It looks like former PM Tun Najib Razak has finally been charged, just this morning. I read that he may even be faced with lashings of the whip. Even after all that has been said and done, reading that gave me mixed feelings.
Well, I sure hope they find that pug Jho Low who has been in hiding like a cowardly cow.
But the question remains: What does all this mean for the people? Are we ever going to recover all the money that has been siphoned through various shell companies and tax havens? Will we stand to gain from these arrests or is it just a fleeting sense of satisfaction that we are left with?
I guess we will find out sooner or later. For now, here’s a link to a piece from our local paper about the charges against Najib.
Edit: I was alerted to the fact that the link above may not be entirely accurate, seeing that men above the age of 50 are not allowed to be sentenced to lashing or whipping, according to Malaysian law. I have since changed the link.
On another note entirely, you would think that a CNN report would be reliable but that isn’t the case these days. This topic deserves its own post, for sure. More to come.
