1. I had wanted to comment about the Federal court decision days ago but had not much time to do it and had completely forgotten about it. Zambry had gone to Federal Court trying to get the Federal Court to reaffirm his appointment as the MB. It was done after the Federal Court had ruled that Zambry 6 (like Ocean 11) suspension by the state speaker was not valid. Zambry was hoping that the Federal court would come to support him again.
2. Zambry must be one frustrated person when the Federal court ruled that the case must be heard at the High court and the court of Appeals, if necessary before the case is appear to the Federal court. I don’t know how many people actually realized what Zambry was trying to do.
3. He was actually trying to get the court to indirectly confirm that the Sultan has the powers to appoint him under the current circumstances. There is nothing wrong with Clauses 63, 16(2) and 16(6) of the Perak State Constitution. It is as clear as the sun and the moon. The powers of HRH are well defined. However this clause does not stand on its own. It has to be read together as part and parcel of other related clauses of the Perak Constitution.
4. Zambry was trying to hoodwink the general public. He thought if the Federal court had ruled that Sultan has acted within his powers of the three clauses, then no one should question the Zambry appointment. I would say it is a smart move indeed.
5. The basic role of all constitutional monarchy in this British system is quite clear. The State Assembly is an independent self regulating body. The Sultan power in the running of the assembly is well defined. This is actually a rather limited. It is the job of the Sultan to give his blessings when it is requested by the State Assembly and the MB. In the case of Perak, the actual MB is still Nizar.
6. There are now two versions of stories out there. One is that Nizar went to see the Sultan and said that he has lost the majority support of the assembly. Because of that the Sultan removed Nizar and appointed Zambry. The second being the story of Nizar went to see the Sultan saying that there is a deadlock in the Assembly (with 3 people had resign) and he had requested for dissolution of the Assembly. To some legal experts these are important issues and hence the matter will be discussed in the High Court on May 4th 2009.
7. I tend to disagree on this matter. Even if Nizar had informed the Sultan that he had lost the majority support as the MB in the Assembly, it is not the prerogative of the Sultan to appoint anyone outside the assembly. The matter should have been returned to the assembly. It should be registered in the Assembly minutes that Nizar actually had lost t he support of the majority. Once that has been decided, it is then brought to HRH attention. Recent history will show that this was not done.
8. Anyway between the versions that are spun by the media, I believe the second version as Nizar would not have been foolish to tell the Sultan that he had lost the support of the majority when in his mind the status is 28 PR,28 BN and 3 had resigned.
9. As time flies, May 13 gets closer, Zambry is getting more desperate. He has auction the Camry. He has gone to courts. He has locked to State Assembly Hall (via the instruction of the state secretary) and now he wants to remove the speaker. I don’t know how he plans to do it as it is quite clear that Sivakumar is still the speaker. Being the speaker it is his prerogative to allow any motion to take place. This has been demonstrated in the parliament and other state assembly many times before. I suppose the only way he can do that is if Sivakumar is absent.
10. Who knows what can happen. In a huge county like Malaysia, people disappear all the time. Sharlinie is still missing. So are PI Bala and Hilmi . Maybe Sivakumar may also disappear. PR must take good care of him. In any case Zambry is on a mission. He is in a hurry. He is on fire. He reminds me of Denzel Washington in the movie “Man on Fire” but in his case I would say that his pant is on fire.
Dr Raffick,
Former Lord President Tun Mohamed Suffian Hashim repeatedly insisted in his foundational written texts that in Malaysia,
the constitution and nothing but the constitution is “the supreme law of the land”.
Malaysia cannot afford to see constitutional principles imperilled, and constitutional processes jeopardised -
not even out of an understandable impatience, or a conscientious determination, to see the urgent political and practical problems of the day speedily resolved.
Clive S Kessler is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the School of Social Science and International Studies at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
With the “Haprak & Goblok” UMNO/BN Leaders “Bankrupt of Intelligent, Legal, Constitutional, Political, etc SOLUTIONS”….
They & their “Mercenaries” will always be in Denial & therefore resort to “Alternative Tactics” which can only be found in their Gutter Politics & Law of the Jungle “Holy Book”!
Party promotions based on “seniority, patronisation, money politics, etc” without “Meritocracy and Proven Track Records” leads to “Leaders” that UMNO is inheriting – “Elite???, Muslim Hadhari Ketuanan UMNO BEGGARS”….
Remember….One must always be MAGNANIMOUS in VICTORY….
TWO WRONGS DO NOT MAKE ONE RIGHT….
UMNO Baru is too deep in its 4th stage “Terminal Cancer” NOW, to be CURED”….Period!
Through “Devine” intervention, UMNO, its Leaders & their Mercenaries are now “Outdoing & Destroying” each other with their “Power, Greed & Henious Crimes”.
Every new day will be another “New Revelation” to reveal another “Truth” in its Self Destruct motion towards its “Demise”.
Just give them enough rope to “Hang” themselves at every turn in their “Final” chapter.
Our prayers to God Almighty seeking “Sanity, Truth, Justice, Equality, Human Rights & Freedom” will be answered.
YB Sivakumar, no matter what, you are still the Legal Speaker of the Perak State Assembly Constitutionally.
No matter how, you must ensure you are not prevented from attending the May 7 meeting(unless it is cancelled).
So take good care of yourself & make sure nobody, whether it is the power crazy illegal MB & his cahoots or even the ‘devil’ of conspirators stop you from the State Assembly Meeting.
BOLEH MISSING LAND
Sivakumar also can be missing.
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What I am trying to understand is how the learned HRH Sultan, being a man of the Bench, did not follow due process to allow for the dissolution of the Assembly, as stated in your para 7.
Surely that action would have obviated all the mess ?
Instead, we have law suit after law suit and judges seemingly not proficient in reading Article 72(1) of the Malaysian Constitution.
Everyone heard the news from the local TV channels when Zambry said, “it is the Sultan of Perak” that fixed the date for the State Assembly on the 7th.May 2009. If it is true, let Nizar appeal to the Sultan again to pospone this meeting until the High Court decides who is the legal MB. Since we know BN will not do it, let’s see if the Sultan will do it this time since many things have taken place since he last disagreed with Nizar not to dissolve the Assembly. I have been always believing in this kind of situation, the institution of the “Sultans” exist to play vital role to make democracy-people’s choice stay and not allow the Courts to take the role. Unfortunetly it has not happen. Furthermore, as a Perakian I have been boasting all these years that my Sultan and his Son the Raja Muda of Perak is the best of the others because of their education,experience and wisdom. But it is yet to be seen during this crisis in Perak. Can the people representative NIZAR try one more time please. We are also praying for our beloved SULTAN to act without partiality and fear this time for the sake of His obedient Subjects. HIDUP KESULTANAN MELAYU!
Hi folks what is happening is good for the next GE. More and more ppl are tilting towards Pakatan.
What happens if Pakatan win in the next GE. Will BN/umno also seize power????
…… with only a meter to complete the 100 meters race. Just watch BN crossing the finishing line on 507 and creating a world record.
I’ve no respect for Zambry and his umno goons. Long live to PKR and our heroes Niza, Siva and PR members.
UMNO/BN may end up in hell soon… very soon…
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This is a clear sign the Siva will be missing again…..know what the same answer will be given..MIA.Will the Perakian see what happen on the 7th of May?Then the whole world will know what the BeEnd is good at right? one vote for me.
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Even the hairy posterior is singed giving off putrid odors. Thus leaving it a shade darker to match with his nefarious activities and plots.
Yes .That was what I was trying to tell in various blogs.They will allow PR reps to enter DUN but not Siva.he will be stopped by the polices and UMNO thugs who will work together doing the dirty job.How they did it beyond my imagination.Maybe false police report will be made before the DUN assembly.Siva will be remanded for 2 days or something like that.He will be released after that because of lack of evidences.UMNo is not afraid of civil suit because they know the judges will willingly sided them
So the deputy speaker will preside the DUN assembly..The rest will be history…
is bn is practicing democracy? i say no.
The court have ruled that the 3 independent Adun are still Adun in their respective constituent. With this issues settle by the court, let the assembly vote on may 7th for any motion and speaker should allowed the vote,as NO ADUN are deprive of their right to vote and attending the assembly.
This time all 59 ADUN can attend and pass a vote.This is what democracy all about, not lah like kangaroo/monkey assembly where this Adun can attend… that Adun cannot attend bla bla bla….
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What a hasty crook is he, the ‘so-called illegal MB of Perak’ who without respect to the State Constitution usurped power & self proclaimed with his UMNOBN crooks & cronies(the DPM at that point of time) even before the real MB vacated his post thru either the State Assembly Meeting or being voted out after dissolution of the State Assembly.
Is this how your religion teaches you & your cronies? When God(Tuhan) is on your side you need not fear for your future & position.
So what’s the hurry, go by the law(State Constitution) & let the Perak Rakyat decide.
Remember, God(Tuhan) is watching from above. Are you God fearing or Position/Power & Money crazy?
Zambry is trying to corner everybody. He is hungry of power and acting like a blind dog. If he is a true gentlemen and thinks that he has the support of the rakyat Perak, please call for a snap election, my dear Zambry. You are an illegal MB……If BN can win the snap election then our respect to you….then proclaim the MB post
Zambry like most Umno leaders has the traits of the pirates. To them everything are for the taking; matters not whether it is illegal or unlawful.
I thought the Fed and State constitution are very clear. You can’t remove the Speaker. He either resigns from his office voluntarily or vacated his office through the dissolution of the Assy.
A decent man would have been embarrassed to hold on to the MB’s post which was forcibly taken through unconstitutional and illegal means; and condemns by all and sundry. The fact that Zambri clinged to the post shows his piratical mentality.
I concur with Karpal Singh. Nizar should have sued the Sultan of Perak in his official capacity. He has no business asking an MB to resign and supplanting another illegal MB. As NH Chan said, he is not an executive monarch. He doesn’t have any constitutional power only ‘purported’ power which he bestowed upon himself.
Well written, drrafick. Your article more or less sums up the current political stalemate that is in Perak much to the chagrin of Perakians. The irony of it is Zambry is running back and forth to UMNO’s lap dog judiciary and trying his utmost to derail and frustrate Datuk Seri Nizar suits against him and even if he is successful, the fact remains that he is not recognised as the de facto MB by most Perakians. This alone should literally set himself on fire!
This ZamZam guy thought that the UMNO puppeted Federal court (or for that matter all courts) could rule on his advantage. Many cases have been proven so. Even EC is an agent concerned. So, for him, what is there to worry? But a crook is a crook, and he cannot get away from his crooked way. His pant is indeed on fire… an a furious fire too.
Dr Rafick, Interesting, informative and analytic post. Thank you for taking the trouble to inform us the public where the msm won’t. Best wishes and may you live long and prosper.
Very clear on what had happen in Perak!
Pray that Siva will not go missing!
Let the time answers all the questions. Nothing gonna recent though after the assembly, I guess. As a perakian, I feel sad why our country political parties never even think of people well-fare. Things gonna be more complicated after the assembly convened, Let`s wait and see what is going to happen.
Yes, his pant is burning.
Let the Zombie’s dick and all his lackeys’ be scorched and turn into ashes.
UMNOputras are just LAWLESS gangsters… absolutely no respect for the State or Federal Constitutions. They are gangsters that are a law unto themselves.
Let all such perish from this beautiful land of Malaysia.
So easy, prevent Siva from arriving at the state assembly and the deputy can takeover.
UMNO is wellknown as corrupt and rotten to the core.