Saturday, September 22, 2007

Bar Members Marching to PM Office – Memo - a Royal Commission to investigate Lingam - CJ video clip; Worry Matter being swept under the carpet

Bar Members Marching to PM Office – Memo for a Royal Commission to investigate the Lingam - CJ video clip: Matter being swept under the carpet; Don’t kill the messenger.

CJ has denied talking to Lingam

ABOVE: Malaysiakini report of the CJ Ahmad Fairuz denial cannot beat the online news from NST at 11:20AM, which got the Bernama's Spin first. This perhaps is the strategy in the damage control now being planned out by the Government. Read in tandem with that Deputy Minister Fu, we see the response is that "who can prove who was at the receiving end".

If that Datuk is not the present CJ, who is that Datuk then?. Hasn't opposition leader DAP Lim K S completed his Jig saw puzzle and nailed him on the sequence of dates So who was Lingam ranting in the "air" with?. What would be his response to get himself out of this shit? And their camp is asking "why so careless?" and "who is the traitor whistle blower?" Why now adn as usual "oilical mileage" as claimed by Nazri

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UPDATE:; 2007/09/23

NAZRI: Senior judge denies talking to lawyer in video clip
KUALA KANGSAR, SUN: 11:20AM, Bernama (NOT in the website) via NST

A senior judge said to have engaged in a telephone conversation with a lawyer allegedly discussing judicial appointments has denied that he was the one contacted by the lawyer featured in the video clip posted by Internet media, Malaysiakini, on Tuesday. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said the judge implicated in the clip contacted him to make the denial.

“The judge called me to deny that he was the one talking to the lawyer,” he told reporters after handing Amanah Raya Berhad tithe and breaking fast at Taman Kuala Kangsar mosque here last night. The minister, however, did not mention when the judge contacted him. Mohamed Nazri, who is in-charge of law and legal matters, said what was important in the issue now at this stage was investigations to establish the authenticity of the controversial video clip.

“(Based on the video clip) we only see one person talking...we don’t know who was on the other end. He (the judge allegedly speaking to the lawyer) has denied,” he said. Police have started investigations to ascertain the authenticity of the video clip before taking further action on the matter. Mohamed Nazri also questioned the motive of the people who exposed the clip as they have released it to the media first before handing it to the police and the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) to investigate. “If they want to uphold justice or want to clean up the judiciary, the police and ACA can investigate.

Why go to the media...the intention is questionable, for political (mileage) or for a clean judiciary,” he said. The minister warned legal action can be taken against people resorting to actions that could erode public confidence in the judiciary. The eight-minute video featured the lawyer discussing the appointment of the judge as the Court of Appeal president and later being elevated as the Chief Justice and the appointment of several other judges. Yesterday, the Bar Council, in an emergency meeting convened to discuss the video clip issue, called for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the matter. Council president Ambiga Sreneevasan said the commission should also investigate all problems concerning the judiciary. On Wednesday, the Bar Council will submit a memorandum to the prime minister, calling for the cabinet to discuss the setting up of the commission.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had said on Friday that he viewed the issue seriously and had asked the police to investigate it as soon as possible. He said the video clip bore a story that could harm the good name of the judicial system.
“We cannot take this lightly and the matter must be addressed promptly,” said Abdullah, who is also the Internal Security Minister.
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ABOVE: Malaysiakini has a late evening Update on the Bar Council EGM today under the heading.

Bar Council to press for royal commission Sep 22, 07 6:14pm

The Bar Council must have weighted the issue and restrict the march to its members. If it is open to the Public, there would create a "public order" problem for the Police and the Full force of the FRU might be at hand to rope in one and all or they might just advise them to disperse.

The Bar members are responsible professionals and they would maintain a strict peaceful march to show their solidarity and utter disgust to what has been exposed in this sordid judiciary "pornography". Whatever it is deem against the law as an "illegal assembly" of more than 5 people.

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Malaysian Bar members urged to rise up to save the judiciary
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 05:45pm

ABOVE: Council members viewing the unauthentic "Judiciary pornography" video clip. Obviously, the photo is not authentic, it has been "doctored" as the actor is shown in close-up! But the members are real and you can see clearly now the outline of the actor.

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"We have received emails, we have had many members speak to us and tell us that they are very gravely concerned about this situation. What we do not wish to see is the matter being swept under the carpet.

Word coming out from the press, the statements made out by officials is that action will be taken against those who reported the incident if it is found to be untrue or false. But I think rather than frightening people who are prepared to come forward with information, we should actually look at what the message that has come through. In other words, don’t kill the messenger. Look at the information that has been put out."

KUALA LUMPUR, Sat: The Bar Council today unanimously decided to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister and the Malaysian Cabinet next Wednesday, September 26 for the setting up of a royal commission to investigate the video clip. In the same emergency meeting, the Council also decided to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Malaysian Bar at 3pm on Saturday, October 6 at the Legend Hotel here.

ABOVE: Other Council members with the President in the media conference

The Bar Council, as the governing body of the 13,500 strong Bar, calls on every member of the Bar to rise to the occasion and join members of the Bar Council in the march from the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya to the Prime Minister's office to hand over the memorandum. Members are requested to meet at the stairs of the Palace of Justice at 11am on Wednesday. Buses will also be chartered and will be at the Bar Council Secretariat at 9am that morning. The attire is black and white with jacket. In the meeting, the general feeling of Council members is one of outrage, and Council members felt that it is now in the national interest that members of the Bar rally together to save the judiciary.

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Sunday September 23, 2007
Fu: Don't speculate on video clip
KUANTAN: Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Fu Ah Kiow asked all parties to refrain from speculating on the video clip of a lawyer allegedly brokering the appointment of judges. He said yesterday it was unwise to make assumptions or draw conclusions without solid evidence. "The video clip merely shows a telephone conversation between the lawyer and another person. We don't know exactly what they are talking about.

"Therefore, we should not arrive at a conclusion before police conclude their investigations," he said after handing fishing nets and safety jackets to fishermen at Kampung Seri Chempaka here. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Friday that he viewed the video clip seriously and asked police to investigate it as
soon as possible. The video clip bore a story that could harm the good name of the
country's judicial system
, said Abdullah, who is also Internal Security Minister.
On action taken against three senior police officers – two sacked and another demoted – for breaking the rules, Fu said it reflected the seriousness of maintaining discipline in the police force. "Everyone, regardless of rank and position cannot escape investigation
if found to have violated the law."

The Prime Minister announced the punishment meted out against the trio after chairing the police commission meeting on Friday. One was sacked for abuse of power and another for taking another wife without permission. The demoted officer was censured, also for marrying without permission.

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in the website they carry this news on Nurin

September 23, 2007 12:51 PM

Negligence Charge On Nurin's Parents Within The LawNazri

KUALA KANGSAR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The possibility of the police charging the parents of senseless child murder victim Nurin Jazlin Jazimin for alleged negligence is in accordance with provisions in theChild Protection Act.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said: "Law is law...we need to take action, nobody can slip away." The minister, who is in charge of law and legal matters, was asked to comment on the statement by Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan on the possibility of the police charging Jazimin Abdul Jalil, 33, and his wife, Norazian Bistaman, 35, for negligence. Musa said on Friday Jazimin and Norazian are being investigated for possible negligence. He had said they may face charges under the Child Protection Act 2001 if investigations showed their negligence had contributed to Nurin's death.

Section 33 of the Act provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or a maximum two-year jail term or both for parents or guardians found guilty of leaving their child. Musa had said while there was a provision under the law to charge negligent parents, it was never invoked. "It is high time for parents to be more responsible for their children's safety," he said. The IGP's statement, however, prompted negative reaction from various parties. Speaking to reporters after handing Amanah Raya Berhad tithe to 650 single parents and orphans here last night, Mohamed Nazri said the police investigations were in line with the Rukun Negara principle -- Rule of Law. He said the tragic death of innocent Nurin was a heart-wrenching episode that should serve as a lesson to all parties, especially parents, to equally play their role in ensuring their children's safety.



Comments - Lingam CJ Video Clip Conversation; PM: Video Authenticity & No Inquiry; Najib: Authenticity; AG Patail - No Offence; Call "Peaceful Demo"

More Comments - LingamVideo Clip–Conversation with CJ: PM: Video Authenticity & No Inquiry; Najib: Authenticity; AG Patail - No Offence; Call for "Peaceful Demo"

others: Wee C K: Royal Commission; Dzaiddin & Tengku Adan: No: Comments: Dr Mahathir: Too fragile in IJN to respond

ABOVE & BELOW: The Top two in Government have given their views under PM: No need for royal commission and

Najib: Gov't to verify authenticity of clip
and both emphasize on the authenticity of the Tape. PM is disappointed but "no regrets" at all & talk of "damage to the judiciary" only. What about the shame it has brought to the country? - a laughing stock in the eyes of the world. Truly and uniquely this is "Malaysia bolih".
Perhaps also overseas expertise can be sought to verify this Video recording. They have shown the Osama bin Laden recent video tape as fake; this 8 min Lingam Video Clip should be chicken feed to be verified as authentic by these experts and of course from the main actor himself - V K Lingam.
Check it out H E R E
= == =Yes, "It's now or never, we have been waiting for the right time; Tomorrow will be too late, it's now or never" - join Amer Hamzah Arshad (see his appeal at bottom) for a peaceful demonstration at the Palace of Justice and perhaps also near the Palace of the Golden Horses where that old man (who had been pulling all these strings all these years ) is staying or in front of IJN where he is now.

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PM: I'm disappointed

DPM: Authenticity of of video recording needs to be established first |

Tunku Aziz, Param urge PM to stop the judiciary rot |

DAP calls for Full Royal Commission of Inquiry into damning video clip

R. Manirajan, R. Surenthira Kumar and Ng Kee Seng; theSUN

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 21, 2007): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi (ABOVE) says he is disappointed by the release of a video clip depicting a conversation, allegedly between a lawyer and a judge, on the fixing of judicial appointments. "I have received a copy of the video from the police along with the transcript of the conversation. I have also viewed the recording. "Whether whatever transpired is true or not has yet to be confirmed. We have to verify the authenticity of the video," Abdullah told reporters after chairing a Police Commission meeting of which he is in charge of promotions, salary revisions and disciplinary matters in the Internal Security Ministry today.

"This issue is important as it has caused a lot of damage to the country's judiciary system. If the evidence show what transpired in the video was not the truth, action should be taken against those who released the video, as well as all those who lodged ACA reports. "I am disappointed. The video was released with the aim of getting the people angry with the country's judiciary system," he told a press conference. Asked whether a special commission would be set up to investigate the case, he said: "There is no need for one." On the murder of eight-year-old Nurin Jazlin Jazimin, Abdullah expressed sadness and offered condolences to the family. "I hope the police will nab the culprit as soon as possible."

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DPM: Authenticity of of video recording needs to be established first

SUBANG (Sept 21, 2007): Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak (ABOVE) says the authenticity of the video recording of a telephone converstion between a senior lawyer and a senior judge needs to be established before any conclusion is made.

He said with latest technologies available in the market, a proper finding need to be made, before anything else is concluded. "I have not seen the video yet. But we need to check the authenticity of the video recording before making a conclusion. We need to establish that first," he added. He was speaking to reporters after opening Malaysian Airlines Engineering Training Centre and the enrolment of 169 from Felda settlets for a course in Trainee Junior Technican and Trainee Aircraft Maintainance Engineer in the centre here. On whether the government will ask the relevant agencies to investigate the case, he said it will be decided later. Asked if he had spoken to Chief Justice Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim on the matter, Najib said: "Not formally." Asked whether he spoke to Ahmad Fairuz informally, he said: "I think you better ask him."
Tunku Aziz, Param urge PM to stop the judiciary rot
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 21, 2007): Two former United Nations' officials today urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to act firmly to stop the rot and further destruction of judicial independence. Former UN special adviser to UN Secretar-General on Ethics Tunku Abdul Aziz and former UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Datuk Param Cumawaswamy say the video clip showing a senior lawyer discussing over the handphone how he is influencing judicial appoinments should be treated seriously.

"We urge the Prime Minister to present to his Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to set up a tribunal for the removal any judge found guilty of gross misconduct and abuse of power. In the mean time, suspect or suspects must be suspended from office," they said in a joint-statement. Abdul Aziz and Param, both past presidents of Transparency International Malaysia, said in a press conference that they had also handed over a letter, containing further allegations against a judge, to the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) yesterday. Param said the three-page anonymous letter, written in English, but in crude and intemperate language, was received by him three to four days prior to July 20.

Param said he had written to the judge on July 20, and also attached a copy of the anonymous letter containing the allegations, but there was no response. Among the several allegations in the anonymous letter was judges had discussed a recent decision in a suit involving a senior lawyer featured in the vide recording. Param said the judgment eventually was delivered in favour of the senior lawyer. Abdul Aziz and Param also urged the Bar Council to act swiftly and institute disciplinary proceedings against the senior lawyer under Section 88A of the Legal Profession Act and suspend him from practice until the disposal of the disciplinary process. They said it was not the first time the senior lawyer has been seen "unusually friendly" with the senior lawyer.

They said the Federal Constitution should be amended to provide for an independent judicial commission for selection and recommendation of judicial appointments, promotions and to deal with receiving and investigating complaints against judges. "We acknowledge that there are some fine judges of integrity within the system. We urge them to remain steadfast and uphold their oath of office amidst the present crisis of confidence in the system," they said. Abdul Aziz said it would send a "terribly wrong signal" not only to the nation but also internationally, if the government did not act.

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AG's comments on Lingam Tape outrageous - is he for judicial independence, integrity,

Friday, 21 September 2007, 12:19pm by Lim Kit Siang
Gani's outrageous comments of Lingam Tape as a "monologue" which discloses no criminal offence raises important questions of his understanding of and commitment to judicial independence, integrity and accountability as well as his fitness to continue as Attorney-General

The comments by the Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail that "no criminal offence appears to have been committed" in the Lingam Tape and that senior lawyer V.K.Lingam" was in a monologue over his mobile phone and it was unclear who he was talking to" (New Straits Times) were most outrageous and raise important questions, viz:
• his understanding of and commitment to judicial independence, integrity and accountability; and
• his fitness to continue as Attorney-General.

How can the chief legal officer of the government try to minimize the gravity of the judicial misconduct exposed by the Lingam Tape and shirk off his responsibility by claiming that Lingam was in a monologue as "There is no clear reference that he was talking to a top judicial officer", when Anwar Ibrahim's allegation that Lingam was talking to Chief Justice Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim sometime in 2002 when he was Chief Judge of Malaya was corroborated by the contents of the conversation?

Forty-eight hours have passed and neither Ahmad Fairuz nor Lingam had denied that there was such a telephone conversation between them, which would be the first reaction of anyone to a doctored video clip.
Ahmad Fairuz was contacted the same afternoon of Wednesday when Anwar made public the video recording, but his personal assistant relayed the message that the Chief Justice wanted to have a look at the video before saying anything. But Ahmad Fairuz had been in ex communicado in the past two days, although he would have no difficulty in accessing it on the Internet, as it was put up on Malaysiakini almost instantly the same day (recording over 4,000 hits since), as well as on many blogs and the Bar Council website. One Youtube site which uploaded the clip registered 23,150 hits in one day.
The silence of Lingam cannot be explained by the claim that he is overseas, particularly in the present era of 24/7 and instant communications when information travels at the speed of light and denials could be made instantly from any part of the globe.

It is also most noteworthy that Gani had not challenged the authenticity of the video recording of the telephone conversation.
From the contents, the conversation would probably be January 2002 for the following reasons:

Ahmad Fairuz was referred to as "Datuk" and there was talk of getting a "Tan Sri"-ship for him the same year. Ahmad Fairuz was awarded the Panglima Setia Mahkota (P.S.M) by the Yang di Pertuan Agong during the King's birthday in June 2002, making him a Tan Sri.

• There was reference of making "Datuk Heliliah, Datuk Ramli and Datuk Maroop" as judges – on 8th February 2002, Datuk Heliliah Mohd Yusuf, former Solicitor-General, Datuk Ramly Ali, a former Chief Registrar and Datuk Ahmad Maarop, a former Commissioner of Law Revision, received their letters of appointment as High Court judges from the Yang di Pertuan Agong. Their appointments were from Feb. 1, 2002.
• There was reference that "in three months time" Ahmad Fairuz would be made President of Court of Appeal and "six months time" he was going to be Chief Justice - Ahmad Fairuz was sworn in as President, Court of Appeal on Dec. 1, 2002 and appointed Chief Justice of Malaysia on March 17, 2003.
When Gani said that "no criminal offence appears to have been committed' in the Lingam Tape, may be he should explain what crimes were committed by Tun Salleh Abas to be sacked as Lord President and by Datuk Seri George Seah and the late Tan Sri Wan Suleiman Pawanteh to be dismissed as Supreme Court judges in the dark days of Malaysian judiciary in 1988?

Five charge, running into 12 sheets of paper and nearly 1,700 words were levelled against Salleh Abas. Can Gani state what were the charges against Salleh in the shameful travesty of justice which precipitated the fall from grace of the Malaysian judiciary which could be termed "criminal"?
What is mind-boggling is that the Attorney-General, who had clearly viewed the Lingam Tape, should be so complacent as to find nothing improper or offensive in it and cannot see the grave judicial misconduct crying out for attention and which have plunged the country into the latest chapter of a long catalogue of crisis of confidence in the judiciary in the past two decades since the 1988 Judicial Onslaught. How is it that Malaysia, which claims to want to be a first-world nation to face up to the challenges of globalization, is having an Attorney-General who seems to be oblivious of the importance of the principles of judicial independence, integrity and accountability and the various international statements and declarations on them, such as:

(1) The Beijing Statement of Principles of the Independence of the Judiciary in the LAWASIA Region 1995 which among other things declared:
• Judges shall uphold the integrity and independence of the Judiciary by avoiding impropriety in all their activities.
• To enable the Judiciary to achieve its objectives and perform its functions, it is essential that judges be chosen on the basis of proven competence, integrity and independence.
(2) The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct 2002 which states, among other things:
• A judge shall ensure that his or her conduct is above reproach in the view of a reasonable observer.
• The behavior and conduct of a judge must reaffirm the people's faith in the integrity of the judiciary. Justice must not merely be done but must also be seen to be done.
If the Attorney-General assumes the stance that no criminal offence is disclosed in the Lingam Tape and that it was only a monologue of Lingam, totally disregarding the fact that it has done more than any other event in the four-year Abdullah premiership to destroy the myth that the country is making progress towards a system of justice where there is a truly independent judiciary and a just rule of law, how can Malaysians expect the Prime Minister to get proper and quality legal advice from the chief legal officer of the government on what he should do for the good of the country and future generations?
Instead of one scandal over the Lingam Tape, is the country getting a double whammy with another value-added scandal of an Attorney-General who refuses to see or lift his finger to save the country from the latest crisis of confidence in the judiciary in the country?

DAP calls for Full Royal Commission of Inquiry into damning video clip
Ng Kee Seng, theSUN

PETALING JAYA (Sept 21, 2007): The DAP today called for a Full Royal Commission of Inquiry into the 2002 video clip showing a senior lawyer telling a judicial officer over the handphone how he is conspiring to influence judiciary appointments. "Only such a commission comprising of distinguished overseas jurists and judges have the integrity, capability and moral authority to convince Malaysians and ensure that truth and justice shall prevail," said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. Yesterday, PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim made public the video clip as evidence to show that judicial appointments could be fixed. "Due to the seriousness of the allegations, a responsible Attorney-General (A-G) would immediately investigate by calling up the senior lawyer for questioning. Instead the A-G (Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail) was quoted by a newspaper as saying no criminal offence appears to have been committed in the video recording," Lim said in a statement today. Parliamentary Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang, also in a statement today, described the Gani's response as "outrageous statements".
"Forty-eight hours have passed and neither the senior lawyer nor the alleged judical officer have denied the recorded video conversation. Neither has the A-G challenged the authenticity of the recording," said Kit Siang. "Gani seems to be oblivious of the importance of the principles of judicial independence, integrity and accountability," he added.

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No criminal offence seen, says Gani

PUTRAJAYA: No criminal offence appears to have been committed in a video recording of a telephone conversation between a well-known lawyer and senior judge allegedly discussing appointments to the Bench, the attorney-general said.Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, however, said he was "getting further opinion on the matter and studying other information in the video clip". Responding to the video released by Parti Keadilan Rakyat adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday, Gani said the lawyer was in a monologue over his mobile phone and it was unclear who he was talking to. "There is no clear reference that he was talking to a top judicial officer," he said. Anwar made public the video showing the lawyer purportedly saying he would lobby for the judge's elevation. The video was made in 2002. Anwar said the video was handed over recently by a source who wanted to remain anonymous. The clip shows the lawyer talking about how he had helped the judge's appointment to top judicial postings through a prominent businessman and a politician, both of whom were said to be close to the then prime minister. The lawyer said he was also working to get Tan Sri Mokhtar Abdullah appointed Chief Judge of Malaya and named a number of high-level judges in the video.

Mokhtar, a former attorney-general, was elevated to the Federal Court but went into a coma after a fall in August 2002. He died in 2003. The video is 14 minutes and 16 seconds long but was edited to eight minutes and 26 seconds to protect the identity of the source. Meanwhile, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz (ABOVE) said the authorities would act on the video clip when an official report was made. "I have not been briefed or contacted by the judiciary or the attorney-general on the matter. At the moment, I have nothing." Nazri said the proper procedure would be for any of the parties in the video, or those who may be affected by it, to make a police report.

Meanwhile, opposition leader Lim Kit Siang has called for the judge to be suspended for unethical conduct under Article 125 of the constitution. He said in a statement that the law allowed the king to appoint a tribunal, upon whose recommendation the judge could be removed from office. The New Straits Times contacted some of those whose names were mentioned in the video clip. Former chief justice Tun Dzaiddin Abdullah declined comment. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, who was deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department when the video was allegedly made in 2002 and who was referred to a number of times by the lawyer, also refused to comment.

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Ex-MP calls for commission of inquiry

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Bukit Bintang MP Wee Choo Keong has called for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the video clip in which a lawyer is alleged to have talked to a senior judge about judicial matters. He said the video recording was a serious matter touching on the integrity of the judiciary. Wee's name was among those mentioned by the lawyer during the conversation. He claimed that the exposé, if true, coupled with the recent Court of Appeal decision to set aside an injunction obtained by MBF Holdings Bhd against him, would have vindicated him.

Wee was fined RM7,000 by the then Supreme Court for contempt arising from the injunction obtained by MBF a day before nomination day for the 1995 general election. The Election Commission allowed him to contest the Bukit Bintang seat, which he won, but the Barisan Nasional candidate, Dr Lee Chong Meng, filed an election petition to disqualify him on the grounds that a person fined RM2,000 and above could not stand as candidate. The then election judge did not order a by-election but instead ruled that Dr Lee be declared the new MP for the constituency. At that time, the decision of the election judge was final.

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2007/09/21; By : V. Anbalagan; NST

Bar Council to take action against lawyer in video recording

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bar Council is moving to take disciplinary action against the lawyer caught on video in 2002 for allegedly seeking to influence judicial appointments.

Sources said the lawyer's alleged misconduct was the only agenda set for an emergency council meeting called for tomorrow, following the video recording's release on Thursday. "The video tape issue and the action to be taken against the lawyer will be discussed at the meeting," a source said. The Bar Council, as the complainant, would refer the matter to the Disciplinary Board set up under the Legal Profession Act 1976. The council would first issue a show-cause letter to the respondent for an explanation, which, if unsatisfactory, would then be referred to the board. The board will set up a disciplinary committee to hear the case, which will then forward its recommendations.

Those found guilty of misconduct under Section 103 of the Act could be fined, suspended or struck off the rolls. The respondent can appeal to the High Court against the board's decision. Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee chairman R. Ravindra Kumar called for "an immediate and thorough investigation by the police and Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) of the protagonist on the video and all the persons named, as well as all matters raised that are warranted". Meanwhile, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) handed over evidence, including the video clip, to Federal Territory ACA director Abu Zubir Mohd Hassan at the latter's office yesterday. PKR vice-president Sivarasa Rasiah said in a statement that he had handed over an eight-minute copy of a video clip, a one-minute audio recording and a copy of a press statement dated Sept 19 issued by the party on Thursday.

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In keeping with the norm!
Written by Manjeet Singh Dhillon on 21 September, 2007 at 09:04 AM What a way to begin the morning - reading the various responses. Why is that I am not surprised at the tone, tenor and contents of these responses. The AG is getting 'further opinion' - I wonder from where. There are several acronyms in frequent use in handling such troublesome revelations - 'KUS - Kertas untuk simpanan', 'NFA - No further action' - so take your pick. Wait long enough and the fan-splattered crud dries up and falls off and status quo will resume. Viva la Malaysia - what a difference life here makes!

Missing the point!

update by Manjeet Singh Dhillon on 21 September, 2007 at 09:39 AM

My earlier posting was more a disappointed gut reaction. On reflection it has dawned that the AG has actually missed the point - why am I not surprised - of the revelations. No one - and least of all me [I know better don't I, AG?] - expected you to rush off and prosecute anyone. A first year law student would be aware of the burden of proof and all the other crud thrown out that warrants a criminal prosecution. No, Mr. AG, it is more than that - it is what is insidiously displayed as being done in that clip - the manipulations, favour-granting, power-grabbing fixing up of things. It is the systematic dismantling of established institutions that ensure the well-being, progress and stability of a nation - ours! Did you miss all that? The nation has a psyche in case you did not know. Did you actually direct your DPPs to look for offences in that clip? I could have given you an answer in 5 seconds - time it takes to utter one word. But then you wouldn't ask me, would you? No, Mr. AG, look at the bigger picture.

THE BIGGER PICTURE! [See I am shouting!] Look at the circumstances prevailing in Malaysia since the Salleh Abas fiasco [ok, that was before your time], look at what has happened since - the VK Lingham holiday abroad, link it to the personalities, run the tape forward, look at the State of Denmark, dig deeper, ask, inquire, ruminate, reflect, consider the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary, the role that you, we, all have to play. Is it the tree for the woods or the wood for the trees - see the drift of my posting? - or have I as usual run ahead of you?

The clip, Mr. AG, showed s*** hitting the ceiling fan. And that is not good. Splattered s*** gets everywhere and covers the good, bad and ugly equally. Do I need more parables, allegories, fables to illustrate the point, the drift of where we are going, what is happening to us, as a people and a nation. Or we all so blase, so satiated, so disgusted, so disappointed, so disillusioned that nothing bothers us anymore. Do we, must we, all wait for the crud to dry and fall off? After all smells, even that of a corpse, dissipate over time. Haven't you, Mr. AG, missed the point of it all? But then Mr. AG you are getting a further opinion. And that is good. Perhaps you will post it on the forum for us to read and review - like this clip. What a difference a day makes! And why am I not surprised!!
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and a plaintive Cry for 'Peaceful Demo" by Amer Hamzah Arshad Friday, 21 September 2007, 01:28pm
Brothers and Sisters,

Many of us have expressed our views, comments and disgust on the bar website pertaining to the VK Lingam video. The Bar Council has also announced that they will convene a special meeting tomorrow to discuss this sordid episode. The outcome of the meeting as far as I am concerned will be predictable - the BC will issue a press statement; refer VK to the disciplinary board and convene an EGM and pass a resolution (for whatever it is worth). But are these measures enough? If we are talking about any other issue such as the 'rice bowl' issue, I may be contented with them. However, the present issue which we are facing is something that is so serious which would warrant some form of immediate and effective action to send a strong message to the public and the world at large. This begs the question of what else can we do?
I, for one, would call upon the members of the Bar to rally together and have a peaceful demonstration at the Palace of Justice, asking for the Chief Justice to be suspended pending an investigation on the matter. If lawyers in Pakistan can rally to uphold the integrity of their judiciary, why can't the Malaysian lawyers do the same? We should also march to the Istana and submit a memo to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the the Rulers calling for a Royal Commission to investigate this matter.

I know that there may be some of us who have reservations about having a peaceful demonstration. But my question to all of you is do we want to have a deathbed regret? Let us not have the 'what if' thought when we are on our deathbeds, wondering if there was something else that we could have done other than merely attending the EGM and issue statement/comments. If blood has to be shed, let it be for the cause of upholding the integrity of the judiciary. If heads have to roll, let them be the heads of the culprits that have brought eternal shame to our judiciary.

It would be a farce if all that we do is to just talk and discuss this matter along the corridors of the court, warong kopi and in meetings (e.g. EGM) and not take any serious action. We can joke and laugh about the video and treat it like another episode of the VK Lingam chronicles. We have had this kind of debates numerous times. We condemn, and we criticise and then we go back to the comfort of our beds and sleep over it. But I for one do not want to sleep over it anymore. Enough is enough. We are good when it comes to preaching on democracy and the right to peaceful assembly. In fact, some of us are willing to even take up a test case for that right. But why are we so reluctant to have a peaceful demonstration to protest against such travesty ourselves? It is sad if the Council does not take the lead in this matter.

Do not let someone else fight for our cause.
We have to stand up and fight for ourselves.

It is either we keep our mouths shut or do something about it (and by doing something I do not mean merely having an EGM or issuing statements).
We have to take action and the time is now.
It is now or never and to quote Malcolm X, "by any means necessary"!

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Check H E R E also on UPDATES on

the reaction 7 years ago at the Bar Council, Malaysia - Current controversy relating to the Chief Justice's holiday in New Zealand Friday, 09 June 2000, 12:00am &

And what did Anwar Ibrahim do 7ears ago? ..to recuse Tun Eusoff Chin from his 2nd appeal

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MORE PICS – Bar Members Marching to PM Office – Memo for a Royal Commission to investigate the Judiciary “pornography” video clip:

ABOVE: Malaysiakini has a late evening Update on the Bar Council EGM today under the heading.

Bar Council to press for royal commission Sep 22, 07 6:14pm

The Bar Council must have weighted the issue and restrict the march to its members. If it is open to the Public, there would create a "public order" problem for the Police and the Full force of the FRU might be at hand to rope in one and all or they might just advise them to disperse.

The Bar members are responsible professionals and they would maintain a strict peaceful march to show their solidarity and utter disgust to what has been exposed in this sordid judiciary "pornography". Whatever it is deem against the law as an "illegal assembly" of more than 5 people.

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Malaysian Bar members urged to rise up to save the judiciary
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 05:45pm

ABOVE: Council members viewing the unauthentic "Judiciary pornography" video clip. Obviously, the photo is not authentic, it has been "doctored" as the actor is shown in close-up! But the members are real and you can see clearly now the outline of the actor.

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"We have received emails, we have had many members speak to us and tell us that they are very gravely concerned about this situation. What we do not wish to see is the matter being swept under the carpet.

Word coming out from the press, the statements made out by officials is that action will be taken against those who reported the incident if it is found to be untrue or false. But I think rather than frightening people who are prepared to come forward with information, we should actually look at what the message that has come through. In other words, don’t kill the messenger. Look at the information that has been put out."

KUALA LUMPUR, Sat: The Bar Council today unanimously decided to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister and the Malaysian Cabinet next Wednesday, September 26 for the setting up of a royal commission to investigate the video clip. In the same emergency meeting, the Council also decided to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Malaysian Bar at 3pm on Saturday, October 6 at the Legend Hotel here.

ABOVE: Other Council members with the President in the media conference

The Bar Council, as the governing body of the 13,500 strong Bar, calls on every member of the Bar to rise to the occasion and join members of the Bar Council in the march from the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya to the Prime Minister's office to hand over the memorandum. Members are requested to meet at the stairs of the Palace of Justice at 11am on Wednesday. Buses will also be chartered and will be at the Bar Council Secretariat at 9am that morning. The attire is black and white with jacket. In the meeting, the general feeling of Council members is one of outrage, and Council members felt that it is now in the national interest that members of the Bar rally together to save the judiciary.



Friday, September 21, 2007

MORE PICS & Video – Nurin Jazlin Laid to rest - 21 Sep 07; We grief for the Loss of a young Soul so brutally taken away by a senseless inhuman being

UPDATE: October 11, 2007 23:166 pM
Police have given our DVD of the images. How to identify the person. So small & unclear

ABOVE & BELOW CCTV FBI enhanced Footages of the Man carrying the heavy bag into the building
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ABOVE & BELOW: The sames images enlarged
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UPDATE: October 11, 2007 23:56 M

Nurin murder suspect freed

Charles Ramendran; theSUN


KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10, 2007): The Indonesian woman (ABOVE) detained by Selangor police in connection with the murder of eight-year-old Nurin Jazlin Jazimin late last month was cleared of further investigations today. It is learnt that the 23-year-old woman who spent most of her days in police remand in Universiti Malaya Medical Centre to purge a sim card she swallowed, was handed over to Kuala Lumpur police today. Kuala Lumpur CID chief SAC II Ku Chin Wah said the woman was freed following investigations due to lack of substantial evidence.

However, the woman who was detained in Nilai, Negri Sembilan on Sept 29 has been handed over to the Immigration Department and sent to the Semenyih detention centre as she does not have valid travel documents. Last week, police released four men who were picked up in Shah Alam on Sept 28 to help in the probe after they were found to be not involved.

ABOVE & BELOW: Two censored postmortem photos as shown in TV3 nightline news

On the internet circulation of autopsy photos of Nurin taken by police investigators, police said they have initiated investigations following a police report lodged by a senior police officer. Federal CID director Datuk Christopher Wan Soo Kee when contacted said police will take severe action against those behind the circulation of the photos. It is learnt that investigators will be calling in two police photographers who were present during the post mortem on Nurin, for questioning.

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Nurin's Family To Celebrate Aidilfitri In Perak

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- The family of the murdered Nurin Jazlin Jazimin will celebrate Aidilfitri in Selama, Perak, her mother's hometown for one week. "We are leaving for Selama on Friday after visiting Kah Ngah's (Nurin Jazlin) grave," said Nurin Jazlin's father, Jazimin Abd Jalil, 33, after receiving an umrah (minor pilgrimage) package from Uptrend Network Sdn Bhd at his house in Wangsa Maju here Wednesday. Jazimin hoped by celebrating Aidilfitri in Selama, it would help the family cope with the trauma of losing their loved one. Thanking Uptrend Network for the package, Jazimin said he and his wife were planning to go for the umrah after Aidilfitri. "It is impossible for us to overcome our grief over the loss of Kak Ngah.

The contribution would ease the pain and help us rebuild our lives," he said. Jazimin said he had quit his job as taxi driver and would be venturing into business offered by Uptrend Network but the nature of the trade had yet to be determined. Nurin Jazlin went missing on Aug 20 after going to a night market near her house in Wangsa Maju. Her naked body stuffed in a sports bag was found outside a shop in Petaling Jaya on Sept 17. A post-mortem revealed that she was sexually assaulted.

Jazimin (ABOVE) yesterday lodged a police report over the circulation of post-mortem photographs of his daughter. Four men and a woman were arrested in connection with the murder but the men were later released unconditionally after the DNA test carried out on them did not match the foreign material found on Nurin's body.

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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Who spread pictures of Nurin on the Net?

THE first beast was the one who murdered Nurin Jazimin. The second is the one who circulated what is believed to be her post-mortem pictures via the Internet! The gruesome pictures surfaced this morning and they are enough to make one's blood boil! The pictures show various injuries the little girl suffered. I assume they are meant only for medical record. But today, they are spread over the Internet in what can only be described as a dastardly and an inhumane act of violation on a dead person. How could this happen? Who is responsible for this? Where is the right of the dead to privacy? Where is respect for the dead? Isn't there any trace of human decency at all by those who did this? What kind of action can be taken against the perpetrators? How many more of such acts of indecent exposure? Let's get to the bottom of this once and for all!

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NO new Post-postmortem Nurin pics here, but see the latest MAT REMPITS - Go latest post (Oct 10 07)

H E R E ON

MORE PICS & Video – Mat Rempits Menance under Control?Numbers are Multiplying & Spreading; Weekend Arrest 84 includes Pillion riders for various offences - no valid driving licenses & insurance; dangerous riding

& watch the Video Clip within Clip in Slow Motion of arrest= == = == == = == =

UPDATE: Oct 10 2007, 10.30am
there is a relentless search for more of the post-mortem pics

the only one here is the official one released by the Police and appeared in most papers

Although post-mortem photographs Nurin were posted on the internet, Police warned stern action would taken against anyone distributing such pictures. Selangor Chief Police Officer Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said investigation is underway under the official Secrets Act (OSA) and warned those distributing such photographs by email to stop or the risk being prosecuted under the OSA or in possession of pornographic materials. Datuk Khalid said he was directing this warning particularly to his men who have direct accesses to those photographs.

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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Who spread pictures of Nurin on the Net?

THE first beast was the one who murdered Nurin Jazimin. The second is the one who circulated what is believed to be her post-mortem pictures via the Internet! The gruesome pictures surfaced this morning and they are enough to make one's blood boil! The pictures show various injuries the little girl suffered. I assume they are meant only for medical record. But today, they are spread over the Internet in what can only be described as a dastardly and an inhumane act of violation on a dead person. How could this happen? Who is responsible for this? Where is the right of the dead to privacy? Where is respect for the dead? Isn't there any trace of human decency at all by those who did this? What kind of action can be taken against the perpetrators? How many more of such acts of indecent exposure? Let's get to the bottom of this once and for all!



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Monday September 24, 2007
Jazimin to sue over sensational stories; By PAUL CHOO; STAR

KUALA LUMPUR: Jazimin Abdul Jalil is considering taking legal action against newspapers that published allegedly defamatory stories in relation to his daughter Nurin’s brutal murder. He said he felt disappointed that, although he gave his full cooperation to the press, several newspapers chose to highlight hurtful and dubious stories. “I will read all the stories, one by one, and will take action against those who have tarnished the good name of my family just to sell their newspapers.” Jazimin said he had been horrified to read some news reports that alleged that he had financial problems and loan shark debts and that these had led to the murder and sexual abuse of his daughter. “Those stories are lies, completely untrue. “Do you think that just because I am a taxi driver I do not have a good background?

“The reason I took up this job is because Nurin had high blood pressure and kidney problems, which constantly required me to take her for treatment and this job gives me freedom. “And don’t think that because I live in a house like this (pointing to his second floor flat unit in Wangsa Maju here), I am not capable of taking legal action against newspapers,” he said, after which he apologised quietly to pressmen, saying he did not intend to offend them. Jazimin was speaking to reporters after a visit from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who was here yesterday to offer her condolences. Dr Wan Azizah spent an hour talking with the family and consoling them.

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Bangladeshi held for forcing girl to perform oral sex on him

By RASHITHA A. HAMID

ABOVE & BELOW: The suspected child molester. The problems faced by immigrant workers and a great number of local young able bodied men- unable to find release to their natural physical urges. Legalize prostitution may be one solution. Look at the animal kingdom, the female cats are being preyed upon once the male ones are in the heat

SHAH ALAM: A Bangladeshi factory worker was arrested for allegedly forcing a seven-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him. The girl was playing firecrackers with her brother behind their grandmother’s house in Sungai Kandis last Saturday night when the suspect, in his 20s, approached her without her brother realising it. The foreigner asked the girl to follow him to his house nearby. Not suspecting anything, the girl followed him. Once they entered the house, the suspect threatened the girl and asked her to perform oral sex on him. The girl, who was afraid, obeyed him.

Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Noor Azam Jamaludin (ABOVE) said the girl was not raped and was released by the suspect, who has been in the country for the past year. “The girl was allowed to go home after about 20 minutes,” he said, adding that the girl told her family the incident once she reached home. Her parents immediately lodged a report at the Shah Alam district police headquarters. ACP Noor Azam said the suspect was arrested a short while after the report was lodged. The suspect has been remanded until Wednesday.

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Puteri Umno To Distribute Guidebook On Children's Safety

ABOVE: Datuk Noraini Ahmad was also quoted (jokingly in electronic media) that it should include the term "oral sex"and its meaning. Then this guidebook should also be given to the Puteri girls.

TELUK INTAN, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Puteri Umno plans to produce a guideboook on children's safety to protect underage girls from falling prey to sexual predators. Its chief Datuk Noraini Ahmad (ABOVE) said the guidebook would be distributed to the primary school students as they were most at risk. "Existing laws on sexual crimes also have to be reviewed to enable more effective enforcement," she told reporters after presenting aid to single mothers and disabled people in Kampung Gajah near here yesterday. Her comment comes in the wake of the rape and murder of a missing girl, Nurin Jazlin Jazimin, eight, whose naked body was found stuffed in a bag in Petaling Jaya on Monday, one month after her disappearance. The girl went missing after going on her own to a night market nearby her home in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur. Noraini also proposed that pictures of sexual offenders, especially those who had preyed on children, be published in the media.

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September 23, 2007 12:51 PM

Negligence Charge On Nurin's Parents Within The LawNazri

ABOVE: the learned but uncaring de facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri

KUALA KANGSAR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The possibility of the police charging the parents of senseless child murder victim Nurin Jazlin Jazimin for alleged negligence is in accordance with provisions in theChild Protection Act.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said: "Law is law...we need to take action, nobody can slip away." The minister, who is in charge of law and legal matters, was asked to comment on the statement by Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan on the possibility of the police charging Jazimin Abdul Jalil, 33, and his wife, Norazian Bistaman, 35, for negligence. Musa said on Friday Jazimin and Norazian are being investigated for possible negligence. He had said they may face charges under the Child Protection Act 2001 if investigations showed their negligence had contributed to Nurin's death.

Section 33 of the Act provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or a maximum two-year jail term or both for parents or guardians found guilty of leaving their child. Musa had said while there was a provision under the law to charge negligent parents, it was never invoked. "It is high time for parents to be more responsible for their children's safety," he said. The IGP's statement, however, prompted negative reaction from various parties. Speaking to reporters after handing Amanah Raya Berhad tithe to 650 single parents and orphans here last night, Mohamed Nazri said the police investigations were in line with the Rukun Negara principle -- Rule of Law. He said the tragic death of innocent Nurin was a heart-wrenching episode that should serve as a lesson to all parties, especially parents, to equally play their role in ensuring their children's safety.
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UPDATE: MAGIC in Nurin’s DEATH
It appears there is a miscommunication and confusion between the Police and the Parents involved who now claimed they were given the “official” results at 10.00pm on Thursday 13 Sept. 07. Once they accepted the results, there was this magic “the face was now recognisable even though just a day before it was not” when they claim it the next day. They explained it as “hikmah”
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Still on the DNA results (An Original Article by the Host Blogger)

We wish to state here that we are not holding any grudge with the Police in relation to the fact that the DNA results were disseminated to the whole world before officially notifying the parents concerned.

Still on DNA - Part 2 (An Original Article by the Host Blogger)

A number of readers suggested that a second DNA should have been taken to erase all doubts. This was what our stand initially as well upon being bried on the DNA report by the PJ OCPD at 10.00 p.m., 20th September 2007. However, as explained in my earlier post, it was the parents who had decided to rely on the DNA coupled with the dental records in their decision to claim the body (of which now has been confirmed as Nurin) along with the acceptance that the body had various other similar features to Nurin indeed in the wee hours of Friday, 21st September 2007. With that decision, the earlier arrangement made with IPD Petaling Jaya for a second DNA test coupled with veryfing the body against Nurin's medical records, thumb print etc on that Friday morning was called of. When the parents informed the Police that we are now would be claiming the bosy instead, the body was then prepared accordingly to Islamic rites (mandi mayat).

When we arrived at the mortuary to collect the body, it all clear to everyone, including Jazimin that the body was no other than Nurin. This might sound like coming from a religious movie script, but that is the fact, the face was now recognisable even though just a day before it was not.

There is a "hikmah" in this, the act of the parents agreeing to the DNA results (which was made available to them last), had sort of avoided the body to continue to be in limbo for a few more days. Therefore, the family is genuinely certain that the body claimed was none other than Nurin, and there is no necessity for a second DNA test. It is rather unfortunate that there are some parties who are trying to cast doubts to the mother's mind by continuosly asking whether she was certain of the body was Nurin and not someone else. They had actually "integorated" her at the burial grounds itself, at a time when one was in their lowest point. They have actually succeeded in getting some "confessions" from the mother that fits their agenda to paint the Police force as an (one) "unreliable" and "despicable" force that works around conspiracy theory.

So readers, if you are to come across any notion of such in any press (or article) reports within the next few days, please take my word, you can actually chuck the whole newspaper into the dustbin as the journalism practice in getting that news scoop was totally deplorable. No one should be casting any doubt that Nurin has been safely buried at 2.45 pm 21st September 2007 at the Ibu Kota Muslim Burial Grounds, Kuala Lumpur.

Posted by Jasni AJ at 1:48 PM 14 comments

View also the earlier complaints titled

Still on the DNA results (An Original Article by the Host Blogger)

(details H E R E)
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Nurin tragedy: Blurred image of 'Kampung Baru molester' captured on film

By : Lee Shi-Ian, V. Shuman and Fadhal Ilahi Ab Ghani, NST

ABOVE:Federal CID director Datuk Christopher Wan ( right) leaving the building after the visit yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: A man was seen getting off a motorcycle and walking with a sports bag into the building where the body of Nurul Jazlin Jazimin was found. Police now believe they have a strong description of the 'Kampung Baru molester' who is now linked to Nurin's abduction and murder. The image of the man was captured on a closed-circuit camera in a neighbouring building along PJS 1/48 in Petaling Jaya Utama.

Although the image is said to be blurred, this is the first time police have a description of the suspect. Police are now enhancing the image digitally. The suspect is said to be in his 30s. Police are also looking for a couple in a silver Perodua Kenari who were also captured by the CCTV at the scene. Witnesses had seen the Malay woman in her 20s seated on the staircase with a "Diadora" bag next to her, but the CCTV footage did not show the woman walking into the building with the bag. She was later seen leaving the place in the Perodua Kenari. The "Kampung Baru molester" is wanted in connection with the molest case of two girls, aged five and six. The suspect had taken the girls away on his motorcycle after asking them to help to locate his missing cat.

Both girls were promised an ice-cream treat if they helped him. But the girls were molested and had brinjals forced into their private parts before they were released several hours later. In Nurin's case, she was held captive for almost a month before her body turned up in a sports bag which was left at the foot of a staircase in a building at PJS1/48 on Monday. A post mortem revealed that Nurin was also molested and had a brinjal and a cucumber forced into her private parts. The modus operandi in all three cases appeared to be the same, except that in Nurin's case, she was not released alive. The other similarity in the three cases is the lone suspect on a motorcycle. Federal CID director Datuk Christopher Wan Soo Kee yesterday confirmed that they were relooking the earlier cases involving the "Kampung Baru molester" in their investigation into Nurin's case. Short of saying that Nurin's murder could have been the work of a serial molester, Wan said they were trying to ascertain if there was a link in all three cases.

The New Straits Times learnt that police had interviewed the two earlier victims several times but they had been giving contradictory evidence. Sources said the victims who are toddlers could not provide police with a photofit of the suspect. They also could not tell police where they were taken to and attacked. Yesterday afternoon, Wan visited the scene where Nurin's body was found. Accompanied by several police officers from Selangor, Wan spent about an hour interviewing tenants of the three-storey building. It is learnt that Wan is now overseeing investigations into Nurin's abduction and murder. The eight-year-old went missing on Aug 20 after going to a night market near her house in Section 1, Wangsa Maju.

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ABOVE: Malaysiakini has an evening UPDATE On

Nurin's murder: CID director heads probe

Hope this inhuman beast can be apprehended ASAP

No one "dies" before their time. When the soul is ready to release the body, when it has accomplished what it came here to do, it moves on, even in the case of infants & children. What could they accomplish? – You might ask. They may have come into this life to experience unconditional love, to feel the physical body, to experiment with changing form, to give love or other gifts, to meet a personal karmic situation as self-judgment, a point of view, something that had to be confronted and processed. There is always a reason., to reallize that each soul is making these decisions is a beautiful, healing and freeing experience.

Existence is larger than life or death. Life and death are both states of existence. An identity exists whether it is in the state of life or in the state of death. A death is just night to your soul.

=== = =ABOVE & BELOW: The tears from the parents in their hour of farewell & grief

Nurin has been laid to rest today, Friday 21 Sept 2007

Alfatihah
Due to the overwhelming scientific evidence produced, the parents of Nurin Jazlin have decided to accept the body they inspected as of their daughter's. The body will be claimed this morning and funeral (burial) would probably be held after Friday prayers today
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ABOVE: The father and others closing up the grave

Father Claims Nurin's Body For Burial

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- An emotional Jazimin Abdul Jalil finally came to terms with the death of his daughter Nurin Jazlin Jazimin and was at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary Friday morning to claim her body for burial. Jazimin, who yesterday adamantly refused to accept that the girl's body found stuffed in a sports bag was that of his missing eight-year-old daughter despite the DNA test proving otherwise, could not control his emotions and was in tears as he went through the procedures of claiming the body of Nurin, a victim of brutal murder and sexual abuse.

ABOVE & BELOW: Mother & Father of Nurin being consoled by relatives & friends at the funeral at Gombak cementary

Jazimin, clad in a pink "baju Melayu" and black trousers, accompanied by family members and relatives, was handed Nurin's body at 11.15am. After a short prayer, the body was taken to a van. At the family's house in Section One, Wangsa Maju, Nurin's mother, Norazian Bistaman anxiously waited for her husband's return with their daughter, fondly called "Kak Ngah" by family members and neighbours.

ABOVE: Funeral rites were performed at the Assa'Adah Madrasah in Wangsa Maju BELOW: Prayers at the Ibu Kota Muslim Cemetery in Taman Danau Kota on Friday before burial

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ABOVE: Jenazah Nurin Jazlin selamat dibumikan BELOW: The final look from the father

Nurin was buried after Friday prayers. The body of the missing girl Nurin Jazlin Jazimin, 8, was finally laid to rest at the Ibu Kota Muslim Cemetery in Taman Danau Kota on Friday. She was buried at around 2.25pm after which the talqin (burial rituals) was recited at 2.32pm..

ABOVE: the mother Norazian Bistaman sprinkling scented water on her daughter Nurin's grave watched by members of family

Yesterday, police confirmed the results of the DNA test done on the blood samples taken from the dead girl matched that of Jazimin, 33, and Norazian, 35. However, Nurin's parents were doubtful over the findings and asked for a second DNA test. The outcome will be known on Sunday. Nurin, a Standard Two pupil of Sekolah Kebangsaan Desa Setapak, was missing since Aug 20 when she went to a night market near her home in Wangsa Maju on her own. She was last seen being dragged into a white van by a man. On Monday, an employee of a book distribution company found a sports bag at the bottom of a staircase of a shoplot in PJS1/48, Petaling Utama, and brought into her working place, thinking that it belonged to her boss. Her boss later opened the bag and discovered the naked body of a girl believed to be between six and nine-years-old in a foetal position in the brand new bag.


ABOVE: Close up of Mother sprinkling scented water BELOW: the sister's turn, sprinkling scented holy water

Police later found bruise marks on her neck, suggesting strangulation, and a brinjal and a cucumber inserted in her private parts. Meanwhile, thousands of mourners, including children, from all races paid their last respects to Nurin at the Assa'Adah Madrasah in Wangsa Maju where the funeral rites were performed.

Among them was Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil(ABOVE) . Policemen were seen diverting traffic to ease congestion.

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September 21, 2007 16:18 PM

CID Director Heads Special Probe Team On Nurin's Murder – IGP

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Police have set up a special probe team headed by Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Christopher Wan Soo Kee to investigate the brutal murder of Nurin Jazlin Jazimin whose body was found in a foetal position in a sports bag in Petaling Utama on Monday. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said: "I view this case very seriously and we are gathering information. This probe team has special strategies and their own networking to nab the murderer. "At the moment, I cannot reveal the strategies and their modus operandi in investigating this case because if we reveal everything, the suspect will flee," he told Bernama Friday.

Musa did not rule out the possibility of the suspect moving out of the Klang Valley following extensive media publicity following Nurin's disappearance on Aug 20 and discovery of her body at the bottom of a staircase of a shoplot. "I want all parties to cooperate in this case and not to make speculations in the media. We are trying our level best," he said. Nurin, 8, a Year Two pupil of Sekolah Kebangsaan Desa Setapak, went missing when she went on her own to a night market near her home at Section One in Wangsa Maju. She was last seen being dragged into a white van by a man. On Monday, an employee of a book distribution company found a sports bag at a shoplot in Petaling Utama and brought into her working place, thinking that it belonged to her boss.

Her boss later opened the bag and discovered a naked body of a girl believed to be between six and nine-year-old in a foetal position in the brand new bag. Police later found bruise marks on her neck, suggesting strangulation, and a brinjal and a cucumber inserted in her private parts.A DNA test yesterday confirmed the body was that of Nurin. Meanwhile, it is learnt that police have recorded statements from a man who was seen near the shoplot a day before the sports bag bearing Nurin's body was found. Police believe the man could provide vital information to solve the case. Police are also viewing recordings of closed-circuit television cameras installed in adjacent buildings of the shoplot.

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Police Hot Air on Nurin's Killers


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