on May 11, 2008 at 12:36 AM
Dear Friends & Colleagues,

Raja Petra Kamaruddin was recently charged under the Sedition Act 1948, specifically under Section 4(1)(c) related to publishing a seditious article,
and DPM Najib Tun Razak is saying that DAP stalwart Karpal Singh too could be charged if the Attorney General felt it could jeopardize
national security, really now ?
The way I see it they are squeamish about using the ISA (Internal Security Act) which is under heavy criticism both locally and internationally,
because of the fact that one can be detained without being charged , so they feel using the seditions act they can bring legitimacy to an illegitimate act,
so they can sing the same old song ” It was done according to the law” .
I spent the last few days browsing through the Seditions Act 1948, and I cannot help but agree with that it is a cryptic , archaic and obscurantist
piece of legislation that has no place in the 21st century.
No less than Bar Council Chairman Ambiga Sreenivasan has called for it to be done away with.

As it is still “Law” I urge that police reports be made against the individuals I have appended below, who have potentially run foul of the act.
I have their names underlined in block letters, starting with Najib since he is so eager.

They should be charged under section 3(1), those acts defined as having a seditious tendency include:

3(1)(d) - to raise discontent or disaffection amongst the subjects of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or of the Ruler of any State or amongst the inhabitants of Malaysia or of any State;
3(1)(e) - to promote feelings of ill-will and hostility between different races or classes of the population of Malaysia;

So we should demand that Mr.Attorney General ,Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail prosecutes or have him removed , how -you ask?
The Attorney General is the principal legal adviser to the Government. His role and responsibilities are provided for in Article 145 of the Federal Constitution. Article 145 of the Federal Constitution provides:

145(1) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall, on the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint a person who is qualified to be a judge of the Federal Court to be the Attorney General for the Federation.

145(5) Subject to Clause (6)*, the Attorney General shall hold office during the pleasure of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and may at any time resign his office and, unless he is a member of the Cabinet, shall receive such remuneration as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may determine.

(6)* The person holding the office of Attorney General immediately prior to the coming into operation of this Article shall continue to hold the office on terms and conditions not less favorable than those applicable to him immediately before such coming into operation and shall not be removed from office except on the like grounds and in the like manner as a judge of the Federal Court.

So Dear citizens , if he does not do his job, we should protest and send a memorandum to His Majesty, Yang di-Pertuan Agong .

NAJIB TUN RAZAK
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It is widely documented that in the days preceding Operasi Lallang in October 1987, Najib Tun Razak then as the head of UMNO Youth, made a speech at a rally in Kampung Baru where he vowed to bathe his keris in the blood of Malaysian Chinese citizens. And this speech was delivered against a background of banners by UMNO Youth saying such things as “MAY 13 HAS BEGUN” and “SOAK IT WITH CHINESE BLOOD”.

BADRUDDIN AMIRULDIN
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Member of Parliament (At the time MP for Jerai Kedah), Badruddin bin Amiruldin, has stated in the Dewan Rakyat house of Parliament that “Malaysia ini negara Islam” (”Malaysia is an Islamic state”) and that “you tidak suka, you keluar dari Malaysia!” (”You don’t like it, you get out of Malaysia!”) Badruddin refused to take back his statement
http://videos.apnicommunity.com/Video,Item,974713824.html

NAZRI AZIZ
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In June 2005 Nazri caused controversy when he shouted the phrase “bloody racist” (or variants of it) 28 times in Parliament. A request by opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) lawmaker Fong Po Kuan for Nazri to take back his comments went unheeded. The incident occurred during a debate on the Malaysian Medical Council’s derecognition of Crimea State Medical University (CSMU) medical degrees; most Malaysian students sent to study there were of Indian extraction.

WIRA ALI RUSTAM
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On 15 October 2007, the Chief Minister of Melaka, Mohd Ali Rustam, officiated the People’s Progressive Party’s state convention he said this:
“Umno has ruled Malaysia for 50 years, said Ali Rustam, and they can rule for another 50 years more. And Umno does not need PPP, MCA, MIC, Gerakan, Sabah, Sarawak or anyone else to do this.”

He also insulted the Indian community by proposing to revoke the citizenship of Hindraf protesters.

Recently, Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam started a blog.
Not long afterwards, he put up a posting on the Selangor centralized pig farm, which was entitled “Pig farm, a gift from the elections”.

He congratulated Selangor voters including Muslims for voting in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government, which decided to implement the project originally conceived by Barisan Nasional.

“The Selangor people should be happy because, very soon, they will receive an election gift of high value, for supporting their parties in the general election.”

The way I see it this remark can cause disharmony among the Malays and Chinese in Selangor.

KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN
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Khairy Jamaluddin, deputy youth chief of UMNO Youth in August 2006
“The internal split within Umno will weaken the party’s position and this will pave way for the Chinese Malaysians to make various demands to benefit their community.”

Portraying the Chinese as the bogeyman to rally UMNO youth, I consider this highly irresponsible.

He also famously branded the “Mat Rempits” as “Mat Cemerlang” …..you may ask how is this seditious ? look at clause 3 (1) (d) of

the act it says ” to raise discontent or disaffection amongst the subjects of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ”

well, that statement would certainly cause discontent and disaffection to the victims and families of Mat Rempit victims

who are afterall subjects of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong .

ABDUL GHANI OTHMAN

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Abdul Ghani Othman said in November 2006 there was no need to reinvent a national identity when the Constitution had clearly defined the various races that make up the citizens of this country.“Even if the term Bangsa Malaysia is to be used, it must only be applied in the context of all the peoples of Malaysia with the Malays as the pivotal race,” he said.Did he insinuate that other races are inferior citizens ? Hey , you upset us Abdul Ghani Othman.

By now you can see how cryptic,subjective and open to abuse this law is, but before it is struck of the statutes lets use it on the very same persons

who abuse it, I am reminded of this quote :-

Let me not be understood as saying that there are no bad laws, nor that grievances may not arise for the redress of which no legal provisions have been made. I mean to say no such thing. But I do mean to say that although bad laws, if they exist, should be repealed as soon as possible, still, while they continue in force, for the sake of example they should be religiously observed. [Abraham Lincoln]

Best Regards

Vijay Kumar Murugavell

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