Pada kenyataan media lewat petang ini, beliau berkata analisis yang dibentang dalam satu forum di Singapura pada 10 Januari lalu, dibuat secara profesional, jujur dan adil .
Azrul menolak keras andaian kononnya analisis yang meletakkan kemenangan Pakatan Rakyat pada PRU 13, bersifat bias dan tidak profesional semata-mata kerana beliau seorang ahli KEADILAN.
“Keputusan analisis itu dibuat selepas mempertimbang pelbagai faktor relevan yang memperngaruhi situasi ekonomi pada 2013. Mustahil untuk menafikan keputusan PRU 13 tidak akan memberi kesan kritikal terhadap ekonomi negara.
“Tiada sebab saya perlu dikenakan tindakan disiplin kerana analisis itu dibuat secara jujur dan profesional,” katanya.
Azrul pada pembentangan bertajuk “Malaysia: Economic and Political Outlook 2013″ pada 10 Januari lalu menyatakan tiga kemungkinan senario yang berlaku pada PRU 13 berdasarkan analisis faktor terpilih.
Senario terbaik BN ialah mempertahan 112 hingga 122 kerusi Parlimen berbanding Pakatan Rakyat yang memperoleh 100 hingga 110 kerusi manakala senario kedua yang ‘besar kemungkinan’ ialah BN kalah dengan mendapat 97 hingga 107 kerusi Parlimen berbanding Pakatan yang menguasai 115 hingga 125 kerusi.
Senario ketiga yang ‘kurang kemungkinan’ ialah BN gagal dan hanya mendapat 82 hingga 92 kerusi berbanding kejayaan besar Pakatan dengan mendapat 130 hingga 140 kerusi Parlimen.
Beliau kemudian dikenakan penggantungan untuk tempoh yang tidak dinyatakan atas alasan ‘melanggar polisi bank.’
Pada kenyataan itu, Azrul juga memberi amaran untuk mengambil tindakan undang-undang terhadap blogger, ahli politik atau mana-mana pihak yang merosakkan reputasi, integriti dan kewibawaan atau memfitnahnya.
“Ia menjadi tragedi kepada sistem demokrasi di Malaysia apabila pendapat yang tidak menyebelahi sesebuah parti menjadi alasan kepada sesetengah pihak untuk mengambil tindakan displin sekali gus memberi lesen untuk pemusnahan karektor.
“Bagaimanapun, saya yakin, kebenaran dan keadilan akan terserlah jua akhirnya,” katanya. -KD
Reinstate Azrul, Bank Islam urged
About 100 academics and activists have shown support for suspended Bank Islam chief economist Azrul Azwar Ahmad Tajuddin for saying Pakatan Rakyat will form the next federal government after the upcoming general election.
“We, call on Bank Islam to reinstate its chief economist who has been suspended for presenting an analysis based on computer simulation which projects a probability weighted base-case scenario of Pakatan Rakyat’s victory in the 13th General Election.
“We hold that Bank Islam acted unprofessionally, unjustly and without any basis by reportedly punishing Azrul for his professional opinion, presented at the Regional Outlook Forum on Jan 10, 2013.
“We understand that the Azrul had generated a best- and worst-case scenario for Barisan Nasional in the coming general elections. For the record, no party has produced any methodical rebuttal to his analysis,” the group said in a joint statement.
Yesterday, a pro-Umno blogger alleged that Azrul was a mole who supplied Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim with sensitive information.
Ahirudin Attan, who runs a blog called Rocky’s Bru, said this was the reason why Anwar, his daughter and Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah and PKR chief strategist Rafizi Ramli were “visibly and terribly upset” over Azrul’s suspension from the bank.
Suspended indefinitely
Azrul hit the limelight recently for outlining three possible post-GE scenarios at a regional forum in Singapore in his capacity as Bank Islam chief economist. One of the three scenarios included Pakatan Rakyat winning the next general election.
Bank Islam sought to distance itself from its chief economist after the news broke out, and shortly afterwards suspended his service indefinitely, citing breach of internal policy.
“Consistent with the view of financial regulators and academics worldwide, we stress that information freedom is pertinent to the resource allocation mechanism of the financial markets.
“Freedom of expression and freedom of information are the best way to expose and correct any falsehood or misinformation. Analyses on elections and their economic and financial consequences are clearly of paramount importance for the markets and the country.
“By allegedly suppressing Mr Azrul Azwar’s professional opinion that was unfavourable to Barisan Nasional, maliciously labelled as “political comments”, Bank Islam is admitting that the bank has a policy of reporting only Barisan Nasional favourable news,” the group said.
The group called on Bank Islam to immediately reinstate Azrul to his position and manage its business professionally.
“We also urge the BN government to join our call for Bank Islam to reinstate him.
This will prove beyond doubt that the BN government has not pressured Bank Islam to suspend Azrul and Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is genuinely committed to reforms.
-FMT
Pada zaman Mahathir, label Islam menjadi komoditi meraih sokongan rakyat untuk mengabui mata di samping sifat-sifat hipokrit dalam merompak hasil mahsul negara. Dia mengambil Anwar yang menjadi ikon perjuangan Islam ketika itu (1982), kemudian menubuhkan Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA) dan Bank Islam. Nawaitu menjadikan Islam komoditi murahan kini terserlah dengan terbongkarnya satu persatu kebobrokan regim UMNO-BN...
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BalasPadamKalau buat laporan tipu BN suka?
BalasPadamBank Yahudi ini manalah mahu tarik balik pengantungan ahli ekonomi sememeang pakar dalam bidangnya. Inilah peliknya negara M'sia yang pakar dipecat dan dibuang tetapi yang bodoh diambil dan disanjung. Selagi Bank ini mengamalkan perbezaan politik dan tak mahu dengar pendapat orang, selagi itu nama Islam tak layak bagi dia. nama Bank Yahudi sesuai bagi dia sebab yahudi sahaja yang suka buat perangai macam ini.
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