Two ghastly news within 24 hours –the robbery-cum-murder of Thor Joo Lee, wife of former Penang State Assemblyman for Bukit Tambun, Lai Chew Hock at her Tambun Indah house in Penang and the robbery of Datin Chang Lee Lee, wife of former Penang Exco and Pulau Tikus Assemblyman Datuk Dr. Teng Hock Nan in her Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman house in Penang.
These two cases of robbery (and one murder) of the wife of two former Penang Assemblymen are horrible reminders of the terrible costs being paid by Malaysians for the failure by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to heed the important recommendation of the Police Royal Commission to establish the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) to create an efficient, professional and world-class police service to keep crime low in the country.
As a result, it has become an important factor why Malaysia is losing out in the international competiveness stakes to other countries in attracting foreign investment as low crime, personal safety and security of property always rank as one of the top considerations for any foreign investor in the important decision-making process whether to invest in a country or not.
I have no doubt that Malaysia would have broken the back of the worsening crime problem if the IPCMC had been fully accepted and started functioning from May 2006 as recommended by the Royal Police Commission, making Malaysia a safe haven not only for Malaysian citizens, but also for investors and tourists.
Abdullah has failed as Home Minister for eight years from 2001-2008 as he presided over a worsening crime situation in the country with Malaysians, investors and tourists unable to feel safe whether in the streets, public places or in the privacy of their homes.
The current Home Minister, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar is also heading for another dismal failure as a Home Minister as he has not been able to inspire public confidence that his No. 1 responsibility is to reverse the rising tide of the crime index in the past decade to make Malaysia a safe country for her citizens, investors and tourists.
In his more than six months as Home Minister, Hamid has shown that he has a completely misplaced sense of priorities, misusing and abusing his powers whether under the Internal Security Act or in threatening newspapers with show cause notices.
After the Barisan Nasional’s “thrashing” in the March 8 general election, Abdullah had pledged to implement his many abandoned reform programmes, one of which is police reform and the establishment of the IPCMC.
There have been no signs in the past six months that the government is prepared to present in Parliament an urgent bill to set up the IPCMC without any delay.
Abdullah seems to be totally overwhelmed by the battle to fight for his political life instead of making life safe and a quality one for Malaysians, tourists and investors.
Malaysians have a right to demand that Abdullah and Hamid stop dilly-dallying and be serious about the intolerable state of rampant crime in the country, jeopardising the security of Malaysians and frightening away tourists and investors to Malaysia.
Let Malaysians get a clear-cut and forthright answer from Abdullah and Hamid – are they going to honour the pledge to establish the IPCMC immediately without any further delay?
Or is the IPCMC dead so long as there is a Barisan Nasional government and the only way an IPCMC could be established is to have a Pakatan Rakyat federal government?
#1 by justice_fighter on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 6:18 pm
I don’t know how many times I have to say this: “Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is utterly useless and a disgrace to the country!!!”
#2 by Anti-Monarchy on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 6:22 pm
Sorry to sidetrack here but I just saw this piece of news on MSN online:-
http://news.my.msn.com/regional/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1694616
Malaysia’s ruling party talks trigger speculation over PM’s fate
Malaysia’s ruling party is to hold high-level talks on Friday, in a hastily arranged meeting that has triggered fresh speculation on the future of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Abdullah was reportedly hit with calls to stand down by four of his cabinet ministers at a meeting last week of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Supreme Council.
“I believe there will be a special Supreme Council meeting tomorrow,” Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak told reporters Thursday, but declined to give details of what would be discussed.
Abdullah steered the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional coalition to its worst electoral showing in half a century in March, as voters punished him over broken promises for reform, as well as spiralling prices of food and fuel.
Since then he has resisted repeated calls to quit, and has also been faced with an unprecedented challenge from the opposition, which has said it has enough support from defecting lawmakers to topple the government.
In a bid to end the damaging speculation over his future, which has suppressed foreign investment and trade on the stock market, Abdullah forged a deal to hand over to Najib in mid-2010.
But the pact has been criticised within UMNO, and Trade Minister Muhyiddin Yassin — a potential challenger — said this week that the party faced oblivion if it did not quickly address internal conflicts and the opposition threat.
Online news website Malaysiakini cited UMNO sources as saying that Friday’s emergency meeting would likely address the power transition plan.
The site quoted UMNO information chief Muhammad Muhammad Taib as saying that all members of the supreme council — which usually meets monthly — were informed Thursday of the meeting.
“I am in the dark just as you. All I know is I received the phone call and was told to attend the meeting tomorrow morning,” he reportedly said.
#3 by Old.observer on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 6:44 pm
“Or is the IPCMC dead so long as there is a Barisan Nasional government and the only way an IPCMC could be established is to have a Pakatan Rakyat federal government?” – YB Kit
I’m afraid there will be no genuine reform of the Police force, as well as IPCMC, so long as BN remains in power.
I sincerely hope that if and when Pakatan Rakyat takes over, that they will not forget to introduce genuine reforms that goes beyond lip service too. The Rakyat wishes and hopes depends on this change of government happening one day, hopefully in the not too distant future.
#4 by waterfrontcoolie on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 7:00 pm
Actually you could hardly blame all the Gomen officers down the pecking order. They don’t bother to look brhind their shoulders, knowing very well that their BOSSES are in the same boat. Once, while managing a rather large fleet of trucks; one day the manager indicated to me that one of the drivers wanted to discuss an important issue with me. ‘Well, what is it?’ he said that the policemen who stopped him to check his truck informed him that the company could easily settle all over-loading issues at their level, without going to the top. They knew everyone was on the take; they even mentioned ALL the YBs; let’s settle OUR problems in OUR way!! This disease wasn’t created by the lower rank civil service, it oozes right from the PEAK!!
#5 by BloodSucker on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 7:30 pm
Yes, no place is safe in the street in Malaysia said a foreign tourist who visited few towns in KL, Penang, JB and Malacca. Crimes are committed by many unemployed locals and illegal immigrants too.
What are the PDRM forces are going to do ? Fight crimes or too busy to manage the politicians matter. Malaysians read many horror stories of crimes happening daily in Malaysia. None of the UMNO-BN leaders have ever voiced out strongly to PDRM in reducing the crime rates. Pak Lah and its UMNO are more interested to fight on retaining their power and less concern about the current economy, financial and social safety in Malaysia. They are too busy about their positions in this coming UMNO election and more talks on politics rather than running the country today.
Do they really care or they dont even read who is killed , murdered , raped , kidnapped, etc in the media ? They are more keen to know who is the 31 MP Frogs from BN are going to jump over to PR party. Home Minister is more keen to put the blogger to ISA jail but unsuccessful to charge the reporter and the lady exco/politician. Are these good citizens are national threats as compared with other hardcore killers or robbers out in the streets.
Well……..What a BIG Shame to BOTAK ?
Malaysians read horror stories about the increased crime rates happened in the police forces like raping, drug missing, corruptions, abused power, squatting incident etc. What a SHAME ?
#6 by smeagroo on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 7:47 pm
syed hermit is busy protecting himself from the onslaught of PR where got time to care for rakyat terrorized by robbers and murderers? He will use ISA to make sure no umno goons are ever threatened by PR cos it will lead to the extinction of them. Let the rakyat die. Let the rakyat suffer. They will never be any IPCMC.
#7 by riversandlakes on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 8:05 pm
the only way an IPCMC could be established is to have a Pakatan Rakyat federal government
#8 by Jimm on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 8:39 pm
Don’t worry .. the police still you to be alve in order for them to continue to enjoy ‘kopi O tarik’ from you all.
As long as you all scare to die and easily afraid when caught in the wrong ..you’re their cash cow …
As for both incidents , it’s a political warning for those in the bn component parties to stay with umno otherwise ……….
umno have lost their heads in their dying effort to stay in power ..
so, sit back and enjoy what we have created for 51 years …
we all talk so big ..yet like me …srunked when they make louder voice….
#9 by monsterball on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 9:07 pm
UMNO loves law of the jungle.
Live with it!
Police are not at fault….being faithfully to their Commander of the day.
The only problem with police…is that…their few corrupted commanders…playing hand and gloves politics with UMNO..instead of being non political…police force.
We are very similar to Philippines …..Marcos time…..dangerous grounds.
Below these few leaders are thousands of police leaders..actually non bias ….and these are the police force……Malaysians are hoping…will protect Malaysians with their lives…from any evil minded…unfair and unjust laws.
So far..the country is peaceful….so the police is actually doing their job well.
Malaysians are dead set to change the government….and from now onward…we will do so…to regain people’s power….but Anwar must be given..at least 10 years…to straighten out so many things.
However..once Pakatan Rakyat future ministers are proven to be equally corrupted..that’s it….between the two evils…lets stick to the one we know best.
#10 by HB Lim on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 9:23 pm
Recently. if someone was to comment that nowadays you could see more police patrolling housing estates on motorbikes, the response he was likely to get was that they were going around just to “cari makan” or that they were around just to show face in the face of public outcry or that they would no longer be seen so soon as the outcry subsided. Lately, he would be likely be reminded that Hari Raya was just around the corner.
It is hard to reverse a negative public opinion after it has been proven true most of the time that there is utterly no professionalism in the police force and that the police is just a bunch of uniformed bullies with no sense of shame. The only way forward is a complete change inside out and from the top down based on merits, not churning out more empty slogans like bersih cekap dan amanah or saya anti rasuah or pimpinan melalui tauladan.
But it will take time to nurse and clean up a rotten force but we have to start somewhere and the IPCMC would be a good start but at the end of the day, meritocracy must be the basis for police recruitment and employment, deployment and emplacement, awards and promotions, etc.
It is not just the police which has a big problem of image and reputation. It is across the board – the immigration, the customs, the hospitals, district and land offices, public schools, the public Universities, the Cabinet, you name them – this fast systemic declining standards and the vanishing of professionalism becuase of the lack of emphasis on merits.
As if this is not bad enough, UMNO is deliberately fanning and stoking or at least protecting and condoning the flame of bangsa dan ugama which is so antithetical or so incongruent with very basic ideas or notions of meritocracy.
Even assuming there is an absolute political necessity to appoint a Malay to be Home Minister, emplacing someone like Syed Hamid in that portfolio takes the professionalism, image and reputation of the Home Ministry and the police many, many notches further downwards. Isn’t there a better Malay who can be appointed in his stead?
#11 by vsp on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 9:25 pm
It was reported quite some time ago that number of personnel actually on duty on the street is less than 9% of the total police force. What happen to the rest of the 91%?
No wonder the visibility of the police when it comes to the service of the rakyat is practically zero. We don’t see any police around in the neighbourhood anymore unlike in the 60s or early 70s when police patrols in their Alfa Romeos were very commonplace.
However when it comes to escorting BN bigshots, attending BN-sponsored functions or patrolling high-class areas, one can see a whole horde of them, especially those higher ranking officers outdoing one another to be very visible.
What wrong with our police force nowadays? Are they only servicing the BN machinery? What about service for the rakyat? Can anyone enlighten me what the rest of the 91% are doing?
#12 by Penang-boy on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 9:30 pm
Got this from Singapore’s Business Times
September 25, 2008, 8.10 pm (Singapore time)
Abdullah offers to quit as gov’t wobbles
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s prime minister has offered to quit early so as to avoid a leadership challenge but even that may not be enough for his party which fears losing its 51-year grip on power.
The proposal will be discussed at an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) on Friday, the main party in Malaysia’s coalition government, a senior party source told Reuters on Thursday.
Abdullah Badawi had planned to hand over power to his deputy Najib Razak in 2010, but his failure to tackle a resurgent opposition led by Anwar Ibrahim, formerly deputy prime minister in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, has caused rifts within UMNO.
The prime minister has been under pressure since elections in March when the opposition scored its best-ever result and won over a third of the seats in parliament.
He has failed to implement key pledges like ending corruption and boosting the independence of the judiciary and his government has been criticised for losing its connection with voters hurt by 27-year high inflation and slowing economic growth.
The 68-year old premier, known as ‘Mr Nice Guy’, has been in charge since 2004 and had wanted to delay the UMNO meeting which will vote on the leadership until next year, said the party source who spoke on condition of anonymity.
‘The 2009 plan and the move to delay the (UMNO) annual meeting may not go down well with the party grassroots,’ said the source.
Malaysia has been ruled by an UMNO-led government since independence from Britain and the challenge from Mr Anwar, who was forced out of government in the late 1990s and then imprisoned on sodomy and corruption charges, is the biggest test it has faced.
Mr Anwar has repeatedly said that he has won over 30 defectors from the ranks of government legislators to join his 82 MPs in parliament and to win a confidence vote against Mr Abdullah, which would allow him to assume power.
However, he has not named the MPs and a self-imposed deadline of Sept 16 for the opposition oust the ruling party has passed. At the same time as he is trying to win power and keep his own three-party coalition together, Mr Anwar is also fighting off another sodomy charge that he denies and says is politically motivated.
When Mr Abdullah first took office he seemed like a new broom, ready to tackle corruption and reform the judiciary. He was seen as a pious Muslim and a simple man.
But under his charge, the budget deficit is set to balloon to 4.8 per cent of gross domestic product this year from a planned 3.2 per cent, inflation has surged to 27-year highs and his government has flip-flopped on key issues like petrol subsidies.
Data released on Tuesday showed RM24 billion (US$7.04 billion) of portfolio money flowed out of the country in the second quarter of 2008 – after the March election – compared with a RM21.1 billion in the first quarter.
The outflow also coincided with a flight from risky assets due to the US banking crisis.
Policy looks set to drift further if a distracted Mr Abdullah, seeking to save face, hangs on until mid-2009. The pressure within UMNO and its coalition partners will continue to grow, analysts said.
The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition is made up of race-based political parties, representing Malay, ethnic Chinese and ethnic Indian voters. Malays account for over half the population and dominate politics, but UMNO needs the others to hold power.
The smaller Chinese and Indian based parties have seen support ebb away to Mr Anwar’s coalition which has promised to end an affirmative action programme for Malays.
‘If UMNO does not save BN, then it goes down,’ said Ooi Kee Beng a Malaysia expert at the Institute of South East Asian Studies in Singapore. — REUTERS
#13 by LBJ on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 9:35 pm
Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar should commit hara kiri to show remorse for the increasing crime index and death from criminal activities.
#14 by just a moment on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 9:41 pm
Tomorrow Special Umno Meeting PWTC Friday may well have nothing to do with power transition. Threats from within should be well control unless something turn up real urgent even some were caught by surprised within Umno. Wonder what happen to the “List’. Perhaps Bodowi knows something that …Anwar also knows. I could be wrong, just a thought only. We’ll see.
#15 by OldManoftheSea on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 9:51 pm
Police brutality is evident at the Cheras Mahkota tol intersection, where innocent residence got beaten up and even MP Lim was brutalized. They are good at bullying residence and the innocents. What they do they get away with impunity. I have lost faith in our PDRM.
#16 by KennyGan on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 10:00 pm
‘If UMNO does not save BN, then it goes down,’ said Ooi Kee Beng a Malaysia expert at the Institute of South East Asian Studies in Singapore. — REUTERS
Trust me, Umno will not save BN. It will continue to push Malay hegemony as if that is the only game in town. All Umno is concerned about is a strong Umno, not a strong BN. However it doesn’t realize that it’s actually the component parties drawing the votes of the minorities which have kept them in power for so long.
Don’t believe me? OK, assume 80% of non-Malays vote opposition. Umno’s share of the Malay vote usually hovers slightly more than 50%. Let’s give them 60%. Now let’s take a Malay majority constituency of 65% Malay and 35% non-Malay.
BN’s share = 60% x 65% + 20% x 35% = 46% of the vote.
Which means in a 2 way fight with PR, they lose. Note that this is a Malay majority area. In a mixed or Chinese majority area, they’ll fare even worse.
If the constituency consist of at least 75% Malay, BN will just TIE with the opposition vote. Also, bear in mind that areas high Malay majority tend to go to PAS. Most seats are now mixed because the EC has been creating lots of mixed seats which used to be safe seats for BN.
Frankly, I doubt Umno can even get 60% of the Malay vote even with all the racial mongering. If they can, the racism must be so bad that non-Malay votes may to opposition may exceed 80%.
Isn’t it ironic that the very groups which have kept BN in power are the ones systematically marginalized?
#17 by katdog on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 10:03 pm
Malaysia has very high case of Highway robbery and hijacking. Recently there have been cases of robbery at airports as well.
And we wonder why investment is moving away from Malaysia.
#18 by alancheah on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 10:07 pm
While every of our neighbour country is improving
in many sectors, and we are lacking behind, that
is truely a very sad case.
#19 by AhPek on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 11:02 pm
What you have said,KennyGan,is basically right in a mixed constitutuency from the maths that you have offered as explanation.But then again you must have forgotten about the gerrymandering done by the expert our ‘esteemed’ mamak where a rural constituency of perhaps 5000 malays can be allotted 1 MP to serve them whereas an urban area like any constituency in the Klang Valley with say 80,000 people is given only 1MP,in other words the weighting given to a rural voter (ie Malay) could be ten times or more heavier than an urban voter.This is the one area wheregy in one stroke the mamak has trumped all the dreams of making Malaysia a truly united nation.
#20 by giko on Thursday, 25 September 2008 - 11:13 pm
if paklah was to step down tomorrow, then the 2010 thingy will come true… 20th October lah…
#21 by bclee on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 12:17 am
over to the us today Obama and Mccain 2 candidates sit down toghter with Bush to discuss of current economy in order to work hand in hand to solve the credit melldown,i think the 700B bailout pakage will soon be aproved by congressman.
the current credit problem can’t be solve with the only 700B tax payer money.it only solve current problem.it is estimated that 25% drop on housing price will mean 40,000B USD writedown.
i think it only last for 2-3 months.
so we malaysian be ready for the impact.
#22 by monsterball on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 12:23 am
If Syed Hamid Albar commit hari kiri….I will shave my head bald.and be a monk for three months….praying everyday…for his lost soul.
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#24 by BloodSucker on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 12:48 am
I was told a moment of truth story from a local bizman complaining about the Visit Malaysia.
He was in a business trip and flew back from Europe wih a group of foreign tourists planning to visit some ASEAN countries. He listened to the conversations between few Malaysian passengers and some foreign tourists inside a local plane after they are reading interesting articles in the NSTP and the STAR. Let him shared about their Visit Malaysia plan here.
A German visitor asked : What is PDRM ?
A Malaysian IT Blogger said: Aiyah ! Dont you read the media about PDRM means “Police Detained Rajapetra Malaysia” for 2 years under ISA? Rajapetra is a famous blogger for Malaysia Today.
A British tourist asked again: What is IPCMC ?
A Malay Graduate replied : IPCMC maksud “Ini Polis Cari Makan Corruptions “.
Dont understand Bahasa! What are you talking ? asked both confused tourists….???
An Indian monk explained : IPCMC means “Inside Police Crooks Many Corruptions”.
Both tourists laughed: Who are the good and bad guys in the streets in Malaysia ? Oh ! My GOD .
Another Japanese cried out loud: Who should I report to when my life is threaten in Malaysia ?
A Botak Politician pointed out : ” Dont worry, our ISA is used to protect you and to find the bottom of the threats and you get “free (dog) food” during the protection cum detention behind bars for min 60 days to 2 years or more in a peaceful Malaysia camp.” You are free if the crooks never complained again.
Three tourists confused and asked : What is ISA ?
An undercover Policeman proudly explained : ISA means you will be detained without trials and no charges for suspicion of national security threats to Malaysia.
Three tourists opened up and read the newspapers reported : One reporter, one Exco politician and one Blogger are innconcent people were detained by ISA but the pepreprators were scot free from ISA jails. Two ex-ADUN wives were robbed in their homes but one killed due to increase crime rates in Malaysia. The killers are scot free again roaming their next victims in the pearl island.
A nice MASteward greeted them..” Gentlemen, Welcome to VIsit Malaysia, we have just touched down at KLIA and have a nice happy shopping in Malaysia.
Three tourists packed their luggages and bags immediately took a next connected SIA flight and flew off and bye-bye to Visit Malaysia forever and ever.
A Moment of Truth story is hard to “Believe it or Not” ! Many foreign tourists stayed out in the Visit Malaysia 2008.
( What a BIG SHAME ? )
#25 by takazawa on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 1:17 am
For the police to make protecting the ordinary citizens as their top priority would be akin to shooting themselves in the feet. Not only they would not gain any merit or credit in doing so, they might lose their jobs and/or positions too! Always bear in mind that Bolehwood police movies are the most unique in the whole wide world. Don’t be surprised that it could win the next Grammy and Oscar awards. All the police movies we have seen so far only involve real crime bustings and hunting down of hardcore criminals. But Bolehwood New Police Story (as opposed to the one starring Jackie Chan) features a scene whereby people who protect the crime masterminds get their a$$ covered and rewarded with contract$ whereas those who expose them by calling a spade a spade (like what RPK did) get their a$$ sodomised and then arrested under ISA.
#26 by bclee on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 1:33 am
Free RPK now
Free RPK now…
#27 by menarambo on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 2:00 am
If the 3 pillars of govt is not separated and a clear line drawn between 3 of them. Forming any new commissions will not help; and if no transparency between all 3, then it will be useless as well.
#28 by Orangasing on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 2:02 am
Abolish ISA!!
FREE all ISA detainees!
NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#29 by pinkdolphin on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 2:37 am
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET RPK – FREE ALL ISA DETAINEE -
#30 by AsalUsuLMalaysia on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 2:56 am
Today UMNO gonna have closed door meeting “WCW” smackdown…
BN’ed.. NO DOUBT their the World Class Politician BUT Not Governing a country!
These corrupted regime robbed the nation as nepotism build family empires with cronies, tycoon satay house mansion, luxury cars, submarines, air force one… you named it!
#31 by lhslhv on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 4:25 am
My experience with the police force made me sick with the police. I believe the malority, I repeat the majority, is indiscipline. This is because they do not have a capable heads to look after the lower rank policemen.
They have been given a raise recently. Does it change the attitude? The answer is no. They exhibit the same old characters.
When there is no discipline there is nothing to talk about efficiency.
Our police force is plain hopeless.
#32 by StevePCH on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 7:26 am
PDRM needs to be revamped, reorganised and restructured.
The top senior ( IGP , Dep IGP ) level is too busy involved in politics.
The middle top level ( SACs , DCPs , ACPs , CPs ) is too busy catering their “Tuan” and also state politics.
The lower top level ( SP, DSP , ASP ) are too overloaded with cases just the same as the middle level CI,Insp,PI and Sj.
The lower ranking Kp , LKp are too busy stopping the Burmese , Bangladeshis and Indonesians for “duit kopi” , thus pilling up cases for the middle level.
When you look carefully at the situation, there isn’t any synergy in PDRM. It is busy catering to the needs of individuals rather than our law system.
It’s like when you complain of a case , PDRM middle level will instruct on arresting the said individual/s but on the ground, the lower ranking officer will “extort” the suspect. He will be technically free to do anything until arrested or brought in to take statement. In this hunger need more money, he will definately resort to repeat of crime. It’s an endless cycle creating more crimes. It’s not about law anymore !!! Without LAW there is no ORDER !!!
#33 by Jeffrey on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 7:34 am
All I can say is that the country is in a mess.
Amid the worsening crime situation, corruption remains unabated.
The IPCMC is but just one mechanism to check police from abusing their powers behaving like criminals that they are supposed to apprehend. It is not the panacea of all ills. It won’t solve the root problem – the cancer of corruption – elsewhere (say) in Immigration or whatever other departments where there is administrative/legal discretion which is exercised to delay or inconvenience to exact a price.
Whilst the criminals are having a hey day, an intellectual like Raja Petra Kamarudin who used his MT website to articulate both rumours and truth of Corruption and Abuse of Power is, on the other hand, criminalised and incarcerated without trial in Kamunting.
Why ? Because he is a threat to vested interests, and the political and religious heterodoxy of the day which the ruling elite protects.
This is a clear case of punishing the innocent like RPK for highlighting and combatting the sins of the guilty and the corrupt.
This is an extraordinary state of society – or rather failed society – which Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has said is the defining moment to which the nation has now reached.
More and more Malaysians especially the educated young are looking for new ways and reforms, radically departing from the old order based on Mahathirism to give meaning to the word “nation” to bind them together under shared norms of harmony, rationality and honesty.
In short, they are looking for a kind of Messiah to lead them out of the morrass but where is he who could take on and defeat the reactionaries determined to keep the country in stagnation for preservation of their own personal interests?
Who is he – is it Anwar, Ku Li or someone yet to be borned ?
We have enough of pretenders. The time is past for making high claims that cannot be fulfilled and exciting hopes that cannot be gratified.
If one can’t hack it as a leader of merit, one should just ship out and let another take over this burden.
#34 by lextcs on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 8:42 am
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#35 by justiciary on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 8:45 am
The image of the police force has already sunk to a level beyond salvage.All political parties,the bar council and NGOs should exhort the authorities to implement IPCMC in order to give the rakyat some hope.If not,very soon the people will live in despair because of perpetually tolerating the feeling of insecuity and the lack of protection living in this country.
#36 by melurian on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 9:41 am
speaking of isa, why don you ppl rally, petition and protest to have this guy free from simpang renggam: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/26/nation/2123093&sec=nation
he was held in detention without trial too, and what makes you think this guy too dangerous to have him walk on the street when the polis don’t have evidence to link him with criminal activity….. in eyes of law, he is innocent too…
#37 by veddy.lum74 on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 9:41 am
mendela.,
c4 guy is incharged of our wealth now,i guess,all our S// will be ashes rite?
and rosmah will overtake mrs marcos,having 1000 pairs of expensive,branded and custom made high heel shoes rite???
#38 by melurian on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 9:57 am
” Malaysia’s prime minister has offered to quit early so as to avoid a leadership challenge but even that may not be enough for his party which fears losing its 51-year grip on power.”
if this to happen you ppl will be regretted . who will ascend to the seat if aab to resign. and speaking of tpm:
1) i thot was he apathetic when he said no API release in the country in serious haze
2) i thot he was in malaysia when johor flooded in dec 2006, he did not do much thing either. even there was army reported corrupted, yet what action he took.
3) i thot he oversaw the PP by-election.
4) i thot he too was religious when he had made use of his religion in swearing that he was innocent.
5) even the predecesssor once supported him calling him coward, he’s so coward (or loyal) that he obeyed every single thing from aab. heck, he even avoided sharibuu’s father in lobby previously rather “berani kerana benar”.
6) what have he done in his ministry when there was overspending budget, nuri crash, ns died, and cases army reported indiscipline……
at least aab not so bad. if to aab to out, he should do nation a favor sack his deputy first ……
#39 by justiciary on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 11:14 am
Despite the tarnished image of the force,we still have to appreciate the dedicated police officers for their effort in maintaining peace and order and tackling crimes.But many of them may be demoralised by the continuous and scathing remarks against their force.What do they expect these days?Whenever there is a mere mention of PDRM,nine out of ten would piss it off with all sorts of contemptuous and derogatory comments.
#40 by homeblogger on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 1:30 pm
I live next door to a wife beater. He is your typical sex mad businessman in his 50s. His wife is a pretty girl in her early 20s. Every week or so, he comes home to either satisfy his lust or to beat her. When it gets really rancak, you can hear him banging her head on the wall between our rooms (we live in a single storey terrace house).
The last time he went on a rampage, he used a police baton and smashed all the windows and glass door. It was so bad I was sure that he was going to kill her. I called the police (this was the 4th or 5th time).
Fearing for my childrens’ safety (also I did not want them to hear the brutal beating), we went out of our house. I waited at the shops about 100 metres away for the police to come. They finally arrived 30 minutes later. I flagged them down and informed them that I was the one who called. They asked for directions because they didn’t know where the road was (my area is not a new area). I gave them the directions. After five minutes, I decided to drive by my home to see if the police was there. They weren’t. They were trying to find my home even though my directions were clear. I had to drive around, find the patrol car again and I had to lead them to my home.
All in all, it took them about 45 minutes from the time I made the 999 call to them arriving at my neighbours home – and that was with my assistance. If they did not have anyone guiding them I’m sure they would have arrived much later.
Is it any wonder that people in need of help die before the police arrive?
#41 by ktteokt on Friday, 26 September 2008 - 1:34 pm
Maybe AAB will only consider having the IPCMC after his beloved JEAN gets robbed like the other ex-BN MP wives! Chinese call this “feeling the pain only when the needle pricks the flesh!”
#42 by veddy.lum74 on Saturday, 27 September 2008 - 10:16 am
jean will not be robbed,or snatched,wherever she goes,gomen paid bodyguards are protecting her,actually,it’s our money paying them the salaries!
#43 by lopez on Saturday, 27 September 2008 - 11:29 am
licensed gangsters lah , very professional lah where got hanky panky
it is deep in the bone marrow, a what ipcmc tablet would help, it need a surgery , an amputation maybe.
certainly a replacement is an option.
another way go back to the roots, hire a british resident