MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Beast of Burden

I'll never be your beast of burden
My back is broad but it's a hurting
All I want is for you to make love to me
I'll never be your beast of burden
I've walked for miles my feet are hurting
All I want is for you to make love to me
Am I hard enough
Am I rough enough
Am I rich enough

Why didn't Mahathir file lawsuit jointly with Sanusi or Daim?

Over breakfast, a friend wondered as to why Tun Dr Mahathir did a joint lawsuit together with his paid minions, Dato Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan and Anina Saadudin.

There seemed to be many supporters judging by the names in the G25. Any of them could jointly file the lawsuit and give more credibility. Why not them instead of the two clowns?

Why not have credible faces like Tan Sri Sanusi Junid and Tun Daim to jointly do the application related to Tort Misfeasans? Sanusi and Daim were signatories to the Citizens' Declaration, though Daim's absense and silence remain a mystery.

And, there is also the supposedly long list of so-called credible personalities in the coalition of NGOs and opposition leaders in the Citizens' Declaration. Forget certain names that claimed to be in the list but they are not in the like Tan Sri Zaman Khan and Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.

Any of them could have be jointly filing it. Why the two dogs with only big bow wow but upstairs zero?

Zeti's spoiler to CREC's confidence boost for 1MDB

It is a deja vu similar to the July 23rd 2015 event at Tan Sri Gani Patail's home. Our source claimed Tan Sri Abu Kassim convinced Gani to pursue Najib "since he is retiring, charging will be one way to get public to remember him by. It clears his name from past misdeeds."

Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar seemed to want to be remembered with a farewell to pursue 1MDB for the repatriation of the US$1.83 billion investment abroad for the rest of her tenure as Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor. [Read the past posting here, here and here.]
 
The timing of Zeti's statement is uncanny and seem to compliment Bar Council's motion to demand AG's resignation, Bar Council's filing of judicial review, Tun Dr Mahathir's lawsuit against Najib, and Dato Zaid Ibrahim's "Citizens' Declaration" March 27th gathering. With many media and news portal playing up Lim Guan Eng's house purchase issue, it like extending assistance to relief the Penang CM of the pressure.

This surprise is a party pooper to 1MDB confidence boasting move by CREC for Bandar Malaysia.

Mahathir's wayang Tamil

Bar Council had just done their Wayang Tamil bit and now Tun Mahathir is doing his.

Today, Tun M filed a lawsuit on a claim of abuse of office against Dato Najib with two of his paid Geng Loceng actors, Dato Seri Khairuddin and Anina. He raised issue over the sacking of Tan Sri Muhyiddin, Tan Sri Gani Patail, etc.

Frankly, this will not pass the exchange of affidavit stage.

Minister for Communication and Multimedia, Dato Salleh Tun Said Keruak said it is indicative of Tun M's desperation to take the legal avenue after he has exhausted his "political avenue". Hopefully he remembers well in court as he usually conveniently forget.

Deputy Home Minister, Dato Nurjazlan Tan Sri Mohamed felt Tun M and his motley crew of dramatic actors have no locus standi since they are not aggrived party. Tengku Razaleigh denied, thus indicating possible willingness to be played out again despite it is known Tun M is pushing for Dato Mukhriz as PM candidate against Najib.  

This is mere political wayang kulit (shadow play). Since it involves Geng Loceng, consider it a dramatic wayang Tamil.  

DAP politician criticised "Busybody" Council [Up-dated]

Critics are streaming endlessly at Bar Council for their intention to seek judicial review and to pass a motion to demand the resignation of Attorney General, Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali.

One statement from a DAP state assemblyman and lawyer, RSN Rayer caught many by surprise. He criticised Bar Council's action.

Malaysiakini reported below:

Malaysian Bar ‘tainted’ by motion at AGM to remove AG

The bulls and bulls of Abu Kassim, Gani Patail and Bar Council

Tun Dr Mahathir gave a signal to start the call for a referendum to seek Dato Najib's resignation. In reply through his blog, Dato Salleh Said Keruak criticised Tun M for playing ignorant. It is as though he does not know Government is not form from popular votes.

DAP knows that there is only three ways to do so; via UMNO, or via vote of no confidence or via general election. Tun M lost out on the first two so is left with the third. But, it will smear his history legacy so the call for referendum.  

It is another attempt to hoodwink the public. It was in the same manner that Tun M gave an earlier signal to attack the Attorney General in anticipation submitted Investigation Paper by MACC will be thrown out.

This was the theme in the wayang bulls and bulls by Tan Sri Abu Kassim, Tan Sri Gani Patail and Bar Council, said various inside sources. 

Choice should be between Awang or Wahid

Wall Street Journal was trying to pre-empt Dato Najib's decision on the appointment for the Governor for Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) with a spin.

With the intention to maintain the newscycle, they reported Tan Sri Dr Irwan Serigar Abdullah as leading candidate and highlighted his position as member of the Board of Advisory of 1MDB.

It is not uncommon practise for BNM Governorship to come from outside the organisation. In fact, Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz was the only first Governor that rose from the rank. Prior to Zeti, it was former Director General of EPU, Tan Sri Ali Abul Sulaiman.

Appointing Irwan could mean a "demotion" from his current position as Secretary General of Treasury, in which BNM falls under MoF.

Zeti has been lobbying for an appointment from within using the excuse of no politicians. It seemed intended to stop a former BNM, turned politician and currently ambassador to the US from assuming the position.

Odds is against an internal appointment in the light of suspicious involvement of certain top officials of BNM in a plot to frame and topple the Prime Minister.