Tajuk kenyataan kepada media amat mudah dan senang faham:-

- PAS tidak takut langsung dengan jelajah Hassan Ali;
- PAS Selangor berada di dalam keadaan yang terbaik;
- tidak ada sebab masyarakat Melayu perlu risau dengan hakikat PAS
tidak lagi menjadi ‘tokan besar’ dalam menjaga agama;
- hubungan baik dalam saf PAS Selangor akan terus terpelihara;
- Hassan Ali tidak membawa apa-apa kebaikan kepada PAS;
- Hassan Ali seorang lelaki kecewa yang tidak mendapat tempat;

Maka, dikeluarkan segala macam fakta songsang yang boleh menjadikan perkara-perkara di atas diterima pakai oleh orang PAS secara keseluruhannya.

Ironinya, menurut seorang ‘pekerja’ di PAS Selangor – ini semua kenyataan media yang sudahpun diusahakan oleh pihak lain. Pejabat PAS Selangor menerima ‘fax’ draf kenyataan media malam kelmarin. Bahasanya lebih kasar. Termasuk menggelar Hassan Ali sebagai ‘pecacai politik’ UMNO – pengangkat najis UMNO dan sebagainya. Menurut kakitangan terbabit, fax tersebut berasal daripada Pejabat Penasihat Ekonomi Negeri Selangor. Sebelum ini ada juga beberapa surat yang difaks daripada nombor yang sama.

Kenapa yang Anwar pula jadi ‘GENTAR’ dan ‘CEMAS’ dengan Hassan Ali? Apakah Anwar lupa bahawa Hassan Ali adalah ulama’ pertama yang berada di rumahnya selepas beliau dipecat pada tahun 1998? Apakah Anwar lupakan jasa Hassan Ali yang berjaya meyakinkan PAS sekitar tahun sama bahawa Anwar suci, bersih lagi maksum? Sudah lupa?

Nampaknya, Hassan Ali akan menjadi mangsa serangan ‘bersiri’ PAS (dengan arahan Jeneral Anwar Ibrahim). Tukang tembak yang sudah dikenal pasti: Dr Rani, Khalid Samad dan sesekali akan diikuti oleh Azmin Ali.

Azmin dikatakan akan MEMBOGELKAN Hassan Ali sebogel-bogelnya - termasuk beberapa permohonan yang dikatakan berkepentingan peribadi
Hassan Ali kepada MB sebelum ini.

Simpati dengan Hassan Ali; nampaknya dia seorang kena berlawan dengan dua parti sekaligus. Masak.

Ada yang kata, Anwar jadi cemas kerana ada ‘benda’ yang Hassan Ali tahu – tetapi tidak pernah didedahkan kepada umum. Kalau didedahkan…maka maruah Anwar akan terburai sekali lagi. Apa dia agaknya rahsia Anwar yang ada dalam poket Hassan Ali gamaknya….kita kena tunggu lah nampaknya.

Arahan Anwar supaya dilakukan ‘character assassination’ kepada Hassan Ali akan dipikul oleh PAS Selangor…

Masyarakatlah harus menilai, di tahap mana PAS pada ketika ini.

Build up media terbaru di kalangan PR adalah usaha Najib untuk menjadi PM paling berkuasa di dalam dunia. Memegang portfolio kewangan memang penting. Tapi, serangan PR terbaru akan menjurus kepada kuasa PM untuk memberikan ‘diskaun/atau pemansuhan’ cukai kepada mana-mana syarikat dan individu yang dikatakan layak.

Perlu diingat bahawa akta ini hanya diluluskan zaman Pak Lah yang bijak laksana. Budak-budak Level Four menggunakan klausa ini untuk mengayakan diri masing-masing. Beri diskaun/mansuh cukai kepada syarikat tertentu – kemudiannya menikmati ganjaran bulanan daripada syarikat terbabit. Ini semua cadangan ahli ekonomi yang kini menjadi Ketua Pemuda UMNO Malaysia?

“However, a not very known amendment to the Income Tax Act 1967 has magnified the abovementioned weakness by unquantifiable folds. Back in 2005, after the nation gave Pak Lah an overwhelming mandate to run the country (with already well documented results), the then prime minister cum finance minister gave himself a most overwhelming and stunning instrument of power (or potential avenue of abuse). Section 127(C) of the Income Act, 1967, has been amended as follows”

In everyday English, the Finance Minister can exempt anyone from paying taxes on any income that is rightfully subject to tax under the
income tax act. What does this mean? It effectively means that the prime minister cum finance minister, is empowered to point to anyone he fancies and say,
“hey, you don’t need to pay any tax even though everyone else is paying according to the income tax law.”

Menurut sumber Kementerian Kewangan; Najib tak pernah menggunakan klausa ini sepanjang beliau di MoF.

Soalnya; berapa banyak SYARIKAT yang telah diberikan KEBEBASAN CUKAI ini daripada kepimpinan terdahulu? Berapa? 50? 60? MoF perlu berikan angka sebenar.

Anwar sudahpun mendapat list syarikat-syarikat terbabit. Menurut cerita, kisah ini lebih BESAR dan BUSUK daripada NFC! Najib tak perlu nak selamatkan sesiapapun. Come clean. Jaga integriti sendiri.

Kalau perlu korbankan Pak Lah…lakukanlah. Jangan nak simpan dan cuci taik orang pada setiap masa. Dalam senyum Pak Lah banyak membuat onar.
Banyak mendatangkan masalah kepada parti.

Tak hairanlah kalau berbelas Pegawai Khas kepada KP Malaysia mempunyai rumah 2/3 biji seorang, Harley Davidson, kereta mewah, percutian luar Negara – rupanya sumber ekonomi tidak pernah putus selagi MATAHARI menyinari di atas kepala. Bangsat punya Melayu.

Berapa kali Pak Lah pakai Akta 644 s 25b sepanjang pemerintahan beliau?

Mana syarikat yang berselindung di sebalik Akta 644 s25b?

Kalau satu syarikat jimat cukai RM60 juta setahun sejak 2005 – dan pengeras yang dibayar kepada ‘individu’ tertentu sebanyak 20 % daripada kadar cukai? Dah berapa tu? Korang kira sendiri lah. Math aku lemah. Itu satu syarikat. Kalau 15?

Sendiri mahu ingat brader…

Anwar dah ada fakta ini….Pak Lah dan 4th Floor Boys elok mengaku cepat. Kalau perlu letak jawatan…letaklah. Jangan malukan UMNO!!!

* patutlah ada Pegawai Khas Pak Lah boleh beli BENTLEY secara cash! ko ado?

Anwar tidak realistik kerana seolah-olah kes itu boleh tertutup macam itu sahaja. Dia bebas dan kembali semula bergerak dalam keadaan yang bersih seperti bayi yang baru lahir. Malahan Karpal sendiri sudah mengingatkan bahawa kes ini masih belum berakhir.

Anwar was just trying his luck. International pressure? Maximum. Media antarabangsa juga berpihak kepada Anwar. Kepada media antarabangsa, mengamalkan homoseksualiti bukan dosa besar. Pada mereka ini dosa kecil. Yang boleh dimaafkan.

Sebab itu, khabarnya Anwar mahukan aktivis 901 meningkatkan pressure bagi mendapat endorsement antarabangsa bahawa ini adalah satu perbicaraan ‘politik’. Berbanding dengan aktivis reformasi; budak-budak 901 lebih savvy dan bijak menggunakan media baru.

International Response Filters in, Condemning Najib’s U-turn on Anwar Acquittal

• Phil Robertson, Deputy Director of the Asia Division, Human Rights Watch was among the early bird to condemn the Najib administration for its latest flip-flop.
• Meanwhile, Anwar’s lawyer Sankara Nair said he has yet to be notified of the decision. He slammed the move as an obvious case of “political persecution” and not prosecution.

  “I have not been formally notified by the prosecution. However if it is true, then it is most regrettable and atrocious- given that the trial judge has stated succinctly, in his verdict that the crucial evidence was “tampered”,” said Sankara.

Anwar sedang berdepan dengan ‘krisis kepercayaan’ kecil di kalangan pimpinan tertinggi PKR. Hanya Azmin yang masih melihat Anwar sebagai jantan suci. Sedang di kalangan pimpinan yang lain, Anwar adalah sudah tainted dengan masalah yang sangat besar.

Anwar kecewa dengan keputusan ‘U-turn’ kes liwat. Jalan mudah – kaitkan lagi dengan konspirasi

Di dalam permainan politik Selangor; pencatur sebenar adalah Anwar. Susunan Anwarlah yang menjadikan senario politik di Selangor terjadi sedemikian rupa. Anwar tahu bahawa Selangor akan menjadi battlefield sebenar dalam PRU yang akan datang. Anwar akan hilang muka kalau Selangor tewas. 

Apa yang dilakukan di Selangor adalah menjamin undi orang Cina akan berada di tahap setinggi 85 %. Anwar cukup yakin ini boleh dicapai. Dengan sikap NGO Selangor sendiri yang lebih menumpukan kepada usaha mempertahan undi Melayu; undi Cina tidak akan berpusing kembali kepada BN. Ini sudahpun di akui oleh banyak badan penyelidik (baik yang menyokong BN mahupun PR). Angka 85 % menjadi idaman Anwar bagi memastikan ‘urban seats’ akan menjadi milik PR dalam PRU yang akan datang. 

Rural seats – pada Anwar boleh digagahi dengan susunan ceramah yang berterusan. Kawasan seperti Sabak Bernam, Sekinchan, Sungai Besar dan sebagainya boleh dihadam dengan ceramah dan undi simpati kepada PAS. Ini yang akan Anwar berikan fokus.

Anwar sudahpun berjaya memenangi hati kalangan pengundi beragama Kristian. Kebanyakan gereja di Selangor sudah mula dengan ‘sermons’ yang berbau politik dan nyata memihak kepada Pakatan Rakyat. Oleh yang demikian, nak membiarkan Ustaz Janggut PAS menyerbu lagi gereja adalah pendekatan yang boleh merosakkan kempen PR dalam masa yang terdekat ini. Gereja yang berpihak kepada PR akan memberikan kelebihan undi yang agak banyak kepada Pakatan Rakyat.

Anwar selalu mengatakan bahawa PR bernasib sangat baik kerana UMNO Selangor ketandusan ‘kepimpinan’ pada ketika ini. Tidak ada tokoh yang mampu menarik perhatian rakyat – kecuali kalangan warlords yang hanya menjaga kepentingan kumpulan sendiri. 

UMNO Selangor perlu banyak berkorban kali ini. Perlu ketengahkan ramai calon neutral yang tidak berada dalam hierarki parti. Anwar sudahpun menjangka bahawa beberapa orang ahli akademik/pimpinan tertinggi awam akan diletakkan di beberapa kawasan di Selangor. Seboleh mungkin, calon-calon yang pernah tewas tidak perlu direcycle dalam pilihanraya akan datang. 

Anwar sudah menarik portfolio agama – dan digantikan dengan beberapa kemudahan lain yang bakal diberikan kepada PAS:-

• Bajet tambahan untuk gerakan PAS di kawasan pedalaman Selangor. Bajet ini katanya datang daripada pejabat Penasihat Ekonomi sendiri. Banyak duit? Dapat dari mana?
• Anwar akan membantu usaha ceramah di kawasan-kawasan luar bandar (dengan komitmen sekurang-kurangnya 2 kali seminggu(. 
• Beberapa jawatan akan diikhtiarkan untuk PAS. 

Sebab itulah bila Khalid kata, perlantikan ini banyak bergantung kepada ‘mood’ pilihanraya. Khalid betul. Memang itu yang diarahkan oleh Anwar untuk dilakukan di semua peringkat.

Penggerak Reformasi sekitar tahun 1998 – 2008 sebenarnya masih mengakui lingkaran sokongan Anwar. Orang lama. Yang kononnya sudah terbukti sanggup ‘hidup mati; timbul dan tenggelam’ bersama Anwar. Mereka ini jugalah yang sudah mula mendaki pelbagai jawatan di dalam parti dan kerajaan Negeri milik PKR. Aktivis reformasi ini sangat ‘possessive’ dan sentiasa sahaja beranggapan Anwar milik mereka. Mereka sudah bersama Anwar; sejak Anwar dalam penjara lagi.

Namun, wujud kumpulan baru yang tidak mahu sangat diikat dengan gelaran aktivis reformasi. Pada mereka, aktivis reformasi sudah tidak lagi ‘in’ dengan banyak perjuangan baru yang lebih utama dan penting. Aktivis reformasi sudah digambarkan sebagai kelompok ‘oportunis’ yang sudah terlalu galak mencari kekayaan dalam parti.

Kumpulan aktivis baru yang menggelarkan diri mereka sebagai ‘Aktivis 901′ mahu membawa arus perjuangan baru. Yang tidak terikat dengan budaya UMNO yang ada dalam PKR. Ketua Mazhab Reformasi ini pastinyalah Azmin Ali. Azmin lah yang boleh menentukan ‘who gets what? when? and how?’ di Selangor. Surat sokongan Azmin lebih berharga daripada surat sokongan EXCO Negeri. Malahan, Azmin boleh menentukan proposal siapa yang sampai ke meja UPEN, Selangor. Ada ketika, pejabat MB pun boleh di bypass oleh Azmin.

Khalid mesti faham, bahawa Azmin menggunakan alasan bahawa dia lebih perlu ‘dana politik’ berbanding MB. Puak reformasi yang sekian lama bergantung di talipinggang Azmin ramai. Malahan, ada seorang penggerak reformasi mengatakan – Azmin memerlukan hampir RM300,000 setiap bulan (bagi memastikan semua penggerak reformasi mendapat habuan secara bulanan. Ada yang dapat RM2k. Ada yang dapat RM3k. Bulanan.

Sebab itu Azmin mendapat lesen besar untuk bermaharajalela di GLC milik Kerajaan Negeri Selangor. Azmin adalah ‘nerve centre’ kepada gerakan politik.

Aktivis 901 dikatakan banyak dibantu oleh Pusat Khidmat Ahli Parlimen Lembah Pantai. Agenda solo Nurul Izzah dalam mendapatkan sokongan dan dokongan kalangan aktivis muda. Berbanding mazhab reformasi yang bertuankan ‘RM’; Aktivis 901 mahu bergerak di atas landasan perjuangan sebenar. Duit penting – tapi bukan sekarang. Mesti kukuhkan kedudukan Izzah terlebih dahulu.

Semua ini membuktikan bahawa sudah wujud pertembungan ‘mazhab’ di dalam PKR. Satu mazhab duit. Satu mazhab (kononnya) perjuangan ikhlas.

Kita sama-sama tengok mazhab mana yang lebih utuh dan kuat.

Dengan menginsafi bahawa asas keadilan dan demokrasi semakin runtuh di bumi Malaysia;

Dan menginsafi bahawa rakyat Malaysia semakin dinafikan hak dan terus menerus dipinggir daripada mengecapi kekayaan negara.

Maka kami, para pendukung Pakatan Rakyat dengan penuh iltizam berikrar akan menjunjung cita-cita murni membina sebuah Malaysia baru yang demokratik, adil dan berkebajikan.

Dengan berteraskan semangat Ketuanan Rakyat, kami berjanji:

Pertama: Akan mempertahankan Perlembagaan Persekutuan dan Dasar-Dasar Bersama Pakatan Rakyat;

Kedua: Akan menumpukan sepenuh usaha dalam meningkatkan mutu perkhidmatan kepada rakyat;

Ketiga: Akan memperkukuhkan kerjasama di kalangan anggota-anggota parti komponen Pakatan Rakyat;

Keempat: Akan terus memperkasa jati diri dan menghindari segala sogokan yang mendorong ke arah mengkhianati Pakatan Rakyat;

Kelima: Akan tetap menjunjung harapan rakyat ke arah membina sebuah negara yang demokratik, adil dan berkebajikan.

Bahawasanya kami dengan ini berikrar akan tetap setia bersama perjuangan Pakatan Rakyat demi rakyat Malaysia.
Apa isinya IKRAR Pakatan Rakyat ini? Menurut ramai Ketua Cabang PKR yang penulis kenali; semua IKRAR ini menuju kepada satu perkara – iaitu menurut apa sahaja perancangan Anwar dalam segala hal.

Ikrar ini lebih kepada usaha untuk memastikan tidak ada insiden LOMPAT MELOMPAT dalam PRU yang akan datang. Yang ramai melompat semuanya orang PKR. Orang PAS hampir tak ada (kecuali Hasan Ali) dan satu daripada DAP.

Ikrar yang diucapkan tidak mempunyai makna, sekiranya Anwar masih bertindak sendiri dalam banyak perkara. Hubungan dengan DAP, mungkin bagus. Bagaimana hubungan dengan PAS? Anwar perlu ingat, kalau tidak PAS yang menurunkan RIBUAN orang di Kedah; rapat rakyat akan menjadi satu event yang kosong dan tidak ada nyawa.

Perlembagaan mana yang hendak Anwar/PKR pertahankan?

Blog ini sudah memaklumkan bagaimana PERTUKARAN STRATEGI saat akhir menjadi gangguan kepada KONVENSYEN ini. Staff Ibupejabat PKR sendiri ramai yang tidak pergi ke Kedah. Alasan? Kerana tidak mampu menukar segala printed materials yang dijanjikan untuk diedar di Kedah. Masih banyak benda yang belum dimasukkan. Sudahnya, kepimpinan ambil keputusan untuk tidak membentangkan manifesto – namun mengumumkan sahaja secara sekali lalu. Ini tanda kegagalan yang amat besar.

Khabarnya, tidak ada koordinasi antara Saifuddin dan Mahfoz. Sebagai Pengerusi Program, Mahfoz sudah meminta dummy copy manifesto sejak minggu lepas. Sebelum tarikh Anwar lepas. Semua gambar dan manifesto tertumpu kepada cerita BEBAS Anwar. Bila Anwar benar-benar BEBAS? Apa lagi yang nak dijanji? Sudah hancur semuanya. Kelam kabut nak masuk print benda baru; tidak sempat nak bincang di peringkat lebih tinggi.

MORAL FIBRE?

Kalangan pimpinan/Ketua Cabang PKR juga senyum sama sendiri – apabila dalam Rapat Rakyat; Anwar bercakap mengenai MORAL FIBRE. Depa pun gelak sama sendiri.

Nampaknya, walaupun Anwar sudah bebas daripada kes liwat; Anwar belum bebas daripada “PERSEPSI” di kalangan kawan-kawan yang masih melihat Anwar sebagai kotor dan tidak bersih.

Anwar kena kerja lebih keras – perlu lebih menggunakan ayat al-Quran dalam mencari semula ‘imej bersih’ yang sebelum ini dibantu oleh PAS.

Tak banyak cerita yang kita dapat di Alor Star. Tapi tak banyak pun yang berlaku. Balik kepada cerita lama.

Former Malaysian deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim who was acquitted of sodomy on January 9 jokes that he may be 64 but looks 46. He says his wife Azizah often retorts “you may look 46 but your back is 84.” After meeting him, you realise that it was his strong sense of humour and conviction that he was never in the wrong that helped him survive six years in solitary confinement. It was during that period that he suffered so much police assault that he was once mistaken for dead. His famous photograph with a black eye became the symbol of his predicament worldwide and the beating has left him with a permanent back injury that requires wearing a fortified brace all the time. While he needs surgery, he plans to postpone it since it would affect his travel and preparation for the next general elections in Malaysia. He heads the Opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat or People’s Justice Party and is confident of winning on a progressive multiethnic platform with emphasis on an independent judiciary and a free media.

The Arab Spring could find an echo in Malaysia which has 55 per cent ethnic Malay Muslims and a large Buddhist, Hindu and Christian population. He was first accused in 1998 of corruption and sodomy and again in 2008 of sodomy which is punishable with 20 years in Malaysia. Despite his serious injury and harsh treatment, he is forgiving. He doesn’t expect an apology from the powers that be and has no plans to sue the government. “Can you sue Hitler?” he asks, adding that he will form the next government. A close aide of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed, he took on corruption within the first family leading to his arrest and conviction the first time. He has been described as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International and received widespread support from the world over after he was jailed.

In India at the invitation of Rajmohan Gandhi as part of a pro democratic think thank initiative, Mr Ibrahim is grateful for support from this country and others and this is perhaps what led to his acquittal. He orders “garam paani” (hot water) in Hindi and confesses to being an avid fan of older Bollywood films like Sangam, but is not in touch with current releases. Most Malaysian papers said the acquittal was on technical grounds which is far from the truth, he says.

Excerpts from an interview with Meena Menon.

The verdict of acquittal surprised you..?

Because I gave evidence based on the facts and law to suggest that the decisions in the trial were blatantly biased against me. Key witnesses we wanted to call were disallowed, which is unacceptable. This is a criminal charge based on a complainant, who went to the doctors. So we wanted those notes of examination but this was not given to us. We adduced enough evidence to suggest there was fabrication. It was only after we brought in international experts that we could prove this. No local expert would dare come out and testify under such a regime.

I don’t know if the verdict was due to public pressure or fears that the international community would focus on Malaysia –I don’t know whether the judge decided this based on his conscience. It was not a convenient, normal sort of a verdict. Certainly it came as a surprise, I don’t know why the judge did this.

What would be the political impact of this decision. Polls are expected soon in Malaysia and can this verdict work to your advantage?

Elections will be called very soon, anytime from March to June, I don’t think they will delay for far too long, since the new Prime Minister has not got the mandate. Secondly, the economic projections for this year are not great, but notwithstanding all this I am optimistic that we can wrest control from the government, predicated upon free elections, which we don’t have.

What about your years in prison? How did you survive?

There is no issue of money, land or remunerations. I was also finance minister then and there was no basis for charging me over any irregularity. So they charged me with speaking to the police over some scurrilous attacks on my character. The police came over and I said investigate it. What’s wrong with that? The ministry for home affairs at that time was under Mahathir, he should be questioned not me. I have no authority to go and direct the police, it was under my boss. That’s Malaysia. But still we are better than Zimbabwe(smiles).

I opposed Mahathir who wanted 2 billion ringgit to bail out his son then. Later his family could pay 2.9 b ringgit to buy San Miguel company. How did you raise the money in cash?

But the important thing is to move on – move forward.

How did you keep your morale up in jail?

I spent six years in solitary confinement before I was released in 2004. Earlier for two years I was a political detainee. Eight years — that’s a short walk to freedom compared to Nelson Mandela’s 26 years! The harassment was small compared to Gandhiji’s , I was badly assaulted, and that is a reprieve compared to those who were shot dead okay? So you always look at things positively.

The first six months Mahathir denied me any reading material. But after that they slowly allowed under pressure from international media and I spent a long time reading the Islamic epics, Hindu epics, Chinese epics, western books. Other than Ramayana, Mahabharata, Gita and Gandhi, I read Shri Aurobindo whom I think should be popularized more. I read Shakespeare of course, the entire works four and half times, with copious notes.

Why did government choose sodomy to harass you?

You should ask Mahathir why he chose that. They chose it because they can’t pick one case of corruption- I was minister of finance for eight years, and they said I am traitor to the country and am a Jewish/ Chinese/ Hindu agent but finally sodomy was chosen – because this would enrage the rural conservative Muslim constituency. Secondly it is easier, there is no proof required to convict me, it is a matter of accepting the complainant’s view.

That’s what happened in the first case in (1998), but in the second case, they made a stupid blunder they brought in forensics, DNA and then we brought international experts to demolish those.

At one point you wanted a trial under Islamic Law?

I did that because they use Islam and they say you should swear by the Koran which to me is an insult. I am a practising Muslim and it is an insult to Koran to consider crimes to be resolved only by swearing on the holy book. You rape a girl and you swear by the Koran and you are free? What does this mean? Is this what Islam teaches us? I consulted all religious authorities and they said no, they said the only option is to refer the matter to the religious court. That’s why I decided to go there but they wouldn’t dare bring it up.

The government says the acquittal shows judicial independence?

The huge crowds outside the court is unprecedented, we had Malays, Chinese, Indians. When the verdict was announced people were embracing each other and crying, it was a beautiful scene of multi racial unity. I watched on TV and even police officers were laughing and shaking hands. The government says this is evidence of judicial independence. They exploited the verdict. But that is not at all the reality. One swallow does not a summer make. There was a public outrage, international pressure. Even the Washington Post wrote against my case.

What about the ruling United Malays National Organisation(UMNO) in Malaysia and your challenge to them? Your party already posed a challenge in 2008 winning some major districts. How do you see your future?

Yeah I must be crazy to challenge them (laughs)! In 2008 we won a lot of seats. In the last three years we worked very hard in the districts we have control and secondly made forays into other parts of the rural heartland and people do accept us. UMNO is seen to be by the more educated crowd as a party continuing with its obsolete ways and partly as authoritarian, The zeitgeist has changed, especially among the young. India is a democracy, Indonesia has transformed itself. The Arab Spring has its ramifications elsewhere. My old colleagues they failed to understand me, are they completely oblivious to the changes taking place? You see the same pattern- When Ali (Ben Ali in Tunisia) fell Mubarak said this is Egypt, we are not Tunisia. When Mubarak fell, Gaddafi said its Egypt it’s unique, different, then Syria which has a great culture and civilization was in turmoil and the Prime Minister in Malaysia said “this is Malaysia we are not Arabs.”

How has your earlier conviction and present acquittal changed things? Especially in the eyes of the people in the rural areas, will it have an impact?

Now the acquittal has reinforced our position, Even my last conviction did not affect me much. The acquittal has made it easier for us. While the government has been using my acquittal as an example of an independent judiciary. I say look you have been abusing me everyday for the last 14 years, and now I say you should be in the Opposition.

Is the sodomy charge used to harass people commonly in Malaysia? As a political weapon?

No, I am an exception. It’s a phobia created against me, a sort of xenophobia. You look at the media on prime time TV– I am a threat to security, I am anti Malay, they say I went to India and attacked Malaysia. Once I asked the minister of information “can you give me one week’s leave?” He didn’t understand , he asked me where do you want to go? He kept on asking – I finally said Shut up on Anwar in your TV network. The media is UMNO controlled, there is no freedom. The Hindu has been kind to me. Amnesty and Human Rights Watch played a major role in raising the issue.

UMNO has been speaking of reforms?

Even Mubarak used to talk of reforms to his son Jamal, Qaddafi used to talk of reform to his son Saif ul Islam. The most corrupt will be supporting legislation against corruption. We must measure change from actual reform and actual implementation of the reform, not pronouncements. If I am a rich man, I can pay 22 million US dollars to appoint an international PR consultant appointed by Sani Abacha and others- so naturally they must give him(the Malaysian Prime Minister) good advice- but should you be presumptuous and accept their version? No. You should assess by the performance what have they done- is corruption rooted out, is there a free media, is there an independent judiciary?

What is your focus in your election campaign?

We’ve spelt out efforts to promote growth- strengthen the market economy, a strong dose of affirmative action based on need, not based on race, judicial independence, free media, and no discriminatory practices against ethnic minorities. Islam is the religion of the Federation of Malaysia , yes, but you should not use that either that to compel non Muslims or to denigrate the position of non Muslims.

How does the regime treat any opposition?

Some time ago 300 students opposing the oppressive University College Act which bars students from taking part or giving any comments in political issues were beaten up by the police and we had the rally for fair and free elections which was roughly treated by the police. There are many cases of torture, apart from mine. People are killed or die in police custody or in the custody of the anti corruption commission- of course it is said that they are not killed, did not commit suicide but these are mysterious deaths. In my speeches sometimes I joke these people are not killed –they are looking at the door or the window- and they just walked out, and they fell, only the room happened to be 14 stories above ground. So stupid to expect people to believe these stories.

There is a public outcry on all this. A young Chinese party supporter fell from the 14th floor while in custody and another Hindu boy died in police custody. A Malay Muslim died after falling from the fourth floor while under anti corruption commission custody. When I was called by the police for questioning in this case, I said can we do it on the ground floor. Do you have windows or doors?(laughs)

You say the impact of Arab Spring will be reflected in Malaysia?

The night before this verdict 50,000 people came to hear what I thought was my last speech. On the court verdict day, it was a working day – people took leave and came to cheer me. I was arrested two and a half years ago, and put in a lock up on a cement floor for one night and then released, for no reason- other than abuse –they could have asked me to go to the police station for questioning. But the good thing is I have the humility now – that means your passion for justice becomes strong- if I can be treated that way- I am a known person , the world talks about me. What about the poor guys?

Are you going to sue or take action?

Do dictators ever apologise? The fight against corruption and scurrilous charges is like the battle by Krishna against an evil snake(as in Hindu mythology).

I want to move on and forgive them but this government shouldn’t be allowed to go on with impunity. How can I sue this government, I am planning to take over this government.(laughs) This is Malaysia. You don’t sue Hitler do you?

When I tweeted, I forgive, people said please don’t repeat that statement- people are angry.

Your wife has been supportive all along…

She became politically active only after I was detained but my daughter is in politics. The government prompted people to ask my wife –”why are you still with your husband? why don’t you demand a divorce?” Can it happen anywhere else in the world? That is the state of gutter politics in Malaysia – insulting human dignity and they call it moderate Islam.

I was badly assaulted and in pain but otherwise its okay. I survived reading , meditating, being patient, and the conviction that ultimately you will be victorious. The role my family, my wife Azizah and the children too played was remarkable. People prayed for me- it was amazing the support I had.

Is the current regime jittery after your acquittal? What are your next plans? And any learnings from India?

I will meet people and our party convention of the Opposition will soon announce its manifesto. India is a rare case with its penchant for democracy and unswerving commitment under all times – even in Emergency the judiciary had the courage to decide in favour of the Constitution.

I would like to replicate many things from India –protection of minorities, respect for human rights—am talking of replicating ideals, am not talking of the corruption(laughs). But India has a huge intellectual legacy, whatever you say the judiciary is still strong, the media is free, you have the right to protest, and growth is impressive but an issue I see is that the needs of poor and marginalised must be addressed..

Ulasan ringkas:-

• Kenapa dia diserang dengan sodomi? Kononnya dia tidak mempunyai kelemahan lain. Tiada rasuah. Tiada isu lain. Yes, sodomi dan liwatlah yang menjadi penyakit Anwar buat sekian lama. Malaysia belum sedia menerima seorang gay sebagai Perdana Menteri!
• Tarikh antara kononnya ‘bail out’ MISC dan pembelian San Miguel hampir berbeza 10 tahun (namun Anwar meletakkannya seolah-olah ia berlaku semalam). Ini zaman Najib. Bukan lagi zaman Tun Mahathir.
• Anwar masih lagi mengagungkan media antarabangsa sebagai punca dia terlepas. Apakah Anwar tidak berterima kasih kepada kumpulan BebasAnwar yang sanggup bersamanya? Apakah Anwar hanya menganggap media antarabangsa sebagai kekuatannya?
• Anwar tidak menegaskan sama sekali bahawa masih ada ‘ruang undang-undang’ untuk Saiful meneruskan usaha mencari keadilan.
• Anwar sendiri terperanjat dengan keputusan Hakim. Sama. Kami sebagai rakyat dan anggota reformasi pun terperanjat juga.
• Kenapa tidak meneruskan Qazaf?
• Apakah Anwar bersetuju bahawa dia hanya terlepas kerana ‘technical ground’?

Kalian kena tahu dan faham – bahawa semua ‘kesunyian’ ini berlaku kerana sebab yang besar. Walaupun pada hakikatnya, keluarga Anwar sendiri seronok dan sedang bergembira; mereka kembali senyap dan sunyi apabila dinasihatkan oleh Karpal tentang beberapa perkara.

Sebagai seorang Peguam yang handal – Karpal sendiri sudah berpesan kepada keluarga supaya bersiap sedia dengan kemungkinan drama mahkamah akan bermula semula. Karpal, pada malam kelmarin, secara terus terang mengatakan dia masih RISAU dan TAKUT dengan penghakiman bertulis yang bakal diberikan oleh Hakim nanti. Kepada Karpal, akan ada kejutan baru yang akan menyebabkan mereka kembali menjadi defensif.

Ingatan Karpal ini ditujukan kepada Izzah yang sentiasa sahaja mahukan Anwar menggunakan ‘Gear 5′ dalam ceramah – dan mengutuk Najib secara maksima.

Karpal mengingatkan Izzah tentang beberapa perkara:-

• Saiful punya hak untuk membuat ‘appeal’ kepada kes yang ada. Karpal mengingatkan Izzah bahawa sebagai seorang Peguam; pasukan guaman Anwar MESTI memberikan ruang yang seluas mungkin untuk usaha ini dilakukan. Karpal mahukan semua ruang ini ‘exhaustive’; barulah Anwar layak keluar sebagai seorang bayi yang putih bersih;
• Karpal sendiri mahu menguji keberkesanan hujahnya dalam mahkamah yang lebih tinggi – ini adalah soal ego Karpal sebagai peguam handalan;
• Kita (team guaman Anwar) juga akan melakukan perkara sama jika keputusan tidak memihak kepada kita;
• Yakin bahawa kita masih menang kerana tidak cukup bukti;
• Minta Izzah lebih tumpukan kepada ‘mahkamah politik’ daripada mencampuri urusan guaman yang sedang berjalan.

Karpal siap sedia untuk ke mahkamah lagi. Kepada Karpal, apa perlu takut dengan mahkamah rayuan sekiranya kita tidak bersalah.

Bagus semangat melawan orang nama Karpal Singh ini. Kagum.

Sudahnya, banyak benda kena buat semula. Program yang awalnya menjadi medan – MENDEWAKAN Anwar sudah perlu ditukar kepada sesuatu yang lain. BERSIHKAN RAKYAT dijadikan agenda utama. Berbanding BEBAS ANWAR.

Nampaknya, banyak benda yang kena re-design. Apa nak buat. Kalau sebelum ini boleh maksimakan kes Anwar. Sekarang sudah kena tukar. Banyak juga belanja. Tapi tak apa. Bak kata Setiausaha Agung PKR, ‘nak buat macamana….kita agak lain; jadinya lain’.

Berdasarkan info rakan-rakan di HQ; manifesto baru tidak banyak beza. Cuma beberapa bab awal mengenai BEBAS ANWAR terpaksa diperbaik dan diperbetulkan. Tuduhan bahawa HAKIM makan suap, Polis mengikut telunjuk PM, Jude Pereira adalah alat politik – sudah tidak boleh dipakai lagi.

Sebab itu, tema BERSIHKAN RAKYAT dijadikan tagline baru. Perkataan ‘BERSIH’ perlu ada bagi menumpang populariti program tersebut. Rakyat hanya penyedap sahaja.

Apa benda lain dalam manifesto? Tak lari banyak daripada Buku Jingga, kata rakan tersebut.

• Penurunan harga minyak;
• Pemansuhan tol;
• Pemansuhan hutang PTPTN (pengajian tinggi percuma untuk semua yang layak);
• Penyediaan rumah kos rendah kepada semua kakitangan awam (sewa beli dengan harga murah);
• Pembahagian dana Persekutuan secara adil (menggunakan secara total strategi ‘fiscal decentralization’);
• Pilihanraya peringkat PBT;
• Kesihatan percuma (termasuk kes critical illnesses);
• Kajian semula SBPA (menggunakan kaedah yang lebih ketat);
• Penambahan elaun guru;
• Peningkatan gaji kumpulan terbawah kakitangan awam;
• Kenaikan pencen Polis sebanyak 15 %;
• Pelaksanaan cukai khas untuk mereka yang kaya (dilaksanakan di Amerika);
• Peningkatan premium di kawasan-kawasan elit;
• Selangor dan Pulau Pinang diberikan peruntukan lebih berdasarkan sumbangan kepada GDP;

Semua ini masih diperingkat rundingan. Katanya, sibuk juga mereka semua mendapatkan pandangan ramai ahli akademik dan pakar pengurusan ekonomi.

Dalam pada ramai yang seronok kerana Anwar bebas – kakitangan HQ merungut kerana terpaksa ubah banyak perkara.