Archive for July 27th, 2007
Parliamentary Roundtable – reaffirm Malaysia a secular state with Islam as the official religion and not an Islamic State
Posted by Kit in Constitution, Parliament on Friday, 27 July 2007
A Parliamentary Roundtable to reaffirm the Merdeka social contract and Malaysia Agreement that Malaysia is a secular state with Islam as the official religion and not an Islamic State will be held in Parliament on Friday, August 10, 2007 at 10 am.
All political parties, professional and civic organizations, NGOs and NGIs are invited to the parliamentary roundtable to give special meaning and significance to the 50th Merdeka anniversary celebrations.
For over four decades in the history of nation, there had been no doubt or question whatsoever, whether in Parliament, Cabinet, government or outside about the secular basis of Malaysia as spelt out by the Merdeka social contract reached by the forefathers of the major communities on the attainment of independence in 1957 and the Malaysia Agreement which brought Sabah and Sarawak into the federation in 1963.
That fundamental nation-building cornerstone of Malaysia conceived as a secular state with Islam as the official religion, is not only to be found in the constitutional documents and the highest judicial pronouncements of the land, it also represented the life-work and commitment of the first three Prime Ministers, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Razak and Tun Hussein.
However, in the past few years, the secular basis of Malaysian nation-building has come under repeated challenge.
On the occasion of the 50th Merdeka anniversary, the time has come for all Malaysians to reclaim their national legacy and heritage by reaffirming the Merdeka social contract and Malaysia Agreement that Malaysia is a secular state with Islam as the official religion and not an Islamic State.
Or have the fundamental basis of Malaysian nation-building suffered such a serious erosion that we cannot find sufficient Malaysians, whether NGOs or NGIs, to reaffirm the Merdeka social contract and Malaysia Agreement that Malaysia is a secular state with Islam as the official religion and not an Islamic State.
Organisations, NGOs and NGIs, interested in attending the Parliamentary Roundtable, plse contact and register with Lau Weng San, 016-3231563.
RM27m cop, RM34m cop and corruption allegations against top cops – Is IGP Musa prepared for independent inquiry?
Posted by Kit in Corruption, Police on Friday, 27 July 2007
Today’s New Straits Times report “ACA probes cop with RM27m assets” has refocused public attention on corruption in the police force and raised the question whether the Royal Police Commission’s three key recommendations that the nation should have an efficient and professional world-class police service to reduce crime, eradicate corruption and respect human rights have made any appreciable progress in the past two years.
According to the NST, a senior police officer at Bukit Aman is being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) for abuse of power and failing to declare RM27 million worth of assets.
It is understood that the officer is also a company director and the RM27 million fortune was amassed illegally.
The NST report said:
Sources familiar with the case said ACA officers from Putrajaya took a statement from the officer at his office yesterday.
“The officer, who is in his 50s, is a director of a company which was awarded a project in April to develop an area in Lahad Datu,” a source said.
“Several villagers voiced their opposition to the project when the company staff went to the area to do surveying work.
“The police officer allegedly ordered the villagers to be arrested,” the source added.
The ACA started its investigation following an anonymous telephone call about two weeks ago.
Malaysians are reminded of the Royal Police Commission report on police corruption:
“The public believes that police personnel are vulnerable and this encourages the public to offer bribes in order to avoid any inconvenience, legal action or paying heavier fines.”
The public are also reminded of the case of the “RM34 million” senior police officer mentioned in the Royal Police Commission Report, which said:
“A retired police officer alleged that corruption was rampant within PDRM. He claimed that many officers had assets several times over their known income. According to the complainant, it was common knowledge that a particular senior officer made an asset declaration amounting to RM34 million and he was surprised that no action was seen to have been taken.” (p. 278)
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Posted by Kit in Announcement on Friday, 27 July 2007
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