Oh, the shame of it all!

This man said that the "emergency session" of the (Perak) state assembly, held under a tree, was to embarrass the nation in the eyes of the world.

"I don't want to speculate but we can see that they had prepared for the session, with some carrying posters that read 'The World is Watching'."

"It was as if the session was staged for the world to see."

Now I do not see how a constitutional and democratic act such as holding the emergency session, albeit under a tree, can be an embarrassment to the nation in the eyes of the world. Theoretically, should the State Legislative building burn down or be flooded due to the incessant rain which has been whiplashing us in Malaysia recently, does that mean Perak's administrative wheel stops turning while it awaits a new building to be built? Or wait for the water to recede? Rationally, it is not the PLACE that matters, it is the people who attend it, that does. Speaker? CHECK. Assembly men? CHECK. Suspended assembly men not present? CHECK.
Seems perfectly legitimate to me.

If I were the eyes of the world, I would think this :- "What brave men!" "Upholding their constitutional right and fighting for the interest of the Perak-ians."

That is what I would think. After all, the rest of the world have been quiet about this. No one has criticised the legitimate Perak government for upholding their rights.

So Mr. Zambry, let me show you what actually embarrasses the nation in the eyes of the world. It is this :-

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned Malaysia's move to charge eight people for insulting a sultan on the Internet, saying it was a serious blow to freedom of expression.

Amnesty urged the Malaysian government to drop all the charges, saying the move was a "very troubling step backward."

"This development is a serious blow to freedom of expression in Malaysia and has set a very dangerous precedent for people wishing to express their views on the Internet," Sam Zarifi, Amnesty's Asia-Pacific director, said in a statement.

"The Internet was one of the few venues available for Malaysians to express their views relatively freely, and now it looks like the government will extend its restrictions on free press to the web," he added.

I do not know about you Zambry, but I can feel my cheeks burning from the shame of it all.

Shame that the EYES OF THE WORLD see Malaysia, the so called MODEL ISLAMIC nation, taking a Major step back. Regressing. Going backwards.

That is shame to me. I am embarrassed by that. That stupidity manifests in all forms, shapes and sizes in our administration. That our government and law makers in addition to the act of stupidity and absurdity above also think that Karpal Singh ought to be hauled to court and charged under the Sedition Act for allegedly suggesting that the Sultan of Perak be sued for not dissolving the state assembly and declaring the unlawful grab (in Dr. M's own words) of power by the BN in Perak as legitimate.

My cheeks are burning, piping hot from the sheer embarrassment.