In 2009, the then Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy chief commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed vowed to restore the credibility of the agency when he resumed control of MACC on 1 January 2010.
He said, “I will introduce several plans and measures to redeem MACC’s integrity and public confidence,” after opening the Integrity Conference 2009.
According to him, it was also vital to receive cooperation from other agencies and non-government organisations to restore the MACC’s credibility.
“Without help from all quarters, the MACC will not be able to do a good job,” he said and expressed gratitude that he was asked to lead the agency.
Once he became the MACC chief, Abu Kassim pledged to spare no one in the commission’s anti-graft war.
The MACC is the body that investigates and persecutes corruption in the public and private sectors. Five independent bodies monitor the MACC to ensure its integrity and to protect citizens’ rights.
These bodies, the Anti-Corruption Advisory Board, the Special Committee on Corruption, the Complaints Committee, the Operations Review Panel, and the Corruption Consultation and Prevention Panel, are managed separately from other government offices in order to provide an independent perspective.
Several disturbing facts have emerged during the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the mysterious death of the DAP political aide, Teoh Beng Hock.
The allegations include interrogation procedures that were sloppy and not adhered to, notes that were jotted down haphazardly and for one officer, two investigation diaries with one diary, presumably to cover up shoddy investigations .
When one of the MACC officers discovered Teoh Beng Hock’s death, he rushed home to tell his wife to be vigilant as he feared for the safety of his family.
These are the actions of a man who is guilty about Teoh’s death, otherwise why would he warn his wife to be wary: “People will surely be looking for me."
Did he have a hand in Teoh's death?
What sort of heartless and inconsiderate people does the MACC employ? This man seems to be more interested in himself and his family, rather than getting at the truth.
The same officer also felt that he had been given inadequate training. He declared that MACC officers should be trained by foreigners to improve the MACC system.
After pumping millions of ringgits into MACC, one of its own force has admitted he had no confidence in MACC's training.
Hishamuddin Hashim, one of the senior MACC officers was alleged to have been the chief culprit behind the brutal interrogation of Teoh. Hishammuddin was named in an anonymous letter, written on MACC stationery.
It was also revealed that two Selangor MACC officers were downloading porn on the fateful night of Teoh’s death. An interim report released by independent private investigator Michael Leslie Squires, revealed that on the night of July 16, 2008, two officers - Raymond Nion and Mohd Ashraf Mohd Yunus - were downloading pornography on their computers.
Meanwhile, checks on computers owned by another MACC officer, Khairul Anuar Alias, found that he used it to download movies, cartoons and music between midnight and 2.55am on July 16, while Mohd Anuar Ismail had downloaded music and photographs.
Does the chief of MACC not realise what his men are up to? They seem to have free rein downloading pornography, films and music at work.
These are the very men who are supposed to uphold the law and yet they are the ones who seem to be breaking the law. Are there two sets of rules – one for the enforcement officers and another for us?
It is highly probably that these men were working late and claimed overtime, to abuse the system.
This culture of unethical work practices has probably been going on for some time, and possibly even before Abu Kassim became head. People in the private sector know only too well the punishment and possible termination of their services, if they were guilty of abusing work computers.
Abu Kassim Mohamed once vowed to restore the credibility of the agency when he resumed control of MACC.
It appears that he hasn’t. Therefore, it is time he was given his marching orders. - Malaysia Chronicle
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