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Monday, May 30, 2011

Laluan sukar untuk 2 naib presiden PAS

at 5/30/2011 04:21:00 PM

"Sesak". Itu gambaran pemilihan PAS kali ini yang menyaksikan semua jawatan kecuali kerusi presiden menjadi rebutan.

Barangkali itu jugalah perasaan Salahuddin Ayub dan Datuk Mahfuz Omar yang dicabar Datuk Husam Musa, Datuk Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin, Datuk Nik Amar Abdullah dan Idris Ahmad untuk tiga kerusi naib presiden.

Mampukah prestasi Salahuddin dan Mahfuz sejak dua tahun lepas memikat 1,100 perwakilan untuk menyokong mereka pada pemilihan yang berlangsung Sabtu ini?

Rata-rata pemerhati politik yang dihubungi Bernama berpendapat dua pemimpin PAS itu menghadapi laluan sukar untuk mengekalkan jawatan mereka, kerana pencabar bukan saja nama gah dalam parti tetapi turut mendapat sokongan Mursyidul Am Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.

"Tetapi dalam memacu parti Islam itu selari dengan matlamat penubuhannya, adalah penting bagi perwakilan memilih calon jawatan naib presiden yang boleh memberikan sokongan dan bekerjasama penuh kepada presiden," kata Abd Ghapa Harun dari Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Pensyarah kanan Pusat Pengajian Sejarah, Politik dan Strategi itu berpendapat saingan sengit bagi jawatan timbalan presiden juga menentukan nasib Salahuddin dan Mahfuz, sekalipun jawatan presiden kekal di tangan Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.

Ini kerana katanya, lambakan calon yang terdiri daripada kelompok profesional berfikiran terbuka dan ulama, memberi ruang kepada perwakilan untuk mengatur hala tuju parti yang pada masa ini dilihat dikuasai ulama.

Sekalipun Salahuddin dan Mahfuz dilihat konsisten berfikiran terbuka, namun mereka kecundang daripada segi gahnya nama Husam dan Mohamad Nizar, katanya.

Beliau juga tidak menolak ketegasan Idris selaku Ketua Penerangan PAS dan Exco Kelantan Nik Mohd Amar bakal memikat perwakilan yang cenderung kepada golongan ulama.

Sementara itu, Dr Sivamurugan Pandian membayangkan kemungkinan berlaku kompromi di belakang tabir bagi jawatan tersebut.

"Kemungkinan salah seorang penyandang dikekalkan, dan dua lagi diisi muka baru," kata pensyarah kanan Sains Politik Universiti Sains Malaysia itu.

Beliau juga bersetuju pemilihan jawatan nombor dua PAS yang menyaksikan pertandingan tiga penjuru antara penyandang Nasharuddin Mat Isa, Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man dan Mohamad Sabu akan menentukan Naib Presiden.

"Apa yang paling penting mereka harus memilih di kalangan calon yang boleh bergandingan dengan orang nombor satu dan dua parti," katanya.

Beliau juga tidak menolak tanggapan populariti Husam, Mohamad Nizar dan Idris berupaya mempengaruhi pola pemilihan tersebut.

--Bernama

malaysiakini

Scorpenes-Altantuya : French courts to call Najib, Baginda as witnesses

at 5/30/2011 03:48:00 PM

UPDATED Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is in a pickle. He has been accused of plotting sexcapades to bring down his arch enemy Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim. His UMNO party has been busily making allegations of immorality and demanding that Anwar resign to spare the country shame.

But it looks like it is Najib himself who has and will again put the country in the greatest media spotlight of, regrettably, the negative sort. It is almost certain that as the main protagonist, he will be called by the French courts to testify over a suspiciously expensive acquisition of 2 Scorpene and one Agosta submarines in 2002.

The Malaysian leader faces allegations of having received kickbacks, whether directly or indirectly, from French arms-maker DCN.

"Our lawyers have advised us that it could take anything from the next few weeks or the next couple of months until a judge is appointed for the open trial in France," SUARAM director Cynthia Gabriel told a press conference on Monday.

According to Cynthia, SUARAM lawyers had informed that the inquiry stage by the Parisian legal authorities was nearing an end, and the next move would be the "full trial" stage, where witnesses will be called.

Murder

In Malaysia, the 58-year old Najib has leveraged on his ruling party and political connections to cover up the case, even though it also included a full-blown murder case.

A 28-year old Mongolian translator, alleged to be his former mistress and the jilted lover of his close friend Razak Baginda, was shot in the head and blown up with military-grade C4 explosives by two of his former bodyguards.

Information gleaned from the letters she wrote showed that Altantuya Shaariibuu had come to Kuala Lumpur in 2006 to demand her US$500,000 share of the commission paid by DCN. But according a private investigator hired by Baginda, Najib's wife Rosmah forbade the men to pay her a cent.

Baginda has been accused of being Najib's proxy in the kickbacks. Perimekar, a firm with no track record and connected to him, received a side-deal worth 114 million euros or about RM530 million to service the submarines.

Furthermore, the proceedings in France have found that three commissions instead of one were paid for the sale of the submarines.

"In addition to that of 114 million euros, there are two further instalments, one paid by DCN to the commercial networks of Thalès, for over 30 million euros, corresponding to "commercial fees relating to the negotiation and execution of the contract," another SUARAM director Kua Kia Soong said in a statement.

"This second commission was paid by Thalès to a recipient, who remains unknown, in order to convince the Malaysian government of the need to conduct additional work. The third commission was for 2.5 million euros."

It was also found that Gifen, a company established in Malta, facilitated the "money transfers in this case", and particularly financed the trips of Baginda and Altantuya.

Mystery new link to Najib

Last week, Cynthia told Malaysia Chronicle that their lawyers have since received knowledge of a "third person" who travelled frequently with Baginda and Altantuya during the negotiations with DCN.

She declined to name the person, but speculation is rife that this was another link to Najib, who had been the Defense minister in 2002 and had directly sanctioned the purchase.

The French courts can be expected to demand information from DCN, Najib and Baginda as to whether Altantuya had indeed played a role in the submarines deal. At the very least, the money transfers by Gifen would require an explanation for her role in the acquisition.

In her murder trial, the Malaysian courts refused to allow any mention of the submarines despite the high probability there was a connection to her death.

"The submarine deal was never brought up in court during the murder trial which saw prosecutors, defense attorneys and the judge judiciously keeping Najib's name out of the proceedings," said Kua.

"After being acquitted in November 2008 under questionable circumstances of participating in her murder, Razak Baginda left the country for England. The bodyguards were convicted but no motive was ever established for their actions."

Malaysians will faint

Knowing their PM, few Malaysians expect Najib or Baginda will attend the trial. The French courts have no jurisdiction to force their appearance but it can demand the truth from DCN.

"If Najib goes, I think Malaysians will faint. But it is very odd when a deal of such a huge size involving the country's money, and the parties involved are giant world conglomerates, that a Prime Minister chickens out. Especially when he was the one who was in charge," PKR vice president Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.

"If Najib does that, he has already told the world he is guilty as charged. Malaysians and UMNO itself must then demand his immediate resignation. A full probe by the Malaysian Anti Corrutpion Commission must also be carried out."

Just a day ago, current Defense minister Zahid Hamidi gave a hint as to what the Najib response was likely to be. Zahid will be made the sacrificial lamb and tasked to appear in the French courts, rather than Najib. But even this is likely to be cancelled as Zahid himself has hinted.

“If the Cabinet doesn’t allow it, then I don’t have to go,” Zahid told reporters on Sunday.

SUARAM's French lawyers are due to arrive in KL to brief their client and other citizen groups in July. The NGO is Malaysia's top human rights activist group. It got into the act after failing to get satisfactory answers from the government. Protest by citizens' groups were similarly ignored and even opposition politicians were stonewalled when they asked 'tough' question of the RM6.7 billion purchase in Parliament.

"SUARAM hopes the French justice system will reveal more than what the Malaysian judicial system has failed to deliver so far and will bring justice and closure to the family of Altantuya, and force the French and Malaysian Governments to account to their peoples regarding the commissions on the submarines contract," said Kua.

The NGO has also started a fund for its French legal fees and aims to raise RM100,000. Parisian lawyer William Bourdon, who is pursuing the case, will attend and give the latest update. The functions will be hed in Penang on July 21 and in Kuala Lumpur on July 23. Details can be found on the SUARAM website, along with their banking details for those who wish to donate.

“RM100,000 will not amount to much in euros and is just a starting fund. We expect we will have to continue to raise funds as the case proceeds,” said Cynthia.

- Malaysia Chronicle

Written by Wong Choon Mei, Malaysia Chronicle

'5 kali cuba pujuk Nik Aziz, tawar 3 menteri'

at 5/30/2011 03:41:00 PM

Usaha memujuk PAS bekerjasama dengan Umno dilihat berterusan apabila Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat mendakwa beliau didatangi wakil Umno sebanyak lima kali untuk tujuan itu dalam masa terdekat.

Menurut ahli parlimen Pasir Puteh Muhammad Husain, Nik Aziz mendedahkan perkara itu ketika bertemu dengan anak-anak Kelantan di Lembah Klang di Dengkil petang semalam.

"Ya, betul, beliau sebut (ada) lima kali pertemuan. Ia berlaku dalam masa terdekat, (ia) mengenai isu kerjasama PAS dengan Umno," katanya yang hadir dalam majlis di dewan orang ramai di situ.

Menteri besar Kelantan itu bagaimanapun didakwa tidak memperincikan individu itu sebaliknya hanya menyebutnya sebagai "berpangkat datuk" dan "pesara kerajaan".

Muhammad juga berkata, Nik Aziz ada memberitahu, PAS ditawarkan tiga jawatan menteri sekiranya membentuk kerajaan perpaduan dengan parti Islam itu.

Bagaimanapun menurut Muhammad, Nik Aziz menolak mentah-mentah pujukan itu kerana PAS sudah membuat perjanjian dengan DAP dan PKR.

Muhamad juga menjelaskan, mursyidul am PAS itu memberitahu, usaha itu berlaku sejak April lalu apabila Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak kembali menjaja isu kerjasama kedua-dua parti Melayu itu.

Difahamkan, majlis itu dihadiri kira-kira 500 orang. Turut serta Setiausa Agung PKR Saifuddin Nasution dan dua anggota parlimen, termasuk Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir (Ketereh), Abdullah Sani (Kuala Langat).

Sementara itu, beberapa pihak yang hadir dalam majlis minum petang itu mengesahkan ucapan Nik Aziz itu dan ada daripada mereka yang difahamkan terkejut dengan pendedahan itu.

Abdul Rahim Sabri malaysiakini

Mohd Noor Deris yang perlu bertaubat, bukan Nik Aziz

at 5/30/2011 03:27:00 PM

Setiausaha Akhbar Menteri Besar Kelantan ,Ahmad Fadhli Shaari berkata kenyataan itu mencerminkan kedangkalan pemikiran Mohd Noor yang bertaraf ulama.

PETALING JAYA : Pengerusi Biro Agama dan Ulama Majlis Veteran Umno Prof Madya Mohd Noor Deris hari ini dibidas berikutan kenyataannya dalam akhbar milik Umno-Utusan Malaysia-yang menggesa agar Mursyidul Am Pas Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat bertaubat.

Mohd Noor dalam kenyatan kepada Utusan Malaysia semalam meminta Nik Aziz bertaubat kerana mempertahankan Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang dibelenggu isu moral termasuk rakaman video seks.

Sambil menyifatkannya sebagai ‘sampah’, Setiausaha Akhbar Menteri Besar Kelantan Ahmad Fadhli Shaari berkata kenyataan itu mencerminkan kedangkalan pemikiran Mohd Noor yang bertaraf ulama’.

Pemikiran Ulama Umno

“Dalam isu video seks, perlu diingatkan bahawa di dalam Islam, tuduhan zina hendaklah dibuktikan di mahkamah melalui empat orang saksi yang adil.

“Barangkali Mohd Noor Deris hanya mengaji setakat muqaddam dan tidak berjumpa dengan ayat 4 daripada Surah an-Nur yang bermaksud :“Dan orang-orang yang menuduh wanita-wanita yang baik-baik (berbuat zina) dan mereka tidak mendatangkan empat orang saksi, maka deralah (sebatlah) mereka (yang menuduh itu) lapan puluh kali dera, dan janganlah kamu terima kesaksian mereka buat selama-lamanya. dan mereka Itulah orang-orang yang fasik.”

“Barangkali demikianlah taraf pemikiran seorang ‘ulama’ di dalam Umno,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.

Mohd Noor yang juga Bekas Ahli Jawatankuasa Dewan Ulama PAS Pusat dalam laporan berita Utusan Malaysia berkata tindakan Nik Aziz jelas bercanggah dengan politik diamalkan oleh Rasulullah SAW yang diutuskan untuk menyempurnakan akhlak umat manusia.

Beliau juga dipetik akhbar itu menyarankan supaya Ulama PAS membuat mufarakah (berpisah dari imam) terhadap kepimpinan Nik Aziz yang telah banyak mengeluarkan kenyataan yang mengelirukan umat Islam semata-mata melindungi kepentingan individu tertentu.

Mahkamah Syariah

“Tuduhan terhadap lelaki melakukan zina samalah dengan menuduh wanita melakukan zina iaitu hendaklah didatangkan empat orang saksi yang adil.

“Apa yang lebih penting lagi, kenapakah isu ini tidak dibawa ke mahkamah Syariah dan diadili mengikut hukum Islam?

“Justeru, tindakan Nik Aziz mempertahankan Anwar tepat mengikut neraca Islam kerana beliau masih belum dibuktikan salah mengikut apa yang dikehendaki oleh Islam,” tegas Ahmad Fadhli.

Sehubungan itu, Ahmad Fadhli berkata orang yang perlu bertaubat adalah Mohd Noor sendiri yang pernah mengeluarkan kenyataan bahawa dia memiliki ilmu kasyaf (sumber ilmu) sehingga tidak mahu bersalam dengan Nik Aziz kerana didakwanya menjadi tangan syaitan ketika kempen pilihanraya kecil DUN Galas.

“Jika Allahyarham Ashaari Muhammad, pengasas al-Arqam pernah ditahan ISA kerana mendakwa mampu beryaqazah (bertemu Rasulullah dalam keadaan jaga dan bukannya mimpi), saya kira dakwaan Mohd Noor Deris yang mempunyai kasyaf ini juga tidak kurang sesatnya.

“Pada saya, kenyataan Mohd Noor Deris ini hanyalah satu sampah sarap yang hanya layak dimuatkan di dalam tong sampah yang bernama Utusan Malaysia,” katanya.

FMT