Former minister Kasitah Gaddam is not the only high-profile corruption case which the prosecution failed to win a conviction.

Former Perwaja chief, two secretaries general of the government, and a former top cop who were charged with corrupt practices also got away scott free.

Malaysians must be forgiven if they think that ‘big guns' with highly-paid lawyers defending them, can get away while small fries without good legal teams get convicted.

The Attorney-General office's needs to beef up it prosecution teams with better qualified and experience legal officers who can win high-profile cases as lessons to other high officials.

These officials are entrusted with public funds and the full force of the law must be brought to bear on those who abuse their powers for personal gains.

It is a mockery of justice to see lowly paid civil servants convicted while big shots who swindle millions of taxpayers funds go scott free for lack of evidences or after being charged in court, are not found guilty.

Justice should be blind and applicable across all strata of society. People with power should not think they are above the law.

In the 70s, Haron Idris, the former MB of Selangor was convicted of corruption and had to serve six years behind bars before being pardoned by the King.

In the 80s, a cabinet minister, Mokthar Hashim, was sentence to death for the murder of a fellow politician from Negeri Sembilan.

He was in prison for nearly a decade before being released after being pardoned by the King.

In those days, the enforcement of the law was headed by men of integrity who were not pressured by their political masters to go easy on their cronies.

It all took a downward spiral after the third prime minister took office in 1981.

And people are not so gullible now to believe that all is well in this country. They see selective prosecution against opposition leaders, while ignoring the elephants in the room.

We have yet to see prominent people who abuse their power being charged in court for their offences and billions are being washed down the drain.

Even if they are charged in court, their highly-paid legal teams will get them freed because they come better prepared than the shoddy prosecution teams.

We cannot have two sets of law, one for the rich and powerful who can run foul of the law without being caught, and another for the poor and unconnected who face the full brunt of the law if they abuse their powers.

Makes you sick to the stomach to see the corrupt living in mansions and live like a king with their ill gotten gains, while the common people have to struggle daily to earn an honest living to feed their families.

Where is justice and fairness?