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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

HIGH & MIGHTY ROSMAH? PKR's Siti Aishah dares PM's wife to DEBATE Permata's huge budget

HIGH & MIGHTY ROSMAH? PKR's Siti Aishah dares PM's wife to DEBATE Permata's huge budget
Srikandi Keadilan Malaysia (Keadilan Young Women’s Wing) condemn the shameless abuse of the Sedition Act 1948 and other oppressive laws silence the voice of dissidents and Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak’s political adversaries.
In these two weeks, despite Najib’s promise to ensure that the Sedition Act will be used fairly, we are certain that it is another false promise.
Firstly we recall the investigation of the Taman Medan Assemblywoman, Haniza Talha. She was investigated under the Sedition Act for merely questioning the large amount of budget allocation for the early childhood education programme, Pusat Anak PERMATA Negara (PERMATA) headed by Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor .
Once more, we were greeted by the unfortunate news that another one of our own, Srikandi Keadilan Malaysia Chief Pn Siti Aishah binti Shaik Ismail was also brought under the sedition dragnet. Similarly, she was put under investigation for comments made in regards to the PERMATA Project, despite the fact that the comments were in relation to the spending of public funds, which is in line with her duties as a leader of the opposition party.
Siti Aishah was questioned by the police this morning at the PJ station. She has challenged Rosmah to a debate on PERMATA and the effectiveness of its programs.
Siti Aishah with her lawyer
This recent actions by the authorities are alarming. As a opposition leaders, we have a legitimate duty to make sure every single cent of the tax payers’ money is spent for the right purpose. What is so seditious about questioning the budget allocation for PERMATA? Moreover, we condemn the actions of the authorities that consistently criminalize critical speech.
We urge Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak to stop intimidating the oppositions and members of civil society by using threatening investigations and charges under the Sedition Act 1948.
In a progressive democracy, we champion free speech, rational discourse and freedom of information. We openly challenge Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to debate with us on the PERMATA issue, since we are effectively barred on commenting on this issue. We invite her to justify to large amount of budget allocation for PERMATA and the public has a right to being informed of how their money is being spent.
Finally, we strongly condemn Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak’s sudden U-turn on the issue of abolishing the Sedition Act, and as part of a modern democracy, a leader must hold true to his word.
Sivamalar Genapathy, VicePresident, PKR Women’s Wing
Vice President, Srikandi Keadilan Malaysia

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