You really have to read the interview to know what kind of people are running the government today.
Excerpts from the interview
Q: Some 1,000-2,000 lawyers were involved in the Bar Council walk. Are you saying that that many lawyers have been misled?A: Only 1,000 went to the ground. There are 13,000 registered members of the Bar.
Q: You don’t think 1,000 is enough?A: 1,000 of 13,000 — is that a majority? What’s the big deal? In a democracy, the minority cannot control the majority. The minority does not speak for the majority.
Remember what he says, the minority doesn't count. Your voices are not heard. What the heck is he talking about
Q: So, if you wanted to be convinced (that there is a crisis), you would need 7,000 lawyers to walk?A: Even then, it’s still not important to us, because the lawyers are not the only people who use the courts. The ordinary people use the court in their disputes.It must be a majority of the population who feel that there is a crisis. Otherwise, there is nothing.
Q: So, what you are suggesting is, if people are unhappy with the judiciary, they should vote BN out?A: YaQ: But what if people want a BN government, but they also want you to ensure a clean judiciary?A: So then go talk to the judges — why talk to us? I’m the Executive. How can they ask me to sack the chief justice (CJ)?
It's telling you no matter what you do, it doesn't matter. You voted them into government, so live with it or don't vote for them.
Q: Can the commission be appointed by consensus or stakeholders?A: Why stakeholders? Stakeholders are people too. Do you want to have an election? You know what will happen — people will campaign to become members of the commission and then they’ll be compromised, because they want to be chosen by the people.And then the judges will have to kow tim (settle) with them again — it’s the same thing.Are we to change just because 1,000 lawyers are unhappy? The Constitution must be amended by two-thirds of MPs; and the two-thirds represent the majority of the people. If we MPs are not convinced, how can we amend the Constitution? We can’t listen to the views of just 1,000 lawyers. Since when was the view of 1,000 lawyers more important than that of the 11 million who voted for us?Lawyers are not the only stakeholders. It is also the people in the streets — they are the ones who go to court.
Q: So, you don’t think it’s important to try to address the worries of these people?A: No. It’s not important. Why do you put so much importance on bloggers? You know what rubbish has been written in the blogs?
He said it again. Your views and mine are not important. I am getting nauseous.
Q: Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan said the reason they walked was that they felt all their appeals were falling on deaf ears.A: It will fall on deafer ears, I can tell you.
Q: The Bar Council claims that they have never been able to get an appointment with the CJ.A: He’s retiring anyway.I told them, “Fairuz is also a human being. Kalau you criticise, criticise, criticise dia — dia mana mau layan you.” (If you keep criticising him, he won’t entertain you). I can get a lot of things out of you if I talk to you nicely, but if I start shouting at you, do you think you will accommodate me? No way!
Huh? What is he talking about? He's the facto law minister. OMG! He's an actual minister in government!
Q: But you are more than an ordinary person. You are also the de facto law minister.A: But you cannot divorce me from the fact that I am also a human being.Q: That’s very irresponsible.A: Human beings, there are ways, how you do it. You want something, you talk. You don’t shout, and then expect to get something, no way.
Q: What if the video clip is genuine, but the person doesn’t want to come forward?A: That’s not our problem. We have already set up the panel, it’s for them.
So what is his role as a minister? Give lame answers for interviews? I just lost my appetite.
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