Screenshots

May 11, Screenshots commented that Jasin MP Said bin Yusof, media-persecuted for interfering in the duties of our Customs & Excise department, should be as penalised as hard as the law allows. "The rakyat have no problem with that. Go ahead and make our day." That's what Screenshots said. And more...

But Said Yusof is a small fry by Malaysian standard. We should, instead, look up to some other Umno people and start looking here and here. And may be here.

But why do you use bazooka to gun down a small fry? Don't tell me Malaysians are so naive that 'gajah di depan tak nampak, kuman di seberang jelas kelihatan'.

I find this blog entry by A Kadir Jasin on May 26, two weeks after my posting, very intriguing:

And why should the BN MP for Jasin, Mohd Said Yusof, be unnecessarily perturbed by the yet- to-be announced outcome of his "trial" by a BN panel headed by Mohd Najib?

Mohd Said is not the only one who "intefered" in the functioning of government departments, agencies and companies. Even if he is eventually found guilty, he can seek comfort in the fact that he is not alone.

What do we say about a company seeking a contract to dismantle a decommissioned TNB power plant being officially endorsed by no less than the Prime Minister -- not once but trice -- in writing (with official seal "Perdana Menteri Malaysia), by Umno secretary general using the party's letterhead, private secretary to the PM (on Pejabat Perdana Menteri Malaysia letterhead), private secretary to Minister of Internal Security (also on official letterhead) and political secretary to the Finance Minister (on official letterhead).

Since none of these documents are marked "Sulit" or "Rahsia", they can be openly shown and circulated. What likely effects do this barrage of official endorsements have on the person receiving them? In this particular case the president and ceo of TNB, Datuk Che Khalib.

Mohd Najib may not be aware of this. But his decision on Mohd Said's case will involve some very tricky moral and technical issues. What constitutes interference and who will and will not be punished?

Weren't we talking about the TNB woes in the hands of the IPPs?

If you fry with Teflon®, it won't stick, let alone failing to catch the Big Fish.