Anwar Ditahan 1:03pm, 16 Julai 2008

ALERT: Penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (keADILan) ditahan polis ketika dalam perjalanan ke Ibu Pejabat Polis (IPK) di rumah selepas siasatan badan pencegah Rasuah (BPR).

Sebaik sahaja saya menerima maklumat tersebut daripada (Datuk Seri) Wan Azizah sendiri di Parlimen, saya terus membuat perkara-perkara basa dalam memaklumkan kepada pihak media. Tugas rasmi dibuat oleh Ginie Lim.

Memandangkan pada wakti itu waktu reha sidang Parlimen, beberapa Ahli Parlimen telah bergegas ke IPK Kuala Lumpur Dang Wangi.

Mengikut maklumat, selepas (Datuk Seri) Anwar Ibrahim membuat laporan BPR terhadap Peguam Negara, beliau berhasrat untuk pulang sebentar ke rumahnya untuk rehat dan sememangnya bercadang untuk ke IPK Kuala Lumpur atas notis yang diterima melalui peguamnya, Sankara Nair pada jam 2 petang.

Pada lebih kurang 1:03 tengahari dalam perjalanan pulang, beliau ditahan polis dalam satu sekatan jalan raya di Bukit Damansara dan mengarahkan Anwar memasuki kenderaan polis dan mengikut mereka. Bersama-sama Anwara ialah Pak Mat, pembantu beliau.

Berikut ialah siaran media yang diterima daripada pejabat ANwar Ibrahim:

---- PRESS STATEMENT – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --- KUALA LUMPUR, July 16, 2008 3:30 PM This afternoon at 1:05 PM Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, was arrested outside of his home in Kuala Lumpur. He was due to issue a statement at IPK KL (Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters) at 2:00 PM based on an agreement reached with the police on Tuesday. Anwar Ibrahim was returning from the Anti Corruption Agency to his home after giving a statement pertaining to the police report that has been filed regarding suppression of material facts in the case involving him in 1998. He was accompanied by his senior legal team, staff, and security. As he entered the neighborhood of his home, a contingent of ten police cars, half unmarked and half patrol, forced the two cars in Anwar Ibrahim’s entourage to stop. There was a contingent of 20 balaklava-clad masked commandos (UTK) who accosted him, reminiscent of the forces sent to arrest Anwar Ibrahim at his home in September 1998. An officer approached Anwar Ibrahim and demanded that he accompany the police in an unmarked vehicle to the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters. His lawyers were not permitted to travel with him to the police station. This arrest has taken place less than fifteen hours after Anwar Ibrahim appeared live on Malaysian television for the first time since 1998, and announced to millions of viewers his intention to stand for election, and upon the formation of a new government, to lower the domestic price of fuel by 50 sen. The overwhelming majority of Malaysians expressed their support of his televised statement. These events are deeply disturbing to us and indicate that this entire episode is a repeat of the actions taken against Anwar Ibrahim in 1998. During the last few weeks the government owned mainstream media has demonized and vilified him. His staff has been harassed and we see a conspiracy being hatched to thwart the political change that is imminent in Malaysia. Under no circumstances will the people of Malaysia and the international community tolerate any harm coming to Anwar Ibrahim. We remind Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi of the promise he made to ensure Anwar Ibrahim’s protection. We have been able to communicate with Anwar Ibrahim, who calls upon his supporters and the people of Malaysia to remain calm and to reject any attempts at provocation, which will give a pretext for an emergency situation to be declared. OFFICE OF ANWAR IBRAHIM CONTACT PRESS@AICASSOCIATES.COM


Anwar dibawa ke IPK Kuala Lumpur dan berkemungkinan ditahan 24 jam sebelum memohon perintah reman di mahkamah keesokan harinya. Anwar dibawa ke IPK dengan dikawal oleh 15 kenderaan serta anggota polis bertopeng.

Di Parlimen, Azmin dengan emosi berhujah dengan hebatnya kerana sikap pihak polis tidak bertamadun dan bersifat 'kebinatangan'. Tetapi Khairy (BN-Rembau) dan Mukhriz (BN-Jerlun) berhujah untuk menarik bali k kenyataan dengan menyalahanggap Azmin yang menuduh polis binatang.

Suasana di Parlimen amat panas termasuk Lo'Lo Ghazali (PAS-Titiwangsa) membangkitkan konsep qazaf dalam menabur fitnah.

Labels: Anwar Ibrahim, IPK Kuala Lumpur, Parlimen Malaysia

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