A few lawyer friends and I had lunch on Friday. Personally, I had stopped bothering about the whole Razak Baginda malarkey. I mean, honestly, he says he’s innocent. He also says Najib and Rosmah are innocent. So who’s guilty? If he knows he’s innocent and Najib and Rosmah are innocent, does he know who’s guilty? As Ranjeet pointed out on Malaysiakini:
Razak Baginda, since you can vouch for Najib and Rosmah, then I assume that you know the full story behind the murder of Altantunya. Don’t tell us who is not involved. I know that I am not involved, everybody else is also not involved. The real murderer too is not involved as he would never admit his involvement. Then, Razak Baginda, tell us who is involved. Tell us also where is Balasubramaniam.
If you do not know, then we are not interested inyou. Just thank your luck that you’re acquitted and that you were lucky enough to be born in Malaysia the Bolehland.
I have to agree with Ranjeet, hence my total lack of interest in Razak Baginda’s press conference. I mean, honestly, do we really care? If he had been convicted, I might have cared, because I think personally that he is a fall guy. But now the fall guy has been acquitted, what interest is he to me? He’s rolling in his plush house with his rich friends, and probably will be swooning and spooning with Najib and friends the rich and famous pretty soon anyway.
When my lawyer friends were gleefully mocking the whole press conference, I was busy doing some research on the Pontianak (far more interesting and more likely closer to reality than the whole Altantuya trial IMHO). My colleagues asked me why I wasn’t jumping on board the rundown, and I just rolled my eyeballs, “What for? I honestly don’t care. Who really believes him anyway? You don’t, I don’t, and I don’t know anyone who really does.”
The most politically active friend raised his eyebrows and said, “Confidence is so low now, isn’t it?”
“I prefer reading about Pontianaks than read what Razak Baginda has to say. What does that say?”
Now, while writing this, I see Mr Baginda commenting on this:
Asked to comment on why when he was charged in November 2006, his wife Mazlinda Makhzan (right) reportedly shouted hysterically “Why charged my husband, he does not want to be the prime minister” Abdul Razak replied that his wife was under duress then.
Oh my goodness, really?? This is why I couldn’t be bothered to read what he has to say. The likes of Mr Baginda apparently seem to enjoy insulting my intelligence. So, I’m going to stick with my Pontianaks, thank you very much.
Aside from which, I wondered how come Razak Baginda could talk so extensively on a case which was still ongoing. Thank goodness, Karpal had this to say on the matter:
What has been revealed could well reflect upon the course of the criminal trial and civil suit proceedings… Abdul Razak, has by the public statements at the press conference, may well have pre-empted Balasubramaniam and Raja Petra’s testimonies and the contents of their statutory declaration.
The criminal trial at the Shah Alam High Court and the civil suit at the Kuala Lumpur High Court should be allowed to proceed without any comments by any quarter to ensure a fair trial.
So, I’m back to research on Pontianaks, Mr. Baginda, while you finish your doctorate at Oxford.
Have I mentioned I’m so done with BN?
Posted on 24/11/2008
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