Latheefah Koya's Blockbuster Expose.

Ok first things first lah. Suddenly some goody two shoes are asking if MACC Chief Commissioner Latheefah Koya should have made the information public. 

Well allow me to refresh your memory. Please watch this TWO minute video. This is US Attorney General Loretta Lynch and her entire team at the US Justice Department (including the FBI) giving a full briefing to the Press about the 1MDB scandal (in July 2016). 

The son was mentioned, the name of that movie company was mentioned and other names were all revealed.   Loretta Lynch revealed more details, names, facts and figures  than Latheefah Koya. And this was before any charges were filed in the US Courts about this 1MDB and its related scandals.

No one complained that Loretta Lynch's open airing of the FBI's investigation papers into the 1MDB scandal was wrong or in breach of any law.  It was entirely in the public interest.

So let us be thankful to Latheefah Koya for taking the bold step to make this information public. Yes it is in the public interest.

My only advice to Latheefah would be to be more precise. Just state clearly the day, date, time (don't forget to say AM or PM) the recordings were made.   Then there would be no need for the reporters to ask you again a second time.  (Latheefah missed mentioning a couple of those AMs and PMs.) 

Thank you for exposing all this information but I would caution against some of the language.  

The MACC is a legal body authorised with investigating, interrogating and arresting people for corruption etc. These are serious matters. In my view use of language like:

abuse of power, national security, fabrication of false evidence, connivance, obstruction of justice,  criminal conspiracy, whole sordid episode,  betrayal of public trust, criminality, cover up, abuse of power, offenses, breach of OSA, very disturbing, pretty scary

suggests a degree of presumption. The Police and the AG are fond of using the word "alleged". 

The MACC should also be precise and sure of what it says.  Telling the journalists / reporters 

• Tell me what you think
• You can decide for yourselves 
• You can take a guess what that conversation was about

suggests uncertainty and a degree of speculation. I think the language must be precise and factual. 

There are also international ramifications (which I personally really don't care about) when both the recordings and Latheefah Koya mention the Sultan and the Crown Prince of Scooby Dooby.   It looks like the camel sh_ggers were in on the act.  (Tak habis-habis lah, tuan-tuan kena liwat pak arab lagi). 

Akhir kalam congratulations are due to Latheefah Koya.  I hope all Malaysians will give our support to Latheefah and her team at the MACC and fully stand behind her in bringing the wrongdoers to justice.