February 20, 2013
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Lahad Datu StandoffA Dangerous Precedent
by Pushparani Thilaganathan as well as Queville To
The stream drama in Lahad Datu following the penetration of armed group from the Philippines as well as the government's "gentle" approach to the incident could explode upon the Barisan Nasional care if it is indeed the tactical plan to scare Sabahans in to choosing by casting votes for the statute coalition.
"If this is the BN game, then it is the dangerous strategy," pronounced State Reform Party (STAR) chief Jeffrey Kitingan.
"It [the strategy] is the double-edged long knife given it can explode as well as cause the people to opinion against the BN for the viewable failure in flexing the [government's] military muscle for the sake of national grace as well as sovereignty.
"If the supervision cannot protect the country as well as understanding with this complaint in the approach which will enhance the standing as the sovereign nation, maybe it's time for Malaysia to ask for ubiquitous intervention," Jeffrey said, alluding to the event in in between the Police as well as the militants.
He was commenting upon drawn out rumours which the government's "no-bloodshed strategy" could be the tactic to counter the growing domestic uncertainties in the state.
The long "negotiations" in in between the Police as well as the armed militants holed up in Felda Sahabat in Lahad Da! tu is c ontrast the calm of locals as well as stoking the madness of villagers barred from entering the cordoned-off areas to lift out their daily slight as well as mercantile activities.
It has additionally not helped which sum of the "negotiations" have been withheld from the public, with the mainstream media "advised" to downplay the issue.
Left in the cold, Sabahans have been accessing online portals, blogs, tweets as well as social media for updates upon the incursions, leaving most to turn their own theories over the government's doing of the issue.
Said Jeffrey: "Why is there small media coverage in the government-controlled mainstream media nonetheless the penetration is bordering upon an act of war?Isn't Sabah critical sufficient for all Malaysians to be kept posted upon the developments of the standoff? This is not the localised issue."
"Also, because have been the military not taking movement upon rumours of disturbances in other areas in Sabah? Is it given these rumours have been being dismissed up by [BN] cybertroopers?"Is this whole thing the scripted sham to frighten the voters?" he asked.
Sabah not the 'fixed deposit'
It has been some-more than 10 days given the armed militants rumoured to be 400 group initial landed in Lahad Datu upon February 9.
Villagers at Felda Sahabat, where these bandits have been holed up, fearing which they were members of the fearsome Abu Sayyaf terrorist group, rught away fled with their families.
They were awaiting the army to clamp down upon the seige fast as well as to be able to lapse to the homes as well as routine.But the event remains with Home Affairs Minister Hishammuddin Hussein reportedly stating yesterday which the "situation is underneath control" as well as which they were "dealing" with it.
But extraordinary questions over whether the Police have been equipped to hoop such "negotiations with militants" as well as because the military has been sideli! ned in t hese negotiations have only stoked rumours of top-level domestic "intervention" as well as an opportunistic tactic by BN in view of the sinking popularity in Sabah.
The customarily certain hype churned out by the local media over Sabah BN's "growing popularity" mocks the belligerent reality prevailing in Sabah.
The fact is everybody from Chief Minister Musa Aman right down to the BN assemblymen is uncertain of their future, going in to the 13th ubiquitous election, as well as have been desperately trying to rivet individuals, NGOs as well as domestic prosy persons.
To put it bluntly, Sabah UMNO as well as BN partners Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), MCA, Gerakan, MIC, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), Upko as well as Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) have been collectively in low trouble confronting the upcoming election.
The famed BN "fixed deposit" is no longer germane here. There have been no longer any guarantees for BN.
Besides, the revelations done at the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) have abashed these party leaders for their spineless support of Umno's bulletin which evenly marginalised the native KDMs as well as Christians as well as incited hundreds of repelled fence-sitters in to resolute antithesis supporters.
The hearings have additionally stirred deep-set annoy inside of the communities against the legalized illegal immigrants.Such low anger, if "strategically" fanned could force the hand of the supervision to clamp down upon any civil unrest.
Bad prognosis for BN
Recent BN intelligence reports, nonetheless confident of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's particular appeal, remarkable which the statute coalition "could remove some-more than half" of the 25 parliamentary seats in Sabah.
Ground reports from the Opposition have put their wins at in in between fifteen as well as 18 seats.These reports have additionally indicated which BN could remove only over half of the 60 state seats up for grabs! in the 13th ubiquitous election.
The prognosis for BN as well as Sabah UMNO as such is not good. And Putrajaya or UMNO cannot do without Sabah's wealth. Sabah is currently the politically volatile state for Najib as well as federal UMNO.
Describing Sabah as the state "in chaos", the university lecturer here, who declined to be named, pronounced "people have been only angry watch the [ballot] box".He viewed the government's approach to the ultimate "siege" as "stupid".
"This is the confidence breach If armed Singaporeans slipped in to Johor Baru, would the authorities be this caring? Would they wish to give it some-more time to resolve the matter?" he asked, alluding to Hishammuddin's reported comment which the incident was "under control" as well as which the supervision "was giving it the small bit some-more time for this make a difference to be resolved".
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