One concerns the shareholding controversy involving MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki. The other relates to allegations of a so-called “corporate mafia” highlighted in a Bloomberg report.
At first glance, such demands may sound like a push for transparency. However, when the same call persists despite ongoing investigations, a more uncomfortable question arises. Is the objective to uncover facts, or to keep the controversy alive?
An RCI is not meant to be deployed whenever public debate intensifies. It is an extraordinary mechanism under the Commissions of Enquiry Act 1950, reserved for matters where ordinary processes are clearly inadequate for the public interest.
If every allegation automatically triggered an RCI, governance would...