JAMES GIGGACHER
New Mandala
08 OCT, 2016
1MDB shows that an already fragile rule of law is being stretched to the limits, writes James Giggacher.
Malaysia’s rule of law may have reigned supreme in this week’s case of the Budgie Nine – saving the Southeast Asian state from gross national insult at the hands of some silly young Australians.
Too bad the same thing can’t be said about another national disgrace, the 1MDB financial scandal.
In the face of investigations into the country’s failing sovereign wealth fund, and Prime Minister Najib Razak’s alleged links to millions of missing dollars, the rule of law has in fact gone missing in action. Continue reading “The law of rule in Malaysia”