June 23, 2011
July 9 BERSIH 2.0 Rally: Temperatures Rising
by Kow Gah Chie@http://www.malaysiakini.com
targeting its chief Ambiga Sreenevasan, in relation to its planned July 9 rally.“This is unacceptable, the SMS is not only life-threatening, but also has connotations of racism,” said Maria Chin Abdullah (right), a Bersih 2.0 steering committee member.“Let’s be brave enough to come out and talk, instead of being so cowardly as to send threatening and racist SMSes. Let’s talk,” Maria told a press conference after lodging a police report at the Travers police station in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon.
Maria also urged the sender to stop such moves. At least six reports were lodged against the death threat SMS, the earliest of which was sent last night and continued into the morning.
They were lodged by, among others, BESIH steering committee member Wong Chin Huat, PKR Youth deputy chief Khairul Annuar Ahmad Zainudin, Ambiga and PKR legal bureau chief Latheefa Koya.
Ambiga also appeared at the police station this afternon. “The threat will not change our plan (to rally),” said Ambiga. However, Ambiga said she and other members will take precautions to ensure their safety.
She said if the Police were operating efficiently, she had no reason to fear for her safety. She welcomed Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein’s statement that police would investigate the SMS, saying she has confidence in the police to locate the sender. “The Police have all the means to find the senders,” she said.
Nothing racial in BERSIH
To a question, Ambiga said that some groups are seeking to turn the BERSIH rally into a racial issue. “As far as we are concerned, we are going to do this peacefully. There is nothing racial about it.”
She said she also hoped that the force of law would be used against those who used racism and threats. Just as “there is no point if anybody wants to give advice to me,” Ambiga said she also has no advice for PERKASA chief Ibrahim Ali.
When asked on the progress of the police to call up the leaders of UMNO Youth, PERKASA and BERSIH who are organising rallies on the same day, Ambiga said the police has yet to contact her.
Ambiga said BERSIH would give its cooperation to the Police.“Since (Hishammuddin) had said no permit will be issued, we will not apply,” she said.
If the temperatures are rising, isn’t this the time to call for a truce of sorts. Cooling Off period, perhaps, and for all parties–political and civil society actors– to this contest to adopt the dictum,”‘discretion is the better part of valour”. What does Achmed _the deadterrorist say to this suggestion?–Din Merican
Just wonder who is that barking . As the saying goes, “barking dogs never bite”.
Dear Dato’
After your name was mentioned by RPK, your articles are now very mild and dull.
__________
Abas,
If you want rebel rousing stuff, please go to RPK’s Malaysia-Today and other blogs. My agenda for change will take a different course from here. It will be about constructive engagement with power. The course I have chosen will be slow and often frustrating, but it will be worthwhile.I know what I put out can be boring stuff to some people like you. That’s okay. You have like the rest of us choices to make and that is what freedom for the individual is all about.–Din Merican
Najib ….what says you ? Maybe waiting for a que from Rosmah !!!
Pas is mobilizing their whole membership, so is PKR and DAP. Umno’s creche kids too. Not to mention that fuzzy creature called Perkasa, who are proxies and will end up with the least numbers and respect.
Truce? Mana boleh..? I actually like this type of Anarchy – it’s called recursive logic or feedback mechanism. Erm.., maybe Payback too!
Since the Home MInister says no permit will be issued, we will not apply — Ambiga
Not a smart thing to say considering she is an officer of the court and a lawyer.
There is a difference in being refused and not applying.
“Since no permit will be issued” (REASON) … “we will not apply” (LOGIC).
Simple. No?
Ah, but Isa, logic needs an additional dimension. It is called doing the ‘right’ thing.
It does not mean that one should dwell in an cause-effect 2 dimensional plane.
By applying for the permit, even though it will be rejected – thus is a waste of time, effort and possibly risking incarceration, it confronts us with the ‘constitutionality’ of the exercise. Being decreed by a home-minister (who is himself part of the authority only interested in self-preservation of the regime), as “Illegal”, does not it’s imply it’s “unlawful” in the eyes of the participants. The question is: “Was there every effort made to make it ‘Lawful’? Perceptions do not require logic nor pragmatism. The leaders might be ISA’ed, but will it change the outcome?
I salute this gritty lady. She’s someone of substance unlike those who throw stones and hide their hands. Ambiga, I am with you…..
The rally for clean elections must go on.
Time to dismantle the system of kleptocracy and racist, semi-apartheid that has emerged in Malaysia. Affirmative action for the poor of all races, creation of a sustainable social democratic welfare state.
Learning from South Africa:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13877981
“I salute this gritty lady. She’s someone of substance unlike those who throw stones and hide their hands”
What if they run out of stones and their hands have been blown off?? Hahaha …..
Before the 9th. all parties should agree that any rally will be held in an open field/stadium. No street demos, please…
What the meaning of holding a demonstration inside a stadium? Perhaps only philosophers could comprehend .
Ambiga’s elder brother is Gopal Sri Ram of the Court of Appeals kan?
CYC : If the idea is to send the government a strong message of dissent this can be easily done by GATHERING in an open field or stadium. Whether one calls that a protest, demonstration etc is immaterial.
Perhaps some philosopher can assist with an exact word…
where higher mathematics fail, philosophy can help.
thats why when Rome was burning Nero was playing the fiddle and the philosophers were philosophising.
but this time the philosophers union has banned them from doing that.
Captured on camera a PDRM officer punching a malay lady on the head .I just can’t believed this happen in MALAYSIA .This is against UN CONVENTION on
Human Rights. Damn it !! Shame on you ,where Malaysia is a member!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please Resign in shame.This will go down into written history and do’nt deny it never happen.You cheats. Stop the planting of Fake evidence,and hijack to look you are good.You are capable of doing anything against human conscious Jibby!!!!! to reach your objective.Split personality you unfit to rule.