PUTRAJAYA, July 25 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Friday he hoped that others would respect Malaysia's sovereignty when commenting on the sodomy accusation against Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the country has its own laws.The prime minister said Malaysia would ensure that whatever it did would be consistent with the laws.
"We are a sovereign country. We have our own set of laws. Whatever we do, we will make every effort to ensure that it is consistent with the laws that we have in Malaysia.
"That's what we do and I hope people will respect us. That is all I want to say and nothing else," he said after officiating at the National Academic Awards at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), here.
Abdullah was asked to comment on a joint statement issued by three former international leaders calling on Malaysia drop its sodomy charges against Anwar and United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's statement that the United States would continue to speak out on legal cases including that involving Anwar.
The three former world leaders were former Canadian prime minister Paul Martin, ex-World Bank chief James Wolfensohn and former head of the International Monetary Fund, Michel Camdessus.
Anwar was arrested on July 16 after a 23-year-old former male aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, had accused Anwar of sodomising him. Anwar was released on bail after spending a night in police custody.
Asked whether the authorities would show footage of Anwar during his detention on July 16 in dismissing Anwar's allegation that he was mistreated, Abdullah said the investigation into the accusation was still going on.
"I would not want to say what they need to do or what they need to look into. Investigations are their (police) responsibility. They should know what to do," he said.
The "Malaysian Insider" Internet newspaper had reported that the Home Ministry was considering showing such footage to dispel accusations that police had treated Anwar shabbily during his overnight stay in the lock-up.
tunku: as the number one man of the country, the prime minister don't just hope, tell them in harsh words BUTT OUT AND BUTT OFF from meddling in our internal affairs.why only interest in anwar ? come on mr prime minster, you can do better than that.
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3 comments:
gone are the days when people look upon malaysia with respect, with its loud vocal , now no one look upon malaysia anymore, all because the weak leadership of abdullah hj ahmad.
US patut berhenti menyibuk dengan hal dalaman negara orang lain. Malaysia mempunyai sistem perundangannya sendiri dan sepatutnya US menghormati semua ni. Sedangkan mereka sendiri tidak betul, ingin memperbetul orang lain pula.
it's not entirely Pak Lah faults if Malaysia are being seen as weak and fragile.blame the people that take advantage on him and try to smear his bad name for personal or political reason.we are supposed to give support to him not comdemning him in every decision and act that he surfaced.
meanwhile,the States have the right to voice out their opinion but they dont have the right to force us to follow what they want.Malaysia is a sovereign country with it's own laws.
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