Zaid opens fire on ‘Wild West’ Najib, sidekick
(Free Malaysia Today) – Following the showdown in Sibu, Pakatan Rakyat’s troublehooter Zaid Ibrahim has opened fire on Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, and his sidekick Muhyiddin Yassin.
Likening the prime minister to a gunslinging cowboy of the Wild West, he accused Najib of having no regard for the law.
In a hard-hitting posting on his blog, Zaid dismissed Najib and Muhyiddin as “leaders without morals who promote violent and corrupt leadership”.
“They used dirty tactics such as vote-buying and the media to tarnish the opposition’s image during the Hulu Selangor by-election (last month).
“They thought that the same tactic could be used in Sibu, hence RM18 million was given to Chinese schools, RM1.7 million for churches and RM5 million for flood mitigation project,” he said.
“However, the people of Sibu have spoken against this,” he added, referring to DAP candidate Wong Ho Leng’s unexpected victory in Sunday’s by-election.
Zaid, a former law minister and PKR supreme council member, was the candidate for the Hulu Selangor by-election. He was defeated by Barisan Nasional’s P Kamalanathan.
Zaid later accused BN of using underhanded tactics, such as vote-buying, to secure a win. He also filed an election petition to challenge the results.
BN had denied the accusation.
