KUANTAN, Aug 2 — Veteran DAP leader Lim Kit Siang has charged that the police are looking for him and other Pakatan Rakyat leaders in connection with yesterday’s anti-ISA rally in Kuala Lumpur because it is part of Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan's personal vendetta.
"Musa Hassan is wreaking personal vengeance against me and other Pakatan Rakyat leaders for the Parliamentary Roundtable last week calling for a new IGP to create a safe Malaysia," Lim said at a Kuantan DAP branch dinner last night.
The DAP parliamentary chief and other Pakatan leaders such as Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang were part of tens of thousands of people who attempted to rally against what they called the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) which allows for detention without trial. Police crushed the protest and arrested 589 people, including several politicians.
"For the first time in 43 years in politics under six prime ministers from Bapa Malaysia Tunku Abdulah Rahman, Tun Razak, Tun Hussein, Tun Mahathir, Tun Abdullah and Datuk Seri Najib Razak, I experienced first hand today the indiscriminate police use of tear gas and its corrosive effects.
"Is this an indication that the Najib premiership is going to be the most draconian of all prime ministers since Merdeka in 1957?" asked the Ipoh Timur MP.
He said the police action had outdone the recent Perak putsch that included scenes of Pakatan speaker V. Sivakumar in his official robe being dragged from his speaker's chair out of the Perak State Assembly, with mass arrests of 64 people on that day, apart from the Operation Lalang mass arrests in October 1957 when 107 people were detained under the crackdown.
"But the police want to do even more. The police have announced that they are looking for me and other Pakatan Rakyat leaders like parliamentary opposition leader and PKR chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang," Lim told the crowd at the dinner.
The DAP veteran had last week convened a Parliamentary Roundtable which resolved with the unanimous support of Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers and NGO representatives who attended that Malaysia needs a new police chief for a safer Malaysia.
The roundtable also demanded that Musa should not be given a second renewal of his term of service as IGP in September after a previous two-year extension in 2007.
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written by AgreeToDisagree, August 02, 2009
written by AgreeToDisagree, August 02, 2009
Here was a chance for B.N. to treat the people with respect. P.R. tested B.N. with a peaceful protest and B.N. failed utterly with this intolerant response. It also looked like P.D.R.M. failed to show it's neutrality by favouring the Pro-ISA group thus further reinforcing the need to replace P.D.R.M. at all levels which could only be done by voting P.R. in GE13. More arrogant statements? Still no IPCMC and hanging on to ISA? We just want to be protected from our protectors, but that is not in B.N.'s vision. So the Rakyat will increasingly look towards P.R.. Nothing has changed so far, but there still are 2+ years for B.N. to do the right things. The Rakyat will know what to reciprocate in GE13.
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written by Against, August 02, 2009
written by Against, August 02, 2009
The rat is trying to get the cat. Not to worry at all Mr. LKS. Today all these crooks won't bury not meant they can sit there forever. Soon or later times will tell.
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written by soondar, August 02, 2009
written by soondar, August 02, 2009
Ha tangkaplah takpe tangkap. Tahun 2007, tangkap orang pasal ISA, BN hilang majoriti. Ni nak tangkap lagi pasal ISA, tangkaplah. lagi mudah orang paham sape yang salahguna kuasa untuk terus perintah.
Zalim sungguh serang orang. manusia apa tak tau yang jadi pemimpin. Zalim sungguh.
Zalim sungguh serang orang. manusia apa tak tau yang jadi pemimpin. Zalim sungguh.
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written by Zainal, August 02, 2009
written by Zainal, August 02, 2009
Prepare for a Police state as BN and the royals try to wrestle control of the countrys destiny from the people.
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written by PM, August 02, 2009
written by PM, August 02, 2009
Everyone knows for a fact that the current IGP together with the AG and Augustine Paul were elevated and rewarded for performing what TDM expected of them in the Anwar Sodomy 1 case. So it is not surprising that that country's crime rate has soared and the rakyat is feeling less secure - what with the IGP's links to the underworld.
It would be a grave mistake for the country if his service is extended another 2 years - which also means to show that he has a lot of information on the misdeeds of Najib and his political ilks.
It would be a grave mistake for the country if his service is extended another 2 years - which also means to show that he has a lot of information on the misdeeds of Najib and his political ilks.
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written by Asam Pedas, August 02, 2009
written by Asam Pedas, August 02, 2009
The IGP, greatest and biggest crook into the country is out to go after Kit Siang. The order was given by Najib. He is using the tactic to destroy the PR which is a legitimate government in 6 states.
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written by Najib told it was pointless,, August 02, 2009
Hey, the rakyat making their points..lah..
written by Najib told it was pointless,, August 02, 2009
Hey, the rakyat making their points..lah..
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written by conspiracy theorist, August 02, 2009
written by conspiracy theorist, August 02, 2009
mikecheong & zak,
if you look at the history of southeast asia, i.e. philippine & indonesia, their corrupted facist governments used the same reason to clamp down on righteous people. if isa is put into perspective, you'll see that it was used all the time against people who opposed the wrong doings of the bn (i never considered them as my government). then when people protest against the draconian act, it is twisted as people against peace. if standing up peacefully against what is wrong is deemed as crime, then gandhi would be the worst criminal in the history! it's the narrow minded people like you lots who support to perpetuate it so that your billionaire pirates can keep on siphoning money away from the country without public outcry.
why not stage protest in penang & kelantan? i thought you umno crooks did that many times before & there were no water canon or gas cannisters!
so you seemed to reason very well, tell me what is your stand on:
teresa kok arrested under isa solely by the baseless claim of khir toyo on the mosque issue when even the mosque authority denied it?
the link of hindraf leaders with sri lankan terrorist as claimed, where are the evidents & why no more mention about it?
the arrest of a journalist who covers the news of a racist umno bigot then twisted as 'for her safety'?
if hundreds of billions were not plundered for decades, people here would not need to 'eke a honest day's living' as you put it. we would have been a high income country, pretty much like singapore!
if you look at the history of southeast asia, i.e. philippine & indonesia, their corrupted facist governments used the same reason to clamp down on righteous people. if isa is put into perspective, you'll see that it was used all the time against people who opposed the wrong doings of the bn (i never considered them as my government). then when people protest against the draconian act, it is twisted as people against peace. if standing up peacefully against what is wrong is deemed as crime, then gandhi would be the worst criminal in the history! it's the narrow minded people like you lots who support to perpetuate it so that your billionaire pirates can keep on siphoning money away from the country without public outcry.
why not stage protest in penang & kelantan? i thought you umno crooks did that many times before & there were no water canon or gas cannisters!
so you seemed to reason very well, tell me what is your stand on:
teresa kok arrested under isa solely by the baseless claim of khir toyo on the mosque issue when even the mosque authority denied it?
the link of hindraf leaders with sri lankan terrorist as claimed, where are the evidents & why no more mention about it?
the arrest of a journalist who covers the news of a racist umno bigot then twisted as 'for her safety'?
if hundreds of billions were not plundered for decades, people here would not need to 'eke a honest day's living' as you put it. we would have been a high income country, pretty much like singapore!
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written by Durian Besar, August 02, 2009
written by Durian Besar, August 02, 2009
Rally by million
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Stage a million strong protest if UMNO beasts dare to lock up the opposition leaders for bum rap.
Let the whole world knows about the draconian tyrant Naj.
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Stage a million strong protest if UMNO beasts dare to lock up the opposition leaders for bum rap.
Let the whole world knows about the draconian tyrant Naj.
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written by Anak Malaysia, August 02, 2009
Let UMNO slvae detain PR leaders then we bury them all together in GE 13 and also Permatang Pasir.
LKS, dun worry 56% Malaysians are behidn PR, the "Majority" of BN is false numbers with a lot of phamtoms voters and sick suporters.
written by Anak Malaysia, August 02, 2009
Let UMNO slvae detain PR leaders then we bury them all together in GE 13 and also Permatang Pasir.
LKS, dun worry 56% Malaysians are behidn PR, the "Majority" of BN is false numbers with a lot of phamtoms voters and sick suporters.
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written by eksk, August 02, 2009
written by eksk, August 02, 2009
the silence of mikecheong and zak on conspiracy theorist questions are deafening
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written by zackeye, August 02, 2009
written by zackeye, August 02, 2009
One of the good effects of the demonstration is the multi racial components of the demonstrators at least at the leadership level. In fact one of the instructions posted that the non Malays should position themselves in the middle of the crowd so that the Ibrahim Ali's group would not be able to harm them if there is any clash. This is something out of the ordinary the Malays want to risk themselves as a group to protect the non Malays. This kind of spirit is 100 times better than 1Malaysia. Perhaps if our late Yasmin Ahmad she would have taken such commitment as one of the themes for her movie.
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written by Johan Malaysia, August 02, 2009
written by Johan Malaysia, August 02, 2009
Pathetic ZAK & mikecheong...
Are you both in KL on 1 Aug? I was there and have a business in KL. All those traffic jam and brutal incidents are caused by the police. There is no need to close down so many roads. The police just purposely close down those roads so that they can attack the crowd viciously with hundreds of tear gas and water cannons, and to block the submitting of petition to the king. What wrongs is that for the people to submit their plea to their King?
How do you come with the conclusion that the citizens and businessmen in KL do not support the demonstrations, and the causes of PR? After the BERSIH rally in 2007, it is the KL people give the PR the biggest wins in Federal Territory in the 12th GE.
Najib said we can discuss but not demonstration, my foot!! This is the most brutal oppression on peaceful demonstration by Najib’s administration. What can we say, “Iron fist in a velvet glove”, this is the most accurate description on Najib from an experience politician, Datuk Chua.
Are you both in KL on 1 Aug? I was there and have a business in KL. All those traffic jam and brutal incidents are caused by the police. There is no need to close down so many roads. The police just purposely close down those roads so that they can attack the crowd viciously with hundreds of tear gas and water cannons, and to block the submitting of petition to the king. What wrongs is that for the people to submit their plea to their King?
How do you come with the conclusion that the citizens and businessmen in KL do not support the demonstrations, and the causes of PR? After the BERSIH rally in 2007, it is the KL people give the PR the biggest wins in Federal Territory in the 12th GE.
Najib said we can discuss but not demonstration, my foot!! This is the most brutal oppression on peaceful demonstration by Najib’s administration. What can we say, “Iron fist in a velvet glove”, this is the most accurate description on Najib from an experience politician, Datuk Chua.
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written by Amirrizal , August 02, 2009
written by Amirrizal , August 02, 2009
This Political dinosaur would just shut up!!! wanna be hero?? by the way.. I didn't see any Chinese in that mob.. All i can see was a bunch of confused and desperate PAS members, try to regain diminishing support of the Malays...
"Beer bukan minuman keras"- Murshidul Am DAP: Ronnie Liu quote
Take that PAS...
"Beer bukan minuman keras"- Murshidul Am DAP: Ronnie Liu quote
Take that PAS...
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written by Kapten Ciku, August 02, 2009
written by Kapten Ciku, August 02, 2009
Tthe cyber dogs of umno is at it again, they are all paid to give negative comments of any article in the alternative media. We shall persevere with our sincerety .
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written by drago2008, August 03, 2009
written by drago2008, August 03, 2009
Now Najib is saying you can gather in stadiums and make whoopee as loud as you want. It's a no-no on the streets. In Chile during the Pinochet era people are rounded up in stadiums and you know what happened to them?
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written by dal, August 03, 2009
written by dal, August 03, 2009
mikecheong, zak, amirrizal, eh before you all start commenting, pls get some facts right. The protest against Malaysian Union back in the colonial times was just as legal as this one. Your BN boys were just in the same position back then as the protesters behind the anti ISA rally now. Now they are in power and can't tolerate what they started?
Your moms must be disappointed in you...
Your moms must be disappointed in you...
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written by AbuHamid, August 03, 2009
written by AbuHamid, August 03, 2009
For all of u/us out there, I have news for you. Good news. All the bad things about police brutalities, coup-de-tat(s), corruptions, misuse of power(s), etc,etc's happen and experienced only by/to us, the enlightened and very highly educated globetrotters only (I think).
Since we command the facilities to convey/pour our heart contents in fire and brimstones with nary a care for the feelings of others, we tend to forget that a lot and lot of the rakyat of this country don't know, don't care what we are ranting about. To them the priorities are shelter, food, worship, education for the kids, basic infrastructures etc-etc. So they do not get dragged into this senseless polemics and demonstrations. Being caring, we rant on their behalf whether they want it or not.
To them, they only complain when the rich and elites of this country encroach into their basic needs and peaceful way of life. They dont disrupt other people's life or become agent provocateur. That is the good news.
The (I don't know whether it is good news or bad news) is, these are the people who will determine who governs the next and future goverment of this country, not you or me! Don't lose heart. Maybe the next generation (of blogger) can do it.
By the way, we should congratulate salute and respect the United MALAYs Nation Organised for being the bravehearts of Malaysia by coming out to demonstrate in the streets of KL (+99% I think) on behalf of the other half of Malaysians. Jasa-Jasa kamu akan dikenang sampai KAMU mati... oh! oh! dont forget to pay the fines or serve your sentences.
Since we command the facilities to convey/pour our heart contents in fire and brimstones with nary a care for the feelings of others, we tend to forget that a lot and lot of the rakyat of this country don't know, don't care what we are ranting about. To them the priorities are shelter, food, worship, education for the kids, basic infrastructures etc-etc. So they do not get dragged into this senseless polemics and demonstrations. Being caring, we rant on their behalf whether they want it or not.
To them, they only complain when the rich and elites of this country encroach into their basic needs and peaceful way of life. They dont disrupt other people's life or become agent provocateur. That is the good news.
The (I don't know whether it is good news or bad news) is, these are the people who will determine who governs the next and future goverment of this country, not you or me! Don't lose heart. Maybe the next generation (of blogger) can do it.
By the way, we should congratulate salute and respect the United MALAYs Nation Organised for being the bravehearts of Malaysia by coming out to demonstrate in the streets of KL (+99% I think) on behalf of the other half of Malaysians. Jasa-Jasa kamu akan dikenang sampai KAMU mati... oh! oh! dont forget to pay the fines or serve your sentences.
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written by middleman, August 03, 2009
written by middleman, August 03, 2009
Yeah, agreed with Amirrizal on the 1st Aut crowd!!! I commented earlier that only PAS is sincere in supporting the ISA abbolishment (50,000 PAS expected to turn up for the rally as reported by MI!). The rest - especially DAP, only their leaders are there with some of their relatives...The others who made continuos comments and support (including some racist comments) are in shopping malls, hypermarkets, etc! I seen many of you there...and pls don't say you're MCA, Gerakan or MIC members!!
Why not do rally in PR controlled states??? Shah Alam, Klang, Penang, Kota Baru. Alor Star, etc.??? Why???Because in KL city you will get more coverage from overseas media plus local media!!! More popular!!! Sure win next GE lah...
Just feel ashamed of fellow PAS supporters on that day...Some look like gangsters!!! The best part brought along family members with small childs...not a better way to educate our future generations!!! Believe me, your other counterpart enjoying their day with families, sending their child to extra classes to ensure they are SMARTER THAN YOU!!! MI pls publish since I have seen many worst than this being allowed!! NO 2nd class pls!! Vote me down, I/We Know who you are!!! Hypocrites!!!
Why not do rally in PR controlled states??? Shah Alam, Klang, Penang, Kota Baru. Alor Star, etc.??? Why???Because in KL city you will get more coverage from overseas media plus local media!!! More popular!!! Sure win next GE lah...
Just feel ashamed of fellow PAS supporters on that day...Some look like gangsters!!! The best part brought along family members with small childs...not a better way to educate our future generations!!! Believe me, your other counterpart enjoying their day with families, sending their child to extra classes to ensure they are SMARTER THAN YOU!!! MI pls publish since I have seen many worst than this being allowed!! NO 2nd class pls!! Vote me down, I/We Know who you are!!! Hypocrites!!!
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written by sy, August 03, 2009
written by sy, August 03, 2009
Mr. LKS, obviously they r out to get u and ur 'friends'...for exploiting those innocent rakyat and hurting the business of thousands of other rakyat at the expense of ur politic agenda..or shall i say for covering all the conflicts going on within ur own party?
let me tell u, ISA is there to stay to keep ppl like u away from turning our nation into a laughingstock! we dont need ppl like u to turn our nation into another indonesia or thailand..we'll do fine without u and ur 'friends'..
let me tell u, ISA is there to stay to keep ppl like u away from turning our nation into a laughingstock! we dont need ppl like u to turn our nation into another indonesia or thailand..we'll do fine without u and ur 'friends'..
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written by Yang asli, August 03, 2009
written by Yang asli, August 03, 2009
The rakyat also have a big round table blog and confirmed not to extend services of IGP. New ideas, concentrate crime prevention and protect public safety and being neutral are priority.
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written by stingermissile, August 03, 2009
written by stingermissile, August 03, 2009
Blah blah blah, UMNO cybertroopers coming out and using the "silent majority" and "protests disrupt lives" and "protests cause huge losses" etc etc. rubbish. In fact the MSM are having front page publicity on this.
Standard fare lah. Come on UMNO cybertroopers, be more creative lah with your arguments, you are being paid well enough. My friend who got caught in the jam said it was a necessary inconvinience he was willing to go through but as another said, it is the police causing all the jams. And they had the cheek to say "dont blame us" in the MSM.
Of course the PR will maximise this to their advantage as they were not born yesterday, but the fact is that ISA is very anti-democracy and very anti-Islam. How do you answer that cybertroops?
And then there was this lone pro isa supported who made it to submit his memorandum and he was wering a shirt which goes something like - "I support ISA because it defends malay privileges" - what rubbish! Tun Razak says that it was meant to suppress the communists - nothing to do with malay rights.
Standard fare lah. Come on UMNO cybertroopers, be more creative lah with your arguments, you are being paid well enough. My friend who got caught in the jam said it was a necessary inconvinience he was willing to go through but as another said, it is the police causing all the jams. And they had the cheek to say "dont blame us" in the MSM.
Of course the PR will maximise this to their advantage as they were not born yesterday, but the fact is that ISA is very anti-democracy and very anti-Islam. How do you answer that cybertroops?
And then there was this lone pro isa supported who made it to submit his memorandum and he was wering a shirt which goes something like - "I support ISA because it defends malay privileges" - what rubbish! Tun Razak says that it was meant to suppress the communists - nothing to do with malay rights.
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written by dolah, August 11, 2009
written by dolah, August 11, 2009
Saya setuju dengan sy,middleman dan amirrizal, kalaulah ramai bangsa melayu berfikiran macam anda semua, baru semua orang tahu macamana nak faham rukun negara. LKS lu sudah nyanyok gua kesian sama lu dari dulu sampai sikalang cita2 lu nak jadikan malaysia sama macam singapore tak lapat2, lu kena ingat mula2 lu pijak tanah malayu dulu muka sapa banyak? lu duduk diam2 tunggu ambil nombor, pada pas nasihatlah pada pengikut yang lain, kerana yang ketawakan terbahak2 pada pengikut anda semasa perhimpunan ISA dimansuhkan adalah bangsa lain tapi yang sedih dan malu bangsa anda sendiri yang melihat gelagat pengikut anda diperkudakan. Ingatlah bangsaku! bolehkah kita berdiri diatas kaki sendiri tanpa bantuan? terutamanya kewangan?
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Once the top leaders of any of the state institutions is compromised, everything else has no choice but to be compromised. (malaysia is now a failed state - our laws and its implementation no longer have integrity or credibility)