In his maiden speech as the acting chief of Gerakan, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon asked the government to seriously consider setting up a royal commission to investigate the controversial video clip or infamously referred to as 'Lingamgate'.
According to Malaysiakini.com, Gerakan became the first BN component party to come out strongly on the clip, which has ignited an uproar within the legal fraternity and among the public since it was exposed on Sept 19 by PKR's Anwar Ibrahim.
As reported:
“We note with concern that public perception about the judiciary has been adversely affected by this and other revelations and allegations,” he said in his speech at the party’s national delegates conference held at the Gerakan headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
“If need to, a royal commission should be seriously considered,” he said to the applause from the 1,000-odd Gerakan leaders and delegates attending the three-day meet.
Koh - who is also the Penang chief minister - stressed that the integrity of the judiciary is important because it is perceived as the “very custodian and dispenser of justice”.
“Moreover, a sound legal system with independence of the judiciary is one of the most important factors in attracting and sustaining investor confidence, both foreign and domestic,” he noted.
His call should be supported and seriously considered by the leadership of BN. A royal commission is necessary to ensure the protection of whistleblowers.
Picture courtesy of Malaysiakini.com
1 comment:
Finally, a BN leader is talking sense here. Dr. Koh, good show.
I come across a forum 'Malaysia is no future country'. You can see how serious the condition in Malaysia is.
http://perspectives.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=53303&forum_id=106&page=3
I highlight here a comment by Concerned, where, to me, should be read by all, in particular, Umno leaders. ie:-
I just discovered this forum. I had a shock over the opinions given by Malay and non-Malay participants. Well, this only shows that we are the 'product' of the policies being practised by BN since merdeka. These policies moulded us to look at things racially. Whether we like it or not, we have to acknowledge this.
I am impressed by a statement made by a Malay participant, ie [size=I am trying hard not to be a racist, because racism is simply wrong, once in grave, God only sees ones deeds, not race.]We, Malaysian of all races, should think likewise. I think this is the very first step all of us should have so to put on Malaysia on the right track again.
I hope that I am not offending any of the Malay friends here, ie, the Malays need to re-look into their views that other races are 'Kaum Pendatang' and that Malaysia only belongs to the Malays. We should have the same thinking that Malaysia is belongs to all races. I would believe a lot of Malays have this thinking as they want to prove to the whole wide world that they too can be successful in thier life pursuit without depending on their status as 'Bumiputra'. Would you agree with me on this?
Malay, being the majority race in Malaysia will definitely be governing the country. That is for sure. The point I would like to put through is that, whoever run the country (ie a Malay in this case) should have policies base on 'merits', especially on education and civil services. I believe this will solve the problems of brain drain, wasteful in resources. I think this will definitely make our country stronger and more competitive economically and politically.
It is no point we accusing each other of being racist or ungrateful. We are the victims of the policies being practised so far. Just imagine, if Malaysia just consists of one race, ie the Malays, will that make Malaysia a more advanced country than Malaysia today? The wealth of Chinese were not dropped from the sky but all due to their hard works, definitely not GREED.
We are very grateful to be Malaysian, let us all strive for the betterment of Malaysia, irrespective of race and religion. Let us strive to be a PROUD MALAYSIAN again, you guys out there.
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