MP for Subang Sivarasa Rasiah comments on the sex video issue. According to Siva, a lawyer by profession, the 3 three Umno members who call themselves the Datuk T trio have contravened 4 criminal laws. These are:-
1. being in possession of pornographic material;
2. diplaying pornographic material in public;
3. criminal intimidation of Anwar Ibrahim and Wan Azizah to step down from politics; and
4. criminal defamation.
Siva urged Ismail to keep to his word and fulfill his promise to the rakyat (people) by having a thorough, proper and transparent investigation conducted into the matter.
Lest the police forget, Section 3(3) of the Federal Constitution states that the aims and purpose of the police is to "be employed only for the maintenance of law and order, the preservation of the peace and security of Malaysia, the prevention and detection of crime, the apprehension and prosecution of offenders and the collection of security intelligence," said Siva.
As such, the Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM) or Royal Malaysian Police Force must not dabble or involve themselves in politics and neither must they favour one political party over another. They must remain neutral at all times.
"The term "Royal" also confers upon them the onus to carry out their duties honestly and responsibly for King and country. In Malaysia this would mean that they are beholden to the Yang Dipertuan Agong," continued Siva.
"However, the tardiness of the police in carrying out their duties in the sex video issue may just confirm to therakyat that they are political instruments of the BN Federal Government and are taking political instructions from their political masters."
Dual-speed police - can be slow, can be fast
Critics have bitingly compared the slowness of the police in carrying out the Datuk T probe with their "ever quick to use tear gas and water cannons when dispersing protests" especially those by supporters of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition led by Anwar.
One such obvious case is the Water Protest on 5th December last year where about 50 PR supporters were arrested after the police released tear gas and fired water cannons at what was basically a peaceful crowd. They had gathered at the Masjid Negara to protest against the management of water by the Umno-linked SYABAS.
Another demonstration by Umno-backed NGO, Gabungan Anti-Penyelewengan Selangor (GAPS), was held at the same time but this was largely ignored by the police.
Another instance is the case of the demonstrators who regularly stood in front of the PKR headquarters in Tropicana, Selangor and in various locations in Penang and Perak, demanding that Anwar Ibrahim to give a sample of his DNA to the police. Yet no police action was ever taken against them.
"It is a blatant act of selective persecution by the police and should not go unnoticed. We urge the authorities to put a complete stop on it," another lawyer Yusmadi Yusoff, who is also the PKR MP for Balik Pulau, told Malaysia Chronicle.
Turning our democracy into a sham
The belief of the average man-in-the-street is that the Malaysian police is a tool of the BN. Certainly their feet-dragging in the sex video episode is not helping to improve their image in the eyes of the public.
Yusmadi noted that the police are clearly supporting BN in carrying out their daily duties.
The use of underhanded tactics by BN in controlling the media, the Parliament and the government apparatus is a clear indication that Prime Minister Najib Razak wants to maintain an iron grip on Putrajaya, he added.
"There is a collusion of power between BN, the Federal Government and the PDRM and this is a clear violation of the civil and political rights of the rakyat. They are turning our democracy into a sham democracy in Malaysia," warned Yusmadi.
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