Let’s talk about the banning of video footage showing Sivakumar dragged out. The short clip:
And a longer clip of the proceedings:
You know, the measure of integrity is whether you are willing to let the world see what you do.
The upright man fears no scrutiny - berani kerana benar, takut kerana salah.
So why is Umno held Media Prima so antsy about showing what they did on May 7th?
In the flurry of last week, I didn’t get around to noting an important fact about that day:
When you have armed personnel - combined with thugs that were brought in from God knows where (Umno Youth? Or perhaps army personnel, as suggested by “Colonel”) - calling the shots in a legislative assembly, aren’t we really only half a step away from say, rule by military junta?
I mean, watch the video. Whose uniform is holding power here? The Speaker’s - elected by elected representatives? Or the cop’s?
We see a policeman, along with other suspect characters, ejecting state assemblymen and the Speaker himself.
And on whose authority? Was there at least a court order calling for the forcible removal of Sivakumar?
Why are armed men the ones running the highest houses of democracy in the country? The only institution that reflects the principle that people get to vote in their leaders is now overrun by thugs?
No wonder they don’t want to show it on TV. They’ve literally usurped the voice of democracy by sheer physical force.
If BN wants to change the standing orders such that less power is invested in the speaker (say for instance, the speaker cannot block a vote of no confidence), they are welcome to try.
But things being as they are in the eyes of the law, they completely failed to remove Sivakumar legally, and thus decided to use force.
What next? A contingent of police to forcibly eject Tan Sri Khalid from the Selangor state government?
The biasness of the police come into question once again in their conduct over the last two days. MK -
In contrary to the tight security at the Perak state secretariat yesterday, this morning the situation at the state’s centre of power was much calmer.
Barisan Nasional’s Perak Menteri Besar Zambry Abd Kadir punched in for work at 9.16am, along with his exco members, and did not face any tough time in gaining entry to the secretariat.
Yesterday Pakatan Rakyat’s Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin and his exco members were met by a large contingent of riot police. At least five Federal Reserve Unit trucks, one water cannon and about 50 uniformed policemen were seen milling around the compound.
Hmm. So why is it that when Nizar is declared MB, police swarm the state secretariat. When Zambry is given back the post, the police disappear.
I dunno about you, but I sure don’t like these double standards.
I think that all in all, democracy has been raped. Being in a gregarious mood, I’d probably willing to forego pursuing justice for those particular crimes against democracy, if only BN would accede to a simple demand.
I think I don’t have to repeat that demand to the kind readers of this blog :P
ps- On this May 13th, let us hope and pray that we are on our way to a more united Malaysia, not one where political interests will ever again divide the people.
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