MACC powerless against CORRUPTION KINGPINS: Who, what & where are the BLOCKS?

The MACC has said that its investigations against a state leader for corruption has met with difficulties due to 'archaic laws'.

The MP for Kubang Kerian Salahuddin Ayub is quoted yesterday as saying

"We were told at the meeting that investigations against a state leader (ketua negeri), a person well known for having a lot of wealth, could not proceed due to shoddy laws and despite six investigations papers having been opened."

The MACC has not until now denied this.

The MACC should not look for excuses to justify its failure to bring these leaders to book. The question of admissibility of evidence is a matter that should be left to the court to decide.

The MACC should charge where there is evidence and let the court decide. If the courts throw out the case because of a problem with the law, then it would be for Parliament to move to correct the position. But without trying, it is simply ridiculous to justify not prosecuting on these grounds alone.

Unacceptable excuses

What you are in effect saying is that you know there is corruption, you know who is corrupt but you can't do anything about it and you have been sitting on it and not doing anything about it until now.

Such excuses are laughable to say the least. It is shameful. This will again cast a great shadow of doubt over the impartiality and effectiveness of the MACC.

Further, the MACC should have brought this problem to the attention of the Attorney General much earlier.

I call upon the Attorney General to state, as Public Prosecutor whether this problem has been brought to his attention. If it has, he must tell us what he has done about it, and if he has done nothing, he must also state why?.

The problem is one which relates to investigation and prosecution. The Attorney Generals' chambers must take full responsibility for it as these are matters within its purview and give us a complete account of how it is they propose to deal with it as soon as possible.

GOBIND SINGH DEO IS THE DAP MP FOR PUCHONG