Corruption and Betrayal

“In the name of Allah, I left the party not because of money, power or anything else but principles. I’ll have you know that I stood by Anwar till the day he was released from prison. I had defended him when no one else would,” said Ezam to a 100-odd people, mostly grassroots Umno supporters in Wangsa Maju. "Anwar cared so much for Azmin, almost like a second wife. Azmin is very close to Anwar, so close that they have had “moments” together,” said Ezam, hinting that Azmin’s relationship with Anwar was more than just that of colleagues. Like Ezam, Anuar Shaari also insinuated that Azmin had been “intimate” with Anwar in the past. He said that the campaign to smear Anwar and Pakatan had only just begun and they would be doubling their efforts in weeks to come with similar ceramahs.

(Malaysian Insider)

Wow, with comrades like these around, you do not really need enemies. They'll be there to stab your back anytime, over and over again. Why are they zealously offering themselves like a pack of attacking hounds on a crusade to crucify Anwar Ibrahim when he is already being engulfed viciously in fitnah 2? Have they lost every bit of human decency, honour and dignity? Will they be celebrating in the event of Anwar's demise and second imprisonment? How do they sleep nights, relishing thoughts of treachery and betrayal? Surely, is by doing what they are doing, the only thing that brings bread to their families' table? They shall inevitably atone for all of their actions whether they like it or not, or else be buried in shame forever.

In September 1998, at Anwar Ibrahim's former house in Damansara days after his inglorious sacking, just after maghrib prayers Sheikh Taha Jabir of the International Institute of Islamic Thought gave a short sermon. He delivered a tadhkirah, on the relevant verse in surah An Nur concerning the hadith al ifk, the fitnah. In it he reminded everyone that those who are accomplices to the fitnah shall have their testimony and their trust revoked forever - abada. The two men above who were Anwar's confidants staunchly supporting him then , were there but they must have forgotten. How tragic.