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Sushil Kumar Shinde, Home Minister of India: The Real Messiah of Muslim Terrorists?

Shinde: A Real Friend of Muslim Criminals & Terrorists of India. Hatching conspiracy against Hindu youths.

The recent report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed that 21% of under-trials in…

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Shinde: A Real Friend of Muslim Criminals & Terrorists of India. Hatching conspiracy against Hindu youths.

The recent report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed that 21% of under-trials in India’s jails were Muslims, with their proportion in jails of Maharashtra (36%) and West Bengal (46%) was higher than their representation in the general population.

And out of this  21 per cent of  under-trial members of the Muslim community finally comprise as only 17.75 per cent of the convicts. This has been  revealed in the analysis of prison data released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), recently.

This suggests two things. Muslims are the largest community involved in criminal activities in India (as also perceived by the world community). And a large number of arrested Muslims are released by the courts under an un-understandable situation created by Islamic lobby so much influential into an appeasing political atmosphere in India.

The Islamic attitude of criminality or terrorism is nothing new to anybody. The maximum names in the list of FBI Most Wanted Terrorists,  Interpol Red Corner Terrorists or the Most Wanted Terrorists by National Investigative Agency of India, are obviously Muslims. Criminality in Muslims or  Islamic Terrorism have been exposed a biggest threat to the global peace, now a days.

The NYPD (New York Police Department) designated all Mosques in NY  as terrorism organizations, recently.  China has put restrictions upon Islam. The entire non-Muslim world has kept a keen vigil upon expanding Islamic intolerance with a tool of Jihad. In many places renovation of Mosques, Azan from Mosque minerate, use of Burka, Halal methods, Islamic polygamy and uncontrolled child birth etc are being banned or challenged widely and wildly.  A skull capped/long bearded-half mustached men or anybody  with Arabic name are the objects of third degree checking any International airport in America or Europe.  Even Hindu and Sikh persons are some time are being heavily searched there under an ‘Islamist alike’ suspicion.  All such reactions against Islam has been globally set as a general phenomenon. Islam is now termed as an averse effect of  Jihad and the anti-peace process.

But, the shame of Maratha, Sushil Kr Shinde and the most dangerous Home Minister, India has ever seen, is the same person. He is a real friend of Muslim criminals and terrorists of India. So, there is no other option with Shinde, but only to glorify Islam and support the trend of criminal and terrorist activities of Muslim offenders in a very sane way.

Indian Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, on Monday (30 Sept 2013) asked all chief ministers to ensure that no innocent Muslim is arrested in the name of fighting terror.  In his letter to chief ministers, the home minister said strict and prompt action should be taken against erring police officers when malafide arrests are made of any member of a minority community.

“Some of the minority youth have started feeling that they are deliberately targeted and deprived their basis rights,” he wrote in his letter that was made public.

“Government has to ensure that no innocent person is subjected to undue harassment,” he said.

The home minister said a Muslim person wrongfully arrested should be released immediately and suitably compensated and rehabilitated to join the mainstream. But, what about any Hindu under same situation? Shinde is trying hard to be a most faithful to the Muslims by hitting the Hindus in a very different way. Some months back (Jan 2013) this Shinde accused RSS and BJP for promoting terrorism in India.

Actually, Shinde’s statement for ‘not to detain’ nor ‘to harass Muslim youths’ through an arrest in connection with alleged terror activities are mostly  unconstitutional and communally divisive. Perhaps, this man has forgotten the concept of equal status before law or either he understand himself as a Home Minister of Muslim community.

BJP termed Shinde’s letter to states unconstitutional and communally divisive, asks him to withdraw it.

Has our Home Minister forgotten the oath that he took where he promised to protect citizens without  bias of any particular religion? Then why did he have to say Muslim youths? He could mentioned any malady faced by any person irrespective of religion or faith, in a challenging situation under police or judicial procedure in any charge of terrorism.   The statement of Shinde violates the sanctity of Holy Constitution of India in a gross volume.

Shinde’s  statement is illegal. He is creating rift among the communities. He is unfit to be the Union Home Minister for his communal outlook. He must be tried for treason. While Shinde and their brigade call themselves “Secular”,  then in fact, Congress is the most communal party in India.

If the friends of Tunda, Bhatkal or the supporters of  Jihad, Hafiz Sayed and Dawood Ibrahim start feeling that they are deliberately targeted and deprived their basis rights, what can other do but arrest and assault them for the sake of terrorizing the terrorists. Shinde has no right to put any restriction upon the law enforcement agencies only to appease a Muslim Vote Bank without thinking the big threat of Islamic Jihad in India.

What a dangerous and humiliating approach of this Shinde, the  Messiah of Muslim Criminals and terrorists that he has a less faith upon his own law enforcement agencies and the judiciary too.

I think under this humiliation, the top brass in every law enforcement agencies must take stringent action against the habitual offenders believe in  Quran and must not spare anybody further.

Shinde may be a friend of Muslim terrorist or a big antagonist of so-called ‘Saffron Terrorism’, but the majority people are disgusted with the terrorist activities by the people bearing Arabic names. We don’t know the fate of Shinde’s letter written to all Chief Ministers of Indian States, but the majority people has the right to uproot all terrorists from the soil of Bharat along with their friends, at any cost. Shinde must not forget it.

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Somalia’s al-Shabaab pledge terror campaign against Kenya

 

 

Are Kenyan security forces ready to face more terror threats from Somalia's al-Shabaab. (File photo: AFP)

 

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Are Kenyan security forces ready to face more terror threats from Somalia's al-Shabaab. (File photo: AFP)

 

(Al Arabiya) Somalia’s Islamist group al-Shabaab threatened on Wednesday to increase militant action in Kenya, after the country refused to withdraw its troops from Somalia, reported Agence France-Presse.

The al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for last week’s attack on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall, in which at least 67 people died, with 39 more listed as missing by the Red Cross.

“We will strike Kenyans where it hurts the most, turn their cities into graveyards and rivers of blood will flow in Nairobi,” al-Shabaab said in a recent statement.

“The Kenyan government’s decision to keep its invading force in Somalia is an indication that they haven’t yet learnt any valuable lessons from the Westgate attacks,” the extremists added, warning that Kenya was
“inviting unprecedented levels of insecurity, bloodshed and destruction.”

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday said troops had been sent to Somalia to restore order to their neighbor and would remain there until this was achieved.

“We will not be intimated, we will not be cowed,” Kenyatta said. “We will stay there until they bring order to their nation.”

In reaction to Kenyan Defense Force’s (KDF) decision, al-Shabaab said it was “fully determined to intensify attacks inside Kenya until the last KDF boots exit Somali soil,” saying it had the “right to defend our land and our people from enemy aggression.”

(With AFP)

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Russian outcry over Muslim animal sacrifice

 

A Russian woman passes near the site of an animal sacrifice in Tver on November 16. 

On November 16, millions of Muslims all over Russia celebrated the religious holiday…

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A Russian woman passes near the site of an animal sacrifice in Tver on November 16. 

On November 16, millions of Muslims all over Russia celebrated the religious holiday of Qurban Bayram (the Turkik name of Eid al-Adha), which closes with the ritual sacrifice of a sheep. The killings, sometimes carried out in public spaces, shock and anger some non-Muslim Russians.

The practice raises no alarm in traditionally Muslim parts of Russia, such as North Caucasus, Tatarstan or Bashkortostan, which have a large Turkik population. But in predominantly Orthodox Christian Russian cities like Moscow or Saint Petersburg, which have experienced an influx of Muslim migrants in recent years, citizens are shocked by the sight of sheep’s throats being slit in the middle of the street.

One incident last year, in which a sheep was sacrificed in the sand-pit of a Moscow playground, sparked particular outrage. Since then, Muslim clergy have exhorted their followers to carry out the rite in private and keep a low profile during the holiday. This year, no such incident was reported in Moscow. However, authorities registered complaints of sheep corpses being dragged through residential neighborhoods, tied up near bus-stops or killed inside minivans parked in the vicinity of Moscow mosques.

In smaller cities, the situation is even tenser. In Tver, Mulsims made their sacrifices right in front of a Catholic Church not far from the city’s mosque. In Vladivostok, the killings took place near a kindergarten school. The sheer size of crowds gathering in and around mosques to pray has posed another type of problem. In Moscow, there were reports of women being unable to reach their homes or offices because the throngs of praying Muslim men near the central Mosque refused to let women pass near them.

The cooler heads in both communities are trying to find solutions that could accommodate everyone’s needs. Some non-Muslim leaders have proposed building more mosques with closed courts, to reduce the size of the crowds that form around the few existing ones, and keep the sacrifices out of public sight. Some Muslim Russians have suggested that the sacrifices take place outside city walls, in spaces set up especially to that effect. But these voices of reason are drowned out by the bitter quarrel between some Russians and Muslims extremists on internet forums, where right-wing nationalists are calling to “clean our cities of Muslim scum”, and Muslim extremists answer with threats of “cutting the throats of infidel bastards instead of sheep”.

“A big problem is the unequal status of Muslim holidays in different Russian regions”

Konstantin, 23, is a historian living in Saint Petersburg. Because this issue has draw violent criticism of Muslims in his city, he prefers to speak anonymously.


For me, just as for any Muslim, the Feast of Sacrifice has a huge importance. It symbolises the Mercy and Grace of Allah toward man. History tells us that God replaced Ibrahim's (Abraham's) sacrifice of his son with a sacrifice of a lamb. And our Faith (Iman) is the best sacrifice for our God.

This year, like the one before, I wasn’t able to sacrifice a lamb myself. In the city where I live, Saint Petersburg, the sacrifices took place at the city’s outer limits or in neighbouring regions. This makes it difficult for Muslims in the city to find time to perform the rite, especially because Qurban Bayram is not a public holiday in our region. For most of Saint-Petersburg’s Muslims, the holiday was limited to going to the Mosque after work. But because of the catastrophic deficit of mosques, we crowded in the streets around them during prayer time, in freezing cold winds. There are only two mosques in Saint Petersburg, and four in Moscow, whereas both cities count hundreds of thousands of Muslims.

One big problem is the unequal status of Muslim holidays in different Russian regions. In some, Mulim holidays are also public holidays. In others, including the ones with a substantial Muslim population, they are regular working days. In Saint Petersburg, there are twice as many Muslims as in the Caucasian region of Ingushetia. Yet they have Qurban Bayram off and we don’t. The resulting situations (overcrowded streets around Mosques, sacrifices in inadequate places), make life difficult for both Muslims and non-Muslims.

This is a political issue that will need to be solved at some point, because the number of Muslims in traditionally Orthodox cities is growing every year. Today Islam is an indispensable part of Russian history and Russian culture, without Islam you can't understand Russia's past. If people don’t understand that, and constructive dialogue between faiths doesn’t exist, this will pose problem for the future. Russian society is already divided across property, class and ethnic lines. It will be too much if we're divided across religious lines as well.”

“Although I’m a Muslim, I oppose the sacrifices altogether”

Azamat, 45, was born in North Caucusus but has lived near Moscow for 20 years. He works as a businessman.

Although I'm a Muslim, I don’t zealously follow all traditions. I don’t approve of the practice of killing animals for a religious rite, and I oppose the sacrifices altogether, be it in a crowded square or a private space. Wherever it’s happening, it’s just wrong. This ritual belongs to the past. We're living in XXI century and you can be a religious person without sacrificing living beings.”

Animal sacrifices in Moscow during this year's Qurban Bayram holiday

All photos posted by S.Mukhamedov on his blog.

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No surprises, Dewan Rakyat passes PCA amendments

PARLIAMENT The Dewan Rakyat has passed the Prevention of Crime (Amendment and Extension) Bill 2013 past midnight today, thereby providing Putrajaya with wide-ranging powers to detain suspects without trial for…

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PARLIAMENT The Dewan Rakyat has passed the Prevention of Crime (Amendment and Extension) Bill 2013 past midnight today, thereby providing Putrajaya with wide-ranging powers to detain suspects without trial for up to two years, which can be extended for another two years.

The amendments were heavily opposed by human rights advocates and opposition lawmakers, who argued that detention without trial was not only affront to principles of justice, but also warned that it can be abused.
However, Putrajaya had argued proper safeguards such as a board, that will conduct an inquiry into each case before handing out the detention order, would be in place to prevent potential abuses.

The debate on the Bill went on from 11.30 am on Tuesday morning until 12.50 am early this morning, with the Parliament clock being stopped  in order for the Bill to be passed.

It was finally passed unanimously, with the ruling party refusing to entertain any opposition suggestions to amend the Bill further.

A bloc vote was called for before the bill could proceed to the final committee stage at 6.40pm in the evening, but the opposition could only manage 66 votes to BN's 115 in their attempt to cancel out the bill from proceeding to the committee stage.
Opposition motions rejected
Later during the Bill Committee Stage, which went on for five hours, a total of two bloc votes on motions by Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers for further amendments to the Bill were called, but were all defeated.

Hanipa Maidin (PAS-Sepang, left) had proposed that Section 3 of the Bill regarding the preamble of the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 be struck out.

His motion was subsequently defeated which means that the Act will have the same preamble as the Ermegency (Public Order and Crime Prevention) Ordinance 1969, a powerful law that allows for detention without trial which was abolished by the Najib-administration on human rights grounds.

Tian Chua (PKR-Batu) called for a third bloc vote in relations to Nga Kor Ming's (DAP-Taiping) proposal to amend the Bill to allow legal representation for those arrested the law, but opposition also lost that bloc vote.

In total, six opposition members had tabled 10 proposed changes to the amendment Bill as they attempted to remove elements of detention without trial and allow for judicial review under the amendment bill - all were rejected by the BN-dominated House.
However, the only concession made by the federal government was to increase the number of advisory board members from three to five, though it would alter the nature of the bill in any way.
The proposal was made by Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (left) himself and was passed unanimously.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin both came to the Dewan Rakyat to help pass the Bill at the committee stage earlier.

When the bill was finally passed, Zahid congratulated speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia for having presided over the sitting for eight and a half consecutive hours.

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IGP floats 'fell into sea' theory over missing guns

Far from offering a waterproof theory, Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar has claimed that the guns missing from the police force may have fallen into the sea.

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Far from offering a waterproof theory, Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar has claimed that the guns missing from the police force may have fallen into the sea.

Khalid said each weapon comes with an identification code and the police have not linked these guns with any criminal activity to date.

"Of the 37 missing guns, ballistics reports show that none of them have been used by criminals," he told a press conference in Putrajaya today.

"The missing guns may not have fallen into the hands of criminals but could have fallen into the sea from boats... and the weapons could not be recovered."


While Khalid stated that only 37 firearms were missing, the Auditor-General's Report 2012 placed the figure at 44.

The report also reveals that the police lost 156 pairs of handcuffs and 29 vehicles between 2010 and 2012, worth a total of RM1.33 million.

A Bukit Aman source, when contacted by Malaysiakini, explained that the difference in the number of missing firearms stated by Khalid was because seven have since been recovered.

Internal probe carried out
Khalid explained that an internal inquiry had been held on the missing items, and that 92 cases have been resolved.
Another 118 cases are stilll being investigated, he said.

Those responsible for losing the firearms were told to pay for them and so far RM197,984 had been collected, he said.

"(The police force) views this issue seriously. We concede that there are weaknesses that must be fixed and we are in the process of studying this," Khalid added.

Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamid, who was also at the press conference, said his ministry has given the auditor-general an explanation on the issue.

However, Zahid said, the explanation was not included in the report at the time of printing.

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Ambiga defends Bersih, wants minister to apologise

The claim by a minister that media personnel covering the Bersih 3.0 street rally last year were allegedly "beaten up" by demonstrators is in stark contrast to findings by the…

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The claim by a minister that media personnel covering the Bersih 3.0 street rally last year were allegedly "beaten up" by demonstrators is in stark contrast to findings by the Human Rights Commission's (Suhakam) inquiry into the rally, says Bersih.

According to Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan (left), Suhakam found that members of the press were, in fact, assaulted by police during the April 28, 2012, rally and that this finding was never responded to or rebutted by the police.

She cited, among others, paragraph 114 of the commission's findings that state "...the police did physically assault, injure, intimidate or manhandle media personnel Chen Shaua Fui (from Merdeka Review), Koh Jun Lin (Malaysiakini), Mohd Radzi Abdul Razak (theSun) and Puspanathan Periannan (The Star) ... even though attempts were made on their part to identify themselves as being from the media."

Ambiga was referring to Communications and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek's statement to Parliament yesterday that the government had nothing to do with Malaysia's drop in ranking - from the 122nd spot to the 145th - in the World Press Freedom index, but rather it was due to media "safety concern" following alleged assault of reporters by demonstrators at the rally demanding electoral reforms.

Minister blames Bersih

"It is shocking that the minister is seeking to throw the blame for the appalling standards of media freedom on Bersih, when, in fact, it is entirely the government's fault why we are in this position.

"One only has to look at the oppressive legislation in place, the lies spewed by the government media, the stifling of freedom of speech and the treatment of media who may publish contrary views, to know who is responsible,' she told Malaysiakini in an email response yesterday.

She called on Ahmad Shabery (above), who she claimed was either "misled or is misleading" the Parliament, to immediately apologise to Malaysians who attended the rally that day.

Journalist Koh, meanwhile, said the World Press Freedom Index report itself states that Malaysia's ranking had fallen due to limited access to information, repeated censorship efforts by the government, as well as "a campaign of repression by the government", such as the crackdown on Bersih 3.0 protest.

“Here, the information minister himself zooms in on one particular aspect of the report, denies the rest, and omits to inform Parliament that while one reporter was allegedly beaten by demonstrators, at least 13 others, including myself, have been on the receiving end of police brutality.

“Really, is there any wonder at all that we are not doing well on this index?” Koh asked.

In a statement, Selangor Leadership Council secretary Amirudin Shari said the Umno/BN government should strive to improve its treatment of media practitioners, instead of blaming the rakyat for the country’s press freedom standing plummeting.

“His (Ahmad Shabery's) answer is not just a covering of facts but also reflects the government’s irresponsible attitude, a far cry from the transformation BN is promising,” Amirudin said.

The minister should instead look at the overall picture when it comes to media freedom in the country, he added, pointing out that press freedom was still bad during the years 2008, 2009 and 2010, even though there had not been any Bersih gathering at that time.

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Khairy says ministry forced to pay for K-pop concert after sponsors withdrew

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pic) said his ministry was forced to pay for the K-pop

concert held during the Youth Day celebration last year after the initial sponsors…

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Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pic) said his ministry was forced to pay for the K-pop

concert held during the Youth Day celebration last year after the initial sponsors backed off.

"The earlier statement that the concert was sponsored by a private party was made as at that time, there was an offer from them to pay for the concert," Khairy explained in a posting on his official Facebook page today.

He said the sponsorship plan, however, did not materialise, resulting in the ministry having to make the payment.

"For your information, the K-pop concert has been cancelled for the 2013 Youth Day celebration herein," he added.

The Auditor-General's report revealed yesterday that RM1.6 million spent to bring in three South Korean pop groups to perform at the concert had come from the government’s coffers. "I cannot reason by saying the report on the ministry's expenditure was made before I was elected its minister."

Khairy said based on the need for collective responsibility he must answer and react to anything that occurs in his ministry.

"We cannot run away from responsibilities and due duties entrusted upon us," he added.

Khairy said he also viewed seriously the revelations made in the Auditor-General's report and if one is serious about transforming the government towards one that is more transparent, then the revelations cannot be brushed aside.

"The people do not want to see their leaders keeping mum over the report."

With this in mind, Khairy said he has also explained that in the case of work claims paid by the National Youth Council, where repeated payments had been made for the same work, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has already conducted an investigation.

"I was told the probing is at its final stage," he said.

Khairy said that he has also instructed his officers to check on other matters highlighted in the audit report and to brief him on their findings before action is taken on those responsible.

"Government funds are the people's money. We must be accountable for every sen spent," he added. - October 2, 2013

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AG Report: Milk project gone sour

The Auditor General points out, among other, that milk cartons were not stored according to specifications, risking damage and contamination.

PETALING JAYA: The 1Malaysia Milk Project (PS1M) failed to meet…

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The Auditor General points out, among other, that milk cartons were not stored according to specifications, risking damage and contamination.

PETALING JAYA: The 1Malaysia Milk Project (PS1M) failed to meet its objective in providing quality milk to school students despite millions spent on it, said the Auditor-General’s Report 2012 .

In the report, the AG said that the Education Ministry had appointed four contractors, via direct negotiations, for the project which is worth RM188.33 million.

“But after the Education Ministry studied the details of the contract, it was revised to RM170. 93 million,” said the AG.

The companies awarded the contacts were Hybrid Allied Sdn Bhd, Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd, Konsuma Sdn Bhd and Sabah International Dairies Sdn Bhd.

The project was initially intended to provide milk, twice a week, to 3.1 million primary school students all over Malaysia.

But an audit done between June 2012 and September last year found that the contractors failed to produce the quantity needed to match the demand.

Contractors slacking

And due to the limitation, the milk cartons were instead, only channelled to those in rural areas and those from low income families.

“As for Sabah, milk was supplied only to students studying between Year 4 and Year 6 as the rest were provided milk by the Sabah Foundation,” said the report.

Among other glitches found in the PS1M project were that the milk were not distributed on schedule and the milk cartons were not kept in proper storage, risking damage and contamination.

The AG report found that instead of the contractors preparing temporary storage facility to store the milk cartons, the products were stored in school libraries, suraus or even storerooms under the stairs.

“And the milk were not kept 15 centimetres above the floor and 15 centimetres away from the wall as per the guideline, which puts the milk cartons at risk of being damaged or contaminated.

“When we spoke to the teachers, they said there were not aware of the procedures and claimed that the contractors did not inform them of the guidelines,” said the report.

The report added that the several contractors did not send a representative to the schools when the milk cartons were distributed to students, as per the agreement, in order to test the milk before being given away.

“And the teachers were not also not aware that a representative from the contractor was required to be present,” said the report.

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PCA amendments passes 2nd reading, now at final stage

The country comes ever closer to seeing a resurrection of detention without trial under the Prevention of Crime Act.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The amendments to the Prevention of Crime (Amendment…

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The country comes ever closer to seeing a resurrection of detention without trial under the Prevention of Crime Act.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The amendments to the Prevention of Crime (Amendment and Extension) Bill today passed its second reading stage, paving way for the third and final reading where it will be debated at the committee stage.

In a secret voting, 115 MPs voted in favour of the final reading, while 66 MPS voted against it.

Under the proposed amendments to the PCA, hardcore criminals can be detained for up to two years without trial.

The bill will likely be passed by tonight or tomorrow, despite Pakatan Rakyat’s unanimous opposition against the amendments, which they have labeled as “draconian” and “undemocratic”.

In tabling the second reading today, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi argued that the amendments were crucial to allow the police to take a “proactive” approach to crime.

“The police have vast experience and expertise in managing crime in this country, especially in terms of investigating and arresting criminals,” he said in his winding-up speech.

“However, the [facilities] we have, such as forensic labs, DNA databanks, fingerprint records centres and ballistic test labs can only be used after a crime occurs; it is reactive.

“What is important is preventive or proactive steps before the crime even takes place,” he told the Dewan Rakyat today.

He said strong preventive action by the police was impossible ever since the Emergency Ordinance 1969 and the Internal Security Act 1960 had been abolished, and this was why the amendments in the PCA were necessary.

The Bagan Datoh MP also rebutted claims by Sepang MP Mohamed Hanipa Maidin that the government was reintroducing detention without trial because the police were not brave enough to bring serious criminal cases to court.

“Up to today, many cases of heavy and serious crimes have been brought to court. More than 25% cases out of all investigation papers opened saw individuals charged in court,” said Ahmad Zahid.

The problem, he said, lay with the witnesses, who were too afraid for their own safety or that of their family’s to testify in court.

“With this Bill, witnesses need not testify in court. They only have to come forward and testify to inquiry officers,” said Ahmad Zahid.

No judicial review

The amendments to the PCA were tabled last week in Parliament, sparking an uproar among the opposition as well as civil societies and triggering several street protests.

Under the proposed new sections 7B and 7C of the Bill, a three-member Prevention of Crime Board would be formed, consisting of a senior-ranking judges as the chairman and two other members.

The board is empowered to issue a detention order under Section 19(a) of the Bill on grounds that “a person has committed two or more serious offences, whether or not he is convicted thereof, if the report finds sufficient evidence to support such finding”.

“That the person has previously been placed under a supervision order under Section 15 and has contravened or failed to comply with any order or restriction imposed on him, whether or not he has been convicted under subsection 15(4),” the Bill says.

The board can also put the person under monitoring on similar conditions.

Section 19A of the bill says the detention order lasts for two years, and may be renewed for a further period not exceeding two years at a time.

Section 15A says there shall be no judicial review in any court in respect of any decision made by the board in exercising of its discretion, except in regards to any question on procedural matters.

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‘Thambi’ and ‘Anna’ in heated exchange

BN and PKR MPs in heated exchange in Tamil during parliament session.

KUALA LUMPUR: A heated exchange between two MPs in Tamil had the House bewildered and Dewan Rakyat speaker…

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BN and PKR MPs in heated exchange in Tamil during parliament session.

KUALA LUMPUR: A heated exchange between two MPs in Tamil had the House bewildered and Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia could not make a ruling as he was unable to understand the language.

The exchange was between Azeez Abdul Rahim (BN-Baling) and G Manivannan (PKR-Kapar) during Prevention of Crime Act 1959 debate.

Abdul Azeez started the exchange in Tamil: “Dei thambi (hey, little brother), Chin Peng died in Bangkok, he did not die in Malaysia.”

Manivannan responded in Tamil, calling the Baling MP “Anna” (big brother), and said “you can bring back ashes of Malaysians who died from around the world, why not allow Chin Peng’s ashes back to the country”.

They were debating on the government’s blanket ban against the ashes of former Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) secretary-general Chin Peng from being brought back into Malaysia. Chin Peng had died in Bangkok on Sept 16.

In the middle of the exchange, Pandikar Amin said he could not make a ruling because he was unable to understand Tamil language.

Kuala Krai MP Hatta Ramli stood up and said for a moment he thought he was at the “New Delhi Parliament”.

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Najadi killing: Mastermind given a week to surrender

The 53 year-old businessman flew to Australia three days after murder of Ambank founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi.

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The 53 year-old businessman flew to Australia three days after murder of Ambank founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi.

KUALA LUMPUR: A 53 year-old businessman, believed to be the mastermind in the murder of Arab Malaysian Development bank founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi, has been given a week to surrender himself to the police.

Kuala Lumpur CID Chief, Ku Chin Wah told reporters today that the Malaysian born businessman who now resides in Australia flew out of the country three days after the murder.

This latest information was obtained after city cops arrested the sole gunman known as Sei Ngan Chai, also known as four-eyes, in Taiping last week, who is is believed to be a former employer of the wanted businessman.

“We have solid information that could lead us in solving this murder case. We are giving the businessman a week to give himself up to the police,”

“He is now residing in Australia and we believe he can shed some light on this shooting incident,” Ku said.

Ku added that the police will cooperate with Interpol should the wanted businessman refused to assist the police in the matter.

It is learnt that the wanted businessman was in a business deal with the late Najadi before the shooting took place.

Meanwhile, Ku said that the hired killer will most likely be charged before his remand order ends this Saturday.

At the same press conference, Ku said that the search for the murder weapon used to kill Najadi was still ongoing.

Twenty-five police personnel including divers were dispatched to Mines Lake in Seri Kembangan where the shooter allegedly dumped the pistol.

On Monday, police brought along the suspect to point out the spot where the gun was dumped.

Police have also obtained more time to get the suspect to reveal the identity of the mastermind by extending his remand period.

The suspect is believed to have been paid about RM 20,000 to complete his task.

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Dharmenderan’s murder: Cops plead not guilty

Four policemen plead not guilty of murdering a detainee at a police lock up in May this year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Four policemen pleaded not guilty in the High Court here…

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Four policemen plead not guilty of murdering a detainee at a police lock up in May this year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Four policemen pleaded not guilty in the High Court here today to a charge of murdering a lockup detainee, N Dharmenderan, in May this year.

Inspector S Hare Krishnan, 40, and three others — Sergeant Jaffri Jaafar, 44, Corporal Mohd Nahar Abd Rahman, 45, and Corporal Mohd Haswadi Zamri Shaari, 32, — are alleged to have committed the offence at the Special Investigation Office (D9), 7th Floor of the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters, Jalan Hang Tuah here between 12.20pm and 2.50pm on May 21, 2013.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Jean Sharmila Jesudason, who prosecuted, applied to the court for Hare Krishnan to be tried together with the other three policemen because investigation of their cases was conducted by the same investigating officer.

“This is because the facts of the case are the same and involve the same witnesses, while the date, time and place in both the cases are also the same,” he added.

Jaffri, Mohd Nahar and Mohd Haswadi were first charged with committing the offence on June 5 this year in the Magistrate’s Court, while Hare Krishnan was charged for the same offence last July 30.

Judge Kamardin Hashim, in allowing the application by the prosecution, set Nov 6 for mention for submission of documents.

The court also set Feb 17 to 28 next year to hear the case.

Hare Krishnan is represented by lawyer M Athimulan, while Jaffri, Mohd Nahar and Mohd Haswadi are represented by lawyers Datuk Hazman Ahmad, Baljit Singh and Ariff Azami Hussein, respectively.

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Audit: Pengurusan pembangunan Feldajaya lemah

Kesemua 80 lot pasar awam dan 16 lot hentian bas di Feldajaya Raja Alias dan Trolak dibina dengan kos sejumlah RM2.22 juta serta 10 lot medan selera tidak mempunyai penyewa.…

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Kesemua 80 lot pasar awam dan 16 lot hentian bas di Feldajaya Raja Alias dan Trolak dibina dengan kos sejumlah RM2.22 juta serta 10 lot medan selera tidak mempunyai penyewa.

PETALING JAYA: Laporan Ketua Audit Negara mendedahkan pengurusan projek pembangunan Feldajaya adalah kurang memuaskan berdasarkan pengauditan yang dijalankan antara bulan November 2012 sehingga Januari 2013.

Antara kelemahan dalam pengurusan projek pembangunan Feldajaya berkemungkinan kajian dijalankan selepas projek pembinaan dimulakan menyebabkan projek tidak berdaya maju.

Projek Pembangunan Feldajaya mula dilaksanakan pada tahun 2003 iaitu Mempaga di Pahang, Raja Alias di Negeri Sembilan dan Trolak di Perak dengan keluasan 417.77 ekar melibatkan kos pembangunan berjumlah RM206.62 juta.

Kesemua 80 lot pasar awam dan 16 lot hentian bas di Feldajaya Raja Alias dan Trolak dibina dengan kos sejumlah RM2.22 juta serta 10 lot medan selera tidak mempunyai penyewa.

Manakala tunggakan bayaran sewa bulanan bagi rumah banglo, rumah kedai, medan selera dan hentian bas ialah RM1.31 juta dan tempoh tunggakan tertinggi adalah 72 bulan.

“Perjanjian kediaman tidak dipatuhi oleh pembeli di mana 22 buah rumah kediaman dijadikan premis perniagaan dan 40 buah rumah kediaman diubahsuai tanpa kebenaran.

“Projek pembangunan di Feldajaya Trolak dijalankan di atas tanah pertanian yang belum ditukar status kepada tanah pembangunan, menyebabkan pembeli rumah masih belum menerima kelulusan pinjaman perumahan daripada institusi kewangan akibat status tanah tersebut,” kata laporan tersebut.

Manakala, perjanjian perkhidmatan pengurusan dan penyenggaraan tidak diperbaharui menyebabkan tunggakan tuntutan kerja penyenggaraan oleh FESSB sejumlah RM330,924.

Semakan audit juga mendapati kajian projek pembinaan Feldajaya Mempaga, Raja Alias dan Trolak lewat 14 dan 12 bulan.

Banglo disalah guna

“Semakan Audit selanjutnya terhadap kajian kemungkinan yang dijalankan di Feldajaya Raja Alias dan Trolak mendapati projek tersebut adalah tidak berdaya maju.

“Ini disebabkan tiada faktor pemangkin kepada pembangunan seperti pembinaan institut penyelidikan berkaitan pertanian dan perubatan, institusi pendidikan dan pembangunan pelancongan.

“Selain itu, kajian yang dijalankan di Feldajaya Trolak mendapati permintaan pasaran sedia ada kurang berbanding pembangunan yang dirancang manakala sehingga kini, Felda masih belum mengemukakan kajian kemungkinan bagi Feldajaya Mempaga,” tambah laporan tersebut.

Semakan selanjutnya mendapati hanya satu daripada 10 lot medan selera di Feldajaya Raja Alias yang disewakan. Ini disebabkan kedudukannya yang tidak strategik iaitu bertentangan dengan medan selera sedia ada yang lebih mudah diakses dan bersebelahan dengan jalan utama.

Pada pendapat Audit, kemudahan awam yang tidak digunakan sepenuhnya menyebabkan pembaziran dan kerugian hasil kepada Felda.

Manakala ada juga pemilik yang menyalahguna banglo mereka dengan 21 unit rumah banglo telah dijadikan homestay iaitu sebanyak enam unit di Mempaga, lima di Raja Alias dan 10 di Feldajaya Trolak.

Selain itu, sebuah rumah banglo di Mempaga telah dijadikan pusat rawatan kecantikan.

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Cops' MISSING GUNS the mystery source of supply to the triads, gangsters?

KUALA LUMPUR - The 2012 Augitor-General's report showed that at least RM1.3 million in assets, including firearms, vehicles and handcuffs were lost by the Malaysian police over the past three…

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KUALA LUMPUR - The 2012 Augitor-General's report showed that at least RM1.3 million in assets, including firearms, vehicles and handcuffs were lost by the Malaysian police over the past three years.
The report, which highlighted many instances of wastage, was presented to Parliament on Tuesday.

The news especially as regards the 'missing' firearms can be expected to anger and even alarm Malaysians, who have been frightened by a spate of violent crimes and shootings.

It is telling that the Auditor's report did not state exactly what sort of firearms were involved but guns are the obvious inference. Some even warn that it could include high-performance machine guns and not just hand revolvers.

"We have been asking where did the gangsters get their guns? The Inspector General of Police and the Home Minister have even put up draconian amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act because they say they need to be able to detain people without trial in order to combat crime. They also launched Ops Cantas which I understand has rounded up more than 10,000 bad hats. Now it is laughable that the guns missing from the police armory may have fallen into wrong hands," MP for Wangsa Maju Tan Kee Kwong told Malaysia Chronicle.

"The police must not only explain to the public but also tighten up their operations. Where are the checks and balances? The armory must surely have a log of details. Why wasn't there discipline in maintaining what went in and out? How can we have guns disappearing without a trace? It is clear the police have been lax and they must close up the loopholes."

Poor internal system of detection

The missing 'firearms' formed 14.2% of the total RM1.33 million losses recorded during the period 2010 to 2012. Handcuffs formed the largest portion of missing items at 50.5%.
In his report, the Auditor-General also noted delays in the discovery of the missing assets as well as in the reporting of the losses to the department head, and in preparing an initial report on the missing assets.

The report also stated that there were still many missing cases in 2010 and 2011 that had yet to be solved, as well as surcharges that have yet to be collected.

"Besides that, records in Bukit Aman and state police contingent headquarters containing information on missing assets and the status of investigations need to be coordinated," it added.

Customs also slip-shod

Malaysia's Customs Department was also not spared. The Auditor General found that RM602,089 worth of shoes bought for its staff were destroyed because of wrong specification.
department destroyed the 7,659 pairs of new footwear purchased in 2009 for staff after finding that the quality of the shoes and boots had degraded after being kept in its store for three years.

The report said the sizes also did not meet the needs of the officers.

Sample tests conducted by the Science Technology Research Institute of Defence found that the soles of the shoes had turned brittle and split, said the Auditor-General.

According to the report, the goods were part of the department's uniform distributed to its staff with each person allocated two pairs of shoes before the end of April every year.

Malaysia Chronicle

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The truth? Ministry did pay RM1.6 million for K-pop concert

The Youth and Sports Ministry spent RM1.6 million to bring in three South Korean pop groups for

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The Youth and Sports Ministry spent RM1.6 million to bring in three South Korean pop groups for
The National Youth Day was celebrated in May 2012 in Putrajaya. The Malaysian Insider pic, October 2, 2013.the National Youth Day celebrations last year, in contrast to the claim that the cost had been covered by sponsors.

The Auditor-General's Report revealed yesterday that the money came from the government’s coffers.

The three K-pop groups - U-Kiss, Teen-Top and Dal Shabet - were brought in by Stadium First Sdn Bhd.

A ministry official had reportedly said then that the bill was paid by sponsors.

The report also found the ministry overspending RM1.11 million on promotion and publicity for the event.

The department reprimanded the ministry for spending RM48,300 on a “working visit” to Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara in Jitra, as well as to Songkhla, Phuket and Krabi in Thailand, for 21 people on the National Youth Day secretariat as well as senior officers.

It was also reported that the ministry spent RM75,966 on a promotional dinner, hi-tea and lodging for journalists at hotels.

The report classified several costs as “very high”, including RM50,000 paid to 50 bloggers and company management, and another RM50,000 for promotion and publicity.

Three bloggers were paid a total of RM7,500 in daily allowance for five days’ of coverage.

The ministry also spent RM3.32 million for one million Rakan Muda membership cards, and yet the programme was discontinued in July last year. – October 2, 2013.

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Dewan Rakyat Passes Prevention Of Crime (Amendment And Extension) 2013 Bill

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- The Prevention of Crime (Amendment and Extension) 2013 Bill which provides for detention without trial to maintain public order and safety or crime prevention…

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- The Prevention of Crime (Amendment and Extension) 2013 Bill which provides for detention without trial to maintain public order and safety or crime prevention was passed by the Dewan Rakyat.

Attempts by the opposition to thwart passing of the bill were unsuccessful when it was passed with a voice majority by government supporters at 12.50am, Wednesday.

Earlier, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim tabled a proposal to stop the clock at midnight to enable debate to continue the same day according to Standing Order 90 (2).

The bill was debated since Tuesday after Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi tabled the bill for the second reading.

It was tabled for the first reading by Ahmad Zahid last Wednesday.

The Dewan sits again later Thursday.

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