I just wan to highlight some news in the media and some feedback from people I totally agreed with!
1.Court sets aside order for Umno to pay RM218milUmno can breathe a little easier after the Kuala Lumpur High Court today set aside an earlier order compelling party treasurer Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi to pay RM218 million for unpaid campaign materials for the 2004 general election.
Poll merchandise supplier Elegant Advisory Sdn Bhd had on July 17 obtained a judgment in default against Abdul Azim after Umno lawyers failed to appear in court to fight the case. In making the judgment, High Court deputy registrar Ahmad Faizadh Yahaya, who had earlier given the order compelling Abdul Azim to pay up, had reversed his own decision. The about-turn came after his findings that Elegant Advisory’s writ of summons did not follow proper procedures as the claim was not made directly to Abdul Azim but through a third person. Ahmad Faizadh also ruled that the statement of claim failed to meet the requirements of the Societies Act, in which the claim should have been made to the person then in office, namely the former secretary for administration and finance, Ishak Abdul Rahim, and not the Umno treasurer.
In other words, Elegant Advisory’s legal action was filed to the wrong parties.
According to Umno lawyer Mohd Hafarizam Harun, the party will be filing a conditional memorandum of appearance within 14 days of the decision. This will enabled him to file an application to strike out the suit.
The RM218 million awarded by the High Court was the
highest-ever amount that the ruling party - which forms the backbone of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition - had been ordered to pay by the court of law.
The question should be did BN order the campaign materials?!?!? If YES!
Did they actually use it?!?! If YES!!
Did they pay for it?!?! If NO!!!
PAY THE POOR COMPANY LAH!
To dismiss the case on a technicality is something I thought we will only see on TV shows!
2. Death can't be due to 'liquid in lungs'Worried Malaysian: ‘Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said today that the post-mortem results showed that Kugan Ananthan died because of 'liquid in his lungs'.' I am certainly very surprised that 'liquid in the lungs' can be listed as a cause of death. Any self- respecting doctor will not put up with such rubbish.
The 'liquid in the lungs' is a probably a finding. When a person drowns, there is 'liquid in the lungs' but the doctor will not put that as a cause of death.If the doctor finds 'liquid in the lungs' in this case, he has to probe further to find the cause of the 'liquid in the lungs'.
As the youth was not found in the sea or river, drowning can be ruled out. Was water forced into his lungs? What about the bruises and lacerations found all over his body? Did the doctor comment on those injuries?The Selangor police chief's statement actually raises more questions on the cause of death.
CH Siew: I am really amazed with our Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar. This is not the first time that allegations are rebutted without the need for an investigation.Similar to his handling of complaints on police behaviour, the treatment of the opposition and the NGO Jerit teen cyclists. His reaction is immediate and dismissive.Does our beloved home ministers have psychic powers that he knows exactly what happened?
Or does he already have a strong team of professionals looking into each and every allegation before they even surface?Either way, it shows that he seems to have great divine power and there is no flaw under his management. One warning that Brother Syed needs to take is the recent KT by-election. The red light from the latest election is blinking so ever brightly that even a blind man can see it.
All our home minister did is to demonstrate the type of people that BN is placing in to govern the country.To me, it shows that incompetent people are in important positions and their strategies are bringing down the country.The rakyat are seeing more clearly than ever that change is no longer a luxury, but is a must since it is obvious now that our BN is the only one not changing with time.
Kenny Gan: If this is the so-called ‘dirt' that Gerak can dig up, I suggest they stop wasting their time. Gerak should concentrate on cases of real corruption or disband itself.Otherwise it may become a vehicle to serve BN to dig up irregularities on opposition politicians while turning a blind eye to real cases of multi-million ringgit corruption among BN politicians.May I ask Gerak to investigate whether the prime minister's open house was paid for by the PM himself? How is this different from this Selangor MB's case?
Mr Home Minister yesterday shot off his mouth AGAIN without thinking!
