PM preaches on “the independence of the judiciary”
Courts have always been free and shown impartiality
The Government’s respect, has been most exemplary
When it loses a case, it always responds graciously.
But the pages of history show a scandalous reality…
“Hang the lawyers! Hang the judges!”, unbelievably,
Was PM’s slogan, for many years, very persistently,
So revealed Tan Sri Musa Hitam, a former deputy.
PM once told Time magazine so very arrogantly
If the Court interprets the law in a manner contrary
To why (he felt) the law had been produced initially,
A law he would create, to be interpreted accordingly.
He publicly accused judges of acting injudiciously
And of interfering, siding the Opposition politically
He lumped the judiciary with the police and military
Called it a “branch of the Government”, ignorantly.
A judge ruled UMNO had been functioning illegally
PM did not complain, he attacked more venomously
Set up a tribunal— ready to make a mighty mockery
Of removing the Lord President, most unashamedly.
The late Tunku would cry at the “ruthless travesty”
Rais would make a study on “Executive Supremacy”
Government did not need to complain subsequently
For many judges began to rule politely and pliantly.
“This is discrimination” he accused a court publicly
“Opposition given lighter sentences ‘intentionally’ “
“Courts ‘bending backwards’ “, PM swung wildly
But the Government has not complained, seriously!
Back from a holiday, he hit out at a Court brazenly
For calling the Bakun EIA process a “sheer mockery”
Said the ruling was based on a mere “technicality”
Don’t play football with a RM15 billion dam fantasy.
In Anwar’s case PM was prosecutor, judge ... jury
Took the judge’s “No public comments” casually
In Japan, UK and USA, he continued his calumny
A judge to PM is “irrelevant”, merely functionary.
Be it the Bukit Merah Asian Rare Earth factory
Or a Court injunction to stop a hotel in Langkawi
Or a Court judgment he had found not to his fancy
PM has often treated the judiciary contemptuously.
“Independence of the judiciary is merely illusory”
“Never did I for once realise that the judiciary
Could be at the disposal of the executive so easily.”
De facto Law Minister Rais makes PM sound silly.
PM should spare the country his glaring hypocrisy
CJ should resign and save his splintered integrity
Rais Yatim should rejuvenate his failing memory
The nation must arise — justice is in jeopardy!
