— Jaleel Hameed
The Malaysian Insider
Dec 21, 2012
DEC 21 — It must be the end of the world, dear sirs, if the Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman is saying that all coalition candidates for the general election must clear a corruption check.
Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today this vetting and clearing must be done by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Excuse me for laughing, sir, but are you cracking a joke? No? You are serious about the MACC?
This agency, where witnesses or perhaps suspects, leap to their death mysteriously?
This agency, which told its Hong Kong counterpart that there is nothing suspicious about millions being sent to Umno’s Sabah chapter?
This agency, which is more interested in clearing its panel members of complicity rather than investigate where a sworn statement from a private investigator repudiating his earlier statutory declaration could mean something’s amiss? Continue reading “Graft-check for BN candidates”