I refer to the letter published in Malaysiakini, SelCat: Select Committee or Selective Committee.

In his article, the writer appears to be very harsh about the Pakatan Rakyat Selangor government. For some reason only known to him, he does not believe the past abuses of the previous regime should be revealed and brought to book.

In other words, it would be better to just forget about their mismanagement and let the perpetrators escape any punishment. The writer should be familiar with the saying that those who never learned from history are doomed to repeat their mistakes again.

Any ruling party in government whether Barisan Nasional or Pakatan must be made aware that one day, when their term ends they will be held accountable for their actions and decisions. To even suggest that Selcat should only concentrate on current governance and forget about looking for past misdeeds is untenable. Such a policy, if adopted, would only encourage ruling party officials to have freedom to commit atrocities knowing full well that they will not be brought to book.

Looking at the writer's letter, I am inclined to think that he has a vested interest in the BN government. He then went on to criticise the Selangor government for suspending Khir Toyo and four of his fellow BN members for between 6 and 12 months. Has he forgotten that MP Gobind Deo was suspended from Parliament for merely uttering some words connecting the PM to the Mongolian model, Altantuya Shaariibuu?

Why did he not reserve his judgements for the august house where the BN government dominates? So is he implying that its ok for the B.N govt to suspend opposition members in Parliament while it is wrong to suspend Mohd Toyo and his gang for refusing to attend Selcat Select committee hearings?

What is even more shocking is his comparison of Selcat with the' secret Police and the military courts of a totalitarian regime.' As if that was not enough he went further to criticise the lopsided membership of the Selcat composition. Has he studied the profile of BN lop-sided selection in states where BN ruled? Why did he not raise any voice to protest about the lopsided composition?

Why does the writer fail to be charitable to Pakatan that has only been in power less than a year, whereas BN had the luxury of 52 years of ruling? Unlike the writer, the electorate would not judge Pakatan harshly even if they have faltered slightly in their governance. It would be far better to have an inexperienced ruling goverment rather than an experienced corrupt government.