Malaysian Artists Release #KitaSemuaPenghasut Posters That Paint Najib As A Clown
"In a country filled with corruption, #KitaSemuaPenghasut?"
Cover image via Facebook/GRUPAWhat started off as a single satirical sketch of PM Najib Razak by rights activist Fahmi Reza, has snowballed into a series of similar 'clown-faced' posters of the prime minister all over the Internet
On 31 January, Fahmi posted up a sketch of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak with the distinctive features of a clown drawn over it on his Twitter account with the hashtag #KitaSemuaPenghasut.
The sketch was accompanied by a status that read, "In 2015, the Sedition Act was used 91 times. Tapi dalam negara yang penuh korupsi, kita semua penghasut." (In a country filled with corruption, we are all seditious.)
Image via Twitter/Fahmi Reza
Just hours after the first 'clown' sketch of Najib was posted, the Police Cyber Investigation Response Centre (PCIRC) replied by sending a Twitter warning to Fahmi, alerting him that his account is now officially under police surveillance
Image via Twitter/PCIRC
Following the subtle warning by PDRM's cyber investigation department, local graphic artists have been flooding the Grafik Rebel Untuk Protes dan Aktivisme's (GRUPA) Facebook group with their own versions of the caricature:
The images posted are all tagged with the hashtag #KitaSemuaPenghasut and accompanied by different quotes and sayings, with most of it taking a jab at all the recent political and [corruption scandals](http://says.com/my/news/wsj-s-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-controversial-1mdb-scandal) that PM Najib Razak has been [associated](http://says.com/my/news/reactions-and-questions-to-najib-s-rm2-6-billion-donations) with.
1. "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."-Tacitus
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
2. "Send in the clowns."
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
3. "Why so serious?"
Image via Facebook/Grupa
4. "We are all seditious!"
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
5. "Bila seorang grafik rebel jatuh, 100 grafik rebel lain akan bangkit!" (When one graphic rebel falls, 100 other graphic rebels will rise)
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
6. "Siapa nak derma belon?" (Who wants to donate balloons?)
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
7. "Kenang daku dalam doamu…" (Remember me in your prayers…)
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8. "The Sedition Act 1948 would be repealed and replaced with a National Harmony Act as part of the country's political tranformation plan."- Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak. "Eating his words or biting his tongue?"
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
9. "In Solidarity with Fahmi Reza."
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
10. "Siakap senohong gelama ikan duri, bercakap bohong lama-lama mencuri."
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
11. "Jangan lupa saksikan Sandiwara Perdana, setiap hari pada jam 8:00 malam, hanya di TV3." (Don't forget to watch Sandiwara Perdana, daily at 8pm, only on TV3.)
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
The 8pm prime time slot on TV3, a local private television channel, is dedicated to the national flagship daily evening news program that runs daily from 8pm till 9pm.
12. "Kita semua penghasut."
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
The Jawi phrase on the poster directly translates into the tagline, "Kita Semua Penghasut".
13. "Kiss off!"
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14. "Tangkap penghasut ini semua!!!" (Catch all these rabble-rousers!!!)
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15. "Ada udang di sebalik batu"
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16. "Jangan takut, kita semua penghasut." (Don't be afraid, we are all rabble-rousers."
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
When asked by political news portal, Malaysiakini, on whether they would reveal their identities, GRUPA artists insisted that they would retain their anonymity to not deviate from the motive of this "solidarity campaign"
Image via Facebook/GRUPA
Fahmi first rose to limelight when he was arrested during the Occupy Dataran rally, that saw some 500 students and youths asking for the abolition of the National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN)
Image via Youtube/Teck Hwa Er
After a legal battle that lasted for almost three years, the young activist won the case in May 2015, when the high court ordered the police and DBKL to pay Fahmi RM38,000 in damages and RM30,000 in legal costs for wrongful arrest
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