Unappealing Court of Appeal

What an anti-climax!... for the group of people, some just being curious, who took the trouble to go to Putrajaya and within 5 minutes, it was over - no explanation as to how and why the three Court of Appeal judges reached their verdict. As a comparison, at the High Court, it took the judge one hour to read his judgment probably knowing full well how he had to justify it, and his written judgment is already out.

As if to spite RPK's prediction of 2-1, it was 3-0 for BN. Perhaps, that saved the trouble of explaining, as any judge dissenting had to explain why. Though many people predicted the outcome, it was no less disappointing. Apart from the effect the judgment has on the people of Perak, it had also to do with the state of the judiciary which has lost people's respect. The powers that be do not care about public opinion anymore. Outright unfairness in the way hearings were fixed - speedy for BN, delay for PR.

So what else to do, even if the court lost its 'appeal', the aggrieved has to appeal to highest court just to prove further what they expect would be realised.

Outside the court, any show of dissension is severely dealt with by the police who seem to have a preference to detain females, while many topics are forbidden under the Sedition Act. Even wearing black is considered good enough for arrest while the baddies roam the streets.

The future is bleak for democracy in Malaysia.