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The A-G Chambers practises selective prosecution, says MACC

March 29, 2012

The A-G Chambers practises selective prosecution, says MACC

by Kuek Ser Kuang Keng@www.malaysiakini.com

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigates all allegations of corruption made to it, yet it is a Attorney-General's Chambers which refuses to record in justice some of a cases a MACC deems valid.

NONE "Come, uncover me which case has not been investigated by MACC. There is not even a single case which we did not investigate," its Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Mohd Shukri Abdull (left) told a forum in Shah Alam today.

"The complaint is, many people wish a cases to be charged in court, yet if we ask me upon this issue, we have been asking a wrong person. To us, there have been current cases (to be charged in court), yet to a Deputy Public Prosecutor, there is no case to answer, so what can we do?" Shukri told a participants, who responded with shrill cries of lawan (fight).

Giving a audience a dry smile, Shukri replied: "How to fight? MACC has no (prosecution) power."

The articulate senior officer who has twenty-seven years of combating graft behind him, was perplexing his most appropriate to remonstrate a excited audience which MACC was free from domestic interference as well as you do its most appropriate to transport up hurtful politicians to face a music.

The cheers as well as acclaim from a building referred to which his reason was well perceived by a hundreds at a forum patrician "Political Bribery: Reality or Perception", organised by Malay daily Sinar Harian.

"If my officers as well as I were to a! ction ac cording to our hearts, we would detain all! But we can't, since a charges contingency be formed upon evidence, not sentiment," Shukri said, attracting an additional round of acclaim from a floor.

NONE The other three speakers at a forum were PKR Strategy Director Rafizi Ramli (right), BN's Kota Belud MP Abdul Rahman Dahlan as well as Political Analyst Chandra Muzaffar.

The forum's judge was International Islamic University of Malaysia techer Maslee Malik. Responding to Shukri's 'complaint' Rafizi quickly came to his defence.

"MACC has no charge power"

"If we wish to blame, do not censure Shukri yet censure Abdul Rahman since he is a part of of Special Parliamentar yCommittee upon Anti-Corruption," pronounced Rafizi. And Shukri who was sitting next to him rught away lengthened his hand as well as shook with Rafizi, sending a audience into fits of guffaws.

Rafizi afterwards took potshots at Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's progressing guarantee which MACC will be since more energy should BN retain two-thirds parliamentary majority in a next general election.

"If I were a Prime Minister, no need to rectify a constitution only reinstate a attorney-general with someone who can work with a MACC," he suggested.

NONE Abdul Rahman (right) afterwards criticised Rafizi for not respecting a element of separation of powers, indicating out which should a MACC be since both a energy to investigate as w! ell as p rosecute, it would emanate an additional problem.

Rafizi quickly prepared Abdul Rahman which he was suggesting to change a A-G, not to give MACC charge power, yet Abdul Rahman claimed which it was a position of Pakatan Rakyat deputy in a parliamentary committee.

Earlier, Shukri additionally stressed which his officers in a commission, yet carrying different domestic inclinations have been very veteran when it comes to carrying out their duties.

"I have to be very transparent here. My father as well as mum have been green colour, yet people do not know what colour I am, even my relatives do not know, which is my right. "When it comes to investigation, I'm professional, I'm colour-blind," he added.