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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Episode 2: of Anwar-Najib debate and graft probes

The big clash – was there a clear winner? Is the rakyat truly ‘king’?

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 14 May 2022 12:37PM

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Episode 2: of Anwar-Najib debate and graft probes
From left to right: Petra News executive director Datuk Ahirudin Attan (better known as Rocky Bru), editor-in-chief Terence Fernandez and chief executive Datuk Zainul Ariffin Mohamed Isa. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, May 14, 2022

ON The Good, The Bad and the Ugly this week, panellists Datuk Zainul Ariffin Mohamed Isa, Datuk “Rocky” Ahirudin Attan and Terence Fernandez discuss the ongoing graft probe into a judge that has sparked a massive wave of indignation among legal and judicial circles. 

Is this an attack on the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law, or should nothing be out of bounds for discussion, examination and review?

Meanwhile, the debate that was 14 years in the making finally happened on Thursday night where opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim went up against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak over financially distressed oil and gas firm Sapura Energy Bhd.

This episode discusses the ongoing graft probe into a judge, as well as the highly anticipated debate between Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Seri Najib Razak. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, May 14, 2022
This episode discusses the ongoing graft probe into a judge, as well as the highly anticipated debate between Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Seri Najib Razak. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, May 14, 2022

Although Sapura Energy took centre stage in the first segment of the debate, much of the discourse focused on the country’s post-Covid-19 recovery, good governance and nation building.

Who, in our panellists’ eyes, “won” the debate? Najib – for the simple fact that he suggested solutions? Or Anwar – for highlighting the root causes, the need for transparency and more accountability? 

Were the rakyat, in fact, the true winners in that they got to see modern democracy at work? – The Vibes, May 14, 2022

Presented by Petra News chief executive Datuk Zainul Ariffin Mohamed Isa, executive director Datuk Ahirudin Attan (better known as Rocky Bru) and editor-in-chief Terence Fernandez

Produced by Shazmin Shamsuddin and sound engineered by Ethan Phoon

Listen to the inaugural episode here

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