Crackdowns in Malaysia, Turkey mark end of ‘successful Muslim democracies’, says daily

Published: 8 March 2016 8:22 AM

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (right) mirrors strongman leaders in trouble by protecting his own power, observes the Sydney Morning Herald, comparing him to the crackdown in Turkey against critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. – AFP file pic, March 8, 2016. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (right) mirrors strongman leaders in trouble by protecting his own power, observes the Sydney Morning Herald, comparing him to the crackdown in Turkey against critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. – AFP file pic, March 8, 2016. Malaysia and Turkey, once hailed as "successful, secular democracies" among Muslim nations, are now failing as authorities crack down on journalists and stifle press freedom, the Sydney Morning Herald comments in an editorial today.

"Both Turkey's Erdogan and Malaysia's Najib have been following the universal handbook for strongman leaders in trouble – they are protecting their own power," said the paper, referring to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

"And perhaps the biggest single impulse to censorship has been the effort to silence allegations of personal corruption at the very top."

Last week, Turkish authorities seized control of a newspaper in a widening crackdown against supporters of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, a staunch critic of Erdogan.

Zaman, Turkey's top-selling newspaper, was taken over by the state, in what Ankara claimed was part of an investigation into illicit financing of a "Gulenist terror group".

This followed arrests of 52 people linked with Erdogan's AKP ruling party, over a money-laundering scheme, with Turkish police discovering millions of dollars in cash allegedly used to pay bribes.

An audio clip was later posted on YouTube, in which Erdogan was heard telling his son to get rid of tens of millions of dollars, but the Turkish leader said it was orchestrated by the US-based Gulen.

SMH compares the media clampdown in Turkey with the blocking of The Malaysian Insider news site by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission over a report that cited a source as saying that corruption charges had been recommended against Najib over some RM2.6 billion found in his personal bank accounts.

It said the developments in both countries "will put democracies in the Islamic world on the list of endangered species".

"And they are sliding. In the past 10 days, the governments in both countries shut down media outlets that dared report unflattering facts about their leaders."

The daily quoted an expert from the Australian National University (ANU) as saying that Malaysia's slide towards authoritarianism had begun since the rule of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, after he sacked his deputy Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in 1998.

"It's been sliding to authoritarianism for some time and now it's coming to a head," said Amin Saikal of ANU's Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies.

"Turkey was more successful than Malaysia."

Saikal said although the Arab spring brought about democracies in some Muslim countries, it was Indonesia which had been more successful. – March 8, 2016.

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Except accusing DAP of terrorism would be topkek levels of unbelievable hilarity.

Which is why they try to link DAP with Yahudi instead.

Except accusing DAP of terrorism would be topkek levels of unbelievable hilarity.

Which is why they try to link DAP with Yahudi instead.

so what kind of counter-argument that LKS going to use this time?
cmon la macai, its already on roketkini. com
looking at LKS's reply in roketkini is realy topkek, he seems dont have clue on how to smash on that Yahudi accusation..
why dont just take legal action in court? easy peasy if nothing to hide

http://www.roketkini.com/2016/02/20/dap-50...ngorak-langkah/

Penipuan terbaru terhadap DAP adalah berkaitan tuduhan kononnya Israel memberi tawaran RM1.2 bilion untuk membuka pangkalan tentera laut di Port Dickson. Mengapa mereka mahukan pangkalan berkenaan di sebuah kawasan resort di Port Dickson, saya sendiri tidak dapat menghadamnya. Tetapi penipuan demikian memberi kesan besar. Bagaimana kita harus menepisnya? Bagaimana kita harus mematahkannya?
https://aidcnews.wordpress.com/2016/02/20/l...tu-untuk-jawab/

https://aidcnews.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/l...2-b-dana-israel

AIDCNews- 08/2/16 –Jika sebelum ini Pertubuhan Minda dan Sosial Prihatin (PMSP) menuntut DAP menjelaskan isu RM1.2 billion dana Israel sepertimana yang didedah oleh bekas aktivis DAP, Mohamed Razali Abd Rahman, kini desakan yang sama turut dibuat oleh Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang.

Setiausaha Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang Muhsin Lateef menuntut agar Setiausaha Agung DAP, Lim Guan Eng tidak berdiam diri dalam isu itu sebaliknya mempunyai keberaniaan untuk menyaman Razali jika dakwaannya tidak benar.

Desakan itu dibuat semasa ketika sekumpulan Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang berhimpun sambil membawa plakad ‘bilion RM1.2’ di luar rumah terbuka Tahun Baru Cina Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang di Arena SPICE di Bayan Lepas hari ini.

   
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lol
macai just lost argument &  resort to personal insult
typical dap macai

if it is true, the malaysia govt/bn surely will go all out on this issue la
why ag/police did not do anything?

remember zahid said got pakatan leaders involved with LD invasion?
now say cannot reveal name

now u tellme, that donation is for what? business? fight is? win election? develop sarawak?
funny la 

lol idiot
suruh najib saman ajelah... kau macai bawahan byk sgt pusing2 isu lain knp?

so what kind of counter-argument that LKS going to use this time?
cmon la macai, its already on roketkini. com
looking at LKS's reply in roketkini is realy topkek, he seems dont have clue on how to smash on that Yahudi accusation..
why dont just take legal action in court? easy peasy if nothing to hide

http://www.roketkini.com/2016/02/20/dap-50...ngorak-langkah/

Penipuan terbaru terhadap DAP adalah berkaitan tuduhan kononnya Israel memberi tawaran RM1.2 bilion untuk membuka pangkalan tentera laut di Port Dickson. Mengapa mereka mahukan pangkalan berkenaan di sebuah kawasan resort di Port Dickson, saya sendiri tidak dapat menghadamnya. Tetapi penipuan demikian memberi kesan besar. Bagaimana kita harus menepisnya? Bagaimana kita harus mematahkannya?
https://aidcnews.wordpress.com/2016/02/20/l...tu-untuk-jawab/

https://aidcnews.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/l...2-b-dana-israel

AIDCNews- 08/2/16 –Jika sebelum ini Pertubuhan Minda dan Sosial Prihatin (PMSP) menuntut DAP menjelaskan isu RM1.2 billion dana Israel sepertimana yang didedah oleh bekas aktivis DAP, Mohamed Razali Abd Rahman, kini desakan yang sama turut dibuat oleh Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang.

Setiausaha Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang Muhsin Lateef menuntut agar Setiausaha Agung DAP, Lim Guan Eng tidak berdiam diri dalam isu itu sebaliknya mempunyai keberaniaan untuk menyaman Razali jika dakwaannya tidak benar.

Desakan itu dibuat semasa ketika sekumpulan Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang berhimpun sambil membawa plakad ‘bilion RM1.2’ di luar rumah terbuka Tahun Baru Cina Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang di Arena SPICE di Bayan Lepas hari ini.

so what kind of counter-argument that LKS going to use this time?
cmon la macai, its already on roketkini. com
looking at LKS's reply in roketkini is realy topkek, he seems dont have clue on how to smash on that Yahudi accusation..
why dont just take legal action in court? easy peasy if nothing to hide

http://www.roketkini.com/2016/02/20/dap-50...ngorak-langkah/

Penipuan terbaru terhadap DAP adalah berkaitan tuduhan kononnya Israel memberi tawaran RM1.2 bilion untuk membuka pangkalan tentera laut di Port Dickson. Mengapa mereka mahukan pangkalan berkenaan di sebuah kawasan resort di Port Dickson, saya sendiri tidak dapat menghadamnya. Tetapi penipuan demikian memberi kesan besar. Bagaimana kita harus menepisnya? Bagaimana kita harus mematahkannya?
https://aidcnews.wordpress.com/2016/02/20/l...tu-untuk-jawab/

https://aidcnews.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/l...2-b-dana-israel

AIDCNews- 08/2/16 –Jika sebelum ini Pertubuhan Minda dan Sosial Prihatin (PMSP) menuntut DAP menjelaskan isu RM1.2 billion dana Israel sepertimana yang didedah oleh bekas aktivis DAP, Mohamed Razali Abd Rahman, kini desakan yang sama turut dibuat oleh Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang.

Setiausaha Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang Muhsin Lateef menuntut agar Setiausaha Agung DAP, Lim Guan Eng tidak berdiam diri dalam isu itu sebaliknya mempunyai keberaniaan untuk menyaman Razali jika dakwaannya tidak benar.

Desakan itu dibuat semasa ketika sekumpulan Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang berhimpun sambil membawa plakad ‘bilion RM1.2’ di luar rumah terbuka Tahun Baru Cina Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang di Arena SPICE di Bayan Lepas hari ini.