Court Cases

Apparently, Ibrahim Ali, or are more fondly been called katak, has decided to sue The Star CEO Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai over an article he wrote in The Star.

He demanded Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai to retract his statements, declare an apology, and pay a hefty sum of compensation, in which he denied and said he would not back down to extremism and wwill see Ibrahim Ali in court.

I have followed up this story for quite a time, and am quite keyed-up when this news was released.

It too baffled me how calling for the burning of a bible is deemed not seditious. According to the Attorney General, the call must be viewed in context and it cannot be taken literally. As convenient as it sounds, it expresses that the call of the burning of the bible is to defend the sanctity of Islam, and it is therefore not seditious as he was defending a religion.

But what move is that towards Christianity? Is it allowed to defend a religion by attacking another?

Ibrahim Ali too claims that people are being biased against him. He claims himself as a moderate person, and does not understand why even the 25 prominent Malays, who recently wrote an open letter to call for a moderate dialogue, labelled him as "extremist" and likely insinuate that he is a threat to the nation than what he wants to be.

It's an inspiring and respectable move by Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai to challenge Ibrahim Ali's lawsuit. The court case should be interesting.

I wonder whether he could evoke any laws to challenge Ibrahim Ali's remarks, and have the court probed whether it is seditious and thus take appropriate measure.

Ibrahim Ali is a danger man who does not contribute anything to the nation except instigating hatred between races. He should be brought to court, and challenged, because at the end, moderation will be the victory, not extremism.

Four court cases I have set myself to watch

1) The Federal Court's decision on Anwar's appeal, whether it is rejected or accepted.

2) The Negeri Sembilan appeal on the cross-dressing ban, which was declared unconstitutional by the Court of Appeal as it criminalises Muslim males with Gender Identity Disorder.

3) Sister In Islam (SIS) challenge to quash fatwa, which was granted by the High Court only recently.

4) Katak vs Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai.

Moderates are beginning to stand up against the aggressive oppressive. 

Interesting days ahead.