The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency announced on Monday that it had charged and remanded (ie held in prison) a former Chief Of Army and Chief Of Armed Forces, General Tan Sri Aziz Zainal.
Malay political and cultural reality dictates that regardless of the merits of the charges against him, General Aziz will be seen by his men to have been humiliated by a Government that has been slow to move on far larger cases of corruption like 1 MDB.
His troops will draw parallels between the treatment of their chief (it matters not that he has retired) and Jho Low of 1 MDB infamy.Questions will also be asked about Riza Aziz , PM Najib’s step-son who is said to have directly benefited from Jho Low’s theft.
Jen (ret) Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Haji Zainal
Malaysian soldiers and their leaders are not likely to overthrow their government in an armed revolt, but the Government does rely on them as voters, both in their constituencies and for their postal votes.
Given the treatment of their chief, compliance with orders on how and where to vote can no longer be taken for granted. The Government and UMNO may have lost a substantial bank of voters.
-http://realpolitikasia.blogspot.my/
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