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Anwar defends RMAF officer facing court-martial for failed indelible ink report

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/anwar-defends-rmaf-officer-facing-court-martial-for-failed-indelible-ink-re

Royal Malaysian Air Force fighter pilot Major Zaidi Ahmad, who lodged a police report over the failure of the indelible ink used to daub the fingers of voters, should not be court-martialed for standing up for what is right, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

The opposition leader said the police report lodged by Zaidi only proved his integrity and discipline as a military officer.

"Major Zaidi has been trained to be disciplined and to have integrity as an officer. That is why he lodged the police report," Anwar said in his speech at the 2nd annual general meeting of Pertubuhan Prihatin Anggota Keselamatan Malaysia (PAHLAWAN).

Anwar told the servicemen that the action against the RMAF squadron leader was unnecessary as he did not commit any crime.

"It is a different story if he committed a breach of trust, but Major Zaidi has been probed for being a responsible officer.

"He discovered that the ink was not indelible, so he lodged a police report," said Anwar.

Anwar said the move to charge Zaidi was a disastrous one on Putrajaya’s part.

"If anyone is to be charged for the indelible ink, it should be the Election Commission for cheating but it is Major Zaidi who is being punished now,” he said.

Zaidi has been suspended from flying and was charged in the Military Court on February 7. He has claimed trial.

He was charged on seven counts at the Military Court, the Royal Malaysian Air Force Base in Kuala Lumpur last Friday.

Five of the charges are under Section 50(2) of the Armed Forces Act 1972, while the other two involves Section 51 of the same act.

Section 50(2) is an offence of non-compliance to an order from a superior and may carry a sentence of not more than two years, while Section 1 does not submit to the standing order and may carry a sentence of not over two years or a lighter sentence.

The former co-chairman of Bersih 2.0, Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, had described Zaidi as a Malaysian hero.

“He has been charged with seven counts of filing complaints on the indelible ink used during the GE13. This man is being punished for speaking the truth and we must stand by him for he is a Malaysian hero.

“This is the how we must be. When they lie, we must fight them with the truth. This 'tribute’ is for Major Zaidi, and without a doubt, please cancel the charges against him,” Ambiga said at the Tunku Abdul Rahman Legacy Forum to commemorate the 111th birthday of Malaysia's first prime minister recently. – February 14, 2014.

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Mejar Zaidi: Terpaksa bayar harga mahal kerana bercakap benar

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/mejar-zaidi-terpaksa-bayar-harga-mahal-kerana-bercakap-benar

Apabila Mejar Zaidi Ahmad membuat laporan polis selepas dakwat kekal di jarinya hilang sebaik sahaja dibasuh beberapa jam selepas membuang undi pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 (PRU13) lalu, juruterbang Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) sama sekali tidak menyangka beliau bakal berhadapan dengan tindakan mahkamah dan seterusnya dipenjarakan sekurang-kurangnya dua tahun.

Beliau kini dihadapkan di Mahkamah Tentera dengan beberapa tuduhan melanggar perintah Majlis Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, membuat kenyataan kepada media tanpa kebenaran Kementerian Pertahanan, dan menghantar dua kiriman pesanan ringkas (SMS) yang bersifat politik.

Juruterbang jet pejuang berusia 45 tahun yang sudah berkhidmat selama 25 tahun itu terkejut apabila mendapati dirinya bergelut dengan masalah dan bukannya pembekal dakwat serta Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) yang seharusnya. dipertanggungjawabkan. ‎

"Saya tahu akan ada kesan tetapi saya terkejut apabila pembekal dan SPR dilepaskan begitu sahaja sedangkan saya sebaliknya," kata Zaidi (gambar) kepada The Malaysian Insider melalui temuramah e-mel.

Beliau didakwa pada 7 Februari di Mahkamah Tentera di Kuala Lumpur. Kes itu akan didengar enam panel anggota pada 8 April.

Di samping itu, beliau juga dibekukan daripada menjalankan tugas sebagai juruterbang dan terpaksa bertugas di jabatan am.

Bagaimanapun, Zaidi berkata sebagai seorang Islam, beliau berasa perlu untuk membuat laporan itu.

"Bagi saya, adalah haram bagi seorang Islam bersubahat dalam hal penipuan. Apatah lagi jika ia melibatkan sesuatu yang penting kerana seperti pilihan raya yang bertujuan bagi memilih para pemimpin tertinggi negara.

"Sebagai seorang kakitangan kerajaan yang gaji datang daripada wang pembayar cukai, saya mempunyai tugas memberitahu rakyat perkara benar bahawa dakwat itu sebenarnya tidak kekal," katanya.‎

“Saya tidak mempunyai kaitan dengan mana-mana parti politik. Saya hanya bertindak demi kebenaran.”

Isterinya Shafinah Abdul Hamid dan juruteknik TUDM juga membuat laporan polis berhubung dakwat kekal bersama-sama Zaidi.

"Seperti yang saya katakan, sebagai seorang Islam saya perlu bercakap benar walaupun saya akan menghadapi tindakan (daripada pegawai atasan saya). Hukuman di akhirat lebih buruk jika saya berbohong berbanding mana-mana hukuman di dunia ini.

"Saya yakin bahawa Allah akan membantu orang yang benar," katanya.

Kontroversi dakwat kekal yang digunakan buat pertama kali pada PRU13, dikritik selepas ramai pengundi mengadu ia boleh dibasuh dengan mudah.

Pembangkang Pakatan Rakyat (PR) menegaskan kegagalan sistematik dakwat kekal semasa pengundian awal dan hari pengundian menjejaskan hasil pilihan raya itu.

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SPR akhirnya mengaku November lalu dakwat kekal digunakan pada PRU13 mempunyai kelemahan; antara lain, ia boleh dibasuh dan mengambil masa yang lama untuk kering dan kerana itu ia meninggalkan kotoran pada kertas undi. Bagaimanapun SPR menegaskan dakwat kekal masih akan digunakan pada pilihan raya umum akan datang.

Zaidi, yang berpangkalan di kem Butterworth di Seberang Prai, Pulau Pinang, adalah seorang daripada 235,826 kakitangan pasukan keselamatan dan pasangan di seluruh negara yang mengundi lebih awal pada 30 April tahun lepas.

Beliau membuat laporan polis pada hari berikutnya selepas mendapati dakwat kekal di jari telunjuk kirinya boleh dibersihkan hanya dalam tempoh dua jam kemudian. Selepas membuat laporan polis, beliau bercakap kepada pemberita di luar balai polis di Kepala Batas.

Tindakannya menyebabkan kekecohan dan dua hari kemudian, beliau diberitahu dipindahkan ke Kuala Lumpur dengan serta merta.

Pemindahan juga bermakna kerjaya sebagai juruterbang turut berakhir.

Zaidi dipindahkan ke pangkalan tentera udara Kementerian Pertahanan di Kuala Lumpur selama sebulan dan apabila kembali ke pangkalan Butterworth, beliau bukan lagi pegawai pemerintah kepada Skuadron 12, jawatan yang dipegang sebelum pilihan raya umum.

"Gaji dan elaun saya masih sama. Begitu juga hubungan dengan rakan-rakan saya. Mereka seperti biasa. Tiada seorang pun yang melayan saya berbeza. Kami tidak ada masalah," katanya.

Masalah Zaidi adalah dakwaan berganda di bawah Seksyen 50 (2) dan Seksyen 51 Angkatan Tentera 1972 terhadapnya di Mahkamah Tentera.

Beliau didakwa mengeluarkan kenyataan media mengenai dakwat kekal tanpa kebenaran Kementerian Pertahanan dan gagal menggunakan saluran tentera yang seharusnya untuk menyuarakan rasa tidak puas hati apabila membuat laporan polis dan bercakap dengan media.

Zaidi juga didakwa menghantar dua SMS bersifat politik atau hasutan semasa bertugas di pangkalan udara Butterworth pada 1 Mei, 2013.

Beliau turut didakwa membuat kenyataan media menyatakan kekecewaan berhubung dakwat kekal, yang sepatutnya disiasat melalui saluran ketenteraan, dan kebocoran dakwat kekal kepada media tanpa mendapat kelulusan Majlis Angkatan Tentera di Taman Bertam Indah, Kepala Batas pada 3 Mei tahun lepas.

Zaidi berkata, beliau akan dipenjarakan dan kehilangan pencen jika didapati bersalah atas tuduhan yang dikenakan.

"Ia akan menjadi beban yang amat berat kepada keluarga saya. Isteri saya seorang suri rumah dan empat anak-anak kami bersekolah dan masih kecil," katanya.

Anak sulungnya berusia 20 tahun dan masih belajar di universiti, sementara yang paling muda berusia tiga tahun.

Zaidi menyerahkan ketentuan nasibnya kepada Allah dan berkata akan menerima keputusan Mahkamah Tentera.

"Sekurang-kurangnya, saya berharap masih mempunyai kesihatan untuk menyara keluarga dengan cara yang betul. Saya berfikir untuk bekerja sebagai juruterbang bagi beberapa syarikat swasta atau menjalankan perniagaan apabila tidak lagi berkhidmat bersama tentera.

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"Ada yang mencadangkan supaya saya menyertai politik. Tetapi saya tidak membuat apa-apa keputusan lagi. Saya perlu menunggu keputusan mahkamah terlebih dahulu," katanya.

Zaidi juga mempunyai halaman Facebook yang diberi nama "Sokong Mejar Zaidi TUDM" yang boleh dilawati para pengguna rangkaian sosial itu bagi menunjukkan sokongan dan mengetahui mengenai isu-isu berkaitan ketenteraan.

Bagi Zaidi, menjadi seorang juruterbang pejuang adalah impian zaman kanak-kanak yang menjadi kenyataan.

"Semasa kecil saya memancing di sungai berhampiran kampung saya , Kampung Permatang Tengah di Kota Kuala Muda, Kedah.

"Saya sering melihat jet pejuang terbang di langit semasa memancing. Ia membuatkan saya menyimpan impian untuk menjadi seorang juruterbang," katanya.

Perjalanan kerjayanya termasuklah ditugaskan selama lapan bulan ke Bosnia semasa perang saudara di Balkan pada 1990-an di bawah Perlindungan Tentera Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB).

Zaidi mendapat sokongan daripada sebuah NGO pro PKR, Pahlawan, kumpulan bekas askar yang berkata juruterbang itu menjadi mangsa Putrajaya sebagai contoh bagi menakutkan semua anggota tentera daripada menjalankan hak-hak mereka sebagai warganegara.

Pahlawan berkata, ia tidak masuk akal apabila menggunakan undang-undang ketenteraan berusia 40 tahun bagi menyalahkan juruterbang berkenaan kerana membuat laporan polis.

Gabungan Pilihanraya Bebas dan Adil (Bersih 2.0) dalam status Facebook baru-baru ini juga menyokong Zaidi dengan menyatakan beliau secara jelas menjadi mangsa tentera dan kerajaan.

Bersih 2.0 mempersoalkan mengapa Zaidi yang menjadi pemberi maklumat dalam kes ini, diambil tindakan mahkamah manakala SPR dibiarkan lepas begitu sahaja.

"Kerajaan jelas berniat untuk menjadikan Mejar Zaidi sebagai contoh bagi menyampaikan mesej kepada orang lain, terutama pasukan bersenjata tentera dan penjawat awam agar tidak bertindak walau dalam apa keadaan sekalipun hatta demi keadilan.

"Apa yang kerajaan tidak sedari ialah Mejar Zaidi sudah pun menjadi contoh – yang patut dicontohi dan bukan elakkan – suatu kejujuran, integriti, dan keberanian." – 15 Februari, 2014.

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Air force pilot pays the price for speaking up

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/air-force-pilot-pays-the-price-for-speaking-up

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Sokong Mejar Zaidi TUDM
https://www.facebook.com/sokongmejarzaidi

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Saya sokong..

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Friday, 14 February 2014 21:04
INDELIBLE INK: Ridiculous to court-martial RMAF officer when it's the EC which must be punished - Anwar
Royal Malaysian Air Force fighter pilot Major Zaidi Ahmad, who lodged a police report over the failure of the indelible ink used to daub the fingers of voters, should not be court-martialed for standing up for what is right, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.
The opposition leader said the police report lodged by Zaidi only proved his inte...grity and discipline as a military officer.
"Major Zaidi has been trained to be disciplined and to have integrity as an officer. That is why he lodged the police report," Anwar said in his speech at the 2nd annual general meeting of Pertubuhan Prihatin Anggota Keselamatan Malaysia (PAHLAWAN).
Anwar told the servicemen that the action against the RMAF squadron leader was unnecessary as he did not commit any crime.
"It is a different story if he committed a breach of trust, but Major Zaidi has been probed for being a responsible officer.
"He discovered that the ink was not indelible, so he lodged a police report," said Anwar.
Anwar said the move to charge Zaidi was a disastrous one on Putrajaya’s part.
"If anyone is to be charged for the indelible ink, it should be the Election Commission for cheating but it is Major Zaidi who is being punished now,” he said.
Zaidi has been suspended from flying and was charged in the Military Court on February 7. He has claimed trial.
He was charged on seven counts at the Military Court, the Royal Malaysian Air Force Base in Kuala Lumpur last Friday.
Five of the charges are under Section 50(2) of the Armed Forces Act 1972, while the other two involves Section 51 of the same act.
Section 50(2) is an offence of non-compliance to an order from a superior and may carry a sentence of not more than two years, while Section 1 does not submit to the standing order and may carry a sentence of not over two years or a lighter sentence.
The former co-chairman of Bersih 2.0, Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, had described Zaidi as a Malaysian hero.
“He has been charged with seven counts of filing complaints on the indelible ink used during the GE13. This man is being punished for speaking the truth and we must stand by him for he is a Malaysian hero.
“This is the how we must be. When they lie, we must fight them with the truth. This 'tribute’ is for Major Zaidi, and without a doubt, please cancel the charges against him,” Ambiga said at the Tunku Abdul Rahman Legacy Forum to commemorate the 111th birthday of Malaysia's first prime minister recently. - TMI

Full article: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=227182:indelible-ink-ridiculous-to-court-martial-rmaf-officer-when-its-the-ec-which-must-be-punished-anwar&Itemid=2#ixzz2tJiXlOEo

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Why go after RMAF pilot and let big sharks get away, asks DAP

February 15, 2014

DAP leader Lim Kit Siang (pic) today questioned Putrajaya's move to charge air force pilot Major Zaidi Ahmad for complaining about GE13's indelible ink when it let "big sharks of corruption, who steal hundreds of millions of ringgit worth of properties and wealth, act with impunity as they enjoyed immunity".

He said the government should be ashamed for behaving in "a mean and petty manner" against the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) pilot who had lodged a police report against the indelible ink used in the May 5 general election.

"Why is Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's administration so perverse that they prefer to charge Zaidi using a 40-year-old military law?" the Gelang Patah MP said in a statement today.

"Zaidi did what every Malaysian is expected to do, he spoke the truth about the indelible ink which was used in the last general election as it was quickly washable and removable."

"The use of the Armed Forces Act 1972 on Zaidi shows that military leaders have no standing and took their cue from political leaders," Lim said.

He also urged Najib and Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein to intervene and drop all charges against Zaidi, who faces two years in jail if found guilty.

"If Zaidi is sent to prison, both Najib and Hishammuddin should be ashamed and embarrassed in the eyes of the world. But they appear to be numb and insensitive," he said.

Lim said when Zaidi lodged a police report over the indelible ink fiasco, he was acting in his capacity as a Malaysian voter and citizen.

"He was not lodging a police report in his capacity as a RMAF pilot," Lim said.

"Which has the higher calling, loyalty to the Federal Constitution or to the bureaucratic rules and regulations of the military services?"

He added that if Putrajaya was not prepared to drop all charges against Zaidi, then he would raise the issue when Parliament reconvenes on March 10.

Zaidi lodged a police report after the indelible ink on his finger washed off only hours after voting in the 13th general election in May last year.

He is facing a military court on multiple charges of violating Malaysian Armed Forces Council orders and making statements to the media without the Defence Ministry's authorisation.

He also is in trouble for sending two text messages which were deemed political in nature.

He was charged on February 7 before the military court in Kuala Lumpur. The case will be heard in April.

In addition, the pilot's wings have been clipped and he has been reassigned to a desk job.

Zaidi has received support from PKR-linked NGO Pahlawan, a grouping of former servicemen who said the pilot was being made an example by Putrajaya.

"It is a tactic to frighten all army personnel from exercising their rights as citizens," Pahlawan said.

Pahlawan said it found it illogical that the army had used a 40-year-old military law to fault the pilot for his police report.

Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) in its Facebook posting recently had also come out in support of Zaidi, saying he was being victimised by the military and the government.

Bersih 2.0 questioned why Zaidi, who is the whistleblower in this case, is being court–martialled while the EC is let off for dereliction of duty.

"What the government fails to realise is that Maj Zaidi is already an example – one that we should emulate rather than avoid – of honesty, integrity, and bravery." – February 15, 2014.

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Sokong Mejar Zaidi TUDM
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Sokong Mejar Zaidi TUDM
TERIMAKASIH ATAS SOKONGAN YG TIDAK PUTUS-PUTUS DARI RAKYAT MALAYSIA, MSG PUN BYK MASUK, TAK MAMPU SYA JAWAB SEMUA, JADI INI MSG UMUM SYA KEPADA SEMUA RAKYAT MALAYSIA YG PRIHATIAN

Tksih atas sokongan, harap2 war2kan kisah yg menimpa saya agar rakyat Malaysia bangkit dari mimpi dan bersatu menegak kebenaran dan menentang kezaliman sebelum terlambat, hakikatnya negara kita sedang digadai oleh puak2 yang anti-islam walaupun nama mereka Islam, sanggup menipu utk kekal memerintah dan tidak segan silu berlaku zalim kepada sesiapa yg mendedahkan penipuan mereka malah berlumba2 meratah hasil mahsul negara utk kepentingan diri dan suku sakat mereka, jika mereka tidak dihalang maka tidak mustahil negara akan tergadai dan anak cucu akan merempat di negara sendiri. Berjihadlah menentang mereka sebelum terlambat. Allahuakbar!!!

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Teresa Kok on gutter politics and true leadership
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4husJGyRJmI
Azmi Sharom on Teresa Kok's 'Onederful' video...peace loving Malaysians must see
Now listen to a Malaysian Malay speaking "the real truth".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNByJsvyiL0

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Teresa Kok on gutter politics and true leadership
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4husJGyRJmI
Azmi Sharom on Teresa Kok's 'Onederful' video...peace loving Malaysians must see
Now listen to a Malaysian Malay speaking "the real truth".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNByJsvyiL0