Tuesday, January 10, 2012

One Acquital is Not a Triumph for the Justice System

Lets see the reactions of some of the umno leaders on Anwar's acquital:From the Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak - The court ruling ..... has seen the government cleared once and for all of the many baseless accusations of political interference and conspiracy against the leader of the oppositionFrom Mahathir -the acquital proved that there was no government conspiracy or interference in the country's judiciary.
From Muhyddin - The acquittal would increase the confidence of Malaysians and the international  community in Datuk Seri Najib.
And from Rias Yatim - The verdict shows that the country's judiciary is independent and able to deliver judgment without fear or favour.
My, my, my, such prasies being heaped on the judiciary, and all from just this one case which should not have gone to court in the first place, because it was based on an archaic provisionLets see the reactions of some of our umno leaders on Anwar's acquital:
From the Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak - The court ruling ..... has seen the government cleared once and for all of the many baseless accusations of political interference and conspiracy against the leader of the opposition.

From Mahathir -the acquital proved that there was no government conspiracy or interference in the country's judiciary. 
From Muhyddin - The acquittal would increase the confidence of Malaysians and the international  community in Datuk Seri Najib.
And from Rias Yatim - The verdict shows that the country's judiciary is independent and able to deliver judgment without fear or favour.
My, my, my, such prasies being heaped on the judiciary, and all from just this one case which should not have gone to court in the first place, because it was based on an archaic
 of the Penal Code that criminalises consensual sexual relations between adults. Moreover, according to the Bar Council, the verdict was made "in accord with the evidence
 presented". I wonder what the reaction would have been if the verdict had been the other way. In fact by the surprises expressed by most leaders, especially Mahathir himself , showed that the umnos have expected Anwar to be judged guilty, and the praises only showed up their hypocricy.

Mahathir's "Melayu senag lupa" seems to apply aptly to the umno leaders. No political interference and conspiracy? what a joke! And going further back, have they forgotten how the judiciary usurped the power of the Perak Asssembly Speaker thus causing the fall of the Pakatan government there? Have they forgotten Teoh Beng Hock"s case where the judge cant even decide whether it was suicide or homicide, or Ahmad Sabani's death as accidental.? The perception is that someone or some institutions are being protected by the judiciary, under the orders of someone in power, and we know who is pulling the strings. Dont they know that "One swallow doesnt make a summer"?
  

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