The notorious political frogs start jumping again after the 12th General Election. This time, it happened to MCA. Ho, 56, an MCA life member, were sacked for contesting the N1 Tanah Rata, Pahang state seat as an independent but rejoined MCA after he won the seat. Its impact however will be conditional on the culture and ethos of MCA.Earlier, MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy, who heads the disciplinary committee said, two MCA members who stood as independent candidates to contest in the elections will face disciplinary action to be expelled.
On the other hand, Datuk Ibrahim Ali had his fight for supremacy in Pasir Mas is another battle in his personal war against UMNO but was expelled by party after he contested in the 2004 elections as an independent.
The public reaction toward this political jumping frog demonstrates once again how the “ethical factor” is discounted by public because of an unfortunate but widespread belief that politicians are unreliable when it comes to matters of ethical conduct. Indeed the past few weeks during the campaign, it illustrated how a holiness contest between politicians is doomed to backfire when it comes to conflict of interest.
On the other hand, the community is by far impressed about the most notably case of the expellation of Datuk Ibrahim Ali from UMNO and address it as the ethical considerations determining political preferences.
It is arguable to say that the accepting level of discernment in the public response about raising ethical standards in public life of politicians especially toward political jumping frogs is still low or with the objection. Most voters are able to distinguish between those charges that matter and those, which are irrelevant to a fair judgment about the personal political benefit or national interest. As a consequence, the public cynicism toward ethical politicians is reinforced while measures designed to enhance accountability and probity is weakened.
Undoubtedly, in this two complex political incidents, to a certain extent, it appeared the normative core conspiracy theory that consists of two schools of thought, which are intended to balance out the relation between the goal of maximum personal political benefit and economic justice or otherwise?
The questions therefore are: Can new form of jumping ethics politically replace traditional forms of “non-jumping”political ethics or are they just artifacts of an individualistic post-materialist political society with no real political substance?
Besides, other important political ethical questions arise: Are we going to protect the notorious Malaysian political jumping frogs or exterminate them for the sake of healthy political culture? Is the ethical jurisdiction needs the integrity spotlight at full beam?
It is reported that Ho Yip Kap, 56, an MCA life member, was sacked for contesting the Tanah Rata state seat in Cameron Highlands as an independent but won in last Saturday’s general election, has rejoined MCA.
Pahang MCA chief Datuk Hoh Khai Mun said the state party had decided to accept Ho back into the party fold. However, the final decision will be made at the central committee meeting on Saturday. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob, who is also Pahang BN chief, has been informed of the development and had given his blessing.
In a three-cornered fight, the former school principal polled 3,926 votes to beat well-structured MCA Cameron Highlands with at least 10 branches’ candidate Chai Kok Lim, who received 3,351 votes, and DAP contestant, Go Mong Nging, who garnered 2,043 votes and there were 409 spoilt votes.
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