your say'Having loyalists who can expose gov't misdeeds is one of the best checks and balances. Giving information on abuses is indeed heroic and patriotic.'

Utusan: Anwar's men have infiltrated gov't bodies

Anonymous_3e86: Is Utusan Malaysia's Zaini Hassan implying that all government agency employees must be Umno-BN people?

I am sure there are also Umno-BN people in the Selangor state government agencies who leak out information about the Selangor menteri besar as well as state secrets.

Jeremy Ng: Not a bit surprising. Having loyalists who expose government misdeeds is one of the best checks and balances.

This has been totally lacking under the BN government, leading to our present highly poor governance, which together with the Official Secrets Act (OSA) and the spins by the mainstream media, have led to a lot of abuses at the expense of the general public.

Giving information on abuses is indeed heroic and patriotic. This is unlike loyalist civil servants who intentionally sabotage Pakatan Rakyat-led state government policies and directions.

Thana55: Zaini Hassan, now you can appreciate what Khalid Ibrahim in Selangor goes through when, by right, being the government of the day, he and his team should get unflinching support from the state's civil servants.

This has been compromised due to Umno moles in the state government.

Avatar_2397: So what's the big deal if people divulge details about Najib's official overseas trips and private holidays? Is this information top secret?

He should be posting all the details on Facebook and Twitter already, seeing how he tries so hard to be ‘cool' and tech-savvy.

One brain cell: What makes Zaini think Umno is destined to (mis)rule forever? Malaysia is supposedly a democratic country with an elected government. This means any other political faction that wins enough votes can take over from Umno-BN.

Paul Warren: What are these guys in Utusan going to do if BN were to lose the next elections? Hang themselves? They make it sound like if Umno-BN were to lose, it would be the end of the world.

Gerard Samuel Vijayan: So the Utusan's solution is to sweep all the abuses under the carpet and defend Najib and Rosmah as paragons of virtue? Indeed, Zaini and Utusan should just close shop.

The people are fed up with the profligate first couple and their crony supporters in the government and corporate sector who are sucking this country dry while the rakyat are being told to suck it in and stick it out with the rising prices, low wages, poor services and bleak future.

If Najib wants to be told the truth, just get onboard a Sri Manjung express bus to Ipoh with no fanfare and no plethora of bodyguards and hangers on, and ask the people what they want. He will be rest assured of an earful.

As for Rosmah, it is best that she is left at home to avoid being kicked out of the bus by the passengers.

TPN: So what? These government servants are so fed up with present state of the country that they want a change in the government. Zaini, isn't that what Umno is doing in Selangor with its own spies. Get a taste of your own medicine.

Bob Teoh: Najib has so many enemies within Umno, there is no need for Pakatan Rakyat leader Anwar Ibrahim to plant moles.

And with the FLOM (First Lady of Malaysia) stepping on everyone's toes, there are enough whistleblowers to do the ‘First Couple' in.

Joker: So what if there are civil servants who leak out reports which are not favourable to the PM? That should be part of their job scope anyway - to reveal any shenanigan by politicians that interfere with the professional running of a country.

If Najib hadn't used government resources for his own personal benefits, what is there to report? If he did misuse them, who cares if the whistleblowers are Anwar's 'men' or not?

Ferd Tan: Zaini, are you sure it is Anwar's men who have infiltrated government bodies? There are many possibilities of 'spying' in the government since the government has adversaries everywhere, both internal and external.

Are they related to Zionists - the convenient enemy that Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the government usually likes to blame for all the ills in the country?

Or are they Singaporeans, those once favourite bogeyman Umno used to hit out against to spook the Malays back to the party?

Maybe it is the Indonesians, especially in the National Registration Department, since they can become instant citizens within hours?

Even if the people in the government department are Anwar's supporters, so what? Don't they have the right to support whatever and whoever they want? Are they not Malaysians - like us?

What has happened to the freedom to choose - the democracy that Najib says he wants Malaysia to be the best at?

Mirror on the Wall: Why is the PM's agenda a secret? Isn't he the servant of the rakyat first? In public office, you do not have a private life. Hasn't Utusan been informed of this?

Karma: So what if it is true? They and New Straits Times have no fear in lying as long as it favours BN. They are not subject to the laws of the country.

How can they report something they can't prove? The lies about the Christian conspiracy in Penang and the Israeli hand in the Bersih 2.0 rally went unchecked.

Pakatan has also claimed that there are little Napoleans in the state offices in Penang and Selangor. So what's the problem?

Wang Malaysia: Utusan is also being infiltrated as we speak... by people with conscience, people who believe that the country could and should be saved from Umno/BN.

Swen: We have civil servants who are wise, righteous and intelligent. It does not mean that when they see abuses and excesses, they will remain quiet and shut their mouth.

Does Zaini equate any wrongdoing being exposed as leakage or being infiltrated? Be a gentleman, stand up to question anything that will harm Malaysia in short or long term as all have children and next-of-kins who will survive after all of us are gone.

Lim Chong Leong: Good people who are just fed up of the abuse of the administration who voice out or pass information to the opposition or to journalists are now called Anwar's infiltrators?

What fools these Umno goons, who offer blind loyalty to the regime, do not see is that these ‘infiltrators' have nothing to do with Anwar.

Maybe they have more to do with blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin, since he seem to have juicier stories. There is nothing bad about reporting serious government abuses to whomsoever.

 

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