PAS is rattling a sabre that has no blade

PAS says preparing witnesses in UK against S’wak Report

Anonymous 539281478077880: PAS seems to be taking everyone for a ride with their delaying tactics.

PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan says they need time to prepare witnesses to sue Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown.

PAS, just sue Sarawak Report now, don’t waste time to search for witnesses. At least, initiate the legal procedure so that you can get things moving.

Senior Citizen: What nonsense. PAS does not need to gather witnesses at this stage. It just has to file the summons in court and demand Sarawak Report to produce evidence to support its article that mentioned PAS was said to have received RM90 million allegedly from Umno.

Let Sarawak Report worry about the evidence and witnesses, and not the other way around.

Tulan: Indeed, Takiyuddin, you need not produce witnesses in court, all you need to do is tell your lawyer to proceed with the legal suit against Sarawak Report.

By the way, PKR Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli claims he will soon reveal evidence that someone close to PAS had indeed received money allegedly originating from 1MDB.

Odin Tajué: Takiyuddin, like PM Najib Razak and his threat to take legal action against The Wall Street Journal several millennia ago, you are merely rattling your sabre.

And you have been at it for months now. The problem is that the rattling sound you have been producing is hollow – exactly like Najib’s rattling. The reason? Your sabre, like his, comprises only an empty sheath and a handle. It has no blade.

Doubtless, Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown has been sniggering and smirking since your party issued your letter of demand to her last year.

Assembling witnesses? Oh, so you are, are you? Hmm, I fear you will have more to do, as Rafizi has promised last week that he would reveal the name of the person from your party who had allegedly received the RM90 million from ‘Ah Moi’.

I seriously doubt that he would make such an announcement if his sabre were like yours and Najib’s. Much vexed, aren’t we, mate?

P Dev Anand Pillai: Rewcastle-Brown is not stupid, she works with facts and she checks and ensures its veracity and traces the sources of the facts and confirms the same before publishing it in her website.

She knows that Umno and PAS will beat about the bush till the Malays forget the matter and vote for them again.

If the matter is tried in the UK, our chaps will not stand a chance, as the judiciary there cannot be compromised like what we have allegedly here.

So here we are again, whether they wear turbans, skullcaps and recite all the religious verses by heart or wear smart suits and live lavish lifestyles, they are all the same.

They are out to fleece the Malays, and the Malays don’t seem to mind being on the receiving end.

Clever Voter: Yes, this is embarrassing. We don’t see any difference in the behaviour between PAS and Umno.

Not only do they love to brag about what they don’t have, as well as make statements that are out of context, more significant are the bad habits of threats and intimidation.

Many allegations have much credence. In the final analysis, PAS is filled with politicians, and politicians make their living out of lies and empty promises. As they say at wet markets, no smoke without fire.

Annonymous: We are sure MO1 (Malaysian Official 1) will be summoned to testify and the world is excitedly waiting for this PAS’ suit.

And please also explain how and why a holy man of charity, simplicity and humility can easily purchase a luxury sports car, or need to buy a Porsche while the poor Kelantanese kampong folks are suffering in poverty?

Goldee: Takiyuddin said they have a six-year statute of limitations to file a lawsuit over this matter. Six years is a long time, they might as well forget about the suing. Be honest and admit that PAS is not interested to sue.

Anonymous #03815719: Why do you want to wait for six years? Sarawak Reporthas defamed PAS as you claim. Go for the kill immediately.

Anonymous #59082512: Preparing witnesses? So, let’s wait until GE14 is just around the corner, and that’s the perfect time to hoodwink the PAS grassroots.

Vision2020: At the end of the day, PAS will be just like ‘tin kosong’ with no court action taken against Sarawak Report since the case would be heard in UK, and not in the Malaysian court.

Anonymous #21828131: Sarawak Report, based on its previous news and actions, have not published false news. They were right about 1MDB and the RM2.6 billion, they were right about ex-PetroSaudi International employee Xavier Andre Justo.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Of course, in this case, where it is eaten will make the difference.

Here in Bolehland, the pudding could be rotten, but the goons who have eaten it will say it was “awesomely delicious”.

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