The obligatory Saiful Bukhari post
August 19th, 2008At first, as stated in the previous entry, I had wanted to write a long post on the Singapore bug that had bitten me. However, given the recent crazy development lately, I decided to write about that later. I’m going to Singapore soon again anyway so I will probably write after I return with much more photos and perhaps a tad better composed.
So, what do I make of this whole Saiful Bukhari affair?
The timing . You’d think over the years Anwar Ibrahim was incarcerated, there’d be complaints of him ’sodomising’ his fellow inmates. I mean, the ‘need’ is even more there given there is no way anyone can ‘let it out’ naturally, legally or otherwise (you know what I mean - I don’t need to minutely describe it now do I?) And suddenly after Anwar has been released from jail, and about to contest in a by-election, this nobody suddenly comes out in the open alleging Anwar had sodomised him. And look at the timing of his ‘Quranic’ ‘Swearing’ - one day before nomination day. Consider also the fact that he had always been a ruling party supporter, and suddenly a few days before the 12th GE he decided to become an aide at the opposing camp. Conveniently two months later he alleges sodomy by a figure of the opposition. Now if that doesn’t point to political motive, I don’t know what will!
The flip-flop allegation. At first, this Saifool said he was sodomised eight times. Now you’re not going to bloody tell me all were actually forced on him and it was only after the eighth time he decided to lodge a police report, are you? The police charge against Anwar is certainly suggestive - ‘consensual sodomy’. Why isn’t Saifool charged as well? Now Saifool says he was sodomised only once and out of force. Now who is saying the right thing - Saifool (”it was forced”) , or the police (”it was consensual”)? And Syed Kodomo Lion says Saiful is not charged despite the police saying it was consensual because the ‘victim’ has to be protected. Looks like even a Minister had made his mind up who’s the victim and who the ‘predator’ is even before the case goes to court. This despite it is equally likely Anwar is a ‘victim’ of a possible conspiracy. Suggestive indeed.
The Quran Swearing. This boy decides to swear on the Quran to ‘prove his allegation is true’. One day before the Permatang Pauh by-election nomination no less. Daring and brave, if not actually misleading. You see, there is no such thing as swearing on the Quran in Islam. It’s something a lot of Muslims perceives as Islamic because it seems on the TV Christians swear on the Bible (actually, according to Christian beliefs, there is no such thing either)! So why not us, right? And the boy holds the Quran with his left hand! I’d dearly love to know if he can actually read the book by which he swears. In Islam, the only swearing permitted is called li’an, whereby a spouse accusing his/her partner of fornication but unable to produce the syar’iah required four witnesses swears in the name of God, “Wallahi, Wabillahi, Wataalahi”, inviting a curse from God upon himself/herself should s/he actually be lying about the truth. Now you aren’t going to tell me Saiful and Anwar are husband and wife! The proper way to pursue this would have been to pursue it at the Syar’iah courts. Saifool had also actually said he’s doing this not to humiliate himself. Ha ha ha I have to wonder if he’s actually sane. And for someone who freely takes photos with his fiance who does not don the tudung, I find his willingness to go this distance hypocritical at best. use the Qur’an only when it suits your purpose, eh? Why not follow what’s in it for a change? I think he’s trying to conclusively prove his ‘innocence’ and not have people question it, because most people, when you throw something with a religious tone in it, will take it hook line and sinker without thinking. This is taking advantage of the fact that most Malay Muslims don’t know much and usually doesn’t bother to get to know better. It’s got to do with the Quran doesn’t it so it must be true (never mind the practice is anything but Islamic!)!
The meeting with Najib. The political connection is clear. At first, the DPM denied ever meeting the boy. Now he says he had met the boy because the latter had wanted to apply for a scholarship, and in the process, also complain about Anwar ’sodomising’ him.There are two problems with this story. First, Saifool is a UNITEN dropout. He flunked uni after three semesters, with 1.69 being the best CGPA he could muster. With that achievement you won’t even get a loan, never mind scholarship! And since when do you go to the DPM to apply for a scholarship? Najib is truly one ‘heroic’ leader, willing to help the unqualified when he’s flunked unviersity and sodomised. All political connections are mere coincidences.
The Pusrawi checkup This boy alleges he was sodomised. His face and reaction certainly does not reflect someone who is traumatised. And the first doctor who examined him at Pusrawi, the doctor to which he went to have his ass**** checked, found nothing consistent with his allegation. And suddenly the doctor is disclaimed by the hospital as someone not qualified to do a simple ass check. A doctor with 20 years experience mind you.
Given all the above, Saifool can swear on all the holy books and hadiths in the world to ‘prove his truthfulness’. What he has done is to ridicule religion at best, just to serve someone’s political need. My take? I think he’s being coaxed into cursing himself and ridiculing the holy book because he’s engaged in a ‘fight’ for a ‘greater good’, i.e. doing something bad (”false swearing on a holy book”) to prevent something ‘worse’ (”Anwar Ibrahim the Western American Jewish Zionist puppet from becoming PM”). When sudah tua, taubatlah, or can go to Mekah to seek forgiveness. That’s the typical Melayu belief unfortunately. As if there is guarantee he’ll be old enough to go to Makkah or taubat before his time comes.
Read more here:-
Inventing new religious rituals
I was raped, dammit
Consensual victim
It’s all in the timing
And a song!
