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NURUL IZZAH ANWAR SEMPENA SAMBUTAN MAULIDUR RASUL 1431

Teman-teman seperjuangan sekalian,

Tanggal 12 Rabiul Awal  merupakan tarikh istimewa bagi umat Islam di seluruh dunia.Pada tarikh tersebut, Rasul Junjungan kita, Nabi Muhammad S.A.W dilahirkan sebagai pembawa khabar berita dan rahmat Allah s.w.t ke seluruh alam.

Kelahiran beliau di tengah-tengah kegawatan masyarakat Arab Jahiliyah ketika itu membawa perubahan besar yang tidak ternilai bukan sahaja kepada masyarakat setempat bahkan terhadap seluruh peradaban manusia. Kelahiran beliau merupakan petanda berakhirnya zaman kegelapan dan kekufuran masyarakat Jahiliyah ketika itu serta bermulanya tradisi kecemerlangan dan pencerahan masyarakat di seluruh dunia sehingga ke hari ini. Maka tidak hairanla jika tarih kelahiran Rasulullah S.A.W ini diraikan dengan begitu meriah sekali oleh umat Islam di seluruh dunia.

Teman-teman seperjuangan sekalian,

Sempena hari yang penuh berkah dan mulia ini, saya ingin mengajak teman-teman semua merenungi mesej penting  yang diutarakan oleh Rasulullah dalam Ucapan Wida’ baginda:

“…Ketahuilah bahawa setiap Muslim adalah saudara kepada Muslim yang lain. Kamu semua adalah sama; tidak seorang pun yang lebih mulia dari yang lainnya kecuali dalam Taqwa dan beramal saleh.”

Dalam kemeriahan menyambut Maulidur Rasul, janganlah kita alpa dan lupa kepada perjuangan kita untuk menegakkan keadilan dan kesaksamaan di bumi Malaysia ini. Seharusnya sambutan Maulidur Rasul ini dijadikan inspirasi untuk kita bersama-sama mendukung usaha ke arah membawa perubahan yang positif dan bermakna untuk rakyat Malaysia. Ambillah peluang ini untuk bermuhasabah atau membuat penilaian diri agar ketinggian akhlaq dan peribadi Rasulullah S.A.W itu dapat dicontohi dalam kehidupan kita. Janganlah pula kita bertelingkah sesama sendiri sempena sambutan Maulidur Rasul ini hanya kerana kepentingan dan agenda peribadi. Tidak kiralah apa cara sekalipun kita menterjemahkan rasa kasih yang mendalam terhadap Rasul Junjungan, samada dengan berarak, berpuasa atau mengadakan majlis ilmu, yang penting dan yang lebih afdal adalah agar kita sentiasa ikhlas dan bermuafakat dalam apa jua usaha kita, terutamanya dalam menentang kebatilan dan menghindar kezaliman di negara ini.

Teman-teman seperjuangan sekalian,

Justeru, saya menyeru kepada teman-teman sekalian agar menghayati sambutan Maulidur Rasul ini dengan menanam iltizam untuk memperbaiki diri, bangsa dan agama dengan cara mengukuhkan hubungan kekeluargaan dan persaudaraan bukan sahaja dengan umat Islam tetapi rakyat Malaysia secara keseluruhannya.

Akhir kata, marilah kita mengingati bagaimana Rasulullah S.A.W menumpaskan kezaliman dan ketidakadilan bukan menggunakan kekerasan fizikal tetapi dengan keluhuran akhlaq dan ketajaman akal baginda. Semoga kita berupaya untuk menjejak langkah baginda itu, InsyaAllah.

Salam Maulidur Rasul

Dari Nurul Izzah sekeluarga.

(Malaysian Insider, 10th February 2010)

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/52634-anwars-sodomy-trial-meant-to-hurt-us-says-izzah

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Today will be the seventh day of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s second sodomy trial as Nurul Izzah and family walk through the swarm of photographers and reporters to show support for their well-loved father.
Izzah was only 18 years old when her father was first implicated for sodomy in 1998 and 12 years later, Anwar is accused of sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan at a posh condominium in the exclusive Bukit Damansara suburb in Kuala Lumpur.
Anwar’s eldest child is now a mother of two and a first-term MP for Lembah Pantai which she won in Election 2008.
She explained to The Malaysian Insider that her current situation is different from the last sodomy trial because she is now not only responsible for her family but also supporters.
“All of us are older now and I have my husband by my side and my two children. It was very much more complex having a constituency and you really carry the hopes and inspiration of our supporters including Pakatan Rakyat supporters,” Izzah said while sitting beside her husband Raja Ahmad Shahrir at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
However, she admitted being angry that her family has to go through and witness her father on trial again.
“On a personal level, I would say it is very difficult and I am angry as well when I first heard his (Saiful) testimony in court to a point that it is almost unbelievable that we have to go through this again, are you kidding me? When the trial should have stopped immediately looking at the evidence.
“So it is harrowing and we just have to remain focused because they mean to do this, they mean to hurt us and basically make us feel that that there is no hope for the future,” she said.
Izzah said that the sodomy trial proves that her father is still a threat to Barisan Nasional.
“I think it is a continuation and it is better choreographed this time around but it still came as a shock to the family. We were focusing on the reform agendas especially the March 8 election results and it just reaffirms two things. The first is my father is still very much a threat to the ruling government and they will do whatever it takes to destroy his political career and the political future of Pakatan Rakyat.
“Second there is no way, you can get around unfinished reform; basically you need to implement reforms in the judiciary, in the police force and even parliamentary reforms because the same players who are responsible for ‘98 have been promoted, and again play a vital role in this episode so that is basically what my take is,” she said.
Izzah is still confident that her father would not be “put behind bars”.
“We shouldn’t assume that all hope is lost. We have a very very good case and a good team of lawyers basically almost all Malaysians know what is happening. They can see the transgression that has taken place but I believe it is also a wake-up call for Pakatan Rakyat to really strengthen the party. Our structure and position.
“I remain optimistic but of course now we are asking for the judge to recuse himself so as you can tell we are doing our best so that he is not put behind bars,” she said.
Izzah said that her family understand the situation better now and vow that her father will be “vindicated”.
“I would say that it is very difficult, because the kids have grown up so everyone understands the term conspiracy. So that is helpful. And my daughter can say ‘masalah politik’ (political problem) and ‘kesian papa tuk’ (poor grandfather). So I think we have more family support in that sense. But I think we do what we can to support him and we will not waiver in our resolve to vindicate my father,” she said.

KENYATAAN TERBUKA Y.B NURUL IZZAH ANWAR
BERHUBUNG PERBICARAAN ANWAR IBRAHIM

Tarikh: 2 Februari 2010

Teman-teman seperjuangan sekalian,

Perbicaraan ini merupakan satu percubaan jahat yang bukan sahaja berniat untuk menghina dan menghancurkan karier politik ayah, tetapi juga keutuhan keluarga kami. Perbicaraan ini sekali lagi mengingatkan rakyat tentang penglibatan Peguam Negara, pimpinan tertinggi UMNO dan Ketua Polis Negara dalam perencanaan konspirasi 1998 – dan tentunya pembabitan mereka di dalam kes terbaru ini.

Saya ingin menegaskan dakwaan bahawa kes ini sebenarnya dilengah-lengahkan datang dari pendusta, pemfitnah, dan mereka yang sememangnya tidak faham atau arif tentang sistem perundangan negara.

Sewaktu kes di bicarakan di mahkamah majistret, Peguam Negara bersungguh-sungguh memohon agar kes tersebut dipindah untuk dibicarakan di Mahkamah Tinggi. Permohonan tersebutlah yang merupakan satu bentuk penangguhan – yang dipinta oleh MEREKA!

Kita semua maklum bagaimana ayah diminta membela diri oleh mahkamah walaupun bukti penting yg menunjukkan wujudnya kes prima facie tidak diserahkan kepada beliau. Ini bercanggah dengan peruntukan undang-undang yang jelas menetapkan kewajipan pihak pendakwa berbuat demikian.
Justeru ayah terpaksa menggunakan saluran mahkamah untuk mendapatkan dokumen tersebut sebelum perbicaraan penuh dimulakan. Malangnya kami pula dituduh cuba untuk melengah-lengahkan kes.

Amat mendukacitakan rayuan kami ke Mahkamah Tinggi untuk membatalkan tuduhan terhadap ayah turut ditolak sungguhpun bukti menunjukkan dakwaan wujudnya elemen “kemasukan” adalah tidak berasas. Selain itu, Mahkamah Rayuan sehingga ke hari ini masih belum menetapkan tarikh perbicaraan.

Sudahlah ayah dinafikan akses terhadap bukti-bukti untuk membela dirinya. Ditambah pula dengan rayuan ke Mahkamah Tinggi yang ditolak serta permohonan kami agar keputusan itu disemak oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan, mana mungkin perbicaraan ini boleh diteruskan?

Kami tidak mengharapkan belas kasihan dari para konspirator tetapi setidak-tidaknya janganlah menuduh kami menggunakan proses mahkamah untuk melengah-lengahkan kes sedang kami sedari awal maklum keputusan mahkamah tidak akan memihak kepada kami. Hormatilah hak kami untuk menggunakan saluran mahkamah demi menegakkan keadilan. Sesungguhnya kami juga mahu keaiban kedua ini berakhir secepat mungkin agar kami dapat menjalani kehidupan seperti insan lain.

Sungguhpun demikian, kami ingin merakamkan setinggi-tinggi ucapan terima kasih kepada seluruh rakyat Malaysia yang masih terus menyokong kami dalam usaha mengembalikan maruah kami sekeluarga serta maruah negara dan bangsa. Doa dari tuan-tuan Allah sahaja yang dapat membalasnya dan sesungguhnya percayalah kebenaran akan pasti tertegak.Ketabahan dan kesabaran harus diteruskan, terutamanya bila terbayang wajah Mursyidul AM PAS, YAB Menteri Besar Neg Kelantan, AL Fadhil Dato’ Tuan Guru Nik Aziz pagi tadi – hadir bersama , menolak fitnah. Moga Allah SWT berikan kita kekuatan.

NURUL IZZAH ANWAR

Tarikh: 1 Februari 2010

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI WILAYAH

Pada hari ini, seluruh Wilayah Persekutuan meraikan Ulang Tahunnya yang ke-36. Sempena sambutan Hari Wilayah ini, saya ingin menarik perhatian Kerajaan serta penduduk wilayah tentang beberapa isu besar yang melibatkan kepentingan dan kemaslahatan rakyat agar sambutan Hari Wilayah Persekutuan ini dapat dimanfaati bersama.

Sebelum meraikan Hari Wilayah, marilah kita meraikan keberanian mahasiswa Universiti Malaya memperjuangkan sistem pilihan raya yang lebih telus dalam kampus baru-baru ini.

Sepertimana yang kita maklumi, rakyat Malaysia yang tinggal di luar kawasan WP berpeluang untuk mengundi wakil kerajaan di peringkat persekutuan dan negeri. Ini tidak dinikmati oleh 1.5 juta rakyat di kawasan WP yang tidak berpeluang untuk menentukan kepimpinan mereka di peringkat wilayah. Ini juga bermakna RM 2.12 bilion wang peruntukan DBKL, tidak dipantau oleh mana-mana wakil rakyat di peringkat WP. Ini bercanggah dengan prinsip demokrasi yang menetapkan penyertaan rakyat sebagai tunggak kepada sebuah pentadbiran yang telus dan adil. Justeru, saya menyeru agar rakyat Wilayah Persekutuan diberikan ruang dan kuasa untuk menentukan dasar dan halatuju pemtadbiran WP melalui dialog dan rundingan awam yang melibatkan semua lapisan masyarakat.

Saya turut berasa kesal dengan penyelewengan kuasa dan penggunaan e-undi yang berlaku dalam pilihan raya kampus baru-baru ini. Saya menggesa pihak pentadbir universiti agar lebih menghormati hak mahasiswa untuk berpolitik melalui wadah demokratik di kampus dengan bebas dan saksama.

Baru-baru ini, penahanan 9 mahasiswa Universiti di kawasan Jalan Raja Laut, Wilayah Persekutuan kerana berhimpun dan berarak secara aman amatlah dikesali. Sebagai generasi pelapis kepimpinan negara, saya yakin dan percaya bahawa mahasiswa kampus harus diberikan peluang dan ruang untuk menyuburkan demokrasi dan hak asasi di kampus ke arah Malaysia yang lebih bebas dan harmoni.

Dengan itu, sekali lagi saya ingin mengucapkan Salam Hari Wilayah dan Salam Demokrasi!

NURUL IZZAH ANWAR
Ahli Parlimen Lembah Pantai

Amnesty International:Malaysia opposition leader Anwar faces ’show trial’

29 January 2010

Amnesty International has urged the Malaysian authorities to drop politically motivated criminal charges of sodomy against Anwar Ibrahim, the country’s opposition leader, after he lost an appeal for access to the government’s evidence against him on Friday.

His trial is now set to begin on 2 February at the High Court. This case is the second time in 12 years that the authorities have brought such charges against the former deputy prime minister.

Following his public criticism of then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed in 1998, Anwar was arrested and convicted on sodomy and corruption charges. He spent six years in solitary confinement before his conviction was overturned and he was released.

“The Malaysian authorities have resorted to the same old dirty tricks in an attempt to remove the opposition leader from politics,” said Sam Zarifi, Asia-Pacific director at Amnesty International. “Malaysia’s judiciary should throw out these charges.”

Amnesty International considered him a prisoner of conscience before his release in 2004.

For five years, Anwar was banned from seeking public office as a result of his conviction on corruption charges. After the ban expired in April 2008, he won a parliamentary seat on 26 August 2008, and become opposition leader as head of the People’s Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat).

But one month before his election, on 17 July 2008, Anwar was again arrested on charges that he had committed sodomy with a male former aide. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison and loss of political office.

The criminal charge of sodomy against Anwar, under Section 377B of the Penal Code, is at odds with international human rights standards. This British colonial-era law provides for prison and whipping, a punishment that violates the international law prohibition on torture and other ill-treatment. Moreover, the UN Human Rights Commission in 1997 ruled that sodomy laws infringe the fundamental right to privacy.

Amnesty International is seriously concerned about fair-trial issues surrounding Anwar’s case. The prosecution’s refusal to deliver evidence to the defence at the pre-trial stage infringes international fair-trial standards and Malaysian law.

“Anwar’s case has rightly raised doubts among the international community and investors about Malaysia’s commitment to justice and the rule of law,” said Zarifi.

Under Section 51A of the Malaysia’s Criminal Procedure Code, the prosecution must deliver documents and a written statement of facts favourable to the defence. The UN Human Rights Committee has established that the minimum facilities for fair trials “must include access to documents and other evidence which the accused requires to prepare his case.”

On 29 January, however, the Malaysian Federal Court failed to uphold the prosecution’s obligation to provide access to evidence which Anwar’s lawyers believe may help exonerate him. In an earlier decision, the Court of Appeals had termed the defence’s application for evidence a “fishing expedition.”

“The court’s decision to allow the prosecution to withhold key evidence sets a dangerous precedent for criminal cases in Malaysia,” said Zarifi. “This is a recipe for unfair trials.”

Please see below for weblink

http://amnesty. org/en/news- and-updates/ malaysia- opposition- leader-anwar- faces-039show- trial039- 20100129

I was horrified to have heard the news of the attack on the Metro Tabernacle church in Desa Melawati, and two others that occurred after midnight last night but the news did not prepare me for the shock I experienced at the site itself.

This afternoon, I had visited the site of the Metro Tabernacle Church to offer my condolences and sympathies. It is not an overstatement to say the site of the attack reminded me of events that we have heard happen in other countries but never in my wildest dreams was it possible in Malaysia and I strongly condemn these acts as not only un-Malaysian but un-Islamic and I urge all to think of the possible ramification of this hideous and cowardly act. These fire-bombs are indeed ugly acts of domestic terrorism!

We are a nation of multiple faiths and races, which has survived a myriad of challenges from as far back as colonization, insurgencies and the economic meltdowns of recent years. Our strength as a country lies in our ability as individuals to stay level headed and collected in trying times.

I urge leaders from all sides to not allow this to spiral out of control and encourage all Malaysians to be calm, compassionate and vigilant from being used by some groups for political gain.

“The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war”. ~ Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit