From: aam6@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Ahmad Z Mohamad Amin)
Subject: Re: Hot Off The Presses : UMNO Proposes Constitutional Changes
Reply-To: aam6@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu ()
Organization: Columbia Pictures
Distribution: Wayne's World
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 21:27:13 GMT


From: arthurc@solomon.technet.sg (Arthur!! Chai)

>Kuala Lumpur (Friday,Dec11 1992) - The UMNO Supreme Council last night decided
>to propose constitutional amendments to end the legal immunity of the
>Malay rulers.
>	Speaking to the press after a 3 hour council meeting, PM Datuk Seri
>Dr. Mahathir Mohd, who is the party's president, said that the UMNO decision
>was in line with the wishes of the people.
>	He said that the issue would be referred to the UMNO-led National
>Front coalition on Saturday for endorsement and then to the Cabinet for
>action.
>	"We will take all necessary steps to achieve our objective.", he added.>
>
>Another quote from a separate report: 
>"He (Dr. Mahathir) said other criminal cases involving the Sultan of Johor
>would be referred to the Attorney-General as they involved the police and
>the law"

>Finally, justice has arrived. For years, we have heard rumors about the Johor
>ruling family. This is all the result of the alleged assault of a hockey coach
>Dougllas Gomez by the Sultan of Johor at his istana on Nov. 30. The coach had
>publicly criticised the decision made the State Govt (and presumably the
>Sultan) to pull his school hocky team from a M'sian Hockey Federation tourney
>in protest against the decision by MHF to impose a life ban on a Johor prince
>whoo assaulted the goalkeeper of an opposing team which had beaten the prince's
>team in a tourney. 2 other school hockey teams from Johor had also been 
>pulled out of MHF tourneys by State officials.

>Mr. Gomez was summoned to the Istana in JB, and later emerged, visibly wounded
>from an assault. He initially made no police report, but following widespread
>outcry from all sectors of the Msian press as well as outraged public opinion,
>the political system appeared to gather enuf momentum to start down the
>path of challengin the Sultan's immunity. Mr. Gomez then made a police report.

>Personally, I am glad to see that some things can indeed change in Malaysia,
>as the country moves forward economically, so will its political and social
>realities.

>The Govt also won a unanimous support in the Parliament for a motion that
>urged the House to make a resolution that "all necessary action should be
>taken to ensure that such an incident (the assault) will not recur in the
>future". The motion by tabled by Deputy PM Mr. Ghafar Baba. The vote
>was unanimous although a large number of opposition politicians (probably
>PAS and Semangat 46 MPs were not present).

>More news as events develop.

>Arthur!!
 
   RAJA ADIL RAJA DISEMBAH, RAJA ZALIM RAJA DISANGGAH! Enuff ced!

Anyone knows if the Yang Dipertuan Agong has any power in controlling the 
behaviour of the fellow royalties? 



Ahmad Z. Mohamad Amin
Columbia University.

p.s Anyone wanna summon me to their palaces? I'm waiting....
    Wonder what happen to that Lamborghini Diablo, roaming the 
    streets of Kota Bharu. Hope that the car starts to 'kecek
    Kelate'.