Mahathir has a delicate and bold political wrist.(France -age archives photo)
The current development of political situations is showing that Mahathir has no intention of complying with the Pakatan Harapan's pre -election political agreement and passing the phase to Anwar within two years, although Anwar positively stated that it can take over at any time.Therefore, the important position of the Latifer's attorney that Anwar is not willing to belong to it is also a political signal issued by Mahathir to the Anwar camp to a certain extent, that is, he does not need to respect the latter's personnel.Be good.
The previous part began to discuss a series of high -level personnel changes in Malaysia in recent months, as well as incidents related to politics and other public figures, which reflect the fierce contest in Malaysia politics to a certain extent.
Although the Minister of Education Ma Zhili often made some statements that are generally considered to be nonsense or racist prejudice, they have been called on people who have been known for many times.Di fired, but was promoted to the party within the party.
The famous missionaries Zakir, who was described by India, was wanted by India, but had been free in Malaysia. Not only did he not be extradited back to India by Malaysia, he also enjoyed the enthusiastic hospitality including Malaysia's new and old government officials.
The reason why these two incidents seem to be so incredible are of course political factors, because the Pakatan Harapan in power is in a fierce game with the opposition party led by the Racial first, and the opposition party led by the Islamic Party who advocates the power of the god rights.Malay voters who have occupied the vast majority of rural areas to come over to avoid losing failure in the next election.
If the Pakatan Harapan government is expelled from Ma Zhili, which has become more and more interested in racism, or the extradition of Zakir, who is outdated to publicly call for the religion, it will be rendered by the main opposition of the Malaysian country as the privilege of the Pakatan Harapan no longer respecting the specific ethnic group, or even evenPersecution is considered as supreme religion, which will almost cause the rebound of conservative voters, and at least it will further reduce their high support for the Pakatan Harapan.
Especially when refusing to extradite Zakir at the request of India, it is particularly criticized by the legal community, because at the same time, Malaysia is also wanted to be charged with a Malaysian company's financial scandal throughout the world through international criminal police.And requiring Australia to spend a sensation in Mongolian girls more than a decade ago, and Silu, who had been convicted in Mongolian girl, was extradited back to Malaysia.
This kind of vocabulary is required to send other countries to send the suspect back, but itself refuses to send the suspects wanted by other countries to send it back. Although it is strictly not violated with international public law, it is generally considered to be a convention between the exchanges between friendly countries and even violated it.Basic justice.
One month ago, Ma Lanjun, the chief judge of the Federal Court (Malaysia's Supreme Court), who was from the East Malaysia (Sabah), was the first nine months after his inauguration.However, he was still extended for one to several years, but he was retired silently in this way, which made many East Malaysians sigh.
The author also felt the same, because the author was the first East Malaysians who served as the prime minister's political secretary. When he decided to resign and develop a few years later, there were many friends from East Malaysia who were deeply regretful.I was afraid that Dongma's high -level places that they couldn't easily come back were lost.
The main consideration of Ma Lanjun's main consideration is of course because many Malaysian conservatives have always believed that some of the major public office of Malaysia, such as chief judges and chief prosecutors, etc., should be enjoyed by the exclusive family.The positions of his family are not tolerated.At present, the Attorney General of Malaysia is already the Tommer of India, and although Ma Lanjun is also an indigenous person in East Malaysia (Cada Mountain), he is not yet Malay. In the eyes of conservatives, it is an unusual appointment.Therefore, it is estimated that in order to calm the latter's dissatisfaction and avoid negative political impact on the Pakatan Harapan government, Ma Lanjun had to quietly retire by naturally.
However, Mahathir still has a subtle and bold political wrist. He suggested that the new chief judge appointed by Malaysia's Supreme Head of State, although it is still Malay, but the first woman who has broken the heavenly position as the judicial position.This has a political effect that has been obtained in one fell swoop.
On the one hand, most of the conservatives with highly patriarchal first thinking. Although they may still have a micro -word for women's power of judicial power, after all, this high school is still returning to the hands they belong to the ethnic group.For a big article, in any case, women who account for more than half of the voters, because this item symbolizes the appointment of feminism, has since increased the politics of the Pakatan Harapan, which should be able to make up for it to a large extent, or even surpass conservatives.Still hesitant.
On the other hand, even if East Malaysia was originally unhappy about Ma Lanjun's disapproval, based on this judicial duty, it was not good for the group (female) who had been relatively ignored for a long time.It's right.Mahathir, a political wrist that can subtly balance political demands, is not superb.
In the past two weeks ago, Mahathir boldly proposed that the Supreme Bupr was appointed as the chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti -Corruption Commission in the case of the famous human rights struggle.Although there is no legal procedure, it must be done, but it is a general political convention. This remarkable appointment has also achieved at least three political goals.
First, Latifer has made an indomitable effort at home and abroad in a relatively strict environment for human rights in a relatively strict environment for human rights for many years.It may be a bit of a bit of a little bit of the law procedure of Latifer, but she is still quite relieved to the chairman of the anti -corruption committee who has always criticized the corruption of corruption.The big fish ropes that stole the country to the ground were used to control the court.
Second, Latifer had been in the impartial party that belonged to the people before he took office. In recent years, Anhua, the party's Pakatan Harapan leader, has been criticized in recent years.The current development of political situations is showing that Mahathir has no intention of complying with the Pakatan Harapan's pre -election political agreement and passing the phase to Anwar within two years, although Anwar positively stated that it can take over at any time.
Therefore, Latifer, who does not want to belong to Anwar, is also a political signal issued by Mahathir to the Anwar camp to a certain extent, that is, he does not need to respect the latter's personnel.So do you do it.
Third, the aforementioned attitude of Latharfa, of course, will also make people have the impression that she will be independent of the government in anti -corruption law enforcement to exercise its powers.And this is exactly the impression that Mahathir expects to make a meeting, because during the first period of Mahathir, whenever his political opponents (including Anwar) were arrested or raised, General MahathirIt is not my decision, but the independent decision of the law enforcement unit. It is convenient to deny that the accidents in political enemies are caused by political intervention.Mahathir's fell swooping political balance wrist is therefore superb.
The author is a senior researcher at the Singapore International Affairs Society (SIIA)
