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Building Homes for the Poor

I can’t remember if we’ve already mentioned this project before, but anyways, Habitat International has been invited to help rebuild / build anew, homes for the poor (especially the squatter areas), A pilot project (similiar to the ones in Sarawak) hopefully will be carried out in Kg Jawa sometime this year after the survey of the area is done.

You might be interested i n this:-

http://www.georgettetan.com/2008/06/the-people-that-habitat-built/#more-570

EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

SEREMBAN, Negeri Sembilan
THURSDAY 10/7/2008, 8:00 PM
Location: Dataran Muhibah, Kg Ismail Batu 2, Jalan Pantai, Seremban
Program:  Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, YB Anthony Loke (Member of Parliament Rasah),

YB Saifuddin Nasution (Member of Parliament Machang),

YB Dato Kamaruddin (Member of Parliament Teluk Kemang)
For info contact: Sabaruddin 0172462237, Chai 0166313232

KOTA BHARU, Kelantan
FRIDAY 11/7/2008, 9:00 PM
Location: Putik, Pengkala Chepa, Kota Bharu
Program: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Tok Guru Nik Aziz (MB Kelantan), YB Datuk Husam (State assemblyman Kijang), YB Saifuddin Nasution (Member of Parliament Machang)
For info contact: Makatar, 0139293586

ALOR STAR, Kedah
SATURDAY 12/7/2008, 8:00 PM
Location: Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Suka Menanti, Alor Setar
Program: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim , Senator Zamri Yusuf, Ustaz Azizan (MB Kedah), Dato’ Seri Haji Abdul Hadi Awang

UPCOMING EVENTS

18/7/2008 – At Melaka, 9:00 PM

19/7/2008 – At Kuantan, Pahang, 9:00 PM

20/7/2008 – At Batu Pahat, Muar, Johor, 9:00 PM

Ceramah Perdana 8 Jul

Siri Jelajah Anwar Ibrahim: 8 Julai, Taiping, Perak

Butiran Ceramah Perdana Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim pada 8 Julai adalah berikut:

Tarikh: 8 Julai 2008 (Selasa)
Tempat: Dewan MPT, Changkat Jering, Bukit Gantang, Taiping, Perak
Masa: 9 malam
Penceramah: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim,

YAB Menteri Besar Perak Ir Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin,

YB Dr. Lee Boon Chye (Ahli Parlimen Gopeng),

Mustaffa Kamal (Naib Presiden KeADILan)

Untuk Dihubungi: Azman 012 286 3617, Rani 012 575 9920, Naim 019 5596674

Statements on retraction of Statutory Declaration

Statements by YB Sivarasa Rasiah -VP of Parti Keadilan Rakyat
4 July 2008, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

— PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —

Yesterday, in this very room, in the presence of many of you here again today, Mr. Bala Subramanian released a Statutory Declaration which gave evidence of criminal suppression of evidence and perjury in the Altantuya murder case. In front of dozens of persons, Mr. Bala stood by his sworn statement, but in an answer to a question he acknowledged his fear for his personal security due to the power and position of those he has implicated. I am very troubled that last night, one way or another, and true to Mr. Bala’s concerns, another crime was committed. The crime was something which caused Mr. Bala this morning to retract the statements he made on Tues 1st July 2008 and revealed publicly yesterday. In particular we have taken notice that line by line the specific statements that were revised in Bala’s new statement have selectively removed those which specifically implicate the Deputy Prime Minister by name.

This sorry episode confirms again what Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday – that there is a consistent pattern of manipulation of the criminal justice system in this country. Last night witnessed yet another instance of manipulation of evidence relevant to the most significant murder trial in recent times.
We are fully satisfied that the first statutory declaration by Mr. Bala was voluntary and with the intention the truth should no longer be hidden from the public – that it was important for us to know the secrets he had carried with him since October /November 2006. Our confidence in the original declaration is based on the information given to us by Mr. Americk Singh Sidhu and our observation of Mr. Bala himself. For the record, his SD was first shown to us on Wednesday 2 July, one day after it was attested to with his attorney on Tuesday the 1st.

Now the key question arises – which of these two statutory declarations represents the truth? This is the question that the Royal Commission we called for yesterday must immediately deal with first.

The fact that the retraction was done so speedily and in circumstances where Mr. Bala says it was made under duress but will not name who pressured him speak for themselves.

Who would have a motive to send Mr. Bala to make such damaging allegations against the police, the AG’s Chamber and Datuk Seri Najib with the idea that he would then withdraw it the next day to attempt to embarrass us? It’s difficult to think of anyone.

Who however would have a motive to intimidate Mr.Bala last night to retract his statement immediately? Obviously, from the contents of his first statutory declaration, a number of people would have that interest.

We demand that a Royal Commission be established to investigate the key question stated above – which of these two statutory declarations represents the truth?

This issue must also be ventilated in the Altantuya trial by all parties there so that the truth is established. In fact, the prosecution is now duty-bound to reinvestigate all of Mr.Bala’s allegations.

Sivarasa Rasiah
Vice President, Parti Keadilan Rakyat

Pics from Stadium Melawati 1st July

(L to R) : YB Azmin Ali (VP of PKR), YB Dr Xavier Jayakumar (EXCO Selangor), Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ,      Syed Hussein Ali (Deputy President PKR), YB Teng Chang Kim (Speaker DUN Selangor)

The Crowd :-  

Anwar speaks to 7000 strong!!

Police Report by Anwar Ibrahim

This afternoon I managed to accompany Dato Seri on his trip to the Police Station to lodge the police report. The full report is attached below for your perusal and thoughts.  These are tense and tough times, I urge all supporters and well wishers to stay calm, to hold true to the principles of freedom and democracy that have seen us face all storms this past decade. Pakatan Rakyat will hold, no matter what the BN led Federal Government intends to do. Desperate men take desperate measures. As the honourable DSAI said : Welcome to Kafka Land !!

For those (non BN people) who either stand on the fence or even believe the current allegations that have been imposed on DSAI. I implore you to think and rationalise the actions of the past 5 days. Doesn’t it seem perfectly timed that a man who is so close to his goals, is assuaged by such desperate and ludicrous accusations, which are meant to distract his focus from his goals and at the same time  preoccupy the  mind of the Rakyat with frivolous matters. Isn’t this a strategy that is aimed at belittling the fact that the Malaysian economy is stagnant, that inflation is on the rise, that the price of food and basic commodities are all going up in leaps and bounds in July, as the effect of the 40% price hike ripples through our markets.  Another crucial point to note is that these accusations, are doing so much damage to the Malaysian stock market, and investors will loose confidence if such desperate actions by the BN govt continue. The BN government doesn’t actually care about the people, or do they ??

POLICE REPORT LODGED BY tDATO’ SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM

1^ST July, 2008

I, Anwar b Ibrahim, (RIC No: 47010-07-5095),hereby make the following police report based on information that I have recently received.

1.         This report is in relation to the investigation into the assault on me by the former IGP Tan Sri Rahim Noor on 20 September 1998. I believe Tan Sri Rahim Noor, after being prosecuted, pleaded guilty to the assault. I had lodged a police report in respect of the assault on 27.9.98.

2.         In relation to the investigation into the assault, I believe that the Investigating Officer ACP Mat Zain bin Ibrahim (now Datuk Mat Zain) had conducted a thorough investigation and prepared an investigation paper (”IP”) which was presented by October 1998 to the former Attorney General, Tan Sri Mokhtar Abdullah and his team which included the current Attorney General Tan Sri Gani Patail for further action.

3.         The said investigation paper concluded that Tan Sri Rahim Noor was the perpetrator of the assault on me. The said paper reached a conclusion after a thorough investigation which included medical reports by Hospital KL forensic specialists such as Dr. Ab. Halim Haji Mansar and Dr.Zahari bin Noor and statement from at least 60 witnesses. The medical reports concluded that the injury inflicted on me was consistent with an assault.

4.         Despite the contents of the Investigation paper and the medical reports already available, Tan Sri Mokhtar with the assistance of the current Attorney General, Tan Sri Gani Patail then obtained the services of another doctor whom I was informed to be one Dr. Abdul Rahman Yusof.

5.         Doctor Rahman in an undated and second report speaks of a “reconstruction of the scene” on 14 December 2008.  I believe that this so-called reconstruction of the scene never happened.

6.         It is an undisputable fact that Dr. Rahman’s reports in relation to the assault on me were done without actually even examining me at any time.

7.         However, despite the IP and the already existing medical reports, Tan Sri Mokhtar in his press statement of 5 January 1999 appears to accept the views of Dr. Rahman on the so-called “inconsistencies” in the other medical reports by the doctors who actually physically examined me.

8.         Tan Sri Mokhtar’s press statement also states that the investigation which had been carried out did not identify the person or persons responsible for my injuries. This is inconsistent with the IP which had already concluded by October 1998 that it was Rahim Noor who assaulted me. Tan Sri Mokhtar and his team therefore had willfully misled the public. As the police investigation done by Mat Zain had apparently not led to any conclusion, there was a public outcry and demand for a Royal Commission which was then set up. Tan Sri Mokhtar also made a false statement that the IP was submitted to him on 19.11.98.  I believe that Tan Sri Gani Patail had full knowledge of the false contents of this press statement.

9.         I believe Tan Sri Musa Hassan and Tan Sri Gani Patail were present in Bukit Aman on 20 September 1998 and knew about the assault by Tan Sri Rahim Noor on me.   Tan Sri Musa and Tan Sri Gani further concealed the fact of the assault on me from the public until my black eye and injuries were revealed in court.

10.       I believe both Tan Sri Musa and Tan Sri Gani Patail were actively involved in the procuring of the second undated report by Dr. Rahman which makes false and incredible conclusions such as “the pattern and nature of the injuries are not consistent with a direct blow”, “accidental nature of the injuries could not be ruled out” and “self-inflicted nature of the injury should be considered”. They gave the instructions to Dr. Rahman to proceed to write this second report and were acting under the direction and/or jointly with Tan Sri Mokhtar Abdullah.

11.       These facts show that Tan Sri Musa Hassan, Tan Sri Gani Patail and SAC II Datuk Mat Zain bin Ibrahim (who, according to Dr. Rahman’s second report, accompanied him to the cell in Bukit Aman where I was detained and participated in the so-called reconstruction of the scene) conspired with Dr. Rahman to procure the production of this second report.  This was done so that my police report of 27.9.98 in respect of the assault would be regarded as a false police report for which I could be charged, or at the very least, to damage my credibility, so as to affect my defence in the other criminal cases where I was charged for so-called “corruption” and sodomy to facilitate a conviction.

12.       I wish to point out that Tan Sri Gani Patail was the senior prosecutor assisting Tan Sri Mokhtar in the prosecution against me. Tan Sri Musa Hassan was the Investigating Officer for my prosecution. I also believe, that in an unprecedented manner, an operation room specially for my prosecution was set up at Bukit Aman’s compound where all these individuals would meet regularly.

13.       This is not the first time that allegations of fabricating evidence had surfaced in connection with Tan Sri Gani Patail. I am informed that in the Federal Court decision Zainur bin Zakaria v Public Prosecutor [2001] 3 MLJ, Steve Shim CJ in delivering his judgment pointed out that “… was he not justified, on a prima facie basis, in complaining that Tan Sri Gani Patail’s conduct at the meeting on 2.10.1998 was an attempt to get Nalla to fabricate evidence in order to perfect charges against him for other alleged sexual offences?”  The references to “he” and “him” in that sentence are references to myself.

14.       In relation to the above, I refer to the following documents which will be of assistance to the police:

a.       The press statement by Tan Sri Mokhtar issued on 5.1.99.

b.      The notes of proceedings in the report of the Royal Commission of the evidence of Dr. Rahman

c.       The second undated report produced by Dr. Rahman exhibited in the Royal Commission report.

15.       I call for a fresh investigation into the fabrication of evidence in this case which I am advised is an offence contrary to section 192 of the Penal Code punishable up to 7 years imprisonment. I ask that all the persons who are implicated in the procuring of this second report by Dr. Rahman  i.e. Tan Sri Gani Patail, Tan Sri Musa Hassan, Dr. Rahman and Datuk Mat Zain bin Ibrahim be investigated thoroughly so that the truth is known and the offending individuals punished.

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ANWAR BIN IBRAHIM

1^st July 2008

Statement Anwar Ibrahim

June 29, 2008, SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA

The police report lodged against me earlier today is a complete fabrication. I believe we are witnessing a repeat of the methods used against me in 1998 when false allegations were made under duress. This is clearly a desperate attempt by the Barisan Nasional regime to arrest the movement of the Malaysian people towards freedom, democracy and justice.

The report has been organized by interested parties to attack me in retaliation for evidence I have recently obtained implicating IGP Musa Hassan and the AG Gani Patail in misconduct including fabrication of evidence in the cases launched against me in 1998-1999. This vile attack will not prevent me from releasing this dossier to the public.

I urge the Malaysian people to stand against the repressive forces that will be unleashed by the government in the coming days and weeks. We expect the media, the judiciary and the police force to all come under the direct and unchecked control of the executive.

My fellow Malaysians – we took a bold step forward on March 8^th towards a new dawn for freedom and justice for all of our citizens. This people’s movement for change must go on with all of our strength and conviction.

ANWAR IBRAHIM

Kenyataan Media Anwar Ibrahim

— KENYATAAN MEDIA UNTUK EDARAN SEGERA —

29hb Jun 2008, SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA

Laporan polis yang dibuat terhadap saya awal pagi ini adalah satu rekaan semata-mata. Saya percaya kita sedang menyaksikan ulangan pendekatan sama yang digunakan terhadap saya pada tahun 1998 apabila tuduhan palsu dibuat dengan paksaan. Nyatalah ini satu tindakan terdesak oleh regim Barisan Nasional untuk menghalang usaha rakyat Malaysia menuju kebebasan, demokrasi dan keadilan.

Laporan palsu ini dirancang oleh pihak-pihak berkepentingan untuk menyerang saya sebagai satu serangan balas terhadap bukti yang saya perolehi mengaitkan Ketua Polis Negara Musa Hasan dan Peguam Negara Gani Patail dengan perbuatan salah laku, termasuk usaha pemalsuan bukti-bukti kes yang melibatkan saya pada tahun 1998-99. Serangan jahat ini tidak akan menghalang saya dari mendedahkan bukti-bukti tersebut kepada awam.

Saya menyeru rakyat Malaysia untuk bangun menentang kuasa-kuasa menindas yang akan digunakan oleh kerajaan pada hari dan minggu-minggu berikutnya. Kita menjangkakan pihak media, badan kehakiman dan pihak polis akan tunduk di bawah telunjuk serta arahan pemerintah.

Rakan-rakanku rakyat Malaysia- kita telah mengambil langkah berani pada 8hb Mac 2008 untuk mara demi harapan baru untuk kebebasan dan keadilan untuk semua rakyat. Gerakan rakyat untuk perubahan mesti terus maju dengan segala kekuatan dan keberanian.

ANWAR IBRAHIM