I refer to the Malaysiakini report I can prove Najib tried to bribe me .

As an ordinary citizen of this country, I strongly feel the rule of law, in reality, does not exist in Malaysia. Can anyone blame me or anyone else who shares this same perception?

The period from 1997 until present day will always be remembered by Malaysians at large as the most trying times especially on the subject of good governance.

In fact it’s the period we could say Malaysia turned its back on justice and human rights. I can’t help but to compare and relate the different treatment accorded to Anwar Ibrahim and deputy prime minister (DPM) Najib Abdul Razak (I'm saying this with full conscience).

My vivid memory serves me well and I remember how the then deputy prime minister Anwar (1997-98) was accused of wrongdoings and sacked by his boss Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Anwar was beaten up (the black eye incident) by the then inspector-general of police and tried for sodomy and abuse of power.

Many of these allegations were dubious and not proven in the eyes of public. It was the first time in history when we witnessed a mattress, of all things, being brought to court as evidence.

The chain of events that occurred slowly but surely diminished our hopes and trust in the key government institutions. Young children who had never heard words such as l iwat or sodomy started uttering them without knowing the meaning, thanks to the Malaysian police.

Despite all the ‘benefit of doubt’ on his side, Anwar was found guilty and sentenced to jail by the courts. As Malaysians who abide by the law, we ‘accepted’ the verdict of the courts although privately we thought otherwise. That was some 10 years ago.

Now, once again Malaysians are subject to a similar situation. The current deputy prime minister is also being accused of many wrongdoings. At least four major accusations varying from corruption to alleged murder have been hurled at him.

These include the Altantuya case, the disappearance of private investigator P Balasubramaniam, Najib's alleged involvement in the Saiful Bukhari sodomy allegation against Anwar, the Eurocopter arms purchase deal involving billions and the alleged RM50 million offer to PKR’s Fauzi Muda to lure PKR assemblypersons over to BN.

Discussions on these accusations have intensified and reached a new level with massive coverage by many blogs on the Internet following a detailed news report on the Altantuya murder published by the Liberation French Daily newspaper in France.

The crucial question that flashes now in our mind is why the double standards here? If the entire government fraternity in Malaysia could join hands to nail Anwar then, why the same standard is not followed in the case of Najib now?

I am not saying he is guilty but one would expect that investigations be done to clear his name completely. Needless to say, of course, any investigation done to date have not had any credibility.

What are the authorities going to do about all these allegations? Dear Attorney-General, will you be able to rise to the occasion to clear Najib? Dear Inspector-General of Police, will you be brave enough to investigate Najib’s alleged wrongdoings?

Dear MACC, will you be impartial in investigating the alleged, corrupt practices of the DPM?

I must confess unless the DPM goes through all these trials, he would not be able to garner the support, respect and whatsoever assistance from ordinary Malaysians.

Not only that, he would also be regarded as the first tainted prime minister Malaysia has ever seen.

Of course, Najib is entitled to his right to plead innocent until proven guilty. But can we apply the same criteria to a man who will be leading us and this country as prime minister?

Remember Elizabeth Wong? All she did was to sleep in her own room and if she could be forced to resign from her position for just sleeping (which she did gracefully and with honour) what say you about a man who is going to hold the most important position in the country?

I remember a famous quote by Mahathir: ‘A leader not only must be clean but must be seen to be clean’. Unfortunately in Najib’s case, we can neither say he is clean or seen to be clean yet.

The issues, attitudes and prejudices which are so obvious are what prompt me to conclude that there are and were different sets of rules for the deputy prime ministers then and now.

The rules say Anwar must die politically but Najib must live. They forget the ultimate verdict is with the people - not the Indians, the Chinese or the Malays but all Malaysians.

Believe me it’ll be Malaysians’ verdict that Najib has to go through the cleansing process if he truly wants to represent all Malaysians.

I plead, prove me wrong on this one – prove to Malaysians that the rule of law is indeed alive and kicking in Malaysia.