ROSMAH’S DATE WITH JUSTICE: INDEED, SHE IS IN BIG TROUBLE – EVEN NST, THE UMNO-LINKED DAILY THAT USED TO FEAR HER MORE THAN NAJIB, APPEARS TO THINK SO

DATIN Seri Rosmah Mansor must be in real big trouble.

What could be worse for her than being announced “exclusively” by the New Straits Times newspaper that she is on the verge of being indicted to face up to 20 criminal charges.

The news that she would be charged for her part in the 1MDB scandal does not come as a big shock. That has been widely speculated.

The situation becomes increasingly more desperate by the day. Today, Rosmah’s and her husband’s close collaborator, Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim – the former Tabung Haji Chairman – had been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission of Malaysia (MACC).

The fact that the NST should headline Rosmah’s impending date with justice is sensational. I am used to being surprised. But on this particular occasion, I am super surprised.

This is because Rosmah is no ordinary woman and NST is no ordinary backer of the former government.

She was feared by the NST (and other media organisations). I was told a long time ago that her “wahyu” – directly or indirectly transmitted – were treated with greater urgency than those of her husband.

Rosmah and Azeez: The cozy old days of kissing hand are about over

“Wahyu” was the term used by editors and journalists to describe instructions from Putrajaya.

Editors were more afraid of her than Najib. Her pictures were closely scrutinised.

Only the “most beautiful” would see print. The glossy magazines airbrushed them to make her look young and beautiful.

So, for the NST to publish an exclusive story stating that she would be charged with up to 20 criminal charges is hugely significant.

NST Changing?

It could signal that the NST has finally unshackled itself from the past and acknowledged that the world around it has changed since the Pakatan Harapan victory on May 9.

It is possible that the NST executives and editors finally realised that Umno isn’t anymore in power. In fact, for some time, ceased to be the largest shareholder of Media Prima Berhad – their corporate owner.

Maybe they now realise that if they don’t change their pro-Umno/BN editorial stance to something more balanced, the paper risks losing its relevance and they risk losing their jobs to further cost cutting.

Has the NST changed?

So what better way to mark the departure from the past to the present than by headlining Rosmah’s impending arrest and her date with justice.

It is also possible that the source of the NST report had deliberately chosen the paper in order to drive home the message that Rosmah would indeed be arrested and charged.

What better way to do that than to use the NST that is known for its loyalty to Rosmah and Najib.

Rosmah is indeed in trouble. NST report on her impending date with the law was corroborated by Bernama.

On September 24, the national news agency, quoted the Chief Commissioner of MACC, Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull, as saying that the investigation on Rosmah has been completed and the report has been submitted to the Attorney-General.

 Views expressed herein are entirely mine. I am writing in my personal capacity as a blogger. It has nothing to do with whatever position I may hold.

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