00:00Dato' Sri Samshu Iskandar Mohamad Akin
00:08Hari ini kami mempunyai Dato' Sri Samshu Iskandar Mohamad Akin di rumah untuk segmen Politically Frank.
00:13Dato' kamu siap?
00:14Ya, saya siap.
00:15Baiklah, mari kita pergi.
00:16Apa yang membuat kamu ingin masuk ke politik?
00:19Baiklah, ada pertanyaan yang sangat susah kerana keluarga saya tidak mempunyai hubungan dengan pos politik.
00:30Ayah saya hanya mempunyai pembantu hospital yang normal dan ibu saya adalah pembantu.
00:38Tetapi saya rasa kerana mempunyai pembantu di universiti.
00:43Di universiti saya, saya adalah alamat matahari Universiti International Islam.
00:48Di mana saya belajar pembantu.
00:49Dan anda tahu, apabila anda berbicara tentang pembantu, anda berbicara tentang konstitusi,
00:52anda berbicara tentang mempunyai bagaimana pemerintah berfungsi.
00:56Dan setelah saya kembali pada tahun 1998,
00:59kami menjauhkan pembantu politik.
01:02Saya sendiri menjauhkan pembantu yang terjadi kepada Anwar Ibrahim dan lain-lain.
01:10Mungkin itu menjadi katalisme yang memotivasi saya untuk membincangkan kembali dalam politik.
01:17Tidak mengatakan bahawa seorang hari ini saya akan berada di dalam hubungan yang lain.
01:23Terutamanya dalam hubungan yang lain.
01:24Baiklah.
01:25Jadi, Dr. Anwar Ibrahim adalah orang yang anda lihat.
01:28Selain personal publik, bagaimana anda akan mengekalkan pembantu dan keadaan mereka?
01:33Well, I must say that at the age of 78, he is really hard-working, he is very committed.
01:39And, you know, he kept saying to us that there is a hadith from the Prophet Muhammad SAW,
01:47it can feel amal.
01:49So, it means you are very focused on what you did or what you're doing.
01:53So, I think we are, I personally very lucky, I feel very happy and blessed,
02:01that we can work together under his guidance and he has shown to us why leadership is important.
02:11That's, I think, paramount.
02:12Because when you talk about strong leader, you talk about committed leader,
02:16then you can see in him and you can learn lots more from him.
02:21Alright, excellent.
02:22So, your resignation as the Prime Minister Senior Political Security last November
02:27come at a very high-performance moment.
02:30Before, beyond the headlines, what was the personal tipping point that led you to step down?
02:36Well, I told myself, you know, I'm the officer of Prime Minister.
02:42and when someone wanted to attack his credibility at the critical time before the state election.
02:52So, I have to make a judgment call.
02:55And that judgment call is to ensure that the Prime Minister's image, reputation,
03:01and of course, his idealism must not be tarnished by some political ploy.
03:07So, because of that, as the officer, as political officer, I envisaged it as a threat to him.
03:13and because of that, I made a decision.
03:16It's okay for me to step down.
03:19Well, it is just a post.
03:20It's just a responsibility.
03:22When you have to face it, you face it.
03:24And let Allah SWT give me strength and courage to face the charge in court.
03:31and I will clear my name and prove my innocence, insyaAllah.
03:35Alright.
03:35Can you share what was the proudest moment of your political career?
03:40Well, I don't really have the proudest moment in my political career.
03:45but I think the most thing that I memorize
03:53or become a memorable moment in politics is
03:57when I first won in 2013 general election in Bukit Katil
04:03where I, Alhamdulillah, with the help from Allah SWT,
04:08I managed to defeat the then Chief Minister Datuk Sri Muhammad Ali Rustam.
04:15Alright.
04:16So, how do you handle criticism, especially when it comes online?
04:20Well, you know, I'm a guy who loves to read all the criticism
04:24because I believe in one thing.
04:26You know, whatever you do, there is always a flip of the coin.
04:30There's always a set of the coin.
04:31So, but you must read it at a time that you really enjoy.
04:37especially when you, early in the morning,
04:40you know, after you make Fajar prayer
04:43and you read Quran, you have some peace
04:45then you can go on and read all the criticism
04:48because sometimes, criticism are on point.
04:52So, we need to take that criticism as part of the effort to evaluate
04:58whether what we do or what we did is good
05:02or we can perform it better.
05:04Alright.
05:04What do you think PKR must do to win back voters
05:08ahead the next general election?
05:11Our challenge is always the young voters.
05:14The young voters have no loyalties.
05:18But, to be fair, the young voters,
05:21they evaluate one's performance.
05:24So, these are the things that we need to plan
05:28and ensure that in our campaign,
05:33we talk dialogue to them,
05:35we talk to their heart,
05:37stating what's our plan
05:39and of course, the results
05:40that already been delivered for the past five years.
05:45I have faith in the younger generation
05:47because I think based on the access to media and information,
05:53we can always convince them
05:55that Pakatan Harapan together with Perpaduan,
05:59Kerajaan Madani, Madani government
06:01is always the best government
06:03when it comes to governance and delivery to the people.
06:07PKR dropped you as a Melaka chef
06:09during your trial.
06:10Do you think the party supported you fairly?
06:13Well, I think the party needs to make a decision.
06:17I'm still fighting my legal battle
06:19and they are only stating that
06:23they will appoint acting chairman
06:26which for me has no, I would say,
06:32bigger impact to my political career.
06:34Of course, I've gone through this many times
06:36and I believe under leadership of Adam Adli as well.
06:40He is my deputy.
06:41Now he assumes the acting chair.
06:43So, I will give full cooperation
06:45and this is for the betterment for the party.
06:49Bersatu has seen leaders resign
06:51after Muhyiddin stepped down as a PN chairman.
06:54Is that a sign that the party is collapsing?
06:57Well, I think the party is in turmoil now
07:02because one after another
07:05either their members or their leaders stepped down
07:08and there are also instances that
07:10their leaders or their members of parliament
07:12being fired.
07:14So, I think the people can evaluate
07:16whether Bersatu is viable again
07:20as the next opposition party.
07:22So, let's forget about them.
07:24Let's focus on what the government is doing right now
07:26and let's work with the current party
07:28component of the government.
07:30Do you think PAS was right
07:32to refuse to join the Perlis government
07:35amid the leadership crisis
07:36or was that a political betrayal?
07:38Well, I would say it's clearly political betrayal
07:41because the party with the majority support
07:47is passed in Perlis.
07:49Perlis has more state assembly compared to Bersatu
07:52and some other we see
07:55that the speaker of Perlis
07:58made announcement that
08:00three of their state assemblymen
08:02is no more become state assembly
08:04but later on, make a U-turn.
08:06So, I would say
08:07even a state of Perlis
08:10they cannot manage.
08:12What more the federal government?
08:13So, there are calls for unity
08:17in PKR ahead of the Melaka polls.
08:19Do you think your party can actually unite
08:22or is it factionalism 2D?
08:25Well, I'm probably announced that
08:28in Melaka, in so far as keadilan is concerned
08:32we are very united in Melaka
08:36because as I mentioned earlier
08:39when the party hierarchy,
08:41the party leadership made decision
08:43for me to
08:45recuse my polls
08:48and pointed Adam as the acting
08:50I'm the first leader to support.
08:52So, I think
08:53when it comes to
08:55party leadership at the state level
08:56what more at the division level
08:58we are now in a compact situation
09:01and we are now ready for
09:03gearing up towards
09:05state election
09:06and also
09:07national congress.
09:09This year national congress
09:11we organize in Melaka.
09:12Alright, do you think
09:13Malaysian politics is too toxic now?
09:16Well, it depends on how you evaluate that
09:19but I think people are enjoying it
09:22because people have freedom to criticize
09:24there are always two sides of the coin
09:26and I think the party leaders
09:29the national leaders and the government leaders also
09:31is very responsive to what the people
09:33criticize.
09:35So, it's a very responsive government
09:36well, toxic is a bit too far
09:39but I think this is the best moment
09:42in democracy
09:43as far as Malaysian politics is concerned.
09:45So, what is your view
09:47on accountability
09:48for politicians?
09:51Well, for me
09:52accountability is
09:54important to all the politicians
09:57because
09:59this is where
10:01the common people
10:03we always
10:04evaluate
10:05that's why we see
10:07in the recent decision
10:09of
10:10former prime minister
10:11we can see how
10:13the government
10:14and of course
10:15the institution
10:15not the government
10:16the institution
10:17the judicial institution
10:19is really
10:20make
10:22an important decision
10:24and this is
10:25a call
10:26for other politicians
10:27that you need to be
10:28very accountable
10:29of what you did
10:30or whatever a decision
10:31moving forward.
10:33Okay, last question
10:34what would you do
10:35to make politics
10:36more appealing to you?
10:38Well, I must say
10:39that
10:40you need to be honest
10:42you need to be truthful
10:43and this is not
10:45the normal politics
10:46that we used to know
10:46whatever you promise
10:48you must deliver.
10:49Alright, anything you want to add?
10:51Well, I must say that
10:53moving forward
10:55let's work
10:57alright
10:59for our country.
11:00Thank you.
