Motive? Malaysian Anwar Ibrahim strongest challenge to ruling coalition sentenced to 5 years 3/7/14

[flamingdem]

* Important national news just last week, perhaps there is a connection if pilots or crew were involved with Malaysian politics and had a bone to pick or a plan to create a hostage situation.

Mar 7, 2014 - A Malaysian court has sentenced opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to five years' jail, overturning his acquittal on a sodomy charge.

BBC News - Profile: Anwar Ibrahim
www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16440290‎

Mar 7, 2014 - Anwar Ibrahim, the man who poses the strongest challenge to Malaysia's ruling coalition's decades in power




http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-07/an-malaysian-court-overturns-anwar27s-sodomy-acquittal/5307456



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[Anansi1171]

1. Great catch!

The Captain was an opposition supporter, in addition to being a very practiced aviator.

[flamingdem]

3. I wonder what may have been intended

Or if it will remain a mystery since it either did not succeed or was intended to be exactly what happened -- now world wide attention will be given to this opposition figure

[Ruby the Liberal]

2. The pilot was a huge opposition supporter

Anwar Ibrahim was his first follow on Twitter. All but 1 of his follows are opposition people.

https://twitter.com/ZAHARIES/following

Don't know if that necessarily means anything, but I saw it pointed out earlier today by someone familiar with Malay politics.

[flamingdem]

4. Intersting

The authorities at least have that but since they work for the current govt who knows what is being hidden