Comments on: Swearing on the Quran. http://polytikus.com/2008/08/17/swearing-on-the-quran/ . . . on what divides and unites the nation. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: donplaypuks http://polytikus.com/2008/08/17/swearing-on-the-quran/#comment-6826 donplaypuks Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:20:34 +0000 http://polytikus.com/2008/08/17/swearing-on-the-quran/#comment-6826 I have not the slightest doubt that Saiful's swearing on the Koran constitutes contempt of court and that it is a blatant attempt at trial by media and perversion of the course of justice. (If and )When the civil court trial gets underway, Saiful will have to testify and in order to do that he WILL have to swear on the Koran. He knows it, his lawyers know it and the police know it. The whole world knows it! So, why did Saiful pre-empt proceedings by swearing in public so conveniently on the eve of nomination day at Permatang Pauh? More so since DSAI had already filed a case against him in the Syariah Court!! Obviously to politicise his case and also to influence voters and public opinion. Can there be conduct more scurillous than this? I call upon the Chief Justice of Malaysia to intervene and dismiss the charges and case against DSAI in view of this gross contempt of court. The presence of the police and Saiful's lawyers at this pathetic behaviour lends further credence to public perception that a mockery has been made of the due process of our Judicial System. This misbehaviour may well have set a dangerous precedence and grounds for a spate of thieves, robbers, rapists and muderers to misuse religion to sway public opinion and evade the clutches of our Civil Courts. It is incumbent on the part of our CJ, Minister of Law, PM, Parliament and The Agung to nip things in the bud, post haste!! http://donplaypuks.blogspot.com I have not the slightest doubt that Saiful’s swearing on the Koran constitutes contempt of court and that it is a blatant attempt at trial by media and perversion of the course of justice.

(If and )When the civil court trial gets underway, Saiful will have to testify and in order to do that he WILL have to swear on the Koran. He knows it, his lawyers know it and the police know it. The whole world knows it!

So, why did Saiful pre-empt proceedings by swearing in public so conveniently on the eve of nomination day at Permatang Pauh? More so since DSAI had already filed a case against him in the Syariah Court!!

Obviously to politicise his case and also to influence voters and public opinion. Can there be conduct more scurillous than this?

I call upon the Chief Justice of Malaysia to intervene and dismiss the charges and case against DSAI in view of this gross contempt of court. The presence of the police and Saiful’s lawyers at this pathetic behaviour lends further credence to public perception that a mockery has been made of the due process of our Judicial System.

This misbehaviour may well have set a dangerous precedence and grounds for a spate of thieves, robbers, rapists and muderers to misuse religion to sway public opinion and evade the clutches of our Civil Courts.

It is incumbent on the part of our CJ, Minister of Law, PM, Parliament and The Agung to nip things in the bud, post haste!!
http://donplaypuks.blogspot.com

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