No sooner had Mr. William Mawan anak Ikom spewed his disgraceful and uninformed comments, another Dayak leader has joined the fray to gush more tired rhetoric. This is what was reported at the Borneo Post Online.
No deal with law breakers, says Masing
KUCHING: Land Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing says the government cannot afford to be lenient with those who are determined to break the law.
The Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president said he could not help thinking with ‘uneasiness’ that Malaysia must be one of few countries in the world who negotiated with would-be law breakers, in obvious reference to organisers of the Bersih 2.0 gathering on July 9.
Masing said he could not hide his gratitude for the police force who managed to prevent the illegal gathering from becoming a full blown affair like the one organised by Hindraf in 2008.
First of all, no one broke the law. If anyone did, then why were the 1,667 civilians arrested by the police all released without charge? Is Mr. Masing (I refuse to acknowledge his Tan Sri-ship too) aware that the UMNO Youth Chief himself was arrested, and also released without charge?
Secondly, Bersih 2.0 as a loose umbrella of 62 NGOs is not an illegal entity despite being branded so by the Home Minister. Are the 62 NGOs grouped under Bersih 2.0 not registered societies? Does a loose coalition made up of registered organisations need to be registered again as a society? Pakatan Rayat is a loose umbrella coalition of three political parties, all of which are registered. Applying the legally strange, if not arguably flawed precedent of the Home Minister on Bersih 2.0 onto Pakatan Rakyat, does it therefore make Pakatan Rakyat illegal too? The issue of legality is therefore far from certain. It is ambiguous and has not yet been tested in court.
Thirdly, did His Majesty the Agong not consent to grant an audience to the leaders of Bersih 2.0? Granted, this royal nod does not by any stretch render the loose coalition legal, IF it was illegal in the first place to be rendered legal. Nevertheless, royal recognition carries with it certain privileges, which Najib’s government refused to acknowledge despite their noisy protestations of loyalty to the King in the past. If the King himself recognises Bersih 2.0, who is Mr. Masing to even offer his 2 sen’s worth?
So Mr. Masing’s reservations are without basis. None whatsoever.
Then Mr. Masing goes on to thank the PDRM. Is Mr. Masing aware that even within the ranks of the PDRM, one has spoken up and said that excessive use of force was wrong? Can someone please show this man the overwhelming number of Youtube and Facebook pages documenting irrefutable evidence of how the PDRM had acted against ordinary citizens on July 9th?
Is the Minister, apparently gratuitous of the PDRM, therefore telling the public in no uncertain terms that he wholeheartedly approves of and even applauds such practices?
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"The way to high office is by the crooked stairs." ~ Queen Elizabeth (The Movie)
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Once there they will look down on the people and spit on them occasionally like what the f----- is doing now.
Kucing kurap bugger whose comments on an issue he knows nothing about are all worth shit.
No, UMNO Youth Chief himself was NOT arrested, he was ESCORTED by police without handcuff and rest comfortably under a tree. others were handcuffed and some were beaten up and kicked.
With brain not functioning properly due to vision trammeled by sycophancy and balls atrophied through years due to greed, I think Sarawakians especially and Malaysians at large should pay no more heed to this sorry excuse of a leader. He and his ilk do not deserve our respecy, \
He ought to have some testicular fortitude to accept the truth.
KUCHING: Land Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing says the government cannot afford to be lenient with those who are determined to break the law.
I agree with this Masing guy, when the new government is in place, we must put this guy in prison and not be lenient with him.
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