The Selangor crisis: our leaders need to UBAH
Dirty files and forced resignations are not the proper ways to impeach someone in public office. Our leaders need to UBAH. Where’s the democratic process?
K Shan, Free Malaysia Today
Removing a Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister or Menteri Besar (MB) using internal party processes, political charges and pressure to resign via party machinery is MAHATHIRISM.
Dirty files, forced resignations and trial by media is the way of the past.
Impeachment of public office for whatever reason must be done objectively with due process in an open legal forum and with full transparency with the interest of public at heart.
The Menteri Besar is not merely another party employee and even if he is, such an employee deserves due process.
Even when Bill Clinton was slapped with a public impeachment for an immoral act, it was carried out via proper democratic processes despite the trial by media.
This is what CHANGE or UBAH means.
The question of selecting a candidate as MB as per convention remains without a doubt an internal party decision, or that of a coalition, but it must be exercised in adherence to principles of democracy, justice and rights due to the public nature of the office and a person’s rights and integrity.
The parties should look beyond mere technicalities and rise to the occasion with governing procedures and methods inclusive of the “rakyat” and adhere to it. It is a matter of justice and democratic best practices.
CHANGE or UBAH is not just a change of brand with the same formula, its a fundamental change from an old bad system to new progressive one.
We must demonstrate the concept of CHANGE or UBAH especially in the toughest of times and situations.
