I dont know about the rest of you, but Razak Baginda's trial has left me sick and tired. Every day you read the papers "RAZAK BAGINDA TRIAL-yada yada yada".
Gawd.
How much of the man and the two policeman can we take?
Seriously, do we REALLY care? I for one dont care much about the outcome of the trial. Lest I be cited for contempt of court for making sub judice comments, all I can say is, the trial is nothing but a circus. A circus which cordoned off half the courthouse to accomodate its performers. The only thing which is lacking from this circus are the animals. Wait, oh, lets not cast aspersions on others. I shall keep my who-is-the-animal-in-the-circus comments to myself.
So, what is so special about Razak Baginda that he is given a WHOLE month for his trial? Because he is a high ranking official? Because he is a rich man? Because he allegedly murdered a Mongolian woman so its a we-must-maintain-our-international-relations hence the early trial to show the world that we truly believe in " justice delayed is justice denied"?
What is the reason? Why must we accomodate this man (the other two main accused are lucky that they are charged together with Razak, if they weren't they would probably be in prison until 2009 before the case even comes up for Mention)?
Many Accused persons are languishing in jail awaiting their trial. Many, if not all, have to at least rot in prison for a year before the case comes up before the High Court only to be told, "Saksi tidak dapat hadir" OR "pegawai penyiasat menghadiri kursus" OR "DPP sakit" followed by "mohon untuk penangguhan".
However when it comes to this Mongolian woman's murder trial, there are no kursus-es to attend, everyone is at the pink of health, and all witnesses somehow are able to miraculously attend every hearing. (I tell you, miracles do happen. We just do not know when exactly) While all these are done to ensure that the rest of the world has a good opinion of us (WAH!So efficient!They hold their trials so quick!There IS justice in Malaysia after all!), the rest of Malaysia is left wondering, Hey, WTF? Get a number and wait in line Razak!
So now we know where we stand in Malaysia?
No.1 Rich Politician
No.2 Not-so-rich politician
No.3 Rich/Not-so-rich politician's family members
........
No.24,899,789 the rest of the Rakyat
Sad but its true.
However, there is hope for some of us to up our status just a little. Just recently one big telco company offered special mobile prices for UMNO members. To "enhance" relations between UMNO members and this telco company(because you see, UMNO members are special-not like all other un-UMNO members) So if you were to ditch you oh-so-unhappening-party and join UMNO, you can elevate your status a little in the country. And oh, you do not forget, you get to brandish the keris once in a while too. That might be fun.
3 comments:
well, i think the reason why this is getting a lot of attention is probably due to the fact that:
- razak baginda is closely connected to our deputy prime minister, and the outcome of the trial is speculated to have political implications
- involves two high ranking policeman, who are supposed to protect people ... the police are at the moment getting a lot of attention for probably the wrong reasons
- involves a foreign national, to the extent that it got a lot of international attention (so going through all the delays would bring all the inefficiencies you just highlighted to international attention - but hey, i think it was originally scheduled for 2008 but was brought forward)
All these attention are done at the expense of other inmates in prison. Whether it involves high ranking officials or policemen, get a number wait in line. His life and the lives of the other two policeman are in no way above the rest. We are all equal before the law. We should be anyway.A trial now will be the same in 2008 or 2009. Unless somebody dies in the interim. Which I doubt.
ooohhh...and lets not forget the police/special forces openly admitting their incompetence (because they don't realise what they're truly saying, just thinking they're helping with the trial) when they said things like:
1. they don't make any inventory counts on the firearms and explosives used in their training.
2. it is actually possible for some police officer to make away with explosives used for training without anyone knowing and/or suspecting
3. it is also quite alright for the police/special forces officers to "loan" firearms from the department (like, whatever for? practice??? on what??? your neighbour's children?)
national security...uh-huh uh-huh!
anyways, i'm sick of this case too. damn drama.
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