GE13′s chaos, created to manipulate public perception

(Stop the Lies) - The constant chaos surrounding the on-going 13th General Election are likely orchestrated by a few parties to show that Malaysia is no longer safe under the ruling government.

University Utara Malaysia’s (UUM) political analyst Mohamad Faisol Keling said these attempts were planned to create negative perceptions against the ruling government and the authorities such as the police and armed forces.

Citing the Lahad Datu intrusion as an example, he further said: “The intrusion was planned to happen at a time when we are heading towards GE13 as an attempt to show incompetency on the part of the government in handling the issue.

“There are hidden hands from the local as well as foreigners who are contributing to the incident. It is almost impossible that the terrorist could ever penetrate into our district without having assistance from these culprits,” he told The Mole.

Other examples said Mohamad Faisol were the bombing incident in Barisan Nasional’s (BN) election operation centre in Nibong Tebal, Penang and the torching down of another centre in Kelana Jaya, Selangor.

“These incidents have opened a new dimension to our political environment. The attempt to create chaos is something that authorities have to deal with transparently and effectively.

“And don’t forget that sensitive issues like religion and defense, which previously were rarely politicised, are now being openly used as a part of the propaganda,” he said further.

Blogger Syed Akbar Ali, well known for his blog Outsyed The Box, has been constantly highlighting the possibilities of chaos erupting during the GE13.

“So many violent things are happening in quick succession over the past few days. All this provides easy pickings for those who want to portray the country as unsafe.

“Sounds cold hearted but obviously there are cold hearted people around. The same sort of people who can engineer the Sabah intrusion. Anything seems halal with these people,” the blogger wrote further.

Former DAP vice-chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Abdul Ibrahim had also warned that a few NGOs were planning to cause trouble on polling day (on May 5).

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) founder Ng Lum Yong who had since left the party, also claimed that something had been planned within the last four days before polling day.

He said that a serious incident might be planned as a last resort for the opposition to raise sympathy and garner instant votes in the last minute.

Pas deputy president Mohamad Sabu had “warned” that Malaysians will spark something similar to the ‘Arab Spring’ should the Pakatan Rakyat lose, a situation they qualified would only happen if fraud was committed by the Election Commission and BN.

A few political observers said this pre-emptive measure is a ploy to manipulate the situation that might arise if Pakatan fails win Putrajaya.