Blatant double standards

I am sure the general public, if their reaction in the coffee shops is anything to go by, would agree with Din Merican’s poser:

Deputy Public Prosecutor Tun Majid Tun Hamzah: What’s happening? « Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger

What is happening? No appeal for a murder case and yet in Raja Petra’s habeas corpus case, the appeal is made very quickly. The Malaysian public has the right to know the reasons for this apparent discrimination. Maybe, Razak Baginda is a close associate of the Deputy Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak, whereas Raja Petra is Najib’s strongest critic. If not, what else? Please, Deputy Public Prosecutor Tun Majid TunHamzah, can you explain? —Din Merican

The power of the Attorney General and his officers in being able to play ‘God’ is too much for our legal system. Just imagine the fate of an accused depends on AG's decision alone, which invariably begs the question: does he listen to his political masters?

While we worry about the impartiality of the Chief Justice, who happened to be quite an influence in Umno before, the due process of law may just stop short of going any further than the preliminary hearings and the by now common ‘lack of prima facie evidence for the defence to be called’. This could be the result of deliberate mistakes and poor preparation on the part of the prosecution which is open to corruption. Just imagine being paid handsomely for appearing inefficient and one can see the potential for it.

By the way, someone commented that the main difference between Anwar and Najib as DPM is that the former had a powerful PM while the latter has a weak one. So is it any wonder that one went to jail while the other can avoid being a witness to a high profile murder case?

In our present climate of poor perception of the rule of law, the right thing to do is to let the process of law takes its course even or especially if there is any doubt. The DPP should have appealed and let the court decide, since it is such a high profile case. The public will not think he is just being lazy by taking the easy way out.

In the case of the CJ, how can he avoid Umno cases when almost all major decisions are made by Umno and therefore any major cases are likely to be linked to Umno in one way or the other. Public perception seems to be the last thing they worry about in their order of things.

These are examples of the powers that be not listening to the people. Perhaps the next General Elections will see to it.