Number of signatories as at noon today : 3,619
Target : 5,000
Still needed : 1,381
Have you read the petition to His Majesty the Yang DiPertuan Agung to ask for the establishment of a Royal Commission to look into and stop the rot in the judiciary and to return the judiciary to the rakyat?
To read the draft petition in English, please click HERE.
The actual petition, complete with the language of protocol, can be viewed HERE.
To sign up in support of this petition, please send your name and i.c. number to :
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Michael Leow wrote to YB Nijhar to ask if he is with the 3,619 who have signed the petition.
His letter appears below.
YB, We hope to hear from you soon.
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Dear Tan Sri Nijhar,
My name is Michael Leow and I am a constituent of yours, under the area of Bukit Lanjan.
Haris Ibrahim has again raised a very pertinent issue which is close not only to my heart, but to the hearts of many, many Malaysians. From the
current hot issue of the “Lingam tapes” which apparently is a recording of a senior lawyer exerting undue influence over a highly placed judge to grossly unsettling advice from the CJ to some judges about using Islamic principles, I am convinced that the Judiciary in Malaysia needs to
be restored to the people.
There is a basic issue of the sanctity and independence of the Judiciary as one of the 3 pillars of Malaysian democracy. It should be an equal partner
to the Executive and the Legislature, but ever since 1988, there has been much which has happened which indicates that in practice, the Judiciary has lost its rightful standing.
Haris Ibrahim is pushing for a Royal Commission to look into this judicial mess. I support his call, and have signed the supporting petition.
As my MP, I need you to work on my behalf, and that of all the rakyat at the same time, to restore the judiciary to the rakyat.
I hope that you will confirm that you will.
Get to know more details about the petition here (and sign it!):
“Return the judiciary to the rakyat : A petition to His Majesty the Yang DiPertuan Agung”
http://harismibrahim.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/return-the-judiciary-to-the-rakyat-a-petition-to-his-majesty-the-yang-dipertuan-agung/
Hope to get a reply from you soon.
Regards,
Michael Leow
October 20, 2007 at 10:34 pm
readers, go read an article written by an 18 year old ( http://www.quaintly.net) about this judiciary fiasco and you will in the instant sign the petition without fear.
October 21, 2007 at 3:53 am
This 18 yr girl article not only inspired me, it like a good movie. I read it about 6 times, everytime it put a smile on my face, she is articulate, expressive, love her style, really entertaining,hilarious most all it happen like she say. 86 comment it means bloggers are engaging! Kudos to her!
Her advice:
is there really nothing we can do to save the judiciary? of course there is. just keep talking about it over our lunch hours. keep blogging about it. join that Save The Judiciary group on facebook if you must. sign petitions. just keep talking and talking and talking, because that will pressure the hell out of them and ultimately force them to take some form of swift action……
October 21, 2007 at 5:38 pm
I read Malaysia Today and other political blog almost everyday.I wonder why all these concern citizen would gave comments daily but can’t give you the signature for petition here?.It’s ashamed that Malaysia have 26 million rakyat but only less than 4000 rakyat willingly put their name in your petition.Please help me to understand!!!
I think the answer stares you in the face.
October 22, 2007 at 5:16 pm
NEVER GIVE UP!
October 22, 2007 at 6:09 pm
Beachlover,
Far too many Malaysians are living within their own perceived ‘comfort zone’. With the high percentage of middle-income families in this country, most of them are somehow not suffering i.e. they are still able to put food on the table.
Furthermore, if we are looking at the so-called net-savvy folks, IMHO, the majority of the gripes and whines are from those who have a poor grasp on the concept of freedom of speech i.e. they think that by registering their woes on a blog or newsportal, they have done the needful for change to happen. In other words, they’ve failed to comprehend that there is connectivity between the real and virtual world.
Simply put, these concerned citizens are selfish in the guise of self-preservation. Don’t blame it as a product of our political system because your individual and/or collective fate is actually within your own grasp. Each and every vote counts, just as Haris is trying to cajole civil society to address pertinent issues by getting people to put up when it matters. A petition consisting of real names and supported by NRIC numbers provide legitimacy in the eyes of the petitioner and the recipient.
For those who have not signed up, I’d described them as ‘a worm’ (used by…..to lambast a so-called concerned citizen recently) who deservedly should be hooked up by the BN propaganda in more ways than one. They continue to keep alive the ‘fear factor’ and are unable to see the ‘tipping point’ that’s available. (You’d need to read David Sasaki’s take on this matter which is available at Screenshots).
“It’s not enough to just know the difference, have the courage to make the difference”.
If not for yourself, then do it for your children.
October 23, 2007 at 12:11 am
Wow3……damn chun piece OBE. Have my cake, but dont dare eat it….just hold it for me….and be different. Dont eat my cake…..I’m stoned man.
October 23, 2007 at 12:12 am
…..ok….might as well eat it….go ahead….if you are not sloshed.
October 23, 2007 at 3:31 pm
“It’s not enough to just know the difference, have the courage to make the difference”.
If not for yourself, then do it for your children.
Shar101:
Well,it’s so sad that our rakyat have that kind of mentality.I been living in US for many years but I’m still Malaysian citizen.I know my one vote will make the difference for my brother and sister over there.So I choose to signed the petition not for my children but for all the future rakyat Malaysia.
October 24, 2007 at 3:59 am
Thank you, Beachlover.
October 24, 2007 at 5:39 am
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October 25, 2007 at 9:25 am
Dear Haris,
If you can compile a list of MPs and their emails, phone numbers and addresses, we can all do the same for all our MPs. I am sure there will be more who would be interested to put their voice to their MPs and raise an aware civil society. With more awareness, the government will know that the Rakyat are serious about their demands and more and more are not sitting with TIDAK APA attitudes.