Comments for Nazri: Immunity request must come from rulers at http://www.malaysianbar.org.my , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.malaysianbar.org.my Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:34:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/nazri_immunity_request_must_come_from_rulers.html#pc_8712 "I don't like to be impolite, but I think the matter was raised by the Regent solely because the Yang di-Pertuan Besar (his father) was found to have owed money in a recent decision made by a special panel of judges," Well done Dato’ for being so brave and saying what others may think of saying but are afraid that they will be charged under sedition. If this statement was made by any opposition members or even the average man on the street, there will be marches, illegal (wait a minute!! I bet my last dollar that if it is by pro government protestors, them it would be a legal gathering) gathering calling for the arrest and imprisonment and some may even dare say ISA. I am saying this because; I believe that the Malays would consider these words to be an insult to the Malay Rulers. Then again, Y B Dato’ said it. I am sure there will be people standing up for him. They will do research on commonwealth jurisdiction and justify their inability to take action. I for one find the statement to be distasteful towards the Malay Rulers. I would give the Regent the benefit of doubt and say that the Regent has the Rakyat at heart when the statement was made. However, I must also state that long and serious considerations must be taken before immunity is restored, as Theodore Roosevelt once said ‘no man is above the law and no man below it’. I am waiting patiently to see if any pro-Malay groups demand that Y B Dato’ makes an immediate apology (apology only applies outside of Parliament, as I am sure Y B Dato’ never meant to mislead anybody) and retract his statement or face the consequences. Karamjit Singh a/l Harbhajan Singh - Karamjit Singh a/l Harbhajan Singh Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:31:41 +0100