‘MYDEMOCRACY WATCH’

Written by yusmadi on September 1, 2010 – 9:54 am -

KENYATAAN AKHBAR
1.9.2010
‘MYDEMOCRACY WATCH’
Sempena Pemilihan Parti KeADILan Rakyat (KeADILan) yang akan berlangsung di antara 17 September hingga 21 November 2010, yang melibatkan 218 Bahagian dan kira-kira 400 ribu ahli yang layak menggundi, kami berasa bertanggungjawab untuk membantu KeADILan untuk memastikan Demokrasi sebenar diamalkan semasa pemilihan tersebut.

Kami mengucapkan tahniah kepada pimpinan KeADILan di atas kesungguhan melaksanakan Demokrasi di dalam parti terutama sekali dengan membuat pindaan berani dan bersejarah dengan memberi hak kepada setiap ahli untuk menentukan kepimpinan masa depan parti. Memandangkan harapan rakyat yang ditunjukkan pada 8 Mac 2008 yang lalu mahukan Demokrasi yang benar tertegak di negara ini adalah menjadi cabaran kepada Keadilan untuk membuktikan bahawa amalan demokrasi yang akan ditunjukkan semasa pemilihan tersebut adalah satu contoh Demokrasi yang baik.

Sejarah pemilihan dan pilihanraya lalu memberi pengajaran bahawa Demokrasi bukan saya mengenai peluang untuk bertanding malah ia juga berkehendakkan prinsip-prinsip urus tadbir (governance) Demokrasi juga diamalkan.

Atas dasar itu, MYDEMOCRACY WATCH akan bertindak sebagai badan pemantau terhadap urus tadbir pemilihan terutama yang melibatkan amalan penyalahgunaan kuasa, sumber kerajaan dan amalan-amalan lain yang tidak demokratik seperti kronisme, rasuah dan nepotisme. Kami berjanji akan membantu dan membela mereka-mereka yang berasa hak demokrasi mereka dinafikan semasa pemilihan tersebut tanpa menyebelahi mana-mana kelompok berkepentingan. Kami yakin inisiatif sebegini  akan membantu kita memastikan Demokrasi tertegak di mana-mana proses demokrasi di Negara.

Sebarang aduan mengenai salah laku urus tadbir pemilihan boleh hubungi:-

E-mail: mydemocracywatch@gmail.com

Yusmadi Yusoff 012-3093469

Syafiq Sunny 017-2793252


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Isunya Bukan Kuota atau 30%, tapi Hak Hartanah (Property Rights) dan Keadilan (Justice) untuk semua!

Written by yusmadi on August 22, 2010 – 5:35 pm -

Keyataan Akhbar (23.8.2010)

Saya terpanggil untuk menyatakan pandangan saya terhadap polimik isu 30% mahupun kuota yang sedang berlansung di antara pimpinan parti komponen BN dan Perkasa. Malah gesaan YB Tony Pua untuk menghapuskan kuota bumiputera untuk pembelian hartanah mewah bernilai RM500 ribu ke atas perlu diberikan penilaian yang sewajarnya. Pendekatan bermusim membangkitkan isu ini perlu dihentikan kerana ianya sehingga hari ini gagal membantu mereka yang menjadi mangsa dasar yang berniat baik tetapi gagal memberi keadilan ke pada semua warga Malaysia terutama mereka yang perlu dibantu.

Warga Balik Pulau, Melayu dan juga bukan Melayu contohnya, hari ini menjadi penonton pembangunan hartanah mewah yang rata-rata melangkaui kemampuan majoriti penduduk setempat. Semenjak penghujung 1990an banyak projek-projek perumahan diluluskan dengan rancak sekali. Rata-rata harga jualan di antara RM300-900 ribu yang diluar kemampuan penduduk setempat. Kawalan hanya terhadap pelan sahaja. Bagaimana dengan harga? Adakah kita perlu pasrah dengan pasaran apabila tidak ada dasar dan mekanisme yang mengawal?

Isunya kenapa dengan kewujudan 30% dan kuota yang ditetapkan atas nama ‘Kontrak Sosial’ berpuluh-puluh tahun orang Melayu masih bergelut dengan hak pemunyaan hartanah (property ownership)? Ramai yang masih merempat di kampong sendiri. Definisi perundangan menjadikan mereka ‘setinggan’ kerana tinggal di atas tanah orang lain. Di mana 30%? Di mana Kuota? Apakah dasar sekarang mampu menjamin niat anak orang muda yang mahu memilki rumah yang selesa buat keluarga tersayang?

Saya yakin benak hati Datuk Chua Su Lek (MCA), KOh Tsu Koon (GERAKAN), YB Tony Pua (DAP) dan pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat lain berbanding agenda perkauman sempit Perkasa hanyalah satu, iatu Keadilan (Justice) untuk semua tanpa mengira batasan kaum, agama dan bangsa. Kita tidak lagi boleh melihat keadilan daripada kacamata satu bangsa sahaja. Yang lebih penting mereka yang menjadi mangsa ketidakadilan perlu dibela!

Lantaran itu, saya menggesa kerajaan pada hari ini agar mengeluarkan Dasar Pemilikan Hartanah (Property Rights) baru yang lebih menyeluruh bagi mengawal lebihan pasaran (market excess) yang menafikan hak mereka yang kurang berkemampuan serta harga hartanah yang melampau!  Pasaran yang sihat perlu untuk keushawanan pengusaha tetapi manipulasi dan lebihan pasaran (market excess) perlukan penyeliaan.

 

YB YUSMADI YUSOFF

Ahli Parlimen Balik Pulau


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Justice for Anwar Ibrahim

Written by yusmadi on April 27, 2010 – 1:28 am -

Dear fellow Friends of Justice:

Justice for Anwar Ibrahim

Over the last 2 years, my colleagues and I have been on a concerted campaign to highlight the political persecution of Malaysia’s champion and advocate of freedom, democracy and justice, Mr Anwar Ibrahim, who is also Leader of the Opposition in our Parliament on charges of sodomy for the second time since the first charge (in 1998) was overturned by the courts in 2004. As a result of our efforts, there is increasing support from the Malaysian people that this humiliation and violation of a fellow citizen’s fundamental rights should be cease forthwith. It is a blemish on Malaysia’s international image.

The present case against Mr. Anwar which is before the courts should be dropped forthwith. This is because there is foundation in fact for this case to proceed at the expense of taxpayers’ money and the conscience of the peace loving and decent Malaysians. Four accredited doctors including a panel of three doctors from a Malaysian government hospital concluded there was no sign of sexual assault on the accuser, Mr. Saiful Bukhari. The Malaysian government has persistently refused to heed the voices of its citizenry and, therefore, we have little choice but to take this tragic episode in our history before the international community.

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I’m not jumping ship, says Yusmadi (the Star)

Written by yusmadi on February 19, 2010 – 11:48 pm -

Saturday February 20, 2010

GEORGE TOWN: After two weeks of “no-show” at Pakatan Rakyat events which fuelled talk that he would quit the party, Balik Pulau MP Yusmadi Yusoff has emerged to say he is staying put.

“I have been down with fever and flu for over two weeks after returning from a Youth conference in Manila.

“I was too sick to attend most of the functions but I did show up in court to show my support for PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“So talk of me jumping ship is a non-issue,” he said.

Yusmadi underwent a medical check-up at Hospital Universiti in Petaling Jaya yesterday.

“PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has also given me medical advice,” he said, adding that he still felt numbness on the right side of his head.

Speculation has been rife that more PKR elected representatives were planning to leave the party after Bayan Baru MP Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohd Hashim quit PKR last Friday.


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Be a magnet for young talent, Pakatan told (Malaysiakini)

Written by yusmadi on December 18, 2009 – 4:31 pm -

Athi Shankar
Dec 18, 09
5:26pm
Pakatan Rakyat should present itself as a magnet for young talents to flourish in their fields of interests, said a PKR parliamentarian today.

Balik Pulau MP Yusmadi Yusoff said senior leaders should address this issue during the coalition’s inaugural national convention in Shah Alam tomorrow.

“Pakatan leaders should present themselves as pro-active, progressive and prepared to give young talents a chance to join in the political decision-making process, he said.

“Tomorrow’s convention is the ideal platform for the coalition to portray this.”

hishamuddin rais yusmadi yusoff baljit singh suaram forum 110509 07For instance, Yusmadi said Pakatan could show how it is be able to provide opportunities for youth to become top politicians, activists, businessmen or whichever field they desire to excel in and contribute to nation-building .

He said that young voters were the instruments of change in last year’s general election and it was only natural to embrace more young talent into Pakatan’s fold.

“Without young talents, Pakatan cannot possibly put up a youthful front. It is imperative to attract dynamic, talented and progressive minded leaders.

“Pakatan needs to show publicly that it is proactive in moving away from current conventional youth policy of Barisan Nasional, designed by Umno,” said Yusmadi.

He said the BN/Umno youth policy is only used to fish for votes and make them yes-men for senior leaders.

“Umno and BN patronage politics is more about the money men making decisions on the behalf of everybody.

“Pakatan shall not emulate it,” insisted Yusmadi, the PKR national youth exco in charge of international affairs.

Old school thinking must be discarded

Pakatan must show that the coalition is prepared to depart from old school thinking and bring in fresh young talent to effect changes in the political landscape.

He said today’s youth were no longer keen to be bystanders and just be part of patronage politics espoused by Umno and BN.

He said they wanted to be part of the political decision-making process to decide the present and future direction of the country.

“Pakatan should also address decisively the grouses among minorities such as Indians, Sabah and Sarawak ethnic groups against the coalition,” said Yusmadi.

“They should unveil the coalition’s strategy to forge close ties with minority groups such as Hindraf and civil rights movements in Sabah and Sarawak, and labour organisations.”

“Addressing issues pertaining minority and workers’ interests and rights is vital if Pakatan wants to be a hybrid organisation,” said Yusmadi, the former Penang youth chief.


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