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Pakatan Rakyat's
Common Policies Framework --

Meeting Voters' Expectations?

Date: 5 February 2010 ( Friday ), 8.30pm

Venue: Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang Penang,

Jalan Utama, Penang.

( Next to Governor's Residence)

Speakers:

- YBM Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim

( Vice-Chairman DAP)

- YB Dr HJ. Dzulkefly Ahmad

(Central Committee Member PAS, MP Kuala Selangor)

- YB Sivarasa Rasiah

( Vice-President PKR, MP Subang)

Moderator: Anil Netto ( Independent Journalist )

Dewan Flat Gugusan Melati, Sek 4

PEROBOHAN DEWAN FLAT GUGUSAN MELATI SEKSYEN 4 KOTA DAMANSARA –
DEWAN KOMUNITI ATAU DEWAN UMNO?

Beberapa hari yang lalu pihak MBPJ telah merobohkan sebuah dewan yang telah dibina oleh pihak tertentu dibawah Flat Gugusan Melati Seksyen 4 Kota Damansara. Kumpulan tersebut yang mengelar diri mereka sebagai penduduk blok flat tersebut begitu kecoh membantah perobohan dewan tersebut. Peristiwa perobohan ‘zalim’ itu juga terpapar di siaran utama TV3. Mereka juga bertindak mengunakan kanak-kanak apabila mereka membawa masuk sekumpulan pelajar mengaji kelas Al-Quran kedalam dewan yang dirobohkan itu. Mereka mengadu kononya akibat perobohan dewan tersebut , maka kelas Al-Quran tidak dapat dilaksanakan.

Yang peliknya, terdapat juga sebuah dewan lain dan surau amat hampir dengan blok Gugusan Melati ini. Benarkan pelajar tersebut mengaji didewan yang dirobohkan ini? Begitulah gelagat bekas pemerintah yang bertindak dengan begitu keji sekali, hanya menunggu isu untuk kekecohkan.

Sejarah dewan ini telah bermula sejak tahun 2005. Pada ketika itu AJK Perbadanan Pengurusan Gugusan Melati yang dianggotai oleh ahli UMNO dan pro BN, telah berusaha untuk mendirikan sebuah dewan dibawah blok flat Gugusan Melati. Mereka mendirikan dewan tersebut dengan sokongan Ahli Parlimen Tan Sri KS Nijhar dan PKNS pada ketika itu. Walaupun pihak penganjur projek ini telah mendapatkan tandatangan penduduk, tetapi penduduk tersebut diberitahu dewan tersebut akan dibina ditempat lain bukannya dibawah blok mereka. Tambahan pula bukan semua yang setuju.
Dewan tersebut, sejak siap pembinaanya pada tahun 2006, digunakan oleh kroni-kroni politik UMNO untuk program-program mereka sahaja. Walaupun, kini, mereka membuat kecoh bahawa dewan tersebut adalah dewan komuniti tetapi sebenarnya ianya dikunci dan digunakan oleh beberapa orang sahaja. Dewan tersebut juga digunakan sebagai stor dan ianya selalu dikunci.
Pada tahun 2006, seorang penduduk flat Gugusan Melati telah menfailkan bantahan terhadap pembinaan dewan tersebut dimahkamah kerana mempertikaikan pembinaan tersebut tanpa persetujuan semua penduduk. Pihak PKNS juga telah menarik balik kelulusan yang telah diberikan pada awalnya kepada Pra Perbadanan Pengurusan tersebut. Lagipun bangunan tersebut telah didirikan tanpa apajua kelulusan pelan perancangan daripada MBPJ mahupun PKNS sendiri. PKNS juga pada 30hb.November, 2006 telah mengarahkan agar semua kerja pembinaan dewan tersebut dihentikan dengan serta merta.
Pada pertengahan tahun 2008, MBPJ mengeluarkan notis kepada PKNS untuk merobohkan struktur tersebut. Sekali lagi pada 28hb.Januari, 2009 MBPJ mengeluarkan notis untuk merobohkan bangunan tersebut.
Pihak Pejabat ADUN Kota Damansara, Dr.Nasir Hashim dan juga Ahli Majlis Sdr.Panneerselvam telah mengadakan beberapa siri mesyuarat mengenai dewan tersebut dan telah menjemput wakil Pra Perbadanan Pengurusan tersebut untuk berbincang. Tetapi mereka tidak menghadirkan diri. Dr.Nasir juga telah mencadangkan supaya dewan tersebut diambil alih dan dijadikannya suatu perpustakaan oleh MBPJ. Tetapi oleh kerana tindakan mahkamah penduduk yang telah membantah pembinaan tersebut maka, tindakan perobohan terpaksa dilaksanakan.
“Pihak yang memiliki dewan tersebut juga terlalu angkuh dan tidak mahu hadir dalam sesi perbincangan yang sudah diatur. Kita juga sudah beberapa kali menangguhkan perobohan ini agar suatu jalan penyelesaian dicapai.” Dr.Nasir menerangkan isu sebenarnya perobohan ini .
Kini apabila tindakan perobohan dilakukan , maka munculah beberapa pejuang yang ingin mempertahankannya dengan alasan ianya dewan ‘komuniti’ . Samaada ianya dewan komuniti atau dewan kroni UMNO, penduduk Gugusan Melati amat sedar dan tidak akan terbawa dengan propaganda mereka.
Bekas pemerintah kini ketandusan isu, untuk dihebohkan di Kota Damansara. Selain daripada struktur dibawah flat ini , terdapat juga banyak lagi dewan di Seksyen 4 dan juga di Seksyen lain di Kota Damansara untuk digunakan oleh orang awam. ADUN Sosialis Kota Damansara kini sedang berusaha untuk mewujudkan sebuah perpustakaan komuniti untuk Kota Damansara. Suatu lokasi dewan yang sesuai sedang dikenalpasti . Sesuatu dewan awam tidak seharusnya dimonopoli oleh sesiapa pun dan rakyat harus digalakkan untuk mengunakannya secara sepenuhnya.
Pemerintahan BN sejak 50 lebih tahun telah meninggalkan persepsi dikalangan ramai bahawa dewan-dewan ini hanya untuk kegunaan dan dikawal oleh kroni-kroni politik sahaja. Pandangan ini harus dikikis dan sepatutnya penduduk setempat harus mengambil alih dewan tersebut untuk aktiviti komuniti mereka. Pejabat ADUN Kota Damansara akan terus berusaha untuk mengenalpasti dan mem’buka’ semula dewan-dewan seperti ini kepada orang ramai.
Salam perjuangan

JUSTICE FOR ALL!

‘No sign of any penetration,’ says Anwar’s lawyer
By LISA GOH


KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy charge cannot stand as medical reports do not suggest that there was any penetration, the High Court heard yesterday.

Counsel R. Sivarasa, in his submissions for Anwar’s application to quash his sodomy charge, said that in Anwar’s case, penetration was the main and core ingredient of the alleged offence, and medical evidence was required beyond reasonable doubt.

He said the reports from Hospital Pusrawi had stated that, based on the medical officer’s observation, there was “no bleeding, no piles, no tear, no discharge, no abcess, no injuries” and that complainant Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan’s anus was “clean and normal”.

“When asked ‘Is there penetration?’, three doctors there replied that there were ‘no conclusive findings to suggest penetration to the anus’.

“In this case, medical reports from both Pusrawi and Hospital Kuala Lumpur show without a doubt that penetration was non-existent. This, in itself, is sufficient for the court to quash the charge as it is clear that no offence has been committed,” he submitted.

He said while there was no expressed provision in the Criminal Procedure Code for striking out a charge, the court had the inherent power to consider and grant such an application.

Sivarasa also submitted that the prosecution had malicious intent and was not impartial, as Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, whom Anwar alleged fabricated evidence in his 1998 “black-eye incident”, was still involved in the sodomy trial now.

Abdul Gani had signed a transfer certificate to move Anwar’s case from the Sessions Court to the High Court.

On March 10, Anwar, 62, claimed trial to sodomising his 24-year-old former personal aide at a condominium in Bukit Damansara here on June 26 last year.

Earlier this year, he filed the application to set aside his sodomy charge under Section 377B of the Penal Code, and that he be acquitted and discharged.

In his reply, Solicitor-General II Datuk Mohamed Yusof Zainal Abiden, who led the prosecution, said that according to the DNA report by the chemist, there were two male DNA specimens present from the DNA samples taken from Mohd Saiful, which supported his claim that he was sodomised by Anwar.

“The doctors said that there were ‘no conclusive findings to suggest penetration to the anus’. They didn’t say that there was no penetration,” he added.

He also submitted that while the courts had the inherent power to strike out the charge, it should be used very sparingly, and only when there was a clear miscarriage of justice.

“We submit that this is not a proper case where the court should exercise its inherent powers to quash or stay the charge,” Mohamed Yusof said.

Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah fixed Dec 1 to rule on the application.

Open House Deepavali 2009

CORRECT, CORRECT, CORRECT!

Lingam case: Opposition presents 'key witness'

Nov 10, 09 1:37pm
Opposition MP R Sivarasa brought Jayanthi LG Naidu, who is said to be the 'key witness' sought by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in the VK Lingam case, to Parliament today.
This was to disprove Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz's statement yesterday that MACC could not contact a key witness in the probe.
Nazri had said that further investigations into the matter cannot be undertaken by the MACC as the key witness could not be located.
Hence, the anti-graft body had classified the case as 'no further action'.Jayanthi however claimed that she has been available to assist MACC in their investigations at all times."The ACA (now MACC) have at all times been able to contact me earlier for my statement...

"After the announcement (written reply) by Nazri on Oct 23 (that no action would be taken), I called and asked the MACC who the key witness was that they were looking for."They were unable to answer me," she told reporters at Parliament.
[More to follow]
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/117051

PKR Updates

PETALING JAYA: PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s warning to party members to leave and join Umno is aimed at people like Zulkifli Noordin, whose actions are not in line with party policies.
PKR vice-president Sivarasa Rasiah said Anwar’s remark was also meant for party leaders who were squabbling publicly to be more disciplined and settle their disagreements internally.
“For instance, Zulkifli attempted to table several motions in Parliament which were not in line with party policies and without consulting party leadership,” he said.
Another vice-president, Mustaffa Kamil Ayub, viewed Anwar’s statement as a stern reminder to PKR leaders, especially those who were willing to cross over to Umno or other Barisan Nasional component parties.
“It might also be a way of reflecting the crisis we are facing now. The coming months are crucial to us since Barisan is mounting political attacks on PKR and Pakatan Rakyat.”
PKR strategic director Tian Chua said Anwar’s remark was a call to leaders and members to stop petty squabbles and uphold the party’s struggles for reforms, social justice and democracy.
“He (Anwar) is not asking people to quit simply but rather asking them to focus on real issues and stop being worked up or distracted by personal differences. We can tolerate differences as long as we uphold the party’s principles.”
On the relationship between the PKR and PAS reportedly being affected by their internal crises, both Sivarasa and Mustaffa Kamil denied that cooperation between the parties was deteriorating due to their problems.
Several elected representatives have quit the PKR out of dissatisfaction, including Port Klang state assemblyman Badrul Hisham Abdullah.
“The PKR-PAS relationship is solid as ever,” said Sivarasa, adding that PAS asking its Selangor chief Datuk Dr Hasan Ali to explain his controversies with Pakatan colleagues was clear message of its full commitment to Pakatan.
Mustaffa Kamil said the two parties, along with the DAP, would iron out arising issues during the Pakatan convention next month involving 1,500 delegates.