VOXPOP 'Hey, I did not take bribes. I just took a big discount on the land.' Ex-Selangor MB Khir Toyo does have a sense of humour.'

Khir clarifies graft charge was not for bribery

vox populi small thumbnail Wira: Former Selangor MB Mohamad Khir Toyo, that you were only charged under section 165 of the Penal Code means your big brothers in Umno did not want to pull you down all the way. It says nothing about you being less guilty of corruption, especially in the eyes of the public.

This arrogant idiot reminds me of an incident where the policeman, in accepting a bribe to overlook a traffic infraction, told his victim, "This is not a bribe because you sympathise with my low pay and offer help to bring food to my family."

Pants on Fire: Khir Toyo, you shortchanged the government by RM3 million. The value of the land was RM6 million. This means you benefited RM3 million at that point of time. Come on, don't play semantics here.

Yum: Sorry, but isn't "...obtained something without adequate compensation from someone who has an official relationship with me" a bribe?

Chee Hoe Siew: Khir is found guilty and yet still tries to play with words.

The bottom line is: Khir is corrupt - he got the house a much lower price than it should be, meaning that the other party had paid on his behalf. Bribe is only a technical term, whether he receive it or not is what's important.

Garrulous Gary: "Hey, I did not take bribes! I just took a big discount on the land." Khir Toyo does have a sense of humour.

Kbe: Corruption by any other name is just as perverse.

Tell the Truth: Say whatever you like, Khir Toyo. An act of corruption is an act of corruption.

You should be grateful that you're only getting 12 months' jail sentence. If I were the judge, I would put you away for life. Think of the taxpayers' money you have abused whilst in office.

And by the way, your judgement in your afterlife will be worse than the 12 months because with an unrepentant heart such as yours, you are heading for hell.

Che: "It looks like a bribery charge, sounds like a bribery charge, but it is not a bribery charge". These corrupted politicians - they are all the same.

Righteous: Your quest for justice? How about justice for the people of Malaysia for you using your position to get such a great deal?

You are nothing but a thief no matter how you play with words, and since you held the highest state government position, you should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Righteous: And how about a little humility after being found guilty instead of walking out of the court smiling from ear to ear. Couldn't you at least pretend to be upset and play your part properly in this BN script?

Luang: Well, Khir, it's not bribery but daylight robbery.

Indian NGOs not convinced over Interlok withdrawal

Sarajun Hoda: Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has no guts to announce it himself after vigorously defending the ‘Interlok' book. As the Malay proverb says, ‘Menegak benang yang basah'.

Must be malu lah. But then, let's not make it an issue anymore. After all, the use of the book is not law, so it is not binding.

Fair And Open: Muhyiddin can threaten about disunity caused by others by his own interpretation, but a clear and blatant case of racial disunity and tension is endorsed by his silence now on this Interlok issue.

Reborn: Election is coming, and all the inventive ways of the opposition will now come to bear.

The main problem is that they cannot convince the rakyat that they can do better than BN, so they have to use reverse tactics - bring out the issues of the ruling party that show them in bad light.

The problem with this is that they are not a bread and butter issues. Eighty percent of Malaysians don't care about issues such as Bersih, Interlok, sodomy trial and all other non-starters.

The rakyat need to survive, and not for the opposition to survive and play another four or five years of political games.

Tsc: If you guys and gals take the bait and vote BN again, and if Umno rules Malaysia again, Interlok will likely be reinstated as a school textbook.

Pakatan Rakyat can't undo the damage done to the Indian community in three short years, give Pakatan more time and more power, ie, as the federal government.

If Pakatan doesn't do better for Malaysians in general, and Indians in particular, we can vote Pakatan out.

JFA: In the political game, they can have two popular songs. One is ‘(When I Need You) I will help you', the other one is ‘(Game is Over) all can be a dream'.

 

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