Malaysia's economic minister Azmin Ali: Sex videos a vicious libel to destroy me

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Pending the outcome of this saga, this can be a good current example of fake news....Relate to the HCI Prelim on the pervasiveness of lies in politics for those of u who had just done it....

It can also be a good critiqute of the democratic model, which has long been criticised for being afflicted with character assassinations and associated 'gutter politics'.

Think also about the role of social media and the invasion of privacy, where hotel rooms can have hidden cameras (think of of the spycam culture in South Korea's toilets, and of course, our Monica Baey's incident)
To come to Singapore's context, we did have some examples of sex scandals involving politicians who eventually lost their political careers......3 came to mind, one from opposition and 2 from PAP, the most notable of which was PAP's Michael Palmer, who was the Speaker of the House in Parliament. All three were involved in extra-marital affairs and all three eventually stepped down from their positions.

distract the public from the pressing concerns of the nation and the successes of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the planning and implementation of national development policies that are sustainable and inclusive

The WhatsApp groups were created by anonymous individuals who added in the names of journalists and PKR politicians as members of the group, before releasing the clips - a clear sign that this was a pre-planned political attack.

the sex video was taken without his knowledge on May 11 during a by-election last month in Sandakan, Sabah, at a hotel room

Qns:

1.     The key criterion for good government is how well the economy is managed. Is this a fair assessment? (Cam. 2012)

2.     As long as people in the public eye do their job well, does it matter what they do in private? (Cam. 2009)

3.     Consider the view that efficient government is more important than democracy.

4.     To what extent can the regulation of scientific or technological developments be justified? (Cam. 2014)

5.   To what extent has technology had an impact on both privacy and security in your country? (Cam. 2009)
6.   Should the public care about a politician’s private life? (CJC Prelim 2018)