A ‘conspiracy’ takes place when a group of persons plan to commit an unlawful, illegal or, at the very least, socially unacceptable acts. The essence therefore of a conspiracy is the nature of the act planned. If the association is intended to further a lawful act, there cannot be said to be a conspiracy. To assert otherwise would be nonsense as if so, most legitimate meetings would be conspiracies.
Some members of Cabinet have publicly said that the meeting between ex-DPM TS Muhyiddin Yassin and the previous AG, TS Gani Patail is evidence of a conspiracy. Their views are at best, unbelievably naïve. Although it may be correct that the AG should only have met the then DPM with in the presence of the Cabinet, as the subject of the investigation was the PM himself, some measure of discretion would only have been prudent. In fact, if the Cabinet minus the PM were present at the meeting, there would be more weight to the allegation that the meeting was conspiratorial in nature.
Needless to say, the PM could not be present at the meeting since he was the subject of the meeting. It is blatant common sense that a person to be accused for a crime should not be invited to a meeting where, presumably the evidence against such person is presented and discussed.
Unfortunately, most Cabinet members are under the impression that Malaysians are basically ignorant and do not have minds of their own. Thus, no matter how illogical, Malaysians will accept explanations made by persons in authority. Not only is this assumption false and a disservice to the nation and citizens, it also reflects how far we have to go to develop a functional and mature democracy.
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