TIME FOR RETRIBUTION WILL COME

Now, the inquest’s verdict is out i.e. that Sarbaini’s death was a misadventure, which meant that he was not murdered nor did he commit suicide. He died having slipped off the MACC HQ’s building in KL. One wonders what he was doing on a narrow ledge of the building’s third floor pantry window. Was he trying to escape unnoticed by the MACC, thinking that he could jump onto the roof of the badminton court below? But why does he need to do this since it was reported that he came to the MACC HQ on his own free will. It would have been different if he was trying to escape after being arrested.

In the case of Teoh Beng Hock, the inquest ruled that Teoh committed suicide. In other words, he died on his own accord and that no one is responsible or can be accused for his death. But I think Teoh wasn’t a crazy guy to simply take his own life without a cause or reason. If he isn’t crazy, then there must be a strong cause and reason that had made him jump off the window of the fifth floor of the Selangor MACC HQ building. Even someone with real courage would not want to do what Teoh had done.

So, escaping and jumping off the window of an MACC building has now become a trend if one wants to escape the hell of MACC. Only fools would want to do that, and I think both Teoh and Sarbaini are certainly not fools. There is no reason to escape through the window when there are enough doors to get through. One would believe if Teoh and Sarbaini were ‘graduates’ of the Tanjung Rambutan Mental Hospital, but on the contrary both were sound and decent human being enjoying a good life i.e. one with a family and the other was about to be married. What are the factors and reason that had led them to escape through the window and fall to their death would seem unimportant.

With that verdict, both the cases are deemed to have ended. No one at MACC is faulted upon, and all can now proceed to do what they were good at doing i.e. investigating cases of corruption, abuses and what not. ‘Guilt’ is never a word that is of concern to the MACC officers, and should there be another incident of death while in their custody, then one can guess what the verdict would be.

The same can also be said of death while in police custody, where no one has yet to be brought to justice. I think, justice can only be served if the dead can be brought back to life, and that can only happen in the hereafter. As of now, those that were a party to the death while in MACC and police custody can continue to enjoy the worldly pleasures without the fear of retribution. But pray and pray hard that the time for your retribution will certainly come.

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MACC LOSS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE

NST Monday, September 26, 2011 reported that the three MACC officers involved in the extortion-cum-robbery at KLIA on September 15 has been transferred to a ‘desk job’ and that the MACC is conducting an internal investigation into the case.

I just simply cannot understand what a ‘desk job’ means, and why should the MACC be allowed to conduct an internal investigation when the case is clearly criminal in nature. Isn’t this not going to be a police case or are the police waiting for the MACC to file a report first before they (police) take on the case? Or is it because the MACC officers are government salaried; hence they have the luxury of time and the case is at the pleasure of the MACC.

What if it was done by someone else or that it was done by me? I am quite sure I will be placed in a police cell without haste and denied off my worldly benefits; with the exception of the air around me. I know too that I will be abused to solicit a confession and the case speedily presented to the court, tried and incarcerated in Sg. Buloh prison. That is the privilege one gets being a no body.

Base on what I know being a retired government servant, a case like this that is criminal in nature should have been handed over to the police with an accompanying police report. I think the MACC are experts at making a police report, but in this particular case involving their own officers, they are somewhat hesitant in filing a police report. Why do they need to do an internal investigation is mind boggling. This should rightfully be a police responsibility and not theirs. You and I know that an internal investigation is usually flawed and lopsided, and any incriminating evidence that goes against the department is usually shielded off. I have heard this done too often.

Now, taking the three ‘thieves’ off their appointment and placing them to a ‘desk job’ is also something I cannot understand. If I was the MACC Director, I would have suspended the three ‘thieves’ and imposed a loss of earnings and benefits until such time the case is resolved by the court. I do not know what are the regulations and procedures to be taken on government officers involved in criminal activities, but certainly I don’t believe the action taken by MACC is correct.

I am told that the stolen cash of about RM1 million is still not found, and the remaining two honourable ‘thieves’ are still missing. Or are they now enjoying their loot in Casablanca, Paris or Les Vegas?

MACC certainly has a long way to go to redeem their lost pride and public confidence. I most certainly have lost confidence in the MACC, and don’t blame me and the rest. And just ask the Singapore money changer if they can trust the MACC.


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MACC OFFICERS – A PACK OF THIEVES

Now, see what has become of our MACC officers when the department they serve is corrupt, sadistic and abusive. It is this very department that has been entrusted to investigate cases of corruption and abuse, but unfortunately, it is them that are the main perpetrators of such dastardly act. Not having had enough of it, the MACC officers have now turn to become a pack of honorable government salaried thieves.

Just read Free Malaysia Today dated Sept 21, 20011 to get the full story of extortion-cum-robbery involving five MACC officers (some senior ones included) and of whom three have been arrested by the police for alleged extortion-cum-robbery. The incident reportedly took place at KLIA where USD300 thousand was said to have been robbed in broad daylight by MACC officers; the victims being three Singaporean money changers on their fight home to Singapore. And having robbed the Singaporean money changers, they (MACC officers) had the courtesy to tell the victims not to report the incident. See how damn stupid these MACC thieves are?

I just wonder how such an incident involving government officers entrusted with the responsibility to stop the scourge of corruption have lowered themselves to become thieves and shamelessly corrupt. I can only reason that all the five MACC officers must have been involved in some form of corruption and abuse in the past. And I dare say too that there are still many others in the department that are equally corrupt. Although no names were mentioned, I can say for certain that most of them (if not all) are Malay MACC officers, and where do you expect me to hide my face when my friends of the other races talks about it? And it is for this very reason that I am dead against Perkasa’s Ketuanan Melayu that as of now has remain eerily silent.

I have said it many times in the past, and I will not stop saying that I am disgusted with my race that are by and large the biggest perpetrators of corruption and abuse in this country. I sympathies with those who are honest, clean and God fearing, but it is the corrupt and dishonorable few that has brought shame and disrepute to their race and to the organization they serve. I also believe that the rot starts at the top, and I do not mince my word if I say that the bosses must be equally corrupt; politicians and government officials alike.

I think we have seen enough of politicians (including government officials) mired in corrupt practices, and I say that I can no longer trust them for their honesty and integrity, for such exemplary personal qualities has now become a ‘rare commodity’ among them. Examples are many and as of today, some are awaiting trial for corruption, and my only desire is to see them incarcerated in prison cells. That is the only ‘reward’ they deserve for their dirty act.

To the three MACC officers, please do not seek pity from anyone, for you all deserve to be arrested and punished. The most you’ll get is a few years in prison and loss of privileges, but what you will get in the hereafter cannot be less than your earthly prison term. Let’s hope that your dastardly act serves as a lesson to others, that being thieves does not pay. My utmost sympathy goes to the families of these MACC officers.

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MACC – WHAT IS TO BECOME OF IT?

If anyone were to ask me whether I have faith and confidence in MACC being a truly independent, trustworthy and professional investigative organ of the government, my answer is simply NO. I had all along been weary and doubtful of the competency of MACC, and the results of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the death of Teoh Beng Hock confirms it all. I now believe that the organization needs a complete revamp from ‘head to toe’, and any future recruitment of its officers must satisfy one important criterion i.e. the person regardless of race or religion must be God fearing. If this criterion is not met, then there is no way that I can trust MACC to improve itself. I know this is a tough criterion to meet, more so if the officers know that they have unquestionable and exceedingly powerful authority to investigate, and that anything they do (rightfully or wrongfully) will be protected by the very organization they serve. With so much of power in their hands, any normal person tends to lose their sense of responsibility and level headedness, and they turn from being a normal human being to a hated devil. These were the obvious qualities found in the three MACC officers implicated in the death of Teoh i.e. Hishamuddin Hashim, Arman Alias and Mohd Ashraf Yunus; all of them are Malays and I suppose they profess the Islamic faith. I simply do not know if they had ever realized that their actions against Teoh that caused him to take his life (according to the RCI report) are un-Islamic. They now ought to know the consequences of their acts in the afterlife…………something that no mortal will ever escape.

Seriously, the RCI report has brought to light the serious flaws in MACC that is unknown to the public. Yet they (MACC) remain elusive when the public questioned their conduct and method used during an investigation, as if they are not answerable to anybody for their actions; not even to God. We have also seen how some of our leaders jumped quickly to the rescue of the MACC if there is a public criticism against them (MACC), regardless of the nature and reason for the criticism. This is what our leaders have finally created the MACC to be; a ruthless, vindictive, inhumane, irresponsible, senseless, barbaric investigative organ of the government that is suppose to investigate corruption cases truthfully, impartially and in all fairness to the alleged offenders. They are expected to find out the truth and nothing but the truth, so that the alleged offenders gets proper justice.

With the conclusion of the RCI, the public is now more intimate and exposed to the inner workings of the MACC. The MACC can no longer act like the devil, and every step they take will now be under strict public scrutiny. Besides answering to God for their actions in the hereafter, they will have to first answer to the public for the actions on earth. The people would now expect their parliamentarians (regardless of the party they represent) upon whom they have placed their faith and trust, to be monitoring closely the activities of the MACC henceforth. And if our parliamentarians are to play their roles well by maintaining a close watch on the activities of MACC, I believe the country will have a truly professional MACC that does not need another RCI.


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ANOTHER DEATH BY ‘SELF STRANGULATION’ UNDER MACC’S CHARGE

When I got to the office at 10am this morning, my colleague hurriedly pulled me into his office and said, “Want to read another thriller of another man falling to his death from the office of the MACC?”. Prior to this, I had no knowledge of the incident, and upon reading it in the internet, my hands got itchy and could not wait any longer to write something about this incident in my blog when I get back home.

The news story reads something like this; ‘Selangor Custom Assistant Director Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed was found dead at the MACC building in Jalan Cochrane early this morning, and is believed to have fallen out of the third floor window. Ahmad Sarbani is being investigated for graft, together with 62 others in a nationwide scoop by MACC’.

This news looks kind of similar to the Teoh Beng Hock suicide story of ‘self strangulation’. The difference is that Ahmad Sarbani fell off a third floor building and not a 14 floor building, and we are not told as to whether it is another ‘self strangulation’or suicide. I am quite certain that this is going to be another story of suicide, and that the MACC will deny till dooms day that Ahmad Sarbani was left all by himself at the time of the suicide, and MACC officers had nothing to do with his death. They will reinforce this by saying that were absolutely no witnesses, but God.

If anyone were to ask me, “Did Ahmad Sarbani actually jumped out of the window to his death?”. My spontaneous answer is that he did not self strangled himself, nor was he trying to escape by jumping out of the window. I believe someone was threatening him with death if he did not cooperate in the investigation (that is the usual case). And I believe too that the threat was physical, with Ahmad Sarbani being pressed close to the window. This is the only answer that I can think off, because the MACC has over the last few years shown itself to be unprofessional in carrying out their investigation, and the only method they knew was to employ the ‘Gestapo’ method. I do not believe Ahmad Sarbani or anyone would want to take their own life if the investigation was done professionally. I now tend to believe in what others has been saying that some MACC investigating officers are nothing but ruthless thugs, and Abu Kassim has to believe this.

The one major reason that stops me from believing that Ahmad Sarbani killed himself is that he is a Muslim, and he knows the consequences of his act in the afterlife. Suicide is the last word among Malaysian Muslim. Ahmad Sarbani is not a Palestinian fighting to fee their land from Israel’s brutal oppression and deprivation. Neither is he a suicide bomber. He is an ordinary person, and if indeed he was involved in graft, he still has time to repent, should he be send to jail. In jail is the best time for him to repent, free of any worldly influences.

All this has to stop. And the only way to stop this is to boot out the MACC Commissioner including a few others, and for the government to do a complete revamp of MACC. This has to be done now, and there should no longer be anymore compromises or RCI's if the government is serious in wanting to salvage what is left of the good name of the MACC.

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ARE WE SELF DESTRUCTING OURSELVES?

As I read and watch what is happening around the world today, it strikes me if the end of the world is getting closer. Slowly but surely, governments around the world are falling apart. Once powerful state leaders that has all the wealth that they need, and the might of the military and police staunchly behind them are being chased out like rabbits fleeing to evade the ferocious pursuing hound dogs.

The global weather in recent times has not been good either. It has become unpredictable and erratic. Severe snow has hit most parts of Europe and the US causing closure of airports and leaving thousands of travelers stranded. Major flood unseen of in some countries has caused massive losses to property and lives. Wanton killings and murders still reign in the troubled states of Afghanistan, Iraq and even Pakistan. Life seemed too cheap where even the cost of a single bullet is much more valuable and expensive. Are these not signs of a trouble world? And are these not signs that the end of the world is near? And who had caused all this, if it is not us to blame.

Now, Tunisia is the most recent example of a crumbling state where the people had risen to oust the President, his wife and family members, just like what happened to the all powerful Shah of Iran. And now we see Egypt and Yemen with its powerful leaders going through a tumultuous period that will probably see the two countries crumble, and its leaders faced with an uncertain future.

What are the causes that have raised public anger in these countries? The answer is simple – it is a corrupt government, rising food costs that has made life unbearable for the people, nepotism, cronyism, rising unemployment and a host of other reasons that has turned the people into wretched beggars in their own country. The rich and powerful continues to lead an opulent lifestyle and enriching themselves, oblivious to the plight of the people.

Obviously for these countries, it is not ‘People’s First’; rather it is ‘The Leader’s First’ where looting by its leaders are seen as their ‘sovereign right’, rather than be a protector of the people’s rights.

With all the uncertainty prevailing around the world today, the question now is for us to look at ourselves and to see if a similar situation exists in our country; a country that is blessed with numerous resources and have never suffered a major political and economic upheaval that warrants a people’s revolt. The May 13, 1969 racial riots or the Reformasi Movement are insignificant events compared to the Tunisian people’s uprising and the events in Egypt and Yemen today.

Now what do we see happening in our country today? Firstly, the incidence of corruption at all levels of government has not simmered. Secondly, nepotism and cronyism still languishes in the corridors of power. Thirdly, escalating costs of living has made many households much poorer. And worse still, race and religious tolerance that has bonded Malaysians together since becoming an independent nation, is now being questioned.

Of late public statements by some of our leaders are worrying and a cause of concern to many. I do not wish to quote these statements, but leaders must understand that anything they say can be misconstrued by people. To use words like ‘we will defend ourselves to the last drop of our blood’ can mean that the entire might of the government to include the police and the military will ultimately be used. And if the military is used to quell a people’s protest, I will violently oppose to it.

Having said the above, I think there is enough issues and situations that can start a public protest in this country that can escalate into a people’s revolt, especially so when the peoples stomach are hungry. I am also particularly concern that the exposes in public domain of corruption and abuse by some of our top leaders and past leaders to enrich their families can cause public dissatisfaction and anger. Now, there is already a perception that all top leaders and their cronies are untouchable by the law. Immunity is for the powerful and those who opposes will be jumped at by MACC and the police, even for a paltry some of RM 2000 or for a few cow heads.

We have heard and seen it all and my only hope and that of my children and grandchildren is NOT to see this blessed country of ours crumble and become a pariah nation. We can avoid this if our leaders can come to their senses immediately; otherwise it will be the masses that will eventually take charge of this country.


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ARE WE TO SEE MORE CONTROVERSIES THIS YEAR?

In the true spirit of ‘Rakyat Di Dahulukan’, PM Najib is expected to announce the setting up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCOI), following the disputable open verdict by the coroner following the inquest into the death of Teoh Beng Hock (TBH) in June last year, while in the custody of MACC.

I just could not believe that a learned coroner after a long and arduous trial, and having heard from numerous witnesses and experts (including foreign ones) could not pass a verdict to determine as to what cause the death of TBH. A blogger friend (rights2write) had in jest written that TBH might have been “struck by a lightning, and was thrown out of the window”. In the absence of truth, I would tend to believe the blogger. I suppose the coroner just had too much to swallow, and was not is the correct frame of mind to make the right verdict; hence the open verdict.

I do not know what good it is to convene the RCOI. We had seen one before i.e. the Lingam case and the outcome of the RCOI just simply fizzles out. Now, we hear Minister in PM Department Nazri Aziz had said that “Teoh’s family could file civil suit against MACC next”. Are we to believe that this time, the court can reach a verdict that can truly satisfy Teoh’s family?

If I were to believe in what the former investigating officer SAC Zain Ibrahim had written about AG Gani Patail and former IGP Musa Hassan dubious acts of fabricating evidence to prosecute Anuar Ibrahim in his first sodomy case, then I can positively say that filing a civil suit against MACC is a worthless case, unless the courts and the police investigators can prove otherwise. There have been far too many unresolved cases of death in police custody, without seeing anyone prosecuted.

While the controversy over the open verdict was still raging hot, a group calling themselves Gagasan Anti-Penyelewengan Selangor GAPS and PERKASA held a demonstration in front of the State Secretariat Building, over the reluctance of the State Government to accept the appointment of the new State Secretary. They accuse Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim has betrayed the Sultan and demanded that the Menteri Besar resign. Am I not surprised that there were no water cannons or hooded police personals to disperse the demonstrators. I suppose they had a police permit to protest. How strange!!!!!!!

I do not know where these demonstrators were during the 1993 Constitutional Crisis when the government and its leaders were out to expose the excesses of the royalties. I clearly remembered news reports on TV showing the palatial homes of a particular ruler in Port Dickson. Other rulers too were not spared. But then, there were no GAPS, PERKASA or other Malay groups screaming ‘DERHAKA’. Why then do these groups decides to protest now, just because the Menteri Besar does not agree to the nomination of the new State Secretary, and the Sultan being made to abide a proposal by an agency of the federal government. Wasn’t it proper that the Sultan should listen to the advice of his Menteri Besar above others? And I think the actions of some who openly criticized the rulers then, were more serious and smacks of insults to our royalties.

This is just the beginning of the New Year, and I do not know what other controversies will crop up from now on. This makes me restless, and I dream of a day when this country is govern by level headed leaders. Wonder if that dream will ever be fulfilled.


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RM13,000 IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MILLIONS

I had on three occasions ( August 30, 2008, March 30, 2009 and May 23, 2009) posted articles relating to Tourism Malaysia's Director General Dato Mirza Muhammad Taiyab corruption charges, in which he was alleged to have accepted settlement for his dental treatment costing RM13,000, and of which the court's acquitted him of all charges.

I was somewhat surprised to hear that the Kuala Lumpur High Court had recently allowed MACC to appeal against Dato Mirza's acquittal, and is thereby likely to drag the latter once again through a prolong and treacherous trial.

I think Dato Mirza has suffered enough through his previous trial, that saw the admittance of the owner of the dental clinic that Dato Mirza had no knowledge as to who actually paid for his dental treatment.

I do not understand the basis of MACC's appeal, but I believe there is a 'hidden hand' behind this case that wants Dato Mirza silence, and that he be found guilty as charged. I also cannot understand MACC's persistence over a case involving a mere RM13,000, whereas there are other bigger cases that requires serious attention that costs millions. I am just curious to know if the MACC have started serious investigations into the Khir Toyo's palatial RM24 million home (or thereabout). And what about the RM12 million former PM's home that is currently being constructed, and the money laundering acts of a state Menteri Besar and some 'big shots'. Are these not serious cases that requires urgent treatment, rather than going after a small fry like Dato Mirza?

I have every reason to believe that Dato Mirza is a victim rather than an accuse. I do not believe that he had done something wrong as accused. I sense that someone his superior is not too please with him for not towing the line. I believe some senor politicians are involved, and this is where the MACC should start doing some serious investigation. I am not implying that a former Minister is involved, but the least the MACC could do is to investigate, and to give Dato Mirza a fair trial.

There is nothing worse than to see Dato Mirza be found guilty through a miscarriage of justice. And as a Muslim, 'fitnah' is a grievous crime in the eyes of Allah, and the wrath of Allah is severe and extreme for those who are guilty of 'fitnah' against a fellow human being. MACC had better watch this.


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ALLOWANCES INCREASED TO CURB GRAFT SAYS MACC

The MACC is said to be making a recommendation to the government for an increase in the allowances of Ministers, Deputy Ministers and assemblymen as a means to curb the prevalence of graft supposedly from among some of them. If this is to be the recommendation, then public perception that Ministers, Deputy Ministers and assemblymen have for so long been involved in graft stands to be true.

I do not know what the Ministers, Deputy Ministers and assemblymen would have to say of such a recommendation that smack of belittling them. And if at all there is a need to raise their allowances, surely there are better excuses than the one recommended by the MACC. To me the recommendation is rather childish and one that makes little sense. Just ask anyone, and I bet their answer are more cynical than mine.

The recommendation also took into consideration the allowances received by MPs in neighboring Singapore. Why consider only Singapore that is having a population that is five times smaller than Malaysia, and whose GDP per capita is approximately four times larger than Malaysia. Why not look at Cambodia, Laos or Thailand? Singapore should not be taken as a basis for comparison for they are far ahead of us in almost ever aspect.

And why not also consider the quality of their MPs in comparison to our MPs and state assemblymen? I am not belittling our MPs and state assemblymen, but this is the reality that cannot be denied. The antics of some of our MPs and state assemblymen alone leaves much to be desired. A good example are the three PKR Perak state representatives that had ‘jumped boat’ and subsequently caused a furor to the PKR state government. In all honesty, can we claim that the examples shown by the three are good examples of an elected representatives? My honest and sincere answer to this is a big NO.

I think the MACC should wake up from their slumber, and quickly adorn their thinking caps, and to start saying things that are more sensible.


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WHAT NOW MACC?

It is difficult to hide a lie, when justice and truth is being sought. And in order to cover up a lie, the liar concoct another piece of lie and this will go on and on until the truth is finally revealed. Even if a liar get away with his lie, it will be his conscience that finally get the better of him. This is what we see happening at the on-going inquest into the death of Teoh Beng Hock.

I had from the beginning found it difficult to believe that Teoh had committed suicide; a finding made by some that makes little sense to me. How could he want to take away his own life when he is all geared to be married and knowing that his wife-to-be is bearing his child. And how bankrupt is the prosecution to have revealed Teoh’s poor bank credit balance as a likely reason for Teoh to indulge in corruption.

All previous autopsies carried out by our local so-called experts did not conclude the possibility that Teoh was murdered. But now, a renowned forensic expert from Thailand, Dr Pronthip Pojanasunand who had performed more than 10,000 autopsies and heads the Thai Ministry of Justice’s Central Institute of Forensic Science has given a 80% possibility that Teoh was unconscious when he fell to his death. And no unconscious person is capable of walking to the window and to jump out. In other words, what Dr. Pronthip implied was that Teoh was simply murdered.

For Dr. Pronthip to come out with such a possibility and in very definitive terms, shows only her true self as a highly professional forensic expert. The findings of our so-called experts have now been put to severe test and challenge by Dr. Pronthip’s declaration.

Now, what if a second autopsy is performed by Dr. Pronthip and her professional finding is proven to be true? Will our experts dare to challenge those findings? And should the findings goes unchallenged, what will Malaysians say of our experts? Or will we then say that Dr. Pronthip’s findings has no professional forensic standing in this country; hence in cannot be taken to be conclusive. Such a thing can be said, just like what was initially declared of the Kugan’s death.

This is an exciting case to watch, and my only hope and that of all like-minded Malaysians is to see that justice prevail, and those found guilty of the offence be given the appropriate punishment. If it is murder, then the only punishment is death.

What now MACC……..the heat is on you!


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ARE WE SEEING A FAILED MACC?

'MACC MAN FED UP WITH POLITICIANS' reads the title of a report in NST dated August 16th, 2009. And it appears that MACC's head of investigation Datuk Shukri Abdul has decided to suspend temporarily several on-going investigations involving politicians with an excuse being that “his men felt that they could not carry out their duties effectively in cases involving politicians as they were being slammed no matter what they did”. This is a statement uttered by a defeatist, and if this were the sorts of statement uttered by a military field commander in the midst of battle, the commander would either be court martialed or even send to the gallows.

I am surprise that for a person who have served more than 20 years with the ACA and now MACC, he could no longer withstand the pressure of his work, that he has vowed execute. It would have been more honourable if he resigns, rather than to utter such a statement and be mocked by society.

I have somewhat watched the antics of MACC officers especially after the March 8, 2008 General Elections, and it is obvious to me that the MACC seemed to have practiced selective investigation, rather than to act as a neutral body free of any political interference; inferred or otherwise. Believe you me, this is also the general perception of the man in the street; the people that I meet and talked to daily. Most are not politicians, and some are vehement that the MACC is indeed a political tool. The MACC will never understand this because their outlook is so blinkered, and are oblivious to the pulse of the ordinary people. Honestly, power has corrupted them; hence they have lost sight of humility, humane, rational thinking, caring, patience and understanding that is highly desired of them in the performance of their duties.

Now with Datuk Shukri's statement, where will the ongoing investigations lead us to. What will become of the PKFZ investigations that is so serious and politically linked to the MCA, and by inference with the government? Will it be kept in wrap, only to be reviewed comes doomsday? What about the investigations of alleged corruption of the two former Perak PKR state assemblymen who jumped boat, and are now in the safe clutches of UMNO? What about the alleged corruption of former MB Selangor Khir Toyo and his multi million ringgit palace? What about the RM500,000 allocation spend by each former Selangor BN state assemblymen within 2 months prior to the March 8, 2008 General Elections? Are these not important cases that are clearly linked to the political parties of the present ruling government? And why the extreme silence?

I recognised that I am a retired government officer and that does not mean that I should remain blind and mute to the corrupt practices of those in power. I will not be doing justice as a loyal citizen of this country if I fail to voice my feelings regarding corruption to others who cares. If someone were to ask me as to why I should be seen to display an anti government stance. My answer would be that I am only taught to be loyal to the King and country; not to be subservient to any politician.

I have served the nation as a military officer and had seen duties with the United Nations in troubled Cambodia. I had been in the Malaysian jungles seeking out the enemy months on end, and only to return home awhile to see my little children running away from me. I have never been involved in corruption; nor have I taken a cent from any businessman. My father had once said to me that if ever he knew that I am corrupt, he will disowned me. I am glad that until the day he passed away, I was able to honour what he said of corruption.

I know my writings on corruption have hurt some people, and my only answer to them is that they should not be hurt if they are not in anyway involved in corruption. It is only those who are involved will be hurt by what I write, and my guess is that those who are hurt are indeed corrupt.


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