SO today's Post turns its sentiments on two Blogger mateys, Raja Petra Kamarudin who -- for fighting a blue-blooded caring, conerned Malaysian battle for Truth and Justice -- has to be in many courts but he's not alone; and a sharing from one of my early "blogger-soulmatey" conversationists, Capt Yusof Ahmad, whose salty writings I often pluck as flowers off a gardnern of knowledge and l've. Sea food,anywan? Sometimes he's awe at sea wit' secondmatey MindfoolMariner and DesiWanFOOLofErrata!:):):), raretimes eROtica2:(:( -- YL, Desi with thanks in his heART and a prayer of peAce in his offerings.
From The Malaysian Insdier:
Senior cop accused of being a ‘compulsive liar’ in RPK trial
By Debra Chong
PETALING JAYA, Feb 12 – A key witness in the sedition trial of controversial Malaysia Today blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin was accused of being a “compulsive liar” in court today.
The chief investigating officer, Superintendant Gan Tack Guan, who had made a police report against Raja Petra last year after reading the latter’s online article, “Let’s Send The Altantuya Murderers To Hell” which sparked the charge, returned to the witness stand this morning.
Gan was subjected to a barrage of questions by defence lawyer Gobind Singh Deo over his findings about the claims made by Raja Petra on the alleged role played by Abdul Razak Baginda in the sensational murder of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu.
Razak Baginda is a political analyst and said to be a close friend of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He was charged with abetting two police officers with killing Altantuya. The Shah Alam High Court acquitted him of the crime last October.
Last Tuesday, Gobind had cross-examined Gan in an attempt to establish that the sedition charge against Raja Petra — popularly known by his initials RPK — was “politically motivated”.
Picking up from where he left off, Gobind continued to question the former along the same vein.
However, Gan appeared to have difficulty in answering to Gobind’s satisfaction, particularly when the latter pressed him on his investigation regarding a photograph said to feature Najib together with the murder victim at her birthday celebration in a hotel in Singapore.
“I put it to you, you are in no position to say Najib Tun Razak did not attend Altantuya’s birthday party at the Mandarin hotel in Singapore as alleged,” Gobind suggested.
“I disagree,” Gan replied.
“You agree with me it would have been easy for you to confirm this by merely asking Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak?” Gobind asked.
“I disagree,” said Gan.
“Why disagree? Is it difficult to ask Datuk Seri Najib questions?” Gobind pushed.
“This issue arose on the website on April 25 and the witness that gave the testimony did not show the picture on the issue,” Gan, who is the Interpol National Centre Bureau assistant director based in Bukit Aman, countered.
“But you never asked her for a copy of the photograph, Superintendant?” Gobind asked, referring to a Mongolian witness in the Altantutya murder trial, Burmaa Oyunchimeg who had supposedly produced the visual record.
“We did ask but she did not produce,” Gan answered.
“Did you personally ask her?” Gobind interrogated.
“I can’t remember because it was not brought up in the case,” Gan replied, before adding: “I think yes.”
Gan’s slow response and cumulative vague replies to Gobind’s blunt interrogation seemed to annoy the defence lawyer, leading to a minor outburst.
“Make up your mind. You remember or not asking her?” Gobind thundered.
“Yes,” said Gan.
“I put it you, you are lying that you asked the witness for the photograph. You are a compulsive liar,” Gobind asked pointedly.
“No,” Gan stated.
Gobind’s inquisition was halted for the day before he could obtain an answer to the significance of the controversial photograph said to feature Najib and Altantuya together.
He had sought permission from Sessions Court judge Justice Rozina Ayob to introduce several documents from the Altantuya murder case into Raja Petra’s sedition trial.
But the judge ordered him to validate the documents first and adjourned the trial to April 23 and 24.
Meanwhile, Raja Petra, who has been slapped with multiple lawsuits, will return to the dock at the Kuala Lumpur High Court tomorrow for his criminal defamation charge.
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Saturday, February 07, 2009
Derhaka?
By Capt Yusof Ahmad
I have never been in awe of royalty since they are only human and not quite infallible.
During my school days in MCKK, there were a few rajas and tengkus from the country's royal households amongst the good mix of blue bloods and peasantry in prep school and many are still my friends today. As a member of a proud Bugis clan from Linggi myself, I can trace my ancestral lineage direct to the legendary Bugis warrior/sailor prince Raja Haji, son of Daeng Chelak, one of the Daeng band of brothers from Sulawesi who went on to found what are now the royal houses of Selangor and Johor. No big deal here perhaps, but this makes me as 'royal' as I want to fancy myself to be.Charges of derhaka (treason) or lese majeste or whatever to the Sultan of Perak levelled against Perak MB Mohd Nizar by members of the Barisan Nasional for refusing to step down are to my mind pretty silly, if not downright bloody stupid. (Read the Malaysiakini report, here). It is simply a matter of the rule of law and the country's top legal minds are still debating the issue in cyberspace. Our history books are also full of accounts of mighty emperors, kings, Marcoses, Idi Amins et al having been unceremoniously booted out for failing to heed the call and committing derhaka against the rakyat, the final arbiter of things.The government of the day should be wise to try and learn from history. Logged by The Ancient Mariner
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