We Won!

We won in Bandar Kuching Election Petition. What a wonderful day!

The High Court Judge, Datuk Clement Skinner read out the Judgment in open court, and it took about 1 hour and 45 minutes for reading the 54 pages Judgment.

The grounds of judgment were solid and thorough in alomst every aspect of the issues of the Petition.

At the end of the Judgment being read, the public gallery was full of joy and started clapping hands, regardless the Court is still in sessions.

It shows the Court's decision is in concurrent with the mandate of the people at large in the election held in 308, and there was no undue influence and bribery conduct committed by us.

A large number of members of DAP turned out to the Court, and the Court was packed with even no much of space to stand. I love the crowd so much. So do the supports and the concerns from the supporters from all over Sarawak. Chieng Jen has 60 plus missed call and I have more than 20 calls from different person to entertain. What a encouragement to us.

Besides that, Chieng Jen and I won another case in Traffic Court today. We act for one Chong Siaw Teck who was the driver of a lorry. He was summoned by two traffic police by committing no offence. Chong Siaw Teck was acquitted at the end of the prosecution case.

Our defence was that there was no such offence committed. We contend that on that particular day, the police went to a construction site at Jalan Stapok tried to look for a site supervisor asking for bribe. At the end of the day, the site supervisor refused to see them. Thereafter led to the police's act of revenge to summon all the lorry went into the site. Four were summoned and three of them decided to fight against the corrupt act of the police.

Until today we manage to get 2 of them acquitted . Still left with another driver, Chai Joon Foo, his fate will be known on 7.10.2008.

Today is a justice prevailing day.

沈耀荣敢放弃用人联旗帜竞选吗？

我今日挑战人联青促请人联党联邦部长在内阁里动议废除内安法令并释放拉惹布特拉及兴权5位扣留者。
我是针对人联青今日呼吁政府废除内安法令做出回应。

我要人联青总团长沈耀荣表态如果政府没有在短时间内废除内安法令，是否会退出人联党，或本身不再以人联党及国阵的旗帜参与竞选？

人联青的该项呼吁是在对选民进行表演，没有任何的政治意愿要废除向来用以保护国阵的内安法令。
内安法令是国阵向来的权利保护工具。人联青没有任何一个领袖是部长级的人马，他们可以毫无顾虑地呼吁。但是人联党的部长们是否会持有同样的立场就是个疑问。

沈耀荣应该表明其政治决心，促请人联党联邦部长在内阁里动议废除内安法令，及拒绝以人联党及国阵的旗帜参与竞选直到内安法令废除为止。国阵的政治领袖应该学向前首相署部长再益依布拉新的态度，宁可辞职也不愿有名无实地执政。

扣留郭素沁，马来西亚会比较安全吗？

扣留郭素沁，马来西亚会比较安全吗？
内安法令是国内安全法令的简称，是为了维持国内安全而设的。
郭素沁在内按法令下扣留，是因为第三者--前锋报的记者，评论雪州反对党领袖基尔的言论时，指责素沁发表了禁止回教堂用扩音器播放祈祷声。

那位前锋报记者真的是遥远的人（Remote Person）。他所说的话就这样无缘无故地套在素沁头上。素沁就这样去一个不是人住的地方，住上了一个礼拜。

素沁被释放了，从一个不该不自由身，成为自由身。
马来西亚是个法治国。有宪法国法管制，但没有宪法国法保障人身。可笑。
顿时想到念书时代时念的“法律哲学”科目，其中有一个法律界的辩论是，法律是不是必须合乎道德？

内安法令是剥夺人权的法律。有它的存在，我们的人身自由不可能被保障。就连记者也无法幸免。
没有道德的法律，不能合法。人身自由的保障是必须与赋予辩护机会肩并肩。

素沁被关一个星期，内安法没有给予她24小时内必须被释放，不然必须向法庭延长扣留或被控的权利。
试问人身自由的保障在那里？

扣留郭素沁，马来西亚有比较安全还是更人心惶惶？

不是全部马来同胞都是阿末

阿末依斯迈终于“出人头地”了，从默默无名的人物，变成全国瞩目的人物。他对国家的“贡献”，没有让人想册封他“拿督”勋衔，反而被槟州首席部长林冠英点名应该剥夺他的“拿督”勋衔。

他的“华人寄居论”，加上之后引发他党友发表的“记者应枪毙论”及撕裂前槟州首席部长许子根的肖像，这都十分戏剧化。夸张得不留余地。
他们是吃了豹子胆吗？这背后有否政治议程？

地点：
事件发生在槟城，火箭、民联执政州属，首相家乡，安华的政治跳板。

时间：
事件发生在916可能变天关键时刻。

人物：
事件是由巫统党员，从没什么听闻过的人，突然胆大包天，突然连首相都可以不理，突然言辞强烈，突然行为强悍。

后果：
不断高喊“马来人万岁”，企图挑起马来人及华人的不满情绪。这与国阵在峇东埔补选时所攻击安华的口号如出一辙，说安华是华社的工具。

这可能是陷阱。是要破坏308时的全民团结。国阵的政治议程是要分而治之，所以他们不愿，不要也不希望走出种族主义的框框。

别对你身边的马来同胞心怀怨恨，他们不全都是阿末。阿末没资格代表全部马来人。我们别跌入这政治陷阱。

924- The Judgment Day

The Court fixed 24th September 2008 as judgment day for Bandar Kuching Election Petition.

The Counsels were called for clarification of their submissions before the Judge this morning. The clarification session lasted for about 3 hours and the Judge annouced that on 24th September the decision will be delivered in open Court.

Chieng Jen's political fate will be decided by then. If the decision is made against him, he could have be vacated as MP for Bandar Kuching. If, assuming again, the Federal Government changes hand on 916, he could be the shortest serving Pakatan Federal Government MP in the history of Malaysia.

No one knows what will be happening in the very next seconds, what more to say on 916 and 924.

Indeed I should correct myself. Both 916 and 924 are Judgment days.

P195 Bandar Kuching Election Petition- Submission

The counsels for Chieng Jen filed and served their submission in 71 pages and 20 pages of reply to Petitioner's submission (Annexure A)on 29.8.2008. Please click the following links to view.

Main Submission
Annexure A to the Submission

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