UMNO dan DAP

As posted by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at Che Det on March 09, 2016

1. Ramai ahli UMNO yang rasa terkilan dan tidak senang melihat Kit Siang dan DAP berada diatas pentas yang sama dengan UMNO dan pemimpinnya, yang lama dan yang baru.

2. Kenapakah ahli dan pemimpin UMNO sanggup bersama dengan DAP dan Kit Siang?

3. Soal yang sama juga ditanya oleh ahli dan pemimpin DAP yang benci dan bermusuh dengan UMNO terutama dengan saya sendiri sebagai bekas pemimpin UMNO sejak DAP ditubuh.

4. Amat sukar bagi ramai dalam kedua-dua parti yang bermusuh ini menerima bahawa mereka yang menghadiri dan menandatangani deklarasi menolak Najib, menghadiri bukan sebagai ahli dan pemimpin parti politik atau gerakan, tetapi mereka hadir sebagai “citizen”, rakyat Malaysia yang khuatir akan kesan buruk perlakuan Najib sebagai Perdana Menteri.

5. Bagi pemimpin UMNO, jika UMNO seperti UMNO dahulu dan segala saluran untuk menghentikan perbuatan yang salah masih ada, penyelesaian boleh dicari dalam parti. Tetapi Najib sudah tutup semua saluran ini. Hak ahli dalam UMNO, Mesyuarat Agong UMNO, Majlis Tertinggi UMNO sudah tidak berfungsi lagi. Mulut anggota dan badan-badan dalam UMNO sudah ditutup rapat oleh Najib dengan berbagai-bagai cara, dengan melumpuh bukan sahaja badan-badan tertentu dalam parti tetapi melalui institusi-institusi Kerajaan seperti polis, Peguam Negara, Surhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah, PAC dan lain-lain.

6. Tindakan Najib menekan bukan sahaja parti-parti politik tetapi juga keatas semua rakyat tanpa mengira kaum atau parti.

7. Dalam keadaan ini rakyat yang menjadi mangsa sudah lumpuh dan tidak lagi dapat bergantung kepada parti politik mereka sendiri untuk perlindungan, dan tidak pun melalui institusi Kerajaan yang ditugas untuk melindungi keselamatan rakyat.

8. Bagi semua rakyat Malaysia hanya penyingkiran Najib sahaja yang boleh memulihkan demokrasi negara. Tetapi rakyat tidak ada apa-apa jentera yang boleh diguna untuk menyuara pendapat mereka pun.

9. Oleh itu tokoh-tokoh dalam pelbagai bidang, terpaksa membelakangkan pertubuhan dan perjuangan mereka supaya suara mereka dapat diperdengarkan kepada semua. Mereka perlu bertindak sebagai “citizen” (rakyat) dan bukan lagi sebagai parti atau badan-badan tertentu.

10. Kesedaran inilah yang menyebabkan mereka yang bermusuh membelakangkan permusuhan mereka buat sementara untuk menyelamatkan negara tercinta. Mengutama parti masing-masing bermakna menyokong dan mengekal rejim Najib.

11. Apabila demokrasi dan kebebasan di kembalikan maka perbezaan pendapat antara mereka bolehlah diteruskan.

12. Jika kita tidak faham, lihatlah keadaan dikalangan orang Islam di Timur Tengah. Musuh mereka ialah Israel yang dibantu oleh Amerika Syarikat.

13. Malangnya mereka lebih utamakan permusuhan sesama mereka, permusuhan antara Sunni dengan Syiah, antara Fatah dengan Hamas, antara Iran dengan Arab sehingga mereka lupakan musuh sebenar mereka, iaitu Israel, dan mereka berperang sesama orang Islam.

14. Maka bertepuk tanganlah Yahudi dan Amerika.

GOVERNMENT SECRETS

As posted by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at Che Det on March 07, 2016

1. The A.G. would like the punishment for people who leak Government secrets to be caned and jailed for life.

2. It tells of a very primitive mind and is unIslamic. The Quran repeatedly enjoins upon Muslims to judge with justice. The punishment should fit the crime. It should not be excessive. Even for your foes you have to judge with justice, if you are guided by the teachings of the Quran.

3. But I am not going to complain about his primitive mind. I am questioning whether Najib with 2.6 Billion Ringgit in his personal and private accounts is doing his work as Prime Minister. Is it in his terms of reference to acquire secret funds and keep it in his personal accounts. No Prime Minister of Malaysia has ever done this.

4. In Government there are procedures and rules for receiving and handling funds. Najib has not abided by these rules. In fact he admits that the money is a gift to him personally, not to the Government. He did not inform the Government authorities about the money. It is in fact a secret from the Government. He seems not to have paid taxes on this money. Clearly the possession and management of this RM2.6 billion is not part of his work as Prime Minister of Malaysia.

5. The money is therefore not a Government secret which is protected by the Official Secrets Act. The reports by Bank Negara and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission are therefore about wrong-doings involving Najib as a person while in the Government. Such wrong-doings must be investigated and reported by the relevant authorities so that appropriate actions can be taken according to the laws of the country.

6. The police and other enforcement authorities must act and investigate the reports. Not doing so would be a dereliction of duty. Covering up would be a crime.

7. The A.G. has the right to decide whether a case should go to the courts or not. That right should be exercised with due consideration for the elements involved in the cases and public concern about them. All sides should be heard. And this can only be done in a court of law. Judgement by the A.G. simply by reading the reports is a denial of justice, is frivolous and unjust, especially when the reports are made by credible and established institutions. What the A.G. has done is to damage the credibility of an institution of governance and a part of the judicial system of this country.

8. The OSA is not meant to make a secret of criminal acts perpetrated by officers and employees of the Government. Such criminal acts are not above the law. They should be investigated by the authorities and be put before a court.

9. Instead the person reporting on the alleged wrong-doings by Najib, was arrested together with his lawyer, detained and charged in court.

10. When the A.G. prefers a charge on anyone, the law must fit the crime. When the charge does not fit the allege crime, so much so that the presiding judge dismissed the case, the A.G. loses his credibility. And along with it goes the judicial system.

11. Now the A.G. wants to appeal against the decision of the judge. Should the A.G. win, the institution would lose respect and acceptance by the people.

12. If the A.G. wishes to regain his credibility he should clarify whether he considers crimes perpetrated by officers of Governments are considered as Government secrets which must be hidden and protected by the Official Secrets Act or not.