IF you thought that May 9, 2018 signalled the end of Najib Razak’s “reign of terror”, you were gravely mistaken. All of us were.
Despite having 25 charges of corruption and abuse of power hanging over his head, the infamous former prime minister does not live like one bearing the weight of criminal trials.
In fact, he has been busy scheming and conspiring behind the scenes to bulldoze back into power.
Don’t make the fatal mistake of thinking that Najib becoming prime minister again is a mere idea born out of delusion, for it is now a very real possibility.
Dare you imagine such a future?
If Najib becomes prime minister again, the very first thing he would do would be to completely wipe out all his political opponents, that is Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders and in particular, DAP.
During the nine years he was in power, he never once concealed his deep hatred for the opposition.
He tried all sorts of despicable means to harass, intimidate, and silence them – be it trumped up charges, court cases, or jail sentences.
If he regains power, he would hunt them down with a renewed vengeance. This time, he would leave no stone unturned.
Why should you care? You should care because PH leaders are the ones who have been fighting tooth and nail for change and reform in this country – for freedom, for equality, for fairness.
Not just for a certain race or certain segments of society, but for all Malaysians regardless of race or religion.
We do not just need a system in which our elected representatives can serve as a means of check and balance. For we do not even have that.
What we need are leaders who can steer our country in the right direction and restore this lost balance.
Leaders who would stick to their principles come hell or high water, and who don’t sell their cheap souls for money or position.
If Najib becomes prime minister again, corruption and abuse of power would explode like never before. Expect 2MDB, 3MDB, 4MDB, and a whole string of financial scandals with no end in sight.
Why should you care? You should care because he has shamelessly stolen billions of ringgit from taxpaying Malaysians – money you worked so hard for and trusted that the government would utilise for your betterment and welfare.
He spent all that money you slogged for on himself, on Rosmah, on their children, and their grandchildren. Not on you, or your children, or your grandchildren.
Given the chance, Najib will steal even more from you again.
But with a neutralised or destroyed PH, who would stand up for you?
Who would fight for your rights, be your voice in Parliament, addressing issues that affect your everyday life?
If Najib becomes prime minister again, kiss whatever that’s left of our tattered democracy goodbye. Malaysia would just be a democratic state in name and nothing else.
Why should you care? You should care because Najib would not hesitate to use the force of the law to mercilessly crack down on your democratic freedoms, even if you are just an ordinary citizen.
He did it before, he’ll do it again. But this time, his measures would be even more brutal and draconian than what you’ve ever seen.
Having lost power in the 2018 general election, he would stop at nothing to ensure that he never loses it again.
Therefore my fellow Malaysians, I plead with you – should we be subjected to a snap election this year that we did not ask for, vote wisely.
Every vote counts, not just for yourself but for your children, and for future generations to come. – June 14, 2020.
* Lara Ling reads The Malaysian Insight.
* This is the opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of The Malaysian Insight. Article may be edited for brevity and clarity.
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Posted 6 years ago by Noor Azhar Kamaruddin · Reply
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Posted 6 years ago by Sidqi Ahmad · Reply
Did you considered the losses to Malaysia due to incompetence, mismanagement and financial chicanery during Mahathir's time eg BMF, Maminco, BNM FX, 1998 Commonwealth Games, grossly undervalued privatization to cronies and grossly overvalued re-nationalization, etc?
We will never know. Records had "disappeared" after so long.
Posted 6 years ago by Malaysian First · Reply
I will vote for PH again even though I don't particularly like them
Posted 6 years ago by Adrian Tan · Reply
Posted 6 years ago by Noor Azhar Kamaruddin · Reply
If one referred back to the survey on PH's Ministers performance, one find the dismal ratings were mostly attributed to Bersatu and Azmin and Geng. Thankfully they are gone, the excellent ministers still remain and better ones may replace the failed.
Are the current batch any better? For example, how would you rate the "Air Suam" minister as opposed to his predecessor?
Posted 6 years ago by Malaysian First · Reply
Of those in PH, whom did you dislike? They may have gone, including Mahathir.
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Posted 6 years ago by Noor Azhar Kamaruddin · Reply
I agree with you on the handling of COVID-19 but that is NOT due to the minister or government. The DG was given a free hand and so far he did an excellent job.
Otherwise, the government is wasting taxpayers money with appointing incompetent and useless politicians to ministries, GLCs, GLICs, statutory bodies, etc for political reasons.
Money that can be better deployed by recruiting professionals or other usage. I consider that highly irresponsible. It DOESN'T benefit the citizens.
But of course, PM had to shore up his support. He did it for his own interest only.
(P/S Noor, nice talking to you)
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