I would like to congratulate Deputy Housing and Local Governments Minister M Kayveas for naming the MPAJ enforcement chief Kapten (B) Abdul Kudus Ahmad for allegedly taking bribes in protecting businessmen and tipping off 'tontos' on the council's impending raids of pirated VCDs.

We may all be aware that Kayveas has been labelled as a minister who always tries to seek 'cheap publicity' through his statements, but for this particular case, I bet it is for real.

To be fair to Abdul Kudus, he is innocent until proven guilty by court. But whether or not the allegation is true, an open allegation by a Barisan Nasional minister reflects one thing - that corruption level in this country is beyond imagination. As for Kayveas, he must now come up with evidence to prove his credibility.

This particular allegation has reminded me of another corruption case brought up by Kuala Lumpur deputy director of the Fire and Rescue Department, Mohd Ali Tambi Chik, regarding abuse of power by his superior, not too long ago.

For a quick recap, Mohd Ali had accused department director-general Jaffar Sidek Tambi of abusing department's machineries and resources to hold a grand wedding for his son. All in all, the wedding in two separate functions (one for the masses, another for VIPs) was said to have costed him several hundred thousand ringgit, which is beyond his means.

Mohd Ali had even furnished evidence such as minutes of the meetings, photographs and witnesses.

Besides, the matter was also brought to Parliament to the attention of the housing and local government minister and several reports were also lodged with the Anti-Corruption Agency.

Unfortunately, Kayveas who knows better as that comes under his ministry's purview (not to mention the knowledge that minister Ong Ka Ting has) remained tight-lipped. Until now, there has been no progress from the ACA although it was learnt that investigation had been carried out.

If that is the case, why Kayveas has to be selective in combating corruption? Poor Abdul Kudus, most people now are pointing fingers at him as if he is already guilty even though the accuser has yet to come up with evidence. By the way, I won't be sorry for him if he is found guilty later.

The point is, Malaysians do not want to see selective prosecution. So, Datuk, do you have the same stand on alleged graft against some senior BN ministers and corporate leaders assuming that you really hate corruption?