August 22, 2011
Malaysian Style 2.0: Political Manipulation by Flip Flopping
By Charles Santiago, MP
MP SPEAKS Manipulation is the common tactic between dictators. In Malaysia, the guy who 
caricatures this is zero alternative than Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
In the throwback to the 1980s Malaysia, that was ruled by Dr Mahathir Mohamad who pulled each fibre available to stay in power, Najib is conniving with his cohort of bully-boys to keep his in front of intact.
Unfortunately, this is the most sincere enrich I could compensate the premier.
Before you could digest Najibs (left) announcement of setting-up the parliamentary name committee (PSC) upon electoral reforms, he did the flapjack attempt as well as pronounced the ubiquitous choosing could be held anytime as well as is not firm by the outcome of the PSC.
His matter gives us the transparent indication that Najib is not critical about revamping the countrys electoral system. And because would he?
Vote-rigging, haunt voting, postal choosing by casting votes as well as the irregularities of the complement have been what Najib is promissory note upon to keep his tip job in the country.
Abuses in the electoral complement have been zero new in Malaysia. It has been practiced, over the years, by UMNO as well as Barisan Nasional leaders to cling to energy but any legitimacy.
Through Najibs matter you could arrive during the prognosis that the subsequent ubiquitous choosing would be the dirtiest in Malaysias domestic history. Or you could drum up reasons fo! r his fl ip-flop statements, that have been the single as well most the last integrate of months, to contend that there is the low div! ide with in UMNO as well as the premier is confronting measureless vigour to toe the line from his own peers.
Not as well prolonged ago, the world witnessed the Arab open revolution. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to direct their rights from leaders who were deemed indispensable. I am vocalization of zero alternative than Hosni Mubarak, Muammar Gaddafi as well as Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
Strong emotional for Freedom
The protesters were motivated by the clever emotional not to live in submission. They were determined to stop any personality from trampling upon their grace as well as human rights.
These rebellions would not stop until leaders who rule by dictatorship, suppression as well as corruption have been thrown out of power.
We, too, witnessed the share of story upon Jul 9 this year, when tens of thousands of Malaysians took to the streets to direct that their choosing by casting votes settlement tallied with the choosing results.
They braved tear gas, water gunnery unit as well as baton-wielding anti-riot cops to direct the supervision does not step upon their right to vote in the complement that is free from sum violations as well as abuses.
In response, you have seen the nonchalant dismissal by Najib as well as his cupboard ministers when issues of permanent residence (PR) holders being purebred as intensity electorate came to light. That garland is additionally neutral about the acknowledgment of army officers who pronounced they voted for hundreds of people.
Thr ough his latest stunt, Najib has cracked each apparition that the electoral complement in the nation is free as well as fair. It is his acknowledgment by default.
Now we, the rakyat, must rise as well as direct that the UMNO-led BN supervision does not trample upon the right to vo! te in the reduction hostile as well as hurtful electoral system. For when the people rise, Najib as well as his supervision will fall.
CHARLES SANTIAGO is Member of Parliament, Klang.
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