Was Najib paid an MP's salary whilst in Kajang?...

Was Najib paid an MP's salary whilst in Kajang?....

Right to the very end, the convicted felon Najib Abdul Razak was still in denial. He maintained that he is still the MP for Pekan.Whilst it was clear to everyone that he lost the privilege to be an MP the moment he was found guilty, the stubborn convict had to waste the rakyat's money and the court's time to demand that he be allowed to attend Parliament.

An attention seeker, and a desperate one at that, Najib will try every trick in the book to remain relevant. Hence, the never-ending court appearances, judicial reviews and appeals. Article 48 of the Federal Constitution states that a person can be disqualified as an MP if he or she is convicted for an offence, then sentenced to more than one year in jail and fined more than RM2,000.

Najib was given a fair hearing and he exhausted all his appeals. So why are we humouring him with his incessant requests to get out of Kajang? He will try it on, be it for a few hours, whilst he goes to court. Or a few days, whilst he relaxes in the relative comfort of a hospital bed, instead of a cold, damp concrete floor.

He's acting like a petulant spoilt brat, throwing temper tantrums, because his requests are not fully granted. At the same time, the authorities behave like bad parents, agreeing to his many demands because they are afraid to say "no".

Aided by his lawyers, a deluded family and an army of blind supporters, Najib's sense of entitlement is as strong as ever. He demanded that he be allowed to attend the Dewan Rakyat sitting, originally scheduled from Oct 3 to Nov 29. It is doubtful that Najib will accept the verdict of the High Court in Kuala Lumpur that dismissed his leave application. 

The judge, Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid, said that with the dissolution of Parliament, the Parliament’s term had ended and Najib was no longer an MP. Like his fellow MPs, everyone ceased to be a parliamentarian when Parliament was dissolved.

How much did the session in court for the judge to say "No" to Najib cost the taxpayer? Najib's family members and blind supporters need a crash course in what happens in other professions.

A lawyer who is charged with corruption, and then found guilty and sentenced, is struck off and disbarred from practising. A corrupt doctor who is tried and sentenced is also struck off the medical register, and prohibited from treating people. A banker who is charged and sentenced for corruption is charged with CBT, and then sacked.

All of the above professionals will be fined and jailed. Despite this, the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, Azhar Harun, who is a trained lawyer is now spinning another line. Najib, he claims, is still an MP. Therefore, we'd like to know: Did Najib receive the wages of an MP, from Aug 23, when he was sent to the Kajang Prison, till the dissolution of Parliament?

An MP receives perks, many types of allowances, benefits and a pension. Was Najib receiving these financial benefits whilst sitting in prison? An MP would earn RM16,000 a month. If he had been made a minister, he would get an additional RM13,400. In addition to his monthly salary, he would receive other allowances for just getting out of bed to come to work.

For turning up in Parliament, he will receive RM400. For attending government “meetings or workshops”, he receives RM300. Never mind that having meetings is part of his job. Unlike you and I, MPs do not have to spend their own money. It is the taxpayer who pays for their many goods and services.

The special perks MPs get…

One of their extra special perks is RM2,500 in “entertainment allowances”. They can purchase the latest iPhone or Macbook with the RM2,000  handphone allowance or RM6,000 computer allowance. You and I will have to slog hard and think about how long the computer should last us or our children.

MPs need not worry about their clothes as they will receive a dress subsidy of up to RM1,000. They need not worry about going places, as they have a travel allowance of RM 1,500 per month, whether or not they go anywhere. They are not bothered about toll rises, because they have a toll allowance of RM300 a month.

Naturally, there are other allowances, such as an allowance for having a driver or domestic help. So, which of these allowances is Najib receiving whilst he is in Kajang? Is he entitled to a clothing allowance, even though he can have an orange jumpsuit for free?

For every budget, the finance minister will announce generous pay rises for ministers, MPs and civil servants. What about the rest of us? People who work in the private sector, or those who are self-employed, are often left behind.

Has this government any integrity? Who can tell us whether Najib received an MP's wage and the various perks? The caretaker prime minister? He's too busy trying to stay in power in GE15.  He won't tell us. Will it be the Umno-Baru president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi? No. He is too busy trying to steal an election so that he can escape jail. He can't tell us.

The more you examine his character and his demands, the more you realise that Najib will not give up for the good of Malaysia. Therefore we say, "Let him stew in prison." - Mariam Mokhtar,mk

Saifuddin Abdullah (PN) kata Waythamoorthy (BN) yang kendalikan ICERD,Waythamoorthy jawab balik, Saifuddin Abdullah bohong.Depa tak berani sebut mana-mana nama daripada PH yang sekarang. Isu ICERD memang bukan agenda dalam PH...

Undi calon atau undi parti?...

Dah tahun 2022, masih ada yang anggap kerja Ahli Parlimen ni ialah turap jalan, tebas lalang, bersihkan parit, buat jambatan, baiki keretakan rumah, ziarah orang meninggal, dan macam-macam kerja kebajikan lagi. Kena faham ye, kerja turap jalan, tebas lalang, bersihkan parit, bina jambatan, ini semua tugas jabatan kerajaan macam JKR, DBKL. Kalau baiki keretakan rumah tu, ini tugas pihak pemaju. Jadi Ahli Parlimen ni buat apa? Apa tugas diorang? 

Ahli Parlimen ni hanyalah wakil rakyat. Maksudnya, diorang ni rakyat juga, kuasa diorang tak lebih besar pun daripada rakyat biasa lain sampai boleh petik je duit kerajaan untuk buat itu ini. Lebihnya diorang berbanding kita ni adalah pada aspek PENGARUH. Bila orang tu ada pengaruh, maka, cakap dia orang akan dengar. Dalam bahasa medsos, wakil rakyat ni sama macam 'Influencer' lah. 

Jadi, tugas wakil rakyat dalam kes2 di atas ni ialah mengajukan permasalahan kepada pihak2 berkenaan untuk tindakan lanjut. Mungkin ada yang akan kata, "hmmm, kalau setakat tu, aku pun boleh buat". Betul, kita rakyat biasa pun boleh buat kerja macam tu. Tapi, berkesan ke tidak? Kalau pegawai JKR tak pedulikan aduan kita, apa yang kita boleh buat kat dia? Bukannya rakyat boleh pecat diorang. Yang boleh pecat diorang ialah Ketua Pengarah (KP). Kalau KP pun kawtim dengan pegawai-pegawai dia, siapa pula boleh pecat Ketua Pengarah? Tetap bukan rakyat biasa. 

Jadi bawa pula ke peringkat Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian (KSU). Dah kalau KP tu golf buddy dengan KSU, awak rasa dia nak pecat? Bila KSU tak boleh harap, bawalah pula ke Menteri. Dah kalau Menteri dgn KSU ni kawan rapat sama2 terjun kolah kat asrama dulu, awak rasa dia nak pecat? Maka akhirnya, terpaksalah bawa ke Perdana Menteri (PM). Kalau PM adalah seorang yang korup, semua kes-kes aduan rakyat tadi akan tutup. Kalau nak penjarakan PM pun, Peguam Negara (AG) je yang boleh mulakan proses. Tapi kalau AG pun dilantik atas sokongan PM, awak rasa? 

Kalau nak pecat PM, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA) sendiri pun tak boleh nak pecat PM melainkan dengan 1 sebab sahaja. Satu-satunya sebab untuk YDPA boleh pecat PM ialah jika majoriti Ahli Parlimen hilang kepercayaan terhadap PM tersebut. Inilah pengaruh yang saya maksudkan. Kuasa sebenar Ahli Parlimen ialah mempengaruhi YDPA untuk melantik seorang Perdana Menteri untuk control hampir semua benda dalam Malaysia ni menerusi penggubalan polisi kerajaan dan pelantikan penjawat-penjawat awam. 

PM yang korup, akan lantik Menteri yang korup. Menteri yang korup, akan lantik KSU yang korup. KSU yang korup, akan lantik KP yang korup. KP yang korup, akan lantik pegawai yang korup. Pegawai yang korup, akan buat rakyat menyirap. Persoalannya, macam mana YDPA nak tahu, seseorang Ahli Parlimen tu menyokong siapa sebagai PM? Negara kita pakai sistem Westminster. Maksudnya, YDPA selaku Ketua Negara, akan menilai kecenderungan sokongan seseorang Ahli Parlimen tu, melalui parti politik yang dia wakili. 

Ketua blok parti politik yang memiliki majoriti ahli dalam Dewan Rakyatlah yang akan dijemput ke Istana untuk membentuk Kerajaan. Dalam konteks PRU15, ada 3 blok yang berpotensi untuk jadi Kerajaan: Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN) dan Pakatan Harapan (PH). 

Calon PM daripada BN masih samar-samar. Setakat yang diwar-warkan, Ismail Sabri lah yang akan jadi PM kalau BN menang. Tapi kena ingat, yang akan dijemput ke Istana Negara ialah ketua blok parti. Ismail Sabri bukanlah Pengerusi BN. Pengerusi BN ialah Zahid Hamidi.  Dan kita tahu perangai UMNO time PRN Johor hari tu, calon yang dijanjikan lain, calon yang dijadikan lain. Maka, secara realistiknya, kalau BN menang, Zahid Hamidilah yang akan jadi PM. Kalau Zahid Hamidi jadi PM, faham-fahamlah... 

PN? Calon PM daripada PN setakat ni ialah Mahiaddin Yasin (TSMY). Tapi orang PAS mungkin nak Hadi Awang. Jadi risiko perebutan kuasa tu masih ada. Tapi katalah calon tunggalnya ialah TSMY. Saya akui, TSMY agak popular. Ada orang kita suka TSMY sebab time TSMY lah, diorang dapat duduk rumah lama tak payah pergi ofis sambil tengok dia baca doa kat TV. 

Tapi kalau kita kisah sikit kat rakyat yang tak ada keistimewaan macam kita yang bergaji tetap ni, kita dapat lihat pentadbiran TSMY sangatlah tidak cekap dan banyak menyusahkan rakyat. Dan kalau kita tengok style TSMY, beliau ni memang kaki kawtim. Buktinya, menteri-menteri yang tak function macam Rina Harun, kekal ke akhirnya dalam kabinet beliau. Orang macam Tajudin Salak pun nak dilantiknya jadi Duta Besar kita kat Indonesia. Negara akan tenat kalau punyai PM yang berkaki kawtim ni. Aduan rakyat lambat nak selesai. 

Akhirnya calon PM daripada PH; @anwaribrahim (DSAI). DSAI adalah satu-satunya calon PM PH dan tiada orang dalam PH sekarang ni yang nak sailang beliau macam Azmin Ali nak sailang dulu. Maksudnya, kerajaan PH kali ni kalau terbentuk akan stabil sebab dah tak ada perebutan kuasa. Tapi saya akui, ramai je yang meluat dengan beliau; terutama orang Melayu. Tapi hakikatnya, antara ketiga2 calon ni, DSAI lah yang paling tegas terhadap perasuah. Kalaupun DSAI pernah juga kawtim2, kita semua tahu orang yang banyak pengaruhi Anwar sekarang ialah @rafiziramli. 

Kalau orang macam Rafizi ni ada dalam kerajaan, saya personally selaku rakyat, akan rasa lega sedikit. Saya percaya gandingan Anwar-Rafizi akan menjadikan pentadbiran Malaysia lebih cekap dengan penghapusan rasuah dari peringkat Kementerian sampailah ke peringkat Jabatan. Selain daripada penghapusan rasuah, negara juga sangat memerlukan pelaburan asing untuk merawat ekonomi negara yang agak teruk sekarang akibat Covid dan Perang Russia-Ukraine. Sekarang, Malaysia dah kalah dengan Indonesia dan Vietnam dari segi tarikan pelabur asing. 

Antara Ismail Sabri, TSMY dan DSAI, hanya DSAI seorang yang dah ada nama di peringkat antarabangsa. Kita tak perlu nak introduce DSAI kat diorang. Bila orang dah kenal, tak susah kita nak bina kepercayaan. Membina kepercayaan ni perlu untuk tarik org luar melabur kat negara kita. Jadi kalau kita berbalik semula kepada soalan "undi calon atau undi parti?", jawapannya sudah jelas. PARTI perlu didahulukan berbanding calon. Kalau calon tu warak sekalipun, tapi kalau calon PM parti yang dia wakili tu ialah seorang yang tidak cekap, kewarakannya tiada berguna. - Fliponia Ambassador@Ar-Ruzzi

cheers.

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