Saya sedikit terkejut bila baca news CNN tadi yang mengesahkan penangkapan Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim di tangkap sejam lebih awal dari masa yang Polis Malaysia tetapkan untuk dia hadir melaporkan diri ... hmm mcm ada yang tak kena .... hmmm hmmm hmm Wutevaaa lah.
Ni petikan berita CNN yg saya ambil .
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Police arrested Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday about an hour before a deadline for him to appear at police headquarters to answer allegations that he sodomized a male aide.
The arrest was likely to exacerbate the political divisions and tensions that have been running high since the opposition made unprecedented gains in the March general elections, eroding the ruling coalition's strength in Parliament.
Anwar has denied the sodomy accusation -- made in a police complaint by the young male aide last month -- as a political conspiracy by the government to snuff out his publicly announced campaign to seize power by September.
About a dozen policemen, some of them wearing balaclavas, cordoned off the road leading to Anwar's house and stopped his car, said his lawyer Sankara Nair. He said the policemen informed Anwar that they had orders to arrest him but gave no reason.
Anwar was bundled into a police car with dark tinted windows and driven to the police headquarters where a crowd of opposition lawmakers including his wife Azizah Ismail gathered outside. They were not allowed inside, and there was no trouble or violence.
Azizah said Anwar called on her cell phone after being arrested.
"I feel apprehensive because my husband ... is not that well. He has a bad back, he's had surgery. And (during our) the brief conversation he said they (police) were not gentle," she said.
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It was not clear why Anwar was arrested a little before 1 p.m. since he had said he would present himself for interrogation before the Wednesday 2 p.m. deadline set by the police.
Azmin Ali, the vice president of Anwar's People's Justice Party, called the arrest "outrageous and very uncivilized."
"This is not a criminal case but a political case," he said.
The arrest was made as Anwar was returning home from the administrative capital of Putrajaya. He had told reporters there that he would go to the police headquarters at 2 p.m. and "give my fullest cooperation" to the police.
The sodomy accusation recreated a drama surrounding a similar scandal he faced in 1998 when he was deputy prime minister and finance minister. Another sodomy accusation at the time led to his dismissal from the government and subsequent conviction and imprisonment. His downfall led to massive street protests by his supporters for weeks.
Malaysia's Supreme Court later overturned the conviction, but by then Anwar had served six years in jail on a related abuse of power charge. He was freed in 2004, when he revived his political career as an opposition leader.
"There is no basis for this whole fabrication and malicious attacks. It is just a repeat of the 1998 script. You can see the pattern," Anwar said in Putrajaya. Video Watch Anwar defend himself against accusations »
Anwar can be held in custody for up to 14 days, after which he must be charged. Sodomy is a non-bailable offense, punishable by up to 20 years in jail.
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The sodomy accusation has hampered his campaign to topple the government, which suffered badly at the hands of his three-party People's Alliance in the March 8 general elections.
The ruling National Front coalition, which has traditionally enjoyed a two-thirds majority, now has only a 30-seat advantage over the opposition. Anwar's charisma and strategic skills were credited with boosting the opposition's strength in the 222-member Parliament from 19 to 82 seats.
Ni petikan berita CNN yg saya ambil .
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Police arrested Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday about an hour before a deadline for him to appear at police headquarters to answer allegations that he sodomized a male aide.The arrest was likely to exacerbate the political divisions and tensions that have been running high since the opposition made unprecedented gains in the March general elections, eroding the ruling coalition's strength in Parliament.
Anwar has denied the sodomy accusation -- made in a police complaint by the young male aide last month -- as a political conspiracy by the government to snuff out his publicly announced campaign to seize power by September.
About a dozen policemen, some of them wearing balaclavas, cordoned off the road leading to Anwar's house and stopped his car, said his lawyer Sankara Nair. He said the policemen informed Anwar that they had orders to arrest him but gave no reason.
Anwar was bundled into a police car with dark tinted windows and driven to the police headquarters where a crowd of opposition lawmakers including his wife Azizah Ismail gathered outside. They were not allowed inside, and there was no trouble or violence.
Azizah said Anwar called on her cell phone after being arrested.
"I feel apprehensive because my husband ... is not that well. He has a bad back, he's had surgery. And (during our) the brief conversation he said they (police) were not gentle," she said.
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It was not clear why Anwar was arrested a little before 1 p.m. since he had said he would present himself for interrogation before the Wednesday 2 p.m. deadline set by the police.
Azmin Ali, the vice president of Anwar's People's Justice Party, called the arrest "outrageous and very uncivilized."
"This is not a criminal case but a political case," he said.
The arrest was made as Anwar was returning home from the administrative capital of Putrajaya. He had told reporters there that he would go to the police headquarters at 2 p.m. and "give my fullest cooperation" to the police.
The sodomy accusation recreated a drama surrounding a similar scandal he faced in 1998 when he was deputy prime minister and finance minister. Another sodomy accusation at the time led to his dismissal from the government and subsequent conviction and imprisonment. His downfall led to massive street protests by his supporters for weeks.
Malaysia's Supreme Court later overturned the conviction, but by then Anwar had served six years in jail on a related abuse of power charge. He was freed in 2004, when he revived his political career as an opposition leader.
"There is no basis for this whole fabrication and malicious attacks. It is just a repeat of the 1998 script. You can see the pattern," Anwar said in Putrajaya. Video Watch Anwar defend himself against accusations »
Anwar can be held in custody for up to 14 days, after which he must be charged. Sodomy is a non-bailable offense, punishable by up to 20 years in jail.
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The sodomy accusation has hampered his campaign to topple the government, which suffered badly at the hands of his three-party People's Alliance in the March 8 general elections.
The ruling National Front coalition, which has traditionally enjoyed a two-thirds majority, now has only a 30-seat advantage over the opposition. Anwar's charisma and strategic skills were credited with boosting the opposition's strength in the 222-member Parliament from 19 to 82 seats.
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Siaran Media
16 July 2008
ANWAR TELAH DITAHAN
Ketua Umum Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim telah ditahan oleh polis kira-kira jam 1.00 tengahari sebentar tadi.
Beliau pulang ke rumah selepas disoalsiasat oleh Badan Pencegah Rasuah pagi ini sebelum bertolak ke IPK. Beliau ditahan dan dibawa dengan kereta polis semasa dalam perjalanan ke IPK KL.
Penyokong diminta berkumpul secara tenang di IPK KL untuk memberi sokongan kepada Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Malaysiakini: Anwar ditahan polis bertopeng
Jul 16, 08 1:15pm
Polis menahan ketua umum PKR Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim di luar rumahnya di Segambut Dalam dan dibawa ke ibu pejabat polis Kuala Lumpur tengahari ini.
Beliau ditahan sekumpulan anggota polis, termasuk yang bertopeng dan berjaket - dipercayai Bahagian Jenayah Berat, kira-kira sejurus tiba dari Putrajaya selepas memberi keterangan kepada Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR) di Putrajaya.
Menurut peguam R Sivarasa, pihak polis telah menunggu kepulangan Anwar dan sebaik sahaja tiba, mereka membawa mantan timbalan perdana menteri itu, ke dalam kereta polis bercermin gelap dan membawanya ke IPK Kuala Lumpur.
Anwar tiba di IPK Kuala Lumpur jam 1.11 tengahari dengan dikawal oleh konvoi 15 kenderaan.
Manakala Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail mengesahkan kepada pemberita di Parlimen bahawa Anwar telah ditahan.
Katanya, beliau menerima panggilan telefon dari Anwar yang mengesahkan bahawa beliau telah ditahan.
Anwar juga, katanya, memberitahu bahawa beliau dilayan secara kasar oleh anggota polis yang menahannya itu.
Wan Azizah berkata, Anwar memintanya pulang ke rumah untuk menenangkan anak-anaknya dan kemudiannya pergi ke pejabat polis terbabit.
Naib presiden PKR, Azmin Ali tiba kira-kira jam 1.26 tengahari, dan menyifatkan tindakan polis itu sebagai "tidak bertamadun" kerana Anwar telah mengesahkan akan datang.
Lagi pula, tambahnya, masa yang diberikan oleh polis sehingga jam 2 petang juga belum lagi tamat.
Beliau juga menyifatkan tindakan polis sebagai tidak wajar kerana Anwar dikeluarkan dari keretanya di tepi jalan utama.
Kira-kira 200 penyokong Anwar termasuk ahli-ahli parlimen Pakatan Rakyat kini berhimpun di IPK Kuala Lumpur.
Mereka termasuk Yusmadi Yusof, Zuraidi Kamaruddin, Dr Zulkifly Ahmad, Dr Hatta Ramli, Tian Chua serta Karpal Singh.
Wan Azizah pula tiba dengan anak perempuannya, Nurul Nuha pada jam 1.30 hari.
Siaran Media
16 July 2008
ANWAR TELAH DITAHAN
Ketua Umum Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim telah ditahan oleh polis kira-kira jam 1.00 tengahari sebentar tadi.
Beliau pulang ke rumah selepas disoalsiasat oleh Badan Pencegah Rasuah pagi ini sebelum bertolak ke IPK. Beliau ditahan dan dibawa dengan kereta polis semasa dalam perjalanan ke IPK KL.
Penyokong diminta berkumpul secara tenang di IPK KL untuk memberi sokongan kepada Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Malaysiakini: Anwar ditahan polis bertopeng
Jul 16, 08 1:15pm
Polis menahan ketua umum PKR Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim di luar rumahnya di Segambut Dalam dan dibawa ke ibu pejabat polis Kuala Lumpur tengahari ini.
Beliau ditahan sekumpulan anggota polis, termasuk yang bertopeng dan berjaket - dipercayai Bahagian Jenayah Berat, kira-kira sejurus tiba dari Putrajaya selepas memberi keterangan kepada Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR) di Putrajaya.
Menurut peguam R Sivarasa, pihak polis telah menunggu kepulangan Anwar dan sebaik sahaja tiba, mereka membawa mantan timbalan perdana menteri itu, ke dalam kereta polis bercermin gelap dan membawanya ke IPK Kuala Lumpur.
Anwar tiba di IPK Kuala Lumpur jam 1.11 tengahari dengan dikawal oleh konvoi 15 kenderaan.
Manakala Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail mengesahkan kepada pemberita di Parlimen bahawa Anwar telah ditahan.
Katanya, beliau menerima panggilan telefon dari Anwar yang mengesahkan bahawa beliau telah ditahan.
Anwar juga, katanya, memberitahu bahawa beliau dilayan secara kasar oleh anggota polis yang menahannya itu.
Wan Azizah berkata, Anwar memintanya pulang ke rumah untuk menenangkan anak-anaknya dan kemudiannya pergi ke pejabat polis terbabit.
Naib presiden PKR, Azmin Ali tiba kira-kira jam 1.26 tengahari, dan menyifatkan tindakan polis itu sebagai "tidak bertamadun" kerana Anwar telah mengesahkan akan datang.
Lagi pula, tambahnya, masa yang diberikan oleh polis sehingga jam 2 petang juga belum lagi tamat.
Beliau juga menyifatkan tindakan polis sebagai tidak wajar kerana Anwar dikeluarkan dari keretanya di tepi jalan utama.
Kira-kira 200 penyokong Anwar termasuk ahli-ahli parlimen Pakatan Rakyat kini berhimpun di IPK Kuala Lumpur.
Mereka termasuk Yusmadi Yusof, Zuraidi Kamaruddin, Dr Zulkifly Ahmad, Dr Hatta Ramli, Tian Chua serta Karpal Singh.
Wan Azizah pula tiba dengan anak perempuannya, Nurul Nuha pada jam 1.30 hari.
Politically-motived arrest, for sure.
BalasPadamThe conspirators are just like what Azmin Ali said in the parliament, "Binatang."
Permainan politik kotor .. Memang tidak logik .. ACAB = all cops are bastard
BalasPadamHari Selasa Dato Anwar pertama kali nya muncul d kaca TV membela nasib rakyat malaysia.
BalasPadamHari Rabu Dato Anwar di tangkap atas tuduhan liwat yang belum ada buktinya.
BETAPA "GEMILANG" NYA negara Malaysia.
Polis malaysia memang cekap, sampai sekarang budak hilang, pembunuhan masih pending, tapi lihatlah betapa cekapnya mereka untuk menangkap seseorang yang dituduh liwat tanpa bukti, siap guna komando bertopeng. Syabas polis malaysia syabas.
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BalasPadamBuat Tanpa Nama ,
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keprihatinan kepada sesiapa saja itu sangat baik, salah satu cara menunjukkan kasih.. Tanpa prajudis kepada sesiapa.. GBU
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