Mahathir admits Anwar was jailed on fake charges, says Wan Azizah

By MT Webmaster Last updated Mar 14, 2016

So that is why the ANC (Anti-Najib Campaign) and Pakatan Harapan signed the Citizens’ Declaration on Friday. The primary reason is to free Anwar from jail. The secondary reason is to oust Najib as Prime Minister and replace him with Anwar. And, finally, to ‘repair’ the system that Umno, Barisan Nasional, and Dr Mahathir had destroyed.

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Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (Ku Li), the ‘mystery man’ who was supposed to meet Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak ‘secretly’ during the middle of last year, (but was no longer a secret when Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealed that there would be a meeting), does not support the Citizens’ Declaration signed by the 57 ‘leaders’ last Friday.

This was what The Star reported:

Asked by reporters in Parliament on why his name was listed among the signatories, Tengku Razaleigh said he wasn’t there.

“I did not go, I do not support (it), and I didn’t even know about it,” he said.

Asked about the online campaign to support the Prime Minister, Tengku Razaleigh said he supported it.

“I fully support Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his efforts because he has brought this country to a better place,” he said.

Actually, Ku Li was not even in Malaysia at that time. He was in Bangkok, presumably for a meeting — although his Chinese girlfriend and Bul (Nik Azmi Nik Daud) both accompanied him.

The thing is, just like what happened to me, the MACC was also trailing Ku Li and they were monitoring him at the Mandarin Oriental. Probably they got suspicious that Ku Li happened to be in Bangkok at the same time that I was and suspected that he was there to meet me.

That was how I came to know Ku Li was in Bangkok with his girlfriend and Bul — my Deep Throat in the MACC told me. I wonder how much the MACC spends to send officers to Bangkok to monitor and follow Ku Li and me (plus God knows who else).

Anyway, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad admits that Anwar Ibrahim was jailed on fake charges. And that is why Dr Mahathir signed the Citizens’ Declaration.

The Malaysian Insider gave quite a lengthy report (which you can read below). However, in case you do not read Bahasa Malaysia, amongst some of the things that Dr Wan Azizah said are:

Anwar Ibrahim menjadi mangsa system (Anwar Ibrahim is a victim of the system — which means he is not a criminal but was set up on fake charges).

Institusi-institusi yang kini dirosakkan pentadbiran Umno-Barisan Nasional (government institutions that have been destroyed by the Umno-Barisan Nasional administration — which means during Dr Mahathir’s 22 years as Prime Minister as well).

Pengakuan Dr Mahathir itu adalah satu penerimaan secara tidak langsung yang institusi kerajaan tidak bebas, memangsakan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang dipenjarakan kerana menjadi ancaman politik paling utama kepada pentadbiran Datuk Seri Najib Razak (indirectly, Dr Mahathir admits that Anwar was jailed — in 1998 and 2009 — because he is a political threat, in particular to Najib).

Dr Mahathir tidak kuat dan beliau memerlukan bantuan kami (Dr Mahathir is weak and needs the help of Pakatan Harapan).

Pakatan Harapan akan terus memperjuangkan pembebasan Anwar (Pakatan Harapan will continue to fight for Anwar’s release from jail).

Agenda pembebasan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menjadi agenda utama (Anwar’s freedom will be Pakatan Harapan’s main or primary agenda).

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Deklarasi Rakyat Dr Mahathir akui penganiayaan terhadap Anwar, kata Wan Azizah

(The Malaysian Insider) – Deklarasi Rakyat yang diusahakan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad adalah satu perakuan yang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menjadi mangsa sistem, kata Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

Katanya, ia terkandung dalam pengakuan personaliti pembangkang dan kerajaan institusi-institusi yang kini dirosakkan pentadbiran Umno-Barisan Nasional (BN).

“Pengakuan Dr Mahathir ini tidak mengubah hala tuju Pakatan Harapan terutamanya berhubung pendirian mengenai bentuk-bentuk reformasi undang-undang, politik, media, ekonomi, kewangan, pendidikan dan sosial yang akan dilaksanakan Pakatan Harapan.

“Malah, pengakuan Dr Mahathir itu adalah satu penerimaan secara tidak langsung yang institusi kerajaan tidak bebas, memangsakan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang dipenjarakan kerana menjadi ancaman politik paling utama kepada pentadbiran Datuk Seri Najib Razak,” kata Dr Wan Azizah.

Beliau membuat kenyataan itu pada sidang media selepas mesyuarat Majlis Presiden Pakatan Harapan di pejabat ketua pembangkang di Parlimen, hari ini.

Menurut Dr Wan Azizah lagi, deklarasi itu perlu dilihat berdasarkan persepsi yang betul iaitu ia adalah satu bantuan sokongan daripada Pakatan Harapan kepada Dr Mahathir dan ia bukannya satu bentuk bantuan dari bekas perdana menteri itu kepada mereka.

“Dr Mahathir tidak kuat dan beliau memerlukan bantuan kami,” katanya ketika ditanya tentang dinamik hubungan pembangkang dan Dr Mahathir selepas pemeteraian Deklarasi Rakyat.

Pada sidang media mesyuarat bersama pimpinan tertinggi DAP dan Parti Amanah Nasional (Amanah) itu, Dr Wan Azizah turut menegaskan yang Pakatan Harapan akan terus memperjuangkan pembebasan Anwar.

“Pakatan Harapan pada hari ini menetapkan agenda pembebasan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menjadi agenda utama yang akan dibawa bersama-sama agenda reformasi yang lain dalam usaha menyelamatkan Malaysia.

“Strategi 3 serampang ini – menuntut reformasi institusi, membebaskan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dan menuntut Datuk Seri Najib Razak meletak jawatan – akan digerakkan secara bersepadu Pakatan Harapan dalam kempen kami di seluruh negara,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Dr Wan Azizah pada sidang media sama turut mengumumkan satu himpunan bagi menuntut pemansuhan cukai barangan dan perkhidmatan (GST) akan diadakan pada 2 April sempena setahun pelaksanaannya.

Raja Petra Kamarudin RPK