“Even pirates, before they attack another ship, hoist a black flag“.

Instead of hoisting a blackflag, Malaysian pirates need only wag stack of notes in the face of hungry weaklings from opposing vessels.  The promise of riches and leniency will spur those wretched souls to switch allegiance and discard any semblance of morality and self respect. Once onboard,  Captain Jack Sparrow will then display his booty before finally capturing the ’enemy’ ship that is the state government of Perak.

“Where there is a sea, there are pirates“.

Piracy is a form of profession be it on land or at sea. And pirates are groups of people that specialises in plundering belongings of others. They may not be desperate animals but they do desperate acts.

The world community are finding harder to eradicate this menace.

Pirates of yesteryear attacked ships for the loot.

Modern pirates hijack ships for ransom. These people are mostly from war torn countries where survival belong to those who knows no fear. They do not hesitate to risk their own life or the life of others.

Stealing intellectual properties by sophisticated land-based pirates are less risky as far as one’s life is concerned. If caught, they will be prosecuted in the kangaroo court. More often than not, the punishments are mere peanuts compared to the riches derived from such activities. The measly fines will not deter them from returning to their professions.

May 22, 2009 witnessed the legalisations of a totally different form of piracy which Malaysians should rejoice or mourn - whichever way one opt to remember.  It should be celebrated annually just like celebrating independence day or days of prominence.

“we have extraordinary judges with extraordinary ability“ was the sarcastic remark by Sulaiman Abdullah, the veteran lawyer for Datuk Seri Nizar upon hearing the unanimous decisions by the court of appeal judges.

It could not have been more accurate with the truth that stinks to high hell. Or is it heaven?  Such remarks could not have been heard before. Definitely not before the mauling of their courage during the iron-clawed reign of Dr (short form for dictator) Mahathir.

Looking from another perspective, those judges who dish out controversial judgments are mere mortals who succumb to the wishes of those creatures stampeding the corridors of power. Standing their grounds could only mean hardships for them and their loved ones. The choices are never easy…preserve integrity and self respect or bite the dust by turning away from the hands that could inflict untold misery. Or kiss the hands that could assure stability of job, and the accompanying perks. It’s really a Hobson’s choice.

Tun Salleh Abas is a living example of ’real man’ who paid the price for upholding justice. For twenty obscure years he lived in isolation. Had it not been for Zaid and Pak Lah, he would still be carrying the ’stigma’ of the sacked Lord President of The Supreme Court. How many of the current judges have the will and strength of Tun Salleh? Most will wilt at the prospect of being an actor in the same horror movie and its subsequent demonising by BN controlled electronic and print media?

Most free thinking Malaysians who are not hardcore BN addicts would have been able to relate the reasons for the postponement of hearings by the court of appeal from Monday to Thursday/Friday. It does not need a genius to compute the answer to the simple equations of two plus two.

The answer is as bright as a sunny day. The musicians must string the instruments while the conductor is away.  And away he was.

Captain Jack Sparrow was in Singapore when the verdict was announced. And to the Barisan Nasional dummies, his involvement was zero. How could a person be accused of murder when he was never at the scene. That’s why Razak Baginda was acquitted.

Little wonder that Prophet Mohamad once said, “among the three categories of leaders and judges, one will go to heaven while the other two…” just guess where will be their final destinations.

“al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad said: If a man is appointed as a judge, let him allocate one day for judging and one day for weeping“.

Will the current judges ever weep even after realizing their folly? Perhaps not. They will be contented to replace ‘weeping’ with laughter.

And soon the perks will follow. Those without titles will become datuk(s) and those that already have will get their Seri(s) be it Datuk or Tan.

In retrospect, who dare say piracy is a crime? Definitely a big NO. It will only be crime if you stray outside the perimeters of Barisan Nasional camps.

In fact, it is now legal profession, legalised on May 22, 2009.

Royal Pirates of the Carribean are licensed to ply their trade in Malaysian waters. Or is it mainland?

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