Time to call it a day, Anwar

PETALING JAYA: Without mincing words, Youth NGO Lensa (Lensa Anak Muda Malaysia) has told PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim his time is up and that he had best retire because the people are tired of him.

In a statement, coordinator for Lensa, Ekhsan Bukharee said, “For how long do the people need to be dragged along with this case (sodomy)?”
He also asked, “Should you (Anwar) be imprisoned, are you hoping for a show of solidarity in front of the prison gates?

Saying the people will not take to the streets once again in solidarity for Anwar, Ekhsan said, “No, Datuk Seri no. This is no longer 1998 or 1999. We are following our own path now.”

This harsh statement came in the light of an AMK movement under Nik Nazmi who is trying to mobilise people to stand in solidarity when Anwar’s verdict on the Sodomy II trial is read on 28 and 29 October.

Accusing Anwar of making the Reformasi movement all about himself and for using the people to fight his cause, Ekhsan added that as long as Anwar was in politics, his enemies would continually devise ways to end his political career.

He said, “If you win Sodomy II, then we will have to wait for Sodomy III, Sodomy IV, Sodomy V that will likely end with the people dragged into more dirty politics.”

Ekhsan asked why Anwar didn’t accept the Turks’ invitation to retire there, adding that it was a far better alternative than “remaining in the country and facing a cruel regime that will only stop harassing you when you bow to them in submission.”

Stating firmly, “There will not be a second Reformasi of 98/99. Time to forget politics and focus on your personal life instead.”

Citing Anwar’s tumultuous political life that started in the 60s and saw him imprisoned under the ISA Act twice, Ekhsan said Anwar, who was now in his 60s had still persisted in taking a more difficult path instead of the easier one.

Ekhsan said, “Your (Anwar) fight has all been a waste that will end up with you in prison once again.”-FMT