Timeline 2009 (part 2)

The most significant event in February 2009 was the Perak Constitutional Crisis. That was also the month that the government tried to get the Federal Court to reverse the Shah Alam High Court decision that resulted in my release from Internal Security Act detention.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

February 2009

1 February 2009: No action against Ahmad Ismail http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17438:no-action-against-ahmad-ismail-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

1 February 2009: Perak politics in disarray http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17442:perak-politics-in-disarray-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

1 February 2009: Differences over ‘Allah’ reach a new level http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17455:differences-over-aallaha-reach-a-new-level-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

2 February 2009: PKR’s ‘missing two’ quit as reps http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17471:pkras-amissing-twoa-quit-as-reps-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

2 February 2009: Missing Pakatan lawmaker denies resigning, Perak in chaos http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17477:missing-pakatan-lawmaker-denies-resigning-perak-in-chaos-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

3 February 2009: No plan to dissolve state assembly: Ngeh http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17520:no-plan-to-dissolve-state-assembly-ngeh&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

3 February 2009: Perak govt hangs in the balance http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17525:perak-govt-hangs-in-the-balance-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

3 February 2009: No two ways about it: DISSOLVE the Perak State Assembly http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17542:no-two-ways-about-it-dissolve-the-perak-state-assembly&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

3 February 2009: PKR man claims he was offered RM50 million to entice defections http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17534:pkr-man-claims-he-was-offered-rm50-million-to-entice-defections&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

4 February 2009: Hee's the decider but will she? http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17549:hees-the-decider-but-will-she-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

4 February 2009: Jamaluddin quits PKR to be independent http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17544:jamaluddin-quits-pkr-to-be-independent-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

4 February 2009: Constitutional conundrum has only just begun http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17582:constitutional-conundrum-has-only-just-begun-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

4 February 2009: If fresh state elections are held in Perak http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17586:if-fresh-state-elections-are-held-in-perak&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

5 February 2009: Najib declares BN has formed new Perak Government http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17605:najib-declares-bn-has-formed-new-perak-government&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

5 February 2009: Altantuya case: Sirul says he is a scapegoat http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17603:altantuya-case-sirul-says-he-is-a-scapegoat&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

5 February 2009: BN set to form Perak govt as Sultan defers decision on dissolution http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17606:bn-set-to-form-perak-govt-as-sultan-defers-decision-on-dissolution&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

6 February 2009: Sultan says 'no' to dissolution http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17677:sultan-says-no-to-dissolution&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

6 February 2009: Perak: Police take over state building http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17692:perak-police-take-over-state-building&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

6 February 2009: Perak: Nizar escorted out of his room by Ipoh OCPD http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17712:perak-nizar-escorted-out-of-his-room-by-ipoh-ocpd&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

7 February 2009: Zambry sworn in after cops put down protest of thousands http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17749:zambry-sworn-in-after-cops-put-down-protest-of-thousands-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

7 February 2009: Nizar refuses to step down as Perak MB http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17754:nizar-refuses-to-step-down-as-perak-mb&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

7 February 2009: Ku Li: Why Nizar is still the MB http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17767:ku-li-why-nizar-is-still-the-mb&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

9 February 2009: Was the Sultan of Perak blackmailed? http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17858:was-the-sultan-of-perak-blackmailed&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

9 February 2009: Pas says Umno wanted to form unity government http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17870:pas-says-umno-wanted-to-form-unity-government-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

9 February 2009: Pakatan Rakyat MP of Bukit Gantang passes away http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17868:pakatan-rakyat-mp-of-bukit-gantang-passes-away&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

9 February 2009: Khairy calls for Nizar to be banished http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17891:khairy-calls-for-nizar-to-be-banished-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

10 February 2009: Arumugam ‘missing’ after quitting Kedah exco http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17880:arumugam-amissinga-after-quitting-kedah-exco-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

11 February 2009: Defence argues Najib at the heart of RPK sedition trial http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17941:defence-argues-najib-at-the-heart-of-rpk-sedition-trial-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

11 February 2009: Gamuda and RM30b LRT system http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17976:gamuda-and-rm30b-lrt-system&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

12 February 2009: RPK wants judge to recuse himself http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17989:rpk-wants-judge-to-recuse-himself&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

13 February 2009: Senior cop accused of being a ‘compulsive liar’ in RPK trial http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18038:senior-cop-accused-of-being-a-acompulsive-liara-in-rpk-trial-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

13 February 2009: No probes into RPK's "made up stories", court told http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18033:no-probes-into-rpks-qmade-up-storiesq-court-told&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

13 February 2009: 'I did not know what role Razak played in murder' http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18053:i-did-not-know-what-role-razak-played-in-murder&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

14 February 2009: Perak Police Initiate Investigation On Sedition http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18087:perak-police-initiate-investigation-on-sedition&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

14 February 2009: RPK takes on...everybody http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18084:rpk-takes-oneverybody-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

16 February 2009: Charge Karpal with sedition, says Mukhriz http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18142:charge-karpal-with-sedition-says-mukhriz-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

16 February 2009: Altantuya case: Sirul asks for mistrial http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18158:altantuya-case-sirul-asks-for-mistrial&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

17 February 2009: RPK prepares for the worst http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18179:rpk-prepares-for-the-worst-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

17 February 2009: RPK: It was Najib who ordered my detention, I was also offered money to shut up http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18192:rpk-it-was-najib-who-ordered-my-detention-i-was-also-offered-money-to-shut-up&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

17 February 2009: Tearful Wong quits over nude pix http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18201:tearful-wong-quits-over-nude-pix-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

18 February 2009: RPK suffers setbacks as court postpones hearing to Monday http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18207:rpk-suffers-setbacks-as-court-postpones-hearing-to-monday-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

20 February 2009: Action is treason, says Zahid http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18318:action-is-treason-says-zahid-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

21 February 2009: Karpal receives two live bullets and a death threat http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18330:karpal-receives-two-live-bullets-and-a-death-threat&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

21 February 2009: Raja Petra Seeks Review Of Decision On Judge's Recusal http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18337:-raja-petra-seeks-review-of-decision-on-judges-recusal&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

22 February 2009: It Turned Out To Be A Bon Voyage Party To ISA... http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18368:it-turned-out-to-be-a-bon-voyage-party-to-isa-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

22 February 2009: Pakatan braces for BN assault in Selangor http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18367:pakatan-braces-for-bn-assault-in-selangor-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

23 February 2009: Police: ISA all about rehabilitation, not punishment http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18385:police-isa-all-about-rehabilitation-not-punishment-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

24 February 2009: Federal Court reserves judgement on RPK case http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18414:federal-court-reserves-judgement-on-rpk-case&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

26 February 2009: Two Opposition Reps Claim Receiving Cash Offers To Quit Party http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18505:two-opposition-reps-claim-receiving-cash-offers-to-quit-party&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

27 February 2009: Bar Council tells MACC to stop the harassment http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18571:bar-council-tells-macc-to-stop-the-harassment&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106

28 February 2009: Hisham stands by Youth members involved in scuffle http://www.malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18637:hisham-stands-by-youth-members-involved-in-scuffle-&catid=71:archives-2009&Itemid=100106