Orang Kita on the IGP

Vijay47

If you had cared to read properly the grounds upon which the Muhyiddin Yassin charges were nullified, you would have realised, no doubt with considerable difficulty, that the question of “selective prosecution” does not come into the legal picture at all.

The judge decided as he did on the grounds that “that the charges were defective and not in line with the Criminal Procedure Code”. Put simply, the Prosecution walked into court with a poorly prepared case and thus the Judge threw it out. So how did you then conclude that it was “selective prosecution”.

Keeping in line with your syllogistic gymnastics, would you also allege that every case where your colleagues were acquitted was evidence of selective prosecution? And paradoxically, that where they may have been found guilty proved that the charges and prosecution were proper and in accordance with the law?

Perhaps you are conceding that Najib Razak was justifiably found guilty and sent to jail. Yeah, sure. Everyone can indulge in argumentative acrobatics.

Malaysiakini : Perikatan Nasional secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin wants the attorney-general to review all criminal cases brought against the coalition’s leaders. This comes following the Kuala Lumpur High Court decision this morning to quash four power abuse charges against former prime minister and PN chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin.

“Based on the KL High Court decision today, I urge the attorney-general to review all the selective prosecutions brought upon Bersatu and PN leaders and withdraw all the charges,” he said on Facebook. The statement came shortly after the Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed the former prime minister’s striking-out application.   Judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin ruled that the charges were defective and not in line with the Criminal Procedure Code.

According to Hamzah (above), the ruling proved that the Pakatan Harapan-BN government had abused its power to get at PN leaders and called on the people to reject the federal administration. “The court decision has proven that the Harapan-BN government practised revenge politics and oppression by making up frivolous accusations and abusing their power to charge PN leaders in court,” he said.

Muhyiddin had in March claimed trial to four counts of abuse of power and three money laundering charges involving RM232.5 million. The criminal case is linked to the Jana Wibawa programme.