NO APOLOGY BUT TAKE A GOOD LOOK BACKWARDS TO MOVE FORWARDS

Sweeping a problem under the carpet or try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it seems not to be the stand of the government of the day under Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

By addressing judicial crisis, which happened in1988, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced the ex-gratia payment for former lord president Salleh Abas and the five judges. It clearly shown that he has done his best to address the crisis.

The crisis happened 20 years ago and now he has to guard against complacency concerning the existing current political scenario and the government as a hold. After all, it is a collective stand by the Cabinet.

On the other hand, the other school of thought is, Abdullah should not be held responsibility for, as it is the old grandmother story happened 20 years ago.

In fact, we must consider the real causes and eventually have to allow or rather free little brain to justify the problem and use the result as a learning tool.

It is understandable using pressure to force the authority to apology as a victory for judicial crisis but some are opposing it. It is not the zero sum-game that winner takes all, and it is impossible for both players to win.

It should be a win-win game that all participants can profit from it in one way or the other and it is the best conflict resolution. It is reflected in the course of ex-gratia payment to six judges affected by the 1988 judicial crisis.

It is the time to move forward. Of course, wise man looks backward to go forward but to look backward, not in anger, not in hatred.

The first class mentality Malaysian, especially the justice sector that has professional flavor and responsible politicians of both parties either in power or opposition, should take a good look backwards to move forwards.