Why UMNO and not say a more deserving Pahang charity?

By Romerz

Where is the logic in all these blatant thievery? Where is the logic of some segments of society who are calling for a boycott of the Bagan Pinang by-election?

I wouldn’t have known about a logging scam in Pahang had I not read Malaysiakini’s report on the Court of Appeal’s verdict yesterday related to this scam (I did not subscribe to Malaysiakini until last year).

Apparently the UMNO/BN Pahang state government had awarded a logging concession worth RM100 million to UMNO Pahang almost 10 years back.

This scam apparently took root in March 1998 with the concessionary award to UMNO Pahang approved by someone from UMNO’s ruling elites of Pahang. Then it got murkier and murkier until the verdict of the Appeals Court today. I’m not going to go into details of the chain of events from 1998 until now except to direct you to Malaysiakini’s reports on this subject if you are interested.

UMNO Pahang given multi-million ringgit logging concessions

Logging scam: Is Pahang MB really in the dark?

Satellite photos confirm widespread logging on Umno’s land

RM320,000 paid to Umno leaders, claims logging firm

ACA starts probe into Umno Pahang logging scam

Plot thickens in Umno Pahang logging scandal

And finally today;

Umno logging scam: Pahang MB need not pay RM63 mil

Despite reading all the above Malaysiakini reports, I can barely understand what went on EXCEPT that some “hanky panky” must have occurred involving UMNO fellas involving money or state resources by someone from UMNO in a position of authority. Now haven’t we heard this so many times before?

But that is not the purpose of this post. My purpose is to ask why there are still so many Malaysians who would continue to support UMNO/BN when we have countless examples of UMNO/BN politicians taking advantage of the power entrusted in them by ordinary Malaysians to rob us who entrusted them in the first place?

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