It’s kinda strange for Najib to take such a front and center role in the Ali Rustam controversy.
On the one hand, he could be trying to show his strength, but on the other, is that wise, seeing that he hasn’t quite crossed the finish line yet?
Throwing your weight around is a bit more iffy if that weight has only been promised, and not quite delivered. If I were some of the aggrieved parties of late (Norza, Azalina, Ali Rustam, plus all their allies), I’d be plotting quite seriously against Najib, whose position may not *quite* be as assured as he and his may like to think.
This clampdown and persecution seems quite all around. We see the action against Karpal and son, we see the charges laid against internet commentators, and of course all this selective targetting of Umno personages with a particular political slant.
Each of these stink of selective targetting, and abuse of very badly worded laws that allow for a very wide latitude of harassment (the internet law used makes it illegal to write anything “”disturbing”" :| ). Even the Umno disciplinary board is deluding itself if it thinks anyone with half a brain will see their actions as anything but superbly biased and inconsistent.
There is also some interesting legal questions Ku Li brings up, about the technical inability of the disciplinary board to bar Ali Rustam from contesting. On the flip side, we must also demand an answer as to why the MACC and police are not acting on these corruption findings. I think someone said “No report mah, cannot act,” which of course is complete, utter bullshit - think of the bulls and cars involved with the Selangor MB.
If this is what Najib is willing to do to consolidate his position (and let’s not forget the Perak shennanigans) even before he ascends, what can we expect of him after he ascends?
People talk of things like Ops Lalang 2 and such, which would not be surprising; neither would more devious, subtle and insidious methods.
Anwar brought up yet more federal plans to poison the civil service into becoming Umno’s fourth wing and help topple the state governments.
The strategy seems to be to capture as much ‘political goods’ by hook or by crook (mostly crook) and then worry about electoral reprecussions later.
If he and his continue on this warpath, it will only be a matter of time before they get to the rest of us.
But we will not be cowered. The pursuit of truth and justice continues despite all, and we will weather whatever persecution they want to throw at us.
In the meantime, let’s watch and see whether the Umno elements under assault will grow a pair and fight back, or whether they’ll let their new king just walk all over them and banish them into the wilderness.
ps- In memorium of Omid Reza Misayafi, an Iranian blogger who died in prison :( Let our vigilance ensure it never happens here!
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