Former Prime Minister Najib Razak has failed and fumbled again. Najib should have expressed his heartfelt and humble gratitude to the former Agong for the substantial reduction in his sentence: his prison sentence was halved and his fine slashed from RM210m to RM50m.
That would have been the acceptable, courteous and civilised approach in our society, where polite, proper decorum and protocol is observed in a constitutional monarchy.
He should have also expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for the latter’s indulgence in facilitating the whole pardon exercise, which was somewhat premature, risky and rushed. Instead, Najib went into a frenzy, expressing his disappointment and ratcheting up a ruckus in his effort to obtain a premature pardon.
Najib’s actions have further divided the country between various groups, including a well-informed intellectual, educated and responsible group, as well as various components of the silent majority.
The convicted ex-PM also speaks of “haters“. No sane person would hate Najib. But no one can believe his foolish cluelessness and naivety in accepting the RM42m and flaunting it like his own hard-earned money.
Najib’s pursuit of a pardon so soon after the recent decision of the Pardons Board suggests he views the country’s investigation, prosecution and judicial apparatus as completely flawed. There was clearly much restraint and respect shown to Najib throughout the entire process from the time he was first charged.
Najib has to bear in mind that SRC International took a RM4bn loan from KWAP, a retirement fund which manages the pension scheme for Malaysia’s public employees. Yet, until now, it has not been shown whether that loan was put to some responsible use.
It is lamentable that Najib has now resorted to using Umno – the grand old party which had first-rate illustrious leaders like Onn Jaafar and Tunku Abdul Rahman – to push for a full pardon.
This is most unfortunate. It seems to be an attempt to replace the rule of law with the rule of raw mob rule. It has to fail. Najib should learn to place the nation’s overarching interests above his pathetic personal interest. - Dato’ M Santhananaban
The Najib Pardon!...
Has everybody had their rant, rave, rock and roll on the Najib's pardon? Yes I was vaguely aware that the Pardon's Board had pronounced their rubber stamp pardon on Najib - giving him a 50% discount on everything when they should really be adding on another 50% to the sentence and another 50% on those still unpaid fines. I knew about the Pardon Board rubber stamp decision a month ago and I did share that information with a number of you guys on a P&C basis....and now everything has come to roost for this Unity Government, for the Pardon Board and for our PMX! So where do we go from here?
First, as in all things hastily and conveniently conceived, the rationality and legality of that decision will be debated ad nauseum by every Mat, Ah Chong and Siva in this beloved nation of ours. And of course, followed with the normal plea from the powers that be for all Malaysians to respect the decision of the Pardon Board. Huh!
WTF! Respect a decision that has nothing to do with justice and fair play? Come on lah!... this is 2024...where anybody with a computer and some keyboard skill can hammer out his take on the fact that the greatest thief in our Tanah Air is being given a 50% discount on his sentence and have their opinion published on the WWW in less that two shakes of a kerabau's tail.
And so now PMX is having to deal with the backlash of that incomprehensible decision. I only have this to say for now. Sit back, get some kuachi and teh tarik and take a seat. The Najib show ain't over yet. The Fat Lady has not sung....how can she sing when she herself is still waiting for her show to start!
I believe that common sense, the rule of law and public opinion, will prevail - Najib will still have a few more good years to spend in Kajang because anything else is a travesty of justice and of all things good in this fucked up country of ours. In other words...let us keep that MF in Kajang for the rest of his sentence and for the rest of the sentences that will come his way in the other charges that he is facing! - Hussein Abdul Hamid
Benarkah Tok Dor tak sihat,
atau sudah tarik gear...
Seorang pemimpin kanan parti Bersatu menafikan mengenai dakwaan berlaku keretakan dalam PN. Menurutnya perkara itu sengaja diambil kesempatan oleh parti kerajaan untuk memecah belahkan PN. Manakala kurangnya penampilan Tok Dor Hadi akhir-akhir ini adalah kerana pemimpin parti agama itu tidak berapa sihat. Kalau ia begitu baguslah. Tabiat politik pula kalau sesuatu itu dinafi, bermakna ia benar benar berlaku. Bila dicerakin kepada beberapa peristiwa yang berlaku dalam PN sekarang ini, seakan dakwaan koliasi itu bermasalah ada benarnya.
Masalahnya sedang membengkak yang akan memburuk...Ia bermula daripada tindakan seorang demi seorang ahli parlimen PN yang menyatakan sokongan kepada kerajaan dan PM. Langkah itu menyebabkan angka di pihak PN berkurangan, dari melebihi jomelah kepada kekurangan jomelah. Harapan untuk meneruskan projek tebuk atap sudah khalas.
Boleh jadi tindakan inilah menyebabkan Tok Dor jadi kurang sihat dan kurang bernafsu sehingga kurang tampil dalam mesyuarat bersama. Tok Dor juga ada perasaan seperti otang lain, kalau dia merasakan tertipu dan kecewa adalah perkara nisbi.
Sebelum ini Tok Dor bukan main lagi menunjukkan konfiden dan keyakinan bahawa kerajaan Madani akan tumbang dan jadi permaidani buruk sahaja. Tetapi selepas sehari ke sehari, minggu ke seminggu bulan ke bulan kini sudah setahun lepas kerajaan Madani tidak juga jatuh bahkan makin kuat.
Perkembangan itulah menyebabkan Tok Dor mungkin kecewa dan kesal dan mula menarik gear perlahan-lahan sebelum stop sepenuhnya, dengan cuba menjustifikasikan dia keuzuran. Biasanya orang uzur kalau diberikan harapan akan sihat, sebaliknya kalau harapan diberikan nampak kabur, ia boleh jadi makin tidak sihat.
Sebenarnya selain sebab-sebab dan perkembangan itu ada perkembangan lain yang sedang berlaku dalam PN kini menyebabkan Tok Dor kelihatan menarik gear dan seolah-olah kata orang sudah tahu hakikat yang berlaku. Tentu orang tua sudah dapat menghidup sesuatu maknawiah, kan dia seorang bertaraf wali khutub.Apapun tunggulah selepas 21 hari biasanya telor ayam akan menetes. Tidak lari gunung dikejar. - MSO
Loved ones of those massacred in Rafah...
Amid Israel's ongoing war of starvation and thirst, a child
from northern Gaza drinks contaminated water from the street...
Children in Gaza set up a demonstration
to demand an end to the war...
Through our financial support of Israel, the U.S. is complicit in the humanitarian disaster in Gaza. I will be damned if I’m going to give another nickel to the Netanyahu government in order to continue this war against the Palestinian people.- BernieSanders
cheers.
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