Zahid Might As Well Take Flying Lessons From The Birds - Its Going To Take A Loooong Time.

The details of the charges are as follows:

Criminal breach of trust

1. Criminal breach of trust involving RM537,513.64 from welfare foundation Yayasan Akal Budi between Jan 13, 2014 and Dec 23, 2014.

2. Criminal breach of trust involving RM38,070.49 from Yayasan Akal Budi between Feb 19, 2014 and Oct 29, 2014.

3. Criminal breach of trust involving RM107,509.55 from Yayasan Akal Budi between Jan 22, 2015 and Sept 23, 2015.

4. Criminal breach of trust involving RM708,134.47 from Yayasan Akal Budi between Jan 27, 2015 and Aug 21, 2015.

5. Criminal breach of trust involving RM3,914.84 from Yayasan Akal Budi on March 20, 2015.

6. Criminal breach of trust involving RM17,953,185.21 from Yayasan Akal Budi between June 23, 2015 and June 28, 2015 .

7. Criminal breach of trust involving RM30,635.80 from Yayasan Akal Budi on July 9, 2015.

8. Criminal breach of trust involving RM100,000 from Yayasan Akal Budi on Aug 20, 2015.

9. Criminal breach of trust involving RM1,300,000 from Yayasan Akal Budi on Nov 23, 2015.

10. Criminal breach of trust involving RM54,168.99 from Yayasan Akal Budi on Jan 11, 2016.

Receiving gratification

11. Receiving gratification as Home Minister for accepting a RM250,000 cheque from Mastoro Kenny IT Consultant & Services to help the company get a MyEG project on Jul 15, 2016.

12. Receiving gratification as Home Minister for accepting 13 cheques worth RM8 million from Mastoro Kenny IT Consultant & Services to help the company get a MyEG project between Dec 7, 2016 and Jan 5, 2017.

13. Receiving gratification as Home Minister for accepting 10 cheques worth RM5 million from Mastoro Kenny IT Consultant & Services to help the company get a MyEG project on Feb 8, 2017.

14. Receiving gratification as Home Minister for accepting a RM5 million cheque from Datasonic Group Bhd director Chew Ben Ben on April 26, 2017. Datasonic had won a direct tender contract from Home Ministry to supply Malaysian passport chips.

15. Receiving gratification as Home Minister for accepting a RM1 million cheque from Datasonic Group Bhd director Chew Ben Ben on April 26, 2017.

16. Receiving gratification as Home Minister for accepting a RM300,000 cheque from Profound Radiance Sdn Bhd director Azlan Shah Jaffril on Aug 3, 2017. Profound Radiance runs migrant visa one-stop centers in Pakistan and Nepal.

17. Receiving gratification as Home Minister for accepting a RM1 million cheque from Profound Radiance Sdn Bhd director Azlan Shah Jaffril on Jan 9, 2018.

18. Receiving gratification as Home Minister for accepting a RM700,000 cheque from Profound Radiance Sdn Bhd director Azlan Shah Jaffril on March 15, 2018.

Money laundering

19. Money laundering by depositing RM3.8 million as a fixed deposit on May 27, 2016.
20. Money laundering by depositing RM3 million as a fixed deposit on June 14, 2016.

21. Money laundering by depositing RM4.6 million as a fixed deposit on June 14, 2016.

22. Money laundering by depositing RM3 million as a fixed deposit on June 16, 2016.

23. Money laundering by depositing RM9,350,265.21 as a fixed deposit on July 13, 2016.

24. Money laundering by depositing RM5,460,361.14 as a fixed deposit on July 21, 2016.

25. Money laundering by depositing RM600,000 as a fixed deposit on Aug 29, 2016.

26. Money laundering by depositing RM600,000 as a fixed deposit on Sept 13, 2016.

27. Money laundering by depositing RM1.2 million as a fixed deposit on Nov 7, 2016.

28. Money laundering by depositing RM619,680.70 as a fixed deposit on Jan 6, 2017.

29. Money laundering by depositing RM3 million as a fixed deposit on Jan 9, 2017.

30. Money laundering by depositing RM1.2 million as a fixed deposit on Jan 17, 2017.

31. Money laundering by depositing RM600,000 as a fixed deposit on Feb 15, 2017.

32. Money laundering by depositing RM1.2 million as a fixed deposit on April 14, 2017.

33. Money laundering by depositing RM6 million as a fixed deposit on April 28, 2017.

34. Money laundering by depositing RM8,348,040.90 as a fixed deposit on May 11, 2017.

35. Money laundering by depositing RM1.8 million as a fixed deposit on Aug 17, 2017.

36. Money laundering by depositing RM600,000 as a fixed deposit on Oct 10, 2017.

37. Money laundering by depositing RM600,000 as a fixed deposit on Nov 17, 2017.

38. Money laundering by depositing RM600,000 as a fixed deposit on Dec 20, 2017.

39. Money laundering by depositing RM600,000 as a fixed deposit on Jan 17, 2018.

40. Money laundering by depositing RM600,000 as a fixed deposit on Feb 14, 2018.

41. Money laundering by depositing RM700,000 as a fixed deposit on March 20, 2018

42. Money laundering by depositing RM600,000 as a fixed deposit on March 20, 2018.

43. Money laundering by depositing RM600,000 as a fixed deposit on April 11, 2018.

44. Money laundering by purchasing two bungalows in Mukim Kajang, Hulu Langat, Selangor for RM5.9 million on Jan 9, 2017.

45. Money laundering by ordering the conversion of RM6,885,270.20 in cash into 30 cheques to be used for fixed deposits between March 29, 2016 and July 15, 2016.

Pimpinan "ular-mak" membawa kehancuran, pimpinan Islam progresif membawa kebaikan dan kemajuan

Pelacuran di Kelantan, sejak Tok Pulai Chondong ke PAS 

Oleh Faisal Tehrani

Pada 1838, apabila Munshi Abdullah belayar ke Kelantan, negeri tersebut mempunyai 2 sebab untuk masyhur.

Pertama, institusi pendidikan yang kita kenal sebagai “pondok” sudah mulai diperkenalkan. Kedua, kerana perniagaan seks, atau pelacuran.

Pondok pertama dipercayai dibuka di Kelantan dalam tahun 1820 di Pulai Chondong. Sekolah agama atau pondok ini dipercayai dibuka oleh seorang ulama bernama Haji Abdul Samad bin Haji Abdullah hin Haji Hasyim, turut disebut sebagai “Pulai Chondong al-Kalantani”. Atau lebih dikenali oleh orang tempatan sebagai Tok Pulai Chondong saja.

Pondok Tok Pulai Chondong ini dikatakan bertempat di Jalan Kuala Krai kira-kira 28km dari Kota Bharu.

Namun demikian ketersohoran pondok ini tidak disebut oleh Munshi, atau selamat dikatakan, ia tenggelam oleh perniagaan seks di Kelantan ketika itu. Padahal pondok itu sudah pun 18 tahun beroperasi apabila Munshi belayar ke negeri Pantai Timur tersebut.

Munshi dalam “Kisah Pelayaran Abdullah” tertarik mengenai pelacuran yang berleluasa dan dianggap biasa di negeri “Serambi Mekah” tersebut.

Untuk tidak dituduh menciptakan, saya memetik perenggan oleh Munshi tersebut:

“Shahadan maka adalah saya lihat dalam negeri Kelantan itu terlalu banyak perempuan jalang. Maka apabila petang hari, datanglah ia dekat-dekat perahu segala dagang, berjalan berduyun-duyun. Ada pun pakaiannya itu berkemban sahaja dengan tiada berbaju; dan rambutnya bersanggul lintang sangkut. Maka dipakainya bunga melor berumbai-umbai, panjangnya sampai ka lututnya. Maka ada pula yang memakai bunga melor berkarang, dengan berbagai-bagai jenis rupanya; ada yang seperti siku keluang, dan ada berkerawang terlalu indah perbuatannya; tiada pernah saya lihat dalam Melaka atau Singapura karangan bunga yang demikian itu bagusnya.

“Shahadan ada pula orang yang menjadi alku atau pinang muda, yang datang kapada segala perahu-perahu, dan bertanyakan perkara itu. Maka adalah adat dalam negeri itu, tiada menjadi hina akan pekerjaan yang demikian itu adanya.”

Keadaan yang digambarkan di atas ini terjadi ketika Taju’s-salatin dalam keadaan dikenali dan dibaca di Kelantan, sehingga Munshi menyatakan keadaan itu amat menyedihkan oleh kerana “dalam negeri Melayu sangatlah ia meringankan ugamanya”.

Kedukaan Munshi itu bagaimanapun mungkin tidak dipedulikan. Sementara itu dalam tempoh 100 tahun, institusi agama dan pondok di Kelantan semakin bercambah sehingga ia mendapat jolokan sebagai Serambi Mekah.

Menurut Arba’iyah Mohd Noor, sejarawan Universiti Malaya dalam makalah ilmiahnya “Perkembangan Pendidikan Islam di Kelantan”, pondok membibit-bibit sehingga ulama di Kelantan sering dirujuk oleh pencinta ilmu agama Islam dari seluruh Nusantara.

Saya memetik pandangan beliau itu di sini:

“Sekitar tahun 1910-1945 merupakan zaman keemasan perkembangan sekolah pondok. Banyak pondok telah dibina dan bilangan pelajar semakin bertambah. Antara pondok yang terkenal ialah Pondok Kemboja, Kg. Atas Sanggol, didirikan oleh Hj. Awang bin Muhd Zin, Pondok Tok Kenali, Kubang Kerian oleh Hj. Mohd Yusof bin Ahmad (Tok Kenai i) sekitar 1910, Pondok Tok Selihor, Kg. Serangan Tumpat (1912), Pondok Ketereh (1916), Pondok Pulau Pisang, Sadang, Kota Sharu (1930), Pondok Sadang Jelapang, Kg. Lemal, Pasir Mas (1925), Pondok Ahmadiyah, Sunut Payong Kota Sharu (1931) dan Pondok Lubok Tapah, Pasir Mas (1932).”

Pun demikian, tatkala pondok agama ini bersemarak dan begitu subur, kegiatan pelacuran juga ikut subur. Haryati Hasan, sejarawan dari Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris telah melakukan sebuah kajian yang sangat penting antara lain menerusi artikel akademik beliau bertajuk “Malay Women and Prostitution in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, 1950s-1970s”.

Saya terfikir, apakah yang institusi pondok (pelopor Islam tradisional) lakukan untuk membetulkan keadaan ini? Nahi mungkar sahaja? Mengapa pula tiada pemberdayaan kaum wanita agar mereka tidak perlu terjerumus dalam lembah yang tidak wajar ini?

Tidakkah Nabi Muhammad kelak bertanya mengapakah kalian tidak menyelamatkan wanita-wanita ini? Jika ada, ia merupakan kelompongan kajian yang perlu diisi.

Haryati dalam tulisan beliau telah mendatangkan bukti-bukti mengejutkan betapa kegiatan pelacuran dalam kalangan wanita Melayu selepas Perang Dunia Kedua sangat berleluasa.

Ini bermakna, sejak zaman Tok Guru Pulai Chondong, sehinggalah ke era Parti Islam Semalaysia (PAS) memerintah Kelantan antara tahun 1959 dan 1978, jika ada program daripada kelompok Islam tradisional untuk membetulkan gejala ini, ia sudah gagal teruk.

Bahkan, ketika pondok sedang berceracakan meniti zaman emas, pelacuran sedang bertegangan makin cemas. Tidak ada perubahan. Saya ulangi, tiada apa yang berubah.

Baru-baru ini saya membaca kembali kumpulan cerpen oleh A. Samad Ismail yang berjudul “Temasha Tinta” (1967). Terdapat sebuah cerpen berjudul “Kesah Chinta di Kota Bharu” yang dikarang pada 27 November 1966. Ia mengisahkan Nasir, seorang wartawan muda yang ditugaskan mengikuti rombongan perdana menteri Tunku Abdul Rahman untuk melihat usaha kerajaan Persekutuan memanjai kerajaan PAS dengan menawarkan pembangunan antara lain membuka “tanah rancangan”.

Pembukaan cerpen tersebut menunjukkan watak Nasir keresahan kerana tidak mendapat pelacur yang memuaskan hatinya sejak tiba di Kota Bharu.

Pada malam ketibaan, beliau hanya dapat meniduri seorang pelacur yang semua giginya gigi emas, dan rambutnya berbau minyak makan yang dilumur bunga rampai agar tidak terlalu busuk.

Akan tetapi disela kerja melaporkan kegiatan Tunku di pedalaman dan usaha mewawancara menteri besar Kelantan ketika itu yang sangat mewaspadai kehadiran parti Perikatan, Nasir beroleh juga nikmat meniduri seorang pelacur yang gempal bulat.

Samad, selaku cerpenis mengakui kisah-kisah dalam kumpulan cerpen tersebut termasuk cerpen ini terilham dari pekerjaannya.

Nasir wartawan muda itu akhirnya dapat melampiaskan nafsu dengan pelacur Melayu Kelantan yang berhasil membuatkan air kepalanya lerai:

“Mereka naik bersama2 dan Nasir lega melihat Taib tidak ada di-dalam bilek-nya. Meeka bergolek di-katel dan sebentar lagi Nasir melepaskan kemarahan-nya dan kerunsingan-nya saperti sa-ekor binatang buas, menggigit dan mencakar, hingga wanita itu mengeloh dan mengerang tetapi menyerah bulat kapada tenaga muda yang memulas dan menghempas-nya di-katel. Bila wanita itu pulang, Nasir terlentang di-katel, badan-nya berpeloh dan mata-nya termengah2 tetapi merasakan kepuasan yang melapangkan kepala-nya dan dada-nya. Taib pulang, melihat Nasir maseh berbogel di-katel-nya, tidor dengan lenyak-nya.”

Dalam cerpen di atas, pelacur atau “mek Kelantan” digambarkan menunggu rombongan orang luar berhampiran lapangan terbang sepertinya generasi pelacur menantikan kapal dinaiki Munshi Abdullah yang baru mendarat.

Kita mungkin dengan mudah menuduh Munshi dan A. Samad Ismail terpengaruh dengan hal-hal cabul, kotor dan lucah dan mempertikaikan motif mereka mengangkat hal pelacuran.

Akan tetapi, barang diingat terlepas dari niat mereka yang sebenar, kegiatan pelacuran yang menganjur beratus tahun di tengah-tengah mekarnya Islam Tradisional perlu diperkirakan.

Cerpen A. Samad Ismail yang ditulis pada 1966 di atas, dan kajian Haryati Hasan mengenai kegiatan pelacuran ketika PAS memerintah Kelantan antara dalam tahun 1960an itu selari dan tidak menyangkal satu sama lain.

Pelacuran ketika era Munshi Abdullah mengunjungi Kelantan yang sudah terkenal dengan Tok Guru Pulai Chondong itu pun tiada bezanya dengan zaman Samad mengunjungi Kelantan tatkala PAS memerintah.

Pokoknya, ada pelacuran dan tidak ada program daripada kelompok Islam tradisional yang ada direkod (dalam hal ini tok guru pondok sehinggalah ke pimpinan PAS) untuk membetulkan gejala ini.

Jika ada, ia tidak memuaskan. Markah F.

Haryati Hasan dalam sebuah makalahnya yang lain bertajuk “Hubungan Pelacuran-Penghijrahan: Tarikan atau Tolakan” menegaskan dalam kesimpulan tulisan beliau bahawa penguatkuasaan undang-undang yang tegas tidak mendatangkan apa-apa kesan.

Saya menambah di sini: cara untuk merawat pelacuran yang sangat berleluasa di Kelantan itu bukanlah dengan mengetatkan lagi undang-undang Islam, menghukum, memperkenalkan hudud takzir.

Haryati menyentuh beberapa kaedah yang tidak beliau dalami kerana beliau hanyalah seorang sejarawan dan bukan ekonomis iaitu perlunya usaha membasmi kemiskinan, mengurangkan kadar perceraian, memperbanyakkan peluang pekerjaan, serta mengutamakan kebajikan, kepentingan dan keadilan untuk kaum perempuan.

Semua saranan Haryati itu mengukuhkan tanggapan saya bahawa Islam tradisional – paling tidak di Kelantan – kurang berjaya melakukan kebaikan kepada umat. Rentang masa yang panjang untuk memberikan golongan Islam tradisional berperanan telah tepu dengan kisah duka dan sedih.

Benarkanlah golongan Islam liberal memberikan ubat dan rawatan, iaitu dengan menegakkan serta memberikan hak asasi manusia justeru keadilan sosial untuk semua, tanpa memilih bulu.

Masa anda telah berakhir duhai pengamal Islam tradisional.

My comments : Do you know who invented the phrase "ostard wal retard"? Its not me. Its a Kelantanese friend of mine. A highly intelligent and highly polished gentleman of the kerabat.  

There are eminent Kelantanese who know what is right and wrong, good and bad. 

I hope a progressive Quranist movement will take off in Kelantan.  The Quran says :

In Malay it is :

Inna-allaaha :  Sesungguhnya Allah

laa yu'ghaiyyiru :  tidak akan mengubah

maa bi'qaumi  : keadaan sesuatu kaum 

hatta : sehingga

yu'ghaiyyiru : mereka mengubahkan 

maa bi' anfusihim : diri mereka sendiri

The change has to come from within.

Bad News For Saudis : US Finds It Impossible To Defend Kashoggi Murder

Someone asked 'Will the Saudis be stupid enough to murder someone inside their embassy?' The quick answer to that is YES. They are dumb enough.

For example the Saudi Consul  has already fled hastily from Turkey, just hours before the Turkish Police raided his house in Istanbul for evidence - where it is believed Khashoggi's body was taken after he was butchered into pieces.  The fact that the Consul denied everything but then fled from Turkey in an ordinary commercial flight just shows how dumb they are.

Recall one Super Moron denying he had RM2.6 billion in his personal account? Who would be so stupid as to put so much money in his personal account he had said. "You" dummy ! 

The Saudis are organising a huge "show off" conference on investing in Saudi Arabia. The "Future Investment Initiative" conference in Riyadh next week has been dubbed the "Davos in the Desert" after the WEF in Davos. 

After the grisly murder of Jamal Khashoggi major American corporations have already cancelled their attendance at this conference. The latest is that the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has also formally withdrawn from attending the conference.

It looks like the US is cutting loose from King Salman and his son Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MbS).  

Here is the New York Times with the latest :

Trump Says Khashoggi Dead, Citing Intelligence Reports

I would acknowledge he’s dead, Trump said 

“based on everything — intel from every side.”

confident "high-level Saudi role in assassination"

raised questions about US alliance with Saudi 

• stopped short of saying MBS responsible for death
• president acknowledged allegations MS ordered killing 
• raised deep questions about US alliance with Saudi 
• most serious foreign policy crises of his presidency

“This one caught imagination of world, unfortunately,” Trump said 

“It’s not a positive. Not a positive.”

Trump reiterated “this is bad, bad stuff, consequences should be severe”

The Times interview occurred after Trump briefed by Pompeo

who had returned from Saudi Arabia and Turkey

Pompeo had pressed both countries about fate of Khashoggi

Turks said he was brutally killed, body dismembered by team from Saudi 

MBS and other Saudi leaders have denied any involvement

Pompeo said US would give Saudis few more days 

Intel reports drawn direct links between Saudi operatives and royal court

4 operatives served as guards for MBS during April visit to US 

Trump uncharacteristically guarded during brief conversation with Times

acknowledged Khashoggi case posed bigger challenge than other issues

it’s taken on a bigger life than it would normally take on

My comments :  Its a matter of time before more information on this most grisly murder is made known.  It will be increasingly embarrassing for the US and Donald Trump.

My belief is both King Salman and his son the Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman or MbS  will exit the scene.  Whether they will still have their heads on their shoulders remains to be seen. This episode proves beyond doubt that these are a very uncivilised people. 

Who will replace them? Another set of camel herders. There is an inexhaustible supply of these folks in the desert.

Zahid Wins Shortest Story Writing Contest : Tick Tock Tick Tock Coming To A Jail Cell Near You !!

In about two hours time the Javanese guy is going to be arrested and thrown into the lockup (I began writing this about 1pm yesterday).   Talk is more dinosaurs will be arrested and thrown into the lockup. They are going to jail. The trials in the Courts  will take some time - the wheels of justice indeed turn slowly.  This will be a torture for them. The longer the trial takes, the more they are going to suffer. Then when found guilty they will get 5 years jail, 10 years jail, 15 years jail  ? Plus hefty fines. 

First here is some oter news from  http://www.theedgemarkets.  Those people who accepted money which originated from 1MDB are now in trouble. 

1MDB asset recovery team to recover RM974m Najib dished out 
to various individuals and groups from AmIslamic account between 2011 - 2014

money originated in 1MDB  - numerous transactions to Najib account 
between 2011 - 2013 RM3.217 b ended up in account

Najib paid — via hundreds of cheques 
RM154.88m to 85 individuals, RM325.03m to 51 companies, RM469.59m to BN
RM24.42m to 17 NGOs and foundations

money trail all there because cheques 
all those who received money asked to return to 1MDB

asset recovery unit opened bank account to receive cash 
including sale of super yacht Equanimity

Najib paid RM20.1m to Batu Kawan Umno division
RM2m to ORB Solutions Sdn Bhd
RM303,000 to Semarak Konsortium Satu Sdn Bhd 
RM246,000 to Lim Soon Peng

payments are tip of iceberg 
Najib paid RM974m from account

ORB Solutions received RM40.65m from Najib
directors / shareholders : Najib’s special officer Amhari Efendi, Har Kok Kit

Semarak Konsortium major shareholder Mohd Omar Mustapha received RM19.59m

company that received the most — RM109m — Solar Shine Sdn Bhd
directors/shareholders : Muhammad Zaki Ilias and Mazlan Saidin

Jakel Trading paid RM37.16m 
Mascom Communications RM17.9m 

Najib paid large sums to media consultancies to shore up his image

Brandworth Corp, received RM15.78m 
directors include Ahmad Farid Riduan and Aziz Kassim

CENSE received RM5.35m 
two directors received RM6.0m 

Zeal Hi-Tech Solutions paid RM13.5m 

Lim Soon Peng received RM2.35m 
Bustari Yusuf received RM59m

Umno received most (RM415.75 m)
MIC (RM20.25 m) 
MCA (RM16.5 million)

those not aware of source of funds still asked to return money

Aug 13, Najib lawyer Muhammad Shafee charged with money laundering 
not declaring RM9.5m he received from same AmIslamic account

– http://www.theedgemarkets


My comments :  Those people who really took 1MDB money who are "in the list" better cooperate.  

My suggestion is do the following:

1. First acknowledge the wrong doing to the public. Admit it - you received the illegal money. If you did not know before well now you know. Apologise to the Malaysian people, say sorry. That is step one.

2. Step 2 is return the money asap. My guess is whether you go to jail, whether you become bankrupt, whether you go to jail AND become bankrupt depends on how fast you return all the money you took.

Dont say you have not been advised.

Back to Zahid - I think he will soon become the 'shortest serving' UMNO president. This is the second "kemaluan yang sangat besar" for Umno. Two presidents in a row have been arrested and will be charged in Court.  I do believe more arrests will follow.

My advise to the kekawan UMNO is the same : cooperate fast. Jangan tunggu dipanggil, atau tunggu orang ketuk pintu di malam hari. You have been advised.