Giving Najib A K A Bossku A Chance To Redeem Himself Is Anathema To All Law Abiding Citizens

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WITH each passing day, the glare on Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak is becoming softer and gentler.
The rough edges around him are rounding off, making him look less arrogant and menacing.
Malaysians, have mercy on him. Remember, he was once a premier who contributed so much to the country.
Give the man a decent chance to redeem himself. Having suffered so much, he deserves to take a break in his home.
Poor man. Once mighty, now reduced to a prisoner spending all his living days in a dingy cell. Help him to rehabilitate himself.
But stop it! That’s not how Malaysians generally see him. No! No! Some quarters are glossing over his misdeeds to put the shine back on him.
The general consensus is that Najib must fully serve his time behind bars to pay for his crime.
Try as hard as you can; you simply cannot muster the strength or mine from the depths of your heart to show compassion to someone who doesn’t feel contrite about what he has done.
A birthday greeting penned by an apparent Bossku fan (Image credit: arejib8285/Instagram)Turning a new leaf?
The very notion of giving him a chance to redeem himself and seeing him slide back into active public life is anathema to all law-abiding citizens.
It is tempting to think that he has learnt some important lessons from his monumental mistakes and now he wants to turn over into a new leaf.
The hours spent in deep contemplation and self-flagellation in his cold cell have, perhaps, made him realise that crime does not pay.
But hold it! Don’t be deceived. Najib is a politician. Politics is in his blood. What do powerful politicians do when they fall from grace? They immediately want to take revenge.
They plot, they scheme, they hatch plans in a desperate bid to get back to the national stage by fair or foul means.
Alone in his cell, Najib has all the time in the world to plot his political comeback. He still has a large reservoir of support within Umno and has even PAS in his corner.
He can spend his days thinking of ways and means to get back at all his persecutors once he returns to power.
He can take a leaf out of Donald Trump’s book containing all the guidelines on political vengeance. In fact, someone has likened him to Trump who returned to the US presidency despite being a convicted felon.
Bossku wishing Malaysian Chinese a prosperous Lunar New Year during his heydays (Image credit: yananajib/Instagram)Revenge time
Assuming, like Trump, he makes a stunning comeback in the history of Malaysian politics, Najib can deliver a speech behind his meranti desk (similar to the Resolute desk in the White House) with a stirring call for action against those who tormented him.
“Fellow Malaysians, lend me your ears. I come not to apologise but to mete out justice against my enemies.”
He can sign his own executive orders à la Trump, cleaning up the judiciary by firing all those who worked on his criminal case. Wielding his sword of vengeance, he can also weed out all his political opponents and critics in UMNO and elsewhere.
Indeed, Najib has redeemed himself – only to create more turmoil with his Trumpian political warfare.
1. I am just a nobody, not a politician, not even a minister, let alone a religious scholar or preacher. I am just an ordinary Malaysian who was once being prime ministered by @NajibRazak.
2. In my opinion, Najib should not continue to “play up” the issue of his royal pardon… pic.twitter.com/VLSVB9FqGz
— 𝖠𝖿𝗋𝖺𝗅’𝗌 (@AfralAbdullah) February 4, 2025

Do Malaysians want to see a rehabilitated Najib go on a rampage if he makes his way back to the seat of power? No way!
Malaysia gave him the chance to become prime minister for nine years and he could have done wonders for the country. But, along the way, he went astray and landed behind bars.
The millions of voices out in the country have already let out one mighty shout that could be heard all over the land: No more chance! Let Najib spend his days cooped up in that small cheerless space where his political career now lies in ruins.
Phlip Rodrigues is a retired journalist.
The views expressed are solely of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of  MMKtT.
- Focus Malaysia.

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