Najib: Government cares, unlike West Asia or North Africa
March 15, 2011

Najib: We are aware that the people’s yardstick for success is not as simple as before.
The prime minister said if the people were dissatisfied with the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, BN could not have won the Merlimau and Kerdau by-elections in Melaka and Pahang respectively on March 6 with increased majority votes.
“As the ruling government, we are aware that the people’s yardstick for success is not as simple as before. Political development is not everything,” he said at the launching of the National-Level Nadi Kasih Project in Kampung Sungai Gulang-Gulang, here, today.
Najib said there were enough development projects in states like Selangor but people in the urban areas wished to see social justice and a government administration that was efficient, transparent and free from corruption and power abuse.
He said the government had proven its seriousness in this area by, for instance, setting up the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the murder of Teoh Beng Hock, the political aide of Selangor state executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah, after several quarters were dissatisfied with the coroner’s open verdict at the end of the inquest.
“The government decided on an open proceeding so that the public could evaluate the effort at seeking truth and justice.
“It’s not only Teoh’s case, as the people including those in Tanjung Karang would also want to know the identity of the Y male reported in the sodomy case involving Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.”
Najib said truth and justice could be achieved if doubts were removed.
Meanwhile, the trial of Razak Baginda has been moved forward. Altantuya’s dad said that a grand funeral for Altantuya, his eldest daughter, had been planned early this year but the family decided to postpone it until the trial was completed. “I want to collect all the remaining bone fragments of her still being held by the police in Malaysia before holding the grand funeral. Based on our beliefs, a person’s soul won’t rest in peace if body remains are kept apart,” he said. So morbid, isn’t it? Gosh..The results of the DNA test to identify the father of Altantuya’s son will be revealed tomorrow.
This is a report from Arnaud Dubus, a French reporter based in Thailand, which is published in Liberation French newspaper, 5th of March 2009. The English version is as following:
Shaaribuu Setev is a bitter and disappointed man. Yet behind the saddened face of this Mongolian lies a fierce determination. Seated in a sofa in the lobby of an Ulaan Baataar hotel rattled by gushes of a freezing wind, this sixty years old man is ready to fight. His face features, hardened by the suffering and the stern climate, and his intense gaze tell all. “My daughter has been murdered by Malaysians on Malaysian territory. And they did not have even offer a word of apology,” states this professor of psychology at the National University of Mongolia.
The assassination of his daughter, Altantuya Shaaribuu, took place in October 2006. This was a murder unlike others in a region where business conflicts or petty politics are often settled with a gun. Everything in this case, which started in 2002 when the French Spanish company Armaris concluded the sale of three submarines to the Malaysian government for the amount of one billion Euros, is out of the ordinary.
The impact of the “Altantuya case” in France, Malaysia and Mongolia has yet to reach its climax. The murder of the 28 year old Mongolian was the result of a “commission” at the price of 114 million Euros by Armaris to its Malaysian counterpart. This “commission,” which was acknowledged by the Malaysian government in front of the Parliament in Kuala Lumpur, has triggered a chain of events that has led to the assassination of Altantuya and the disappearance of several key witnesses in the case.
A report from the Malaysian police, written on 19th november 2006 and which has been kept secret until now, reveals dry and precise descriptions as to how this young woman, a member of Asian high society, has been killed. In this document, one of the killers, a policeman of the Malaysian Special Branch named Sirul Omar, replied to the questions of an officer at a police station close to the murder scene. “When the Chinese woman saw that I was taking a gun, she begged me to spare her, saying she was pregnant. Azilah (the commanding officer of Sirul) grabbed her and [threw] her on the ground. I immediately shot the left side of her face. Then Azilah took off her clothes and put them in a black plastic bag. Azilah noticed that her hand was still moving. He ordered me to shoot again, which I did”, said Sirul. This is the first confirmation of Altantuya’s assassins’ identity. “Then we carried her body into the woods. Azilah wrapped the explosives around her legs, her abdomen and her head, and we exploded her.”
The revelation of this report in the French newspaper Liberation is the latest chapter in this colorful and dramatic saga featuring French weapon sellers, Mongolian Shaman, and Malaysian politicians. This case is explosive not only for the Malaysian government, since the deputy Prime minister Najib Razak (who is scheduled to become Prime minister at the end of March) is suspected of having links to the case, but also because it could embarrass the DCNS, this French company specialising in military shipbuilding. The French Spanish company Armaris, which sold two Scorpène and one Agosta submarines to Malaysia in June 2002, was bought by DCNS in 2007.
With her magnetic beauty and sophistication, Altantuya is reminiscent of the troubling image of a Far East Mata Hari. She grew up in Saint Petersburg (Russia), then studied at the Institute of Economic Management in Beijing. Besides speaking English, she is fluent in Russian, Chinese and Korean. The fateful cycle for Altantuya came into gear when she met Abdul Razak Baginda in Hong Kong in 2004. Baginda is a security expert and the director of the Malaysian Strategic Research Centre, a pro-government think tank. The two quickly became romantically involved. Altantuya, nicknamed Tuya by her friends, proved to be a useful assistant, helping Baginda translate from Russian to English.
Whereas Altantuya is young and beautiful, the rich and alluring Baginda is a well known figure of the Kuala Lumpur’s elite, notably because of his proximity to the Malaysian Deputy Prime minister and minister of Defense Najib Razak (he is also his security affairs adviser). Baginda parades in the most exclusive circles of Kuala Lumpur, sometimes accompanied by his legitimate wife.
In March 2005, Altantuya and Baginda departed for Europe, touring France, Germany, Italy and Portugal in the red Ferrari of Baginda, staying in posh hotels and dining in the finest restaurants of the old Continent. This trip, however, was not only for tourism: the contract for the sale of the submarines had been signed in 2002, but important details had yet to be settled. “We knew that Baginda was used by Deputy Prime minister Najib Razak as an intermediary for weapons systems deals, especially the high level ones,” says a regional security affairs expert.
At the end of March 2005 the couple was in Paris, where they met with Najib Razak. A picture shows the threesome in a Parisian private club. “Tuya showed me the pix. She said that one of the men was her boyfriend, Abdul Razak Baginda, and the other the “big boss”, Najib Razak. I asked her if they were brothers because of the names, but she said no, and that Najib Razak was the ‘prime minister’”, said Amy, Altantuya’s best friend (Najib Razak has sworn on the Koran that he has never met Altantuya). According to a private detective, now in hiding in India, the beautiful Tuya was also the occasional mistress of the deputy Prime minister, who was introduced to her by Baginda at the end of 2004.
The story became dramatic when, in October 2006, Altantuya was informed that the commission paid by the French-Spanish company Armaris had arrived on a Kuala Lumpur bank account. It had been paid to Perimekar, a company owned by Baginda. Altantuya rushed to Kuala Lumpur, in order to claim her share of the commission from Baginda ; she said she was entitled to 500,000 dollars. Baginda and Altantuya broke up prior to this. A jealous Rosmah Mansor, the feared businesswoman and wife of Najib Razak, objected any payment to Altantuya. Altantuya arrived in Kuala Lumpur with two other Mongolian women, one of them was a Shaman responsible for putting a spell on Baginda if he refused to pay. For several days, Altantuya harassed her ex-lover.
On the 18th of October, Baginda could no longer tolerate the daily scenes made by Altantuya in front of his house. He contacted the Director of the Special Branch, Musa Safrie, who happened to also be Najib Razak’s aide de camp. On October 19th, 2006, a little before 9 pm, two police officers of the Special Branch, Azilah Hadridan and Sirul Omar, were sent in front of Baginda’s house where Altantuya was gesticulating and shouting. They had the order of “neutralizing the Chinese woman.” They kidnapped her, and drove her ten kilometers away and shot her several times. Then, they destroyed her body with C 4 explosives, a type which can only be obtained from within the Defense Ministry. Her entry into Malaysia was erased from the immigration records. It would appear that Altantuya had never come to Malaysia, because there is no trace left of her.
There is no perfect crime. The taxi driver hired by Altantuya for the day did not appreciate that his passenger was kidnapped under his eyes without payment for the fare. He took note of the registration plate of the kidnapper’s car and filed a complaint at the local police station. In a few days, the police identified the car and realized that it was a government vehicle.
Events unfolded that even the Deputy Prime minister Najib Razak could not impede. He tried to cover the case. A few hours before the arrest of Baginda, he sent him a SMS : “I will see the Inspector General of Police at 11 am today… The problem will be solved. Be cool”. A few hours after, Baginda was arrested as well as the two police officers of the Special Branch, Azilah and Sirul.
After a trial considered dubious by many observers, Baginda was acquitted with the accusation of having ordered the murder and released in November 2008. Accused of having perpetrated the murder, Azilah and Sirul appeared in front of the Court last month. If convicted, their sentence is death. The verdict is scheduled for the 9th of April.
Thousands of miles from there, in the Mongolian capital city Ulaan Baataar, Shaaribuu Setev, Altantuya’s father, is trying to control his anger. To him and his family, the acquittal and release of Baginda is symbolic of the unfairness of the Malaysian judicial process: “The Malaysian government is not even answering to the letters from the Mongolian Foreign Affairs Ministry,” he says.
When Shaaribuu came to the Malaysian parliament to meet Najib Razak, the Deputy Prime minister had to escape through a back door in order to avoid an embarrassing encounter. The Altantuya case has become a key element of the Malaysian political game between Najib Razak (who is expected to become Prime Minister after the United Malay Nation Organisation (UMNO) Congress in March) and the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. So far, Najib Razak has navigated around the obstacles, but the murder of the young Mongolian remains a sword suspended over his head.
One of the most obscure aspects of the Altantuya case is the role of the Armaris company. In October 2007, the Malaysian Deputy Defense minister, Zainal Abdidin Zin, acknowledged in front of the Parliament that Armaris had effectively paid 114 million Euros in commission to Perimekar. He maintained that it was not a bribe, but a payment for “support and coordination services.”
Was there corruption as in the case of the Taiwanese frigates in which the French DCNS was also implicated ? DCNS, a private company with public financing, has declined our request for a meeting. “Nobody can comment on this case,” was the sober reply of the DCNS Press relations officer in Paris. A document, which could establish a link between Altantuya and the French company is the guarantee letter written by Abdul Razak Baginda so that his mistress could obtain a visa to enter the Schengen zone (of whom France is a member country). The French embassy could not refuse this service to a man decorated with the Legion d’Honneur. But the role of Altantuya in the submarines negotiations is still not clear. Intelligence agencies find her background intriguing and the Russian FSB (ex-KGB) is following closely the case.
In Ulaan Baataar, Mungunshagai, the eldest son of Altantuya, who is 12 years old, is traumatized by the death of his mother. Altanshagai, the youngest, who is five years old and mentally handicapped, has not understood that he will never see again his mother. “He is asking for her all the time and is staying the whole day prostrated on his chair. Every evening, I bring him sweets and I tell him that his mother gave it to me for him”, says Shaaribuu Setev, the grandfather of the two boys. As for Baginda, he settled down in the United Kingdom with his family. He never uttered a word of regret on the deadly fate of the one who shared his life for two years.
Arnaud Dubus (in Kuala Lumpur, Ulaan Baataar and Paris)
The main controversy surrounding the submarine is the implication of Abdul Razak Baginda, a former security analyst to Najib, to the murder of a Mongolian woman, Altantunya allegedly by two Unit Tindakan Khas (UTK) personnel, Azrilah and Sirul. Razak was a Director in Primekar Sdn Bhd, a Company given the project management contract for the submarine.
Razak was released from detention and not charged but Azrilah and Sirul was recently found guilty by the courts. He is now believed to be living in London.
The case attracted few questions.
One was why Musa Safri was not brought to the stand as witness. A possible answer is that his statement tallied with the statement of Razak, Azrilah and Sirul. And, it maybe of no consequence to the case, be it for the prosecutor or the defense. Musa was asked for help from Razak to introduce to any police personnel and he did so.abdul razak meeting musa at the deputy prime minister’s (dpm) office on official matters, during which he (abdul razak) enquired about altantuya’s fate. high court judge datuk k.n.segara said the affidavit produced by abdul razak pointed to a conclusion that he had abetted with azilah to “get rid” of altantuya from
Thus far established without questions from Karpal Singh, observer representing the family of the late Altantunya lawyer, is that Altantunya had an affair with Razak. Her letters does not indicate as the rumours goes that her profession was an interpreter or an arms arranger.
This dismiss the possibility she was demanding her entitlement for any alleged commision. Nevertheless, her letters presented in court established that she was in dire need for money. She was seeking and pleading for Razak’s assistance. When she grew more desperate, she threatened in her letter to expose their affair.
The main grouse about this case was why Razak was not called as witness. And, this is the only issue raised by Karpal Singh. Majority of the knowledgable public concur with Karpal Singh.
Another issue was why was the motive of the case not discussed. This will need a legal practitioner to answer.datuk seri ahmad said hamdan (macc) chief commissioner”we must work together to fight against corruption,”abuse of power liketext message correspondence is between yab dato’ sri mohd najib tun abdul razak, deputy prime minister of malaysia, and dato’ shafee abdullah“tentative” charge and that “all is not lost”
Without having access to the documents, one wonder what the court meant by the defense were at loggerhead with each other? Could it be possible that Azrilah misunderstood the instruction to “take care of her” and wrongly instructed Sirul to get rid of Altantunya? Thus, the murder is about a miscommunication and as such, there is no need for a motive.deputy prime minister datuk seri najib razak today warned pakatan rakyat lawmakers against what he said were false reports about him and the barisan nasional.is a conflict of interest?if najib thinks it false reports lets have royal commision to prove them otherwise the nation will welcome you as the leader
Nevertheless, there is a bizarre theory making it’s round suspecting Altantunya killed and blowed up to smitterins by another party with the intention to implicate Najib. Their convenient suspects are Khairy and the Tingkat 4, and Anwar Ibrahim. The plan was executed by some foreign operatives. In french, bizarremeans crazy. Without evidence or proof, it is merely speculative.02the onus was on the prosecution to prove guilt. but the judge was of the opinion that anwar failed to prove his innocence, when actually he did. and the judge totally ignored the fact that, in the first place, it was not the accused’s job to prove his/her innocence but the prosecution’s job to prove guilt.
Both Azrilah and Sirul filed for appeal and more will unfold.
Thus far, these the few revelations from the court proceeding shows that much that was being rumoured had no evidence. Is Karpal Singh losing his roar or the only thing relevant to roar about is Razak’s absence from the witness stand?
A Court that is full of LINGAMcanfixit and judges that goes on holidays and accepts gifts from senior lawyer is a joke to the whole world. Renegade Judges are send to BOOT CAMP to “realigned” their loyalty, Everyone knows that LINGAMcanfixit in mahatirlandDo not be misled by mere change in name. Our democracy is modelled along British parliamentsry democracy but we end up with dictatorship /totaitarian system of GUIDED DEMOCRACY as represented by the Mahahir regime and pepectuated by the present government. Related Articles
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‘A young woman, a foreigner to our land, was brutally murdered by our own countrymen. How can the leader of our land laugh and make a ‘tongue in cheek comment’ while talking about it?’ An explosive expose of the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder hit the streets of Paris on March 5 with a two-page expose in the Liberationnewspaper. An online version has been posted on its website in PDF format
Where is the outrage, the sadness, the shame or the empathy for the deceased and her bereaved family? Altantuya’s bloody tragedy began with Razak. Without his intimate involvement with the late Altantuya nobody knew who Altantuya was Razak was close to Najib it is hard to dismiss the speculation that Najib might have also known her.that he too enjoyed sex with that is the why rosmah wanted to get rid of her Without Altantuya’s harassment, Razak had no reasons to engage the services of policemen Sirul Azhar Umar and Azilah Hadri. Why should Sirul and Azilah come into picture if Razak had not contacted them? And why should not Razak have contacted Sirul and Azilah when he was consistently harassed by Altantuya.
Where is the outrage, the sadness, the shame or the empathy for the deceased and her bereaved family? Altantuya’s bloody tragedy began with Razak. Without his intimate involvement with the late Altantuya nobody knew who Altantuya was Razak was close to Najib it is hard to dismiss the speculation that Najib might have also known her.that he too enjoyed sex with that is the why rosmah wanted to get rid of her Without Altantuya’s harassment, Razak had no reasons to engage the services of policemen Sirul Azhar Umar and Azilah Hadri. Why should Sirul and Azilah come into picture if Razak had not contacted them? And why should not Razak have contacted Sirul and Azilah when he was consistently harassed by Altantuya.
Razak needed help to get rid of Altantuya and he got these two policemen. One of them, according to Razak’s affidavit in his application for bail, proudly confessed to him that he had previously killed six people.
Where is the desire for the truth to be revealed, the culprits to be punished, for justice to be done?The expose came with four colour photographs of the main personalities involved including Razak Baginda, who was charged with abetting the murder and who has been acquitted by the High Court.
He may not be involved in the horrible crime, but as the leader of our country, he must stand and speak for truth and justice.
He cannot just laugh and be happy that there is no evidence against him, that ‘they’ve not offered any evidence at all …’
Such a behaviour and response from our PM leaves me cold and comfortless – and very sad.
WHAT “MIRACLES” COULD THE NEW PROSECUTION TEAM PRODUCE TO ENSURE A “FAIR TRIAL”, WHICH COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE PREVIOUS PROSECUTION TEAM?
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Beautiful Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu was Shot in the Head Twice and Then She was blown to pieces with C4 Explosive in a Gruesome Murder inMalaysia Allegedly by Top Level Officials and Political Elites.
Malaysia’s Ruling Party is on the Ropes and Things are Getting Ugly Real Fast: An influential Malaysian blogger alleges that Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s wife was present when a Mongolian translator/model was murdered in 2006. Can somebody say ‘cover-up’?I am sure when suspensions get serious they will find a “fall person” usually some local idiot and have that person convicted and executed real fast if this is a crime by the Political Elites. And people will forget about it real soon, thats the way cover ups usually work.
This invisible man’s inclusion in the equation would complete the chain of circumstances.

Everyone knows that the Barisan Nasional government has done many stupid things. However, its decision not to appeal Razak’s acquittal was, no doubt, a stupidity of the highest order. It was unfortunate that hitherto no reasons have been advanced by the government in not filing an appeal against such an absurd acquittal. By Mohamed Hanipa Maidin,
Without him, there appears to be no connection between both Azilah Hadri & Sirul Azhar, as well as the two with Altantuya and the two with Razak Baginda.
musa hassan why was bala kidnap by your man and put up at prince hotel , not in police lockup you pdrm is your grandfathers
WATCHA!
NAJIB UNDER FIRE IN MALAYSIA AND EUROPE OVER ALTANTUYA COMMISSION AND MURDER CASE
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One twist to this murder is PI Balasundram’s revised Statutory Declaration (SD) and Raja Petra’s SD that attempted to implicate Rosmah. Two police officers name were mentioned but both denied with their own Statutory SD.what is particularly revealing and troubling is that the counsel,this observation is strengthened by najib’s message to shafee on 16 november 2006: “pls do not say anything to the press today. i will explain later. rb will have to face a tentative charge but all is not lost.” this message raises a lot of questions about najib’s role in this case. why did he mention “tentative” charge and that “all is not lost” for rb (razak baginda)? how would najib know this before razak was charged? is there already a deal in place that will see razak aquitted? these are important questions which will have ramifications not just on this case but far beyond.
RPK’s SD and his willingness to face the consequences made his words believable to certain segment of the public. But the strange part is his SD is a mentioned in third party i.e. declaration based not on his own information and filled with the term “reliably informed”.razak did call on najib’s ‘men’ to assist him
After being held for questioning by police, Bala declared the next day that his revised SD is incorrect and disappeared. Words from sceptics of Najib is that Bala was taken away to some oceanic island nation and monetarily rewarded by Najib and Rosmah.harapkan pagar pagar makan padi,we can have the best legal framework, systems and procedures, but if we put crooks in charge, nothing will change. a “bunga taik ayam” by any other name will not smell like a rose.
God knows, but the act of hiding away seemed more consistent with the manner Elizabeth Wong and V Arumugan disappeared temporarily. The exception would be the failed attempt to “kidnap” the two defected PKR Perak State Assemblymen.
No one should dismiss the possibility that it is a PKR attempt to dismiss Bala’s original SD. Bala has committed perjury and is liable in court. All his statutory declaration is now inadmissable in court.
Another equally bizarre twist to the Rosmah off-shoot of the Altantunya murder is another SD supposedly by Bala claiming Rosmah was into Hindu practices. Then there was the Malaysia Today report of charms found in Pak Lah’s office but none found in Najib’s office. [Am I too familiar with such style of fabrication?]the truth that refuses to surface,now ”abuse of power like text message correspondence is between yab dato’ sri mohd najib tun abdul razak, deputy prime minister of malaysia, and dato’ shafee abdullah“tentative” charge and that “all is not lost” can cost his ‘prime minister job come 30 may
Scorpene padded commission?
When Anwar first made an issue of Altantunya, he was judiciously careful as to not touch the Altantunya murder case and end up committing contempt of court. Off course, he became bolder later in particular during the Permatang Pauh by-election.
At the Ijok by-election in 2007, he began his name smearing of Najib by raising suspicion of corruptices of padded commission in the purchase of Sukhoi and Scorpene. To make his story believable, he claim to have documents, just like he claim he is in possession of six boxes of documents proving Mahathir’s corrupt practices.
In the millitary business, pricing information is highly classified. Try visit any millitary exhibitions and ask for the pricing of equipment, they will never reveal, not even the ballpark figure. How did Anwar claim to have information and document? Or is it another drama?
By virtue of the different equipments, specs, and config, there is no common pricing for a similar model of millitry asset. For instance, our two frigates – KD Tuah and KD Jebat – are the most expensive built for its models due to its “multiple role” capability. Perhaps, Anwar can dig up for corrupt practices from his British contacts. It was purchased during his tenure at MOF.
Supposed Anwar is saying the truth and he has the documents, how did he get such clasified documents? Who derived the analysis for the spending? Could it be he was provided by some intelligence organisation friendly to him?so is najib when when he sent the abuse of power liketext message correspondence is between yab dato’ sri mohd najib tun abdul razak, deputy prime minister of malaysia, and dato’ shafee abdullah“tentative” charge and that “all is not lostis not immune from action under the law. investigation can be made if he had acted beyond the scope of his official duties,” macc’s legal and prosecution division director datuk abdul razak musa told reporters.
Coming back to Primekar, it is the only third party outsourcing contractor to the submarine program. The detrators of Najib are accusing Najib of receiving commision and without any known contractor and agent available, Primekar is conveniently accused as the conduit to receive some RM500 million commission.“the biggest mistake we ever did was to free anwar now is difficult for new president rob the people’s money to feed us a foreign defense attaché privately at the time, “i hope to god malaysia never gets into a war. they couldn’t get out of their own footprints. corrupt payments can generate a demand for weaponry where none should exist, potentially diverting resources from social needs, including health and development.
Lets recall that MINDEF issued a clarification two years ago that both Sukhoi and Scorpene are G-to-G deals i.e. no go-betweens and brokers involved in the sales and purchase to receive commissions. For Primekar’s role as project management, how much can one pad the project management fee, especially with all the items specified and auditable?
Sources close to certain personnels in Cherboug, where the first submarine is being built, claimed that Primekar operates on a tight budget. Why would they be cutting corners, if they had secured a RM500 million commission?
The same source revealed that the project management fee is a fraction of the alleged RM500 million commission (The information could be under OSA).
Anwar not around?najib slams pakatan for linking bn to nude photos, prove your claim i don’t know anything about it. ok then why you ask to proof and deny it? is it part of your mission 50million plan ?
Time is running out on Anwar and Raja Petra. Anwar is due to stand for trial for his sodomy case on July 1-24th. In the meanshile, Raja Petra is due for the courts on April 23-24th for sedition charges and May 26-28th for criminal defamation (related to his SD).16
It is widely believed that Anwar is “sign, sealed and delivered” to return to Sungai Buloh prison. His case is an open and shut case, if not for Tan Sri Gani Patail foolish attempt to transfer the case from Session to High Court. One source claim that the evidence is so conclusive that the prosecutor could conclude their case by the third day of trial.get the plumber lingam to fixed,we spare him for this, we must hold on to the power at any cost mr najib ‘has piled up for himself another infamy – the trampling of the constitutional process and democratic rights of the people of perak,’– senior opposition leader lim kit siang
The victim, Saiful hinted of the existence of a video of the whole episode in question. Anwar’s only line of defense is to question the authencity of the video and fabricate an alibi but even that is believed to have been pre-empted. He used up the tactic to buy time by questioning the court officers.
In RPK’s case, it has yet to go for trial but sources from the prosecutor side is expressing their confidence. His situation could even be expedited if he had been called as witness for the Azrilah and Sirul trial.
Irrespective of the outcome, Anwar and Raja Petra seemed to be on an accelerated mode to build up public sentiment against Najib, Dr Mahathir, and Muhyiddin for Pakatan Rakyat psywar campaign to build on in his absence. The likelihood is, if Pakatan Rakyat could win in the next General Election, both Anwar and RPK could secure their release.intelligence agencies find her background intriguing and the russian fsb (ex-kgb) is following closely the case. was our military intelligence leaked via of razak baginda. was altantuya a mole?
While it is working in their favour, do they have the energy to sustain such momentum over three years? Could the peoples’ attention be maintained with the economy foremost in their mind?
In the meanwhile, certain Malay members of the PKR are quietly working to find a replacement for Anwar. They realised that without a sufficiently outstanding Malay leader at the helm, PKR will lose it’s appeal among the Malay voters. Their multiracialism sloganeering is merely rhetorical. [Read a Malay replacement for Fairuz] And, they are not ready to end their career by abandoning PKR to return to UMNO.
An UMNO veteran that commands the respect of both within UMNO and Opposition have been approached. But to no avail. The last he would do is to end his political career outside UMNO. If he remain adamant, PKR leaders will stream back to UMNO.
Anwar understand the situation, thus he need to have the faction labelled by UMNO press as Erdogan faction win and control PAS. That way Pakatan Rakyat would remain intact.
Without Abdullah at the helm of nation, Anwar’s main worry is that public’s confidence could be turned around in due time. He has no choice but to undertake a tall order to sustain a constant onslaught on a more steadier Najib for the next three year.
There is a widely held belief that Anwar is trying to sustain the political momentum by having a by-election every 1-3 month. Najib is reading this and although unconventional, he might deny Anwar the attention and claim of beating BN by not placing a candidate at Penanti. After Penanti, it is likely to be Nibong Tebal.
Najib’s cards?the curse of the ghost altantuya,najib will not last the 100days even by miracle if to walk the corridors of power
Through all this, Najib has refuse to make any comments other than his sumpah mubahalah to deny knowledge of Altantunya in Permatang Pauh. As a national leader, he can’t afford to behave like the oppositions to speak in a “do or die” manner.the blue-blooded mr. najib can relate to ordinary malaysians , mr. najib “i am equally comfortable swaring in a surau in my constituency and having dinner at french with altantuya shaariibuu he was once quoted as saying,much of the money goes to people closely associated with umno, including mr. najib’s contacts, though the police and anticorruption authorities have not investigated particular cases to the satisfaction of complainants.
But Najib still have cards up his sleave.
There is allegation that Media Prima ordered its newspapers and TVs to stop mentioning Razak Baginda and Najib in report relating to the Altantunya muder case. This has yet to be verified. The free press activist may cry foul, but it could be argued that the press were indulging in age old propaganda practise by repeated mentioning.
When the court cases end, Najib has the option to sue both Anwar and Raja Petra to clear his name.
In the meanwhile, he could challenge Anwar and Raja Petra to release all evidences and documents claimed in their possession. [I would ask blogger Susan Loone, whose intense coverage of the Altantunya murder, to assist too!]
If it is not “Presidential” for Najib to do so and after all, he must be seen focusing on the rakyat’s issue and the country’s economic woes, he could get the media to drum up the people to make such demand on Anwar and Raja Petra [and Susan Loone too!].
Anwar should do so. He doesn’t have much time. Before his return to Sungai Buloh, its the least he could do as a favour to the tworakyat, Azrilah and Sirul. After all, the guilty party and cause of national woe to him is only Najib.16
IN 1997, ANWAR WANTED TO GO AFTER A SENIOR MINISTER, WHO HAD BEEN COLLUDING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ALIENATE LAND IN JOHOR, KEDAH, LANGKAWI AND SEPANG. OF COURSE MAMAKTHIR WON’T HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO THE THEN UMNO TREASURER. IN THE 90S, THE ACA AND THE AG OPINED THAT THERE WAS A CASE AGAINST RAFIDAH OVER THE ALLOCATION OF SHARES TO HER SON-IN-LAW. MAMAKTHIR STOPPED THE PROPOSED PROSECUTION. IN THE LATE 90S, THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE EPU WAS “CAUGHT” WITH A RATHER LARGE BUNDLE OF CASH IN HIS OFFICE DRAWER BY THE ACA. AGAIN, MAMAKTHIR SAID “NO” TO THE PROPOSED PROSECUTION.WHAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF THE MACC HAD BEEN IN PLACE AT THOSE TIMES ?
You take this one person out of the equation, and the motive for Azilah and Sirul to kill Altantuya disappears (except if the prosecution can prove a financial motive). Even if money was the carrot, there is still that connection factor.
This invisible man’s inclusion in the equation would complete the chain of circumstances. Without him, there appears to be no connection between both Azilah Hadri & Sirul Azhar, as well as the two with Altantuya and the two with Razak Baginda.
You take this one person out of the equation, and the motive for Azilah and Sirul to kill Altantuya disappears (except if the prosecution can prove a financial motive). Even if money was the carrot, there is still that connection factor.
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