Datuk Ibrahim Ali called the Bar Council today a “bastard council” and accused it of playing double standards for attacking the Barisan Nasional (BN) government.
“They are hypocrites...I don’t respect at all the Bar Council,” said the Perkasa chief at a press conference today.
Ibrahim pointed out that the Bar Council had protested the burning of Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan’s pictures at a recent Perkasa gathering, but was silent on the burning of Interlok writer Abdullah Hussain’s images at another protest.
The Independent Pasir Mas MP also said the July 9 Bersih rally was a guise to “save” Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim by sparking chaos in the country.
“Anwar Ibrahim is forced to defend himself because prima facie was ruled in the Saiful Bukhari (sodomy case) and because there is a (sex) video of a man resembling the Opposition Leader,” said Ibrahim.
“So...the spirit behind this rally is to overthrow the government,” added the pint-sized Malay rights advocate.
Ibrahim said Bersih 2.0’s rally for electoral reforms was a front for Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s political agenda, pointing out that the coalition’s deputy chairman was PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu, while other PR politicians comprised part of the committee.
When pointed out that the independent polls watchdog had invited Barisan Nasional (BN) to join its rally, Ibrahim said: “That’s propaganda.”
Ibrahim also stressed that he did not oppose Ambiga because she was Indian, but because of her “evil” actions in becoming a shield for the federal opposition.
“They (PR) just want to confuse people by putting forth Ambiga, who is the former Bar Council president,” said Ibrahim, who raised his voice several times during the press conference.
The outspoken MP also lambasted Tan Sri Hasmy Agam, the president of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam), for urging the Najib administration to allow Bersih 2.0, Perkasa and Umno Youth to exercise their constitutional rights to hold their respective rallies on July 9.
“He is a liberal who wants to fight for freedom, but what about responsibilities?” asked Ibrahim.
The vocal politician highlighted the deaths during the recent uprisings in the Middle East, pointing out that security forces were unable to control the mass protests there.
Ibrahim stressed that he supported one’s right to freedom of assembly, but said such rights must be exercised within the confines of the law, such as obtaining police permits.
The July 9 rally by Bersih 2.0 is making eight demands of the Election Commission (EC), including the call for free and fair elections. The government insists that elections are already free and fair, pointing to the opposition’s gains in Election 2008, which Ibrahim also reiterated today.
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Ibrahim is a low mentalty Umno stooge and surely not a malay rights fighter.... if not he would have taken street demonstrations against Umno on its Betrayal of Malay privileges WHERE UMNO ELITES SUCKED AWAY ALL THE 52 BILLION bumi shares for the past 53 years meant to uplift the economic status of poor folks,,,, UMno leaders merely enriched their own pockets under the guise of NEP and Perkasa kept quiet....probably he is also part of the Umno sucking Team ?
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