A 105-year-old woman, Anastasia Khoreva hanged herself after telling her family she was tired of waiting to die.
Friends said great-great-great-gran Anastasia Khoreva had been depressed after being struck down with a lung infection.
The pensioner waited until her family had left the house then used a clothes line to fashion a makeshift noose in her bedroom.
Anastasia, from Darsun, Russia, had lived through the Russian Revolution, two world wars and the mass executions of communist tyrant Joseph Stalin.
"It's a strange thing to do at her time of life but she used to say she was fed up with waiting for death — so she wanted to go and meet it," said one neighbour.
A family member added: "She'd tried once before saying she'd had enough, but that time we managed to stop her.
"This time we weren't so lucky."
Friday, 4 May 2012
Woman's bones eroded by pet parasites
A twenty one (21) year old woman, identified only as Zhou, has been left paralysed after parasites from infected pets eroded her bones.
Zhou, spent years consulting doctors after suffering from constant fever and began losing the use of her lower limbs.
According to Guangzhou Daily, doctors at Zhu Jiang Hospital eventually finally performed a biopsy and discovered the rare form of a type of echinococcosis.
Zhou's mother said her daughter is fond of cats and dogs and often sleeps with her pets.
Doctors believe Zhou may have been infected by the pet parasites since childhood.
Her bones have been eroded by the bites from the parasites over many years.
Experts say parasites can infect children through interaction with pets, and incubate in the human body for years.
Families with pregnant women or children are advised to fully quarantine their pets.
Zhou, spent years consulting doctors after suffering from constant fever and began losing the use of her lower limbs.
According to Guangzhou Daily, doctors at Zhu Jiang Hospital eventually finally performed a biopsy and discovered the rare form of a type of echinococcosis.
Zhou using a walker to help her recover after her operation
Zhou's mother said her daughter is fond of cats and dogs and often sleeps with her pets.
Doctors believe Zhou may have been infected by the pet parasites since childhood.
Her bones have been eroded by the bites from the parasites over many years.
Experts say parasites can infect children through interaction with pets, and incubate in the human body for years.
Families with pregnant women or children are advised to fully quarantine their pets.
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Woman dies from too much Coke
Experts have concluded that a New Zealand woman's eight to 10 litre a day Coca-Cola habit likely caused her to suddenly collapse and die.
Natasha Harris, 30, was a stay-at-home mother of eight who was helping her children get ready for school when she collapsed slumped against a wall.
Her partner, Chris Hodgkinson, quickly called emergency services and tried to resuscitate her using mouth-to-mouth.
However, all efforts failed and she passed away
.
Medical reports state that she died of a heart attack. However, expert witnesses at an inquest testified that her 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit, combined with poor nutrition, likely lead to hypokalemia.
Hypokalemia, also known as low potassium levels, can include abnormal heart rhythms.
Pathologist Dr Dan Mornin added that the high levels of caffeine in Coke that built up to toxic levels in her body may have contributed to her death.
Hodgkinson testified that Harris would drink between 2.1 to 2.6 gallons of regular Coke every day.
She would drink a Coke when she woke up and would drink another just before she went to sleep.
He admitted she was addicted to Coke.
Reports by the Daily Mail said she would go 'crazy' if she ran out of it, becoming moody, irritable and low.
In a press statement, Coca-Cola said their products are safe.
"But grossly excessive ingestion of any food product, including water" could be harmful," the statement added.
"We believe that all foods and beverages can have a place in a balanced and sensible diet combined with an active lifestyle."
Woman who weeps crystal tears
Thirty-five (35) year old Jody Smith from the United Kingdom weeps crystal tears that sparkle like jewels.
Sounds very poetic but she finds her condition a nuisance.
“My doctor and husband say the crystals look like beautiful diamonds, but to me they’re a painful nuisance," said Jody.
“I know they sound lovely but it’s really awful, especially when the sun’s in my eyes. It feels like I’ve got sand in them.”
There is no cure for cystinosis, which stresses the kidney functions.
She has undergone two kidney transplants.
Purple crabs discovered
A new species of crabs have been discovered in the Philippine island of Palawan and they're purple...
National Geographic reports the species is named Insulamon Palawanese.
"It is known that crabs can discriminate colours. Therefore, it seems likely that the colouration has a signal function for the social behaviour, e.g. mating," Hendrik Freitag of the Senckenberg Museum of Zoology in Dresden, Germany told AFP.
"The particular violet coloration might just have evolved by chance, and must not necessarily have a very specific function or reason aside from being a general visual signal for recognition," Freitag told National Geographic.
Freitag's report was published in the Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.
The newly discovered crabs are quite small in stature, each from about an inch to two inches wide.
Giant growth removed from 'Turtle Boy'
A young lad branded 'turtle boy' due to a large shell-like growth on his body is finally free of the birthmark thanks to a British surgeon.
Little Didier Montalvo, six (6) year old from Colombia, suffered from Congenital Melanocytic Nevus, which meant a mole grew so large it almost entirely covered his back.
He was teased and banned from going to school because of the growth.
Locals in his village feared he had been cursed by evil forces as he was conceived during an eclipse.
Didier had said, "I want to grow up. But the mole won't let me."
His mum, Luz, could not afford to pay for surgery to help her son get rid of the birthmark blighting his life.
But when plastic surgeon Neil Bulstrode, from Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London, heard about the boy’s plight, he and his team flew to capital Bogotá to operate on him.
They eventually managed to remove the mole with a series of skin grafts.
"Didier's was the worst case I had ever seen. Effectively three quarters of the circumference of his body was affected. Obviously he has had to go through a number of painful operations, but we feel it was worth it. It’s great to see the photos of how Didier is getting on now. I'm really happy with how things have healed," said Mr Bulstrode.
Little Didier Montalvo, six (6) year old from Colombia, suffered from Congenital Melanocytic Nevus, which meant a mole grew so large it almost entirely covered his back.
He was teased and banned from going to school because of the growth.
Locals in his village feared he had been cursed by evil forces as he was conceived during an eclipse.
Didier had said, "I want to grow up. But the mole won't let me."
His mum, Luz, could not afford to pay for surgery to help her son get rid of the birthmark blighting his life.
But when plastic surgeon Neil Bulstrode, from Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London, heard about the boy’s plight, he and his team flew to capital Bogotá to operate on him.
They eventually managed to remove the mole with a series of skin grafts.
"Didier's was the worst case I had ever seen. Effectively three quarters of the circumference of his body was affected. Obviously he has had to go through a number of painful operations, but we feel it was worth it. It’s great to see the photos of how Didier is getting on now. I'm really happy with how things have healed," said Mr Bulstrode.
River dolphins may be extinct in 15 yrs
Finless porpoise is the last surviving mammal in China's Yangtze River after the extinction of the white Yangtze River dolphin.
But now, the species - commonly called river dolphin - is also facing extinction due to human impact – fishing with dynamite and electric current, draining of habitat, dredging, river traffic and pollution.
Chinese scientists believe the mammal – which has been around for twenty-five (25) million years - would be extinct in some fifteen (15) years if nothing is done to protect them.
Since January, more than twenty (20) river dolphins were found dead in China.
Post-mortems showed that most of them had starved to death and one was severely injured by a boat's propeller.
But now, the species - commonly called river dolphin - is also facing extinction due to human impact – fishing with dynamite and electric current, draining of habitat, dredging, river traffic and pollution.
Chinese scientists believe the mammal – which has been around for twenty-five (25) million years - would be extinct in some fifteen (15) years if nothing is done to protect them.
Since January, more than twenty (20) river dolphins were found dead in China.
Post-mortems showed that most of them had starved to death and one was severely injured by a boat's propeller.
Today only around one thousand (1,000) finless porpoises live in the Yangtze River, including around eighty (80) in Dongting Lake and some in Poyang Lake.
The river dolphin has long been considered a signal of coming storms.
River dolphins need to breathe fresh air through their lungs and when the air pressure falls ahead of a major storm, they jump out of the water and fishermen know it’s time to head home.
Their appearance also marks good fishing sites.
The river dolphin has long been considered a signal of coming storms.
River dolphins need to breathe fresh air through their lungs and when the air pressure falls ahead of a major storm, they jump out of the water and fishermen know it’s time to head home.
Their appearance also marks good fishing sites.
An adult male river dolphin can grow up to two (2) metres long and weigh as much as two hundred and twenty kilogram (220kg).
The mammal is highly intelligent and is said to have an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) as high as that of a chimpanzee.
Chinese fisheries authorities have taken emergency measures to protect finless porpoises including taking measures to reduce human impact, cracking down on illegal fishing, suspending all sand gathering activities for a few months and monitoring pollution discharge.
Mum being filmed leaving her baby in a buggy in the path of a traffic
This mother has some lessons to learn about road safety - as she leaves her baby sitting in the traffic.
The shocking video was shot in a Russian city, from a camera mounted on a vehicle's dashboard.
The clip shows a bus moving slowly past a pedestrian crossingwhile changing lanes.
And as the bus swings out to the right, it is clear that the driver has moved to avoid a child in a pushchair.
Horrifyingly, the baby's mother has left the buggy around three (3) ft into the road, right in the path of the traffic.
It is only as a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) attempts to squeeze through the same space that the woman pulls the pushchair back.
As cars speed past, she gradually moves her child back onto the pavement, out of harm's way.
Shockingly, while a few other pedestrian shoot the woman an odd look, none of them seem upset by her placing her child in such a dangerous situation.
The shocking video was shot in a Russian city, from a camera mounted on a vehicle's dashboard.
The clip shows a bus moving slowly past a pedestrian crossingwhile changing lanes.
And as the bus swings out to the right, it is clear that the driver has moved to avoid a child in a pushchair.
Horrifyingly, the baby's mother has left the buggy around three (3) ft into the road, right in the path of the traffic.
It is only as a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) attempts to squeeze through the same space that the woman pulls the pushchair back.
As cars speed past, she gradually moves her child back onto the pavement, out of harm's way.
Shockingly, while a few other pedestrian shoot the woman an odd look, none of them seem upset by her placing her child in such a dangerous situation.
Musician, 75, in love with 55yr old politician
A seventy-five (75) year old musician, Lin Rong-de has written hundreds of love letters and poems to a Taiwan politician he admires.
He has expressed his love for the former vice premier Tsai Ing-wen, 55, in the about two hundred (200) letters he wrote over the past two (2) years.
He has also written dozens of his love poems for Tsai and gathered them in a book - A poetry collection for Xiao Ying - specially dedicated to the single woman, a millionaire with a law degree.
"She is so elegant and refined," said the septuagenarian, adding that he was attracted to Tsai because of her interactive skills and personality.
However, Lin has yet to pass his letters to the chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party, saying he would do so when Tsai visits Tainan, where he is currently living.
When asked for her comment, Tsai thanked Lin for his support and said, "Hope to see (you) in Tainan."
Tsai is currently running against President Ma Ying-jeou of the ruling Kuomintang in the fifth (5th) presidential election in 2012.
She has set the record by becoming the first female presidential candidate in the history of Taiwan.
He has expressed his love for the former vice premier Tsai Ing-wen, 55, in the about two hundred (200) letters he wrote over the past two (2) years.
He has also written dozens of his love poems for Tsai and gathered them in a book - A poetry collection for Xiao Ying - specially dedicated to the single woman, a millionaire with a law degree.
"She is so elegant and refined," said the septuagenarian, adding that he was attracted to Tsai because of her interactive skills and personality.
However, Lin has yet to pass his letters to the chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party, saying he would do so when Tsai visits Tainan, where he is currently living.
When asked for her comment, Tsai thanked Lin for his support and said, "Hope to see (you) in Tainan."
Tsai is currently running against President Ma Ying-jeou of the ruling Kuomintang in the fifth (5th) presidential election in 2012.
She has set the record by becoming the first female presidential candidate in the history of Taiwan.
British PM shows romantic side
David Cameron, 45, has told how he and his wife Samantha, 40, keep their romance alive with weekly date nights.
The PM said that despite busy schedules, and three (3) kids, he and Sam, ensure they still find time for each other.
Cameron said, "We have one night every week where we either stay in and do nothing or go out on our own. We have a couple of favourite Italian restaurants."
The romantic PM says he still remembers every minute of his wedding and honeymoon night of June 1, 1996.
Asked in a Now magazine interview to name the best day of his life, he said, "Probably getting marrieda and the first night of my honeymoon.
"I can remember pretty much minute by minute."
The PM said that despite busy schedules, and three (3) kids, he and Sam, ensure they still find time for each other.
Cameron said, "We have one night every week where we either stay in and do nothing or go out on our own. We have a couple of favourite Italian restaurants."
The romantic PM says he still remembers every minute of his wedding and honeymoon night of June 1, 1996.
Asked in a Now magazine interview to name the best day of his life, he said, "Probably getting marrieda and the first night of my honeymoon.
"I can remember pretty much minute by minute."
Terrified girl jumps out of moving cab
In Seremban on Monday, a twenty-one (21) year old woman with her mother and sister, boarded the taxi in Jalan Bandar Tunggal to travel to Mantin.
However, a short distance away, the mother asked the taxi driver to stop outside a grocery store where she and her other daughter wanted to buy some provisions.
As soon as the two (2) passengers got down, the driver accelerated towards Jalan Temiang.
Frightened at being left alone and fear that she was being abducted by the cab driver, the woman opened the door and jumped out of the moving vehicle.
Passers-by rushed her to the hospital, where she was treated for her injuries.
However, a short distance away, the mother asked the taxi driver to stop outside a grocery store where she and her other daughter wanted to buy some provisions.
As soon as the two (2) passengers got down, the driver accelerated towards Jalan Temiang.
Frightened at being left alone and fear that she was being abducted by the cab driver, the woman opened the door and jumped out of the moving vehicle.
Passers-by rushed her to the hospital, where she was treated for her injuries.
Passenger boards wrong plane and run amok
A fifty-two (52) year old Filipino man, Carlito Frajes Cantalejo, ran amok on a flight after realizing he was on the wrong aircraft.
He also attacked an attendant of the Cathay Pacific flight from Bangkok, Thailand, April 19.
He told the court that he was to go to Libya but only discovered he was on his way when the cabin crew announced the flight was about to land.
He then threatened an air stewardess by holding a plastic pen to her neck, but was subdued by other crew members and passengers.
Cantalejo, who was remanded in custody, was charged with behaving in a disorderly manner on board an aircraft in Hong Kong.
He also attacked an attendant of the Cathay Pacific flight from Bangkok, Thailand, April 19.
He told the court that he was to go to Libya but only discovered he was on his way when the cabin crew announced the flight was about to land.
He then threatened an air stewardess by holding a plastic pen to her neck, but was subdued by other crew members and passengers.
Cantalejo, who was remanded in custody, was charged with behaving in a disorderly manner on board an aircraft in Hong Kong.
Thursday, 26 April 2012
505 Dogs Saved from Pot
Five hundred and five ( 505 ) dogs were saved from being eaten after animal lovers spotted them crammed into one hundred and fifty six ( 156 ) small cages on a truck.
Reports of the horrific load flooded Weibo, China's version of Twitter, and cops halted the lorry in Yunnan province.
Some dogs suffered so badly, they died upon being freed.
Homes are being sought for rest.
An Escaped Cow visits McD's drive-thru
Guess what would a dairy cow order upon arriving at the drive-thru window at McDonalds? Nothing - she just wanted a little attention.
That's what Sandy Winn says was the reason her cow, Darcy, wandered from her pen Friday and ended up at takeout window of the fast-food restaurant a half-mile away in Brush, Colorado.
Winn told KUSA-TV that Darcy is good cow until she's bored - and then she goes looking for attention.
Winn said that she did not know Darcy escaped her pen until police called asking if the family owned a dairy cow and informed her that it was "up at McDonalds".
Winn then fetched the cow and took her home.
Brush police clerk Vivian Llewellyn joked Tuesday that Darcy "didn't get her burger." - AP
Penang, One of Asia's Top Street Food Cities
If food is one of your greatest pleasures on earth, then Asia will not be a disappointment.
Lifestyle website CNNGo named ten (10) of Asia's greatest street food cities, describing some of these humble beginnings.
cnngo.com reported that Penang was listed as one of the top cities with best hawker fare.
CNNGo said that, while we can find Chinese, Malay, and Indian cuisines in Penang because of its multicultural background, Nyonya food is the most distinct.
Street food heavyweights like Taiwan and Bangkok are of course, not left out of the list.
Singapore too, has been named for her famous chicken rice dish - arguably the Republic's national dish - and Katong Laksa.
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Legoland sells 35,0000 passes
Legoland Malaysia has recorded 35,000
annual passes sales at the closing date on April 16 since the online ticket
sale started in January.
General manager
Siegfried Boerst said the figure was the highest ever
recorded in the pre-opening annual passes sales for any of the Legoland theme
parks.
The other Legoland theme parks are Legoland Billund in
Denmark, Legoland Windsor in Britain, Legoland California and Florida in the
United States and Legoland Deutshland in Germany.
He said 60% of the passes were bought by Malaysians while
the balance by foreigners mainly Singaporeans. “We are optimistic to attract
one million visitors (10,000 to 15,000 daily) to pass through our door in the
first year of operations,'' said Boerst at a press conference yesterday.
Reducing power cuts in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: A push towards further
reducing power interruptions in Sabah is underway with some 142 projects to
minimise the frequent problem in the state and Labuan.
Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd managing director Abdul Razak Sallim
said that the government had allocated RM276.04 million for various projects to
minimise power disruption in the state.
“The projects are already underway are 26 involving generation,
14 transmission, 94 for distribution and eight major projects”, he said during
a media briefing recently.
He said these projects were specifically to tackle the System
Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) for this year.
He said previous projects had helped the utility company bring
down theaverage interruption time to 494.64 minutes in 2011.
“We are targeting to bring it down
further”, he said, adding that the improvement was clear when compared to the
4,030 minutes per customer recorded under SAIDI in 2006.
“What we have achieved in 2011 is very good compared to 2006”,
he said, adding with various measures being undertaken they could further
reduce it by tackling problems at the electricity generation, transmission and
distribution points.
Earlier, he launched the new look Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd
website www.sesb.com.my.
“The website will have latest SESB news for their customers and
their services.This website will be more interactive and consumer friendly.
people can provide suggestions, ask questions and make complaints in our new
upgraded website, he added.
He said queries and complaints would be responded to immediately
and they hoped it would help build a closer relationship between the company
and its customers.
Our gold medalist at London Olympic Games stands to become millionaire instant!
A Malaysian gold medallist at the
London Olympic Games stands to become an instant millionaire — with a minimum
reward of RM2mil.
Deputy Youth and Sports
Minister Gan Ping Sieu said a new corporate giant had pledged
RM1mil for a gold medal winner at the Games from July 27-Aug 12.
Gan said he would reveal the identity of the corporate
giant soon.
“It is important to give moral support to our athletes and
we hope more corporate figures would make pledges to reward the players,” he
said after launching the 13-week NSC-100Plus Road to Olympics television series
at Bukit Jalil yesterday.
The series will be aired on Astro Arena (Channel 801) from
Saturday (April 28). The 30-minute show will depict the life, the struggle and
the determination of the Olympics-bound athletes and the history of the Games.
Besides the latest announcement of the additional reward,
an Olympic gold medallist stands to win RM1mil from the National Sports Council
(NSC)’s incentive scheme and another RM5,000 a month for the rest of his life.
Gan said the prize money offer from the corporate giant
would spur Malaysian athletes to excel at the London Games. Malaysia has yet to
win a gold medal at the Olympics.
Gan praised 100Plus for its RM4mil contribution to the
show.
“I hope the television series on the Olympic-bound
athletes would garner the support of the public for our athletes,” he said.
He hoped the inspiring stories would create awareness and
provide an educational platform for all sport enthusiasts to want to know more
about the athletes and the Games.
On paper, Malaysian athletes with realistic chances of
winning medals at the London Games are shuttlers Lee Chong Wei, Koo Kien
Keat-Tan Boon Heong, diver Pandelela Rinong, cyclist Azizul Hasni Awang and the
men’s archery team led by Cheng Chu Sian.
Good luck to Dato Lee Chong Wei. We would love to see your match!
Lynas has the right to sue, but Malaysian have the right to a safer environment
Malaysians will not challenge the
rights of Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) to sue, but they will defend
their rights to live in a safer environment.
According to Kuantan MP, Fuziah Salleh the anti-Lynas group will soldier on because this is a matter of life and death. “If we continue to allow the plant to continue on with its operations, there is no guarantee that it will be safe from contamination of the radioactive waste she said.
“No industry is one hundred percent efficient and accidents caused by human errors, do happen, whether you like it or not. Even the most advanced plants have been known to contaminate the environment. For example, the Bhopal disaster involving Union Carbide had killed thousands of people living in the area. UNOCAL, rare earth refinery plant similar to Lynas reported of 60 incidence of leakages involving radioactive waste to the amount of 600,000 US Gallons being discharged into the ground and contaminating the environment in late 1990s in Southern California.”
As a foreign investor, Lynas, she added, should be concerned about the environment which it seeks to operate in. “Nick Curtis should realize that, in his own country, the best practice for a rare earth refinery is to be located in a sparsely populated area where the water table is deep below the ground level” she said. “Why, in our homeland, should he think that he can get away by setting up the plant within the district of Gebeng, with a resident population of at least 10,000 within the 5 km radius of the plant?”
Commenting further on the issue, Fuziah said that as prime minster, Najib Razak should be concerned about the Lynas issue, since it was first raised a few months ago, despite the plant located in Gebeng, which is just about 50 kilometres away from Najib’s own constituency of Pekan.
“Is he not concerned?” she asked, citing the way Najib had responded to press enquiries about the Scorpene deal. “This appears to be his style of handling issues. Whenever he is involved in something unpopular, he prefers to remain silent. Malaysians will interpret this as his way of condoning the Lynas project.”
Fuziah said with the Himpunan Hijau 3.0 to be organised in conjunction with Bersih 3.0 on April 28, Malaysians from all walks of life will send a clear message to Nick Curtis, Najib and the entire Barisan Nasional government that “we do not welcome any industry that could potentially risk the lives of Malaysians.
According to Kuantan MP, Fuziah Salleh the anti-Lynas group will soldier on because this is a matter of life and death. “If we continue to allow the plant to continue on with its operations, there is no guarantee that it will be safe from contamination of the radioactive waste she said.
“No industry is one hundred percent efficient and accidents caused by human errors, do happen, whether you like it or not. Even the most advanced plants have been known to contaminate the environment. For example, the Bhopal disaster involving Union Carbide had killed thousands of people living in the area. UNOCAL, rare earth refinery plant similar to Lynas reported of 60 incidence of leakages involving radioactive waste to the amount of 600,000 US Gallons being discharged into the ground and contaminating the environment in late 1990s in Southern California.”
As a foreign investor, Lynas, she added, should be concerned about the environment which it seeks to operate in. “Nick Curtis should realize that, in his own country, the best practice for a rare earth refinery is to be located in a sparsely populated area where the water table is deep below the ground level” she said. “Why, in our homeland, should he think that he can get away by setting up the plant within the district of Gebeng, with a resident population of at least 10,000 within the 5 km radius of the plant?”
Commenting further on the issue, Fuziah said that as prime minster, Najib Razak should be concerned about the Lynas issue, since it was first raised a few months ago, despite the plant located in Gebeng, which is just about 50 kilometres away from Najib’s own constituency of Pekan.
“Is he not concerned?” she asked, citing the way Najib had responded to press enquiries about the Scorpene deal. “This appears to be his style of handling issues. Whenever he is involved in something unpopular, he prefers to remain silent. Malaysians will interpret this as his way of condoning the Lynas project.”
Fuziah said with the Himpunan Hijau 3.0 to be organised in conjunction with Bersih 3.0 on April 28, Malaysians from all walks of life will send a clear message to Nick Curtis, Najib and the entire Barisan Nasional government that “we do not welcome any industry that could potentially risk the lives of Malaysians.
Anwar told to step down
Several non-governmental
organisations have urged parliamentarians to propose a law that allows
impeachment of leaders.
A delegation of eight men representing five NGOs led by
the Selangor Anti-Irregularities Federation (GAPS) met Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Abu Zahar Nika Ujang and
submitted a memorandum demanding the resignation of Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday.
Gaps president Hamidzun Khaisaid after
meeting the senate president yesterday that Anwar, who is also Permatang Pauh
MP, had been involved in several scandals and was not fit to be a leader.
Hamidzun added that the Opposition Leader had been
involved in two sodomy trials and there was also a video circulating on the
Internet implicating Anwar.
Although he agreed with Hamidzun's interpretation of the
court judgment, Abu Zahar said currently there was no legal provision to
impeach leaders.
“As of now, there is no provision to impeach a leader. But
if there are weaknesses in our laws, then it is up to the MPs and senators to
moot a bill to rectify the weakness. After all, Parliament is the place to make
a change for the benefit of the people,” said Abu Zahar.
“As a lawyer myself, I agree that if a person is acquitted
by the court, it does not mean he is not guilty.
“He is released because the prosecution could not prove
beyond a reasonable doubt of the defendant's guilt,” he said.
Hamidzun said GAPS would meet several MPs and senators to
seek their support in proposing a law to impeach leaders.
Other NGOs represented by the eight-man delegation were
Selangor Youth Council, Waris Malaya, Warisan Anak Merdeka, Belia Warisan
Tanjung Keramat and Ikatan Kebajikan dan Dakwah Selangor
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