Stop Malaysia from becoming a ‘Banana Republic’
Band together to fight misrule and misgovernance and to restore democracy.
KUALA
LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak’s warped new version of
Vision 2020 will see Malaysia as a “Banana Republic” and not the
developed nation it aspires to be, veteran DAP lawmaker Lim Kit Siang
warned today.
Vision 2020 will see Malaysia as a “Banana Republic” and not the
developed nation it aspires to be, veteran DAP lawmaker Lim Kit Siang
warned today.
Lim
lamented how Malaysia was rapidly heading towards being a
failed state under the Najib administration – bereft of all accountability,
transparency and good governance.
failed state under the Najib administration – bereft of all accountability,
transparency and good governance.
Only in a
“Banana Republic”, Lim says, will the prime minister choose to
remain dumb in the face of allegations that funds of US$700 million
(RM2.6 billion) were deposited into his personal bank accounts.
remain dumb in the face of allegations that funds of US$700 million
(RM2.6 billion) were deposited into his personal bank accounts.
Only in a
“Banana Republic” will his cabinet, tainted by the same allegation
of impropriety, choose to remain silent instead of seeking to clear themselves
of impropriety, malpractices and conflicts of interest.
of impropriety, choose to remain silent instead of seeking to clear themselves
of impropriety, malpractices and conflicts of interest.
Only in a
“Banana Republic” will a prime minister appoint his own subordinate
officers to investigate him instead of an independent and credible Royal
Commission of Inquiry comprising members not beholden to him.
officers to investigate him instead of an independent and credible Royal
Commission of Inquiry comprising members not beholden to him.
Only in a
“Banana Republic” will a prime minister be allowed to continue in
office even as the investigations against him of such enormity are on-going.
office even as the investigations against him of such enormity are on-going.
Only in a
“Banana Republic” will greater weight be given to the lies and
falsehoods of “soldiers of fortune” and “the dregs of society” at the expense
of the patriots and upright citizens fighting rampant corruption, socio-economic
injustices and the collapse of good governance.
falsehoods of “soldiers of fortune” and “the dregs of society” at the expense
of the patriots and upright citizens fighting rampant corruption, socio-economic
injustices and the collapse of good governance.
Only in a
“banana republic” will a Strategic Communications Director himself
make “strategic errors”.
make “strategic errors”.
Only in a
“Banana Republic” will parliamentarians and media practitioners
seeking justice and truth be blacklisted and prohibited from free travel and
hounded by the authorities for engaging in crimes such as “activity detrimental
to parliamentary democracy” which are designed to cow and intimidate them.
seeking justice and truth be blacklisted and prohibited from free travel and
hounded by the authorities for engaging in crimes such as “activity detrimental
to parliamentary democracy” which are designed to cow and intimidate them.
“Malaysia
should stop become a laughing stock in the world,” Lim says. It must
not be allowed to degenerate into a “Banana Republic”.
not be allowed to degenerate into a “Banana Republic”.
To that
end, Lim called upon the elders in society – those in government service
and in the private sector – regardless of political and religious affiliation, to come
forward to speak out against misrule, misgovernance and the violation of the tenets
of democracy.
and in the private sector – regardless of political and religious affiliation, to come
forward to speak out against misrule, misgovernance and the violation of the tenets
of democracy.
Yes, yes, Malaysia is now a “Banana Republic”, a laughing stock in the world - thanks to the current Umno.BN administration. Resorting to using a liar, bankrupt Lester to save them with his blundering videos is also gross stupidity!!!
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