LETTER | Najib, Rosmah's dramas insulting to say the least

LETTER | Prisoner Najib Abdul Razak continues to insult law-abiding citizens by pouring endless scorn and streams of suspicion as he relentlessly keeps smearing the judiciary.

Meanwhile, his wife Rosmah Mansor, who is marching into the courthouse to be present at her husband's ongoing 1MDB case, has also insulted Malaysians and set tongues wagging.

The media has questioned why Rosmah is allowed to use the "exit" door at the KL Courts Complex.

People are asking what is so special about the husband and wife team.

Yes, you cannot fault netizens as they flood the social media platforms with cynical jokes, comments and shock over the seeming privileges being enjoyed by a prisoner and his spouse, who, by the way, also has corruption cases piled up against her.

Contempt of court seems not to apply to them.

Being chauffeured in a premium car and given smart suits for the prisoner is not going down well among citizens either.

Seeing Rosmah strut into the court with a protected privilege of even using the court's exit passage has angered citizens, including our generally placid media boys and girls.

Meanwhile, Najib also seems to be enjoying easy access to deliver his handwritten messages from behind high-security prison walls; and have it read out by his daughter at a deliberately planned, critical political party gathering of 3,000 members that is seriously sowing seeds of revolt against a sitting prime minister.

If this is the way things are going, sooner than we bargained for, we will see gaping holes tearing into the esteem of the Malaysian judiciary.

We will certainly also witness the fast erosion of the country's reputation in the eyes of a closely watching world.

And commoners will then raise a ruckus over all these double standards, casting deeper suspicion on the government of the day, including the Prison Department and the police.

What is worrisome is the antics of Najib and Rosmah are already sending a strong signal that they are well protected by the higher-ups and powers that be.

If patriotism and the rule of law are categorically sacrosanct for the country, then we need to stop making our courts look like a circus.

Stop our government from looking like a helpless lapdog and stop our citizens from being turned into doormats.

Above all, we need to stop all these antics that will eventually affect the reputation and honour of our rulers.

To defend our nation and rebuild its good name demands an immediate end to all the antics and dramas of Najib and Rosmah.