Civil-syariah dispute: Involve all in solving it
Pak Lah has said he is a PM for all Malaysians. So it does not appear consistent when he is to consult only BN component parties in resolving the so-called 'civil-syariah court tussle' as Nazri suggested.
On Pak Lah to resolve civil-Islamic courts tussle
Ahmad Kamal: I think Nazri forgot that Pak Lah, when his party was returned to power in 2004, said that he is the PM for all Malaysians. So it does not appear consistent when Pak Lah is to consult only BN component parties in resolving the so-called 'civil-syariah court tussle' as Nazri suggested.
I believe responsible members of Parliament, like Saudara Lim Kit Siang and the Bar Council have suggested mechanisms for public consultations on the matter. Therefore it bodes well for Nazri and the government of the day to ensure that a wider consultation is made on the issue.
Public hearings are necessary as well. I believe that it is useful for even Suhakam to conduct its own hearings on the issue as well as other institutions like the Bar Council and the women's Joint Action Group.
On Raja Petra: Police report puzzling
Ahmad Fuad: The Bugis Raja is perplexed on the date on which the offending article was allegedly written, ie, July 11, 2007.
The good Bugis Raja would well be advised to not pay to much heed to the question of the date. They can always change that! In case he needs reminding, I am taking the liberty to flashback to one particular case that happened in Bolehland, circa year 2000.
In that particular case, the date of the alleged offence was changed twice (three different dates if you include the 'original' date), because on the dates that the prosecution had, the building in which the offence supposedly took place, was not even there yet! In that case too (at that court level) the accused was found guilty and the person 'in-charge of changing the dates' (according to court records) went on to become the 'numero uno' of one particular law enforcing agency!
Your only hope now, my friend the good Bugis Raja, is for the judge (unlike the last time around) to deem the date of the alleged offending articles as 'relevant'.
YSM: As Nathaniel Tan revealed, the police cyber-crime unit really knows very little about the Internet or blogging and how it works. The unit was probably pulled together from the IT division of the police force. We all know that the government's IT division in most department is only there to install computers and perhaps install software.
The fact that they ask for the identities of the commentators show that they do not know anything about blogging. They perhaps think that Raja Petra receives e-mails and then types in the comments on his own.
R Gill: The powers appear terrified of the truth and are prepared to silence all forms of criticism under the guise of 'sensitive subjects', further stifling press freedoms to propagate their corrupt agenda.
Anak Sarawak: I fully agree with the letter above. The idea of applying the concept of 'dhimmis' to fellow Malaysians of other faiths is totally against the Malaysian spirit. If people like Mahdar Tahir were allowed to preach the concept of 'dhimmitude' freely, Malaysia would be in serious trouble. To Mahdar Tahir: don't come to preach such idea in East Malaysia. You need to learn the history of Sarawak, especially the period between 1963 to 1973.
YSM: I know many Muslims - and non-Muslims as well - do not like Israel as a state due to the arrogance and hostility towards their neighbours. However, the Jews have a term for 'dhimmis' as well. They call them 'gentiles'. There is the Jew and then there is the .errgh ... 'gentile'. The 'gentile' is allowed to stay in Israel, but are not considered Jews and therefore not 'kosher'. What do you think of such a term?
As much as you may find this kind of labelling offensive in the 21st century, I will advise Mahdar Tahir not to use such labels. The only label I want to be known as is Malaysian.
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