Interference (?)

The former Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia (the top cop of the country) said that there was excessive interference in police work. He was quoted saying "All kinds of people interfere. People from the ministry itself, outsiders and people with vested interest who want to do things that are not right". He went on to say "The ministry I mentioned is the Home Ministry, of course".

Pic obtained from UMNO online

The Home Ministry interfering with the police?

Well, dun take my word for it - the top cop should know best! Read the news report here.

The Secretary General of the Home Ministry has denied this in a later news report (see here).

OK. Something is not right here. I do not know what is the real story but it HAS to be one of these:-

1. The former IGP is a liar; or
2. The Sec-Gen of the Home Ministry is a liar; or
3. The Sec-Gen has no idea of the interference that is going on; or
4. The former IGP had been mistaken.

I can't think of any other possibilities. Can you? Let me know - it'll be appreciated.

The first 3 possibilities are worrying. The last one? Well, worrying too - the IGP has been serving all this time under the impression of there being interference by the government?

Malaysia boleh!

A note, a statement and many questions

How are you gonna justify this? (Pic taken from online)

I have reproduced here the statement made by the Attorney General and published in The Star today. I have also asked certain questions which i hope - but doubt - will be answered satisfactorily.

IN Teoh Beng Hock’s death inquiry today, the officers representing the Public Prosecutor, in assisting the said inquiry, intended to put in a note found in the deceased’s sling bag which contains an indication that may throw some light regarding his death.

However, the existence of the note was disputed on the grounds of delay in disclosure, failure to furnish a copy of the said note to the counsel representing the deceased’s family and suppression of evidence by the Attorney-General’s Chambers.

The Attorney-General’s Chambers vehemently denies any suppression of evidence (and) instead was equally startled when the discovery of the note was made known and thereafter caused further investigation to be carried out.

The Attorney-General’s Chambers was informed of the discovery of the note by the investigating officer, ASP Ahmad Nazri bin Zainal, on Oct 7, 2009, some two over months after Teoh Beng Hock’s death.

So at their own admission, they knew of this note for around 10 months (around 300 plus days) but only decide to reveal it NOW!!!! Why??????

According to the investigating officer, it was not found when he first searched the deceased’s sling bag after the incident.

Not found???? So how did it mysteriously and miraculously appear then? Why should we even bother about it?

The note was immediately translated and there was sufficient cause to send it to be analysed by a document examiner of the Chemistry Department.

The said note was sent on Oct 9, 2009 and subsequently on Oct 20, 2009.

The document examiner prepared his reports and they were considered by the Attorney-General himself where the Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, was not convinced of the authenticity of the note due to insufficient samples to verify the handwritings, in particular the Chinese characters.

So if he was not convinced then, why is he trying to tender it now?

In addition, the note was said to be discovered some two over months after the death and that this would raise suspicion over its authenticity and discovery.

I FULLY agree with this statement! Very, very suspicious. So again, why??????

Having considered these factors, Tan Sri Abdul Gani was of the view that the note should not be tendered until and unless the investigating officer could provide satisfactory explanation as to its discovery.

So by wanting to tender it now, can i conclude that the IO provided a satisfactory explanation? Still, if he did, then why wait til now???? Did it take him SO LONG to come up with an explanation? More suspicious...

As regards the note, the Attorney-General’s Chambers was earlier briefed by the investigating officer that he conducted a thorough search after being advised by the psychiatric (sic) that ordinarily there would be a note left in a suicide case.

However, recently, the investigating officer owned up by admitting that he did in fact find the note when he searched the sling bag on July 17, 2009 but did not realise the significance of it as there were other documents found and that they were written in both Chinese and Roman characters.

Wait a minute - so he discovered it when he searched the bag? Teoh's body was found on the 16th June 2009. Why was his bag only searched by the IO 1 MONTH LATER??? If this was not the first time he searched the bag, i asked the same question i did earlier - how did the note suddenly appear?????

And the IO did not realise the significance of it????? Why??? The AG's statement said he did not realise it "as there were other documents found". WHAT?????????????? And the IO did not realise it could have been significant because it was "written in both Chinese and Roman characters"?????? So? Is it because he did not understand it? How and why could he have not bothered with it????????

As a result of this, the Attorney-General decided to put the note in and directed the investigating officer to explain this in court to avoid any repercussion in future and let the coroner decide on its weight after considering the explanation by the investigating officer and the document examiner’s report.

Therefore, there is no suppression or withholding of evidence and that the decision for not tendering it earlier was made based on the document examiner’s report as well as the discovery of the note which gave rise to suspicion.

If the decision not to tender it earlier was for those reasons, so WHY is the AG tendering it only NOW?????? What has happened since then????????

The Attorney-General’s Chambers will tender a document as evidence only and until it is satisfied that any shroud of suspicion surrounding it is lifted.

Unfortunately, all this only raises more suspicion.

Jabatan Peguam Negara
9 August 2010

I teach my students every year that it is only in the movies that you see lawyers tendering important letters late in a court case, catching everyone by surprise. From next year onwards, i will have to tell my students this only happens in movies AND in Malaysia.

Malaysia boleh!

Jail is the safest place

So what happens if your safety is threatened? If you believe some people are going to abduct you? You have a very good reason for believing that. After all, you have accused their people for torturing you (see here).

So what can you do?

Lodge a police report.

Done that.

Go to the courts to apply for a protection order.

Done that.

The results? The police apparently haven't finished their investigations. the court apparently has no power.

So for N Tharmendran, the only option is for him to to go jail!!!!!! You can read all about it here.

Pic obtained from The Star

Malaysia boleh!

Overnight celebrity?

I first saw this photo in the Sun papers. Unfortunately, i couldn't find it online. Until just now. I got it from this blog - Omong. Check it out!

This is an interesting photo - you have just told the entire world that you have been a victim of sodomy. You go to the police station to do the unpleasant task of reliving every single detail of the alleged sodomy.

Then you leave the station and are greeted by a barrage of reporters - you put on a wide smile and raise a clenched fist - like yes, i did it!

Strange, don't you think?

Malaysia boleh!

Anytime you need a friend

Well, well, well - we've got a really nice and caring DPM!!!

KUALA LUMPUR: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan met with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the latter’s home to seek his view a few days before he lodged a police report against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

In disclosing this yesterday, Najib who described Saiful as traumatised, said he listened and was sceptical about the accusation at first.

...

“There’s no conspiracy. Actually, this boy came to me to complain that he was sodomised by Anwar.

“I saw him as genuine because he looked so frightened. His hands were cold.

“I advised him to make his own decision, and he decided to tell me everything on what had happened.

...

Asked what Saiful had told him, Najib said: “A lot. The stories are many."

Read the report here.

Wow!!! So if you are having any problems, or are traumatised, and have no one to talk to, just call on our DPM. Don't worry if you think you are a nobody and that he doesn't know you personally. He'll make time for you! After all, as was stated in the above report, our DPM said “He [Saiful] just came for help and he never met me when he came to the office...”.

He'll take time off his busy schedule and listen to all your sad stories. And he'll even hold your hand (i guess so since he could say that Saiful's hands were cold)!

Of course there'll be some who pour scorn over this and doubt the genuineness of our DPM. They'd ask why would Saiful want to talk to him over this matter? Perhaps the DPM had a part to play in the allegations? Well, which is more believable?

No matter how busy he is, he'll take time to listen to a stranger's problems - and hold his hand! (Pic taken from the Star)

Malaysia boleh!

Drama Minggu Ini*

If someone were to try to submit a screenplay based on the events in the past week or two, they would be thrown out. Too unbelievable.

But then again, life can be stranger than fiction. If only we knew what is going on in the background, i'm sure it would make an even much more interesting story. As it is, conspiracy theories abound.

In case you have been living under a shell in M'sia for the past couple of weeks - or you are not in Bolehland - and have no idea what i am talking about, i'm referring to the events that have rocked our nation in recent times. Allegations against 2 men who are in the running for the position of Prime Minister are coming fast and furious. They are implicated for crimes - and of course, sex is involved. Every day, new matter surfaces - i was almost disappointed this morning to wake up and find that nothing new or juicy made the headlines.

The latest however is that Bala has disappeared!!!! Yes, the very PI who dropped a bombshell by implicating the DPM in a statutory declaration which basically says that the DPM is a blatant and outright liar and suggest bigger involvement in an on-going murder case. Less than 24 hours later, he appeared in the news again, this time retracting his earlier SD, alleging it was made under duress.

So the conspiracy theorists are at it again - yes, the first SD was just a pack of lies and made under duress. No, the second SD was made under duress. Well, the nature of the SD are such that one is clearly a full of bullsh*t. Which one? Anybody's guess.

Take a look at these 2 photos (taken from the Star).

The first was taken when the 1st SD was made public. The 2nd was taken after the 2nd SD was announced to the press. From these 2 pics, which SD do you think was made under duress? I have my own private views, which shall remain just that - private!

In any event, we can't be 100% sure for now, can we? What we are sure of is that Bala is screwed. It is no wonder he has 'disappeared'.

If only we could have witnessed what took place in that short span of time between the first and second SD - now that would make an interesting movie. Was he so racked with guilt that he decided to come clean? The thought of destroying an innocent man's life, reputation and career really ate him up? Or was he pressured and finally gave in to threats and acted out of duress? Perhaps the 'dossier' on him which was kept under lock and key (and retina eye-scan) was summoned immediately after the first SD and used?

In some ways, i pity him - he is just another victim in this whole drama. Or is he?

Malaysia boleh!

*Literally translated as "This week's drama", this used to be the title of a local TV drama.

Here we go again!

Police in Malaysia say they are investigating renewed sodomy allegations against the opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim.

A 23-year-old aide to Mr Anwar is said to have filed the complaint.

Mr Anwar has denied the claim, saying it is designed to block his political resurgence after success at the polls.

The ex-deputy PM was jailed in 1998 on sodomy and corruption charges he has said were politically motivated. The sodomy conviction was later overturned.

You can read the entire report here.

The BBC News Online reported it first before the local paper, The Star did.

Well, we do not know if the new allegations are true or not - but you have to admit that the timing of it is just way too convenient... for certain people!

Malaysia boleh!