I first met this old "sea-dog" two days before I unmasked myself as a blogger. We met at the Denmark House cafeteria during the NST vs Jeff Ooi/Ahiruddin Atan defamation case. Besides our metallic-gray hair, we share a lot in common, from a glass of amber piss and (whatever you can imagine in between) to blogging as Barisan Rakyat Bloggers.He too guns for change, not because he happens to be DSAI's classmate in MCKK. To quote his familiar line, "I've had enough of this shit to last me a lifetime" this retired seaman, calls a spade a spade and not an excavator.
On Wednesday night, at the PKFZ forum, he was the only speaker who said this straight from the heart: If nothing happens, I will take class action against the crooks." Brave words, but knowing this man, he aims and shoots and not shoot and then aim. People, he said it in public and now it is in black and white here:
No PAC Probe
Malaysiakini reported late yesterday, here, that the four key players in the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) debacle have been let off the hook by the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and will not be called in for questioning.The four are former PKFZ general manager OC Phang, former Port Klang Authority chairperson and current Deputy Finance Minister Chor Chee Hueng and two former Transport Ministers Ling Liong Sik and Chan Kong Choy. The reason? Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is the rightful authority to probe the four. "We feel it is unnecessary," said PAC chairperson Nazri Khalid.
Which passeth all understanding.
At the recent DAP forum PKFZ: Will Heads Roll? I had vowed that if nothing comes to naught with these high profile probes etc., I will take it upon myself, together with a few former Klang Port Authority colleagues, to initiate a class action suit or public interest litigation or whatever to see justice done. We believe that perhaps we do have some measure of locus standi as concerned citizens and former employees of the port to start both criminal and civil proceedings for breach of trust and to recover the monies from those involved in this heinous crime.
Not that we have much faith in the judicial system either.
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Captain Sir, when you drop anchor at the court house, sound your fog-horn and we will rally.
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KETUANAN RAKYAT LAWYERS, ARE YOU ON?
Captain Sir, when you drop anchor at the court house, sound your fog-horn and we will rally.
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KETUANAN RAKYAT LAWYERS, ARE YOU ON?
nato saja laa !
ReplyDeletecapt, a truly good man just like you zorro.
ReplyDeleteunfortunately, its the opposite in BN camp. filled with crooks with long hands and nose. they may come in different shirts but they only long to steal and live a merry life at the expense of the good men.
ahooi ahooi, capt, you will find support in your endeavour.
Captain Yusof..you are a man of principals and integrity..I salute you sir...your a credit to your profession and I would deem it an honour to keep your glass full.
ReplyDeleteHad the chance to meet the man once and found him to be good company.
ReplyDeleteOne look at his face will tell you the Captain is a sincere old chap. His blog posts confirm it.
ReplyDeleteCheers Captain.
I'm on Ancient Mariner's side. If the PAC, AG and MACC don't bring the culprits to book, we, THE PEOPLE, have to find a way to force the Govt to take action.
ReplyDeleteWe stood by helplessly when huge frauds occurred at Perwaja nad Bank Bumi, MAS and Renong/UEM etc, etc, etc and saw 10's of billions disappear from our national reserves.
But without being shareholders of PKFZ or PKA do ordinary citizens we have locus standi to apply for class action in our Courts?
We need our best legal brains to come up with a solution!
RPK is just one of the many pro Opposition blogger promoting a dangerous trend of values in Malaysia. Take a look at the comments section in RPK's website or any pro Pakatan site. All these promote hatred, anger and extremism. http://manifestogwl.blogspot.com/2009/06/rpk-and-blogosphere.html
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