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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Putrajaya says ex-US envoy’s views biased


February 01, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — Putrajaya sought today to discredit John R. Malott’s claim that Malaysia is lagging behind in terms of reforms, suggesting bias in the former US ambassador’s views due to his “close personal friendship” with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
In a letter titled “Malaysia’s Reforms are Real” as carried in the Wall Street Journal today, Information & Public Diplomacy Department undersecretary Ahmad Rozian Abdul Ghani addressed Malott, saying it is time for him to acknowledge the Najib administration’s hard work and “give credit where it is due”.
“The prime minister and the government are working hard to deliver prosperity, security and democracy for all Malaysians regardless of race, religion or political persuasion.
“It is time for Mr. Malott (picture), whose views often appear to be influenced by his close personal friendship with the Anwar family, to acknowledge this and give credit where it is due,” Ahmad Rozian wrote.
He was referring to Malott’s criticisms of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration in an article entitled “Testing Malaysia’s Promises” that was published in the WSJ on January 12.
When commenting on Anwar’s sodomy acquittal on January 9, the former US envoy had taken a dig at Najib’s reform pledges and predicted a growing strength for the federal opposition at the expense of the prime minister’s failures.
Malott had also said despite his promises for economic and electoral reform, the prime minister continues to be dogged by right-wing dissent from within his party, forcing him to shelve many of his policies.
But Ahmad Rozian insisted today that Malott’s criticisms only had “a passing relationship with facts” and were born out of the latter’s personal dislike for the Malaysian government.
He disputed Malott’s claim that none of the proposals mooted by the parliamentary select committee (PSC) for electoral reform have been carried out and denied that Najib had failed to implement his promised political and economic reforms.
“Three weeks prior to Mr. Malott’s article being published, every one of the committee’s recommendations was backed by the Malaysian Parliament, and the Electoral Commission has committed itself to implementing these measures in full ahead of the next general election.
“This is hardly grounds for charges of obstruction or delay,” he said.
He added that in his three years as prime minister, Najib had implemented numerous reforms including repealing repressive laws, making education free for all, cutting crime, slashing unemployment, lifting average incomes to “record levels” and making it easier for foreign firms to invest in Malaysia.
“As for corruption, while the prime minister is taking real action to tackle the issue — such as passing a new Whistleblower Act, setting up special corruption courts and launching a corporate integrity pledge for businesses — opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has failed to answer serious questions about voter fraud in his own party’s internal elections,” he added.

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