Anwar has no choice but to appoint Zahid

 After careful consideration

In its report today, the online English news daily Malay Mail concluded Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s controversial appointment as a deputy prime minister (DPM) was necessary to give the Anwar administration time to steady itself, based on its interviews with several political experts.

Prior to his announcement yesterday, civil society groups had urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim not to include politicians with ongoing criminal cases in his Cabinet, which included Ahmad Zahid who is on trial over 47 charges of abuse, corruption, and money laundering.

Oh Ei Sun

Senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs Oh Ei Sun said the move, while unpopular, should give Umno the motivation to keep supporting Anwar for now.

“In the short run yes, as that would prevent Umno from defecting. (Anwar’s) priority now is for his government’s survival. 

“So, appointing Zahid as DPM hopefully can prolong it (the survival of the government),” Oh told the news portal when contacted.

After the 15th general election, Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman, unexpectedly declared his coalition’s support for Anwar to be prime minister when the latter had been in a race with PN’s Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Ahmad Zahid’s move came at some risk to himself as the previous rivalry between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and BN meant some among the latter’s leaders rejected the sudden alliance, including Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Despite a feared mutiny, Ahmad Zahid was eventually able to unite his Umno and BN fully behind Anwar, leading others such as Gabungan Parti Sarawak to then fall in line.

When asked if the appointment would affect the credibility of Anwar’s government — particularly as he went to lengths insisting “no corruption” to be one of the requirements to cooperate with PH — Oh said the government’s survival had to come before its character.

“Credibility is medium to long-term characteristic; survival is short-term priority.

“Wait until those court cases go to court,” Oh said, adding that the national unity government was just clinging on day by day.

Azmi Hassan

Echoing Oh’s views, Senior Fellow at Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research Azmi Hassan said the appointment of both Ahmad Zahid and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof as DPMs were necessary concessions to BN and GPS for their support.

“The only factor why Zahid or Fadillah was chosen (as DPM) is because of political factors and to stabilise the government in the peninsula next, after Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional is the most influential in terms of number of MPs.

“The second DPM post, as expected, is given to GPS. It’s just that the political factor to show that Putrajaya is concerned about the development of Borneo,” said Azmi when contacted by the news portal. 

He added that it was no surprise that Ahmad Zahid was made a DPM as the latter was the most senior leader in BN, while his deputy Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan was named the defence minister.

“Just put aside the court case he’s facing right now, as Anwar said he will consider all are innocent until proven otherwise.

“The political factor plays a very critical role in the appointment of Zahid as DPM,” he said.

Awang Azman Awang Pawi

Expanding on Anwar’s insistence on the presumption of innocence, University of Malaya Centre for Democracy and Elections (UMcedel) sociopolitical analyst Associate Professor Awang Azman Awang Pawi said Malaysia observed the rule of law.

“The concept of innocent until proven guilty is in line with our country’s laws and the Federal Constitution.

“It is not like China, where they practise guilty until proven otherwise. This concept used in China was the reason why the Opium Wars was triggered.

“So, let the court decide,” said Awang Azman when contacted.

Another question is whether Anwar's administration will influence the courts and the rules of law when cases involve its supporters including the unity government members and politicians. 

Apart from Zahid, DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng and Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman are now facing ongoing court cases related to corruption and abuse of power. Both members of Parliament were not listed as ministers in Anwar's announcement yesterday. 

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