reprehensible.
Are we moving towards a more open society or retreating back to a closetted one?
Is Malaysia lurching towards a police state?
#1 by trublumsian on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 12:59 pm
limkamput, please enlighten us.
#2 by trublumsian on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 1:08 pm
zak hermit the crab, get out and smell the roses will u?? u said “One can still be charged and imprisoned for defamation in Malaysia as anywhere else in the world.” do u know what the world is like? how many countries hv u traveled n lived in? no, sabah n sarawak r not countries, u crack job!
n for the umpteenth time, anwar has not yet run the country. if u know he is destined to fail, perhaps u know the lottery numbers too?? i’ll take an unproven anwar over the BehiNd anytime!
#3 by trublumsian on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 1:13 pm
and zak i-hurt-my-hammy hamid, i’ll take my door being kicked down by a singapore police than a pdrm one any time! at least i know the he is clean.
#4 by ckc on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 1:26 pm
Well, we can’t expect much from those BN dogs right??
The moment DSAI becomes the new PM he should completely reform the police force, turn it in to a reliable and efficient force…instead of the current den of dogs and pirates.
#5 by sabri on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 1:31 pm
We Burmese in malaysia are proud of our brave doctor’s stand. we are supporting him 100%. all burmese bloggers has requested to post the articals about this brave doctor who has over 30 years of valueable experience in medical field.
#6 by zak_hammaad on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 1:37 pm
just a moment Says:
>> Dream Stealer!!
From whom? The Chinese who want a bigger representation within the political realm?
>> Incompetent or not, Anwar have not been given a chance as PM yet.
He was given the chance as a DPM and the “fruits of his labour” are well known. The non-Malays may be scurrying like flies around Anwar because they see him as the only viable chance they have to change the status quo which they have come to believe is detrimental for their well-being. No boubt that UMNO has a lot to answer for, but replacing one rot with another at the detriment of another race (i.e. Malays) will not be allowed, keep your eyes peeled for this one :^)
>> But as far as we know, whoever leaders you have in mind have already failed!!!
You do not know me nor what I have promoted, simply go through previous threads and you will find your statement to be wrong and false. Instead of making allegations, you should understand that those who do not support Anwar and his bunch of merry men do NOT automatically support UMNO. There is a 3rd way and the whole nation needs to come together to find it!
>> True as well, it applies to all race not just Malays in fact this also apply to animal kingdom also.
No it does not, Malays as the largest race in Malaysia hold the key to either making or breaking the nation. The social demography of the country demands unity amongst the majority before a national consensus can be found.
>> By the way, what Malay type are you?
I am not a Malay, this will come as a surprise to you but my loyalties lie with my nation and Islam and not race.
>> What is so wrong to give someone else a chance? Pal you may even benefit from it so don’t discount your destiny today.
There is nothing wrong with this at all in fact I am looking forward to the day when Malaysia can win back the respect of the world and truly become a developed state in every sense of the word and not simply as a hollow slogan or a cosmetic veneer.
#7 by trublumsian on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 1:52 pm
zak_hammaad,
ok buddy, if u’r not pro umno, then u’r alright. honestly, it really is not about anwar for us as much as it is about house cleaning in the government. like i said, anything not umno is a chance we’re willing to take right now.
n i agree halfway on ur comment “Malays hold the key to either making or breaking the nation”. the malays WILL break the nation if the blind support of today’s umno continues n the toxic indoctrination among the grassroots persists. making the nation, however, has proven to be more about the chinese if one really thinks about it. sad but true. the only way out is when parity upwards by the malays is attained. time to rid the vc of uitm anyone?
#8 by Captain on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 2:10 pm
What else can you expect from Polis Taliban DiMalaysia?
#9 by cheng on on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 2:36 pm
To break Msia, easy, continue support UMNO for next 15 years,
To make Msia, need sincere, unbiased, effort from all, not just the Malay, & must throw away bn or umno n their cronies soonest.
#10 by lovepeace on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 2:40 pm
have u guys check rpk’s blog? they came not for the dr’s sd but someone important’s sd. do check for this latest input in that blog…i dont know when all these things going to end………..
#11 by AsalUsuLMalaysia on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 3:33 pm
a Nation blood was Malaysian, NOT wholly Malays(they dont holds the key)…
A nation like us plays important role, its like cancerous cells within human body, our blood needs balance immune systems etc. If the growth of cancerous cells(Ketuananism) get out of hands.
The whole Nation goes down, as we are living under the same roof.
peace.
#12 by kutlakut on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 4:18 pm
to undergrad2:
Not intimidation: it is ‘kill the chicken to frighten the monkey.’
Well it does not ring so well here because RPK is not a chicken. But the message is true, ‘frighten the timid ones’ – then when their imagination begin to run wild – that they too shall be searched for no rhyme or reason, on the silliest rule of law – well don’t kacau them so that they won’t come in the dead of the night. So the timid ones will think.
You see, the leopard cannot change its spot – we can smell BN’s anti people-interest a mile away.
For what ever Anwar was, and a reformed politician of the hey days of the evil regime of Modore, his future is our future – that is, he is the icon for the destruction of the BN. Thats all that is important. Nothing else matters so much. Don’t we all want that at the single most important victory?
#13 by Jong on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 6:33 pm
Malicious and slanderous campaign heats up in Permatang Pauh! Look what Mafrel has unravelled. Check this:
http://mafrel.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/malicious-and-slanderous-campaign
The pictures speak for itself.
#14 by For Malaysia on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 7:02 pm
These are among the many reasons why we seriously need a change. There are many laws that need to be repealed or abolished altogather.
The Police Act, The ISA, The OSA and if it comes into being the The DNA Bill are all laws created and promulgated by powers that be that want to remain in power until doomsday regardless of how incompetent and useless they have become not only to the nation but most importantly the people who put them in there. Shouldn’t it be “For the People, To the People and By the People”?. Instead isn’t it now “For Themselves, To Themselves and By Themselves”!
When Anwar lodged a Police Report 10 years ago, he was apprehended and his eye blackened and finally imprisoned with charges which the court later cleared him off. Then why was he imprisoned and for what? Was he not then had been wrongfully imprisoned! Wasn’t that dreadful? Wasn’t that anarchy? Then, what had become of those who had orchestrated and inflicted those tyranny? They are still walking free and they seemed untouchable and invincible. That is why the second episode now epitomised. Is our rights as citizen of this country fully protected?
Rightfully agencies like the Police and the ACA should be protecting the people against all tyrannies. But sadly it now seems that they are truly protecting certain people only. If this continues, the crime rates will surely goes up and chaos will reign in sooner or later. These two very important agencies should be independent of any ministries. They should be an independent bodies i.e. they shouldn’t have a “BIG BOSS” to report to.
We aspire to be a world class nation comes 2020 but how could we achieved that if our Ministers are blabbers and our enforcers are not doing things rightly?
The USSR has disintegrated; the walls that separate the Germans land have been pulled down and China has moderated! When will we?
#15 by kerajaan.rakyat on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 7:04 pm
People in Permatang Pauh,
Give NO vote to BN
VOTE Vote vote for Parti Keadilan Rakyat.
VOTE Vote vote for Anwar Bin Ibrahim.
Pakatan Rakyat will give us a better MALAYSIA.
http://www.kerajaanrakyat.com/
#16 by concerned_citizen on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 8:48 pm
This is just Malaysia.
#17 by undergrad2 on Saturday, 23 August 2008 - 11:51 pm
“…but replacing one rot with another at the detriment of another race (i.e. Malays) will not be allowed, keep your eyes peeled for this one :^)” zak_hahamad
That’s one sweeping statement, a gross distortion of the truth and one giant leap!
What do we call someone who sees everything in terms of a zero sum game – if not a coconut head??
#18 by kutlakut on Sunday, 24 August 2008 - 7:38 am
zak_hammaad Says:
but replacing one rot with another at the detriment of another race (i.e. Malays) will not be allowed, keep your eyes peeled for this one :^) … you should understand that those who do not support Anwar and his bunch of merry men do NOT automatically support UMNO. There is a 3rd way and the whole nation needs to come together to find it! end of quote.
Zak, this stance in effect perpetuates the BN – which can be constrused as support for UMNO.
When do you think we will find a third way? When do you think that we shall find a leader who is unblemished?
Racism is a gravy train – a system that benefit no race at all, not the Malays but a group of Malays. You satisfied with that? Anyway how is Anwar detrimental to the Malays, if PAS is in the pakatan?
We bet on Anwar because his past was under Mahathir, and he like he said of MCA, did not questioned the policy of Mahathir – Malay supremacy. He declared himself reformed, and a certain Dr. Ibrahim has found him a man of humility now. We place our bet on him. If the PR fails to deliver a united Malaysia after a decade, then we boot them out. By then hopefully you would have found the third way and we will followyour lead.
You have work on the third way – report back to us.
#19 by waterfrontcoolie on Sunday, 24 August 2008 - 8:17 am
kutlakut, you are right. Zak…M will never ever find any third way! He is here just trying to prolong orgasm for the time being. And this orgasm includes his personal interests if what he claims himself to be , is to be believed.
His real stand would not be much different from that of the last TYRANT; proclaiming national interests with his family and cronies as the immediate beneficiaries! And this had been the NATIONAL interests all along the past 25 years.
So if there are many characters like him around, say no more ; stand up and replace DSAI as the next alternate leader, or find one of your ‘kind ‘to take part in the next election. Then you can find out if that brand of politics practised would still be accepted by the younger generation of Malaysians in general.
#20 by Jimm on Sunday, 24 August 2008 - 10:32 am
YM RPK, this journey is not about what they have done to you. You have decided to take and uphold the entire struggling like most of those olden days warriors in fighting off our land enemies.
After our independent, we are ‘slaved’ by our own greed leaders and things were left unchecked back then as we believer that they will defend this country for us and all the generations to come.
YB LKS, rakyat have already waken by the waves of change that this country cried for.
We all bring BN down no matter what they try to cover with.
God Almighty have also seen enough of bad things in this country and listened to His people cries. He will revealed his answer soon.
Those that will be punished will served that the pain that they have caused to Malaysian and generations to come.
They will have no more roots and generations as they are evil enough to comdemned to death.
#21 by pkrisnin on Sunday, 24 August 2008 - 11:52 am
What on earth would they want the scanner for.
#22 by kutlakut on Sunday, 24 August 2008 - 3:05 pm
pkrisnia wrote : What on earth would they want the scanner for.
In movies of olden days, henchmen of the tyrant also kick the flower pots and shattered them – just to irk the victims.
And the public is intimidated – it is fear mongering prelude to police state. The police don’t actually rule in such a state. but is directed by the tyrant.
The first step is the recruitment of the actor who is below the grade and he will be forever grateful and OBEDIENT. No question if the order to arrest was wrong.
Have you seen that?
#23 by TheWrathOfGrapes on Monday, 25 August 2008 - 9:20 am
/// # zak_hammaad Says:
August 22nd, 2008 (3 days ago) at 18: 45.03
Malaysia lurching towards a police state? Well if it is, then it has taken a very effective leaf from Singapore. ///
That’s right zak-umno-hammer – blame Singapore – that’s what you guys are good at. Why not use North Korea, Myanmar or Zimbabwe as examples?
/// A fragmented Malay street (as it stand today) will only impede the problems facing the nation. ///
Isn’t this a good thing and a desirous outcome for Malaysia – impeding the problems facing the nation? Oh, I forgot umno-nites are not able to think. Better still, don’t just impede – solve the problems completely.
:(
#24 by ktteokt on Monday, 25 August 2008 - 9:49 am
If our Police force calls itself “Polis Diraja Malaysia”, can the RAJA please step in and put a stop to this nonsense practice? I think things are really getting out of hand when politicians can direct the police to do things against public interests. Perhaps its time to change name to “Polis Dikerajaan Malaysia”!
#25 by Mr Tan. on Monday, 25 August 2008 - 10:59 am
UMNO is in total control of the police and army, so , other then protecting Malay special right and bullying the rest of the races, they cannot do anyother thing, there will be no National Unity as long as they are there, UMNO must go, they are destroying Malaysia.
51 years are already gone, let us not waste any more time on UMNO, they were the past, the last election was a clear sign that the people have rejected them, to UMNO ,please do not be thicked skin, please leave.
Najib , Saiful, Hishamuddin and the rest who use the dirtiest tactics to frame the opposition who is trying to save Malaysia, please stop and leave Politics altogether, 50 years is long enough.
#26 by zak_hammaad on Monday, 25 August 2008 - 1:12 pm
TheWrathOfGrapes Says:
>> That’s right zak-umno-hammer
Looks like your reading skills have much to be desired if you think I am pro-UMNO. Instead of wasting time in personal meanderings, say something productive and valid.
>> blame Singapore
Err, I was NOT blaming Singapore; it was condoning what they are doing to keep their country stable and the opposition at bay. Malaysia needs to perfect the fine art that S’pore excel in :^)
From your moniker, it sounds like you are fond of zionist terrorism, perhaps you would advocate a scorched earth policy for Malaysia as well?
#27 by riversandlakes on Monday, 25 August 2008 - 5:01 pm
If What Lah has the guts let’s see him expedite the independence of ACA as ICAC is.
Then arrest whoever in PR that is corrupt. Though I think What Lah then will fear that Barang Naik will be more devastated by ACA than PR.