'We respect the due process of the law'

said our Prime Minister, echoed by his Deputy. Do you mean this?

I just wish to quote two famous quotes in this context:

"The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles. "
- Charles de Montesquieu

"If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable."
- Louis D Brandeis

This is the first item on Malaysiakini this morning:
· Footage of ‘Speaker dragged out’ banned
· A TV station has video footage of the dramatic moment but Malaysians did not get to see it on the orders of its owner, Media Prima.

Which explains why, at a recent Pakatan dinner in Sitiawan, police stopped the screening of a footage of the infamous event and confiscated the equipment.

The next item:
· Zambry gets stay order, state in limbo
With this order, the situation reverts to status quo with the question of the legitimate MB to be decided by the Court of Appeal on a date to be fixed soon. ...

Such sudden efficiency in our judiciary to counter earlier High Court decision:
Late last night Nizar, fresh from a favourable court ruling, suspended the Perak state secretary and legal adviser. Today, backed by a stay order, Zambry revoked the suspensions. ...

From Malaysiakini readers:

Chong Leong: It is reported that the Court of Appeal's Datuk Ramly sat on his own when granting the order of stay against Nizar being declared the rightful Menteri Besar of Perak. This is in contravention of Section 38 of the Court of Judicature Act 1964, which provides that every proceeding in the Court of Appeal shall be heard and disposed of by three judges or such greater uneven number of Judges as the president may in any particular case determine.

And a judge of a certain panel of three or more uneven number may be excused to a number no less than two, according to section 42 of the same act. So it seems the stay order against Nizar is not in order. Even worse, it may be seen as tainted and made in haste just to preserve certain persons in power. Just when we are regaining some hope with the judiciary, all is done to erode that little glimpse.

Ganasan: The Court of Appeal was formed hastily to hear Zambri's appeal. Why such a haste in hearing the appeal? Why did the courts took three months to hear Nizar's appeal whereas it could hear Zambri's appeal instantly? Do we expect a favourable verdict for the citizen of Perak?

Najib has ruled out state elections and passed the ball to our Sultan. So whoever started it, please sort it out fairly and acceptable to those concerned ie. Perakians, not someone who came and conquered and deny and refuse to take responsibility. I wish the cases involving the two ex-PKR turncoats could be heard with such efficiency as the Court of Appeal's stay of execution.

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