Zaid Ibrahim’s resignation letter has apparently been rejected by the PM, the NST reports.
The PM has instead urged Zaid to take two weeks’ leave and then continue with judicial reforms.
Meanwhile, stung by a barrage a criticism, the police have defended the ISA arrests in a media statement here. An excerpt:
In recent weeks, there has been an escalation of racially insensitive, seditious and disparaging acts and remarks by individuals and organisations bringing about a state of unrest and religious tension in the country.
When the police decided to invoke the ISA, the decision was based on intelligence and observation that certain acts by the individuals concerned were detrimental to the calm, peace and harmony of the country.
These acts if not curtailed would cause public disorder and be a threat to national security. An arrest under the ISA is only made when the police strongly believes that certain acts by individual can pose a serious threat to public order and national security.
These are the grounds in which the police based their decision on.
When there are reasonable ground the police will act accordingly under the provisions of Section 73(1) of the ISA. An arrest under the Section provides the police with means to investigate and verify whether the intelligence received can be substantiated.
In the case of the Sin Chew Daily news reporter, she was released as soon as the police had verified the intelligence and found no grounds to detain her further.
In the case of Raja Petra Kamaruddin and Teresa Kok, the police need time to investigate further on their alleged involvement in acts that can be considered as prejudicial to the security of the country.
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The police statement is a bunch of rubbish….
Teresa Kok, Raja Petra Kamaruddin and Tan Choon Heng are patriotic Malaysians. Not terrorists or extremists bent on creating havoc.
If the Police what they say, then they should detain and investigate those agitators in utusan Malaysia and determine who is the UMNO linkman man responsible for stirring racial feelings. Talk about professionalism and even-handedness.
I say to all you UMNO high-flyers – Go get an honest job! Political positions are not forever. Win or loose is part of the game. Otherwise we will petition the Agung to remove you from power. You have overstayed your welcome.
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is just another lame and illogical excuse. If the police want to investigate, they don’t need ISA. It will be turn into another laughing stock.
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I’m afraid I looked at things from a different perspective.
Initially, I admired Zaid for what he stood for. A man of principle, I thought. But as things unfolded, I began to question his actions.
‘He LOOKED like a man of principle, he SOUNDED like a man of principle, but is he a man of principle?’
Why do I say that? You see, his press statements on his view on ISA SOUNDED good. As someone involved in law from the govt, his tendering of resignation LOOKED very admirable.
But it ends here. The PM rejected his resignation and suggested he takes a break, and off he goes away for 2 weeks. When he comes back, it’ll be as if nothing happened.
He’s the winner of it all. The public loves him for what he stood for. But all the ISA affairs remained unchanged.
For a man with REAL PRINCIPLES, he should have stood firm in his actions. If the Govt does not right a wrong, make amends and continues to misuse the ISA, Zaid should resign immediately.
In the end, the Govt did not correct it’s mistakes and this totally is in conflict with Zaid’s principle, and what happened?
Zaid goes off for a holiday.. The drama has been staged.
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I am sure zaid is really man of principles. Keep it up I am sure every citizen is with you.
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Zaid you are the man. I felt so sad, none of any Chinese MP dare to do so. No wonder people said Chinese is selfish. …MCA and Gerakan, so quiet! …
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He is not just a man of principle, he is also honest about it. Very rare for politicians these days, especially those in the comfort of the government or coming from BN. This is not wayang or sandiwara, my reader friends. You dont become a minister everyday, and you cant resign everyday either. Zaid has made his stand very clear. We should salute a politician like him who is brave enough to go against the majority. Its a challenge to other ministers like shahrir, rais, nazri, ong tee kiat, etc. who are all members of NATO, No Action, Talk Only! They all should resign en bloc and join PR!
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To the police I have this to say, you have lost … credibility…
THE WHOLE COUNTRY KNOWS WHO HAS BEEN CREATING THE RACIAL TENSIONS, for you to claim your ‘intelligence network has given you information” hold no water, pure and simple, stop behaving like …. and do your bloody job. If anybody needs to be arrested for inciting racial hatred and making seditious remarks than it is very simple, the “suspects” are from umno…. all the penang branch umno clowns, oh yah utusan melayu and all their reporters, they are the ones who created fabricated and printed thE azan lies.
Nevermind omar ,musa, botak albar, carry on doing what you are doing, what goes around comes around. You have really abused the laws of this land on selective prosecutions. …
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The only way this man Zaid Ibrahim to have integrity left is to stand by his decision to resign. Otherwise, henceforth he is just like the rest.
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I think we reacted too quickly to an NST report.
Elsewhere it is reported that Zaid might join PKR and DSAI did tell us to expect good news from Zaid in the next few days.
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What is Ismail Omar the DIGP talking about? YM RPK, YB Teresa and Ms Tan what have they done that was so detrimental to National Security. Were they terrorists like OBLaden or Al’Maunah that the ISA should have been invoked?
I think that (names deleted) should have been detained and taken to task first for sedition because what they uttered and published started the whole incident.It did not happen that way because they belonged to the majority ruling party. They are above the LAW.
En. Zaid Ibrahim I take off my hat for your steadfast stand on this issue. May the LORD bless you.
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We met Zaid Ibrahim at the Malaysian bloggers Merdeka gathering a year ago. He was the only UMNO politician who dared engage us, and he came across as a principled man (to my surprise) who happened to be on the wrong side. I am glad that too see he has not disappointed us. I appreciate Zaid Ibrahim’s integrity in resigning from the government, and I hope he stands by his decision as well.
As for the PDRM, there is nothing I can write that is printable…
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Well it seems he is standing by his word to resign, and deliver a stinging slap in the face to Big Bodoh. He was appointed a Senator in order to assume his cabinet post – for what? I thought if they only wanted to leverage on his more open mindset to negate the effects of the thrashing they received at the polls (they must be thanking their lucky stars that the had co-opted SPR long time ago!) that was a good political move.
But now, the very reason he finds himself in cabinet is being challenged – bringing reforms and breathing new life into the judicial system and the rule of law in Malaysia. This is the only way for him to go! I hope he sticks with it. True, it is sad to see our so called leaders so quiet when such a thing takes place in Malaysia. It seems Zaid is the only one voice in cabinet against this and we would do well to remember this. The rest of the UMNO machais can go suck an egg !
I hope he resigns and makes his statement loud and clear to Big Bodoh and the rest of the cabinet (political) pondans.
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