Most of the media reported that the deputy premier made the Manek Urai constituents a public offer just before the by-election last week: If they vote for the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, they will get a bridge and a mosque.

My question to the now-discredited Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and all Malaysians interested in good governance is this: isn’t this an offer of a bribe? A bribe is often described generally as an offer to induce decision-making in a desired and particular way.