Sabah saved BN: Mahathir

Yes, BN was saved by Sabah (referring to March 2008 general election), saved by Project Mahathir (Project IC), BN fixed deposit.

Big majority of these ICs were issued during his time as PM. There is even a book (IC Projek Agenda Tersembunyi Mahathir?) by M. D. Mutalib published in 2005.

Sabahans know now that these Project ICs was about issuance of Malaysian ICs meant for Malaysian citizens to foreigners in Sabah who were mostly illegal immigrants. All this was done against the Laws and Constitution of Malaysia.

Of course BN Central Government has never acknowledged this, let alone wanting to solve it.

Police Reports after Reports had been lodged about foreigners in possession of Project ICs including the book mentioned above. But I was given the understanding that Police were instructed to accept the Reports lodged but not to investigate any.

This directive was confirmed when Parliament Select Committee on National Integrity was told of this Project Mahathir in June 2006, and when the Committee tried to dig deep into the Project, the National Registration Dept was directed by the powers that be to stop answering the Committee's inquiry.

PM Najib is saying now that Sabah illegal immigrants problems were the results of local Sabahans. To some extent this is true. But Najib personally stated 10 years ago that such problems were serious in Sabah but nothing seemed to have been done by the Central Gov't. Then he only referred to those without documents. He has never, in fact, no PM ever, mentioned on seriousness of Project ICs issued to illegal immigrants.

Announcing Sept 16 as a national holiday by Najib two months ago was just to please Sabahans as BN wants Sabah votes. Just to remind us all: last year Sept Najib said that there should be only one National day for the country..........that is 31st August..........this is our stand..... Where is the sincerity? If really sincere, please amend the Constitution, Article 160, on the Interpretation of National Day or Merdeka Day.

That should be what he wants if he really means it – 1Malaysia. But here again, there is no sincerity on his part because if really 1Malaysia, why hydroelectricity from Bakun Dam in Sarawak is not for Sabah when it is to be channeled to Peninsula and Kalimantan Indonesia? 1Malaysia people first – Kalimantan Indonesia first before Sabah! Wake up Sabahans!

He knows that Sabah needs electricity that he is pushing hard to have coal-generated electricity plant built in Sabah. Where is the logic and sincerity? Sabah has natural gases but channeled to Sarawak. Three to four Billion Ringgit were needed to build the coal-generated plant and an unknown cost of coal needed to run the plant. When coal from foreign countries run out or too costly the Maliau Basin would then be mined for its coal? Not only cost us money but also our beautiful heritage if the coal-generated plant is to go on.

Wake up Sabahans. We have been taken for a very rude ride all these decades!

This article is written by Dr. Chong En Leong , Senior PKR Activist.

Malaysiakini's Gan And Fernandez Served With Legal Notice Of Demand.

Popular online news portal,Malaysiakini, Editor in Chief Steven Gan (left) and it's Sabah Correspondent Joe Fernandez(a West Malaysian Indian),were today served with a Legal Notice of Demand for Defamatory Postings in the Malaysiakini Website. The notice were served on both Gan and Fernandez via email and registered post by the legal firm of Rahim Abdullah & Co.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat(PKR) Sabah of late has been in the limelight in the Malaysiakini news portal.The public at large were bemoaned as to the manner their stories were structured.In a random survey,the people were shock that journalistic ethics were not at all adhered to by Joe Fernandez (right) in his manner of addressing,writing and describing the actual facts.His "distorted facts" which were subsequently published in Malaysiakini,were all obtain by mere sms's and emails.Ironically,Joe Fernandez is not known as a hands on journalist.

When ask why were you never present in press conferences organized by PKR, Joe Fernandez had this to say,"I have to attend lectures and it doesn't fit my time,I'm a very "busy man" moreover I prefer a one-to-one interview".When informed that such an arrangement could be organized,he said "not necessary I can get it from the other reporters,press conferences is a waste of time,just answer my sms will do".

While we maybe in an era of Cyberspace,good old fashion hands on journalism still prevails,mainstream media reporters will surely agree that facts can only be authenticated by their actual presences.That's why our Sabah reporters are journalistic professionals,unlike armchair critics or spin doctors disguising themselves as Journalist.

A copy of the Legal Notice of Demand which was served is here for your viewing.

RAHIM ABDULLAH & CO.

Peguambela & Peguamcara ● (Advocates & Solicitors)

Kota Kinabalu Office Sandakan Office

Yusri Bin Pungut Hj. Abd Rahim Hj. Abdullah

LLB (Hons) ( Malaya ) MBA (UiTM) B.A (Hons) Law (U.K)

Rizwandean Bukhary Bin M.Borhan Majnah Binti Abdillah

LLB (Hons) (UKM) LLB (Hons) Malaya

Adanan Judin

LLB (Hons) Malaya

Lot 16, 2^nd Floor Block B, Asia City Phase I 2^nd Floor, Lot 9, Block I

Lebuh Raya Pantai Baru, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Bandar Indah Sandakan

Tel : (088) 212557 / 213557 Fax : (088) 215557 Tel : (089) 222768/222868

e-mail : rykkco@yahoo.com.my Fax : (089) 222568

Your Ref :

Our Ref : RY09/LIT/HAA/105/RB

Date : 16th November 2009

1. Mr. Steven Gan,

Editor-in-Chief,

http://malaysiakini.com,

48, Jalan Kemuja,

Bangsar Utama,

59000 Kuala Lumpur.

Email: steven@malaysiakini.com

2. Mr. Joe Fernandez,

Lot C337, Grace Court,

Sembulan,

Kota Kinabalu.

Email: jfernandez14@yahoo.co.uk

Via e-mail and registered post

Dear Sirs,

Re: Defamatory Postings in “Malaysiakini” Website

We act for Hj Ansari Abdullah J.P. on the above matter.

2. Our client’s attention has been drawn to several statements contained in several articles published by you and or your agents/servants acting on your instructions in “Malaysiakini” website in November, 2009.

3. The first article entitled “PKR Peace Team Head for Kota Kinabalu” dated 5^th November, 2009 had falsely stated that our client organized the launching of the book “Anwar on Trial” when he was only a panelist on a discussion on the said book. The article also wrongly stated that only twenty odd people turned up for the function and only two books were sold. It was intended to portray Hj Ansari Abdullah as a poor organizer and a leader without any followers.

4. Another article stated that our client was removed as the head of PKR Sabah as a result of a rebellion when in fact he had voluntarily tendered his resignation in June, 2008. This fact was confirmed by YB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim during his visit to Sabah in 2008 when he told the local media that Hj Ansari had tendered his resignation but had been asked to stay on until the end of his term. This fact was widely reported in Sabah but you had falsely stated otherwise.

5. Finally, an article entitled “Sabah PKR division chief runs to China from Debt” dated 13^th November, 2009 referred to Hj Ansari Abdullah since he was the only Sabah PKR Division chief who is a lawyer, who had performed the Hajj in 2004 and was in China from 6^th to 12^th November, 2009. The said article stated, inter alia, that our client:-

(a) had fled to China last Saturday to avoid paying a debt to one Sohon Singh;

(b) had made use of Chief Inspector Abang Faisal to persuade the said complainant to withdraw two police reports against him;

(c) had misled the said complainant to come to our client’s house on the very day that he left for his pilgrimage in Mecca;

(d) had asked his brother to hire thugs to beat up the complainant;

(e) had bribed certain people so that his client could wrongfully obtained the land title from the Land and Surveys Department;

(f) had been paid the sum of RM 144,000.00 as “reimbursement” to Sohon Singh; and

(g) Had committed a breach of trust.

6. These statements are defamatory against our client as to which a grave libel had been perpetuated by you against our client. Consequently, our client’s reputation especially as a Muslim, an advocate of the High Courts of Borneo and a Politician have been seriously damaged and or tarnished. Our client has thereby suffered considerable distress and embarrassment by being put into public ridicule, odium and contempt as a result of the said defamatory statements.

7. We have been instructed to write to you to ask whether:-

(a) You are prepared to retract and withdraw the statements and to publish a suitable apology upon terms to be approved by our client;

(b) You are prepared to give our client your assurance and undertaking that you will not repeat and will refrain from circulating or publishing the statements;

(c) You are prepared to indemnify our client in respect of the costs to which he has been put as a result of the said statements; and

(d) You are prepared to offer a suitable sum agreeable to our client as compensation to our client’s reputation which you have injured.

8. Our client demands that you give us a reply within forty-eight (48) hours from the time you received this notice via email. In the event that you fail to do so, or choose to ignore our client’s demands herein, our client shall exercise his right to legal redress by claiming the sum of Ten Million Ringgit (RM 10,000,000.00) in damages including aggravated and exemplary damages against you.

9. In the meantime, our client reserve all his legal rights and remedies against you concerning the libels mentioned hereinabove.

Yours faithfully,

RAHIM ABDULLAH & CO.

Cc Client

FITNAH BERTERUSAN DALAM LAMAN WEB MALAYSIAKINI OLEH JOE FERNANDEZ

Kenyataan Sohon Singh yang mendakwa seorang Ketua Bahagian PKR Sabah lari ke Cina kerana hutang adalah satu fitnah dan tidak berasas sama sekali. Walaupun nama saya tidak disebut, umum mengetahui ianya merujuk kepada saya kerana cuma saya seorang ketua bahagian yang juga seorang peguam yang telah menunaikan fardu haji.

2. Sebelum ini pelbagai tomahan dan fitnah telah di lemparkan oleh Joe Fernandez (kanan) dalam tulisanya di Malaysiakini dan Sabahkini tetapi saya hanya berdiam diri. Bagaimanapun, apabila keimanan saya telah cuba dicemari dengan fitnah saya telah membohongi seorang pada hari saya berlepas ke Mekkah, ianya telah melampaui batas etika kewartawanan dan peradaban manusia.

3. Sohon Singh bukanlah anakguam saya dan saya tidak pernah menerima atau pun berhutang kepadanya satu sen pun. Ini adalah kali ketiga dia digunakan untuk menyerang peribadi saya. Pertama pada tahun 2007 apabila dia dijemput untuk berucap menyerang peribadi saya di hadapan ketua-ketua bahagian dan ahli-ahli KDM Task Force di Sokid Villa.

4. Kedua apabila orang-orang tertentu yang telah dicam oleh penyokong-penyokong saya, telah mengedarkan surat layang serta salinan laporan polis semasa pilihanraya pada bulan Mac, 2008.

5. Kini Sohon Singh telah digunakan untuk mengaibkan saya sebagai seorang Muslim dan peguam. Ianya bukan saja bermotifkan politik tetapi juga untuk menjejaskan reputasi saya di dalam profession yang telah saya ceburi selama 30 tahun dan menjatuhkan pandangan orang-orang Muslim terhadap saya. Ini sangat kotor dan jijik.

6. Saya tahu pengecut-pengecut yang menjadi dalang di sebalik serangan-serangan ini. Mereka mengangap saya adalah batu penghalang dalam usaha mereka untuk menguasai PKR Sabah secara langsung atau melalui proksi mereka.

7. Saya amat kesal satu laman web yang di hormati boleh di jadikan kuda tunggangan untuk mendewa-dewakan pemimpin tertentu dan memburukan yang lain. Joe Fernandez sebagai seorang wartawan veteran sepatutnya mengasingkan perasaanya sebagai ahli Borneo Heritage Foundation agar penulisannya tidak berat sebelah. Ada juga kawan-kawan yang memaklumkan kepada saya tentang anak-anaknya yang berkerja dengan syarikat-syarikat milik seorang peminpin Barisan Nasional.

8. Saya menafikan segala tuduhan dan “insinuations” yang terkandung dalam rencana bertajuk “Sabah PKR Divisional Chief ran to China from Debt” yang di siarkan pada 13hb November. 2009. Saya telah memberikan kenyataan saya kepada Polis dan akan berkerjasama dengan mana-mana ajensi termasuk MACC agar kebenaran dapat di tegakan. Saya juga telah mengarahkan peguam saya untuk mengambil tindakan undang-undang keatas Sohon Singh, Joe Fernandez dan Malaysiakini.


Hj Ansari Abdullah

15hb Nobember, 2009.

PI Bala claims offered RM5m to retract statement

UPDATED (courtesy of The Malaysian Insider)

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Missing private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has claimed in a video clip that he was offered RM5 million to retract his statutory declaration that linked Datuk Seri Najib Razak to murdered Mongolian model Altantuya Shaaribuu, reigniting allegations that the prime minister has vehemently denied.

Balasubramaniam's claims were aired in an undated 88-second video clip today hosted by the Malaysia-Today.net website whose main contributor is the fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin. The first statutory declaration (SD) was also put up with the video clip.

"Deepak actually came to see me because he want me to retract my first SD... After that he offered me RM5 million for me to retract the SD," Balasubramaniam said in the video clip, referring to a person whom Raja Petra says is linked to Najib's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.

Balasubramaniam, a former police officer, disappeared with his family on July 4, 2008 after making a second SD that overturned the first declaration. His location remains unknown until now.

The Malaysia-Today.net website said there will be more video clips featuring the Balasubramaniam interview. In the first part, the private investigator also claimed he was asked to go to Putrajaya to meet certain individuals over his SD.

"He was asking me to go to Putrajaya with him but he never mentioned whom he wanted me to meet in Putrajaya," Balasubramaniam said, referring to the country's administrative capital.

Balasubramaniam's two SDs had rocked the murder trial of Altantuya, who was killed on Oct 19, 2006. Three people, including political and defence strategist Abdul Razak Baginda, were arrested for plotting her death.

Abdul Razak, who admitted to an affair with the Mongolian model who also acted as an interpreter, claimed he did not order her death but wanted the policemen to stop her from harassing or blackmailing him over their affair.

He was acquitted without his defence being called while the two policemen charged, Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, were sentenced to the gallows for killing her.

Balasubramaniam was initially hired by Abdul Razak to keep watch over Altantuya's movements when she was in Kuala Lumpur to allegedly blackmail the political strategist, who is a known close associate of then Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Najib.

His first SD was announced in a press conference with opposition leaders on July 2, 2008 but a day later, he stunned the country when a different lawyer brandished a second SD that overturned the contents of the first declaration.

Balasubramaniam then went missing, according to his nephew who claims his uncle is now in an undisclosed location.

Anwar: Leave or stay loyal

(Malaysian Mirror) - PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim has given party leaders and members two choices -- stay loyal or leave if they do not want to adhere to party policies.

He said he could accept criticisms against the party, but would not compromise with leaders and members who could not follow the stipulated party policies.

"All party members must support the transformation agenda, work for the Pakatan Rakyat or be sacked from the party," he said when opening the Penang PKR Convention here Sunday night.

Anwar said the stance was taken as there were many PKR leaders who wanted stern action taken against errant members.

"Give your commitment to the party or leave the party and join Umno," he said.

Voices of discontent

In recent months, there have been growing voices of discontent and disillusionment from members aired publicly. Some were blatant criticisms hurled at the party leadership.

Notably among the affected states were Selangor, Sarawak and Sabah. One PKR state assemblyman in Selangor has resigned from the party to become an independent BN-friendly member.

In the two East Malaysians, grouses are still being heard against the PKR leadership in Kuala Lumpur.

Last week, PKR president Dr Wan Azizah went on damage control, telling members that she was aware of the problems at hand and was making efforts to put things on the right track.

Courtesy of Malaysian Mirror

PKR tidak akan tunduk kepada syarat Jeffery : Ahmad Thamrin,Ketua Perhubungan PKR Sabah.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat(PKR) tidak akan tunduk kepada syarat-syarat yang diletakan Datuk Dr.Jeffery Kitingan untuk terus kekal di dalam parti,kata Ketua Perhubungan PKR Sabah Ahmad Thamrin Zaini.

Thamrin yang kesal dengan tindakan mantan Naib Presiden PKR itu menyifatkan ia adalah tidak wajar sedangkan parti itu mempunyai salurannya sendiri yang memberikan ruang kepada ahlinya menggemukan sebarang cadangan.

"Semua perlu faham PKR adalah sebuah parti nasional yang beroperasi secara demokrasi,tidak ada orang yang lebih penting daripada parti itu sendiri....tindakan Jeffery membuat syrat seumpama itu hanya merumitkan keadaan sedangkan PKR membuka ruang yang luas untuk ahli bersuara dan membuat cadangan ,ada saluran dan peruntukan dalam parti,kita ada forum,majlis pimpinan pusat dan negeri kenapa baru disuarakan sekarang", kata Thamrin yang dalam lawatan sulungnya ke Sandakan selepas menyandang jawatan Ketua Perhubungan PKR Sabah.

Tambahnya,kapasiti Jeffery yang menduduki saf utama dalam barisan PKR sepatutnya memberikan kelebihan untuknya bersuara dan membuat sebarang cadangan.

"Empat perkara itu boleh di lakukan dan disuarakan kerana sebelum ini beliau sendiri merupakan Naib Presiden PKR dan Biro Politik PKR Pusat yang merupakan jawatankuasa tertinggi dalam parti yang mempunyai hak menentukan keputusan," tambahnya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita ketika diminta mengulas kenyataan Dr.Jeffery yang meletakkan empat syarat kepada parti itu untuk dia kekal bersama parti berkenaan.

Empat syarat tersebut ialah,ibu pejabat parti perlu membuat pembaharuan dan memastikan perlantikan dibuat berdasarkan pemilihan;Ia perlu menghormati aspirasi rakyat; autonomi politik bagi operasi PKR di Sabah; dan parti itu perlu menubuhkan jawatankuasa bagi meneliti terma jawatankuasa antara-kerajaan berhubung penubuhan Malaysia dan kelemahannya.

Dalam pada itu,ketika diminta mengulas dakwaan sesetengah pihak yang mengatakan PKR sedang berhadapan dengan krisis dalaman,Thamrin berkata ianya merupakan satu proses biasa di dalam mana-mana parti.

"Keadaan seumpama ini ada baiknya ianya merupakan satu anjakan dalam memperbaiki dan memperkukuhkan parti itu sendiri,ini memperjelaskan kepada semua siapa yang sebenarnya akan berjuang atau dasar perjuangan parti", katanya.

RESOLUSI ANGKATAN MUDA PKR BERHUBUNG TAMRIN

ANGKATAN Muda PKR Sabah dalam mesyuarat khas baru-baru ini, telah mengambil tiga ketetapan bagi meredakan situasi yang agak tegang dan membawa kepada bibit persengketaan politik antara dua puak yang bertelagah di dalam parti. Berikutan adalah ketetapan yang diambil;- a) Angkatan muda PKR Sabah menyokong keputusan Pimpinan Tertinggi PKR pusat dimana telah melantik Ahmad Tamrin Hj.Jaini sebagai Ketua Perhubungan PKR Negeri Sabah yang baru. b) Angkatan Muda PKR Sabah juga amat menghormati keputusan yang diambil oleh Dr.Jeffry Kitingan (Naib Presiden PKR) bersama Puan Christina Liew (MPT) meletak jawatan dalam Parti Keadilan Rakyat Pusat. c) Angkatan Muda PKR Sabah juga menyarankan kepada pucuk pimpinan tertinggi Parti agar menyiasat dan mengambil tindakan tegas terhadap ahli parti yang memasukkan dalam media ke atas konflik dalaman serta perkara-perkara yang boleh mencemarkan nama parti dan menyebabkan timbulnya salah faham masyarakat ke atas Parti. Pergolakan terbaru ini bagi pandangan AMK telah mencorak Landskap Politik PKR Negeri Sabah yang mana salah faham terhadap apa yang sebenarnya berlaku yang menyebabkan pandangan negatif terhadap parti.