August 26, 2012
Whither MACC upon Fighting Corruption?
by Jeswan Kaur (08-25-12)@www.freemalaysiatoday.com
In annoy of a dismal opening as well as smashed image, a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has 'caught a fancy' of a European Partners Against Corruption network (EPAC).
So taken in is EPAC President Martin Kreutner which he has described MACC as one of a world's most respected, creation you consternation just how 'learned' Kreutner is of a 'actual' modus operandi of a MACC.
For one, MACC has a red blood of Teoh Beng Hock as well as Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed upon a hands; both Teoh as well as Ahmad Sarbani were found passed upon a grounds of a MACC, with Teoh, a political assistance to a DAP state assemblyman, found passed during a MACC domicile in Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam while Ahmad Sarbani, a Customs military officer was found passed during a MACC office in Kuala Lumpur.
Both Teoh as well as Ahmad Sarbani had progressing incited up during a MACC for doubt as well as their deaths have left a rakyat wondering what role is MACC really essaying, i.e. which of fighting swindle or which of finishing off 'enemies' of a state as well as failing to residence issues of crime involving tip politicians or their family members?
MACC has additionally authorised itself to be manipulated by a federal government, leading to a former shutting a eyes to cases of crime involving ministers as well as VIPs.
And still, Krutner cannot assistance though admire MACC for a pursuit 'well done'. He additionally gives credit to MACC Chief Commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed whom he pronounced was one of a most recognised as well as venerable between anti-corruption experts as well as a general community.!
If in law so, since afterwards has a crime index of this nation not seen any improvement? In December final year, a Transparency International Malaysia survey revealed which for a third consecutive year, Malaysia available a decrease in a Corruption Perception Index score, a 4.3 measure somewhat reduce than a 4.4 available in 2010 as well as much reduce than a supervision benchmark of 4.9.
The ECAP President's reasons for heaping regard upon MACC have been unconvincing flimsy during best, seeking during a latter's track record.
Just how Kreutner arrived during such conclusion is anyone's guess. What seems transparent is which EPAC is possibly not disturbed or ignorant about a sly strategy employed by MACC in a course of a investigation.
Does Kreutner know to what extent a supervision of a day exerts a reason over it?
The rakyat is aware which as prolonged as MACC stays under a Prime Minister's Department, there will be no default of excuses where 'lack of evidence" is endangered in allowing successful individuals to escape being investigated.
MACC = Dismal
There is one as well most explanation of how a Malaysian Anti-Corruption 
Commission is in a centre manipulated by a authorities to cover-up for their hanky-pankies.
From a failure to deliver probity in a Teoh Beng Hock box to using 'lack of evidence' as an excuse to close a files upon swindle charges opposite Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail, Crime Investigations Department senior manager Bakri Zinin, as well as former Inspector-General of Police Musa Hasan, MACC's opening is during most appropriate dismal.
The allegations of crime opposite Gani Patail, Bakri as well as Musa were made by former Commercial Crime Investigations Department senior manager Ramli Yusoff, who filed a b! ox dual years ago.
Ramli has indicted Gani, Musa as well as a MACC of conspiring to disprove him as well as his group for impediment purported underworld figure Goh Cheng Poh, additionally well known as "Tengku Goh".
The former CCID purported which a afterwards ACA, right away well known as a MACC, had relied upon a indeterminate impression to assign him with crime with assets worth RM27 million when he was a military officer.
An emergency motion tabled by opposition parliamentarians to set up a judiciary to listen to a charges opposite Gani as well as Musa was rejected during a persisting sitting in a typical Barisan Nasional character with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak in Mar this year rejecting calls for a tribunal, observant it was unsubstantiated allegations.
However, it was in Jul 2009 which a rakyat found out how unhandy MACC had become. Its credibility was tarnished after MACC's miserable attempts during washing a hands off a debate surrounding Teoh's death.
An inquest was held as well as a coroner returned an open verdict though after much vigour a Royal Commission of Inquiry was set up to ascertain Teoh's death, which was in a end classified as suicide, albeit his family's organisation belief which he was actually murdered.
MACC's commitment in doubt
Failure to deliver in a Teoh Beng Hock as well as Ahmad Sarbani cases as well as a available end to a Gani, Bakri as well as Musa cases has left a rakyat unhappy as well as doubtful of a MACC's commitment to fight corruption, regardless of a party involved.
Time as well as again MACC has shown it is incapable of job a shots in upholding probity as well as truth, withdrawal a people to hold a life is zero though a sham.
Indeed, if MACC is all about pleasing a 'powers which be', afterwards since a explain which it is modelled after tip anti-corruption agencies, such as a Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong) as well as a Independent Commi! ssion Ag ainst Corruption (New South Wales, Australia).
When in Jul final year Najib "unceremoniously" deported French tellurian rights counsel William Bourdon, Suara Rakyat Malaysia or Suaram was convinced which a premier as well as his supervision have been "inextricably linked" with a Scorpene submarines crime scandal.
Bourdon was representing Suaram in a high-profile box filed opposite submarines' businessman DCN during a Parisian courts. (In 2002, Najib afterwards a Defence Minister, sanctioned a squeeze of a Scorpene submarines amid accusations of sum over-pricing as well as kickbacks).
"It is a greatest inapplicable designation nonetheless by a Malaysian gvernment for it is an affront to diplomacy, to general law as well as common decency. It was a totally arbitrary act by a Home Ministry as well as a sum abuse of senior manager energy of a Najib administration," Suaram Director Cynthia Gabriel retorted via a matter upon Jul 27, 4 days after Bourdon's deportation.
And MACC was just as silent when a blogger, "The Whistleblower711" revealed which aides of Najib as well as his emissary Muhyiddin Yassin as well as a Deputy Minister were allegedly "bought" by a businessman to acquire contracts from a supervision as well as a agencies.
Deputy Finance Minister Awang Adek Hussin, who was implicated, claimed which his "conscience is clear" as well as a money perceived was not crime though instead for a good of a people of Bachok, where he is a UMNO division chief.
Looks similar to MACC will never have a gumption to take a nation's hurtful politicians to task despite a vigour entrance from a rakyat.
Earn a rakyat's trust
MACC has to work really tough to win a rakyat's certitude as a opening thus far speaks usually of manipulation, not of w! arding o ff graft.
When former MACC part of Robert Phang demanded which Minister in a Prime Minister's Department, Nazri Abdul Azi, be hauled up for purported abuse of energy as well as for "living over his means", did MACC have guts to do so? No!
Phang pronounced this was usually proper as Nazri had made statements which a supervision refused to examine Gani's purported abuse of energy in a number of cases.
Phang additionally pronounced a rakyat wanted to know how could Nazri's son afford lush cars, a Porsche driven by him as well as a Toyota Vellfire by his bodyguards?
"Why did he need bodyguards? What commercial operation is he in? Are you observant further examples of 'Cowgate' between a family groups as well as sons of ministers who live in comprehensive opulence since a people have been told to be thrifty as well as all a time reminded of taking flight acceleration as well as high price of living?"
Phang afterwards pronounced a MACC should severely look into either Nazri's family members were vital over their means or carrying unusual wealth, observant which all civil servants have been subjected to a MACC Act.
As predicted, MACC stays silent when it comes to acting opposite hurtful politicians. The fact which fledgling statesman Zamil Ibrahim, a former Kita Kedah chief, has come a prolonged way from his burger case days to owning a Rolls Royce has nonetheless to rankle MACC. Is it since Zamil is a Barisan Nasional 'broker' indulging in MP-buying activities to ensure BN wins a entrance 13th general election?
With such unethical politicians still during large, does this meant which a Jul 31, 2010 pledge to renounce by Abu Kassim should any swindle reports not be investigated by his agency, together with high-profile cases involving supervision ministers will spin true?
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