Pressure mounts on Anwar for real reforms while many show concerns

PRIME Minister (PM) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reaffirmed his government’s strong commitment to advancing national reforms, criticising those who previously tolerated corrupt leaders but now accuse the government of failing in its reform agenda.

But his recent defence of his pro-reform agenda is falling into deaf ears after the series of Dismissal Not Amounting to Acquittal under his rule that set free a few top high-profile figures he himself condemned as ‘corrupt’.

“I disagree with them (critics). Some of them said nothing about corruption before. You want us to make changes? I have already started with good governance. I have ensured that no minister or government leader can influence the tender process. To me, this is very important.

“I cannot speak about what happened 10 years ago, but I assure you that in the past two years, we have not yielded or compromised on this matter (corruption),” he said in his speech yesterday (Dec 20) at the launch of the book titled ‘Lim Kit Siang: Malaysian First’ Volumes 1 and 2.

However, a scroll on social media shows a very different picture than the one painted by the Pakatan Harapan leader. There are a few to personalities and organisations that showed concerns over his lacklustre reform push.

A former diplomat asked whether Malaysia will survive the next two years of Madani.

The former Bersih leader, Ambiga Sreneevassen also uploaded a sarcastic post on X. He wrote “Well done Madani!”

It is a reply to a post by famous cartoonist Fahmi Reza who said he was being hauled up for questioning by the police under Anwar’s regime.

And the most obvious among critics is Bersih who posted a note urging the Prime Minister to tell when there will be “a separation of the public prosecution function from the Attorney General’s Chambers.”

Things are not going well for the Pakatan Harapan-led government. — Focus Malaysia