How it will all end.

Several events took place which ought to give us comfort and hope, but they did not. Like they say, it’s too good to be true.

Consider for instance, the much ballyhooed action by the fab four. It was a sensational promotion of publicity. I was hoping to see more than what meets the eye.

The task force comprising 4 of the top leadership of democracy- supporting institutions has become a farce and the object of public cynicism and derision.

People are saying they went in not to uncover but to clean up house. So that at the end of the day, they can come out to say we did not see anything that is out of the ordinary. The PM is clean. NFA.

The conflicting statements by the AG and the IGP do no help save the situation. The other two come-alongs chose to remain quiet.

The problem is this. Every allegation is met with warnings, intimidation and the most common response of discrediting the messenger. Hence, instead of investigating the crime, the police are more interested in finding the person or persons who leaked information. The standard of thinking is the same as the UMNO operatives’ mind-set. 

If exposing a crime is considered criminal, then we have a government comprising of criminals. 

It’s the end of Najib.

You know when Najib is finished. When people like Musa Hitam is frustrated with him. Tun Musa as I know him is a staunch supporter of Najib. Najib even asked his advice on how to handle the old man. Musa has first-hand experience in dealing with the old man- aka the man who can walk on water.

By saying what he did, Musa differentiates himself with Shahrir Samad- his onetime protégé, now chief apologist for Najib. Many people say Shahrir is a faithful lieutenant of Musa. But on many occasions, Tun Musa told me- Shahrir would just get away from him refusing to listen to his explanations of grim realities of Malaysian politics. That’s the irrational part of Shahrir Samad. He hates Mahathir. He wants to defend Najib maybe because they are related.

Obviously shahrir prefers to stay in his own dream world where Najib is seen as the eternal provider of glad tidings. That’s a world where Najib is infallible. My response- like AR Tompel says- impossible!

People still don’t seem to understand. It’s the end for Najib. All he can do now is appear to be brave and collected. He is not brave. He cannot give a straight answer on 1MDB. He does not dare appear before parliament preferring instead to explain to a congregation of pliant UMNO division heads and division committee members. They came not to listen to Najib but were eager for him to end whatever explanation and just hand over the cash to them.

The retort that says the PM can’t be stupid to use government money or hes not that stupid to use the funds for private purposes. Until anyone can prove that he uses the money, then we will be well advised that no has accused him of doing so.

Like the Malays say- there’s no thunder and no rain, Najib rushed forward to say he did not use the funds for pirate private purposes. This exuberant response only served to confirm that the accounts cited by WSJ are indeed his and that money actually went into his account.

He cannot give a straight answer to say whether the accounts were his. All he is doing is huffing and puffing, to-ing and fro-ing.  His lawyers who is represented by the lawyer who will always strike last minute out of court settlements can’t even write a proper letter.

A legal firm which ( not who has, yes) has to ask what a potential adversary is saying and mean, must surely be a half past six legal firm. I would urge Najib to spare the people his melodramatic conduct and just leave office. You know, the signboard at many suraus and masjids that say, pray before you are being prayed for.

Sembahyanglah kamu sebelum kamu disembahyangkan. That’s what Musa Hitam’s advice that Najib go on leave mean.

So brada man- go on leave. Temporary then permanently. You better beware when you find your security details are changed. Suddenly you find yourself with new bodyguards and new scary security escort. That means the police are about to arrest you.