Saturday, November 23, 2013

Rosmah ONLY fly by private jet since he became PM

LIKE SPOILT BRATS! Najib, Rosmah ONLY fly by private jet since he became PMThe Qatar-UAE trip was not the first time prime minister's wife Rosmah Mansor travelled on the government jet on her own, without accompanying PM Najib Abdul Razak, PKR claims.

"This is not the first time she has done it. I am exploring this and getting more information about it," PKR deputy president Azmin Ali said when contacted.

Azmin said his sources at Malaysia Airlines (MAS) also confirmed that neither Rosmah or Najib had never flown on the national carrier since Najib took office in 2008.

Azmin, who is also Gombak MP, said the trip raises two main issues - eligibility of the PM's wife to use the government jet on her own and whether she can represent the government on official business.

During her Nov 10-14 trip, Rosmah had, among others, met with the Qatari prime minister to extend Najib's invitation to him to travel to here for the Visit Malaysia 2014 programme.

"This is not the role of the PM's wife. Any invitation from the prime minister should be extended by the foreign minister or the PM himself. So who is the foreign minister now?" he asked.

Azmin, who was aide to now PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim when Anwar was a deputy minister, said at that time, only the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Raja Permaisuri Agong, prime minister and deputy prime minister qualified for this privilege.

However, the PM and deputy prime minister's wives can fly on the jet when accompanying their spouses.

"Have the rules changed since then?" Azmin asked.

All alone on the jet?

He said the reply from Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim in Parliament that the cabinet approved the use of the government jet implied that Rosmah was not entitled to this facility.

"Our second question was who chaired the cabinet meeting (that approved the trip)? But he declined to answer, saying this is cabinet matter and cannot be disclosed," Azmin said.

He pointed out that this was a crucial matter as conflict of interest would arise if Najib was the one who gave the approval.

Pengerang MP Azalina Othman, who admitted to being part of Rosmah's entourage on the trip, yesterday told the House that it was Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin who chaired the cabinet meeting.

"But we still don't have an official reply from the government on this," Azmin said.

He added that he would be submitting a parliamentary question asking for details of the trip, including how many people joined the trip and if they all flew on the government jet or the government had to foot the bill for commercial airline fares as well.

"Then we will know if the jet was only for Rosmah," he said, noting, however, that the reply would only be obtained at next year's parliamentary sitting.

Quizzed by reporters yesterday, Rosmah refused to comment on this controversy, beyond saying that that she is "happy" and that she would continue to "do (her) work".

"I don't talk, I don't comment, I don't go down to that level," she reportedly said before directing reporters to her special officer Siti Azizah Sheikh Abod.

Siti Azizah then said that Rosmah was invited to speak in Qatar not for "personal reasons" but went "for the sake of the government's interests".

Full article: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/

Explain why you want your PERSONAL LAWYER to prosecute Anwar

Explain why you want your PERSONAL LAWYER to prosecute Anwar - Surendran tells NajibI refer to the decision of the Federal Court on 21-11-2013 allowing lawyer Shafee Abdullah to act as prosecutor in the 'Fitnah 2' appeal against Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This shocking decision deprives Anwar Ibrahim of his basic constitutional right that the prosecution against him be conducted fairly and ethically.

Shafee Abdullah was present at Prime Minister Najib's residence when the complainant Saiful Azlan Bukhari met with Najib. Further, Shafee is also Najib and Rosmah's personal lawyer and has close links with Umno. Knowing the political animosity of Najib and Umno against Anwar, how can the Federal Court allow Shafee Abdullah to be prosecutor against Anwar? The decision goes against every basic concept of fairness and justice in our legal system!

In making such a decision, the Federal Court have failed in their duty to do justice to Anwar as an accused person seeking redress from the courts. In the annals of Malaysian and Commonwealth legal history, it is unprecedented for a person so intimately involved in a criminal case to be appointed as lead prosecutor.

The decision plunges prosecutorial standards in Malaysia to a disgraceful new low; and further undermines public confidence in the judiciary.

Najib must break his silence, and explain why his personal lawyer has been chosen to conduct the prosecution against Anwar; the Malaysian public is entitled to know. We further demand that A-G Abdul Gani Patail immediately dismisses Shafee Abdullah as the prosecutor in the politically-motivated 'Fitnah 2' appeal.

N SURENDRAN

Full article: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/

Learn from losses in Kedah, but don’t lose hope

PAS President Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang today calls on the party to learn of its bitter loss of Kedah during the 13th General Election.

“Our defeat leading to the loss of Kedah state, must be learned, but it should never dampen our spirit to the extent of losing the real meaning of struggle. We are still the people’s choice in the Sungai Limau by-election,” said Hadi during his opening speech at PAS’ 59th Muktamar at Stadium Melawati, Shah Alam this morning.

Hadi also called on the party to reflect on their weaknesses instead “of making the enemy as the reason for their losses.”

In the GE13, PAS and Pakatan Rakyat were not in same level playing field with BN, added Hadi.

Despite the lopsided media coverage, massive election bribery, power abuses in utilising government machineries to campaign by BN, Hadi said PR should be proud of its achievement in reducing BN to be just a minority government in terms popular votes.

Hadi’s speech themed “Blessing to All” started with the explanation of how Islam is the ultimate answer and is a blessing of creation for mankind, and urged PAS members to continue to spread the message of Islam.

“To bring this ‘Blessing to All’, PAS will continue to be an active partner in PR. Remember we are not just passenger, our friends are not too, but all component parties are the co-drivers to strengthen the political understanding to a more advance level and carry this heavy responsibility,” he stressed.

PAS’ 59th Muktamar officially started today. Its three wings, namely the Youth, Women and Ulama wing had concluded their meetings yesterday. -HD