Comments on: 1988 judicial crisis: Is an apology sufficient? http://anilnetto.com/democracy/1988-judicial-crisis-is-an-apology-sufficient/ Let justice flow like a mighty river Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:47:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bow http://anilnetto.com/democracy/1988-judicial-crisis-is-an-apology-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-14379 bow Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:15:57 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=363#comment-14379 The one that single handed-ly destroyed our judicial independence should be held accountable for his role and abuse of executive power. Anything short of jail time if convicted is a mockery of Justice. Unfortunately, no criminal indictment has taken place so far. The one that single handed-ly destroyed our judicial independence should be held accountable for his role and abuse of executive power.
Anything short of jail time if convicted is a mockery of Justice. Unfortunately, no criminal indictment has taken place so far.

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]]> By: justice http://anilnetto.com/democracy/1988-judicial-crisis-is-an-apology-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-2660 justice Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:51:17 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=363#comment-2660 Mahathir should be charged in court for his role in 1988 judicial crisis.he destroyed the entire judiciary, appointed lameduck LPs and Chief Justices (Hamid Omar, anyone and Tun Dzaiddin you are excluded), corrupted justices... interfered with judgements and, ohh! You get the picture. So what is keeping the authorities from charging him?HMMMMMM Mahathir should be charged in court for his role in 1988 judicial crisis.he destroyed the entire judiciary, appointed lameduck LPs and Chief Justices (Hamid Omar, anyone and Tun Dzaiddin you are excluded), corrupted justices… interfered with judgements and, ohh! You get the picture. So what is keeping the authorities from charging him?HMMMMMM

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]]> By: anthjoe http://anilnetto.com/democracy/1988-judicial-crisis-is-an-apology-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 anthjoe Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:51:01 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=363#comment-1215 Like many Malaysians, I too witnessed the events that unfolded during the dark days in Malaysia. The moment that made Malaysia look like pariah in the eyes of the world was the 1988 Judicial Crisis. It is not easy for us to rewind or undo those events. It takes courage, strength and decency to talk about apology. Zaid Ibrahim has shown that he is willing to take the rocky path to clean up the judiciary. I am sure his colleagues in the cabinet will not support him. Tun Salleh Abbas is gentleman enough to accept the apology. He surely knows that the rest is not easy. As a judge he can comprehend the difficulty of the present government to apologize on behalf of the former government. I think apology should be accepted. I don't think Abdullah Badawi is strong enough to do that. What a PR job it will turn out to be. For starters, someone can publish Tun Salleh Abbas's "Mayday For Justice" in the net for the benefit of the young readers. I am sure many will be amused like me to see the YDP Agong's signature on the Prime Minister's Letter. (Appended in the book) Like many Malaysians, I too witnessed the events that unfolded during the dark days in Malaysia. The moment that made Malaysia look like pariah in the eyes of the world was the 1988 Judicial Crisis. It is not easy for us to rewind or undo those events.

It takes courage, strength and decency to talk about apology. Zaid Ibrahim has shown that he is willing to take the rocky path to clean up the judiciary. I am sure his colleagues in the cabinet will not support him. Tun Salleh Abbas is gentleman enough to accept the apology. He surely knows that the rest is not easy. As a judge he can comprehend the difficulty of the present government to apologize on behalf of the former government.

I think apology should be accepted. I don’t think Abdullah Badawi is strong enough to do that. What a PR job it will turn out to be.

For starters, someone can publish Tun Salleh Abbas’s “Mayday For Justice” in the net for the benefit of the young readers. I am sure many will be amused like me to see the YDP Agong’s signature on the Prime Minister’s Letter. (Appended in the book)

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]]> By: Larry http://anilnetto.com/democracy/1988-judicial-crisis-is-an-apology-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 Larry Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:10:03 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=363#comment-1216 What conscience or history are we going to follow? The only thing I would suggest would be a rewritten fiction cartoon character to portray a SuperMahathir or Hang Mahathir heroic figure. If National Geographic were invited to reveal the "good" deeds of TDM, Malaysians would really be impressed! However, more appropriate is to invite Steven Spielberg to produce a Malaysian version of Dr Jekyll & Hyde movie! TDM, the longest serving Dictator of Malaysia doesn't even have the courage nor the decency to voluntary apologize is really a crying shame. He was fortunate to ride the tide when the region was prospering until the collapse by Mr G.Soro's something he was similarly doing within the country. ... He did nothing for this country except to detain or prosecute anyone going against him. Anyway, tell those innocent ones who did time that is if they are alive today to be forgiving to this conniving.... Abbas Salleh may be a changed man and perhaps understanding now because (perhaps) he too was guilty of being instrumental in the many injustice of the country while TDM was his boss. Malaysians are really a forgiving lot when re tribulations takes its toll. 50 years of independence & 20 over years of premiership of remorsefulness? Maybe it is insufficient.... What conscience or history are we going to follow? The only thing I would suggest would be a rewritten fiction cartoon character to portray a SuperMahathir or Hang Mahathir heroic figure.

If National Geographic were invited to reveal the “good” deeds of TDM, Malaysians would really be impressed! However, more appropriate is to invite Steven Spielberg to produce a Malaysian version of Dr Jekyll & Hyde movie!

TDM, the longest serving Dictator of Malaysia doesn’t even have the courage nor the decency to voluntary apologize is really a crying shame. He was fortunate to ride the tide when the region was prospering until the collapse by Mr G.Soro’s something he was similarly doing within the country. …

He did nothing for this country except to detain or prosecute anyone going against him.

Anyway, tell those innocent ones who did time that is if they are alive today to be forgiving to this conniving….

Abbas Salleh may be a changed man and perhaps understanding now because (perhaps) he too was guilty of being instrumental in the many injustice of the country while TDM was his boss.

Malaysians are really a forgiving lot when re tribulations takes its toll.

50 years of independence & 20 over years of premiership of remorsefulness? Maybe it is insufficient….

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]]> By: Mike http://anilnetto.com/democracy/1988-judicial-crisis-is-an-apology-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Mike Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:40:01 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=363#comment-1217 Abdullah hadhari must propose in Parliament to pay Abbas Salleh a lumpsum gratuity from the date he was sacked up to his actual retirement age at the rate of the last drawn salary per month (X) the number of months. From that date to today at half that of his last drawn salary. This will be our gift to a Great Legend who was abused by TDM, yet we Malaysians voted BN. This should be done immediately with an award of the "TUN" title. Abdullah hadhari must propose in Parliament to pay Abbas Salleh a lumpsum gratuity from the date he was sacked up to his actual retirement age at the rate of the last drawn salary per month (X) the number of months. From that date to today at half that of his last drawn salary. This will be our gift to a Great Legend who was abused by TDM, yet we Malaysians voted BN. This should be done immediately with an award of the “TUN” title.

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]]> By: ragawasamy http://anilnetto.com/democracy/1988-judicial-crisis-is-an-apology-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 ragawasamy Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:35:40 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=363#comment-1218 even a chicken thief is punished. what more about those so called leaders who did such a tremendous injustice to the judiciary? the problem is no one will have the moral courage to bring to book those responsible-the racial card will be played once again as always have been.. its that simple. even a chicken thief is punished. what more about those so called leaders who did such a tremendous injustice to the judiciary? the problem is no one will have the moral courage to bring to book those responsible-the racial card will be played once again as always have been.. its that simple.

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]]> By: Cheeran http://anilnetto.com/democracy/1988-judicial-crisis-is-an-apology-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 Cheeran Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:08:47 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=363#comment-1219 The damage had taken place. The great thing here is that despite the pain and embarrassment that he went through for years, Former Lord President Salleh Abbas, has shown his magnanimous evolution as a true man by accepting the apology, though through another channel. It shows the integrity and the degree of spirituality that he possesses. The damage had taken place. The great thing here is that despite the pain and embarrassment that he went through for years, Former Lord President Salleh Abbas, has shown his magnanimous evolution as a true man by accepting the apology, though through another channel. It shows the integrity and the degree of spirituality that he possesses.

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]]> By: Shanker http://anilnetto.com/democracy/1988-judicial-crisis-is-an-apology-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-1220 Shanker Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:04:09 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=363#comment-1220 Dear Anil I mentioned this comment in Malaysia Today, and I feel this is relevant now that the Cabinet has shot down this proposal by Zaid Ibrahim, and that is this: if a thief robs a person's house, and in the process, injures or murders the victims, his father may apologise for his crimes. But the thief must nevertheless, be held ACCOUNTABLE. At the rate it's goin now, I am very much tempted to think that this is another PR exercise along the lines of the IPCMC. Dear Anil

I mentioned this comment in Malaysia Today, and I feel this is relevant now that the Cabinet has shot down this proposal by Zaid Ibrahim, and that is this: if a thief robs a person’s house, and in the process, injures or murders the victims, his father may apologise for his crimes. But the thief must nevertheless, be held ACCOUNTABLE.

At the rate it’s goin now, I am very much tempted to think that this is another PR exercise along the lines of the IPCMC.

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]]> By: Mike http://anilnetto.com/democracy/1988-judicial-crisis-is-an-apology-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 Mike Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:47:17 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=363#comment-1222 Abdullah's apology must be restricted to his manipulations and the various tempering of the Judiciary since he took over from Mahathir and also for not walking the talk regards the promises he made at the previous GE in 2004, to reinstate the independance of the Judiciary. However such an apology may not be necessary anymore. Further to this, with regards Mahathir, the current PM is not going to lift a finger to reinvestigate Mahathir's Juducial wrong doings and to clear Abbas Salleh and also all the other Judges. Therefore, we the Public must directly request HRH DYMM SPB YDP Agong to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the freedom and independence of the Judiciary from 1988 to 2007. This will automatically implicate the current PM, Nazri and all the previous and former Chief Justices, IGPs and the Attorney Generals as well. Therefore, Abbas Salleh may not need any apology at all from Mahathir and Abdullah. HRH the Agong, I believe has the power to set up a "Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Judiciary 1988 to 2007". Mike Abdullah’s apology must be restricted to his manipulations and the various tempering of the Judiciary since he took over from Mahathir and also for not walking the talk regards the promises he made at the previous GE in 2004, to reinstate the independance of the Judiciary. However such an apology may not be necessary anymore. Further to this, with regards Mahathir, the current PM is not going to lift a finger to reinvestigate Mahathir’s Juducial wrong doings and to clear Abbas Salleh and also all the other Judges. Therefore, we the Public must directly request HRH DYMM SPB YDP Agong to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the freedom and independence of the Judiciary from 1988 to 2007. This will automatically implicate the current PM, Nazri and all the previous and former Chief Justices, IGPs and the Attorney Generals as well. Therefore, Abbas Salleh may not need any apology at all from Mahathir and Abdullah. HRH the Agong, I believe has the power to set up a “Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Judiciary 1988 to 2007″.

Mike

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]]> By: teresa http://anilnetto.com/democracy/1988-judicial-crisis-is-an-apology-sufficient/comment-page-1/#comment-1221 teresa Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:13:39 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=363#comment-1221 Now everyone is bickering. They are arguing like children. When will they grow. While they are bickering, the rakyat is suffering. It it time they stop, repent and remember the kingdom of god is near. The Ides of March passed by without burning their hides. Now everyone is bickering. They are arguing like children. When will they grow. While they are bickering, the rakyat is suffering.

It it time they stop, repent and remember the kingdom of god is near. The Ides of March passed by without burning their hides.

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