


Speech by Sdr Ngeh Koo Ham at the DAP Perak State Convention on 29th November, 2009 held at Tower Regency Hotel, Ipoh.
“The Auditor General has confirmed that the Pakatan Rakyat State Government of Perak has caused improvement to each and every department and agency of the Perak State during its 11 month’s rule. The PR Government has succeeded in making historic achievements during this short period. It is without a doubt that PR is the hope of the people and it has brought the changes the people had voted for on 8/3/2008”.
1. The Betrayal
The last one year see tumultuous times in Perak with the unlawful and undemocratic grabbing of power by BN on 7/2/2009.
We saw one of us, Mdm Hee Yit Fong prostituted herself to BN and two others Mohd Osman Bin Mohd Jailu and Jamaluddin Bin Mohd Radzi from PKR who sold themselves to BN which caused the downfall of PR Government in Perak. They will be scorned upon for posterity. In the very near future when they are us longer useful to BN, BN will treat them worst than lepers of the past and dogs with sores to be avoided for that is the contempt BN has for them. That time is very near and let all comrades be reminded that history has never been kind to those who sold their souls for benefit. To prove my point I challenged Hee, Osman & Jamaluddin to ask BN now to promise them that they will be made candidates for their respective constituencies in the next election and see the BN’s replies to them. However, in order that history will not be too harsh to them, I urge them to repent and declare that they no longer side BN and support giving back the power to the people by calling for by-elections at their respective constituencies or support the dissolution of the Perak State Assembly.
2. The effect of the illegal & undemocratic grab of power
What concern us more, is the effect of this political crisis on our beloved state of Perak and the nation of Malaysia.
We see the police who are enforcers of the law have been reduced to taking instructions from the BN government. The Judiciary which is the baston of the constitution and the rule of law has on many occasions in the words of the retired Court of Appeal Judge, Dato’ N. H. Chan decided against the plain provisions of the law. The Sultan of Perak has refused to dissolved the state Assembly at the request of Menteri Besar, YAB Dato Seri Nizar Bin Jamaluddin against his very stand as stated in his book “Constitutional Monarchy, Rule of Law and Good Governance” where His Royal Highness said:
“Under normal circumstance, it is taken for granted that the Yang di Pertuan Agong (the sultan) would not withhold his consent to request for dissolution of Parliament (State Assembly). His role under such a situation is purely formal”
The police invaded the Perak State Assembly and forcibly evicted the speaker, V. Sivakumar on 7th May, 2009 and help BN installed a bogus speaker who was elected by BN elected representatives even before the Assembly Session was opened by His Royal Highness the Regent of Perak.
All these spell disaster for the Perak state and nation of Malaysia. It is imperative on all of us, who love Malaysia to save Malaysia by restoring the constitution to its rightful place and to uphold rule of law.
The way forward is to take Putrajaya and there is no two ways about it as reform to the police and the judiciary can only be done by taking federal power. Let us pledge to day to save our nation by working towards Putrajaya.
3. How have we performed ?
Do the people have faith in us? Our 11 months of ruling Perak has crushed to pieces the propaganda perpetuated by BN in the last 50 years that the opposition parties are unable to rule. We have proven them wrong and have outperformed BN in every aspect.
The Auditor General has confirmed that the Pakatan Rakyat State Government of Perak has caused improvement to each and every department and agency of the Perak State during its 11 month’s rule. The PR Government has succeeded in making historic achievements during this short period. It is without a doubt that PR is the hope of the people and it has brought the changes the people had voted for on 8/3/2008
In 2008 the Auditor General audited 7 state departments and 6 state agencies in Perak and found all these state departments and agencies have improved under the PR government. The financial management of the State financial office was accredited with a four star Excellence status of 90.33 marks which was unprecedented. We see mark improvement
on the State Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) and the Majilis Agama Islam and Adat Melayu Negeri Perak.
The SEDC under BN could not come out with audited accounts for 10 years (1997 to 2006). These were all finally finalised and audited under the PR short rule. Even the 2007 accounts were prepared up to date and audited. Imagine the impact on our state if we are
given more time to govern. Imagine the impact we can make if we control the Federal Budget of about RM200 billion yearly which is about 300 times more than the Perak State budget of about RM700 million.
We have increased State Revenue by more than RM 100 million from RM538,761,178 in 2007 to RM639,425,143 in 2008 despite not having increased any tax whatsoever on the rakyat and despite we having reduced all land conversion premium and quit rent for not profit organizations to RM 1,000 and RM 40-00 respectively. We increased revenue through hard work, open tender system and zero tolerance for corruption.
Our other policies like granting freehold titles for planned and new villages, approving lands for schools and places of worship, supporting Chinese Private Schools and private religious schools by granting them 1000 hectares of land each have endeared us to the rakyat. In the pipeline were programmes to ensure home ownership for all especially the Indians who were displaced from the estates by giving them housing lots, selling homes to them at discounted prices.
The welfare policies of helping the poor, the needy and the downtrodden have also been well received.
4. To persevere and serve faithful
I call on all PR elected representatives to continue to serve faithfully and not be discouraged.
Though we have lost confidence in the judiciary due to the flip-flop decisions of the courts, we however, still trust that good will triumph over evil. If V.Sivakumar succeeds in his case against the Election Commission and the 3 frogs, we will see by elections in Jelapang, Changkat Jering and Behrang. If Dato Seri Nizar bin Jamaluddin succeeds in his case against Dato Zambry bin Abdul Kadir we will see state wide elections to be called.
The PR leadership will continue to do what we can especially through legal court cases while members must continue to influence public opinion, to get the people to persevere and to stay with us. I believe so long as the people are with us. Putrajaya will be a dream that is achievable.
Ngeh Koo Ham
Chairman, DAP Perak
MEDIA STATEMENT
The Ipoh High Court yesterday struck out with costs the suit filed by Perak Legislative Assembly Speaker, V. Sivakumar against Dato’ R Ganesan seeking damages for assault, battery and wrongful detention as well as aggravated damages.
I would like to express my total disappointment with the judgment for the following 3 reasons:-
1. On the one hand Justice Azahar Mohamed said that the court could not interfere with the sitting of the Perak State Legislative Assembly on May 7 because Article 72(1) of the Federal Constitution provides that ‘the validity of any proceeding in any state legislative assembly cannot be questioned in any court’ and therefore struck out v. Sivakumar’s suit, but on the same breath he contravened the said provision by stating that the decision of the legislative assembly on May 7, 2009 to remove the Plaintiff, V. Sivakumar as Speaker and to appoint the Defendant, Dato’ R. Ganesan was conclusive and had been fairly determined by the State Assembly on May 7, 2009.
2. The issue of who is the legitimate Speaker was not the subject matter of this suit and therefore, the judge has acted ultra vires (outside his jurisdiction) to state that the removal of V. Sivakumar and the appointment of Dato’ R. Ganesan was conclusive and had been fairly determined by the State Assembly on May 7, 2009.
3. The learned Judge ought not to have strike out the suit as this suit is an action against assault, battery and wrongful detention and not concerning the proceedings of the State Assembly.
In the current Perak crisis, many perverse judgments or judgments not made according to law (in the words of former Court of Appeal Judge, Dato’ NH Chan) have been made and the decision of Justice Azahar Mohamad is definitely another addition.
Dated this 9th day of September 2009.
DATO’ NGEH KOO HAM
- Member of Parliament for Beruas
- Senior Exco Pakatan Rakyat
Perak State Government
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民主行动党木威区国会议员兼民联高级行政议员拿督倪可汉于200
撤销霹雳州议长西华古玛诉讼案件的法官已经自我矛盾并且超越权限
怡保高庭在昨天撤销霹雳州议长西华古玛针对拿督甘尼申一系列突袭
我要提出3个原因,表达我对于这个判决的彻底失望:
1. 当阿查哈莫哈末法官表示,在联邦宪法第72(1)条文下,“
2. 关于谁才是合法议长的课题,并不是这项诉讼的主题,
3. 有经验的法官应该不会撤销这项诉讼,
目前的霹雳州危机中,
The Malaysian Bar Council Press Release confirms that Dato’ R. Ganesan was dishonest with regard to the time he ceased practice as a lawyer. Dato’ R. ganesan wrote to Bar Council only after V. Sivakumar’s lawyer notified him that even if he had been duly elected as Speaker (which he was not) he would also have been disqualified.
The Malaysian Bar Council Press Release confirms that Dato’ R. Ganesan has been dishonest when he said he ceased legal practice on 6/8/2009. It was obvious that he had fraudulently back dated his letter to the Bar Council.
The Bar Council had issued a letter to V. Sivakumar’s lawyer, Mr Chan Kok Keong informing him that Dato’ R. Ganesan was still in active practice as on 11/8/2009.
On 12/8/2009, Mr Chan Kok Keong served an affidavit containing the said confirmation on Dato’ R. Ganesan’s solicitors.
The Bar Council confirm that it was only on 13/8/2009, that they received a fax from Dato’ R. Ganesan a letter dated 6/8/2009 informing them that he has ceased practice as from 6/8/2009. It was obvious that Dato’ R. Ganesan had back dated his letter.
Only on 17/8/2009 that the Bar Council acknowledged receipt of Dato’ Ganesan’s back dated letter dated 6/8/2009 and his Notice of Cessation and Statutory Declaration dated 17/8/2009.
The spirit of Article XXX VIA (5) of the Perak Constitution is that the Speaker must cease his existing business or profession immediately and in any case not more than 3 months after his appointment as Speaker failing which he shall be disqualified.
While we never at any time recognize Dato’ R. Ganesan as lawfully elected, even if going by BN’s contention that he was lawfully elected (which he was not) he was disqualified as from 7/8/2009. Dato’ R. Ganesan cannot revive his Speaker post after disqualification by back dating his letter.
What is most disappointing is that we see dishonesty everywhere in BN. From Permatang Pasir candidate, Rohaizat Othman to the court appointed Perak Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir and now to Dato’ R. Ganesan, they have been less than honest in their dealings and actions.
DATO’ NGEH KOO HAM
- Member of Parliament for Beruas
- Senior Exco Pakatan Rakyat Perak State Government
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民联高级行政议员兼民主行动党霹雳州主席拿督倪可汉于2009年
马来西亚律师公会发表的文告证实拿督甘尼申在何时终止律师职务一
马来西亚律师公会的文告确认拿督甘尼申说他在2009年8月6日
律师公会发给西华古玛的律师陈国强的信件中指明拿督甘尼申直至2
在2009年8月12日,
律师公会已经证实在2009年8月13日,
律师公会在2009年8月17日才公认正式收到拿督甘尼申志期2
霹雳州宪法第XXX VIA(5)
我们从来没有承认拿督甘尼申是被合法选出的议长,
最让我们感到失望的是,我们发现国阵充满了不诚实的行为。
At all material times, both BN and the PR parties respected YB V. Sivakumar as the Speaker of the State Assembly at the last sitting of the Assembly on 7/5/2009.
The 7/5/2009 sitting had not commenced until the Regent of Perak gave his opening speech. The purported election of Dato’ R. Ganesan as the Assembly’s Speaker by a small group of BN elected representatives (which was not legal in itself) was done prior to the opening of the State Assembly by the Regent of Perak. How can a decision made prior to the commencement of a meeting be valid? By insisting that the election of Dato’ R. Ganesan was lawful, Dato’ Seri Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir is denying the role played by his Royal Highness the Sultan of Perak or the Regent with regard to the opening of a State Assembly sitting. He should apologize to the palace for taking such a stand.
As YB V. Sivakumar is still the legitimate Speaker of the Perak Assembly, he is the only person entitled to call for the sitting of the coming assembly and Dato’ Seri Zambry Abd Kadir who heads the Executive must direct the State Secretary to respect the separation of powers in our democratic system. He must accord respect and cooperation and allow elected representatives to attend the sessions fixed on 2/9/2009.
Dato’ Seri Zambry must make clear his stand otherwise the elected representatives of Perak will deem that any blockage to the State Assembly on 2/9/2009 will be deemed to be on his instructions.
Dated this 18th August 2009.
DATO’ NGEH KOO HAM
民主行动党霹雳州主席拿督倪可汉于2009年8月18日在怡保霹雳州总部发表文告:
于2009年9月2日召开的霹雳州议会将是有效及合法的,赞比里必须尊重法律
我经已查阅霹雳州议长西华古玛将于2009年9月2日召开霹雳州议会。拿督斯里赞比里的言论指议长或将再次在树下召开议会,如此恰好证明了拿督斯里赞比里将封锁霹雳州议会厅以召开上述议会。
这显示了拿督斯里赞比里彻底蔑视霹雳州议会以及这个国家的民主制度。我希望拿督斯里赞比里尊重法律。虽然他并非霹雳州人民所选择,然而我们依然尊重上诉庭判决赞比里作为霹雳州务大臣。因此他也应该尊重西华古玛为霹雳州议会合法的议长。
在所有重要时刻,包括国阵及民联都尊重西华古玛在最近一次即2009年5月7日召开的州议会上,他仍然是议长的身份。
2009年5月7日召开的州议会,直至霹雳州摄政王发表开幕御词前都未真正开始进行。当时由一群国阵议员选出拿督加尼森为议长(并不合法),在摄政王还未宣布议会开幕前进行。一个会议开始前作出的决定如何能够被视为有效?
拿督斯里赞比里坚持认为拿督加尼森被选为议长是合法的决定,那么他已经拒绝了霹雳州苏丹殿下或摄政王关于宣布州议会开幕所扮演的角色。赞比里必须为他的坚持向皇宫作出道歉。
当西华古玛还是霹雳州唯一合法的议长,只有他有权力召开州议会,而拿督斯里赞比里领导的行政权利必须指示州秘书尊重我国三权分立的民主制度。他必须给予尊重及合作,并且允许议员们出席定于2009年9月2 日的州议会。
拿督斯里赞比里必须做出一个清楚的立场,否则霹雳州的议员将会认为若在2009年9月2日召开的州议会发生任何阻挡及封锁,这都是来自赞比里的指示。
If The Tang Hak Ju Land Scam Involving Undeveloped Quarry Land For A Period Of 15 Years May Finally Cost The State Government RM 40 Million (RM 29 Million + Interest), Forcible Acquisition Of Kampung Buah Pala Involving Developed Land Would Be Of A Frightening Magnitude.
The Penang state government wishes to rebut the lies of Hindraf leaders and collaborators of BN and MIC who claims that acquiring Kampung Buah Pala would cost at the most RM 30 million or even very much less. Where is it stated in the land acquisition laws or approved by the courts that government can acquire land for the public interest at a sum far below the market price?
If the Tang Hak Ju land scam involving undeveloped quarry land for a period of 15 years may finally cost the state government RM 40 million (RM 29 Million + interest), forcible acquisition of Kampung Buah Pala involving developed land would be of a frightening magnitude. The Penang state government simply does not have the financial capability to afford the acquisition of Kampung Buah Pala. We are not talking of millions of ringgit. Neither are we talking of tens of millions of ringgit here!
Any lawyer or even law student knows this. Clearly these Hindraf leaders and BN collaborators are trying to spin a web of deceit and deception to paint the Penang state government as uncaring of Indians. Hindraf may deceive those from outside Penang but those in Penang knows our achievements that we have taken a different path of looking not only after Indians but also after Malays and Chinese as well.
Penang Pakatan Rakyat State Government Fights For All Races And Will Never Become A Single Racial Or Religious Entity.
As with all communities, we have given dignity and respect to ordinary Indians. The first Indian Deputy Chief Minister II of a state in Malaysia was appointed in Penang, all the 28 Tamil primary schools were given a yearly allocation of RM 1.5 million along with other Chinese primary, Sekolah Agama Rakyat, missionary schools and Chinese independent secondary schools. Further, Penang put up the FIRST Tamil road signs in the country alongside with Arabic, Chinese and English bilingual road signs in Georgetown. Even Hindraf had never raised the issue of Tamil road signs.
Hindraf and the BN collaborators must see that the Pakatan Rakyat Penang state government treats all Indians together with Chinese and Malays as Malaysian citizens who desire justice and detest corruption. Unlike Hindraf and the BN collaborators, we fight for all races and religions and will never become a single racial and religious entity.
Hindraf should not stray from its chosen path of defending the victim against the bully or fighting those who are helping the victims. Many Malaysians whether Indians or non-Indians are upset that Hindraf has chosen to pick on the Penang state government instead of the real culprits who sold out Kampung Buah Pala – BN and Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon.
Lest we forget, it was Koh Tsu Koon and BN that sold out Kampung Buah Pala at a cheap price of only RM 10 per square feet in 2007 and without consulting the residents. Why has Hindraf lost the courage to oppose the real culprits?
Regrets Unruly Behaviour Of Hindraf Demonstrators
However despite regretting the irrational and unjustified targeting of the Penang state government, Hindraf leaders have the right to exercise the basic human rights of peaceful assembly. I have instructed my officials to respect their rights, accord them full respect and accept any memorandum submitted.
I had also urged the police not to take any action that would lead to untoward incidents. Instructions have also being given that should the police chose to act, then the demonstrators should be led to a place safe from police action in the air-conditioned Komtar government auditorium on the 5th floor. This gesture should serve as a contrast to a BN government that would never have invited demonstrators to the air-conditioned Komtar government auditorium in the 5th floor but would have used violent force instead to disperse them.
The Pakatan Rakyat Penang State government’s restraint against Hindraf demonstrators yesterday at Komtar despite extreme provocation demonstrates our commitment not only to help Kampung Buah Pala residents but also in upholding the fundamental right of freedom of peaceful assembly.
I feel sad at the unruly behaviour of those present who called my political secretary and ADUN Komtar Ng Wei Aik “an office boy”. Or even asking for two graves of 2X6 and 4X6 to be dug for Sri Delima ADUN Rayer and Penang DCM2 Professor Ramasamy.
Pressure The Federal Government And Dr Koh Tsu Koon To Correct Their Grievous Mistake By Acquiring Kampung Buah Pala.
Despite such consideration on our part for their safety, there were calls by demonstrators inside the air-conditioned Komtar government auditorium that they would vote for BN and against Pakatan Rakyat in the next general elections. It is clear that Hindraf has been infiltrated by BN and MIC collaborators and should return to its original goal of fighting BN who have shown in Kampung Buah Pala as in countless cases of selling out the people’s rights.
Hindraf can start off this process by pressuring the Federal government and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon to correct their past grievous mistake by acquiring Kampung Buah Pala and returning back the land to the people. What the state government can not afford financially is definitely within the means of the Federal government!
A stay order pending appeal does not affect the content of a Judgment
- Wrong for Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir to claim that he is now the rightful MB of Perak. He is in contempt of court.
- Suspension of State Secretary and State Legal Adviser from duties still valid
I feel ashamed for Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir who now claimed that he is the rightful Menteri Besar of Perak after the one Judge bench of the Court of Appeal granted him a stay pending his appeal with regard to the judgment of the High Court Judge, Justice Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Rahim who has declared Dato’ Seri Ir. Nizar Bin Jamalludin as continuing to be the rightful Menteri Besar of Perak from the day he was first appointed. The High Court Judge had ordered that Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir must not continue to present himself as Menteri Besar of Perak or act as one. Therefore, it is in contempt of court for Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir to claim that he is now still the rightful Menteri Besar of Perak.
It is without a doubt that until this High Court Judgment is reversed by the Court of Appeal Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir remains an illegally appointed Menteri Besar as has been declared by the learned High Court Judge.
The following simple illustration will help bring home the point.
A sues B for a debt of RM5,000-00 and B disputes the debt. After hearing, the court declares that B owed A RM5,000-00 and ordered B to pay the said sum to A. B then obtains a stay of the judgment pending appeal. Until the appeal is heard and the lower court judgment reversed, it remains that B owed A RM5,000-00 and has to pay this amount to A.
The stay order merely gave A an opportunity to get the opinion of a higher court with regard to the issue before the judgment of the lower court can be enforced.
Therefore, until the hearing of the appeal, Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir remains an illegally appointed Menteri Besar as has been declared by the High Court. He should not and cannot exercise the powers and the privileges of a Menteri Besar including going back to occupy the office of the Menteri Besar.
As Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir is still the illegally appointed Menteri Besar, he has no power to reinstate the State Secretary and State Legal Adviser who were suspended by the Pakatan Rakyat State Government through its Exco meeting on the night of 11th May 2009 (before the stay order was granted to Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir).
With regard to the opinion expressed by the Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan that action cannot be taken by the State Government against the State Secretary and the State Legal Adviser, I would like to state that such an opinion is legally flawed. The State Secretary and the State Legal Adviser are Federal Officers appointed by the Public Service Commission and the Judicial and Legal Service Commission respectively. However, when they are seconded to and employed by the State Government, the State Government has the authority over them as their employer. Therefore, when they acted against the interest of the State Government or failed to cooperate with the State Government or commit acts of insubordination, they can be suspended from their duties pending formal complaints being lodged against them with the Public Service Commission and the Judicial and Legal Service Commission respectively and be dealth with under the Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1993. Any other interpretation will mean that Federal Officers can lord over the State Governments with impunity. Therefore the Perak State Pakatan Rakyat Government has acted within what is permitted in law.
Dated this 13th day of May 2009.
DATO’ NGEH KOO HAM
Coordinator of the Pakatan Rakyat legal
team cum the Senior Exco of the Pakatan
Rakyat Perak State Government
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民主行动党霹雳州主席兼民联律师团协调人拿督倪可汉于2009年
上诉庭只是暂缓执行吉隆坡高庭昨日宣布尼查是合法大臣的裁决,
-拿督斯里赞比里自称是霹雳州合法大臣是错误的,
-州秘书及州法律顾问的职务终止令至今依然有效。
我为拿督斯里赞比里自称是霹雳州合法大臣感到羞耻,
高等法庭对于拿督斯里赞比里是不合法被委任的州务大臣的裁决是毋
以下的例子可以协助说明事情的关键:
A起诉B欠债5000令吉而B反驳不认有关债务。经过聆审,
“暂缓令”只是给予A在低级的法院判决可以获得执行之前,
有鉴于此,直至上诉聆审前,即使拿督斯里赞比里自诩为大臣,
同时,拿督斯里赞比里作为一名不合法的州务大臣,
针对政府首席秘书丹斯里莫哈末西迪哈山指出州政府不能对州秘书及
州秘书及州法律顾问是联邦政府公务员,