At Ringside: Dato’ Ramli Yusuff Acquitted For The 3rd Time!

August 21, 2010

by Din Merican

My comment yesterday was just a curtain raiser. Here is my ringside account of the Dato Ramli Yusuff’s acquittal by Judge S.M Komathy Suppiah.

At 4pm sharp on August 20, 2010,  the KL Criminal Sessions Court Judge SM Komathy Suppiah asked Dato’ Ramli  Yusuff to stand up and then  pronounced: “ Dato’ Ramli, I find that the Prosecution has not established a prima facie case against you, your defence is not required and I hereby acquit you!”

This is the last of the series of cases leveled by the Unholy Trinity of the AG Gani Patail, the IGP Musa Hassan and the MACC.

The public at the gallery clapped. The pretty Judge smiled and then retired to her chambers. Dato’ Ramli’s friends and family members surged to him, some  hugged him, others shook his hands. Tears dropped from Dato’ Ramli’s eyes and rolled down his cheeks. Tears of joy, tears of relief, tears of gratitude to the Almighty God for having given him full vindication.

Dato’ Ramli walked up to thank the hands of his most eloquent counsel, the eminent Dato’ Seri Shafee Abdullah. Dato’ Ramli walked to DPP Tuan Ahmad Bache and shook his hands too. A display of the finest breed of gentleman who would thank his own prosecutor. This was the scene in court on the acquittal of Dato’ Ramli for the third time.

Dato’ Ramli walked up to thank the hands of his most eloquent counsel, the eminent Dato’ Seri Shafee Abdullah.

A Possible End of Trumped Charges by the Unholy Trinity

This is the last of the series of cases leveled by the Unholy Trinity of the AG Gani Patail, the IGP Musa Hassan and the MACC. It is very telling that despite deploying the whole of might of the most potent law enforcement agencies and supposedly the best brain in the AG’s Chambers, not one of the charges leveled against Dato’ Ramli could stick. The charges could not stick because these were trumped up charges. These trumped up charges build from fabricated evidence was like trying to spread rotten egg on a teflon coated frying pan, it would just peel off. These fabricated charges crumbled once the facts are presented before a fair court.

The charges could not stick because these were trumped up charges.

Sessions Court Shows Independence and Fairness in dispensing Justice

It is with great hope that we see the Sessions Court showing independence and fairness in dispensing justice,

transgressor of the law

just when the High Courts and the so called Superior Courts have failed and disappointed us, countless times again and again.  An indictment of the failure of the superior courts could not be more damning than a recent statement from the former Justice NH Chan in describing Augustine Paul as an obnoxious man who was not fit to be called a judge. In NH Chan’s mind, Augustine Paul was a transgressor of the law and thus violated the oath of his office.

The same should therefore be said of men like Musa Hassan, Gani Patail and now Abu Kassim for violating the oath of their offices. Enough ugly things have been said of Musa Hassan – Mattress Carrier and Fixer, but nothing more damning than when he tried to sway the court against the witnesses who had spoken in favour of Dato’ Ramli during the Sabah case.

The Sabah Case (Round 1)

Musa held the post of Bukit Aman prosecution/criminal law deputy assistant director in 1995 and Johor Chief Police Officer in 2003.

The IGP Musa Hassan made the biggest mistake when he appeared as the Prosecution’s 75th witness in order to rebut all the other police directors who had given evidence earlier. In the end, Judge Supang Lian damned Musa Hassan in clear unequivocal terms when the Judge said that Musa’s “ evidence was incredible and not to be believed”. Never before in the history of the legal annals has an IGP been damned with such words. In Japan, a four star general , which the IGP indeed has four stars on his shoulders,  would commit  harakri to save his honour. Do you know why Musa would not do? It’s because he has none!

Kuala Lumpur Case (Round 2)

AG Gani appealed but lost before High Court Judge Rahman Sebli. So in Sabah, Dato’ Ramli had won two acquittals- one before a Sessions Court Judge and another before a High Court Judge. The same thing happened before Judge M Gunalen, when Dato’ Seri Shafee Abdullah showed that many of the MACC witnesses had lied, especially the faggot DPP Kevin Morais. I have written extensively about this in my article “The Liar Kevin Morais buried in his lies”.

Kuala Lumpur Case (Round 3)

Then yesterday, we have the pretty Judge SM Komathy also acquitting Dato’ Ramli. As explained by Dato’ Seri Shafee Abdullah, it is significant that in all the three cases, Dato’ Ramli was acquitted without his defence being called. It is significant because it means that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case. In layman’s term it means that the prosecution had not shown there was a case. In street terms, it means there was no case. It means the IGP, the MACC and the AG made up a case. It means they tried to fix Ramli but failed. Bad men plot but God disposes their conspiracies!

In mathematical terms, they tried to fix Dato’ Ramli three times for three different charges in three separate courts before three different judges but failed. In doing a headcount, it means that 3 senior Sessions Court Judges and 1 High Court Judge had found Dato’ Ramli innocent. Judge Supang Lian and Judge M Gunalen have since been elevated to the High Court. So that makes it three High Court  Judges and 1 Sessions Court Judge i.e. a total of 4 Judges have found that Dato’ Ramli was innocent. Is that full vindication or what?

In mathematical terms, they tried to fix Dato’ Ramli three times for three different charges in three separate courts before three different judges but failed.

The AG will likely Against Judge Komathy’s Acquittal

So, will the AG appeal this one? Well, we won’t be surprised. It is easy to imagine that the AG Gani is now enraged with Dato’ Ramli’s third acquittal. AG Gani must be fuming mad as RPK is presently exposing that the AG Gani had blocked Dato’ Ramli’s investigations into the crooks of the underworld and of the corporate world. RPK had exposed why Dato’ Ramli faced all these trumped up charges in his article – The Ramli Yusuff Story –the real reason why he was brought down.

It would be no surprise if an appeal is made as they need to divert and tire Dato’ Ramli down from tracking that the IGP, the MACC and the AG had  conspired in the following:

1. In the Sabah case, ASP Chew Kam Soon of the Police and Superintendant Sok One a/l Esen of the MACC had fabricated evidence to make it appear that a village headman had named Dato’ Ramli in a report. They fabricated facts about disturbance to villagers, but instead charged Dato’ Ramli for unauthorized use of a police Cessna. They concealed the fact that Dato’ Ramli was in full uniform conducting an aerial survey of weakspots in the coastal line of Sabah. Because of that Judge Supang Lian and Judge Rahman Sebli acquitted Dato’ Ramli;

2. In the KL case (Round 2), IGP Musa Hassan detained an underworld operator Moo Sai Chin under the Emergency Ordinance and forced this criminal to agree to implicate Dato’ Ramli. For doing that he was then released not only from detention but also from Restricted Residence. That was why the MACC needed four cover reports to camouflage their tracks. The MACC faggot DPP Kevin Morais then lied throughout his court testimony. Judge M Gunalen saw through all this and thus acquitted Dato’ Ramli without calling for his defence;

3. In the Summons case before Judge Komathy, the MACC cut and paste provisions of the Reg. 5 of the General Orders to make out an offence under Section. 168 of the Penal Code i.e. that Dato’ Ramli was engaged in trading without permission. The problem was: i) Dato’ Ramli did have approval to form a company as admitted by Dato’ Robiah and then IGP Tan Sri Bakri Omar ; ii) the company was still dormant as admitted by the Investigating Officer (IO) and the Company Secretary; iii) a dormant company could not be said to be trading as was admitted again by the IO and the Company Secretary.

The Mystery: What happened Tan Sri Bakri’s Letter of Approval?

What remains unanswered is – did Musa Hassan destroy or caused to disappear Tan Sri Bakri’s signed

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The suicide note in Chinese reads: 'Mom, I am sorry that I could not be with you anymore. Please give my liver to father after I die.' [Modern Express

letter of approval from Dato’ Ramli’s service record? If he did not, where is that signed letter of approval? It could not just vanish into thin air? Was that why the Prosecution refused to call Tan Sri Bakri and Dato’ Robiah to be witnesses. But then again, Musa is not known as the Mattress Carrier for nothing. In Sodomy I and the Black Eye incident, he was shown to be an expert in making evidence appear or disappear. Just like how the AG now conjures the suicide note from Teoh Beng Hock’s rug sack?

The Case against Lawyer Rosli Dahlan is absurd

So we now have it, that the three charges were clearly trumped up charges. Today’s verdict was very significant because it raises our hope that Truth and Justice will prevail eventually. I said that yesterday in an article which I dedicated to Rosli Dahlan to celebrate his birthday. So Friday’s acquittal of his friend, his client, his buddy is the perfect birthday and Ramadan gift for Rosli. And like a true loyal friend, Rosli was in court listening attentively to Judge Komathy’s verdict.

A true loyal friend, Rosli was in court listening attentively to Judge Komathy’s verdict.

In reciprocation of true friendship and ikhwan (brotherhood), I overheard Dato’ Ramli saying to DPP Ahmad Bache that

No wonder Dr Pornthip asked if Razak was a lawyer (implying he was a red-nosed clown!). Having now read how fat “badut” Razak could ask Dr Pornthip if she had any experience jumping off a building, I now realize why the whole MACC is the biggest joke of the Abdullah Badawi legacy.

Ahmad should recommend the withdrawal of the case against his friend, Lawyer Rosli Dahlan. I overheard Dato’ Ramli rationalizing that since he (Ramli) have been acquitted, how could Rosli be abetting a non-crime? The MACC’s case against Rosli is as ridiculous as the MACC Director of Prosecution suggesting that Teoh Beng Hock died of self-strangulation! No wonder Dr Pornthip asked if Razak was a lawyer (implying he was a red-nosed clown!). Having now read how fat “badut” Razak could ask Dr Pornthip if she had any experience jumping off a building, I now realize why the whole MACC is the biggest joke of the Abdullah Badawi legacy.

Public Sympathy and Support for Rosli

When I saw Rosli in court yesterday, I took the opportunity on behalf of all of us to personally wish him a Happy Birthday. I told him that he should purge from his mind that the cause he is fighting for is a hopeless cause. I told him not to despair. I told him not to be sad. I told him not to think of quitting his practice. I told him that my article yesterday on Dato’ Ramli and Lawyer Rosli Dahlan  hit  92nd spot in the WordPress  Top 100. I told him that Malaysians are behind him in this fight for truth and justice. I hope he will read my article and realize that I am telling him  about what the average Malaysians feel about the whole affair. I want him to know that he is not alone.

Rosli has a broad commercial practice having experience in a wide variety of commercial and corporate disputes and litigation including international arbitrations in Europe. He has worked closely with international clients in managing their cross border disputes. Rosli primarily acts as Counsel having appeared at all tiers of the Malaysian Courts and his portfolio of litigation work has a particular focus towards corporate litigation such as shareholders disputes, restructuring, recovery, land disputes and also regulatory compliance work. As an accomplished negotiator, Rosli has wide networking in the region, particularly in Indonesia which previously enabled him to secure the release of Malaysian accountants imprisoned in Makassar, Indonesia for violation of local and immigration laws.

Rosli must not feel alone just because Dato’ Ramli has been acquitted of all the charges whereas his case is still hanging over his head like the sword of Damocles. Rosli must know that people support him just as he was surprised to see that even his senior partner, Dato’ DP Naban, came to court today to lend support. It shows that his partners cared. It shows that Malaysians cared. It shows that we all share the same ideals, vision and hope.

I also wanted him to know that YB Salahudin Ayub who sits in the MACC Special Committee on Corruption has been in trying to be in touch with his  office to get more information of the cover up in the MAS case that led to him and Dato’ Ramli to be charged. I hope Rosli will not use client’s confidentiality to avoid helping the good MP who is doing what the MACC had refused to do. I also now want to use this opportunity to ask YB Salahuddin Ayub to use his position in the MACC Special Committee to summon Rosli and Dato’ Ramli  to appear before the Special Committee to testify what they know of the collusion between AG, the IGP and the MACC to release that underworld criminal Tengku Goh and corporate figure Tajuddin Ramli.

Gaji buta for some, durian runtuh for others. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the MAS advisor, should start cracking on the lop-sided monopoly contracts which are against MAS' greater interest. He can start with the LSG Sky Chefs-Brahim's Sdn Bhd catering contract with the national carrier. In three months, the Sdn Bhd did slightly more than RM50 million worth of business with MAS. Oh, by the way, the Brahim in the Sdn Bhd is Ibrahim Badawi, brother of the MAS adviser.

Malaysians must join me and we must stand together to demand that the MACC Special Committee do that.  Our voice together as Suara Rakyat is Suara Keramat. Let us use our Suara Keramat to denounce these abuses of power. Let us use our Suara Keramat to drive obnoxious men like Gani Patail and Musa Hassan from their office. As for MACC’s Abu Kassim, he had made a public pledge to resign if any report is not investigated. His public pledge is his sumpah. Like the ancient Malays saying biar dia dimakan sumpah!  Let them know that we the Rakyat will not acquit them so easily!

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