Rafizi, the rakyat is with you

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YOURSAY | 'RCI the only way for Anwar to clear himself.'
PKR MPs call for RCI on judiciary, fear new VK Lingam-esque scandal
HLT34: Bravo, Rafizi Ramli and your comrades! This is what the rakyat expect our elected MPs to do - voice out our fears before things get out of hand.
Don't let VK Lingam's Saga 2.0 happen. I wish more MPs would stand together with Rafizi, even the newly minted PKR deputy Nurul Izzah Anwar.
For Rafizi and your comrades, be prepared to be sacked or charged. But please remember, the rakyat is with you.
Mazhilamani: Two things are very clear: One, there is a build-up of a faction in PKR; two, the delay in appointing replacements for retiring top judges as proposed by the then CJ, is beginning to look contentious. The PM's motive is in question.
I don't think Rafizi and the other PKR MPs are getting personal with the prime minister. They just want the PM to carry out the reformasi he promised nearly three decades ago, to cleanse the politics, which is starting to bleed the country.
The time is now when he is still the PM.
As I had mentioned earlier, it is best for MPs to make an honest decision.
Mechi: I know we can count on Rafizi. His mantra is rakyat and nation come first. I cannot trust the PM anymore. If Malaysia wants to change, we need qualified leaders with integrity.
The PM does not have it, like his Umno stooges. We hope the rakyat will stand against corruption. Otherwise, all the court charges against Umno leaders will be DNAA (dismissal not amounting to an acquittal).
Times are interesting for both PKR and Umno. Corruption seems to be the common denominator.
Undecided: When PMX prioritises dubious politics over fundamental principles of good governance, it is not surprising that he will get himself into a bind.
A Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) is the only way he can clear himself. Keep up the pressure, Rafizi and co. Rakyat will support your call for action.
RedHamster4450: I beg to differ. Now that Rafizi is no longer in the cabinet, he's reverted to his previous self - activist and using his voice to bring attention to issues which plague Malaysia.
Not being a cabinet minister or deputy president of PKR is not the end of the road, just new beginnings.
After all, look at KJ (Khairy Jamaluddin), kena tendang parti (got kicked out of the party), but his following is larger than ever.
MarioT: The Judicial Appointment Commission's (JAC) recommendations were totally ignored by the 'dictatorial' actions of our globetrotting Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The judiciary is in limbo with no clear leadership at the top. Anwar thinks and behaves like his one-time long-serving mentor.
The judiciary is the most honoured and respected custodian of the laws of the country, and if it is treated as unimportant and if it is manipulated by the PM, then he has failed his duty to upkeep decorum and order within the judiciary.
There was ample time to decide to extend the term of service of the retiring chief justice (Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat), and other senior judges or find replacements for the vacant posts. However, the PM, due to his own self-serving reasons, kept silent and did not endorse JAC's dutiful and adjudicated recommendations.
If he cannot prioritise his work and spends more time on overseas trips of little value, it is time he is replaced.
Once in power, he forgets the rakyat have placed him in that position and that they can also remove him for having lost confidence in him
Bobbyo: PKR needs to replace their leader if it wants to make an impact at the next election. Anwar has led the nation down by kowtowing to the demands of Umno. He appears to be showing or repeating the unpopular decisions made by former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
There seems to be so much of Umno and Mahathir's DNA that flows through Anwar. The people feel that they have been let down very badly. This act of not renewing the service of our former CJ points to the fact that Anwar may have either something to fear, or he wants only those who toe the line to be in position.
The recent extension of Azam Baki's tenure as MACC chief commissioner, the promotion of a junior officer (special branch director) to the level of IGP (Khalid Ismail), and now allegedly interfering in the judicial process show that PMX wants only 'yes' men or women in positions.
The judiciary, the last pillar that holds this nation, will collapse if it is compromised by judges with no integrity. It is time an RCI be set up to investigate all the complaints.
To make sure that there is no political power in play in the selection of compromised judges.
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