Puad Dubai Move Expos Shows That J Kom Needs Overhaul

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Former Special Affairs Department (Jasa) director-general Mohd Puad Zarkashi today has called for an overhaul of the Community Communications Department (J-Kom) in light of the Dubai Move exposé.
The Umno supreme council member said there was no need for the J-Kom deputy director-general Ismail Yusop to play on the Dubai Move issue, which was the latest reported plot to topple the government.
“It is more appropriate for J-Kom to focus on the ‘backdoor government’ disaster narrative that will not be achieved,” Puad said in a statement on Facebook.
He went on to call Ismail’s analysis of the situation “shallow”, adding that it had caused the government to become defensive due to mentioning the names of those within the government bloc.
Puad also pointed out that J-Kom’s image has fallen further since the “A&W” scandal, involving two department officers linked to an allegedly lewd viral video clip.
"So it is very appropriate for J-Kom to be thoroughly overhauled, have a total rebranding and be led by those who are more competent,” he said.
Jasa was disbanded in November 2020 and rebranded as J-Kom.
Yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirmed the existence of the Dubai Move.
Based on intelligence reports, he said that the movement not only involves Perikatan Nasional leaders, but certain individuals from the government bloc as well.
On Saturday, Ismail claimed the Dubai Move arose during a recent vacation taken by PN leaders, as well as government backbenchers, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
He also claimed a meeting took place during the visit to assign specific tasks to “agents” responsible for identifying MPs who might switch their support to the opposition with inducements.
PN denied the existence of such a plot.
- Mkini

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