COMMENT It is not that we are playing down on Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s efforts to secure the release of four fishermen from Indonesia, but is this not supposed to have been done by the government whenever its citizens are arrested on disputed waters?

Why did it take Zahid, or the government, so long to interfere into the case of Sungai Besar fishermen? Four men were arrested by the Indonesian authorities, but only three men were released. What happened to the fourth person?

When three fishermen from Sungai Besar were released, Umno Sungai Besar Jamal Mohd Yunos, who is known for his inflammatory speeches, suddenly became a hero.