Denial and Lies/ 谁在撒谎？

I just got back from Indonesia. It is neither a business trip nor a holiday, just a trip with some time to kill; I accompanied a friend to Jakarta, who was on a business trip. Meanwhile back home, accusation, counter accusation, lies and denial continue to dominate the political scene in Malaysia. Even statutory declaration is abused. At the end of the day, people are confused, bored and fed-up.

Since stakes are high, people will continue to deny and since people have doubts about the integrity and professionalism of police force, we will never know the truth. Since we never know the truth as yet, it is grossly unfair to draw any conclusion. It goes to show that politicians are of all stripes, whether BN or PR. In the end, it may be the pot calling the kettle black.

Anwar needs to do more than just denial to convince the public that the accusation was just a frame up. In the same way, Najib needs to do more to prove that he’s not involved and as somebody who worked under Najib before, I’m convinced that he’s not involved. I know readers will condemn me but please allow me to have the freedom of thoughts. I notice that there are people who think that political uncertainty and dirty politics is part of the process of the new political awakening among Malaysians post 308 general election. I hope all these drama-like shows would have some finality and politicians from both political divide should address the issues confronting the nation. At the end of the day, we judge a person by his performance, not the drama enacted.

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谢谢大家关心。前几天我到印尼的雅加达了走一圈，不是公干也非度假，只是陪同一位老朋友到当地巡视业务，也藉此打发时间。

我回到家中的第一件事即翻阅报章。甫离国数天，国内的政治新闻已变了另一个模样，政治事件的指控和反指控和的主导国内的政治焦点，连法庭宣誓书也被滥用。事件的演变日日新、似假非真，让看的人眼花缭乱，混淆不已，说的人不累看的人已厌倦。
事情炒得火热，人自然会继续否认，谁是谁非难以鉴定。由于人民置疑警方的廉正和专业，事情的真相将永远不得而知。既然真相未明，若我们就此下定论对任何一方都有欠公平，也会让人民有天下“政客”一般黑的错误观念。

最近闹得沸沸扬扬的安华事件，当事人安华否认以后，应该提供更多证据，显示这如他所言，只是一个政治陷害。同样的，副首相纳吉既矢口否认，他必须力证他没有涉及其中。为示清白，双方除了否认仍需做提出更多有力证据，才能让公众信服。我曾在纳吉之下工作，以我与他共事的经验，我坚信纳吉没有涉及。不过此话一出，相信我必遭众读者文攻，但这是我的个人想法，请容许我享有个人思考和表达的自由。

也有人认为目前动荡不安的局势以及政坛出现许多肮脏的政治伎俩，是308大选人民政治意识抬高促成政治改革的一项过程。我希望这一切的政治戏码会早日落幕，希望国内的政治人物能权衡轻重，把焦点和关注放在影响人民和国家利益的课题上。

煽情的演戏容易触动心弦，但最终，我们应该凭表现来判断一个人。