Make no mistake. Prime Minister Najib Razak is worried sick about Bersih 3.0 - an April twenty-eight convene orderly by free as well as fair elections transformation Bersih as well as supported by other activists including a Pakatan Rakyat led by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.
The mental recall of a botched Bersih 2.0 convene held upon July 9, 2011 is still fresh upon his mind as well as he contingency squirm in annoyance any time he recalls a stupidity which gripped him as well as his supervision as they panicked, literally like headless chickens to a border of even banning a wearing of yellow T-shirts. Yellow is of march a signature colour of a Bersih logo.
Given his nature, which Malaysians have been informed with as he has been in a domestic limelight given he was in his 20s, Najib would like zero improved than to run divided as distant as he can from carrying to hoop Bersih 3.0, as well as taking a swat for a repercussions which have been bound to reverberate. In fact, most opposition pundits have been awaiting his office to soon have known an overseas operative outing which would take him as well as mother Rosmah Mansor clean divided from Dataran Merdeka, where a sit-down protest will be held, as well as Malaysia where a domestic feverishness is getting to prohibited for a initial integrate to handle.
But they have been counting upon rascal as well as cheating, that's why
Yet resolving Bersih 3.0 is a simplest thing. All Najib has to do is to order a Election Commission to open a indeterminate electoral hurl to an independent check, as wel! l as giv e a immature light for multiform other measures so as to further clean as well as protect a balloting complement from being attacked by rascal as well as deliberate cheating.
But sad to say, Najib as well as his BN coalition have been counting upon rascal as well as cheating to lift them by a 13th ubiquitous election. Their 5-year mandate will end in March 2013, as well as GE-13 is approaching to be a most hotly-contested ever with a Pakatan carrying some-more than an even possibility of winning.
So, no approach - Najib could never permit to a final for most appropriate practices as well as electoral transparency. Not usually will a warlords from his own Umno celebration fibre him from a nearest tree, even a MCA - which to a secure shame protested a loudest to giving overseas Malaysians a possibility to opinion - would straight line rebel.
There is no approach out. Najib contingency uncover some authority in facing Bersih 3.0 as well as he knows it. He is after all a budding minister of a country. So, what to do? According to long-time supervision watchers, Najib has already begun his'tai-chi'(Chinese martial humanities based upon deflecting movements). Yes, those tighten to him have been already keeping a wary eye as well as perplexing to stay discreetly out of sight.
It's not easy to find great scapegoats anymore
After a enormous failure of Bersih 2.0, no a single in a government, Umno or BN is foolish sufficient to lift their hands as well as proffer bright ideas or offer to help. Whoever does so can be certain which if it fails, Najib will rught away swivel round as well as censure them. That's a certainty with a capital C.
Cynical? But that's Najib. In his book, a initial rule has always been to protect as well as cover his own butt. He does this by preparing a scapegoats well in advance.
First upon a list is a untimely Election Commission. Najib ha! s alread y begun pulling a Election Commission to take responsibility. Either reject a Bersih 3.0 call for reforms all a way, or accept all a way. But a EC knows improved than to take Najib's bait. They have been not smart though they have been utterly stupid. So as distant as a EC is concerned, they will pass a ball at a back of to Najib as well as push everything over to Parliament. They have no energy to confirm anything!
So, not achieving a formula he wanted, Najib motionless to order de-facto Law Minister Nazri Aziz to step in as well as tell a people which it is illegal to reason a gathering during a Dataran Merdeka since it is a single of a limited areas stipulated in a recently-passed Peaceful Assembly Bill.
But this information proved to be incorrect as well as Nazri, who is already up to his neck in scandal over his recalcitrant son, was duly roasted for talking by his hat.
Hisham as well as a police
Still empty-handed, Najib turned to his reliable cousin - Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein.
Now, Hisham was a a single who banned a Bersih 2.0 movement, ordered a military crackdown as well as was additionally a a single who came up with a furious devise to scare-monger Malaysians with aCommunists-are-taking-overplot which landed 6 Parti Socialis Malaysia members in jail. This time, Hisham has motionless to fool around it smart - he is additionally going to'tai chi'and 'delegate downwards'.
So though saying a word - that's right, not a receptive to advice from a Home Ministry nonetheless upon Bersih 3.0 - Hisham has thrown a file in to a military in-tray.
No consternation a Inspector General of Police Ismail Omar was stressed out as well as has begun demanding which a people certitude a military as well as not subject their word.
Of course, Ismail has not pronounced what would happen if a people insisted upon asking questions or demand which he lis! ten to t heir final instead. But a hazard in Ismail's words is transparent as well as just a step away. The usually thing remaining to be seen is to what border he will lift it out. Maybe Ismail as well realizes which a people's calm is wearing thin, as well as how distant he goes will essentially be how deep he is digging his own grave.
So, this time in Bersih 3.0, a military will fool around a center ground. They will rest upon disguise rsther than than force, so they plan. The convene will be allowed to go on, though of march Ismail won't let some-more than a couple of thousand people to strech a Dataran Merdeka.
The military have been promissory note upon improved blockages during a assorted entries to lift a carpet from underneath Bersih 3.0. They devise to double or even quadruple a number of blockades set up during a previous rally. This way, they won't have to seal off Kuala Lumpur as well as entice an additional firestorm of criticism.
Of course, Bersih organisers have anticipated this, which is since they planned for a convene to take place nationwide. But to a military as well as Najib, KL is still a main uncover as well as a symbol of a face-off in between a incumbent supervision as well as a Opposition.
Then a clowns as well as a media circus
Another victim lined up by Najib is Perkasa, a ultra Malay rights group. Realising which time is short as well as nobody wants to take shortcoming for Bersih 3.0, Najib has run to a group founded by Pasir Mas MP Ibrahim Ali. Perkasa has already fired a initial salvo. It has 'commanded' a Malays not to attend rally.
Perkasa Youth chief Irwan Fahmi Ideris has even called Bersih co-chairman as well as National Laureate A Samad Said a "traitor". But already carrying won itself a reputation for being a border lunatic group, it is unlikely which Perkasa - like all great comedians - will lift anything some-more than a couple of rude giggles as well as snorts. Next, Najib's favorite tool as well as dogsbody - a mainstream media. Yes,Utusan, Bernama, NST, a Starand so upon will be called upon to demonize Bersih 3.0 as they did in Bersih 2.0.
Just recently, Lim Kit Siang, a DAP adviser, called upon a Malaysia media - which justly should function as a 4th pillar or estate of a nation - to revolt, mutiny opposite a horrible falsehoods perpetrated by a Najib administration in a desperate bid to adhere to power.
But of course, a MSM will defect Lim as well as themselves. Already, theUtusanhas said," "The public should assimilate which Bersih 3.0 is to uncover a strength of a opposition alliance, apart from damaging a country's picture abroad."
"That's a Umno-BN meditative as well as it is outdated. They have been essentially creating their own bogeyman, it is quite silly. All which Bersih as well as Pakatan hope for is to take message to Malaysians in all a states which they contingency not concede a BN to cheat during GE-13," pronounced Batu MP Tian Chua, who PKR party, has expressed await for Bersih 3.0.
"What is wrong in getting a electoral complement scold as well as cleaned up? What is wrong with an audit of a electoral hurl for which purpose? If BN is innocent, they would additionally benefit, so if they want to emanate trouble, they contingency have their own distant motives."
Changing times
The Anti-Bersih websites saved by a Umno-BN have been additionally busily grinding out all sorts of propaganda upon since responsible as well as moral adults contingency equivocate Bersih 3.0.
But Malaysians have seen all these before. Bersih 2.0 was just a reminder. It has happened before most times in assorted forms over a past decades where a form of termination might have been some-more pointed as Malaysians were then some-more compliant. But for sure, they have seen it once as well often as well as this time, either Najib clamps down ! or not, they will rebel. They will mutiny.
In spirit, Malaysia is poised to mangle free. In intellect, a chains which have sought to weigh them down have been ready to snap. One approach or another, resistance from a BN establishment or not, victory is theirs since they WANT it.
Maybe, Najib should try to assimilate this. It is simple as well as he is not so unintelligent. It is simply time to face a law as well as stop hiding at a back of silly lies which usually have a people's red blood boil even more. It really is wiser to let Bersih 3.0 ensue peacefully as well as improved still to lift out a electoral reforms proposed by a transformation as these have been justified.
Otherwise, no, Mr Prime Minister, sir - this time not even Rosmah's skirts will be voluminous sufficient to hide you!
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