
From Clement Stanley
I have a few questions for Dr Akmal Saleh, the Umno youth chief, who has for the past few days projected himself as an uncompromising patriot.
And I hope these questions will prick his conscience and those in the Umno hierarchy who have come to his defence when he threatened to organise a class to teach an “apek” on proper flag etiquette.
First, who is more treacherous? Five senior Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation officers who allegedly sold classified information to smugglers – or the “apek” who accidentally hung the Jalur Gemilang wrongly for a short period of time?
Second, the five MDIO officers – guardians of national secrets who now stand accused of betraying their uniforms and their oath of allegiance to the country – allegedly earned millions a month and will not be paying taxes. In comparison, the owner of the hardware store may earn a measly sum and would be paying taxes. So who is more patriotic here?
Third, why is it that…