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Penjelasan KOMEN DSAI Mengenai Tun Dr M

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Kenyataan Media
3 November 2006


Penjelasan KOMEN DSAI Mengenai Tun Dr M


Saya ingin menjelaskan laporan media mengenai komen Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mengenai Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad semalam.

Ketika sebuah sidang media dijalankan di Rumah Terbuka Pemuda Keadilan Terengganu, seorang wartawan bertanya apakah pendapat Datuk Seri Anwar sekiranya Tun Dr. Mahathir memohon untuk menyertai Pembangkang.

Datuk Seri Anwar menjawab bahawa di sebalik perbezaan peribadi mereka, bekas perdana menteri tersebut sebagai seorang warganegara Malaysia yang bebas, mempunyai hak untuk menyertai mana-mana parti politik.

Ini konsisten dengan komen-komen Datuk Seri Anwar sebelum ini sejak bermulanya krisis politik antara Tun Dr. Mahathir dan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi bahawa Tun Dr. Mahathir mestilah diberikan hak mengkritik kerajaan tanpa mengambil kira motif bekas perdana menteri tersebut.

Datuk Seri Anwar turut mengingatkan Tun Dr. Mahathir bagaimana Tun mentadbir negara ini apabila bekas perdana menteri tersebut menganggap Malaysia ?negara polis?.


NIK NAZMI NIK AHMAD
Pembantu Khas
Pejabat Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
nik.nazmi@aicassociates.com
+6012-2789548

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Anwar’s comment on Dr M ‘distorted’ by dailies
Wong Yeen Fern
Nov 3, 06 3:56pm Adjust font size:

Two national English dailies, News Straits Time and the Star had manipulated the comment made by ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim yesterday on Dr Mahathir Mohamad, a Anwar aide clarified today.

Anwar’s press secretary Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad explained that the comment came following a journalist’s question who asked Anwar for his opinion should Mahathir apply to join the opposition one day.

He said Anwar had responded that apart from their personal differences, the former premier who is a citizen of Malaysia is free and has the right to join any political party he wants.

“But what was reported by the two newspapers were something different. The reports suggested that Anwar has invited Mahathir to be the adviser for the opposition which is untrue,” Nazmi said.

The Star reported today that Anwar Ibrahim who is the adviser of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) had invited the former prime minister to serve as advisor to the opposition.

The New Straits Times made a similar claim in a report under the headline, ‘Anwar offers Dr M post of adviser in Opposition.’

Nazmi said the comments made by Anwar were consistent since the open spat started between Mahathir and Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

“Anwar has consistently stated that Mahathir must be given the right to criticise the government without considering his motive as the former prime minister,” he added.

Apologise first

Anwar, who is now overseas, spoke to reporters at PKR Hari Raya open house Kuala Terengganu on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, PKR vice-president Sivarasa Rasiah also gave the correct version of what Anwar actually said.

“He (Anwar) did not invite Mahathir to become the opposition adviser but that Mahathir has the freedom to join any party including the opposition,” he said when contacted.

Sivarasa added that even if Mahathir was keen to join PKR, the party is not likely to accept him without an apology first for all his wrongdoings as premier, including his treatment of Anwar.