What now? PWTC scandal?
When the Selangor Pakatan state government was accused of utilizing contracts to finance political activities and people-oriented programs, the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) efficiently spring into action by ambushing members and officials of the state government without any concrete evidence to do so.
But when we see Umno and their cronies misused billions of ringgit of taxpayers money and pressuring banks to write-off their loans just like that, the MACC just sit there and did nothing, citing that there was no report made against them.
Now, when the question of the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) ownership being illegally and inappropriately held by Umno pops up recently following a publication of a book written by a prominent writer, MACC kept quiet. Why? Because the prime minister's department asked them to do so.
So, no matter how many times the Umno-led federal government decided to change the MACC chief commissioner, it will as it is. No changes or revamp at all. MACC is not fit to be compared with the outstanding Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).
In order to really revamp and clean up MACC, put the entire institution under parliamentary scrutiny and then request for a secondment of an ICAC official to MACC as a chief commissioner.
Then only will the MACC's reputation, professionalism and efficiency would improve to an international standard.
But when we see Umno and their cronies misused billions of ringgit of taxpayers money and pressuring banks to write-off their loans just like that, the MACC just sit there and did nothing, citing that there was no report made against them.
Now, when the question of the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) ownership being illegally and inappropriately held by Umno pops up recently following a publication of a book written by a prominent writer, MACC kept quiet. Why? Because the prime minister's department asked them to do so.
So, no matter how many times the Umno-led federal government decided to change the MACC chief commissioner, it will as it is. No changes or revamp at all. MACC is not fit to be compared with the outstanding Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).
In order to really revamp and clean up MACC, put the entire institution under parliamentary scrutiny and then request for a secondment of an ICAC official to MACC as a chief commissioner.
Then only will the MACC's reputation, professionalism and efficiency would improve to an international standard.
