Reaksi Jurucakap G25 Terhadap Bersih 4 Menyedihkan

The Malaysian Insider (TMI) reported that the liberal Muslim group, G25 spokesperson was upset about Najib’s reaction to Bersih 4.0.

As a Muslim, I am sad to see Muslims being unfair to themselves to support an illegal group that is against Islam as the religion of the Federation as written in Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution and demands things that are against the teaching of Islam.

Why is she so sad?

Did Prime Minister Najib send the FRU to spray water and shoot tear gas at the illegal demonstrators?

Did the prime minister use the police to cause trouble and to disperse the illegal demonstrators?

They should be thankful that there’s no tear gas or water cannons to stop them but instead, they are not happy and still blame Najib for nothing.

Below are my answers to the Datuk Noor Farida’s statements, TMI’s text is in red and my answer will be in blue.

Tindakan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak yang mengetepikan peserta perhimpunan Bersih 4 malam tadi menyedihkan dan menunjukkan beliau dalam keadaan penafian terhadap sejauh mana rakyat Malaysia tidak berpuas hati dengannya, kata bekas diplomat Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin.

Must Prime Minister Najib step down only because of the opposition supporters went to the street and demanded him to do so? Is that fair? I do not understand how Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin can assume that Bersih 4 is the voice of all Malaysian when it is only voices of the minority.

So, must Lim Guan Eng step down if people organise a rally demanding him to do so? 

Jurucakap kumpulan tokoh Melayu (G25) itu berkata, rakyat Malaysia berpadu tenaga pada hujung minggu lalu menuntut jawapan daripada kerajaan, dan beliau sepatutnya mendengar suara mereka, bukan sebaliknya melabelkan mereka sebagai “berfikiran cetek”.

“Menuntut jawapan daripada kerajaan?” Datuk Noor Farida, Bersih claims that their main agenda is fighting for a free and fair election and nothing about, “menuntut jawapan daripada kerajaan”. Again, Bersih 4 does not represent the majority of the citizens of Malaysia, the demonstration is illegal and powered by the opposition party, so it is not the voice of the Malaysian. Even PAS supporters do not take part in Bersih 4.

“Ia benar-benar menyedihkan. Jika mereka bijak, mereka akan mendengar kata-kata rakyat.

“Tetapi sebaliknya, mereka berada dalam keadaan penafian dan menuduh kita macam-macam,” kata Farida, yang juga menghadiri perhimpunan itu atas kapasiti peribadinya.

“Beliau membuat ucapan yang begitu bertentangan dengan fakta yang berlaku di peringkat bawahan. Mereka betul-betul menafikan realiti.

Who are the “rakyat” that Datuk Noor Farida was talking about? Does she mean that only Bersih 4 participants are the rakyat? It seems like she is the one who “betul-betul menafikan realiti” or denying the reality. 

“Jika saya jadi beliau, saya akan mendengar suara rakyat dan benar-benar melakukan sesuatu untuk menerima dan memulakan perubahan yang dituntut rakyat,” katanya.

Dalam perutusan Hari Kebangsaaannya malam tadi, Najib berkata perhimpunan itu sungguh tidak wajar, mempamerkan kecetekan minda dan miskin semangat kebangsaan.

I agree with the prime minister. I am thankful that she is not the Prime Minister because she used to be so confused about the Federal Constitution (please click here for the article) and now she is confused about what Bersih 4 is all about. 

Beliau berkata kerajaan menolak sebarang bentuk demonstrasi jalanan yang mengganggu ketenteraman awam, sambil menambah ia tidak mencerminkan kematangan.

The government is doing the right thing as they must protect the safety of the people and not let the illegal demonstrators ruin the country. The government must be irresponsible if they do not “menolak sebarang bentuk demonstrasi jalanan yang mengganggu ketenteraman awam”.

Tetapi Farida hari ini berkata, daripada menghina penunjuk perasaan, Najib dan pentadbirannya sepatutnya bersyukur kerana ribuan orang yang berkumpul berhampiran Dataran Merdeka itu dalam keadaan aman.

Bersih 4 is an illegal demonstration, so it is the demonstrators who should be thankful that the government did not send the FRU to disperse them and does not take stern actions against them like what the Singaporean government did to Bersih 4 demonstrators in Singapore.

Beliau berkata hari ini, perhimpunan itu membuktikan rakyat Malaysia tidak berminat menggulingkan kerajaan melalui keganasan, tetapi semata-mata menyuarakan pandangan mereka.

She must be denying the reality or “betul-betul menafikan realiti” if she really thinks so. 

Farida berkata laporan yang mendakwa peserta Melayu sangat sedikit yang menyertainya adalah tidak benar, walaupun mengakui golongan Cina menjadi peserta majoriti perhimpunan.

“Terdapat lebih ramai Cina berbanding Melayu, ya, tetapi tidak benar yang tiada langsung orang Melayu.

“Mereka datang beramai-ramai. Ada makcik, pakcik, anak muda. Saya ambil gambar dengan gadis Melayu bertudung,” katanya.

Please stop spinning stories and “menafikan realiti”. Even MalaysiaKini reported in their article, “Racial imbalance in Bersih 4, Chinese dominate” that only 10% of the illegal demonstrators are Malay.

Beliau berkata, ketiadaan Melayu luar bandar tidak boleh ditafsirkan sebagai tanda kumpulan etnik terbesar di negara ini menyokong Najib.

“Melayu luar bandar tidak dapat hadir kerana mereka tidak mampu. Semasa perhimpunan sebelum ini, PAS terlibat, bas disediakan untuk membawa mereka ke bandar.

“Mereka tidak mampu menanggung kos perjalanan ke Kuala Lumpur, penginapan. Ia tidak bermakna mereka bersikap tidak apati atau tidak peduli,” kata Farida.

What funny excuses; so PAS must be very happy to find out that they are so powerful. It is a pity that DAP kicked PAS away. Please study the GE 13 election’s results to see who voted for UMNO.

So, it seems true that Bersih 4 is all about forcing Najib to step down and not so much about free and fair election as what Bersih claimed?

Katanya, beliau gembira dengan perhimpunan itu dan kawalan pihak polis, dan menganggapnya satu kejayaan.

“Apa yang begitu menakjubkan ialah orang ramai berkelakuan baik dan dalam mood baik. Kehadiran polis sangat sedikit.

So Najib’s government has been very nice to the illegal demonstrators even though they are not supposed to be holding the illegal demonstration and are forcing him to step down.

“Walaupun matahari panas membakar, orang tidak hilang sabar. Mereka bersorak, suasananya seperti berpesta – ia lebih seperti karnival.

“Ramai daripada kita tidak dapat mendengar apa yang diucapkan, tetapi tetap bersorak,” kata Farida sambil ketawa.

A carnival that dirty the city and create many problems to the authorities? As a Muslim it is better for her to be doing things that Allah loves than being a part of the carnival together with fighters of the LGBT rights.

Ditanya sama ada kehadiran beliau pada perhimpunan tersebut bermakna G25 juga mahu Najib meletakkan jawatan, Farida berkata beliau dan beberapa ahli kumpulan pergi ke sana atas kapasiti peribadi.

Katanya, beliau berada di sana untuk menuntut jawapan daripada kerajaan berhubung keadaan negara dan skandal 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

“Kita mahu jawapan. Kami tidak berpuas hati dengan rasuah endemik pesat, yang didakwa pemimpin kita.

“Kami sudah bosan dengan kehilangan keyakinan terhadap ringgit, apa yang berlaku dengan ekonomi, kita bimbang tentang 1MDB,” katanya.

Perhimpunan selama 2 hari yang berakhir malam tadi bukan saja menuntut Najib berundur tetapi juga untuk reformasi institusi. – 31 Ogos, 2015.

So it’s true that Bersih 4 is all about forcing Najib to step down and not much about free and fair election.