YOURSAY ‘The IGP’s action sets a bad example to law-abiding citizens.’

Indira's lawyer fumes over IGP's neutral stand

Aries46: It is disgraceful to see the IGP (inspector-general of police) openly defying the law. Who is he to decide in favour of or give equal weight to his religious court as that of the civil court?

In fact, he is seen to be siding with the offenders and law breakers who have deliberately resorted to conversion and the manipulation of religious courts to achieve their illegal agenda of escaping their civil law-constituted marriage obligations, which can only be ended in a civil court. 

The IGP’s action sets a bad example to law-abiding citizens and undermines the role of the nation’s main law enforcement unit.

If PM Najib Razak still remains dumb on this matter, it amounts to condoning this contempt of court and he has no business finding fault with citizens who criticise him. 

Anonymous_1392781899: A court order is very explicit. There is no clause in the court order for PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) to choose whether or not to execute the order.

If we allow PDRM to set a precedent, then all future court orders can be executed at the interpretation of the PDRM. Jail can be replaced by house arrest, since it’s a ‘middle path’ of imprisonment.

Our courts might as well leave it to PDRM to execute the sentence as they deem fit. This is Malaysia boleh. First in the world.

Slumdog: This is a total disgrace. IGP Khalid Abu Bakar is showing an amazing display of arrogance to the court order and his complete disregard for the rule of law of the land.

Yet it seems there is nothing anyone can do about it because Umno politicians support him all the way.

Dzulkefly Ahmad: Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail is sleeping. He should have advised all parties involved on what to do in this situation. It's not surprising why we lost the Pulau Batu Puteh case.

Hang Tuah PJ: I blame the father, first and foremost. The most precious God-given right a baby/child could lose is a mother's love and care, even more so if she is a girl. That is why it is said 'syurga di tapak kaki ibu', it never said ‘Muslim ibu’.

Flamescanner: I read in another article in Malaysiakini that some suggest that since the country is 60 percent one faith and the rest 'non-faith', the wishes of the 60 percent must be respected. 

My question is, do the 60 percent actually support this action taken by the IGP? You are supposed to be a just and compassionate faith. Is this being just and compassionate? 

Surely there's many of you among the 60 percent who think differently. I recognise that 'Hang Tuah PJ' seems to be one of them.

Are there perhaps only a few of you who feel that way? If so (and I hope I am wrong), there is not much left to say for this nation of ours. We are already past the tipping point and there is no turning back.

It will only stop when destruction reigns. We're no different to pre-war Nazi Germany in 1938 or 1939. The end did come about five years later, but it was five years too late.

Hplooi: The tipping point? The same tipping point when then Pakistan president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto declared the Ahmadiyya heretic and illegal.

Read here the current state of affairs in Pakistan which is similar to what is happening in Malaysia.

Anonymous #33227154: The police force is supposed to protect and serve the people. Our police only serve the politicians and are now blatantly abusing their power to discriminate against the non-Muslims.                              

They are using religion to oppress the people. Now even the police force is above the law, what can the ordinary people do? Are we doomed to be ruled by gangsters and dictators for the rest of our lives?

What about our children? Is there any hope left for us?

Anonymous_1Ingrate: Can someone tell me how to charge the IGP with dereliction of duty?  Can the IGP be taken to court for that?

How come the IGP is above the law?  How come he is so powerful that he does not bother to follow even the High Court order?

My Opinion: The mother, Indira Gandhi, has to apply for mandamus against the IGP and the Ipoh High Court for judicial review and at the same time, apply for contempt of court against IGP.

Waktamnoko: What about (the father) Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah's lawyer? Was he too not a human being like Indira's lawyer? Was not the Syariah Court a court legally formed too? 

People keep saying our courts are kangaroo courts but are now vehemently calling for the 'kangaroo' court judgment to be enforced when it suits them. Isn't this hypocrisy?

The Mask: Waktamnoko, there you go again, babbling without substance. Yes, the people are saying that our courts are kangaroo courts, i.e. both the civil and syariah, but the kangaroo civil court still has jurisdiction over the kangaroo syariah court.

Read up the constitution before you shame yourself further.

Ratbatblue: Yes, all lawyers are human beings, no quarrel about that. The issue here is the police's open defiance of the highest court in the land which holds this distinction by virtue of being appointed as such by the supreme constitution of the country.

By choosing the ‘middle’ path, the IGP has directly disobeyed the highest court of law in the land, one he is answerable to directly.

Kim Quek: For this open and repeated defiance of court orders by the IGP, both the home minister and the IGP should get a tongue lashing in Parliament and be told to resign forthwith, if Malaysia still wants to insist that it is country with rule of law.

Stevie W: While Indira’s daughter is put in the childcare centre, which religion will she follow? Anyone wants to take a guess?

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