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By Majid Abu Rumman
​In politics, storms do not always come from the sky; rather, they can be manufactured behind closed doors, managed under flashy headlines, and then presented to the public as the absolute truth. When public opinion becomes an arena for exchanging political messages, the question becomes more important than the answer: why now?
​I am not writing in defense of the House of Representatives, for I have been one of the fiercest critics of its performance, and I still believe that public officials must be subject to criticism and accountability. However, at the same time, I reject turning criticism into character assassination or replacing truth with defamation.
​Today, I pause at a man named Mazen Al-Qadi. We may agree or disagree with him, but fairness demands acknowledging that the man was never known to have sold out a stance, commercialized public office, or turned the state into a project for personal gain. He lived among the people, left public office as clean as he entered it, and left behind no evidence of financial or administrative corruption.
​Anyone who possesses evidence should present it before the judiciary and public opinion. Launching unsubstantiated accusations does not build a nation; rather, it destroys trust in everything.
​What is painful is not the targeting of a specific individual, but rather that people's reputations become cheap currency for circulation, and that personal histories fall hostage to a fleeting campaign or a temporary political mood. Nations cannot preserve their dignity if the dignity of their citizens is violated.
​And so, the question that urgently forces itself remains: Why Mazen Al-Qadi? And why at this specific timing? Are we witnessing the uncovering of truth, or a reshuffling of the political stage? Is the intended target a single individual, or is the message directed far beyond individuals?
​Nations require a system of justice that knows no selectivity, media that pursues truth rather than sensationalism, and a public opinion guided by awareness rather than emotion.
​People may disagree over names, but they should never disagree on the value of fairness. When we lose justice in judging individuals, we begin to lose a piece of the nation's own justice.
​For this reason, the question will remain suspended in the conscience of everyone seeking truth before noise: Why Mazen Al-Qadi... and why now?
​Source: Rum Online News Agency