When Sabah S Opposition Goes On Overdrive A Photo A Plane And An Endless Political Barking

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LET’S get one thing straight: a photo of people standing next to a jet proves exactly nothing.
It is not a receipt. It is not a report from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). It is not even clear what the occasion was.
Yet some people have already gone into overdrive, manufacturing an entire corruption scandal from a single frame. All that’s missing is dramatic music and a Netflix logo.
Desperation in high definition
The image in question shows a group of individuals with luggage beside a jet. That is all. There is no timestamp, no destination, no confirmation of who boarded the plane or why.
But to hear the noise from certain quarters in Sabah, you’d think someone had been caught mid-heist with a bag of gold bars.
This is what desperation looks like.
Image credit: MalaysiakiniWith the Sabah election inching closer, some are clearly running low on ideas. So, what do they do?
Dust off an old photo, then pair it with recycled allegations – and throw in wild accusations hoping something sticks. If only they were half as enthusiastic about real policy debates as they are about captioning travel photos.
Legal facts, not fantasies
Let’s not forget that legal proceedings are already in motion over the Sabah mining allegations – the very saga some are now trying to resurrect by tying it to this photo with all manner of unsubstantiated claims.
Documents have been filed. Three individuals have been charged, including two State Assemblymen from the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah. That in itself should make any reasonable observer pause and ask: who benefits from reigniting this issue now?
What we are seeing is not accountability. It is theatrics. And the intended target is not the individual in the photo but the state leadership.
Specifically, a state government that has spent the last few years building roads and water infrastructure, attracting investments and trying to bring a bit of order to Sabah’s fragmented politics.
Apparently, that is enough to get on some people’s nerves.
Sabahans see through the noise
The timing of this so-called scandal is not a coincidence. When you cannot attack a government’s record, you attack it by proxy. You throw mud – however flimsy – and hope the public won’t notice the smell is coming from your side of the fence.
But Sabahans are not that easily fooled.
They can see through the noise. They know the difference between evidence and innuendo. And more importantly, they are tired of endless barking that serves no purpose except to derail progress. –  Focus Malaysia

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