Video depicting Pakatan leaders as instigators appears on social media

Chan Kok Leong Chan Kok Leong Updated 6 years ago · Published on 8 Feb 2018 10:55AM · 6 Comments

A VIDEO warning Malaysians about Pakatan Harapan has emerged on social media, depicting the opposition’s leaders as “instigators” against the government.

Hashtagged #TolakPakatanHasutan, the 3.42-minute video was posted on YouTube yesterday and showed Malaysians from different walks of life who enjoyed benefits from the government but were told otherwise by an “instigator”.

The opening scene depicted a man thanking his manager for a bonus while an office cleaner worked in the background, followed by a scene showing a man helping an older woman cross the street while a young boy watched in the background.

The scene then cuts to a black screen with the statement, “There are many good things in Malaysia” before switching back to the office cleaner with masked man whispering to her not to believe the manager who handed out a bonus to his staff.

“Don’t be taken in, he’s taken more (Jangan percaya, did makan lagi banyak),” said the masked “instigator”.

The scene then switches back to the young boy, where the same masked man whispered, “This is just an act. He just wants to show he’s good (Ini semua lakonan je. Dia saja je nak tunjuk baik).

The video then cuts to black again with the message, “Goodness is now clouded by incitement” (Kini kebaikan dikaburi dengan hasutan). 

More of such scenes are repeated in the video, with the masked man planting doubts in the minds of people witnessing acts of goodwill or enjoying the benefits of government programmes before continuing with clips of PH leaders.

Among the leaders depicted are PH chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad, president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, deputy presidents Mohamad Sabu and Lim Guan Eng, and Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli.

Rafizi was sentenced yesterday to 30 months’ prison by the Kuala Lumpur High Court for breaching the Banking and Financial Institutions Act in his bid to uncover the National Feedlot Corporation scandal.

Each PH leader is shown saying something about the country with a contrasting statement superimposed over the video. For example, Dr Mahathir is shown calling the cash aid programme Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) a “form of bribery”, while the message “BR1M assistance is given to people who deserve to be helped” (BR1M adalah bantuan kepada rakyat yang berhak menerima bantuan) is flashed at the bottom of the scene. 

A similar video tagged #TolakPakatanHasutan first appeared on government propaganda unit Special Affairs Department (JASA) director Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz’s Facebook account on November 13.

Malaysia is due to hold a general election by August this year, and the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition is facing a resurgent opposition led by former prime minister Dr Mahathir.

Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Azalina Othman Said yesterday said the government will meet stakeholders to discuss enacting a new law on “fake news”, legislation that the opposition fears will be used to clamp down on reports that are unfavourable to Putrajaya. – February 8, 2018.

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  • Being called 'instigators' by a government of cleptocrats and sycophants? I would call that a BADGE OF HONOR anytime.

    Posted 6 years ago by Jack C · Reply

  • Do not believe what it shown on the video.

    Posted 6 years ago by Sam Ng · Reply

  • Eh, the video, is as bad as the Visit Malaysia 2020 logo.....humbug

    Posted 6 years ago by Kim Beng Phar · Reply

  • Do and show as much as UmnoBN want BUT it do not change the mindset of the Rakyat that is fully casted to see the fall of Umno BN as preordained. The disgust and hurt is too deep to be placated by just a mere video of sub quality standard and illogical articulation. Far far too late!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Posted 6 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Looks like the people who wants to create a department to counter fake news has created a department of fake news instead first.

    Posted 6 years ago by Xuz ZG · Reply

  • I think this is a good propaganda video. The first half uses religious themes and guilt, which the people of this region are conditioned to allow accessto the their mind, to create doubt in ones views, and the once ones view is nicely softened and thus becomes ready to be moulded in the first half, the second half comes in to hammer in its point, and mould your view according to its liking.

    They say that the battle for the hearts and mind waged by the government against the communist guerrillas back in the 50's and 60's was one of the main reason the government won categorically against the communist party of malaysia. Taking this video as a proof, perhaps it would be safe to say that the remnants of that legendary propaganda wing must still be working for the government till today.

    If there is any flaw in this video, it is that i think the first half or the build up of the video, is too short - it is not long enough to soften the view that recipeint already holds. . Also, the second half is too hard- they should not have gunned for Dr. Mahathir and Wan Azizah and Rafizi too directly - i think their message would have been better carried forward if this video is just the first of many other propaganda videos, and the first videos is just used to soften people's mind so that it is easier to change their view, and it is only the latter videos that is used to launch direct attack on the opposition figures so as to change the view of the people.

    That the first half was not long enough to soften ones view and the second half was too hard in its attack might cause the recipient's mind to not be receptive to the idea that this propaganda video is trying to implant in their minds.



    Posted 6 years ago by Nehru Sathiamoorthy · Reply