Umno/BN leaders in Perak are mortally afraid of the Democracy Tree under which the Perak State Assembly convened on March 3, 2008 although the Perak Speaker and the overwhelming majority of the Perak Assembly members were locked out of the Perak State Assembly in the State Secretariat building by an illegal and usurper Mentri Besar and State Executive Council.
Umno/BN leaders in Perak are mortally afraid of the Democracy Tree plaque commemorating the historic occasion where the spirit for democracy in Perak refuse to be quashed by arbitrary, high-handed and illegal exercise of “usurper” executive power.
Umno/BN leaders in Perak are now mortally afraid of information technology and the DVD on the Democracy Tree which recorded for posterity the events leading to the historic Perak State Assembly under the Ipoh Raintree!
This was why DAP Perak State Assemblyman for Tebing Tinggi Ong Boon Piow was arrested by the police for allegedly violating the Film Censorship Act 2002 in not getting approval and a B certificate from the Film Censorship Board before “manufacturing, circulating, distributing, displaying” the Democracy Tree DVD.
This is a draconian law which must be repealed. It provides for a mandatory minimum fine of RM5,000 and up to RM30,000, three years’ jail or both, for any conviction under the Act. In other words, an MP or State Assembly member found guilty under this charge would automatically be disqualified as an elected representative in view of the mandatory minimum fine of RM5,000 – as a fine of RM2,000 and above in a criminal charge is sufficient to cause such disqualification.
With such a law, Malaysia will not only become a police state but also a criminal state, as with the advances of information technology, IT-savvy Malaysians would all run foul of this draconian law for burning an extra copy of DVD without first getting approval and B certificate from the Film Censorship Board.
What message is Datuk Seri Najib Razak, on the threshold of becoming the sixth Prime Minister, sending out to the nation and the world?
That his ascension marks an enveloping darkness descending in all fronts of human rights, as hardly a day passes in the past fortnight without a new encroachment and erosion of the fundamental liberties whether freedom of speech, expression, assembly, association or the right to information.
Does Najib want to turn Malaysia into a criminal state, with law-abiding but IT-savvy Malaysians becoming instant criminals?
If not, repeal the draconian and anti-IT provision in the Film Censorship Act and stop harassing Boon Piaw over the “Democracy Tree” DVD.
#1 by blastguy on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 12:28 pm
Dear Sdr. Lim Kit Siang. Here is the link to a video of what some American students have to say about the Malaysian Federal Government’s dirty politics and the upcoming three by-elections. I sincerely hope that it would be posted up on your blog :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lRRfNFEPto&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmerdekablog%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded
#2 by i_love_malaysia on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 12:48 pm
We are already living in a criminal state!!! With Najis be the next PM inline, every one needs to be armed to protect themselves from harm!!! But the problem is that only UMNO and BN people are allowed to carry arms as others are considered dangerous!!!
UMNO itu Nazi !!!
Vote PR !!! Why vote Nazi party and those who supported Nazi when you know that it is only for Nazis and Nazi policies!!!
#3 by bra888 on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 12:52 pm
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=democracy+tree
Which of these videos is the one distributed in DVD?
Oh look!…Happy Tree Friends XD
#4 by taiking on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 1:00 pm
Dear Orangrojak.
Not an improbable observation you have there of my earlier remark on how the world would see us. It is just that whenever I read foreign online news on malaysian politics, I tend to see some really honest reporting (to my mind they are honest reporting). And I would not give so much credit to umno. I dont think they are able to manage anything well. In this country of course they enjoy tremendous homeground advantage. So they could charge their way through with brute (albeit waning) political force, ISA, police support and judicial backup. They even have the cheek to issue absolutely no-brainer statements like ISA-ing someone in the interest of her safety and the water bottle attacks on Karpal is justifiable because Karpal disregarded police advice and took the wrong way (in other words Karpal was inviting trouble). Stupid statements like these would be run down the instance they leave the oral cavity of the speaker.
REJECT NAJIB. REJECT ILLEGAL POWER GRAB IN PERAK. VOTE PAKATAN.
#5 by ekans on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 1:34 pm
The democracy tree DVD is not some pirated DVD which contains an illegal copy of some blockbuster movie.
Because the contents of the democracy tree DVD carries a strong enough message with the potential to further weaken the political power of UMNO’s BN, their minions, who serve as their ‘guardians’ of law & order, have seen it fit to label any act, that would bring this DVD into the hands of the people, as a crime.
In the eyes of UMNO’s BN, whoever is against them, will be equated to being a criminal…
#6 by monsterball on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 1:37 pm
It takes a “talking” to speak to and “Orang” to” rojak: this blog.
Nice try.
#7 by Godfather on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 2:00 pm
Where our Mat Salleh friend Orang Rojak comes from, the most blatant sign of criminality is probably the small posters and colourful calling cards stuck in phone booths advertising the world’s oldest profession.
In Bolehland, the world’s oldest profession is run by government-protected underworld syndicates which bring in women from China, Indonesia and Thailand. Next to Thailand, we have the biggest number of massage parlours, all masquerading as foot reflexology centres.
We also have the biggest government-protected underground lending syndicates, where posters and calling cards openly offer funds at usurious rates.
We are also famous for our government-protected underground betting syndicates. Every premier league weekend brings these syndicates at least RM 100 million, according to estimates. Orang Rojak might recall that there was an attempt by Malaysians to cut off the power supply to a London stadium years ago when the game wasn’t going according to the bookies’ plan.
Bolehland is already a criminal state. It is blatant criminality supported by the very agencies that are supposed to stamp them out. Manage perception, you say. Perception of what ?
#8 by Ling Mazen on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 2:28 pm
Godfather,
I too have a friend from there, he is not a mad salleh but a Pakistani born there!
#9 by OrangRojak on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 3:18 pm
Perception of what ?
of blatant criminality, obviously. It goes on, but it’s all right because to question it would upset the delicate racial harmony, intrude on sensitive issues, blah de blah de blah. The perception under management is that all the alternatives (rule of law, freedom of speech, freedom of association, anti-discrimination laws, independence of the judiciary) would be worse. It was going okay up until the last election, don’t you think? Managing perception on the Internet has proved as tricky for the government as getting the phones to work obviously has. They must have been so relieved to see a bloke with a sack of DVDs – something straightforward to ‘manage’ for a change!
I’d better stop writing again. When I think I’m damning with faint praise, you all think I’m singing hallelujah. Mat Salleh? You’ll have to help me out. Wikipedia’s article is interesting, but doesn’t appear relevant.
#10 by Godfather on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 4:16 pm
Nah, we know you are not singing Hallelujah. We just don’t want to hear a chorus of “aye aye” from idiots like chengho or Kasim Amat.
Ask your Malaysian wife what a Mat Salleh is. It’s not derogatory.
#11 by frankyapp on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 5:11 pm
NR,umno/Bn are afraid of the power of the rakyat or people’s power.Ironically they are doing exactly to boost people’s power to throw them out of the government. It’s a blessin in disguise,thanks God Almigthy.Hey guys,do not worry,let NR and GANG continue to surpress,control,threaten and act to arrest innocents citizens .Let them use the police, EC, MACC ,JAC, or even the AMRY to threaten and arrest the rakyat as by these very actions it will bound back to trash their own very face. The result of the present three by elections will be a good omen.
#12 by frankyapp on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 5:35 pm
Hey guys,muhiddin,lately been acting liked TDM,didn’t you guys realise he now smells like TDM when he said recently about being together in good time and in bad time ,quite similar to TDM ‘s version of sink and swim together. Poor Muhiddin,everyone now knows he’s TDM’s new tool. NR too, is becoming TDM’s top tool as you guys can see now he’s twisting his muscles,started threatening all his political foes by using whatever mean it takes to stay in power. I tend to agress with some of you guys,that NR will turn our peaceful country into a polic state in no time. As and when it happens ,not NR not Muhiddin will benefit but TDM. Just watch,it will be Malaysia’s saddest days of all.The only way to prevent this saddest day to hatch is through rakyat’s power and a good start is the coming by election. Trash NR and TDM through the ballet box.
#13 by yhsiew on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 5:45 pm
It’s outrageous to see Najis detroys democratic freedom in this country:
You can’t mention … that woman, PKR told
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/21833-you-cant-mention-that-woman-pkr-told
#14 by boh-liao on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 5:51 pm
Soon the mata-mata will lock up anyone who wears a T-shirt with the banned face of Altantuya.
Ching Ming is here and RN & RM takut sikit.
#15 by taiking on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 6:37 pm
They have them in Japan. In Italy too. And Hong Kong. And yes yes Korea. Organised crime. They are everywhere. But those damned organised criminals havent seen the real thing yet. Yes. They have not seen anything until they see that next level in criminal activities which really rank way above organised crime. And that is that legally and officially endorsed criminal activities. In criminal organisations there are often no room for mistakes. A failed crime worker would simply face instant death. However, for the legally and officially endorsed crime worker, a failed effort simply trigger a department transfer. That is like nirvana for criminals for when they are there, they can do no wrong and need fear no consequences.
And me? Quite obviously I dont have what it takes to be a legally and officially endorsed crime worker.
#16 by undergrad2 on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 - 8:27 pm
The so-called Tree of Democracy is reminiscent of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden. God warned Adam and Eve. Just what God said exactly cannot be known since Adam and Eve are long dead.
But just the other day, I came across DAP supporters praying for ‘4-nombor ekor’ which makes more sense than talk of freedom, equality and justice.