Comedians In The Bar

Jason Leong, the celebrated comedian entertained a very large group of Malaysian lawyers at their annual dinner cum gala ball at the Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

He said, “It is such an honour and pleasure to perform in front of all my fellow comedians.”

“It was also a happy moment for me to perform in front of Mr Tommy Thomas and Dato’ Ambiga, both of whom are my heroes.”

Seriously, I was holding my breath and waiting for a defamation class-action lawsuit from the Malaysian Bar Council.

Perhaps a small group of offended lawyers would sue this wisecrack and make some easy money.

Yes, I’ve been waiting for nearly 6 months and nothing happened. Zilch. Nada.

Maybe the Malaysian lawyers have conceded that there are indeed some comedians amongst their ranks – but definitely not all of them.

 

Perang ICC Akan Tercetus Sekali Lagi …

Perang ICC akan tercetus sekali lagi …

Kempen untuk menekan Malaysia meratifikasi Statut Rom Mahkamah Jenayah Antarabangsa (ICC) baru-baru ini telah diaktifkan semula.

Tarikh _ Selasa, 27 Ogos 2019.

Tempat _ Pusat Timbang Tara Asia, Kuala Lumpur.

Pensyarah Forum _ Hakim ICC Chung Chang-Ho.

Penganjur Forum _ Badan Peguam Malaysia

Forum yang melibatkan pegawai-pegawai berpengaruh ini tidak mungkin dianjurkan tanpa pengetahuan tersirat dan terjelas dari Jabatan Perdana Menteri (JPM).

Hanya 5 bulan yang lalu – di bawah pertempuran sengit – PM mengakur kekalahan kepada gabungan anti-Statut Rom dan kemudian secara rasmi menarik diri dari ICC.

Kini – dengan peralihan baru – adakah Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad benar-benar berpegang kepada prinsip dan menunaikan janjinya?

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/489730

Para hadirin adalah termasuk tokoh-tokoh di Mahkamah Persekutuan, Jabatan Peguam Negara, Majlis Peguam dan Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (Suhakam).

Ketua Hakim YAA Dato’ Seri Utama Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat,

Pesuruhjaya Suhakam Datuk Lok Yim Pheng,

Presiden Badan Peguam Datuk Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor,

Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan YA Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Idrus Harun Idrus Harun,

Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan YA Datuk Hasnah Mohammed Hashim dan

Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi YA Datuk Mohd Firuz Jaffril.

https://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/rdonlyres/336923D8-A6AD-40EC-AD7B-45BF9DE73D56/0/ElementsOfCrimesEng.pdf

Dalam ucapannya, Hakim Chung Chang-Ho sering mengulas bahawa ICC hanya meliputi 4 jenayah yang paling serius.

Percayakah kamu bahawa hakim ini benar-benar boleh menghitung angka? Satu pencarian maklumat ICC menunjukkan hakikat sebaliknya.

Bahkan ketegangan minda juga disertakan sebagai satu jenayah ICC. Menakjubkan!

Satu P-E-N-I-P-U-A-N tersirat sedang diusahakan… tetapi oleh siapa?

Dengan rendah hati, saya berpendapat bahawa ini adalah satu percubaan masuk pintu-belakang untuk menunduk Perlembagaan Malaysia dan Kanun Keseksaan.

Pensyarah kedua adalah Datuk Sivananthan Nithyanantham. Beliau adalah ahli Badan Peguam Malaysia dan juga Peguam mewakili ICC.

Peguam pakar ini menegaskan bahawa bidang kuasa ICC tidak akan menggantikan (atau ‘mencabar’) kuasa undang-undang Islam atau mahkamah syariah.

Persoalan saya kepada Datuk Sivananthan – apabila Menteri Luar Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah menandatangani perjanjian kepada Statut Rom ICC pada Mar 2019:-

“Adakah ratifikasi ICC itu menundukkan undang-undang Islam Malaysia dan memperuntukkan untuk membicarakan Sultan-Sultan kalau didakwa melakukan sebarang kesalahan?”

“Mengapakah Datuk Saifuddin tidak meminta perundian Parlimen terlebih dahulu kerana perjanjian ICC itu akan mewajibkan Perlembagaan dan undang-undang negara untuk dipinda?”

“Bolehkah peguam ternama ini membuktikan dengan fakta bahawa PENGKIANATAN tidak pernah dilakukan oleh Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Luar?”

Badan Peguam Malaysia Bendahari Surindar Singh, VP Roger Chan Weng Keng, Presiden Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor dan Setiausaha Salim Bashir Bhaskaran. Kredit Malay Mail Yusof Mat Isa. Gambar fail pada 16 Mac, 2019.

Menurut Malaysiakini 28 Ogos 2019, Majlis Peguam telah menyertai Gabungan untuk ICC – yang dilancarkan semula sebagai kumpulan tekanan – untuk menggesa Putrajaya untuk menyertai semula ICC.

Apakah agenda rahsia untuk “Gabungan-untuk-ICC”?

Apakah rancangan perang mereka dan bilakah serangan kejutan dilancarkan?

Saya amat bimbang.

 

The ICC War Is Re-Starting Again…

The ICC war is re-starting again…

The campaign to pressure Malaysia to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been newly re-activated.

Date _ Tuesday, 27 August 2019.

Venue _ Asian Arbitration Centre, Kuala Lumpur.

Forum Speaker _ ICC Judge Chung Chang-Ho.

Forum Organizer _ Bar Council

This high powered forum involving top officials could not have been organized without the implicit and explicit knowledge of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Just 5 months ago – under heavy fire – the PM conceded defeat to the anti-Rome Statute coalition and then officially withdrew from the ICC.

Now – with the new turn of events – will Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad really keep his principles and his promise?

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/489730

Spotted in the audience were the VVIPs in the Federal Court, Attorney General’s Chambers, Bar Council and Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).

Chief Justice YAA Dato’ Seri Utama Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat,

Suhakam Commissioner Datuk Lok Yim Pheng,

Bar President Datuk Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor,

Federal Court Justice YA Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Idrus Harun,

Court of Appeal Justice YA Datuk Hasnah Mohammed Hashim and

High Court Judge YA Datuk Mohd Firuz Jaffril.

https://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/rdonlyres/336923D8-A6AD-40EC-AD7B-45BF9DE73D56/0/ElementsOfCrimesEng.pdf

In his speech, Judge Chung Chang-Ho reiterated that the ICC looks into only 4 most serious crimes.

Do you believe that this judge can really count numbers? A search of the ICC information showed otherwise.

Even mental harm is included as an ICC crime. “Snowflakes?”

A subtle D-E-C-E-P-T-I-O-N is being employed… but by whom?

In my humble opinion, this is a backdoor attempt to subjugate the Malaysian Constitution and the Penal Code.

The second speaker was Datuk Sivananthan Nithyanantham. He is a member of the Malaysian Bar and the Counsel representing the ICC.

This learned lawyer incredulously claimed that the ICC jurisdiction does not supersede (or ‘challenge’) the power of the Islamic law or the Syariah courts.

My question to Datuk Sivananthan – when Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah signed the Instrument of Accession to the Rome Statute of ICC in Mar 2019:-

“Did the ICC ratification subjugate the Islamic law of Malaysia and legally provided to prosecute the Sultans if there were any alleged wrongdoing?”

“Why didn’t Datuk Saifuddin seek the prior ‘legislative-vote’ of the Malaysian Parliament as the ICC accession would obligate the Constitution and national laws to be amended?”

“Can the learned lawyer prove with evidence that TREASON had not been committed by the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister?”

Malaysian Bar Treasurer Surindar Singh, VP Roger Chan Weng Keng, President Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor and Secretary Salim Bashir Bhaskaran. Pic Credit Malay Mail Yusof Mat Isa. File photo on March 16, 2019.

According to Malaysiakini 28 Aug 2019, the Bar Council has joined the Coalition for ICC – which was relaunched as a pressure group – to urge Putrajaya to rejoin ICC.

What is the secret agenda for the “Coalition-for-ICC”?

What is their war plan and when will their surprise attacks be launched?

I am very concerned.