Of Ministers’ stupidity and Police’s dreadful eagerness

Last week was a happening week showcasing Malaysia was at its best in making a mockery of its already badly-bruised reputation. It shows how rampant is the abuse of power and how haphazardly people in power act.

Anwar Ibrahim was arrested for alleged sodomy. Raja Petra Kamarudin was charged with criminal defamation.

It’s not Anwar’s arrest and the charges against Raja Petra that make up the mockery, but the manner they are done. I do not know whether to laugh or cry over it.

Anwar was arrested by ski-mask clad police one hour before his scheduled appointment at KL police headquarters. What? Arrested by ski-mask clad police? I wouldn’t mince a word if Anwar is a militant, terrorist, separatist or a wanted criminal long on the run.

Are they ski-masked as well when apprehending criminals like thieves, robbers, rapists or killer? But Anwar was not even a criminal yet.

Why? Are the police fearful of Anwar’s witch-hunt should he really becomes the PM later on? Only Bakri Zinin, the CID Director has the answer.

But one hour before time!!!! Can a person be detained one hour before he actually commits the crime? Anwar had not broken his promise yet. Or had he? One hour before time?

I had nausea upon reading the answer given by Bakri, who said, “He was arrested as we had reason to believe he was not going to show up at the KL police headquarters”.

Come on Bakri. Do you know what you were talking about? You could do better than that. You are the CID Director, unlike the corporal in Gemas police station. Yes, I would agree in cases involving national security but not in this case. Even if Anwar didn’t turn up at the KL police headquarters at 2 pm as promised, national security was not threatened at all? Why so hastily and inhumanely done? You don’t have to treat him the way you did. He deserved more respect. He’s the former Deputy PM, mind you. You don’t make sense at all, not even cow sense at its lowest.

There is no stopping the police from detaining anybody whenever they have reasons to believe so and so is planning something and something. Whao!!!!

I vomited when Wan Ahmad Farid, the Deputy Home Minister said “What is the difference in 20 or 50 minutes”, when asked why the police had not waited for the 2 pm appointment.

I finally vomited blood when Najib, the Deputy PM said, “Does it make so much difference, another half an hour or 45 minutes”, when asked why Anwar was arrested an hour before he was to report himself to the police.

Oh boy!!! They don’t understand the difference between 20, 30, 45 and 50 minutes.

Even my 2-year old dog can understand it. Such is the level of maturity of our leaders, PM-in-waiting included (no wonder he jumped up and down when Dr. M said he was weak.

For your information, Najib and Wan Ahmad Farid, let me highlight to you the meaning of one minute means (let alone 20, 30, 45 and 50 minutes):

· Many accidents could be avoided in a matter of minutes or even seconds.
· Many lives could be saved in one minute.
· Many babies were born into this world in one minute.
· Many people died in one minute.
· Many products become defective if timing is missed by a minute or even seconds.
· Many crimes take place in a matter of minutes.
· Anwar could have had his fast lunch, refreshed himself and be there at KL police headquarters in 45 or 50 minutes.

I too had reason to believe that police’s high-handedness and intense-eagerness to apprehend Anwar; and Ministers’ insane obsession to justify the police actions further erode the already-low public confidence in them.

abROcadabRO @ just-mythots
Subang Jaya