“Hahaha … knowing this guy, who is like a chameleon, do you believe his words?" Tuan Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
KUCHING: Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said deejay Peter John Jaban was free to do whatever he wished within the limits of his rights and freedom.
“This is a free and democratic country, and everyone is free to do whatever he or she pleases. But unlike anarchy, there are laws and regulations. Democracy is not about unfettered freedom. There are various shades and colours of the concept of freedom and democracy based on the wishes of the majority,” he said when contacted by The Borneo Post yesterday.
Wan Junaidi, who is also Santubong MP, said this when asked to comment on Jaban’s statement that he had decided not to return to London where he had been working with foreign-funded Radio Free Sarawak (RFS) since 2010.
Wan Junaidi opined that Jaban’s struggles for his people were noble and honourable, adding that both were high sounding and provide the moral high ground, and advised him to stay clear of underhand tactics.
“One should not resort to underhand and irregular tactics and ways. Oblique minds and bias judgment would deprive one of the nobility of struggle and moral high ground one placed him or herself on. Therefore, everyone must observe the law and moral provisions in order to achieve noble objectives.”
Meanwhile, Assistant Minister of Housing Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, when contacted, responded: “Hahaha … knowing this guy, who is like a chameleon, do you believe his words?
“I won’t be surprised if he had been sacked by Clare (Clare Rewcastle-Brown) of RFS or that he had gone missing in action because he didn’t get what he was expecting there.”
Abdul Karim, who is also Assistant Minister of Youth Development, labelled as “rubbish” Jaban’s statement in the newspapers yesterday about what had transpired when he ‘went missing’.
“It is a mere publicity stunt and YB Alan Ling, YB See Chee How and Dr Micheal Teo are made to look like fools coming up with an abduction story only to see Peter John Jaban coming up with a fairy tale story.”
The Asajaya assemblyman described Jaban as a person who loved publicity and he won’t be surprised that Jaban had more up his sleeves.
“He moonlights as a deejay while working at the Land and Survey Department. He claimed to head an NGO for free election.
“He contested against Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang in 2006 and lost badly, all because he loves publicity. Those who know him know who this (person) is. I do, but whatever it is, he is still a friend to me.”
In an email released to selected media on Saturday, Jaban said he would remain in the state as the general election was expected to be called soon.
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