Sunday, June 29, 2008

Anwar Ibrahim Arrested?

PATIENCE is the keyword that is usually missing or more than usual is often lost.

"O you who believe, seek assistance through patience and prayer; surely Allah SWT is with the patient" (Al-Baqarah 2:153), "Endurance is patience concentrated" - Thomas Carlyle, "Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish" - John Quincy Adams.

Never before have I been more angry than what happened at 1800 hrs on 28 June 2008, the date when another police report was lodged against Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim (DSAI) by Saiful Bahari for sodomy. I urge all supporters of Pakatan Rakyat to exercise restraint and patience and not to resort to anything drastic.

Whilst the Barisan Nasional was busy deflecting criticism for the single highest petrol fuel hike in the WORLD - even for non-oil producing countries, as well as denouncing the Statutory Declaration implicating Rosmah Mansor for the murder of Mongolian Altantuyaa Shaariibuu, a plan was devised to attack DSAI directly to silence further dissent.

The plan was to arrest DSAI and to pre-empt any efforts by Pakatan Rakyat to take over Malaysia by 16 September 2008 which includes to sabotage the mammoth rally against the petrol fuel hike to be held on 6 July 2008 at Padang Timur, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

I call upon the Royal Malaysian Police to continue to exercise logic, restraint and fair treatment in the wake of this latest revelation. Investigate where necessary but do not impair your reputation by playing pariah to the Barisan Nasional by resorting to unnecessary arrests. Let us leave the disturbing episodes of ten years ago in the black annals of Malaysian history.

I sincerely believe looking at the results of the 12th Malaysian General Elections that the majority Rakyat is hungry, desperate and broke and they all look to DSAI as their saviour. I do not think that any arrest will go down well with the Rakyat. Please do not test their patience.

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