The Malaysian Insider
JAKARTA, Feb 23 – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said his relationship with Vice-President Jusuf Kalla would not be affected if his Number 2 challenged him in July’s presidential election.
Dr Yudhoyono, in an exclusive interview with the Metro TV station on Saturday, said Kalla’s nomination would not affect the way they carried out their duties in the remaining months of their term.
He was responding to Kalla’s statement last Friday that he was ready to fight for the top spot if his Golkar party wished it.
“We have the people’s mandate to work together until October. If political conditions dictate that we should compete against each other in July, then I’m ready,” Dr Yudhoyono said.
Dr Yudhoyono, in an exclusive interview with the Metro TV station on Saturday, said Kalla’s nomination would not affect the way they carried out their duties in the remaining months of their term.
He was responding to Kalla’s statement last Friday that he was ready to fight for the top spot if his Golkar party wished it.
“We have the people’s mandate to work together until October. If political conditions dictate that we should compete against each other in July, then I’m ready,” Dr Yudhoyono said.
Source: The Malaysian Insider
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Malaysia: A murmuring Democracy
Dr M mocks BN over Perak deadlock
By Leslie Lau
Consultant Editor
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has ridiculed Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi for asking Datuk Zambry Abdul Kadir to lodge a police report against the Perak State Assembly Speaker.
Writing in his popular chedet.cc blog, he said that while it was possible for the Speaker to commit a crime, “the suspension of any assemblyman is not a crime which the police can take action against.”
In his latest blog post, Dr Mahathir poured scorn on Abdullah’s suggestion for Zambry to lodge a police report against Speaker V Sivakumar over the suspension of the Perak MB and his entire state executive council.
“If the decision of the Speaker can be considered a crime, then what will happen when the Parliamentary Speaker suspends opposition members for whatever reasons?
“And this happens frequently. Will opposition members lodge police reports? If they can, then can we consider the police to have powers over the Parliamentary Speaker?”
The former PM also commented on Zambry’s statement that he would attend the state assembly sitting despite the suspension.
He said that under the legislature’s standing orders, the Speaker can direct officers of the assembly to remove Zambry.
“Also, where will Zambry sit? What if Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin sits in the mentri besar’s chair? Will the Speaker ask his officers to force Nizar to vacate the chair?
“Let us all as citizens watch what happens next.”
Source: The Malaysian Insider and Che Det: Timah Bukan Perak
TIMAH BUKAN PERAK
By Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
on February 22, 2009 7:42 PM
1. Kita sedang melihat banyak peristiwa yang pelik berlaku di Perak yang dahulu terkenal dengan timahnya. Tetapi tidak ada yang lebih lucu daripada nasihat Perdana Menteri kepada Dato' Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, Menteri Besar Barisan Nasional supaya beliau membuat laporan polis berkenaan dengan penggantungannya oleh Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak.
2. Jika keputusan yang dibuat oleh Speaker boleh dianggap sebagai satu jenayah, apa akan jadi jika Speaker Dewan Rakyat menggantung ahli pembangkang kerana apa-apa sebab? Dan ini kerap berlaku. Apakah ahli pembangkang akan lapor kepada polis? Jika boleh maka bolehlah kita anggap bahawa polis berkuasa keatas Speaker Dewan.
3. Memang ada jenayah yang boleh dilakukan oleh Tuan Speaker tetapi menggantung seseorang ahli Dewan bukanlah diantara jenayah yang boleh diambil tindakan oleh Polis.
4. Sekarang dilaporkan yang Dr Zambry akan hadir sidang Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak. Mengikut aturan peraturan Dewan, Speaker boleh arah pegawai Dewan untuk keluarkan Yang Amat Berhormat Dr Zambry dari Dewan. Dapatkah pegawai berkenaan yang bukan terdiri daripada parti Pakatan Rakyat berbuat demikian?
5. Dimana pula tempat duduk YAB Zambry? Apakata kalau YB Dato Seri Mohamed Nizar Jamaluddin duduk di tempat Menteri Besar? Apakah pegawai Dewan akan disuruh oleh Speaker untuk paksa Nizar kosongkan kerusinya? Apakah YAB Zambry akan berada di Dewan atau di luar Dewan setelah Speaker mengarah pegawai sekat YAB Zambry daripada berada dalam Dewan.
6. Bersama-samalah kita rakyat lihat akan peristiwa yang akan berlaku.
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Writing in his popular chedet.cc blog, he said that while it was possible for the Speaker to commit a crime, “the suspension of any assemblyman is not a crime which the police can take action against.”
In his latest blog post, Dr Mahathir poured scorn on Abdullah’s suggestion for Zambry to lodge a police report against Speaker V Sivakumar over the suspension of the Perak MB and his entire state executive council.
“If the decision of the Speaker can be considered a crime, then what will happen when the Parliamentary Speaker suspends opposition members for whatever reasons?
“And this happens frequently. Will opposition members lodge police reports? If they can, then can we consider the police to have powers over the Parliamentary Speaker?”
The former PM also commented on Zambry’s statement that he would attend the state assembly sitting despite the suspension.
He said that under the legislature’s standing orders, the Speaker can direct officers of the assembly to remove Zambry.
“Also, where will Zambry sit? What if Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin sits in the mentri besar’s chair? Will the Speaker ask his officers to force Nizar to vacate the chair?
“Let us all as citizens watch what happens next.”
Source: The Malaysian Insider and Che Det: Timah Bukan Perak
TIMAH BUKAN PERAK
By Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
on February 22, 2009 7:42 PM
1. Kita sedang melihat banyak peristiwa yang pelik berlaku di Perak yang dahulu terkenal dengan timahnya. Tetapi tidak ada yang lebih lucu daripada nasihat Perdana Menteri kepada Dato' Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, Menteri Besar Barisan Nasional supaya beliau membuat laporan polis berkenaan dengan penggantungannya oleh Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak.
2. Jika keputusan yang dibuat oleh Speaker boleh dianggap sebagai satu jenayah, apa akan jadi jika Speaker Dewan Rakyat menggantung ahli pembangkang kerana apa-apa sebab? Dan ini kerap berlaku. Apakah ahli pembangkang akan lapor kepada polis? Jika boleh maka bolehlah kita anggap bahawa polis berkuasa keatas Speaker Dewan.
3. Memang ada jenayah yang boleh dilakukan oleh Tuan Speaker tetapi menggantung seseorang ahli Dewan bukanlah diantara jenayah yang boleh diambil tindakan oleh Polis.
4. Sekarang dilaporkan yang Dr Zambry akan hadir sidang Dewan Undangan Negeri Perak. Mengikut aturan peraturan Dewan, Speaker boleh arah pegawai Dewan untuk keluarkan Yang Amat Berhormat Dr Zambry dari Dewan. Dapatkah pegawai berkenaan yang bukan terdiri daripada parti Pakatan Rakyat berbuat demikian?
5. Dimana pula tempat duduk YAB Zambry? Apakata kalau YB Dato Seri Mohamed Nizar Jamaluddin duduk di tempat Menteri Besar? Apakah pegawai Dewan akan disuruh oleh Speaker untuk paksa Nizar kosongkan kerusinya? Apakah YAB Zambry akan berada di Dewan atau di luar Dewan setelah Speaker mengarah pegawai sekat YAB Zambry daripada berada dalam Dewan.
6. Bersama-samalah kita rakyat lihat akan peristiwa yang akan berlaku.
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4 comments:
for those who do not honor the sanctity of the vote do not understand democracy, and naturally do not respect a difference of opinion but sees it as a threat.
there lies its difference. between Indoneisian politics of today and Malaysia of today.
and the old man is showing his legacy. hordes of lawmakers / politicians who cannot differentiate the above but nurtured by the system he had managed.and a system that is unwilling to change /reinvent itself to save its very existence!
Jefus,
You have a good point.
The old man have a good point too.. And he writes in his BLOG, not in Utusan Malaysia or NSTP..
Gukita,
I agree with you.
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