Nowadays, there is a lot of pro-Anwar propaganda online, various various different Apps .. For example, some claim to be Anwar Ibrahims's Facebook page, etc (Maybe Anwar should confirm this, whether it is HIM or someone wrongly using his name?).
These pro-Anwar propaganda posts online - WHO is paying for this? Hopefully, it is NOT an abuse of power, and the government is paying for it...
What is worrying is that some also contains falsehood - For example, there was one about Yusoff Rawther - where misleading statements were made
One post/vdo claims that the Police/Prosecutor have decided that the claim is baseless because the police and/or public prosecutor did not take action after Yusoff Rawther made a police report (and investigations was done).
This does not mean that Anwar Ibrahim is INNOCENT - all it means is that the police/prosecutor failed to find sufficient evidence to charge him in Court for the moment - REMEMBER Police or Public Prosecutor cannot charge anyone in court even if they find evidence sufficient to convince them 60%, 80% or even 95% guilty -WHY? Because it will be wrong to that - they must believe that they have sufficient evidence to charge only if they are confident that they can prove to Court BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT that a person is GUILTY - at trial, GUILT is determined by the Judge. Or at the very least, there is
prima facie evidence to prosecute him of the charge.
The principle is that a person should not be charged in Court until the investigation into the case against him has been completed and there is prima facie evidence to prosecute him of the charge. In other words, a person should not be put in peril of a criminal trial unless the prosecution is able to prove the case against him. To do otherwise is an injustice. The legal principle as to when one should be CHARGED, Arrested and released on Police Bail - The Case of PP v Tan Kim San, judgement of late Supreme Court Judge Harun Mahmud Hashim
So, the fact that Anwar has not yet been charged for sexual assault, etc is NOT PROOF of Innocence - he may be guilty, but the police/prosecution failed to secure sufficient evidence to date.. There are so many police reports - which have yet to be charged simply because the police/prosecutor to date has still failed to acquire sufficient evidence.
Of course, there is also the possibility of selective non-prosecution when it comes to powerful or connected persons..
NFA or No Further Action - is really no prosecution YET - and if new evidence surfaces later, the suspect can still be charged for the crimes.
What does a VICTIM do in such a situation?
1) He can wait and hope that police will eventually find needed evidence in the future - sufficient for said person to be charged in court, OR
2) Commence a civil suit against the alleged perpetrator - which was what Yusoff Rawther did against Anwar? In a civil suit, the standards are lower that 'beyond reasonable doubt' - it is balance of probabilities
In legal proceedings, the "balance of probabilities" and "beyond a reasonable doubt" are two distinct standards of proof used to determine the outcome of a case. The balance of probabilities is the lower standard, meaning the fact is more likely to be true than not (more than 50% likely). Beyond a reasonable doubt is the higher standard, requiring the fact to be proven to the point where there is no reasonable doubt in the mind of a reasonable person.
So, people should really consider civil suits, when the police/prosecutors decide not to charge people in the criminal court? Although, it is NOT EASY
There have been several death in police custody cases, where the alleged perpetrators were not yet charged, but when the victims take a civil suit, they have been successful.
The High Court has awarded RM338,000 to the family of Balamurugan Suppiah who died in custody at the Klang Utara district police headquarters in 2017. "This is the outcome of a suit filed by the family of Balamurugan against the police and the government for negligence, assault and battery, false imprisonment and breach of statutory duty for his death on Feb 8, 2017 while in custody at the Klang Utara district police headquarters."The deceased was discovered with 20 visible injuries, and the pathologist concluded that the cause of death was 'coronary artery disease with multiple blunt force injuries'." - NST, 30/5/2024
The Ipoh High Court today awarded RM560,000 in damages to the mother of a man who died in prison custody on the day of his release in 2017, ruling that there was a systemic failure by the authorities to safeguard the health and wellbeing of R Siva. Judicial commissioner Moses Susayan found that Siva had been healthy and fit before his incarceration at Tapah prison. “However, on the day of his release, a brother of the deceased was instead instructed to go to Tapah Hospital to collect his body,” he said in allowing the civil suit filed by Siva’s mother, R Muniamah..- FMT, 9/7/2025
A carpenter was awarded a sum of RM310,000 in damages by the Federal Court today for unlawful detention and for assault while he was being remanded by police in 2008.Mohd Hady claimed that he had accompanied one Abdul Manan Hassan to the Bukit Beruang Melaka police headquarters on Nov 22, 2008, but while waiting for Abdul Manan at the police headquarters guard house, a policeman brought him to the office of one ASP Leong Mun Choon. He claimed that he was taken to a room blindfolded, stripped and assaulted despite his denial that he was not involved in a fight at a restaurant. - Malay Mail, 7/6/2018
One problem not just in Malaysia is that the police can something 'not be to bothered' about charging in criminal courts not just fellow police officers, other public officers, politicians and/or the 'powerful' - WHY? 'Brotherhood', fear or even corruption...
This problem with the police was one of the factors that led to the proposal to set up the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) - something many Malaysians hope. It would be a commission that also has the power to directly investigate, and even prosecute the police in court for crimes of corruption, torture, abuse of powers, etc...
But sadly, the IPCMC Bill tabled by Pakatan Harapan felt short of these expectations, and Parliament was working on improving it. Then, the Sheraton Move, and subsequent government removed the Bill, and brought it a WORSE Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC), which officially came into force on July 1, 2023, after Anwar Ibrahim became Prime Minister.
It was a GREAT Disappointment, for one would have expected the new Anwar Ibrahim's government would have not put into force that IPCC Act, but caused it to be REPEALED and for the new IPCMC Bill to be tabled.
The Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) is now akin a 'SORTING Commission' that will send back the complaint to the relevant law enforcement, be it police or MACC to investigate or decide to prosecute,
Section 25 Classification of complaints [INDEPENDENT POLICE CONDUCT COMMISSION ACT 2022]
The classification of complaints shall be as follows:
(a) where the complaint involves any offence under Part IV of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Act 2009 [Act 694], the complaint shall be referred to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission;
(b) where the complaint involves any criminal offence under any other written law, the complaint shall be referred to the relevant authority;
(c) where the complaint involves any misconduct mentioned in section 22, the complaint shall be referred to any officer of the Commission for investigation;
(d) where the complaint involves any act regulated under sections 96 and 97 of the Police Act 1967, the complaint shall be referred to the Head of Department responsible for the member of the police force complained against; and
(e) where-
(i) the complaint is frivolous, vexatious or not made in good faith or the subject matter of the complaint is trivial;
(ii) the misconduct complained of occurred at too remote a time to justify an investigation;
(iii) the subject matter of the complaint has been finally determined by any court or is the subject matter of any proceedings pending in any court, including any appeal proceedings;
(iv) the complaint is repetitious and contains no fresh allegation which would significantly affect the content of the complaint; or
(v) the complaint has been withdrawn by the complainant,
the Complaints Committee shall refer the complaint to the Commission and make a recommendation for the Commission to reject the complaint.
What use referring back to the police, MACC and already existing bodies/persons that deal with Misconduct/Crimes - All these have existed even before the idea for the need of an INDEPENDENT commission was raised?
It was a disappointment of the people that it did not work that brought rise of a need for a NEW Independent Commission.
So, now we have a WORTHLESS, in my opinion, 'sorting' Commission that cannot even conduct PUBLIC INQUIRY - and come up with reports of inquiry/Investigation - and all BLAME lies with PM Anwar. The Commission now also have no power to prosecute police officers in Court. We need a IPCMC or an Independent Commission with the power to investigate, to PROSECUTE or charge suspected criminal police officers in Court, and be able to conduct Public Inquiry and Publish reports. The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) was better - see the EAIC investigation reports on Death in Custody Cases of Balamurugan, Syed Mohd Azlan,...
So did Anwar Ibrahim sexually assault Yusoff Rawther? Somehow, Anwar seems to be AVOIDING the commencement of an TRIAL - the latest being his application to get IMMUNITY from civil litigation....???
Some of the online posts/commenters are questioning Yusoff Rawther's credibility?
Was the action of 'possibly' entrapment where Yusoff Rawther was charged for Drug Trafficking - an attempt to 'force' him to drop his quest for justice?
Yusoff was acquitted yesterday by the High Court of drug trafficking and possession of two imitation pistols, having spent nine months in remand. - Malay Mail, 13/6/2025
BUT - the concern now is the various PROPAGANDA material online - Are they being paid? Where is the money coming from - Anwar's own pocket or Government Funds?
2nd issue - maybe there should be a law that requires Anwar to legally be accountable for such posts - Maybe, there should be an insertion, 'I, Anwar Ibrahim, approve of the contents and this post'.
Maybe, the police or law enforcement should be investigating these ONLINE posts - who is paying for it? Is government funds being used?
WORSE now is that many posts are being blocked or removed - wonder how many are raising issues/disappointments against Anwar and his actions?
Malaysia’s government made the world’s highest number of requests to TikTok to take down content in the second half of 2023, part of a surge in social media censorship that critics say is aimed at silencing political opposition.
According to TikTok’s biannual transparency report, Kuala Lumpur made 1,862 such requests – an average of 10 daily – in that period, 5.5 times the number six months before. The whole of 2023 saw 2,202 requests, a more than 30-fold increase from the 70 requests made in 2022. - Straits Times, 13/6/2024
The Prime Minister must CLARIFY...
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