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Monday, June 30, 2008

Deja Vu -- No place is safe for citizen Anwar Ibrahim

Desi is relying on The Malaysian Insider for a good chronological record of events surrunding Sdr Anwar Ibrahim, PKR leader and PM-in-waiting. The eralier piece is a fair and insightful ANALYSIS, IMHO-lah!

Since a 23-year-old lodged a sodomy charge against the man popularly deemed to be the "next" PM if and when the Pakatan Rakyat wins controlof the Malaysian Parliament, touted by PR leaders to take place before Sept 16, 2008 -- Anwar is experiencing a "Deja Vu" nightmare. The first outing saw two key figures who are now quite likely to be reprising other roles almost ten years later.

From the earlier report's UPDATE is extracted the key points,which I have marked 1-3:

"(1) I have been told that my assassination has not been ruled out as means to subvert the people's will and bring an end to the transformational changes taking place in Malaysia.

(2) Notwithstanding the threats which are intended to silence my voice, I intend make public new evidence implicating that the Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan and Attorney-General A. Gani Patail engaged in criminal acts of fabricating evidence in cases launched against me in 1998.

(3) The allegations that have been made against me on Saturday are nothing more than a replay of the events which transpired in 1998 when I was sacked from the office of the deputy prime minister, jailed and beaten, and then charged and convicted by a kangaroo court for crimes which I never committed.

DESIDERATA: It's Deja Vu as I said earlier as the two protagonists back in 1998 named in point (2) are also now holding powerful positions today, namely the Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan and Attorney-General A. Gani Patail , who allegedly, according to Anwar, "engaged in criminal acts of fabricating evidence in cases launched against me in 1998".


Point (1) highlights the fact that Malaysia is no more a safe place as far as Citizen Anwar is concerned, as evidenced by the fact that he became a near-daeth victim of the then IGP in 1998 when he was assaulted while held as a prisoner in the early days after the sacking by then PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad (the (IN)famous Black-Eye picture when Anwar emerged from a Black Maria to be brought before the Court in Jalan Raja,KL, remember?)

So it's litle wonder that a Malaysian citizen who came back from the throes of Death would be compelled to seek temporary refuge in a Foreign Embassy for then Anwar is out of reach of the Malaysian Police now headed by someone Anwar has good grounds to fear, Musa Hassan.

Yes, maybe an advantage by hiding out at the Turkish Embassy would shine the inernational media spotlight in greater light,and why not, this is a GAME OF SURVIVAL,nothing less than the possibility of death by assasination of apotential Head of Malaysain Government.

"Fellow Malaysians, pray very hard that the law-makers and law-enforcers do not become the law-breakers. I think many Malaysians have grounds to be 'very afraid' of their so-called leaders."

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Here's another news report, and later, when you are freer, surf to Malaysia-Today to get a picture of Anwar's ACCUSER, and also some peeps of the newsmaker-at-what-price/prize...at www.riwayathajat.blogspot.com
and make sure you READ THE FIRST FEW COMMENTS accompanying that Post, allin Bahasa Malaysia.-- YL Chong



Anwar drama heads for standoff with govt


KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is holed up in the Turkish embassy here, setting the stage for a standoff with the government. By seeking refuge in a foreign mission, the de facto Opposition leader is also preparing to internationalise the alleged sodomy case being built up against him in Malaysia.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat's Azmin Ali did not disclose to The Malaysian Insider whether Anwar was seeking political asylum abroad but his supporters said that they believe that his life is in danger and that he could be on the hit of those who do not want him to come to power.

"He has been there since 6am," said Azmin.

His choice of the Turkish Embassy for protection is not surprising. Since his release from jail after the Federal Court overturned his conviction for sodomy in 2004, Anwar has struck a close relationship with Turkish Premier Reccep Erdogan.

The Opposition politician leaned heavily on strategists from Erdogan's AKP in planning Pakatan Rakyat's successful election campaign. This assistance was frowned upon by the government and since then, government officials have been suspicious of Erdogan's motives and of Anwar's link with the AKP.

Meanwhile, there was surprise and puzzled looks in Putrajaya as government ministers burnt the telephone lines trying to find out if the police report by Anwar's aide against him for alleged sodomy was part of a political campaign to discredit the former deputy prime minister.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi denied that the aide, Saiful Bukhari, was a pawn in the government plot to kill off its formidable political opponent.


DESIDERATA:
The key oint to note pertains to "...his supporters said that they believe that his life is in danger and that he could be on the hit of those who do not want him to come to power."

Our country in the past 50 years before the March 8, 2008 General Elections has witnessed the almost unassailable power and dominance of the Barisan Nasional machinery, which is at the beck-and-call of the UMNO chieftain, presently he is the Prime Minister whose premier post is under threat from within and outside UMNO, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

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