Disputed, Malaysia’s top DNA lab...DID NOT HAVE ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ISO17025 ISO9001 a generic standard for management systems in organisations,

Malaysia’s foremost DNA testing facility was dragged into the spotlight today, after an Australian scientist disputed its international accreditation at the Sodomy II trial today.

Dr Brian McDonald, a key witness in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s defence, insisted that the national chemistry department’s laboratory in Petaling Jaya did not have ISO 17025 certification, which he said its head of forensics, Dr Seah Lay Hoong, had previously claimed.

The Australian DNA consultant told the court this could cause the lab to be seen as “incompetent” in carrying out DNA analyses and other tests crucial to so many cases, including criminal cases.

The prosecution’s case against Anwar has largely rested on the results of lab evidence linking the 64-year-old PKR leader to the DNA profile tagged “Male Y”.

The defence team has been working round-the-clock over the past few months to disprove that link, arguing that Dr Seah’s methods were questionable because she had failed to carry out certain procedures that are standard to other laboratories worldwide.

Dr McDonald said those labs that meet the minimum quality systems required can apply to be internationally recognised by certain bodies, such as the American Society of Crime Lab Directors (ASCLD), or Australia’s National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA).



However, when challenged by the prosecution, Dr McDonald was unable to prove that Dr Seah had specifically and directly said that the government lab had indeed been given ISO 17025 certification.

He conceded, after a protracted exchange with lead prosecution counsel Datuk Yusof Zainal Abiden, that he had inferred as such because he had “assumed” Dr Seah was talking about the same certification when she testified in the trial.

Yusof suggested to Dr McDonald that Dr Seah could have referred to the ISO 9001 certification when she told the court the Petaling Jaya lab had ISO qualifications.

The Solicitor-General II also said that the government’s foremost DNA expert was not misleading the court when she added that the lab was ASCLD-accredited because it had certification under the Legacy programme.

The trial resumes tomorrow.




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The National chemistry department’s laboratory that did the DNA tests DID NOT HAVE
ISO/IEC 17025:2005
is for General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=39883

The National chemistry department’s laboratory that did the DNA tests HAVE
ISO 9001:2008
is for Quality management systems -- Requirements http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=46486

In short, to conform to international standards, a DNA forensic lab needs ISO17025
ISO9001 is a generic standard for management systems in organisations, such as companies

SO the facts look to me that the prosecutor Yusof is the one trying to mislead the court and the rakyat

The fine ART of SPINNING Malaysian style...... of course in the Malaysian kangaroo courts...

bravo 1 malaysia slogan go to hell....cow and car officcer arrested over RM1m robbery

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Ismail Omar confirmed today the arrest of three senior anti-graft officers in connection with an extortion-cum-robbery case involving RM1 million.

The alleged victims were said to have been three money changers from Singapore.

The top cop confirmed the arrest of the three Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) officers, including an ACP.

They have been released on bail and are suspended from work, Ismail told reporters after the launch of Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM)’s Twitter account here at the KL Police College.



It was earlier reported that the money changers were at KLIA last Thursday night intending to board a flight to Singapore when the robbery took place.

The three are understood to have been carrying foreign currencies amounting to about RM2 million which they had declared to Customs.

Five men who identified themselves as MACC officers then confronted the three men and demanded they hand over US$100,000 (RM300,000) each.



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Remember this famous quote? Home ministry will release all of them soon as they all repented and promise wont do it again, darn daylight robbery with MACC identity, where they put their brains nowadays

This definitely cast a dark shadow over the official findings on the deaths of the late Teoh Beng Hock and Ahmad Sarbani, doesn't it?

First they were accused of murdering two people, now they are being arrested for robbery. It is time they are disbanded, they are a disgrace to our society.

MACC under the PM's office spent so much of our money and see the quality of officers that these idiots hired..robbers and thugs !Only God can save this country !

Najib violated own pledges with Mat Sabu charge

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) accused Datuk Seri Najib Razak today of contradicting his own promise to improve civil liberties by charging PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu for his Bukit Kepong tragedy remarks.

PR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim described the move as “malicious persecution”, saying it was in violation of the prime minister’s own reform promises made last week.

Mohamad, popularly known as Mat Sabu, claimed trial today to a criminal defamation charge of glorifying communist guerrillas and defaming the policemen and soldiers who defended the Bukit Kepong police station when it came under attack in 1950.

“Although the repeal of the Internal Security Act (ISA) was just announced, Mat Sabu was still charged for his comments.

“We feel this contradicts what Najib said, that the administration would use consultation and be reasonable,” Anwar commented after chairing the PR leadership council meeting here.

Najib announced a raft of reforms last week to give Malaysians more freedom but Mohamad’s prosecution has renewed fears of a crackdown against dissent.

Opposition politicians are convinced that the Najib administration will continue to prosecute its rivals despite the prime minister’s reform pledges, pointing to plans to replace the ISA with two new security laws.

Umno’s Utusan Malaysia had first accused Mat Sabu of glorifying Ahmad Indera in an August 27 report that quoted him as saying that the communist leader was a true hero.

Anwar pointed out today that Ahmad was recognised in the 2004 book titled “Pengukir Nama Johor” published by the Johor government which names the leader, better known as Mat Indera, as a prominent Johor figure.

Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman had himself written the foreword to the book that lists several freedom fighters and leading figures from the southern state.



But the Johor mentri besar recently said that Mat Indera had planned the 1950 attack on the Bukit Kepong police station— which resulted in 25 deaths — and had tried to convince Malays to join his “illegal activities” in the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM).

He had also claimed that historical facts showed that Mat Indera was a leader of the 10th Regiment under the communist terrorists who threatened the safety of the public at the time.

“To link Mat Sabu’s remarks about Mat Indera to support for the communist movement is inaccurate.

“Our stand is clear; we are strongly in support of efforts to achieve independence through peace and not by following the intentions of the communist party,” said Anwar.

Mat Sabu faces two years in prison and a fine if convicted.



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BN again showing "immaturity" with their dirty tactics. Shame on you BN! We can even support our ideaology.............what a country? BN should be banned for life

This is what I have been saying all this while ie BN is on a self destruction mode; just wait and see. By the will of God it will come sooner or later.

It is Najib, the man with no backbone and principles but a well-known capacity to lie!

The poor guy is so pathetic even a multi-million dollar publicity campaign cannot make him look good.

Najib's quote in yesterday article "Kerajaan BN tak tahu menipu rakayat". By charging Mat Sabu just for having an alternative view on our history just show the true nature of his character or rather a double speak.

THis latest episode coming hot on the heels of the pledge to repeal ISA and Extraordinary Ordnance. This brazen deceitfulness and duplicity on his part only reveals his proclivity and propensity to hookwink the naive, unsuspecting rakyat to the hilt in order to vilely and tenaciously cling on to power and greed.

Stir over Bangladesh website saying citizens can vote as Malaysians

A Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office unit website has claimed that its citizens working in Malaysia have been asked to vote for the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government, prompting PKR vice-president Fuziah Salleh to call for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into the contentious issue.

The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) had recently demanded an emergency sitting of Parliament to debate its claim that thousands of permanent residents have been given citizenship and the right to vote “in the blink of an eye” and the Bangladesh website quoted appears to have backed up its claim.

“We want a royal commission of inquiry to investigate Bangladesh Prime Minister’s statement over this matter. If it has actually happened, Najib must be responsible and provide an explanation,” Fuziah told her party’s Keadilan Daily website.

According to the NGO Affairs Bureau of the Prime Minister’s Office website, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met her Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Najib Razak last year where they discussed “long standing issues, including legalising Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia”.

Both met while attending the 66th World Islamic Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur in May 2010.

It said highly-placed sources claimed that during the meeting, Najib assured Sheikh Hasina of considering the issue of legalising Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia country with utmost sincerity.

“Today, prime minister’s office has allegedly received a confirmation from some of our citizens those working in several sectors in Malaysia since last year that they were given more than citizenships from Malaysian Government. In fact they now have been given a right to be a voter in upcoming Malaysian’s general election.

“Another highly placed source from prime minister’s office has confirmed that Bangladeshi workers may easily conferred Malaysian citizenship with the condition to vote for party that represents the government in power,” the website said.

The website also reported Sheikh Hasina as urging her people” to take this opportunity in order to lower the national poverty in line with government’s initiative and numerous measures to solve all major problems, including power and gas crises”.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said last month that “baseless” allegations of foreigners being given the right to vote will be addressed by the parliamentary select committee (PSC) on electoral reform.



He said that although “the allegations have already been proven in most cases to be untrue,” the National Registration Department (NRD) has engaged the Election Commission (EC) to answer PR’s claim that at least 1,600 foreigners have been added to the electoral roll.

“These allegations, which I believe are baseless ... this (the PSC) is the best platform for us. We have a co-operation (between the NRD and EC) to clean if there is a need to clean and to answer any claims that need to be answered,” he told reporters on August 17.

The bipartisan PSC, which will be formed in the October sitting of Parliament, will likely see PR raise its claim that BN has granted foreigners citizenships in exchange for their support in a general election that must be called by early 2013.



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I am not surprised by this claims as my friend work in a local GLC bank that provides ASB loans and of late there are PR holders coming into the banking hall requesting for ASB loans. And when my friend told them that the loans were for local Bumi's only, they were not only surprised but smirked and said that they will come back and retry in several months like as if they know something we don't know.

Also,my friend have been told by our cleaning lady (who is illiterate and a red IC holder) that since prior to the last 2 elections, she has been asked to go to the immigration dept to get her IC to be changed to a Blue IC and after each election, she will be again asked to go there to be only reverted back to a red IC. SHe again have been recently ask to go to the immigration department again to get a blue IC. I guess the election isnt to far away.

And with this admission by bangladeshi pm herself is the last straw. We should throw BN out in the next election if we want to protect our nation's sovereignity. Theres no more forgiveness or tak apa attitude or fence sitters here. Opposition should stop bickering and bring up useless issues and portray more credible, united front in nation building ideas. PAS should lead as they are the most consistent, principled and sincere. DAP should let loose their anti Islam stand and swallow the reality malaysia is a muslim majority country. Provide the check and balance friend to PAS and with keadilan, drive the nations economy. BN has sold our country to others to safeguard their own plundered wealth and power. If we lived in medieval times, they would have been guillotined.

New Anwar video is another old Umno-BN trick

Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) are showing signs of their desperation to hold onto power following the release of a video clip showing Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim using an apartment lift at the location where he was accused of patronising a foreign prostitute, says a PKR leader.

PKR vice-president N Surendran said Umno-BN will persist with such attacks ahead of the 13th general elections which are widely speculated to be called within a year.

“I want to state this as simply as possible; the political foes of Datuk Seri Anwar are behind this. They planned and created a fake video, and I am convinced that such attacks will continue to take place on a monthly basis. I dare say this has been done by Umno-BN, with the help of the authorities,” he said.

“As we have said since the previous video clip emerged, it is not hard to make such things in a technologically advanced world ... I am convinced that they will continue with what they are doing until the next election,” Surendan added.

The lawyer also said the colour of businessman Datuk Shahzryl Eskay Abdullah’s clothes in the first video viewed in March and distributed through the Internet was different from that seen in the new video clip that emerged yesterday.



He challenged Anwar’s political foes to debate key policies with him instead of resorting to unscrupulous tactics and attacks such as these.

The new video clip, which shows Anwar entering a lift at an apartment building where a sex video allegedly of the opposition leader and a prostitute is said to have been secretly recorded, was released yesterday by a pro-Umno blog.

The full-colour excerpt, published on the Papagomo blog, showed closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of Anwar entering an apartment building elevator accompanied by businessman Shazryl Eskay, who has alleged that he was with the PKR de facto leader on the day of the incident.

In the edited video composed of shots taken from several cameras throughout the building, Anwar, clad in a purple shirt, is seen entering and exiting the lift with a black-suited Shazryl Eskay.

The timestamp showed they entered the lift at 10.09pm and exited at 10.52pm on February 21, the same date that Anwar was alleged to have had sex with a prostitute from China, as revealed by the “Datuk T” trio in the form of a video on March 21.

The black-and-white sex video was then widely disseminated on Umno blogs following a closed-door screening to the media at the swanky Carcosa Seri Negara Hotel in the capital.

On June 24, the “Datuk T” trio — former Malacca Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik , former Perkasa treasurer-general Datuk Shuib Lazim and Shazryl Eskay — admitted to screening the sex video and were fined a total of RM5,500 by Magistrate Aizatul Akmal Maharani.

“The full-colour CCTV recording clearly shows Anwar’s face. The time of the recording also corresponds with what Datuk Seri Anwar did with the Chinese prostitute,” pro-Umno blogger Papagomo wrote, in reference to the sex video released by the “Datuk T” trio on March 21.

“Prior to this, it was pointed out that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was absent from Twitter and Facebook during the time the sexual intercourse took place.”

Anwar had previously denied that he had “disappeared” from cyberspace during the time period in question and had reiterated that he was not the man in the video.

He lodged a police report on March 22, the day after the first video was screened to the media by the “Datuk T” trio.



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UMNO is very islamic in whatever they do including character assasinations and murder.

the more evil UMNO creates these garbage sex scandals, the more Malaysians will be eager to vote out UMNO / BN in PRU 13 !!

UNMO! Stop insulting the intelligence of Malaysians. If the video clip is genuine, why went to great length to prove Anwar is the man in the sex video, only to bring out this new video clip after, not six days, but SIX MONTHS! Besides, didn't PDRM say they have "identified the man in the video in addition to testimomy of a certain expert from space that it is Anwar in the picture? The logical thing is to ask the police to reveal the man in the video. The more photos you release to tarnish Anwar's reputation, the more foolish you look. Not only that. What you're all doing is totally unacceptable and very un-Islamic.Repent, Repent, Repent

Why is there a need to proof even if it is Anwar? Doesn't every man and woman do what is natural? First they accuse Anwar of unnatural sex, now they accuse him of natural sex, even his own wife and family dont bother. That much I can put on peoples like Eskay and his lowly stooges, a really scum of society.

Why is Barisan politicians are so obsessed with the sexual lives of opposition politicians.?There is a major economic crisis in the world that is affecting the country that needs attention.And there are numerous other issues that are affecting the daily lives of rakyat that needs sorting.And all Barisan can think is the sex live of Anwar.What a bunch of...........

Malaysians are fed up with FTINAH & PEMHOHONGAN of evil cruel UMNO who will do anything even to the extend of selling citizenship to foreigners to vote for them just to be able to stay in power!!!

Today flip, tomorrow flop. After Ibrahim Ali talks, it will be bing then bong. Najib looks like a clown. He cant control his own flock.

ISA gone but other laws remain, says Muhyiddin



Malaysians must still abide by the law and may not do as they please even after the Internal Security Act (ISA) has been scrapped, the deputy prime minister said today.

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said no one is above the law and cautioned all parties, including the opposition, not to engage in activities that could threaten national security.

“If any party does something which goes against the country’s laws and can affect the peace and security of the people, there are laws that can be referred to so that lawful action may be taken (against them),” he (picture) told reporters after opening the Makkal Sakti Convention at the Putra World Trade Centre here.

On Thursday night, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced the repeal of the ISA and the three Emergency Declarations when both the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat have their next sitting.

He said new laws would be enacted in their place to protect the peace, harmony and security of the country.

He also announced that the government will do away with annual printing and publishing permits with permits that can be cancelled if regulations are flouted.

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has claimed credit for the bold move, which it said was the result of sustained opposition pressure.

But Najib countered yesterday that no one else should take credit for the sweeping law reforms championed by Barisan Nasional (BN).



In an apparent reference to PR claims that BN had lifted the idea from the opposition’s Buku Jingga manifesto, he said the decision to scrap the ISA was an extension of his promise to amend the controversial law when he took office in 2009.

“These are not the fruits of their struggle. This was a decision made by the Barisan Nasional government because we listened to Malaysians who want this change,” he had told supporters at Universiti Teknologi Mara in Shah Alam yesterday.



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Perkasa Ibrahim Ali al-katak, Utusan & all are above the law.

Don't worry at all cos Malaysians will get rid of all evil laws of evil UMNO by voting out evil UMNO & BN in PRU 13 to save Malaysia

even with ISA gone BN is plenty strong with still an arsenal of other laws at their disposal to abuse. what more with 2 new "laws" to replace the ISA added


The history of Pak Lah will repeat itself. Najib was crouching to be the PM when results of GE 12 was reveal. The DPM now seems doing the same thing. He is hoping GE13 would have bad results. As such, he would not have to wait forever, but soon to-be the PM.

This is what happens to the party with of credibility and substance. POWER, money and women are what they after afterall. Ha Ha Ha! Boleh-Land Boleh!

try vertical wet thread .......this scoundrel rubbishes Bangladeshi votes-for-citizenship claim

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has denied claims that the Barisan Nasional (BN) government has given Bangladeshi workers here citizenship in exchange for their votes.

PKR called for a probe into claims in a Bangladesh government website that its citizens were offered Malaysian nationality for their support, adding it reinforced earlier complaints made to the Election Commission (EC).

“It’s not true. I don’t know whether the sources are trusted or not but obviously (it is) something which is not true,” the deputy prime minister told reporters after opening the Makkal Sakti Convention at the Putra World Trade Centre here.

He said the government adhered to strict procedures when granting citizenship to foreigners and stressed that no special consideration had been given to Bangladeshis.

Muhyiddin also said BN was not so desperate as to give the green light to the wholesale naturalisation of Bangladeshis in exchange for their votes in the next election.

“Even if they vote, when it goes into the (ballot) box, no one will know who they voted for,” he pointed out.

He added that the government will seek further clarification from the Malaysian embassy in Bangladesh on the issue.

A unit of the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office claimed yesterday that its citizens working in Malaysia had been asked to vote for BN, prompting PKR vice president Fuziah Salleh to call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the contentious issue.

According to the NGO Affairs Bureau of the Prime Minister’s Office website, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met her Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Najib Razak last year where they discussed “long standing issues, including legalising Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia”.

Both met while attending the 66th World Islamic Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur in May 2010.

It said highly-placed sources claimed that during the meeting, Najib had assured Sheikh Hasina that he would consider the issue of legalising Bangladeshis working in Malaysia with the utmost sincerity.

“Today, the prime minister’s office has allegedly received confirmation from some of our citizens working in several sectors in Malaysia since last year that they were given more than citizenship from the Malaysian Government. In fact, they now have been given a right to be a voter in upcoming Malaysian general elections.

“Another highly placed source from the prime minister’s office has confirmed that Bangladeshi workers may be easily conferred with Malaysian citizenship with the condition that they vote for the party that represents the government in power,” the site said.

The page has since been removed from the NGO Affairs Bureau site.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said last month that “baseless” allegations of foreigners being given the right to vote will be addressed by the parliamentary select committee on electoral reform.

He said that although the allegations have already been proven in most cases to be untrue, the National Registration Department (NRD) has engaged the Election Commission (EC) to answer opposition claims that at least 1,600 foreigners have been added to the electoral roll.



The bipartisan panel, which will be formed in the October sitting of Parliament, will likely see Pakatan Rakyat (PR) raise its claim that BN has granted foreigners citizenship in exchange for their support in a general election that must be called by mid-2013.

PR has also demanded an emergency sitting of Parliament to debate its claim that thousands of permanent residents have been given citizenship and the right to vote “in the blink of an eye”.



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exactly,why were so many govt servants transferred to places that makes their life so difficult after the 12th GE...because who you vote is no more a secret!

Suggest that PR stations camera men at areas with high records of Malaysianised "foreigners" to capture their attendance at voting stations as proof if EC is not doing anything.

Based on the deputy primer minister's claim which is reeked with impartiality, it can be deduced that UMNO is or has been practising the following egoistic tenets:

Rule #1 UMNO is always right
Rule #2 If UMNO is wrong, refer to Rule #1

Perhaps it was presumptuous of me to assume such rules, but personally I believe UMNO is capable of manipulating and twisting facts to its own advantage.

In just another 24 hours to 48 hours if my prediction is correct, the Bangladesh PM will retract and announce that she was misquoted by the print media and the expected new version from the Bangladesh PM will be, "The Government of Malaysia is willing to consider award of citizenship only for the professionals in which fields Malaysia is lacking and that this consideration shall only be accorded for those professionals who have served Malaysia for more than 5 years" Habis cerita! Mydin has already sent his envoy to represent and talk to the Bangladesh PM with some gunny bags of MR candies to “kow tim” her. Just wait and see how the PM of Bangladesh retracts her remarks soon.

king transvestites keling tongue...Perkasa to reject new laws if too unlike ISA....

Perkasa will reject the new anti-terrorism laws the prime minister has proposed if they do not keep to the “preventive spirit” of the recently scrapped Internal Security Act (ISA).

Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali (picture) said it was necessary to preserve or even improve upon the preventive aspects of the ISA to ensure security forces have a viable “instrument” with which to quickly stamp out subversive activities and keep the nation safe.

The Malay rights leader cited alleged insults to Islam and increasing criticism of Article 153, which accords a special position to Bumiputeras, as examples of activities that could threaten the stability and safety of the people.

“We know who did it but it’s difficult to prove in court. But security (forces) know who is responsible,” he told reporters here after Perkasa concluded an emergency meeting to discuss the ISA’s repeal.

Ibrahim stressed that there should be no compromises when formulating the new laws as Malaysia’s development and progress hinged entirely on its security, adding that the ISA was one of the most effective tools to ensure the nation’s peace.

He urged the government to discuss the new laws with stakeholders, especially the police, before deciding on the contents of the proposed anti-terrorism laws.

“I hope the government doesn’t bend to political sentiment from any party when creating these new laws... What’s key is that the people should decide on their own security. This is the people’s right,” he said.

Perkasa will meet with Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein soon to discuss the details of the new laws, Ibrahim added.

On Thursday night, the prime minister announced that the repeal of the ISA and the three Emergency Declarations when both the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat have their next sitting.

Datuk Seri Najib Razak said new laws will be enacted to protect the peace, harmony and security of the country.



He also announced that the government will do away with annual printing and publishing permits with permits that can be cancelled if regulations are flouted.

Ibrahim also said today that he fully supported the repeal of the Emergency Declarations as there were no longer relevant and called for the abolishment of the Universities and Universities Colleges Act (UUCA), the Official Secrets Act (OSA) and the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA).

He added that Perkasa needed more time to study the proposed amendments to the Police Act before it could make its stand known.



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First, reject Perkosa then only talk. ...No need to entertain Perkasa , it is just a Pariah NGO

Arrest this ' katak ' for at least 50 years behind and inside the cage without food for 60 days and sent him to gallows.

I support Ibrahim to maintain ISA, let it be when Pakatan take over Putra Jaya, than Pakatan can make use the ISA again all the idiot , like Perkasa Ibrahim, all the Umno crook and racist Tun Mahathir. Let this idiot taste all the ingredient prepared by Umno.