The sympathy twist: Umno tries to turn disgraced Shahrizat into a Wan Azizah

Umno, in counterclaim of ashamed Wanita Umno Chief as well as Federal Minister Shahrizat Jalil, has started beating fight drums over the emanate which Parti Keadilan Rakyat Chief Wan Azizah Wan Ismail didn't quit her celebration post when her husband, Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, was locked up upon the crime charge.

"When Anwar was jailed, Wan Azizah continued as president. They (her family) have been usually starting to be charged, not guilty yet. So because resign?" Umno inform arch Ahmad Maslan told reporters upon Monday.

But there have been no parallels in between Wan Azizah as well as Shahrizat. Shahrizat's father as well as children were indicted of corruptly spending open money to the balance of million in the RM250 million NFC financial debacle. Her husband, Salleh Ismail, who is additionally the NFC chief, was finally charged for CBT upon Monday after months of paper shuffling as well as delay.

Shahrizat herself claims to have 'quit' her Cabinet post though since the in outcome date is Apr 8, the same day which her Senatorship expires as well as she would automatically be dropped, there is not most worth in the abdication notwithstanding the magnetism which Umno - with an eye to snap polls - is perplexing to wring for her with huge as well as splashy media coverage.

Even so, notwithstanding the huge effort, the open accord is clear. The Wanita Umno Chief contingency renounce her celebration post, not usually her ministerial position, unless she as well as her celebration wish to further test the people's calm during the stirring 13th Gene! ral Elec tion.

Anwar's crime charges

As for Anwar's crime charges, firstly they do not describe to open money during all. These have been related to the sodomy charges pressed opposite him by former premier Mahathir Mohamad in 1998 was over-turned by the Appeals Court in 2004 after Mahathir had late as well as after Anwar had finished his prison sentence for purported corruption.

Anwar's crime charge, usually the single though split in to three for thespian effect, stems from the allegation which he attempted to get the military to tighten the box upon the inform lodged by his own cabinet member upon the book enclosed in the printed matter distributed to Umno representatives during the celebration General Assembly. The book, the await of the cowardly 'surat layang' or poison coop culture in Umno, had listed all the reasons because Anwar was not fit to be the Prime Minister. One of the purported reasons was sodomy.

It's tenable if there's anything wrong in Anwar advising the military to tighten the jot down upon the case. In fact, it's bizarre which the military did not tighten the jot down upon the box when the complainant himself, Anwar through his secretary, expressed the desire to withdraw the complaint.

Mahathir himself had left upon open jot down to state which Anwar's cabinet member should not have lodged the military report. In fact, he even blamed Anwar for mouth-watering the investigations in to the sodomy allegations around the secretary's military report. Mahathir had the indicate there. There have been headlines clippings from around which date in the mainstream media to await this point.

However, Mahathir - well well known for his Machiavellian ways - additionally pre! vailed u pon the military to go upon the investigations, to omit the complainant's application for withdrawal of the military report, as well as not to tighten the jot down upon the case. Mahathir is the a single who should have been investigated for abuse of energy in this sold case, for conversion the direction of military investigations, as well as charged with corruption. But he walks around scot-free while the complainant was incarcerated.

The military knew which the sodomy assign was false though to make certain which Anwar was locked up, as well as thus kept out of Mahathir's way, they threw in the rarely biased abuse of energy assign underneath which anyone's goose would be cooked. With Anwar's 2004 acquittal, the allegations which it was Mahathir who was during the back of the sodomy plot to derail the fast-rising Anwar have been all the more credible.

The military did not investigate either how the book got in to the folders distributed to the Umno delegates. Perhaps, they were waiting for the military inform to be lodged by Umno prior to they did anything about it. If the military did investigate, they have not disclosed anything so distant to the public.

Neither did Umno commence any investigations in to how the book got slipped in to the folders given out to the celebration delegates. As pundits said, they simulated to be deaf, reticent as well as blind. This is nothing short of an snub as well as the disgrace since in advanced countries, great governance would direct which the complete secretariat of the celebration is incarcerated as well as the keys thrown divided for good.

If Shahrizat's father is innocent, she should follow Azizah as well as form the brand new celebration to fight for justice

Which is because Wanita Umno, as well as Umno in general, will compensate the heavy domest! ic price if Shahrizat continues to lead the women's wing in to the 13th General Election. The chain greeting as well as domestic fallout from the RM250 million debacle or Cowgate Scandal as it is additionally well well known will follow them, spilling all opposite the nation as well as in to the tiny towns as well as villages when campaigning begins.

With GE-13 expected to be hold in May or June, perhaps this is because back-to-the-walls Umno strategists have been perplexing to spin Wan Azizah intotheir chronicle of Wan Azizah, who rose to regional fame for her bravery in taking upon the complete BN supervision to fight for her husband.

But Umno's hopes to get divided with it by making the Wan Azizah more aged will not work. Both women saw their husbands being prosecuted. But the charges have been totally different. Salleh was charged for CBT involving millions of open money, Anwar for asking the military to tighten the box upon the censure he himself originated. With the jailing of her husband, Wan Azizah assumed the presidency of PKR. She literally gave bieing born to thereformasimovement. Her celebration is called Keadilan, which equates to justice, because she longed for to fight the misapplication of her husband's incarceration.

If Shahrizat believes her father is innocent, then it she who should obey Wan Azizah. Quit Umno for it is the Umno-led goverment which is right away prosecuting her husband. Form her own Justice celebration as well as be similar to Azizah. This is how the lady stands up for her man, not attorney backroom deals with her celebration bosses. Of course, Shahrizat would usually be able to do this if her father was trusting as well as did not take the dime of the people's money.

As for the Pakatan Rakyat, they have already pronounced if they won GE-13, they would subject Salleh to the full inspection of the law but any bias, fear or favor.

End of the highway for unwashed tricks

Pundits contend Umno warlords, never well well known for higher intellect, should not try to put up with in their right away discredited use of removing in to distractions as well as disruptions to lift the wool over the people's eyes by directing the people's attention to Wan Azizah. This unwashed trick won't work during all.

It is definite which more than the single tip Umno personality is involved in Cowgate, from Najib to his predecessor Abdullah Badawi, deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin as well as Umno Youth arch Khairy Jamaluddin to mention the main ones. They have been caught with their pants down as well as should own up, instead of 'sacrificing' Shahrizat to cover their own rears.

Obviously, with so most inform upon the NFC in the open domain, Umno warlords as well as Shahrizat know there is no approach they can fudge the details if Salleh's defense is called as well as open hearing begins. Thus, as pundits have forked out, there is no approach Umno will allow the full-scale as well as independent hearing to be conducted.

Most Malaysia hold Monday's charges have been for show. They have been directed to pacify up electorate as well as to discuss it Umno members which tip celebration leaders have been the fair as well as God-fearing bunch. They won't bob to covering up usually because Shahrizat is the single of their middle club. Whether such the drama will unequivocally satisfy Umno grassroots is difficult to tell. After decades of emulating their leaders, most have been experts during doubletalk.

For example, the conduct of the Jerlun Wanita division, Maznah Hamid, was even reported bythe Staras saying, "We have been lucky which she did not step down from her Wanita arch post. We never had the personality who could unite all Wanita members the approach she has done."

The explanation of the pudding is ! regularl y in the eating as well as GE-13 will tell. But as distant as the rest of Malaysia is concerned, even if Salleh's defense is called, it would be usually another uncover trial.

As the single cyberspace commentator by the name of 'People Power' put it, "Cowgate is done deal, rakyat usually have to follow up, it is the side uncover now."

Malaysia Chronicle