‘Now that Prime Minister Abdullah has declined his request Anwar has thereby been put on a better footing with it: he now has a legitimate ground to petition direct to the king” – the opinion of Abdul Aziz Bari as carried in Malaysiakini.
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‘Mujahid said the opposition coalition was banking on the king to advise Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to call for an emergency session of Parliament to face the vote of no-confidence which Pakatan intends to table.
Expressing confidence that the king would intervene to thwart a political crisis, Mujahid said the opposition camp was boosted by royal precedents set in its decisive intervention on the appointments of mentris besar for Perak, Perlis and Terengganu after the March general election’ – PAS Parit Buntar MP Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa reported in Malaysiakini.
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‘It seems that we are well on the way to a constitutional crisis. A deadlock looms… much will depend on how proactive the Yang di-Pertuan Agong can and will be in breaking it. In this, and more, it is becoming increasingly apparent that that the line between those who want change and those who do not will be the Federal Constitution’ – Malik imtiaz Sarwar
Read the rest of Malik’s thoughts and impressions as to how the crisis of governance our nation now finds itself might, in the shortest possible time, be resolved, HERE.
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People, that which we have been waiting for is, based on information we are receiving, imminent.
All praise is due to God.
I pray that God will guide our monarch to do what is right and just for a long suffering people.
I share with you a song that best describes how I feel right now.
The People's Parliament 
limau
September 20, 2008
I sincerely pray and humbely request DYMM.Agong to look into this matter with due urgent. Please pardon me sir.
su
September 20, 2008
You like that song? I LOVE that song. 🙂
I’ve been getting updates from Christopher (God bless him) about this too. So nice of him to keep me in the know.
We are waiting for good news.
su,
It’s blasting in my ears right now
JJ
September 20, 2008
JJ
You said : Malik’s article appears to be his interpretation which will need to be tested in a court of law.
Response : It is a view that I share, after careful consideration of the constitutional provisions and the body of case-law generated in commonwealth jurisdictions.
You said : Until that happens, I really don’t think the YDPA can act against the advice of the PM.
Response : Quite the contrary, I think it must first happen so that its legality might be tested in a court of law.
You said : The question of support is uncertain. As of now, it’s a list of names.
Response : For you, perhaps. For some, it has laready gone beyond just a list of names.
You said : The test for support should really be carried out in parliament, not outside.
Response : The constitutional guide to His Majesty, in Article 43 (2) (a) in the matter of the appointment of the PM, is that His Majesty must anoint as PM ‘a member of the House of Representatives who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of that House’. Now if the sitting PM is not amenable to an emergency sitting of that House to put paid to Anwar’s claim, is not His Majesty entitled to draw adverse inferences from this reluctance?
You said : I am not sure if our constitution of parliament standing orders allows the calling of an emergency sitting by getting the signatures of a majority of the MPs, much like how society’s EGMs are convened. If there is, then PR should take that route.
Response : Article 55 places the power of summoning the sitting of Parliament with His Majesty. Standing orders of either House cannot displace constitutional provisions.
You said :As a lawyer, do you support a change of govt that is done outside of parliament, or the intervention of the YDPA?
Response : In my view, the hiring and firing of the PM is in His Majesty’s hands. Know sane monarch would sack a PM
You said : I have read an ariticle referring to the sacking of Whitlam’s govt by Sir John Kerr in 1975 as a precedence. The following website gave the background and the effect of that action. I would suggest we do not go down the same path.
http://whitlamdismissal.com/
Response : Will check the site after Pakatan come to power, whereafter I may have some time on my hands.
You said : Cheers.
Response : Cheers
916 Movement
September 20, 2008
Haris
Let us run a petition as the Rakyat which petition we can submit independently to the Tuanku, to persuade him to intervene immediately, in the interest of the Nation and the Rakyat.
916Movement
916 Movement
My sense is that the 25,700++ petitioners, whose petition went in on 16th September, have registered with His Majesty that the rakyat are behind him
CPK
September 20, 2008
Here’s a song to encourage you 🙂 !
artic turban
September 20, 2008
DITTO!
scout
September 20, 2008
Haris, great clip! Phil Collins, me likes! *swoon*
Anyways, waiting for more good news to come…
Jeff Gill
September 20, 2008
Great song!I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life too.I’m confident it’s going to happen.
Keep us posted Haris.Thanks.
Muhammad Firdaus Christopher
September 20, 2008
You are most welcomed, Su and yes, I too received rather excellent news from “reliable sources” in the hotel just now.
Victory is finally upon us all.
Keep the faith and I’ll keep you updated.
Cheers
Malaysian Wannabe Again
September 20, 2008
Haris
Brilliant song and suit the occasion perfectly. Like Su, I have been getting regular updates from Christopher and we talk at least once a day. His daily updates are like a fix. If I don’t get it, I go restless and like an addict, longing for it.
Markky
September 20, 2008
The King can look at our northern neighbour and take a cue from there.
For the sake of the rakyat and for the good of the nation, the King must act.
Otherwise BN will perform his role and thereby rendering him redundant.
Do something Sir and not let the rakyat down.
Daulat Tuanku!!!
Muhammad Firdaus Christopher
September 20, 2008
Hi mate,
It has been my pleaasure to broadcast the latest news and happenings to both my NZ, Australia comrades, apart from other countries as all of us are longing for the imminent change of the country’s administration.
Yup, I’ve actually been so addicted to all of this and hopefully, by next week you will all hear the final chapter…. Stay tuned and have a great WE.
Cheers & God Bless
J. D. Lovrenciear
September 20, 2008
DAULAT TUANKU! DAULAT TUANKU! DAULAT TUANKU!
Your people are turning to you because they have FAITH in our KING.
Your people have not lost their hopes because we have the untainted MONARCHY.
This then is the LAST station. Pray, heavens move hearts in the right direction.
LONG LIVE OUR KING. LONG LIVE A FREE AND FAIR GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE.
Benjamin Loi
September 21, 2008
Dear Harris…
Malaysia really needs you, we all need you! How i wish we could have a Law Minister like you!
I think I must start a “Harris for Law Minister” campaign!
Take good care of yourself!
Regards
benjamin Loi
Gandhi
September 21, 2008
Haris as to the Royal approach I read a lot of confusing and contradictory write up regarding the constitution.One part says that ultimately the king still had to get the consent of the PM.Even if Anwar has the numbers its not going to be easy.Just like all the dying souls out there I too just pray that the kind God is on our side.Only than HE will open up our way to the King and make way for the Parkatan to take over.
panca
September 21, 2008
To our Beloved DYMM YDPA, we the Rakyat solemly beg your Royal intervention to allow the rightful process of Democracy for CHANGE to take place.
It is not party hopping, not at all, Your Majesty, it’s all about the tremendous need to effect CHANGE through different lawmakers and for them so hard coming together and wanting to make it happen for the country.
In spite of Pakatan Rakyat government which the Rakyat have voted for, the failure from the Federal Govt to heal and resuscitate the Nation worries to no end and they have acted massively in defiance of law that are/were abusive against the process of democracy.
Your Royal Highness Please Lead The Way so that the Rakyat will be able to see CHANGE through Pakatan Rakyat with DSAI and the numbers of other lawmakers that have rallied together.
Let us Rakyat come together to see CHANGE REALISED with ROYAL BLESSINGS.
DAULAT TUANKU DAULAT TUANKU DAULAT TUANKU
shar101
September 21, 2008
Dang! Reading MIS’s articles can lead to severe brain damage.
Anywayz, it appears that in the absence of a Constitutional Court (and therefore, absence of related case law), MIS is advocating a reference to constitutional doctrine(s) in interpreting the Federal Constitution.
If its any consolation and assuming it can be used as a legal precedent (apart from what’s mentioned above in the case of Perak, Perlis and Trengganu which I believe only has jurisdiction based on the respective STATE constitutions), can we not then consider a certain YDPA directive given to a certain PM in 1988 to convene a Tribunal on a certain Chief Justice?
In other words, wasn’t that a pro-active intervention by a YDPA?
Weapon X
September 21, 2008
Hi Haris, I fear that meeting the King will still not change anything, as all of them are connected in business and what not.(ruling party and Royalty).All of them will just ‘jaga tepi kain sendiri’.Nonetheless, we can still hope against all hope..tk care bro
Kopi Anan
September 21, 2008
Mad Dog Englishmen have their Queen whose ancestors even have their heads chopped off, as did a few Barons here and there.
Things did change after Magna Carta and sufferred an upheaval when Oliver Cromwell took over for a short time an dhed id get his head chopped off.
In modern British, please observe the behaviour of the Queen a couple of occassion, she did INTERVENED DIRECTLY or INDIRECTLY thru/ her Prince Phillips and on occasions Prince Charles.
In any case, this 16th September, 2008 declaration by of all person, His Majesty’s Leader of the Opposition, must be taken seriously.
His Majesty’s Parliament is NOT just that Building but consists in the Dewan, the Leader of the House [ie. Prime Minister] and the Leader of the Opposition, with teh Speaker being His Majesty’s Representative.
If that Sarawakian Speaker knows his stuff and READs History and bother to look up “authorities” from which we have stupidly followed to write our Federal Constitution; there is nothing left for him to do but to call Parliament into a Emergency sitting.
Of couse, the Agong can COMMAND, because of the Traditions, Practices and Conventions, the Speaker does it … he should know .. otherwise, go back to Sarawak and stay there and have a Long House Parliament.
Incidentally, the Chief Secretary of the Government should also play a role, as do the Chief WhiteHall Mandarin.
When this “EVENT” occurs, he should prepare the Agong to do the next thing ….
Agong must Command the Leader of the House to ACERTAIN whether he still commands the majority of the House, otherwise, give way to the Leader of the Opposition.
The Maxim, is that the Agong must seen to Govern in CONTINUUM for as long as he sits on the Throne.
There should be any GAP as to the legitimacy of government.
As it is , Pak Lah has expired his being the Leader of the House . there is no longer any LEGITIMACY. Full Stop.
juslo
September 21, 2008
His Majesty should facilitate the change in government if there is indeed sufficient number. in fact, we should get used to defections – it happens all the time in many other democracies, mature and developing alike.
Defections-get used to it
http://juslo.blogspot.com/2008/09/defections-get-used-to-it.html
Spokesman
September 21, 2008
Justice and Righteousness must rule this land of Malaysia, all Malysians want to see Malaysia prosper.
This Yang Di Pertuan Agong,Tuanku Mizan will be remembered for a long time to come, if Anwar and Pakatan Rakyat comes into power and changes flow in.
The people of Malaysia will be grateful to the King.
I like chopin
September 21, 2008
The hopes and dreams of 27 million Malaysians lies with the King,hopefully he will not let us down.
arianna
September 21, 2008
Dear Haris,
Seem to me that politicians, rakyat and the legal fraternity in semenanjung have just come out of their political tempurung.
When you people are debating and weighing on the involvement of the Agong pertaining to the apointment/sacking of a PM, Sabah had set that precedent in 1994.
Pairin Kitingan whose PBS won the State election, lost his CM post when Umno engineered a coup d’etat
after successfully luring some PBS Adun to leave the party.
Those responsible merely went to Istana Negeri with a letter of declaration from Aduns who no longer supported Pairin and PBS. And that’s that. PBS lost the govt.
I believe the Sabah Constitution and the Federal Constitution has some similarities pertaining to the Agong/TYT powers in the appointment/sacking of a PM/CM.
So what’s the legal fuss about all this? In any case, one may argue about it till the cows come home.
I prefer action first.
Have a nice day.
I spy
September 21, 2008
Pak Lah is smart and very sly. He is not going to give up the PM to Najib while under pressure. It is a known fact he does not like Najib and only tolerates him . He chose Najib as a DPM because he has dirt on Najib. Do not spend too much time reading into PaK Lah but watch Khairy’s wheeling and dealing with Anwar. Khairy is throwing the support behind Anwar and to stay relevant. He will not show his hand but have his people support Anwar. In the mean time as soon as Umno is out of power he will consolidate his power in UMNO by instigating a witch hunt. Najib and the others who plotted against Pak Lah will be surrendered to Anwar with evidence to prosecute them in court. These senior UMNO plotters when convicted and will be bar from political office. He will rebuild UMNO and will have UMNO allied with PR has a strategic partner. MCA/MIC/Gerakan and other BN parties will be left high and dry if by this time they have not gone over to PR. Khairy knows once he has made UMNO strong and he can bid for power in PR as a strategic partner. This is the only way for Khairy to survive. Do not write off Khairy. Read the Anwar’s PR statements that the BN MPs do not necessary need to cross over to support the PR government. This way Khairy keeps UMNO intact and mold into a progressive party in the mold of PKR. UMNO will remain a Bumiputra party but the UMNO constitution will be change to bar racial politics and statements by UMNO members. In 2 or 3 years Khairy will made a bid for PM with the blessing of PR.He will prove that UMNO without the racist will be an asset to PR and the people.
Pak Lah in next few days is going to get the King to call Anwar to show prove that he has the backing of the majority of the MPs. What Pak Lah is saying in the media is a wayang kulit to keep his enemies in UMNO off balance. This is the only way to say his legacy and history will judge him as a man who place the country before himself.
The story or you can call the script continues as I left it with the parting words “More to Come”
As the days get neared to the suppose target day, the haze suddenly stars to clear as the plot / script becomes clearer.
Anwar Ibrahim as say very famously “why wouldn’t Abdullah Badawi want to meet me, He is my friend”. This statement is to assure Abdullah Badawai the he Anwar has not ditched the plan agreed by both of them.
Abdullah Badawi when he says something but means the opposite. He says no Emergency session of Parliament is planed but what he is try to say is that there will be a emergency session of Parliament in the next few days. Abdullah knows that for UMNO to survive, it has to be reformed, getting rid of the self serving UMNO warlords and be in the opposition and reflect on it self. When UMNO is in the opposition, it will be easy to rid the party of the Warlords. Simple reason is to hand them over to the PR government with evidence for prosecution.
Khairy is the Middle and point man between Anwar and Abdullah. Remember when he returned Anwar’s passport personally to Anwar on his release from prison. Khairy knows if he wants to succeed, he must get rid of the obstacles in UMNO. Down the line after 2 to 3 years UMNO in the opposition, UMNO been reformed will be invited by PR to be a partner. Anwar will be PM for another 9 years and when he reaches 70, Khairy will be the PM by virtue of the largest party in PR. These 9 years Khairy will work to polish his image and the public will be grateful that he was instrumental in placing Anwar in power and getting rid of racial politics. He will prove to be an even better PM that Anwar.
Najib, ooh Poor Najib. He has already got a smell on the plot (But too late) and had to call of his visit to the Middle East. Najib knows that Anwar with Abdullah’s backing have sent the letter to the King to seek an audience with the King. Najib is trying to foil the plan. Once Anwar has the audience, Abdullah will have Parliament in session. Najib is no longer the Defense Minister (Abdullah’s master stoke) and can not call on the Armed Forces to effect a coup d-eta. Najib is working hard now to marshal the BN MPs and trying to prevent the defections. All is lost now for Najib. It is too late for him as he has already been checkmate by Khairy. Najib must be wondering about his fate either in exile, prison or in the hangman’s noose.
Syed Hamid has played the dumb Interior minister to the hilt and deserves an Oscar. He has as per plan made UMNO and the government unpopular with the tactic approval of Abdullah / Khairy. When the BN government falls, no pity will be felt for UMNO. Khairy knows he needs to get rid of the 40 to 60 years old warlord if he wants to be PM in 9 years time.
Mahathir, poor Mahathir, he was sucked into the plan unknowingly by Abdullah and Khairy. He made the Government very unpopular when he criticized the Government. Including washing the dirty laundry in the public. He is a has been and would not be of any use now to anybody. He is an old man past his glory days.
Muyuddin is just a stooge of Najib to force Abdullah out as a PM. This is only role and he has no more value except spending time in Prison.
For the other warlords I will come back to them in regards to their fate in my follow up which will be soon and also the role of the bloggers in the rise of Anwar and the defeat on Najib.
mei1
September 21, 2008
YDPA will be flying to Mecca tomorrow; DSAI has asked PL for an emergency session by 23 Oct but the next day he has to attend court for the ‘sodomy’ case, seems like we still have to wait….sigh but not giving up hope yet.
sambal muncha
September 21, 2008
Let’s get rid of toxic with a Royal flush.
JJ
September 21, 2008
Dear Haris,
Thanks for responding to what I wrote. I feel honoured that you have taken the trouble.
It’s going to be difficult to carry on a debate through mails. I am of the opinion that we should not drag his majesty into something which the house should take care when it next sit. I am not sure what the hurry is. Sept 16 has come and gone. There is no need to try and still keep that date. If the number of supporting MPs are still there, then Oct 13 sitting is not that far away. I suspect that the names that DSAI has may not be there any longer should AAB announces that he’ll step down by the time of the UMNO assembly.
Well, we are all speculating here, at least I am. Having read through all the blogs and all the statements that I can get hold of, it appears to me that things can change very quickly come Oct 9.
Cheers.
Muhammad Firdaus Christopher
September 21, 2008
Hello bruder,
Just reached Penang and am writing this in the comfort of my home. Met up with Dato Shannon and couple of guys from PR at the hotel lobby yesterday & there was a meeting whole day.
The day of reckoning is upon us and I mean, damn NEAR. Will keep you posted once I obtain further news.
By the way, it was good to meet up with you, Zorro & Marina and stay safe… Am planning another trip there this weekend again.
Cheers & God Bless
Malaysianatheart
September 22, 2008
Haris,
Do you think you could persuade RPK to do a Phil Collins impression with this song at the imminent celebratory rousting of the Rakyat? After all – there is a resemblance!
Way to go bro! I didn’t realize there was so much music in you!! Keep ’em coming!
Felipe Gaines
September 26, 2008
Since it’s easy to start, that means God get involved. The automated features that can be set up to buy and sell without you being in Abdul Aziz Bari of the opposition camp are great. God work best and always will.