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Back to the gutter

Jahabar Sadiq
Updated 44 minutes ago · Published on 12 Jun
2019 9:30AM · 2 Comments

In May 2018 Malaysians voted in Pakatan Harapan but

there appears to be concerted efforts to derail the 13-
month old government. – The Malaysian Insight file pic,
June 12, 2019.

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Asli died recently, A+
felled by a mysterious illness that has no
known cause.

There are still malnourished

schoolchildren in Putrajaya, there are
jobless medical graduates, some states
still allow underage brides and the
economy is still sour.

But our attention today will be on the

alleged Facebook video confession of a
political aide confirming he had sex with a
minister on the campaign trail in Sabah
and urging the authorities to investigate
alleged corruption of the said minister.

And all this happening exactly one week

after the controversial appointment of
Latheefa Koya as the Malaysian Anti-
Corruption Commission (MACC) chief
commissioner.

Are both events related? On the face of it,

yes, as she was linked to the minister’s
faction when she was a PKR member.

Yes, he’s a PKR minister, the political aide

is a PKR member and it would seem that
party politics trumps everything else as it
did in 1998 when Anwar Ibrahim faced
the same type of allegations, lost his job
and finally jailed.

Here we are again in gutter politics.

Here we are again focused on Malaysia’s

game of thrones in a post-Mahathir world.

Here we are again with badly done videos

and corruption allegations that seem to
be of the same standard as Malay dramas
with crooks complete with bad haircuts,
fake laughter and orange juice.

The reality is Malaysian politicians need to

grow up, they need to know the majority
of Malaysians voted for change, be it
Pakatan Harapan parties or even PAS,
definitely not Barisan Nasional where
such sex and graft scandals were the
norm.

Malaysians voted for a government that

won’t steal or tax them, a government
that can solve the middle-income trap,
provide healthcare, cut red tape,
corruption and generally give them hope
if not a better life.

And good governance where the prime

minister and cabinet are accountable and
show due process for their decisions.
Malaysians wanted a government of the
people, by the people and for the people.

Not one that will still screw the people, if

not just themselves.

Perhaps this kind of political shenanigans

exist because it’s still the same politicians
running the show. And these are the only
tactics they know, using homosexuality
and graft claims – notwithstanding putting
it on Facebook rather than sending grainy
3gp video clips.

But the effect is the same, the police and

the MACC will probe into this scandal and
Putrajaya has to deal with this, to the
detriment of the work ahead for the rest
of the PH mandate and manifesto.

This scandal could be true or it could be a

lie. But what is certain is that Malaysians
will still suffer this gutter politics instead
of having a different government solving
the issues blighting Malaysia.

A new Malaysia? No, it’s an even older

one. – June 12, 2019.

* Jahabar Sadiq runs The Malaysian

Insight.

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Malaysian politicians will grow up when Malaysians

do. When will we separate sexual proclivities from
the ability to govern or even run a goreng pisang
stall for that matter. On a final note its 2019. Were
the videos shot with a calculator?
Posted 7 minutes ago by P P · Reply

It's unbecoming of this bastardly act and hopefully

PM would decide the matter judiciously. The way
the matter was out and Lokman reporting to police
at the lightening speed and the corruption stated for
the action to be meted are all in question if this
video of Hafiz admitting sleeping with a male partner
don't hold water.The timing of the release of this
tape is coinciding with the debate on Latifah's
appointment to destabilize New Malaysia. There is a
strong contention that this brought to light by the
members within the party in collaboration with
UMNO rascals. It is timely that Lateefa should show
her muscles to put this idiots in their proper
perspective so that Tun could perform his job with
less headaches.This is definitely to divert the
attention of the major ongoing cases and other
intended appointments once Tun retires. It's
unfortunate that PKR is again in the shambles.
Posted 6 minutes ago by Swaminaidu Venkatasamy ·
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