Thread by @hyzaidi

A fictional story: In a mythical land far far away, one senior army officer was assigned the task by his masters to ensure that their favoured group won regional elections. He complied but decided to get some personal benefits as well. He told a billionaire who lived elsewhere…>

…he’d get him made the next chief in the region, as long as he supplied a billion. The deal was struck and as advance payment 100m was paid out to the officer. Ostensibly this was to be used to buy candidates and to aid in the election of supportive candidates. But the smart…>

…officer pocketed the advance and then told other candidates he could get them tickets if they gave him 5-10m. The whole scheme collapsed when some of the potential candidates raised a hue and cry. The army was forced to recall the officer and he now faces an inquiry for …>

…trying to enrich himself while doing national interest duty. However, the officer had done his job even though most people were left wondering who this guy was who didn’t live in the region and was going around villages being touted as their next leader. The billionaire…>

…managed to get elected and was then immediately presented as the obvious choice to head up the region. He had saved 900m too. The end.

* Please note that this is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or under inquiry is purely coincidental.