| Mohamed Hanipa Maidin sits on the Pas central committee and is the Pas legal adviser. He is also a lawyer who blogs at peguampas. |
When the court interprets a will, not the constitution
February 23, 2010FEB 23 — Constitutional expert says that when the court interprets the constitution like a will, the constitution will die. Unfortunately that was exactly the Federal Court did in the legal battle between Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin and Datuk Seri Zambry Kadir. On Feb 11, 2010 the Federal court officially signed a death warrant to the Perak constitution.In … Read More
Anwar — Victim of overzealous prosecution
February 09, 2010FEB 9 — I have been practising as a criminal lawyer for almost 16 years. I have considerable experience defending accused persons who were being charged for sexual related crimes. My experience tells me that the prosecution will never charge a person for an offence of rape or sodomy if the medical evidence is not favourable to them. It is almost an … Read More
Where is Allah in Umno’s administration?
January 07, 2010JAN 7 — The issue of Allah’s name in the Herald has been manipulated by Umno leaders to the hilt .The way Umno reacted to the issue seems to suggest that Allah is held dearly by Umno leaders. But is Allah really loved by Umno as He is supposed to be loved?Umno is a great manifestation of those whose actions do not match their verbal expression of loving … Read More
Nizar will win the appeal unless…
November 12, 2009NOV 12 — “Show us any provision in the Perak Constitution empowering the Sultan of Perak to sack Nizar”. That was fundamentally the gist of the submission made by Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin’s legal team in the recently concluded appeal at the Federal Court.Datuk Zambry Kadir’s lawyers as well as the Attorney-General, in asking the apex court to … Read More
Najib defends the indefensible Isa
October 07, 2009OCT 7 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak gave the following justification for fielding Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad as Umno’s candidate in Bagan Pinang: “The offence committed by Isa was merely a technical offence and it was not an offence under the law.” The statement was made in front of Malaysian students in France.Pity the Prime Minister. Obviously he has … Read More
Abolish ISA, not amend it!
June 29, 2009JUNE 29 — The government is looking into a proposal to reduce the detention period under the Internal Security Act from 60 to 28 days, said Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. The home minister said this was among the suggestions made to review the controversial Act, which is up for review in the next Parliament meeting.However, he cautioned that the … Read More
Beware of a serial constitutional killer
June 01, 2009JUNE 1 - It is 2.30 am in January 2010. Najib and Rosmah have just reached their official residence in Putrajaya.Their arrival is met with a letter by the King declaring that Najib has to vacate the residence simply because the King has appointed a new Prime Minister to replace him.The letter sets out the reason for this act – the Members of Parliament … Read More
Perplexing judiciary in Perak lawsuit
May 18, 2009MAY 18 — As of today it is undisputable that Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir is a confirmed unlawful mentri besar of Perak. On the other hand Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin is a confirmed lawful mentri besar of Perak. That is the gist of the high court’s decision delivered by Justice Datuk Abdul Aziz on May 11, 2009.How about the stay order granted by a … Read More
Zambry struggles for legitimacy
May 07, 2009MAY 7 — Having been installed as mentri besar by the palace, Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir would naturally expect to run Perak smoothly. It never crossed in his mind that he would face such big challenges. To date he has had great difficulty convincing the people that he is the legitimate MB and not Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin.The noble … Read More
Umno did not win, Sivakumar did not lose
April 19, 2009APRIL 19 – By now I believe many have heard ad nauseam Umno’s version of the true nature of the Federal Court’s decisions on April 16, 2009. This version proclaims that Datuk Zambry Abdul Kadir and his six exco members can now enter the Perak Assembly without any hassle.Out of desperation, Umno may say anything except the truth. What are the core … Read More