“In view of the seriousness of the allegation that can affect the integrity of the chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), the Attorney-General Chamber has formed a task force … to closely monitor the investigations of the alleged offences under section 498 of the Penal Code and other related offences.”
Section 498 refers to “enticing or taking away or detaining with a criminal intent a married woman”. – Task force set up to monitor probe against MACC chief, The Star 19/10/2017
Jalan Tun Razak -AG Mohamed Apandi Ali’s move to establish this task force came as a surprise, at least to me, but I applaud it all the same.
This is not the first time someone has tried to scandalise the MACC. In 2011, blogger Din Merican accused the anti-graft chief then of having a good time at a massage parlour using taxpayers’ money! No task force was set up and the accusation, as it turned out, was complete bollocks! (Read Why does Din Merican hate Abu Kassim so much?)
Looking back, perhaps a task force should have been set up back then. It would have officially cleared the Abu Kassim of the allegation and punish the accuser accordingly for trying to bring shame and disrepute to the MACC. Such would have served a deterrent to anyone out to slander those who head important public institution like the MACC, the police, the AGC, the judiciary, etc. It would’ve also served as a reminder to those who head these institutions that they are subject to scrutiny just like everyone else.
Apandi’s task force is proof that this Government takes the integrity of its institutions very seriously.
To me, it will give MACC chief Dzulkifli Ahmad the opportunity to defend his good name. And it means he does not have to do it all by himself. And if his accusers cannot prove beyond doubt their accusations against him, the full weight of the law must bear upon them.
Most importantly, the task force ensures that the integrity of the MACC – the institution’s credibility, the nation’s fight against graft and corruption, and our faith in the people who lead that fight – is not tarnished by the allegations.
– http://www.rockybru.com.my
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