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Can PKR claw back lost ground?
MACC grills, Gobind drills
Beng Hock - pursuit of justice continues
Can PKR claw back lost ground?
Amid growing talk of a snap election, PKR believes its grip on several key seats is weakening, including Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Tambun constituency in Perak.
An internal PKR strategic analysis for the 16th general election titled “GE16 Strategic Analysis: Tier-Based Summary”, sighted by Malaysiakini, showed that PKR has identified 66 parliamentary seats as its main focus in the upcoming election.
The analysis was presented by a senior PKR leader at a meeting on May 2 attended by close to 900 party leaders nationwide.
The analysis, which includes the 31 parliamentary seats the party currently holds, divides the 66 seats into seven Tier 1 (strong/safe), 13 Tier 2A (leaning strong), 17 Tier 2B (marginal/competitive), and 29 Tier 3 (difficult/recovery).
This breakdown shows that the majority of the seats studied - 46 in total (Tier 2B and Tier 3) - fall into high-risk zones or require significant image recovery.
Interestingly, the Gombak and Sungai Buloh seats - held by PKR vice-presidents Amirudin Shari and R Ramanan respectively - have been categorised as Tier 3, which represents a red zone requiring extraordinary intervention or special assistance from the central leadership.
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MACC grills, Gobind drills
For the second consecutive day, the MACC has grilled former economy minister Rafizi Ramli - now a staunch critic of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration - over the government’s deal with semiconductor firm Arm Holdings.
Previously, the Pandan lawmaker, who described the probe as a form of intimidation, said he expects to be charged over the matter, but promised an “interesting trial because many top national leaders will be called as witnesses: from the prime minister, to the deputy prime ministers, to ministers.”
DAP national chairperson Gobind Singh Deo, meanwhile, continued to drill into the “corporate mafia” allegation against MACC, pressing inspector-general of police Khalid Ismail for updates on the investigation into the matter.
“This is a matter of significant public interest, as the integrity of our markets and national institutions is at stake.
“Such serious allegations cannot be left unchecked and must be resolved strictly in accordance with the law,” he said.
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Beng Hock - pursuit of justice continues
In their unrelenting pursuit of justice, the family of the late DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock has filed a judicial review seeking to compel the authorities to reclassify and investigate his death as murder, challenging what they describe as the police’s use of an “incorrect” and lesser charge in the probe.
Lawyer Lim Wei Jiet said the move follows confirmation from the police in January that previous investigations into Teoh’s death were conducted under Section 342 of the Penal Code for wrongful confinement.
Those investigations were ultimately classified as no further action (NFA) in May last year.
Teoh was found dead in 2009 after being questioned overnight at the Selangor MACC office.
A 2011 royal commission concluded he died by suicide due to aggressive interrogation, while a 2014 Court of Appeal ruling found his death was caused or accelerated by unlawful acts, including those by MACC officers.
In 2024, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered police to complete the investigation within six months, but the Attorney-General’s Chambers later classified the case as no further action (NFA).
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