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https://twitter.com/gst183/status/1023854471007223808
PETALING JAYA, July 30 — The knives are out and everything is out in the open as Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s (PKR) election reveals the depth of factionism within the party.
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is so far the only candidate for the post of president, a position currently held by his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Ismail.
Anwar, however, did not make any mention of who he favours for his deputy or the four vice-presidents. This created a free-for-all scramble particularly among those who think they are close to Anwar jumping on to Anwar’s bandwagon.
The focus of the contest is on deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali who is being challenged by vice-president Rafizi Ramli, an old time political foe who is appealing his jail sentence over the Banking Act.
The party poll is on September 14 and Sunday’s nominations will be for all posts — president, deputy president, four vice-presidents and 20 supreme council members — which also includes division and branch levels.
This election is the first after GE14 and the first with Anwar; from the looks of it, this is going to be a hard-fought election.
Distribution (or the lack) of rewards after the May 9 victory seems to have created disappointment and resentment among party members at various levels.
And Rafizi is no exception. Well-known for exposing the wrongdoings of the previous administration, he was disqualified from being fielded as a candidate in the last general election because of a court conviction which he is appealing.
Unfortunately for him, when Pakatan Harapan (PH) won in his absence, rewards distributed did not include him which probably spurred him to go for a higher position in the party hierarchy.
The vice-president is seen as Anwar’s man whom grassroots may not want to push aside in the leadership line-up as they see him as a potential leader who can lead the party.
However, in this election, the complication arises as he and Azmin are not only seen as “political enemies” but both are Anwar loyalists.
While Azmin is definitely a confirmed Anwar man — since the latter was Finance Minister in the BN days — Rafizi is closer to Wan Azizah and Nurul Izzah.
What’s more, Azmin is now a Cabinet minister who had, before his new appointment, proven his management skills in governing Selangor and managing the party alongside Wan Azizah as president.
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Whether Nurul Izzah is truly in Rafizi’s camp which gives the impression that Anwar gave his blessing for the challenge is true or false, Azmin now has a problem on his hand: a small rebellion to unseat him. Nothing which Azmin is unaccustomed to in his long political career.
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28 July 2018
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Rafizi Ramli is with Mahyuddin Mohamad and Adrian Teoh.
PEMILIHAN KEPIMPINAN KEADILAN 2018
Seperti yang dilaporkan oleh media, saya telah bersetuju menawarkan diri untuk bertanding jawatan Timbalan Presiden KEADILAN bagi pemilihan parti yang akan berlangsung September ke Oktober ini.
Saya tahu itu satu beban yang berat kerana saya bukanlah berjawatan kerajaan atau berduit. Kalah atau menang bukanlah perkiraan yang besar bagi saya, namun amanah untuk mempertahankan idealisme reformasi yang melahirkan KEADILAN perlulah digalas oleh seseorang.
Saya bukanlah yang terbaik dari kalangan pimpinan yang ada. Ada lagi pemimpin yang lebih tua, ada juga yang lebih hebat, ada juga yang lebih tertib, ada juga yang lebih rajin.
Cuma kali ini, amanah membawa gagasan reformasi setelah KEADILAN berjaya membentuk kerajaan dengan rakan PH yang lain, adalah beban saya yang perlu saya pikul.
Saya hanya bergantung kepada sokongan rakan-rakan akar umbi parti yang hidup mereka tidaklah berubah sebelum dan selepas PRU14, kerana saya juga seperti mereka: hanya seorang penggiat reformasi yang mahu kekal dengan idealisme yang menjerumuskan kita ke kancah politik 20 tahun lalu.
In Sha Allah dalam minggu-minggu mendatang, saya akan turun berjumpa seberapa ramai aktivis akar umbi KEADILAN di seluruh negara. Saya sudi mendengar, sudi ditegur, sudi meminta maaf dan sudi mencadangkan bagaimana kita mahu membina parti reformasi yang kekal pada idealismenya dan menyanjung aktivis di bawah lebih tinggi dari tunduk kepada jawatan di atas.
Kempen saya bermula secara tidak rasmi hari Ahad ini (29 Julai 2018) jam 230 petang di Hotel De Palma, Ampang. In Sha Allah saya akan memperkenalkan sahabat-sahabat pimpinan yang sudi memikul beban ini bersama-sama saya.
Saya jemput seberapa ramai keluarga besar KEADILAN dari seluruh negara untuk datang ke majlis yang tidak seberapa ini, untuk memperkukuhkan setiakawan, memperbaharui idealisme dan merayakan sumbangan #Reformasi20Tahun memenangkan PH dalam PRU lalu.
Mohon sebarkan kepada seberapa ramai sahabat-sahabat, jumpa di Hotel De Palma, Ampang pada hari Ahad ini.
#Reformasi20Tahun
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27 July 2018
PETALING JAYA, July 27 — Rafizi Ramli said today that winning or losing the PKR deputy presidential race was not the main factor in his decision to run, but that it was about defending the party’s reformist ideals.
The contender for the PKR deputy presidency said he was not the best among the current leadership, noting that some were veteran leaders, greater, more organised, or even more diligent.
“But this time, being entrusted to bring forth reform after Keadilan succeeded in forming the government with other PH (Pakatan Harapan) members is my burden to carry,” Rafizi said in a statement today.
“I know that this is a heavy burden because it’s not like I have government positions or money. Winning or losing is not the main consideration for me, but the responsibility to defend the reformist ideals that gave birth to Keadilan must be held by someone.”
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Rafizi, who is currently PKR vice-president, said he was only relying on the support of grassroots members whose lives did not change after the 14th general election because he was “just like them”.
He said he was “only a reformer who wants to retain the idealism that plunged us into politics 20 years ago.”
Rafizi will be going up against Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, who is economic affairs minister, if the latter defends the deputy presidency.
https://www.malaymail.com/s/1656730/rafizi-im-not-the-best-but-someone-has-to-uphold-reformasi
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13 July 2017
malaysiakini.comVerified account @malaysiakini
Rafizi wins appeal against ‘insulting Umno members’ conviction
The High Court in Shah Alam has set aside PKR Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli’s conviction for allegedly insulting Umno members in an interview three years ago, following an appeal.
Justice Ghazali Cha found the conviction under Section 504 of the Penal Code to be “unsustainable”.
Section 504 deals with the offence of intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.
The judge found that the prosecution had failed to prove intent, which he said was a necessary ingredient of the offence.
“There were (also) no actions that happened to breach the peace… a police report was lodged only by Umno Selangor a few days later,” the judge said in reading out his decision today.
Rafizi had previously been convicted and fined RM1,800 for this offence at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court.
The prosecution had then appealed to enhance the sentencing while Rafizi appealed against the conviction.
In overturning the conviction, the judge set aside the prosecution’s appeal.
Rafizi’s lawyer Gobind Singh Deo also requested for a refund of the RM1,800 fine which Rafizi had already paid, which the judge acquiesced with.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/388367
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In the midst of political calamity of the last 3 days, a volunteer sent me a timely reminder by Mandela
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YP Yip Retweeted Rafizi Ramli
Good luck to you in your hearings and jeep fighting for real justice YB @rafiziramli
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Rafizi Ramli My string of court trials begin this Friday for 3 weeks. Been spending time preparing with my pro bono lawyers ha3
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#Malaysia prosecuting #RafiziRamli = “another nail in the coffin of government transparency & accountability” @hrw https://plus.google.com/117288277289466139415/posts/7VffRUaYoYW …
Phil Robertson
Shared publicly – Yesterday 12:50 PM
Statement attributable to Phil Robertson, Deputy Director of the Asia Division, Human Rights Watch on the charging of MP Rafizi Ramli under OSA and criminal defamation charges
“It’s shocking that the Malaysia government is prosecuting Rafizi Ramli for revealing a page of this year’s Auditor General’s report, which contains information on government performance that should be made publicly available and debated in Parliament rather than locked away under the Official Secrets Act. By criminalizing Rafizi’s act, the Malaysia government is putting another nail in the coffin of government transparency and accountability, and clearly violating his Rafizi’s rights. Malaysia needs to revise the Official Secrets Act to bring in into compliance with international human rights standards, and cease using this law to intimidate and persecute those demanding the government take responsibility for its actions.”
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8 April
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Kertas pertuduhan ke atas #RafiziRamli .. Akta Rahsia Rasmi utk melindungi agenda jahat kerajaan #Umno #BN
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Rafizi Ramli to Najib and Rosmah: I’d love to see you in court..
Members of Parliament march for Rafizi Ramli…
Time for a good laugh: Of Rafizi Ramli, his hand phone number, and sex services…
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