Malaysians must reject leaders who and highly corrupted, power crazy, racists and extremists
As Malaysians, we must be committed to the principles of integrity. Whether the establishment subscribes to this notion or not, we as Malaysians must maintain an uncompromising stand.
In the last two weeks, there has been an intense and continuous crackdown on Bersih 2.0 and it is shameful they are not given an opportunity to be heard at all. Why? And is Bersih 2.0 any way capable of upseting national security and public order?
Being a loose coalition of registered societies can Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein declare Bersih 2.0 illegal under the Societies Act 1966? While the minister has powers to declare a movement illegal, he certainly cannot do so for a coalition of diverse organisations. Such a declaration contradicts the Federal Constitution and is a clear assault on human rights.
While Bersih 2.0 is striving for electoral reforms, the government carelessly describes the coalition as moving actively to create a situation of unrest and worry. This is utter rubbish. The continued denial to allow them to assemble is an affront to fundamental freedom and the desperate action of a government attempting to unlawfully stifle the freedom of lawful citizens. This must be condemned.
Despite Bersih repeatedly stating that it will be a peaceful gathering, the authorites are over-reacting and continue to harass and intimidate the movement and its supporters.
The agenda pursued by Bersih 2.0 is not anti-government nor is it anti Barisan Nasional but a struggle to preserve clean and fair elections.
Cops gone beserk
On the other hand, Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali accused Bersih chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan of having committed treason against the monarch. This is an unfounded allegation and unbecoming of a MP.
While Ibrahim is making uncalled for and outrageous remarks, the police on the other hand have gone berserk over Bersih 2.0 and the men in blue are repressing the citizens of this country.
The establishment fails to understand that this deplorable pattern of behavior will have a devastating effect at the 13th general election.
A responsible government must look into the aspirations of the rakyat and must never be manipulative and deceptive. Instead, every leader regardless of race, religion and political beliefs must rise to the occasion. Actions to the contrary will only undermine democracy.
As Malaysians, we must be committed to the principles of integrity. Whether the establishment subscribes to this notion or not, we as Malaysians must maintain an uncompromising stand. We must determine our future and destiny and reject traitors and incompetent leaders and the persecution of any on the premise of a fictitious law.
A government must strive to preserve the liberties of its people and must guard the civil society against oppression. It must never tell the people how to run their lives.
Additionally, a government should not curtail freedom and fundamental liberties. While the Emergency Ordinance has defeated and destroyed communism, it must not be allowed to destroy democracy.
Lee Kuan Yew on April, 27 1955 Hansard Cols 59-60 said, “But we either believe in democracy or we do not. If we do, then we must say categorically without qualification that no restraint from any democratic process other than by the ordinary law of the land should be allowed. If you believe in democracy, you must believe in it unconditionally.
” If you believe that men should be free then they should have the right of free association, of free speech, of free publication. Then no law should permit those democratic processes to be set at nought and no excuse whether of security, inconvenience to traffic or inconvenience to police officers should allow a government to be deterred from doing what it knows to be right and what it must know to be right.”
Unfortunately our national leaders seriously lack transparency, competence, accountability, reputation and ability. They also do not possess an incisive mind. We must either reject them or demand for their immediate resignation.
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