Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Agong 's Anwar pardon :PKR confirms the legally irrelevant pardon; threatens doubters with punishment for sedition.


by Ganesh Sahathevan 


People should stop questioning the eligibility of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the candidate for the by-election here, says PKR strategic communications chief Fahmi Fadzil.
He said the decision had been made by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to grant Anwar a full pardon. "The Prison Department official declared that he (Anwar) had been given a full pardon by the King, and that he has no criminal record..,,,ahmi reiterated that these parties should not dispute the royal decree of the King and his rights under the Constitution to grant a pardon. "Unless they want to sembah derhaka (be disloyal)," he said..

Welcome to Sdr Dr Anwar Ibrahim's Malaysia.
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Saturday, October 6, 2018


Anwar and The Agong:Agong's pardon a mere personal gift-No instrument of pardon, video evidence that there are no documents to bind Government, civil service

by Ganesh Sahathevan











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Friday, October 5, 2018


The King can pardon Anwar,but the Government and civil service are required by law to ignore the King.

by Ganesh Sahathevan


Tuanku Agong has power to do anything , that is true.However, His Majesty's powers are fettered and he has not the power to quash any conviction or expunge a criminal record. The  Malaysian Constitution  does not provide for it.There is no explicit reference to the relevant legislation, in substance or form.
 Additionally, readers are invited to think of the alternative: a monarch who can forgive can also condemn,and it is clearly not the case in Malaysia that any of the monarchs can condemn anyone to jail or subject them to any penalty by mere decree. Having said, that there are of course examples of monarchs attempting to do so, and being allowed to get away with it. 
Consequently His Majesty's decree that he is wiping Anwar Ibarhim's criminal record clean is meaningless. To put this another way , His Majesty's decree has granted Anwar Ibrahim with nothing of any legal substance or value.


That is not to say that His Majesty's decree is worthless. His Majesty is the monarch, and he can grant anyone ,anything.In this case His Majesty has granted bragging rights to one man.Unfortunately it has national consequences. 
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Sunday, October 7, 2018

1MDB and the USD 28 Billion Signum Magnolia Ltd of the Cayman Islands.

by Ganesh Sahathevan


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IPIC made an announcement to the London Stock Exchange on 10 October 2018.The announcement concerned ,among other things, the  resumption of its !MDB guarantee obligations by Abu Dhabi's Mubadalla.The announcment included these statements:

Signum Guaranteed Obligations means the notes and loans of Signum Magnolia Limited which are collateralised by the USD 1.75 Billion 5.75% Guaranteed Notes due 2022 of 1MDB Energy (Langat) Limited guaranteed by 1MDB and further guaranteed by IPIC."


There does not appear to be any mention of Signum Magnolia Limited in any previous IPIC announcement which concerned 1MDB.


Signum is a Cayman Island incorporated company. However Emirates NBD Bank describes in its 2012 Annual Report as a Malaysian company:

Some of the notable transactions concluded during the year included acting as mandated lead arranger, advisor and bookrunner for syndicated loans valuing USD 6.5 billion, arranged for high profile clients like Signum Magnolia Limited-Malaysia,




Signum bonds pay a coupon of 4.805%. The bond was issued on 07.01.2013 and has a term of up to 02.11.2022. The company is able to issue bonds with a face value of up to EUR 25 Billion , or USD 28.8 Billion. It is not clear if it has already issued bonds up to the maximum allowable.


It is also unclear where and to whom the coupon differential of 0.895%  is going to.Given the USD 1.75 Billion face value of the 1MDB bonds, the differential works out to approximately USD 160
Million (given half yearly coupon payments and accounting for compounding).

This type of secrecy does not sit well with professed ethos of New Malaysia.
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Saturday, October 6, 2018

Anwar and The Agong:Agong's pardon a mere personal gift-No instrument of pardon, video evidence that there are no documents to bind Government, civil service

by Ganesh Sahathevan











TO BE READ WITH:


Friday, October 5, 2018

The King can pardon Anwar,but the Government and civil service are required by law to ignore the King.

by Ganesh Sahathevan


Tuanku Agong has power to do anything , that is true.However, His Majesty's powers are fettered and he has not the power to quash any conviction or expunge a criminal record. The  Malaysian Constitution  does not provide for it.There is no explicit reference to the relevant legislation, in substance or form.
 Additionally, readers are invited to think of the alternative: a monarch who can forgive can also condemn,and it is clearly not the case in Malaysia that any of the monarchs can condemn anyone to jail or subject them to any penalty by mere decree. Having said, that there are of course examples of monarchs attempting to do so, and being allowed to get away with it. 
Consequently His Majesty's decree that he is wiping Anwar Ibarhim's criminal record clean is meaningless. To put this another way , His Majesty's decree has granted Anwar Ibrahim with nothing of any legal substance or value.

That is not to say that His Majesty's decree is worthless. His Majesty is the monarch, and he can grant anyone ,anything.In this case His Majesty has granted bragging rights to one man.Unfortunately it has national consequences. 
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Banned in Malaysia,thriving in Sydney :How Gladys B has enabled in NSW activities of Malaysian Muslim sect banned in Malaysia.

by Ganesh Sahathevan

Malaysian company Global Ikhwan Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISB Holdings) is part of the Al-Aqram sect, banned in that country since the mid-90s.
Al-Arqam financed its activities via a string of companies, whose activities were curtailed after the  ban. However, the GISB has found NSW and Sydney are far more welcoming place to do business and promote its activities, all under the watchful eye of the premier Gladys Berejiklian , her Attorney General Mark Speakman SC,and his Department Of Justice.







Butcher Ikhwan, Australia






Cafe Nur Muhammad, Sydney

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Close watch on Al-Arqam

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10, 2013): The remnants of Islamic religious sect Al-Arqam may still pose a threat to national security although the group had been banned by the government almost 20 years ago.
This is despite the death of its founder Ashaari Muhammad – affectionately known as "Abuya" and regarded as "God" by his followers – three years ago.
Commenting on a newspaper report that Al-Arqam was carrying out activities despite the group being banned since 1994, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin said police had kept a close watch on the group.
"We are monitoring them to ensure they do not threaten national security," Bernama quoted him as saying today.
Mohd Bakri said police will give its full cooperation to enforcement agencies responsible for handling deviant teaching groups.
Ashaari, who was chairman of a company called Global Ikhwan Sdn Bhd, died at the Ipoh Specialist Hospital of lung infection in 2010.
The activities of Al-Arqam, or Jamaah Aurad Muhammadiah, reached a peak in the late 80s and 90s, when it was reported to have about 10,000 followers and its own commune in Sungai Penchala.
The movement's apparent radicalism first alarmed the authorities when a number of Malaysian Al-Arqam students were arrested in Cairo for associating with Islamic extremist groups in Egypt, and evidence revealed that the movement was preparing for armed rebellion.
In September 1994, some of its leaders – including Ashaari who was arrested in Thailand – were detained under the Internal Security Act.
The commune settlements were all closed and all former members prohibited from "intermingling" to revive the movement.
Ashaari was later released following rehabilitation and restricted to live in Labuan for about 10 years.
An attempt to revive Al-Arqam teachings became apparent when Ashaari's widow, Hatijah Aam, was arrested along with nine followers at the KL International Airport (KLIA) on her return from Saudi Arabia on May 13.
She will be prosecuted by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) in November for trying to revive Al-Arqam teachings.
Hatijah could also be charged under Section 12 (C) of the Selangor Syariah Criminal Enactment 1995 for insulting religious authorities.
A number of activities sponsored by the group, which have attracted widespread attention and criticism, include the Ikhwan Polygamy Club and the Obedient Wives Club founded by Hatijah, which are seen as attempts to revive Al-Arqam.
The group, led by Hatijah, recently held a "spirits parliament" from June 2-4 in Jitra, Kedah, to explain the arrest of followers of Global Ikhwan Sdn Bhd (GISB).
Islamic Development Department (Jakim) director-general Datuk Othman Mustapha said Jakim is working with state islamic religious departments to gather information on Al-Arqam activities.
Bernama quoted Othman as saying Al-Arqam, via GISB, had opened restaurants and retail shops overseas, including in Saudi Arabia to show members that the group is still active.
"The business activities did not generate much profit. They also performed concerts and pantomimes promoting the ideals and beliefs of the group," he said.
He added that to convince members of the group's 'true teachings', Hatijah also opened several business outlets in Mecca and Medina.
They also distributed brochures in hotels frequented by Malaysian pilgrims in Mecca to promote their businesses and activities.

Friday, October 5, 2018

The King can pardon Anwar,but the Government and civil service are required by law to ignore the King.

by Ganesh Sahathevan


Tuanku Agong has power to do anything , that is true.However, His Majesty's powers are fettered and he has not the power to quash any conviction or expunge a criminal record. The  Malaysian Constitution  does not provide for it.There is no explicit reference to the relevant legislation, in substance or form.
 Additionally, readers are invited to think of the alternative: a monarch who can forgive can also condemn,and it is clearly not the case in Malaysia that any of the monarchs can condemn anyone to jail or subject them to any penalty by mere decree. Having said, that there are of course examples of monarchs attempting to do so, and being allowed to get away with it. 
Consequently His Majesty's decree that he is wiping Anwar Ibarhim's criminal record clean is meaningless. To put this another way , His Majesty's decree has granted Anwar Ibrahim with nothing of any legal substance or value.

That is not to say that His Majesty's decree is worthless. His Majesty is the monarch, and he can grant anyone ,anything.In this case His Majesty has granted bragging rights to one man.Unfortunately it has national consequences. 
END