Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Johari Baharum has again called for the outcome of investigations into the “Freedom for Sale” allegations that he received RM5 million to release three men held under the Emergency Ordinance should be made public.
This is a most extraordinary situation as almost two months have passed since Johari first made a similar call.
The ACA director-general Datuk Ahmad Said Hamdan had said previously when he was acting head of ACA that investigations on the graft allegations against Johari had been completed by the ACA shortly after the deputy minister was questioned by ACA officials on March 19 and that the investigation papers were in the hands of the prosecution division.
Why is there a three-month procrastination on Johari’s investigations, when ACA had completed their work as far back as March?
Exactly four years ago in June 2003, ACA had announced a new three-point policy on transparency to be more responsive towards public demand for information about its investigations, viz:
- The ACA will keep all complainants informed on the status of investigations into their reports if they want it.
- Heads of government departments will be informed of the decision of the Attorney-General on investigations involving their subordinates.
- The ACA will issue statements about cases that are still under investigation if it feels necessary, including those already decided by the Attorney-General.
The past four years have proven that this new 3-point policy of ACA to address public concern for more transparency are just empty talk and nothing more!
In the Johari Baharum case, why is the ACA and the AG’s Chambers loth to make public the outcome of the investigations when the subject of the investigations has repeatedly called for a public accounting?
As Parliament will be reconvening next week, a detailed White Paper on ACA investigations on the RM5 million graft allegations against Johari Baharum for releasing three men under Emergency Ordinance should be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat next Monday.
In this connection, the outcome of police investigations into the serious corruption allegations made against the then ACA director-general Datuk Seri Zulkipli Mat Noor by former Sabah ACA director and whistleblower Mohamad Ramli Abdul Manan in June last year should also be made public.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan had said in April that the police had completed investigations into the corruption allegations against Zulkipli after taking statements from 30 persons and that the investigations papers had been submitted to the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
Attorney-General Tan Sri Gani Patail should explain why he is sitting on these investigation papers whether on Johari or Zulkipli for months on end without any action being taken.
Gani should include the outcome of investigations into the corruption allegations against Zulkipli in a White Paper on investigations on allegations against high public officials to dispel growing suspicion that the Attorney-General’s Chambers has become a “black hole” where serious allegations of corruption against high public officials disappear altogether from public view.
Even if you don’t find anything, it’s always good to keep the person concerned in suspense and, better still, get him to do your bidding. Oops, is this still the Mahathir administration ? ; )
Is the ACA director-general Datuk Ahmad Said Hamdan waiting for the Malaysians to forget this incident because Malaysians are so forgetful?
They are NATO = no action talk only
Educator, you’re right!
Promise the Malaysian public anything under the sun; make then feel good. Let them sing praises to the BN government.
Then, when everything is forgotten, revert back to square one! That ploy always works.
That way, it can get away with anything.
There is one way to overcome such naivety. The opposition must go down to the grass roots, especially in the semi-rural and rural areas to brief them on what is happening in Bolehland.
The earlier this is started, the better!
After reading what’s written in MalaysiaToday, I am not surprised why!!
This is showmanship and a sanitization process. Both individuals will be pronounced clean and become stronger because they were investigated and found not guilty of any wrong doing. This is how things are done in Malaysia. When you are in, you are fine, but when you are out, you are not fine.
“..Attorney-General’s Chambers has become a “black hole†where serious allegations of corruption against high public officials disappear altogether from public view.”
Does this mean that Samy Vellu is heading the AGs Chambers?
After reading Malaysia Today on how the police force is behnid those organised crime and reading how ACA is being run, the intergrity of the Judiciary system, I really am wondering is there really nothing we can do about it? Who will be able to help us? PM? Forget about him. He is still honeymooning after 3 years+ and now on extended happy hours/days/months…. Change the govt thru the ballot box? Fat chance not when how EC is conducting itself.
Charge both and see what evidence comes out as one tries to blame the other.
ACA is a joke organisation. They should be names KIV dept!!!
“..he received RM5 million to release three men held under the Emergency Ordinance should be made public.”
RM5.0 million is a lot of money. Are we talking cash here? Don’t think so. How was it paid? Probably in an offshore account. Probably in USDLS.
Who has offshore foreign currency accounts?
ACA = Association of Con Artists
I like Malaysia today’s conspiracy theory which sounds very credible. Polis wants to keep their minister boss in check so fix him with this 5 million thinghy. Very plausible that web site spilling the beans set up by polis after all polis later said there was no reason to detain the three, so why make the minister sign the detention papers in the first place. This theory fully explains the ACA’s action of not releasing the investigation findings.
Our Malaysia Police Force are very good in fishing..
But the fact is, they never catch bigger fish coz they never have the guts to do fishing on deep sea.
That’s why corruption still exist.
“Attorney-General Tan Sri Gani Patail should explain why he is sitting on these investigation papers whether on Johari or Zulkipli for months on end without any action being taken.”
He is sitting on it because that is his job.
Dun worry. I don’t believe voter is tend to be forgetful. Let those corrupted politicians & servants see our power in election. Malaysia always tak boleh!
well i just hope nothing as bad as a revolt will happen. if such thing is to happen, i hope it is AFTER i left the country.