Melayu PAS & Melayu PKR jadi alat DAP

September 6, 2010 by admin  
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Sehingga hari ini, kita masih lagi menunggu dan menanti entah bila yang dikatakan alternatif kepada Barisan Nasional ini iaitu Pakatan Rakyat hendak dirasmikan penubuhannya dan membolehkannya bertanding atas satu lambang pada pilihanraya akan datang.  Yang kita nampak sekarang Pakatan Rakyat hanya ada pada nama, tiada apa yang rasmi mengenainya walaupun konvensyen sudah, lambang sudah, Prinsip Asas pun sudah.  Tak tahu apa masalah lagi yang membelenggu sehinggakan Pakatan Rakyat masih tidak didaftarkan secara rasmi sehingga ke hari ini.

Dilapurkan pada awalnya Pakatan Rakyat mempunyai masalah dengan nama tapi masalah ini telah diselesaikan Februari lalu apabila mereka menerima cadangan Pendaftar Pertubuhan (ROS) untuk menukar nama kepada Pakatan Rakyat Malaysia.  Itu adalah berita terakhir yang kita tahu mengenai perkembangan pendaftran Pakatan Rakyat kerana selepas itu tidak dimaklumkan apa jua perkembangan mengenainya sedangkan dicanangkan disana sini nama Pakatan Rakyat itu seolah-olahnya ia sudah menjadi pertubuhan yang sah.  Dua pilihanraya kecil terakhir dalam tahun 2010 ini melihatkan  ’komponen’ parti pembangkang ini bertanding atas nama dan lambang parti masing-masing.

Kita yakin Pakatan Rakyat tidak akan dirasmikan seperti mana yang dilaung kepada semua pencacai pembangkang.  Tujuan Pakatan Rakyat ditubuhkan ialah untuk menunjukkan (sebut menipu) kepada rakyat bahawa (sebut kononnya) pembangkang bersatu dan berkongsi satu matlamat melalui apa yang dipanggil Prinsip Asas Pakatan Rakyat.  Melainkan pemansuhan Akta Keselamatan Negeri serta beberapa perkara lain, Prinsip Asas Pakatan Rakyat ini sebenarnya mengekalkan hampir kesemua perkara dan fasal yang ada di dalam perlembagaan sekarang.

Ringkasnya, ia bermaksud, PAS tidak akan melaksanakan hudud dan DAP tidak akan melaksanakan konsep Malaysian Malaysia (ciptaan Lee Kuan Yew), tapi persoalannya benarkah begitu?

PAS sudah membuktikan penerimaannya kepada Prinsip Asas Pakatan Rakyat itu apabila Dewata Rayanya iaitu Nik Aziz Nik Mat mengumumkan disini bahawa PAS ‘tidak semestinya’ (sebut tidak akan) melaksanakan hudud jika Pakatan Rakyat memerintah kerajaan Malaysia.  Ini bersesuaian dengan PAS sebagai sebuah parti yang tidak bermaruah dan mengutamakan kuasa lebih dari yang lain termasuk agama dan prinsip perjuangannya sendiri.

Walaupun dengan pengguguran perlaksanaan hudud boleh menjejaskan undi PAS dari kalangan orang Islam/Melayu, PAS yakin kekurangan ini akan ditampung oleh sokongan daripada pengundi bukan Melayu.  Bagi PKR pula, ia tidak pernah menjadi masalah kerana PKR adalah satu-satunya parti yang kita tidak pasti dengan hala tujuannya melainkan untuk membela manusia bernama anwar ibrahim. 

Bertentangan pula dengan DAP yang masih  belum menggugurkan apa-apa  cadangan dalam konsep Malaysian Malaysianya seperti menghapuskan hak istimewa melayu, agama rasmi dan perkara-perkara ‘melayu’ lain dalam perlembagaan. 

Walaupun kononnya menerima secara prinsip Perkara Asas Pakatan Rakyat yang antaranya menerima hak keistimewaan melayu/bumiputera dan Islam sebagai agama rasmi, pemimpin DAP masih lagi berterusan mencabar hak keistimewaan ini seperti ditunjukkan Tony Phua dalam hal penghapusan diskaun rumah bumiputera, Karpal Singh mempersoalkan ‘tempoh laku’ hak keistimewaan melayu dan sebagainya.

Adalah menjadi satu masalah kepada DAP jika Pakatan Rakyat dirasmikan penubuhannya sebab ia menunjukkan penerimaan ‘rasmi’ DAP ke atas perkara di atas yang boleh menjejaskan peluangnya dalam pilihanraya akan datang.  Orang cina telah meletakkan harapan yang begitu tinggi kepada DAP bagi menguasai kerajaan seterusnya menukarkan negara ini menjadi Singapore ke dua, kalau perlu jadi republik, jadi republiklah.  Orang cina DAP tidak akan mempersoalkan Prinsip Asas Pakatan Rakyat yang diterima DAP ini kerana mereka tahu ia hanya ‘lakunan’ DAP bagi mengukuhkan kedudukannya di kalangan orang melayu, bagaimana pula coma atas pagar dan bangsa lain yang turut menyokong DAP?  Adakah mereka sedar dengan agenda penipu DAP ini?   

Dengan DAP mempunyai kuasa dominan bagi mengekalkan kerajaan pembangkang di Selangor (negeri terkaya di Malaysia) disebalik kecelaruan dalam politik dan kepimpinan PKR, rasmi atau tidak Pakatan Rakyat ini hanya akan ditentukan oleh DAP dan komponen lain dalam pembangkang hanya akan mengikut saja seperti orang bodoh. 

Oleh kerana mereka tiada intergriti dan hanya menjadi boneka kepada satu puak sahaja, kita menyeru kepada semua rakyat Malaysia menolak Pakatan Hantu demi kesinambungan dan kestabilan politik di tanah air tercinta ini.

Apa jadi Dengan Kuarters Exco Selangor??

September 3, 2010 by admin  
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Assalamu`alaikum..

Saya seronok baca berita-berita yang dikeluarkan terutama tentang apa yang berlaku di Selangor sejak dipegang pembangkang.

Seronok membaca pembongkaran tentang janji-janji manis pembangkang yang ‘cakap tak serupa bikin’ dan berjaya mengabui mata rakyat termasuklah saya untuk mengundi mereka dalam PRU12 dulu. Ternyata kini mereka semua pakar main wayang semata-mata. Bercakap dan berjanji memang mudah, nak mengotakannya lain perkara.

Kalau dapat membongkar pula cerita tentang rumah kuarters exco Selangor di Seksyen 7 yang dulunya jadi modal menghentam kerajaan BN. Saya masih ingatlah janji-janji mereka masih berkempen di padang permainan di Seksyen 7 Shah Alam untuk PRU12 dulu.

Masa itu Hassan Ali berteriak sambil menuding ke arah rumah-rumah eksklusif banglo berkembar itu yang terletak berhampiran padang tempat berkempen dan kata, “Bila kita menang SAHAJA di Selangor ni, kita akan jual rumah-rumah itu dan duitnya kita gunakan untuk manfaat orang Selangor. Atau, kalau tidak jual, kita jadikannya rumah kebajikan!” Kata-kata Hassan Ali itu disambut tepuk sorak gemuruh pada hadirin semua.

Saya nak tahu, apa sudah jadi pada rumah-rumah itu sekarang? Saya duduk di seksyen 7 dan selalu lalu di hadapan rumah-rumah itu dan saya tak nampak pun janji-janji itu dikotakan. Keadaannya masih sama macam ketika BN memerintah Selangor dulu.

Saya sebagai rakyat Selangor mahu tahu apa yang telah dibuat oleh kerajaan Khalid Ibrahim terhadap rumah-rumah itu. Jangan buat tak tahu dengan janji-janji masa nak memancing hati rakyat pada tahun 2008 dulu. Sekarang sudah hampir penghujung 2010.

Imam Abdullah

WAK JENGKOL:PAS Mula Bimbang dah..

September 3, 2010 by admin  
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Biarpun masih terlalu awal untuk menilai, PAS tetap melahirkan kebimbangan terhadap Ketua Polis Negara (KPN) yang baru, Tan Sri Ismail Omar.

Kebimbangan yang maksudkan adalah berhubung kemampuan Ismail membebaskan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) dan dirinya sendiri dari cengkaman dan penguasaan politik Umno BN.

“Mampukah Tan Sri Ismail Omar membebaskan diri dia dan PDRM dari kongkongan Umno BN?

“Kebimbangan saya, kerajaan Umno BN akan turut memperalat beliau walaupun saya percaya beliau seorang yang sangat punya prinsip dan integriti yang tinggi,”

“Nama sahaja Polis Diraja Malaysia yang sepatutnya di bawah Yang di-Pertuan Agong, tapi hakikatnya dikuasai politik Umno BN,” katanya.

“Sepatutnya, dengan jasa begitu besar melindungi politik Umno BN, Tan Sri Musa Hassan wajar dikekalkan sebagai ketua polis negara seumur hidup,” Pretikan dari HAPRAK DAILY..

BEAN IS BACK!!..Petikan di atas wak cedok dari Haparak Daily, anda baca dan nilaikan lah sendiri berapa rendah IQ yang dimiliki oleh ahli parlemen tersebut, Tahap bawah lutut atau paras buku lali?. Memang tak sia-sia apabila diberikan gelaran “Mr Bean PAS”. Setiap kali kenyataan yang terkeluar dari mulut beliau pasti kita akan ketawa bila mebacanya…KAH..KAH..KAH..KAH..

Belum lagi ketua polis negara yang baru dilantik secara rasmi, Mr Bean Pas ni dah mula risau tak tentu pasal. Kenapa? Takut-takut ketua polis negara yang baru ni jadi boneka UMNO kelak setelah memegang jawatan nanti. Apa yang PAS nak risaukan, kenapa PAS ada banyak buat salah atau langgar undang-undang ka? Biasanya manusia yang gelabah atau bimbang tak tentu pasal bila jumpa polis ni terdiri dari kalangan penyamun, perogol dan penjahat sahaja. Puak Pakatan macam tu ka!

Sempat juga dia menyindir Yang diPertuan Agong dengan mengatakan kuasa polis bukan di bawah Agong tapi sebaliknya dipegang oleh Umno BN. Macam ini punya orang pun ada.

Tan Sri Musa Hassan bukan seperti wali terompah Nik Ajis yang menjadi pujaan setiap ahli PAS, Kalau boleh ingin memegang jawatan sehingga ke liang lahad, dah tua nyayuk pun masih tak sedar diri. Apabila sudah lama berkhidmat dan sampai masanya untuk berundur, seeloknya beliau berundur. Itu lah cara yang lebih baik buat Musa Hassan, bagi peluang kepada orang lain pula untuk mencurahkan khidmat bakti kepada negara. Jasa anda tetap dikenang sampai bila-bila.

Kalau dulu bukan main takut lagi dengan Musa Hassan. Antara Insan yang paling takut sekali bila berdepan dengan Musa Hassan ini ialah Anuar Al Juburi (Mat Sabu yang kata). Mungkin lepas 13hb Sepetember ni Bang Nuar boleh la rasa lega-lega sikit setelah beberapa tahun dihantui oleh Musa Hassan berhubung kes liwat jantan sama jantan yang sedang dalam proses perbicaraan sekarang ini

Malas wak nak ulas panjang lebar statment yang keluar dari mulut si dungu @ Mr Bean PAS. Dari gaya dan lagak bercakap macam orang pandai, tapi inputnya hampeh!..

TELOR..ZERO..hanya jadi bahan ketawa je. Macam mana la Parlemen Pokok Sena boleh pilih orang yg sebegini untuk mewakili suara mereka. Kalau ada sepuluh orang yang sama perangai macam Mahfuz dekat Malaysia..Boleh lungkup dibuatnya. Hentam saja lah Mahfuz asal elaun tiap-tiap bulan masuk..Layanzzzz

Pembangkang Dah ‘Gila Meroyan’

September 3, 2010 by admin  
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Nak marah pun ada… nak tergelak pun ada. Semuanya gara-gara melihat beberapa kepimpinan PAS membuat laporan Polis hari ini di IPD Dang Wangi.
Menurut laporan Polis tersebut, mereka menyatakan bahawa YAB Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak, Dato’ Ahmad Maslan dan Tan Sri Dr Mohd Yusof Nor telah menghina mahkamah. Lepas itu mereka juga menolak bahawa kemenangan peneroka di mahkamah bukan kerana peguam Felda tidak hadir tapi kerana mereka dipihak yang benar.
Itulah dia mentaliti pembangkang. Nak kata bodoh tapi belajar tinggi-tinggi. Yang tepatnya, mereka semua ini tidak cerdik. Kalau nak diikutkan, sekiranya Kerajaan dan Felda nak buat laporan Polis, agaknya dah berlori laporan Polis telah dibuat terhadap PAS terutama sekali pada Mazlan Aliman. Mana tidaknya, mereka semua ini telah membuat banyak tohmahan, fitnah dan hasutan terhadap peneroka.
Apa yang mereka perjuangkan sebenarnya hanyalah untuk kepentingan politik mereka dan bukanlah untuk kebaikan serta kebajikan peneroka. Apa saja yang Felda serta Kerajaan lakukan semuanya salah dan tidak betul. Mereka hanya bagi tahu keburukan dan lansung tidak menceritakan perkara yang baik.
Inilah orang-orang yang ‘Gila Meroyan’….melalak kesana kemari nak cari publisiti. Dalam bulan yang baik ini pun tak habis-habis memfitnah sana sini. Mazlan pun satu juga, dah lah jadi peguam tapi dia tidak membetulkan kenyataan kawannya yang terang-terang salah. Ya lah… semua orang tahu yang dia sedang bersungguh-sungguh nak jadi YB.
Saya nak mengesyorkan Mazlan supaya ajak rakan-rakan peguam yang lain termasuklah Wan Rohimi supaya pergi ke Kelantan dan perjuangkan hak orang Kelantan kerana sehingga ke hari ini rakyat Kelantan masih dapat air yang kotor Banyak kawasan lain yang masih tiada air walaupun dijanjikan bertahun-tahun yang lalu. Amacam…Ok tak?

Dewan Rakyat: Kerajaan Sasar Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Enam Peratus Setahun Melalui Peningkatan Pelaburan

September 3, 2010 by admin  
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KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Okt (Bernama) — Kerajaan mensasarkan untuk meningkatkan kadar pelaburan negara kepada 12.8 peratus bagi mencapai kadar pertumbuhan ekonomi negara sebanyak enam peratus setahun mulai tahun depan, kata Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

Beliau memberitahu Dewan Rakyat pada Isnin bahawa usaha mencapai sasaran itu telah dimulakan dengan mengenal pasti 131 projek permulaan (EPP) dalam Pelan Transformasi Ekonomi (ETP) negara.

Katanya, di bawah pelan itu kerajaan juga telah bekerjasama dengan 500 orang wakil dari sektor swasta selama dua bulan bagi merangka pelan baru untuk memastikan ekomoni negara terus berkembang.

“Memang hasrat kita 131 EPP dan peluang perniagan akan menjana pendapatan tinggi untuk meningkatkan pelaburan kepada 12.8 peratus setahun. EPP banyak berkaitan pelaburan. Kerajaan berhasrat tingkat kadar pelaburan sebanyak 12.8 agar kadar pertumbuhan ekonomi negara enam peratus akan dapat dicapai sehingga 2020,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika menjawab soalan tambahan Datuk Ismail Kasim (BN-Arau) tentang bagaimana ETP dapat membantu meningkatkan prestasi ekonomi negara.

Mustapa juga berkata beliau yakin kadar pertumbuhan ekonomi negara bagi separuh kedua tahun ini mencatatkan prestasi yang membanggakan berikutan catatan pertumbuhan kira-kira 9.5 peratus pada enam bulan pertama 2010.

“Kita yakin mengikut angka-angka terkini, prestasi juga membanggakan. Jangkaan kita memang enam peratus tapi tunggulah pengumuman Perdana Menteri pada pembentangan belanjawan nanti,” katanya.

Right or wrong is the only criterion — Sakmongkol AK47

September 3, 2010 by admin  
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SEPT 1 — A group of teenagers in western New York have been accused of harassing members of a mosque by yelling obscenities and insults during evening prayers for Ramadan, sideswiping a worshiper with a vehicle and firing a shotgun outside, the authorities said yesterday.

The teenagers were chased and cornered by members of the mosque, who held them for the police. They were charged with disrupting a religious service, a misdemeanor.

The above report appeared in the New York Times.

America it seems, despite the so many contradictions in its social life, is able to distinguish between what is right and wrong. Malaysia compares unfavourably in this department.

In fact this government appears hesitant when dealing with racism-inspired attacks against it. Instead it goes all out to appease the other side in an elaborate exercise that can only be considered as catharsis. The government leadership thinks by appeasing the other side, it’s cleansing itself from guilt.

Because anything the government does is judged on the basis of whether what they do is racist or not. The government has been accused of so many racist-based actions. Hence custodial deaths are seen as the work of some shadowy Malay extremists and scum; the death of an aide to a politician is judged as something done by an oppressive Malay organisation; and how the government handles abuses against the religion of Islam will be seen only in terms of whether its actions are race based. People forget that the most important criterion in judging transgressions, crimes and wrongs committed is whether they are right or wrong.

No moral pontificating, no winding analyses by political windbags and no noises from self-anointed “civil rights” spokesmen. If the rapper Namewee has committed a wrong such as can lead to racial upheavals, he should be punished on the basis of whether he has done right or wrong. The fact that he is Chinese is immaterial.

I can’t reconcile with this idea, that a Chinese is not capable of being a racist while the government, because it’s controlled by Malays, is forever to be condemned as racist.

If this government does anything to non-Malays, it can be considered racist. When two Malay teenagers were caught burning a church in Cheras, the government gave money, and the teenagers were sent to jail for years.

When some Chinese boys desecrated a surau in Negeri Sembilan, the parents of these boys asked for forgiveness and the matter was forgotten.

When the rapper who claims he is an embodiment of 1 Malaysia appeared in another YouTube flick “doin his f*****g thang” complete with vulgar words and lewd gesticulations, “rights” groups quickly came to his defence.

This brings the subject of racism out into the open. It appears only the Malay-led government and Malays in general are capable of racism while non-Malays, because they are in the minority, are absolved from that same charge.

It means also that only certain people can be official “victims” of racism, sexism, and similar offences. So when non-Malay leaders justify whatever actions done by these loonies, they justify this on the basis that non-Malays cannot be racists and Malays cannot be race victims.

No consciences are enlivened by these so-called leaders of conscience, by the Lim Kit Siangs, by the do-gooders of PKR, and so forth. These frauds assault our sensibilities, threaten, and pontificate, but they do not speak at all to our sense of right and wrong.

The porn actor has got it correct this time, if Namewee has done something wrong this time, he must face the music. He is just as capable of committing racism as the Malay boys sentenced to five years’ jail. — sakmongkol.blogspot.com

Namewee, O Namewee, when will you ever learn? — Lim Sue Goan

September 3, 2010 by admin  
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SEPT 3 — Rapper Wee Meng Chee or better known as Namewee is wrong this time as he has certainly done something inappropriate.

Many people supported him in the national anthem controversy three years ago as he had won sympathy by mentioning bureaucracy and corruption in the song.

Even though it was disrespectful to playfully indite the national anthem, the Cabinet still accepted his apology and did not take the case to court.

He had also tarnished the image and reputation of his alma mater Chung Hwa High School in Muar, in a vulgar video clip “Teacher Hew ABC Time” in 2008, which resulted in the school board of directors issuing him a legal letter.

This time, even MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who had helped Namewee to settle the controversy three years ago, endorses actions to be taken by the government against him.

Namewee has done wrong in a few aspects.

First, he should not have launched a personal attack, which is unacceptable in a civil society. How would you feel if your mother and family are insulted with dirty words? Please do not do to others what you do not wish others to do to you.

Secondly, it is unwise for him to come forward during this crucial and sensitive period and stir up more trouble.

Thirdly, when everyone is fully condemning racist remarks and urging the government to punish the principal who allegedly made racist remarks against her non-Malay students, Namewee’s YouTube posting has complicated the matter, giving an opportunity to politicians to divert attention and clear the person who has done wrong.

There might be a rebellious period in the process of growing up but there is a limit to it. Perhaps, Namewee will only mature after experiencing some setbacks.

Namewee is a talented young man and he should apply his talents in more meaningful aspects, such as the charity song “You Still Have Me” he wrote to raise fund for the Taiwanese flood victims.

It is not necessarily to attract attention and enhance your reputation with vulgar language, indecent gestures and obscene facial expressions. One will only lower one’s own standard if his creations are full of such elements.

We also should not think that it is only a personal matter and that of his family as Namewee might represent a phenomenon.

I went through the messages posted on Namewee’s Facebook page and found that many young people tended to sympathise and support him. It is indeed their freedom of expression, but there is one thing worrying, namely many people are unable to distinguish between national management and mutual respect for all races.

Indeed, there are many problems in our national management, including unfair policies, corruption and the lack of execution capability. But these have nothing to do with races. We cannot hate anyone because of these problems. The key is to solve the management problems.

When parents are teaching their children at home, they should not instill hatred to avoid turning discontentment into an extreme mindset.

We must recognise and accept the reality. This is a multi-racial country. So what even if you win the war of words? Mutual communication, respect and trust are the correct path. — mysinchew.com


Letterhead saga: DAP sacks two more members

September 3, 2010 by admin  
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — The Selangor letterhead saga continued today when the DAP issued a two-year expulsion order on two members — Yap Hock Siew and Ong Chai Huat — for allegedly using a support letter for personal gain.

DAP disciplinary committee chairman Tan Kok Wai made the announcement in a statement today, explaining that the duo had been found guilty of breaching party discipline.

“Both Yap and Ong were found to have committed direct conflict of interest which is in breach of party discipline when the former issued a letter of support under the letterhead of the Pandamaran Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) in favour of a business where both are partners,” he said in the statement.

Tan noted that Yap and Ong were both chairman and vice-chairman of the Pasar Pandamaran DAP branch respectively at the time of their alleged wrongdoing.

“They have 14 days from the date of the disciplinary action to appeal in writing against the decision to the party’s central executive committee,” he added.

Last month, the state government suspended Yap from his position as Pandamaran new village head for attempting to use the support letter to obtain a contract from the Klang Municipal Council for his company.

Both Yap and Ong were accused of having applied for a contract to maintain and clean river floodgates.

Yap had also admitted to issuing the support letter, but with the endorsement of Selangor state executive councillor Ronnie Liu, who has also come under fire for his involvement in the issue.

He was reported to have said that he had used the company to get the job for the Pandamaran JKKK to help pay the utility bills for village facilities.

The DAP had earlier let off Liu with a “severe reprimand” for failing to run his office professionally during the first letterhead scandal involving Klang councillor Tee Boon Hock.

Tee was accused of forging Liu’s signature to issue support letters to obtain contracts worth over RM1 million for 16 companies, one of which is co-owned by his son Chin Chin.

Tee has since been expelled from DAP and sacked as a councillor and Liu was found partially responsible for the actions of his former aide.

Since then, there has been mounting pressure from many DAP leaders calling for Liu’s resignation.

Dr Ling says guilty if Dr M says so

September 3, 2010 by admin  
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lingPUTRAJAYA, Sept 3 — Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik declared today that he will be guilty of cheating in the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal if his former boss Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says so.

Dr Ling, the former transport minister in Dr Mahathir’s Cabinet, said today he was thankful to the former PM for his “generous” offer to testify in his PKFZ cheating trial.

The former MCA president said his ex-boss’s testimony was important because he chaired Cabinet meetings.

“I would like to say thank you very much to him because that is very generous of him because he was chairing the Cabinet meeting and I am being charged for cheating the whole Cabinet so all these witnesses are very important,” he told reporters at the Sessions Court here today.

Dr Mahathir has said that he will testify in the former transport minister’s trial if the court subpoenas him.

The former PM had also pointed out that Dr Ling is innocent until proven guilty.

Dr Ling said that if Dr Mahathir testifies that the Cabinet was cheated, then he would indeed be guilty.

“If they bear witness that they were cheated then I am guilty. If they bear witness that I cheated then there is a case for trial,” he added.

Dr Ling, 67, is charged with cheating the government by misleading the Cabinet helmed by Dr Mahathir on the land acquisition for the PKFZ project.

The PKFZ project was mooted during his term as transport minister and the cost of the project, initially estimated at less than RM2 billion, more than doubled to RM4.6 billion by 2007.

The total bill for the project is expected to swell to as much as RM12.5 billion due to interest costs from deferred payments, if the trans-shipment hub fails to perform.

He faces up to seven years in jail and a fine under the Penal Code, if found guilty.

The friendship between the two doctors dates back to the 1980s when Dr Ling helped hold the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) together as the MCA president while Dr Mahathir struggled to unite the splintered Umno. Both retired from Cabinet the same year — Dr Ling in May 2003, and Dr Mahathir five months later.

Dr Ling also dismissed speculation that he has been made a scapegoat for the scandal.

“When you are in the palace of justice, don’t talk about scapegoat,” he said.

Last year, The Malaysian Insider reported that Dr Ling had told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) probing the scandal-ridden PKFZ that it was Dr Mahathir who oversaw the project’s land valuation.

In the verbatim of the PAC meeting procedures, the former MCA president pointed out that the costing and valuation of the land was determined by the Valuation and Property Services Department which was chaired by Dr Mahathir, who was the then finance minister.

“Our job in Ministry of Transport is to only state the fact that we want the land. Costings, valuations and all that, it is not the function of the Ministry of Transport. We do not have a valuation department.

“Costings and valuations is a question for the Treasury to deal with. They have the Valuation Department and everything is there, not in Ministry of Transport. I think [it was] Tun Dr Mahathir who chaired it, and he was the finance minister also. He saw it very clearly. That was the fact of the case,” Dr Ling said in the verbatim report.