GUAN ENG'S MOM MAKES RARE APPEARANCE AS SON IS CHARGED: SHOULD PENANGITES FORGIVE UMNO LACKEYS MCA, GERAKAN?

GEORGE TOWN ― Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and businesswoman Phang Li Khoon were slapped with charges at the Sessions Court this morning over their allegedly corrupt house purchase deal last year.

A sombre-looking Lim garbed in a dark suit and red polka dot tie claimed trial to two charges, one under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act and another under the Penal Code.

He was first charged with using his public office or position to obtain gratification for himself and his wife, Betty Chew, by approving an application by Magnificent Emblem to convert agricultural land to residential purpose during a state exco meeting on July 18, 2014.

Section 23 carries a jail term of not more than 20 years and a fine of five times the value of gratification or RM10,000 whichever is higher.

The second charge was under Section 165 of the Penal Code, the same section used to convict former Selangor mentri besar Khir Toyo.

Kit Siang (right) enters the courthouse grounds holding on to his wife Neo and his daughter Hui Ying (in black).

Lim is alleged to have used his position to obtain gratification by purchasing his house from Phang at RM2.8 million, which was below the property’s market value of RM4.7 million on July 28, 2015.

The second offence is punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment, a fine, and forfeiture of property upon conviction.

Gobind Singh Deo led the defence team for Lim while Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali led the prosecution team.

After the charges were read, Apandi asked for the case to be transferred to the Penang High Court and Sessions Court judge Roslan Hamid allowed the application and set the case for mention at the High Court.

Phang meanwhile was charged with abetting Lim on July 28 last year under Section 109 of the Penal Code.

On Apandi’s request, the businesswoman’s case was also transferred to the High Court.

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FOR SURE, GUAN ENG WILL BE JAILED: 'NEW ROYALTY' NAJIB & ROSMAH TEST OUT THEIR 'UNLIMITED POWERS'

steadyaku47 comment : Whatever the charges against Lim Guan Eng...whether they are outright lies, trumped up charges, or genuine...you can be assured that the powers that be.....namely this corrupt BN government ... have enough in their hands to put Lim Guan Eng away for a while...as they did with Anwar Ibrahim.

This is the reality of the times that we are now living in.

If Najib wants to put anyone away...Mahathir included....he can do so because all that he needs to make anything happen to Lim Guan Eng and anyone else, is within his capacity and ability to manage to the conclusion that he wants.

What is Lim Kit Siang, to do?

What is DAP to do?

What are we to do?

What ever that we do we must not forget our matalamat! We must win government at the next general election.

Kit Siang is wise enough to do the needful....let us take our cue from him.

Cina, Melayu and India...and everyone else on our side....listen to what the old man has to say and follow his orders to the letter. His loss is more than ours...that is his son that they have taken away....but he has gone through enough in his life to know what is the right thing to do.

Lawan mesti Lawan.

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng surrounded by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officers walking out of his office in Komtar on June 29, 2016.

GEORGE TOWN (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has issued a warrant for the arrest of Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

Lim is being investigated over allegations of corruption for the purchase of his RM2.8 million (S$938,000) bungalow on July 28 last year, according to the New Straits Times (NST).

His house purchase was also linked to the state's sale of state land in Taman Manggis to Kuala Lumpur International Dental Centre (KLIDC), the NST reported on Wednesday (June 29).

Penang Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Rural Development and Health Committee chairman Dr Afif Bahardin tweeted at about 5.50pm on Wednesday (June 29) that Lim would be taken to the MACC office soon.

"Arrest warrant has been issued to Chief Minister by MACC officers, he will be taken to MACC HQ anytime soon #penang," Dr Afif said.

DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang in a tweet said: "Guan Eng arrested by MACC on two charges of corruption and will be produced in court tomorrow morning."

Earlier, The Star Online reported that officers from MACC were at the Penang Chief Minister's office in Komtar while Lim was chairing a meeting of the state executive councillors.

At 4.55pm, five to eight officers arrived at Lim's office on Level 28. They entered a meeting room and waited inside.

It is learnt that the weekly state exco meeting was still going on at press time and there is a possibility that the officers are waiting to arrest Lim, who is DAP secretary general.

In a statement on May 25, the MACC said it has completed its probe into Lim's Pinhorn Road bungalow purchase and submitted the investigation papers to Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali.

The MACC had also said appropriate legal action would be taken if the A-G was satisfied with the explanation given by the anti-graft body in its investigation papers.

- http://steadyaku-steadyaku-husseinhamid.blogspot.my/

EVEN WITH YOUR RM2.6BIL YOU CANNOT BREAK ME, NAJIB: GUAN ENG VOWS TO FIGHT OR 'DIE STANDING'

The 2 charges against me under the Malaysian anti-corruption Commission Act (MACC) and Penal Code for corrupt practice is a clear act of political persecution motivated solely to destroy me as Penang Chief Minister. I had explained to MACC that the purchase of the bungalow from Ms Phang Li Koon is above-board, an arms-length transaction on a willing buyer and seller basis without any coercion or special favours granted from me or the state government.

Ms Phang is a friend of my wife and has no active business relationship with the state government. She is not a housing developer and the bungalow she sold me for RM2.8 million was built in the 1980s.

Khir Toyo's seller lost RM5mil, my seller made RM300K

There have been attempts to draw similarities between my case and former Selangor Menteri Besar, Mohd Khir Toyo. This is wrong. Unlike Khir Toyo’s case, Ms Phang did not make a loss of RM5 million but recorded a small profit of RM300,000-00 from her original purchase price of RM2.5 million. Unlike Khir Toyo’s case, Ms Phang is not a housing developer that has to be reliant on state government to continue her business.

What benefit did Miss Phang from state govt when MESB did not succeed in re-zoning its property

On the second charge relating to the approval of Magnificent Emblem Sdn. Bhd. (MESB)’s application to re-zone its land from agricultural to residential, MESB’s did not succeed in re-zoning its property to residential. The property is still remain an agricultural land. What benefit is there to MESB when it could not get its re-zoning approval to agricultural when it could not get final approval by Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang.

Also the hype on Taman Manggis fizzled out because there was nothing wrong

I am also puzzled by what started off as a vicious political attack on me selling out Taman Manggis land meant for the poor has came to nothing. Why all the hype about Taman Manggis land by BN Ministers then? Clearly there is nothing wrong with Taman Manggis land sale and instead I am charged for making a decision for MESB that finally did not gain them any benefit.

Yet Najib walks away with RM2.6bil 'donation', 1MDB with dubious debts of RM50bil

Sadly there is no corruption with huge RM50 billion debts or RM2.6 billion or RM4 billion in your personal bank accounts. But it is now corruption even when the alleged corrupt party did not gain any benefit.

I will not submit to such dirty and vicious political plays to destroy my reputation or Penang’s image as the cleanest and best-run state in Malaysia. We are proud of our open competitive tenders and proud of our accolades from Transparency International and the annual Auditor-General’s Reports. We will not allow BN to throw mud to hide its own corruption scandals. We will prove our innocence in court.

We will fight to prove that the Pakatan government is a people centric government that upholds its principles of integrity, justice, freedom and democracy. There is still hope for a Malaysia that is clean and free from corruption, abuse of power and oppression. We must not allow BN to steal our children’s future as they have stolen ours.

Conclusion

What type of country do we want our children to grow up when those who gained benefits and donations amounting to billions of ringgit are not charged for corruption whilst those who gained no benefit are prosecuted for corruption.

BN can prosecute me but will not kill my passion to free Malaysia from corruption.

BN can victimize me but will not crush my spirit to free Malaysia from those who steal our children's future.

BN can even humiliate me by unnecessary detaining me overnight but will not succeed in changing white to black and black to white, right cannot become wrong and wrong cannot become right.

BN will not break my party's unity - we stand together as leaders and members to battle for reforms towards a better Malaysia with freedom, justice and democracy.

If BN feels that they can bend or break me by arresting me, they are wrong! I will die standing than live on bended knees. A free Malaysia, a fair Malaysia, a prosperous Malaysia for all is worth fighting for!

LIM GUAN ENG IS PENANG CHIEF MINISTER, DAP SECRETARY-GENERAL

用以对付我的反贪法令下进行贪污的两项控罪明显是政治迫害，唯一目的是要摧毁槟城首席部长。我已经清楚向反贪会解释，我向彭丽君小姐购买这间洋房是光明磊落，是基于愿买愿卖原则的正常交易，当中并无任何强迫或获得我或州政府任何的特殊关照。

彭丽君是我太太的朋友，她与州政府并没有商业关系。她并不是发展商，她以280万令吉售予我的洋房是建于1980年代的旧房子。

外界有人企图将我的案件等同于雪兰莪州务大臣基尔一案，这是错的。因为彭丽君小姐作为卖家并没有像基尔一案的卖家损失500万令吉售卖房子给基尔，相反彭小姐在这笔交易中获得30万令吉的盈利，她当时购买这间洋房的原价是250万令吉。也与基尔一案不同，彭小姐并不是发展商并不需要依靠州政府来延续她的生意。

关于批准Magnificent Emblem Sdn. Bhd. (MESB)将其农业地重划为住宅地的控告， MESB并没有成功获得批准将其农业地重划为住宅地。这项产业如今仍然是农业地。当MESB无法从槟岛市政厅获得重划农业地的准证，试问MESB有得到了什么好处？

我更迷惑不解的是一开始对我莫须有展开狠毒攻击的出售山竹园土地课题，调查到最后一切都是无中生有。那么为何国阵一众部长一开始一直针对山竹园炒作？很明显现在一切都与山竹园无关，反而我现在被控告的竟然是作出一项最后并没有让MESB获得任何利益的决定。

真的很伤心看到巨额的500亿令吉或26亿令吉或40亿令吉在你的私人银行户口竟然不是贪污，但如今却指控没有获得任何利益的一方贪污。

我将不会对如此肮脏及恶毒，企图摧毁我信誉或槟城形象的政治把戏屈服，槟城是全马最廉洁及治理得最好的州属。我们为我们的公开招标自豪，为我们能获得国际透明组织及常年的国家稽查报告赞赏而自豪。我们绝不允许国阵向我们扒粪来掩盖他们自己的贪污丑闻。我们将在法庭上证明我们是冤枉的。

我们将证明希联政府是秉持廉洁、正义、自由及民主的以民为本政府。马来西亚仍然还有成为廉洁国家及免于贪污、滥权及压迫的希望。我们不容许国阵再盗窃我们孩子的未来，就像他们一直以来盗窃我们的未来。

结论

当那些获得数十亿计的利益及捐款的人没有遭到提控，反而没有获得利益的人却遭到提控，试问我们要我们的孩子在一个怎样的国家成长？

国阵可以提控我，但绝不能消灭我的强烈渴望，那要让马来西亚免于贪污的强烈渴望。

国阵可以加害我，但绝不能捣碎我的灵魂，那要让马来西亚孩子未来免于被盗窃的灵魂。

国阵甚至可以不必要的扣留我一夜，羞辱我，但他们将无法将白变成黑，黑变成白；对的绝不会错，错的绝不会对。

国阵将无法打击我党的团结，我们所有领袖及党员站稳脚跟团结一致为了改革及创造一个自由、正义及民主的美好马来西亚而奋战不懈。

若国阵认为他们能以逮捕我来毁我心灭我志，他们可大错特错！我宁愿站着死不愿跪着活。因为自由的马来西亚、公正的马来西亚、繁荣的马来西亚值得我继续战斗下去！

林冠英

The unbelievably stupid level of religious dialogue (especially in Malaysia)

You have seen the video of some morons asking people to kiss some stone slab. From their appearances and the vocals they are  Muslims (nauzubillah).   Yet no action has been taken against them.  How come? Kalau awak punya setan-setan ok ke?

Not too long ago University Moron Kepala Hotak Hang came out with an anti-histeria kit, to be sold for over a thousand Ringgit.  Obviously they were fake. 

Well there was a recent histeria attack in Kelantan and they called a Chinese sin-seh to help them calm down the kids (who are treated like inmates in a psychiatric hospital - ini haram, itu haram, ini tak boleh, itu tak boleh).  But what happened to the fake anti-histeria kits?  No one has raised any  questions about that either.

Another moron has made some pronouncements about 'kafir harbi'.  I dont think any action will be taken against him either.

This is the level of religious discourse not just in Malaysia but around the entire world. 

Can I ask an honest question ? Is it necessary that when you folks speak about religion that you must also be stupid? I mean, do religion and stupid both have to go together all the time?  Like Siamese Twins?

Well, there may be an exception.  On the Internet you can find a more open, more intelligent and vibrant discussion about religion. And the Internet can access information at light speed.  The Internet can give instant answers.

Here is an example of a discussion on the Internet.   

1.  Did you know that the widely used phrase 'Allahu Akbar' is not found in the Quran? This is a fact and a point of accuracy.

2.  And then there is also a dispute over what it means literally.  

Well actually there is no dispute about its literal meaning. The literal meaning is the literal meaning. You cannot change that.

The dispute is over the fact that its literal meaning is different from its usual English translation (or rendition in English). 

3. Finally there is a 'theological' argument about what 1.  and 2.  above can really mean.

Here are some links that you may check out for yourself.  These are not my discussions. This is what I found on the Internet (while I was doing some research).

I am not responsible for bringing the Internet to you or anyone else. You can blame the gomen for doing that. Plus the gomen has not shut down or blocked these sites. 

1.  This discussion questions  "Is Allahu Akbar Un-Quranic / shirk...? "  Wow. The main thing is to see how they put forward their arguments. Here is the link :

http://forums.understanding-islam.com/showthread.php?157-Is-Allahu-Akbar-Un-quranic-shirk
 

Here is another one that points out Al Kabeer in the Quran :

2.  And the answer is Al Kabeer

http://understandquran.com/and-the-answer-is-al-kabeer.html

3.  Also check out  Takbir  in    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takbir

 

4.  Here is  "Allahu Akbar Vs Allahu Al-Kabeer"

http://www.vasterasmoske.com/islam/salat/AA_AK.html

5.  And this one "Allahu Akbar - WikiIslam"

https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Allahu_Akbar

Maybe the discourse is less stupid because they speak in English?  It need not always be the case but people who have "learnt" to speak English usually went to school to learn it. This means they are more educated? 

Whatever the case,  this is certainly more intelligent discussion than kissing stone slabs, anti hysteria kits and labelling people kafir harbi.