I would like to respond to Syed Zainal Ibrahim Syed Yousoff Alatas's letter entitled [#1] What about prison conditions in general? [/#] (April 3).

In his letter, it would appear that in his reckoning, justice would be served if Keadilan also requests similar treatment as those requested for ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim for the hundreds of other prisoners with probably worse ailments. It would seem like his ire has been raised because of this dichotomy in the requests being made in the name of justice.

If it can be pointed out who are the others serving prison terms on charges whose foundation only live in the imagination of individuals, which cannot be corroborated or evidenced in any way, maybe then it might be possible to respond why similar justice is not sought for other similar 'prisoners' at this time.

It would seem that the writer and probably a whole lot of others like him have found comfort in the thought that Anwar has had his day in court and that justice has been served. It would appear that it is not for them to question if indeed justice was served or that there might have been serious failure in the judiciary or the judicial system or that judicial propriety might have been compromised.

If I might advise this group of people, firstly, establish if the other prisoners have met their fates in similar circumstances as Anwar.

Obviously, as far as I'm concerned, I totally and absolutely reject the judicial process that was applied to him. I too hold the entire judiciary in contempt for what they have allowed themselves to become. (Holding one in contempt is not the sole monopoly of the Malaysian courts, by the way). That is why I can allow myself to insist that Anwar deserves everything his family wants for him to recover from his ailments.

And by the way, that is not to say that I will support him for premiership of Malaysia. When the time comes it might just be Keadilan's Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor, Tian Chua or Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

But then again PAS' Nik Aziz Nik Mat could have a go at my support.

Obviously, Barisan Nasional's Dr Mahathir Mohamad, S Samy Vellu, Dr Ling Liong Sik and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi would be wasting their time trying. Umno's Sharir Abdul Samad, who appeared silenced since his last hauling, would certainly be entertained.

But then again so would all the comedians who call themselves politicians in Malaysia.