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I was not shocked by the news that Anwar is again being accused of sodomizing his aide. I belong to the “Reformasi” era; therefore, the allegation that Anwar is a sodomite is not really news to me. I have heard that more than a thousand times, literally.
Though such an allegation may magnify how pathetic and uncreative the BN government is, I wouldn't quickly conclude that it is not a brilliant tactic engineered at this stage. It at least shifted some of the public attentions from “C4, Mongolian case and statutory declaration” to “whether Anwar is a sodomite”.
Our DPM is badly bruised by the Mongolian case, particularly, the statutory declaration made by Raja Petra. He was placed in a very difficult position. It was so difficult that he could not even lodge a police report himself but had to seek the AG's assistance to do it on his and his wife's behalf. Personally, I am perplexed as to why the “victim” did not go to the police. If what our DPM did is acceptable, next time, if your house is burglared, please ask your neighbor to lodge a police report on your behalf, and if the police refuses to entertain your neighbor's complaint, ask the police why the AG could make a police report on behalf of our DPM.
“To sue Raja Petra or not to sue Raja Petra”, that is a question currently lingering in our DPM’s mind. If a reasonable man is maliciously defamed by someone, the reaction we would expect from that reasonable man is filing a civil suit in the courts of law to ask for damages and, more importantly, to clear his name.
However, one must know that the defendant’s best defense in a defamation suit is the TRUTH. I can defame you by saying that you kissed someone’s ass (literally), and you can sue me for calling you an ass-kisser. However, if I can prove, on a balance of probability, that you in fact have kissed someone’s ass, you would have no case against me. So, before you take any civil action against me, please think carefully whether you have actually kissed someone’s ass before; if yes, do I have the evidence, and assuming I have the evidence, do you want you want me to disclose such evidence to the public?
That is why our DPM is in a tricky position right now. The only thing he did till to date was merely denying. He said Raja Petra’s allegations are lies, fabrications and garbage. But, is a mere denial enough to brush off Raja Petra’s allegations? Our DPM’s press statement versus Raja Petra’s sworn statement: which one carries more weight?
“Denial” is aptly defined by Wikipedia as follows:
Denial (also called abnegation) is a defense mechanism postulated by Sigmund Freud, in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence.
Obviously, the people would expect the DPM to seek civil remedy against Raja Petra. I think Raja Petra would also have expected a civil suit forthcoming. But, our DPM’s inaction casts more doubts on his denial to his involvement in the Mongolian case. Why didn’t he sue Raja Petra for defamation? I don’t know. But the only logical answer seems to be: he doesn’t want the TRUTH to be used as Raja Petra’s defense. He is afraid of the TRUTH.
Nevertheless, can he safely distant himself from, and cut off all the links between him and, the Mongolian case? C4 was used to blow up the Mongolian lady and he is the defense minister. If he really has nothing to do with the use of C4, I could only draw 2 conclusions:
1. He slept on his job to the extent that C4 was smuggled out and used without his knowledge. If this is the case, he should resign due to dereliction of duty;
2. C4 is not securely kept in the military base and can be used without the express authorization of the defense minister. If this is the case, our DPM should also resign.
Our DPM is a cornered rat. He could not bear the heat anymore. When you corner a rat and it cannot escape your intentions, the rat will do what its basic instinct commands... attack you.
Now a police report has been lodged against Anwar (by the way, it appears that the accuser is linked to the DPM, read here), what should Anwar do?
Unlike the DPM, who took a few days before coming out with a denial, Anwar immediately denies such allegation, and ironically uses the same words used by the DPM: the allegation is a “complete fabrication”.
Now, the DPM is haunted by the Mongolian soul, while Anwar is haunted by the reminiscence of his 1998 ordeal. Both have adverse allegations hurled against them. Both have denied such allegations. We will have the privilege to sit back, relax, and see how these 2 veteran politicians react to such allegations subsequently. Oh, this show is promising!
Will the DPM sue Raja Petra? Will Anwar sue his accuser? In my opinion, if both have nothing to hide and are as clean as they claim, they should immediately initiate a civil suit respectively.
But what if they are not clean and have something to hide? (Indeed, I just learned that Anwar is currently hiding in the Turkish Embassy in KL)
I was not shocked by the news that Anwar is again being accused of sodomizing his aide. I belong to the “Reformasi” era; therefore, the allegation that Anwar is a sodomite is not really news to me. I have heard that more than a thousand times, literally.
Though such an allegation may magnify how pathetic and uncreative the BN government is, I wouldn't quickly conclude that it is not a brilliant tactic engineered at this stage. It at least shifted some of the public attentions from “C4, Mongolian case and statutory declaration” to “whether Anwar is a sodomite”.
Our DPM is badly bruised by the Mongolian case, particularly, the statutory declaration made by Raja Petra. He was placed in a very difficult position. It was so difficult that he could not even lodge a police report himself but had to seek the AG's assistance to do it on his and his wife's behalf. Personally, I am perplexed as to why the “victim” did not go to the police. If what our DPM did is acceptable, next time, if your house is burglared, please ask your neighbor to lodge a police report on your behalf, and if the police refuses to entertain your neighbor's complaint, ask the police why the AG could make a police report on behalf of our DPM.
“To sue Raja Petra or not to sue Raja Petra”, that is a question currently lingering in our DPM’s mind. If a reasonable man is maliciously defamed by someone, the reaction we would expect from that reasonable man is filing a civil suit in the courts of law to ask for damages and, more importantly, to clear his name.
However, one must know that the defendant’s best defense in a defamation suit is the TRUTH. I can defame you by saying that you kissed someone’s ass (literally), and you can sue me for calling you an ass-kisser. However, if I can prove, on a balance of probability, that you in fact have kissed someone’s ass, you would have no case against me. So, before you take any civil action against me, please think carefully whether you have actually kissed someone’s ass before; if yes, do I have the evidence, and assuming I have the evidence, do you want you want me to disclose such evidence to the public?
That is why our DPM is in a tricky position right now. The only thing he did till to date was merely denying. He said Raja Petra’s allegations are lies, fabrications and garbage. But, is a mere denial enough to brush off Raja Petra’s allegations? Our DPM’s press statement versus Raja Petra’s sworn statement: which one carries more weight?
“Denial” is aptly defined by Wikipedia as follows:
Denial (also called abnegation) is a defense mechanism postulated by Sigmund Freud, in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence.
Obviously, the people would expect the DPM to seek civil remedy against Raja Petra. I think Raja Petra would also have expected a civil suit forthcoming. But, our DPM’s inaction casts more doubts on his denial to his involvement in the Mongolian case. Why didn’t he sue Raja Petra for defamation? I don’t know. But the only logical answer seems to be: he doesn’t want the TRUTH to be used as Raja Petra’s defense. He is afraid of the TRUTH.
Nevertheless, can he safely distant himself from, and cut off all the links between him and, the Mongolian case? C4 was used to blow up the Mongolian lady and he is the defense minister. If he really has nothing to do with the use of C4, I could only draw 2 conclusions:
1. He slept on his job to the extent that C4 was smuggled out and used without his knowledge. If this is the case, he should resign due to dereliction of duty;
2. C4 is not securely kept in the military base and can be used without the express authorization of the defense minister. If this is the case, our DPM should also resign.
Our DPM is a cornered rat. He could not bear the heat anymore. When you corner a rat and it cannot escape your intentions, the rat will do what its basic instinct commands... attack you.
Now a police report has been lodged against Anwar (by the way, it appears that the accuser is linked to the DPM, read here), what should Anwar do?
Unlike the DPM, who took a few days before coming out with a denial, Anwar immediately denies such allegation, and ironically uses the same words used by the DPM: the allegation is a “complete fabrication”.
Now, the DPM is haunted by the Mongolian soul, while Anwar is haunted by the reminiscence of his 1998 ordeal. Both have adverse allegations hurled against them. Both have denied such allegations. We will have the privilege to sit back, relax, and see how these 2 veteran politicians react to such allegations subsequently. Oh, this show is promising!
Will the DPM sue Raja Petra? Will Anwar sue his accuser? In my opinion, if both have nothing to hide and are as clean as they claim, they should immediately initiate a civil suit respectively.
But what if they are not clean and have something to hide? (Indeed, I just learned that Anwar is currently hiding in the Turkish Embassy in KL)
Update at 4pm 30 June: Anwar Ibrahim files a suit at KL High Court civil registry against former aide for allegedly lodging false and malicious report. Najib has yet to sue Raja Petra. What the hell is he waiting for? Now we know who is afraid of the TRUTH.
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