Sunday, August 17, 2008

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Press release by Shafee Abdullah PDF Print E-mail
Posted by Super Admin
Sunday, 17 August 2008 19:22

On the 6th, 7th, and 12th August 2008, Raja Petra published the 3 defamatory articles on me with other commenters publishing their comments following the 3 defamatory articles. All of the commenters are equally guilty of defamation and various offences of vulgarities under the Penal Code.

The Raja Petra website is a controlled website, meaning it is a moderated website. He chooses through that system to publish or not any article or comment posted on the blog site. He is therefore a publisher of all the articles and comments posted on his blog site and is therefore guilty of publishing, accommodating and adopting the contents as his. He has committed the offences of defamation, sedition and other offences in the Penal Code and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

Raja Petra does not practise an open blog site. He only publishes materials that support him. All other materials that are critical of him or condemn him are not published. He is not interested in an open debate for alternative views. His claim that his website is a source of independent news is total nonsense. Clearly this blogger is a coward and one that hides behind his blog ( and as you can see in court last Friday, one that hides behind his wife as well) Any so called “Royalty” (as Raja Petra claims himself to be) who indulges in publishing vulgar statements over and above being defamatory ought to be ashamed of himself as his behaviour evidenced in the blog site is that of a common “pariah”.

I am lodging a police report today for offences committed by Raja Petra which are as follows:

(a) Criminal Defamation;

(b) Sedition under the Sedition Act 1948;

(c) Offences under the Penal Code for vulgarities;

(d) Offences under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998; and

(e) Printing Presses and Publication Act 1984

The Order of the High Court has been officially served on him on the 15th of August 2008. But before this Raja Petra was aware of the contents of the Order dated 13th August 2008 as admitted by him in his article on the 14th itself. Under the law he should have obeyed the Order of Court counting from the 14th itself. I am monitoring closely if Raja Petra is complying with each and every order that the court has imposed against him. If he does not observe any of these orders, I will compel him to be produced in court for contempt of court. I will continue to do this for every contemptious act he commits and if the contempt continues I will make repeated applications for contempt against him. If the court of Appeal could find it sufficient to send Murray Hiebert, a bona fide journalist to jail in Malaysia, the crimes committed by Raja Petra would be far worse. Raja Petra is not a bona fide journalist or an independent news provider. He is truly a puppet of some political animal. Raja Petra’s website is a political propaganda website and Raja Petra is the chief puppet.

This year alone 2 successful defamation suits have been taken against Raja Petra. The cases are :

(a) Universiti Utara Malaysia & Vice Chancellor Tan Sri Dr Nordin Kardin v Raja Petra, where a defamation suit was taken against Raja Petra. Raja Petra never entered appearance nor defended the case. On 26th March 2008, Raja Petra was ordered to pay RM4 million as damages to the Plaintiffs. He has failed to pay the RM4 million. Raja Petra is a bankrupt and has been declared a bankrupt for quite sometime. As you know, an honourable bankrupt must defend his reputation about his credibility. Raja Petra never defended his credibility. He is not just a common bankrupt. He is also bankrupt of credibility and ideas.

(b) The case of Dato Seri Azim Zabidi v Raja Petra, a Kuala Lumpur High Court suit. Again judgment in default of appearance has been taken against him. The Plaintiff in that case has applied for damages to be assessed by the court. And the damages sum would soon be announced by the Court. Tell me why isn’t Raja Petra defending these suits? I suggest there is only one reason : he has no defence and he knows his stories are all propaganda and has no nexus to truth.

The above precedent cases show that:

(a) Raja Petra is a coward in not defending the defamation suits against him.

(b) If he claims he can justify the contents of all his writings, the public deserves to know the truth and he should not behave like a coward and not come to court and prove his case.

(c) I challenge him to consent to our case being expedited for trial so that the public will know the truth whether Raja Petra is a liar or not. The court is the best forum to adjudicate on the conflict. In fact, alternatively, if Raja Petra wants an independent arbitration on this matter, with independent arbitrators chosen by a joint consent between him and me, I will gladly accept it and challenge him to produce the proofs of his allegations.

We are concerned that Raja Petra thinks that being a bankrupt he does not have any obligations to law and society. This is perhaps the reason why he is so dishonest and reckless as to what he publishes. If he thinks he can hide behind his bankruptcy, he is dead wrong. So far the conduct of Raja Petra clearly shows that his sole motive is to do propaganda and truth was never his consideration at all.

For your information, I can conclusively show Raja Petra is a total liar I have independent evidence, both oral and documentary, that will show neither the office of Shafee & Co nor this conference room you are sitting in or the whiteboard you are looking at or I personally are involved in anything close to the allegation by Raja Petra that we are involved in a conspiracy relating to the case of the sodomy allegation by Saiful against Anwar Ibrahim. Raja Petra will have to show his so-called evidence. He bluffs by saying he has got 6 witnesses 3 of them are datuks apparently. And I urge him that if he has that evidence, he must quickly agree for an expedited trial of this matter as the public deserves nothing less than the truth. If Raja Petra is found to be lying to the public he must be stopped fast so that the public is not misled.

For your information, I have been away in Kuching and Terengganu for more than 6 weeks prior to Anwar Ibrahim being charged, I was away from the 28 June 2008 until 7th August 2008 continuously with one week in Kuala Terengganu (all of them related to my work in relation to 3 Election Petitions). How could I be in this room to mastermind the operation with the police.

Why should the police want to do a black operation in this room? Don’t you think a black operation by its nature is secretive ? Should such an operation be done in this open conference room ? That is the reason I say even a person with a pea-sized brain would not believe his story. Raja Petra is not a clever bluffer. I would love to cross-examine him in court and I would offer myself to be cross-examined by his team of lawyers if this is the only way truth can be revealed.

I will tell him to stop being the coward he is. Come out into the open, in the open court and fight me like a man and not to hide behind his web site or behind the skirt of his wife.

Dato’ Muhammad Shafee Abdullah

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written by timberguy, August 17, 2008 | 19:29:46
Sahfee is getting annoyed! RPK cannot be bullied, unlike other Shafee's victims... RPK is not hiding behind Puan Marina's skirt, as she mostly wears pants. However, all 3 (three) of Shafee's wifes do wear skirt... Shafee is a liar! When he came back from Kuching, he came to KL first. Upon arriving to his office in Bkt Tunku he was called to Najib's residence and he openly told that to the people present. Don't lie, Shafee! And yes, YOU are the only coward here...
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written by malsia1206, August 17, 2008 | 19:37:36
And we all thought there's only 1 barking dog around? Seems there are more.
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written by rams609, August 17, 2008 | 19:43:57
"and as you can see in court last Friday, one that hides behind his wife as well"

SORRY DATUK, THAT WAS BELOW THE BELT AND SEEMED TO ME AS AN ORDINARY CITIZEN A WEE BIT UNPROFESSIONAL. THAT'S VERY EMOTIONAL ON YOUR PART AND HOW DO WE EXPECT FAIR AND JUSTICE FOR ALL?
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written by mikewang, August 17, 2008 | 19:47:15
"Raja Petra does not practise an open blog site. He only publishes materials that support him. All other materials that are critical of him or condemn him are not published."

Hey, even your press release which many don't consider a journalist piece got published.
I think you still don't understand what makes a blog popular.
If you suppress critical comments, few will be interested in your blog.
You can ask Dr Mahathir for his opinion on this. smilies/smiley.gif
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written by krepot, August 17, 2008 | 19:47:39
This is a PRESS RELEASE from a so-called Lawyer?
It is laced with stupidity!

Pray tell us, which lawyer would use words like
1. coward
2. pea sized brain

FYI, we reader with our pea sized brains, would rather believe RPK then your stupid and ill-written so-called Press Statement.

Brudder, go learn how to write la. You are no different from those judges who can't write judgments!
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written by Yacob, August 17, 2008 | 19:49:33
1. Semua orang yang melibatkan diri dengan orang UMNO memang tidak boleh dipercaya. Pembohong dan penipu.
2. Orang yang suka cakap pusing-pusing tentulah kaki penipu.
3. Dalam dunia serba canggih sekarang,dalam sehari manusia boleh berada dibanyak tempat.
4. Kalau hendak berbohong, kena juga pandai berbohong nanti jadi macam Saiful Liwat.
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written by PASOK, August 17, 2008 | 19:49:39

Datuk Shafie you are an UMNO lawyer. That says it all about what kind of lawyer and what kind of person you are.
You are a legal mercenary of the worst kind.
You have no credibility among decent people.

You know how to threaten and you know how to create fear.
That is your brilliant evil skill.
You have friends in all the high places and we are sure you can put even an innocent man in jail just because you want to.
You are a danger to our country.

And your time is surely coming.
You will be stopped.
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written by raven1958, August 17, 2008 | 19:55:51
Do you have any idea what will happen to you and your three wives when Anwar comes to power…..you will flee…together with Jarjis, Najib and Seiful….you can try ….but they will send a pariah dog after you…..you are no justice seeker….you are the worst opportunist money can buy……..even converting to Islam to increase your market value….an arsehole with no values or principles………if you think the bloggers would like to piss on you …..just go down and listen what they have to say about you at the Taxi stand and roti canai stalls…
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written by ibabonma, August 17, 2008 | 19:56:48
Mamak tongkang, you are a donkey and a foolish lawyer. All the members of my family have access to my password and they are at liberty to post comments at RPK website. I am not obliged to know who among us have posted whatever comments being made. Our is a democracy. What ever, if you insist, mamak tongkang, you can sue all of my family members and we will fight you there! AT LONG LAST, I ALSO WANT TO EXPOSE SOMETHING.
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written by maestromind, August 17, 2008 | 19:56:58
hahaha this guys tried to bully RPK into submission and must be really annoyed when his challenges was not entertained at all by RPK. If he can call us monkey that gives me the right to call him a dog right?

Shafee even dogs are more noble than u!! sue me i dont care!!

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written by ahmadneil, August 17, 2008 | 19:57:33
Now we have open another front in this war. Let us all be united against intimation.
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written by haQ, August 17, 2008 | 20:09:51
Currently watch the Mamak in the TV3-Press Release

Come on Mamak, now you get angry for the things that you committed.
I love to see RPK fight for the right. Come on RPK..

Your server are in USA. So he have to saman you using the American Law. And one more thing, to saman you, he have to file in ICAAN, USA for dot com domain name.

Mamak are always mamak. Don't worry RPK.
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written by Motherchell, August 17, 2008 | 20:11:19
You are the types who are a danger to all Peace loving Malaysians at large,you are a tumor, and a malignant one to our society . You are queer, compared to the Lawyers fraternity, and if Malaysia has to see the light of the day -- you have to be removed .

Your press conference sounds as from a cahoot of Mugabe. What a shame !!, I understand , birds of a feather---------- and also my father used to say --- the environment moulds great leaders.
What kind of environment you have been tells me lots from the PC? Not only a picture speaks a thousand words --- Words also tells of the breed you are !!!!!!!!!
Now I know why winners like you in court cases leave the Houses of Justice in heavily tinted cars!!!!!!!!!!!

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written by alberttan, August 17, 2008 | 20:17:31
[i}"That is the reason I say even a person with a pea-sized brain would not believe his story."

Shafee has defamed M2D readers AGAIN, no excuse or reason is justifiable nor excepted. This is EASILY PROVEN DEFAMATION. Karpal Singh and Sivarasa will have a field day with this!

Dear Pete;
Ask labisman and your lawyers to contact me. A countersuit is the best offence to such a slur, repeated with mischief. Let us M2D commentators ourselves stand up for our rights to decide for ourselves what is news and not let anyone, much less a lawyer, shut us up because they feel the stress of revealed unprofessional conduct and defamatory behavior. I think RM100,000 per M2D reader will have Shafee bankrupted out of Malaysia.

Dear M2D readers, VOTE UP if you feel defamed, and want to be included in the countersuit to support YM RPK

Somehow this rant of Shafee's remind me of the Strawberry Cheek's foaming at the mouth, somehow.
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written by Fart Fart Wah, August 17, 2008 | 20:19:36
PERES RELEASE..PERES HIS BOLA ZAKAR RELEASE..

Another MAMAK in baju Melayu....causing havoc in UMKU ( umno melayu kurang upaya)..that is why I say to you all good Malays..way back before 1970..UMNO was run by gentleman Malays who knew what "hormat" means...then came the biggest liar Mamak for 22 years...he wore the baju Melayu..claimed himself to be Melayu, changed his name in the birthcert later and changed his DNA..and all the Mamaks now follow suit....and all the good Malays were told to shut up and listen because they were teaching them to be the real ketuanan Malays..

today we have half of UMKU run by Mamaks and also now a woman mamak ..shouting JIHAD!!!JIHAD!!!JIHAD!!

Intelligent and good Malays ..there are many..but the Mamaks have crawled into their selimut...and this fellow is one of them...


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written by fireduck, August 17, 2008 | 20:25:17
When a person gets emotional and riled up, it's only a matter of time before he unravels, and the truth will be known. Suffice for now.
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written by miwaki, August 17, 2008 | 20:27:42
Lets wait till 16 Sept and see who is talking !
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written by bunian, August 17, 2008 | 20:29:12
Woi, Shafee,

You are monitoring RPK closely? Aiseh man ... one ass tak cukup ke? Now you got your other eye on RPK's?
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written by taishan, August 17, 2008 | 20:32:51
He's calling RPK a puppet. Time to stick it up to him.

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written by HARIMAU BIN ABDULLAH, August 17, 2008 | 20:33:14
Making a mountain out of a small matter. If you are innocent, just ignore what others said about you, unless you are guilty and have to defend yourself, like what you are doing. You could have chosen to admit your mistake, like what the former minister of health did. Unfortunately, your own conscience took the better of you. It shows that either you are weak, or indeed you have something to hide. Whatever it is, honesty and integrity are the two most important aspects of a practicing lawyer. You still have a chance to salvage some of the lost pride, after having thrown the documents on the floor, and by doing so, you have downgraded yourself badly in the eyes of the public. Now that you have released a statement, laced with some unethical words and phrases, which is rather unbecoming of a so-called lawyer, don't you think you should retract some of the defamatory remarks, and apologise to Raja Petra and Malaysia Today?
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written by Sagaladoola, August 17, 2008 | 20:34:02
..... articles on me with other commenters publishing their comments .....


Hey, Malaysia Today commenters, does that statement actually mean that SOMEBODY actually read what was written in the comment section?

It seems SOMEBODY cares.. smilies/grin.gif Muahahahaha..

So commenters.. say something NICE to SOMEBODY yeah.

Hi Shafee, if you are reading this.. I would like to say Hi to you. How are you doing? If the Press Release is right, why lah you use words like "coward", like "pea-sized brain"? Does the word "Pea" rhyme with "Shafee"? Don't lah be angry...

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written by lynn, August 17, 2008 | 20:36:02
This mamak bully - calling names & confident he will get away with all these.

"He is truly a puppet of some political animal".

If Anwar is that politician behind RPK, does that mean Anwar is an animal as you uttered? Animal? Shafee, you got no class & you are too arrogant. If I were you, I would STFU and migrate.

You wait, Anwar will be the Sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia!
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written by lynn, August 17, 2008 | 20:36:55
alberttan, cannot vote up! It doesn't work on my nb.
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written by gorshan, August 17, 2008 | 20:39:52
hey if i gives this lawyer a piece of my mind and say hes ugly ,as he is, can he sue me and throw me in jail? and if i go to jail i dont mind so long as this lawyer can pulls some string with some well known mamak and make sure i get only mamak food in prison such as thosai,roti canai,teh tarik,etc then i dont mind go jail for calling him ugly smilies/grin.gif smilies/grin.gif smilies/grin.gif smilies/angry.gif
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written by Jeremy, August 17, 2008 | 20:40:28
I saw him on TV3 just now. Shafee is an UMNO stooge and as unprofessional as they come. I wish RPK will be strong enough to take him on.

As an UMNO member and if he has any brains he should know that the UMNO-controlled media i.e. TV3, Utusan Malaysia, Berita Hairan are under control of worse political animals. RPK is a cute kitten compared to the editors and owners of the main stream media. These newspapers are all one-sided and some of them report lies. Can he please say the same thing to the editors or owners of these UMNO media as he did to RPK? If not then he is a bloody coward.

Also what kind of human beings will do what his (Shafee's) political masters did to Anwar? Sodomy case after sodomy case. The people are fed up of this and most don't believe it anyway. If Shafee has any guts, can he please tell his political masters i.e. Pak Lah and Najib to stop the sodomy nonsense.

Shafee - BE FAIR. You said so many bad things about RPK. OK he is only human. Can you please say the same things to your political masters if you are professional as they worse? They have done more damage.
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written by binkah1, August 17, 2008 | 20:41:41
Hahaha...jagan naik darah datuk.....
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