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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Don't Attend B_____H Rally on 9th July

It has been reported that private broadcasters have been warned not to support B____H. They are also told to warn the rakyat against attending the B_____H rally on 9th July 2011.

"We can't mention B____H, the 9th July date for the rally in our broadcast, but we must warn people against demonstrating. How to do that?" a senior media exec asked TMI.

Aiya, very simple. Tell them about the "Tak Kotor" Rally on 9th July 2011. Tell the rakyat not to attend the B____H rally but encourage to attend the "Tak Kotor" rally, in order to "Tak Kotor" the election commission and to allow for clean, free and fair election. No need to mention that not-to-be mentioned word and just say "Tak Kotor".

Labels: 9th July, Bersih, rally, tak kotor

| ¶ 6/30/2011 10:29:00 AM

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Bersih T-Shirt NOT Ilegal

Professor Aziz Bari of Universiti Islam Antarabangsa asked which law Hishammuddin was referring to in declaring that Bersih 2.0 T-shirts are illegal. Prof Aziz says that he is not aware of any law that makes the T-shirts illegal. As our Home Minister has declared so there must be one. Just be patient and he will let the rakyat know in his good time.

Fadiah Nadwa Fikri of Lawyers for Liberty has also rejected Home Minister’s statement outright, branding it an “abuse and misuse of power”.

“There is no such law prohibiting these T-shirts,” she said. “Furthermore, these T-shirts are not linked to an illegal activity because the Federal Constitution allows the right to peaceful assembly and the constitution is higher than any other law in this country.”

But then again, don't the rakyat know that the gomen is much better at interpreting the constitution. It is obvious the Home Minister knows what he is talking about.

The polis are very good at reading the rakyat's thoughts. Even before an application for a rally is made, the polis is fully aware that it will lead to chaos and what better then to nip it in the bud before chaos takes place. Just declare that a permit will never be provided and automatically the rally which has yet to occur becomes an illegal rally. So simple and so effective, as after having decided that the rally is illegal, the next step the polis can take is to effectively round up all those Bersih people and their paraphernalia. Some says the constitution allow for free assembly of the rakyat. But then again, who knows the constitution best if not the Home Minister and his polis. So if the IGP says the rally which has yet to take place is illegal, who is the rakyat to say otherwise. For all the rakyat may know the Bersih coalition is just talking about an imaginary rally, one that is not ever going to take place as the coalition has yet to apply for a rally permit, a permit which it has said is constitutionally unnecesary. So now, we might have a virtual rally which the IGP in his wisdom has declared illegal and his acting KL polis chief has advised the rakyat to stay away on the day this virtual rally is to take place. The rakyat can be sure that the IGP and his acting KL CPO are at this very moment deciding where to place the various road blocks to thwart the virtual rally from taking place. They are going to ensure that KL downtown is locked down and not available to participants of the rally, real or virtual. These actions will result in the taxi-drivers and petty traders of KL losing their RM1 billion income. Now these petty traders and taxi-drivers know to whom they should turn to to get compensation for their loss on the day of the virtual rally.

Labels: Bersih, illegal, legal, rally

| ¶ 6/29/2011 08:59:00 PM

Malaysia declares Yellow Bersih Shirt Illegal

Who would believe this, the Malaysian Home Minister has declared that a T-Shirt, the yellow Bersih 2.0 T shirt, is illegal in this land of the free.

Now, even more serious, the Malaysian Polis Inspector-General has declared that his polis will not only arrest those wearing Bersih T-shirts but may also arrest any medium which promote the Bersih 2.0 rally. He reported mentioned shoes, cars and buses. So you know what has to be avoided these days.

Meanwhile, the traders and taxi-drivers in KL are against the Bersih 2.0 rally as they expect their earnings to drop. And so they are against the said rally. Now, our acting KL police chief Amar Singh is also against the rakyat coming to KL on that particular day. Will the traders and taxi-drivers now turn on him too?

It looks like there are plenty of things to Bersih apart from the EC.

Labels: Bersih, illegal, rally

| ¶ 6/29/2011 08:31:00 PM

Monday, June 27, 2011

Support Bersih

Labels: Bersih, rally

| ¶ 6/27/2011 09:59:00 PM

Bersih Poem :: A. Samad Said

UNGGUN BERSIH

Seditious Bersih Poem?

Semakin lara kita didera bara —

kita laungkan juga pesan merdeka:

Demokrasi sebenderang mentari

sehasrat hajat semurni harga diri.

Lama resah kita — demokrasi luka;

lama duka kita — demokrasi lara.

Demokrasi yang angkuh, kita cemuhi;

suara bebas yang utuh, kita idami!

Dua abad lalu Sam Adams berseru:

(di Boston dijirus teh ke laut biru):

Tak diperlu gempita sorak yang gebu,

diperlu hanya unggun api yang syahdu.

Kini menyalalah unggun sakti itu;

kini merebaklah nyala unggun itu.

* A. Samad Said adalah Sasterawan Negara Malaysia

Labels: rally, samad, unggun bersih

| ¶ 6/27/2011 09:00:00 PM

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