'I just wish that the many others - those whose lives were affected by the tainted judiciary because of ‘correct, correct, correct’ appointments - had the same opportunity as you now want.’
VK Lingam: I have a right to be heard
Swipenter: Everybody has the right to be heard but VK Lingam have you given your victims of the law a right to be heard in a fair and impartial manner? You and your ilk have blurred the line between law and justice in our country so much so there are laws but no perceived justice.
Many of us believe that justice come in many forms other than the law, for instance a guilty conscience and that kind of mental pain/torture which is far worse than a jail sentence or a fine. Or maybe having no peace in our lives.
Magnus: Yes, Mr Lingam, you do have the right to be heard and that is why we all listened, heard you loud and clear and understood what you were saying and doing. Now it is time for you to listen and to hear loud and clear and understand what the Malaysian people have to say about you through their royal commissions and their courts of law.
Multi Racial: The government should charge Lingam and the two former chief judges Eusoff Chin and Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim so that they have a chance to explain themselves. However, please engage external professional lawyers instead of those from the AG’s Office or the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. I do not wish the following:
1) The government losing the case not because of not having good evidence but due to bad lawyers;
2) The sudden surfacing of new evidence, like a suicide note.
Chee Hoe Siew: Actually for Lingam case, members of the judiciary are the last ones qualified to judge because the corruption involves the judiciary itself. How much integrity is there for the judges to tell the world that Lingam is innocent when they themselves are corrupted?
Prominent court cases such as that of Anwar Ibrahim and Perak already demonstrate how little they bother to cover their tracks of corruption.
SusahKes: "I have a right to be heard" Sure you do, dude. I just wish that the many others - those whose lives were affected by the tainted judiciary because of the ‘correct, correct, correct’ appointments - had the same opportunity as you now want.
DJ Jamal: Political conspiracy behind suspension
Dood: That there was a political conspiracy behind the suspension of DJ Jamaluddin Ibrahim is obvious. On another note, I totally love the T-shirt worn by Jamal at the Malaysiakini interview. ‘Beza warna kulit. Tapi tengkorak yang sama. Stop racism.’
Yes, stop racism. And to stop racism, it begins with you and me. At the ballot box.
By Election Fan: Boycott 988 and make all BN-related mainstream media useless. Why should we give them the chance to survive on our money? I will delete 988 from my radio now. To all Malaysiakini readers, please do the same.
Sarawakian: This whole thing really makes Chua Soi Lek looks bad. He thought he could get rid of his nemesis through the back door (Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission) like a thief, but it looks like he has stepped on the damn cat's tail. The longer this issue is prolonged, the worse it will be for him and for MCA.
Ruben: This is the double standard that Chua practices. First and foremost, he’s suddenly talking aloud about equality and trying to correct Umno and Perkasa. But he cannot seem to stomach democracy whenever it comes knocking at his door.
Why am I not surprised with this leader who is all talk only and no action? Well Jamal, you make your fellow Malaysians like me very proud of you.
Phan Gaik Cher: This conspiracy play by BN will see them six feet underground, come next general election. Malaysians deserve better than this corrupt racist government helmed by crooks and murderers.
Wira: Jamal, there is one way to hit back. Stand for election against Chua in the next general elections under the Pakatan Rakyat ticket. If you can get 50 percent of the Malays and Indians to support you, the Chinese community will help you dump him.
Chua 'will not apologise' to DJ Jamal
Maitreya: DJ Jamaluddin Ibrahim comes across as a cool dude. And that’s a great T-shirt he's wearing. A Mandarin-speaking Malay DJ - that's a precious commodity, why sack him? Stupid MCA.
Ng Lay Weng: The Star is not longer what it was in the not-too-distant past. Now, a lot of underhand evil scheming is being carried out. Chua Soi Lek mentioned that the Star is responsible to its shareholders only. But how about our needs as the newspaper buyers?
This recent controversy just broke the camel’s and made me call my newspaperman to cancel my subscription for good.
Pants on Fire:
The Star is doing well because of MCA’s non-interference policy, says Chua. Non-interference, it seems. Chua is lying through his teeth. There is direct interference, everyone knows that.For your information Chua, since you claim you don't know, I hear that the circulation has dropped by more than 20,000 over the last two years and is still dropping. Watch it, nothing or no one will be up there all the time. What goes up must come down. See the state of New Straits Times and Malay Mail today.
Fence sitter: We all know Chua Soi Lek will not apologise. After all, DJ Jamal is not from Umno.
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