YOURSAY | ‘However, RM44bil compared with about RM10mil is chump change.’

NFC chair acquitted of RM49.7m CBT charges

CQ Muar: Honestly, the acquittal of National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFC) executive chairperson Mohamad Salleh Ismail comes as no surprise.

Don't forget, most major issues relating to BN top government officials will either escape the dragnet and see them going scot-free. More so, as in this case, when a former senior minister's husband is involved.

What was to be a case of criminal breach of trust (CBT) turned out in the defendant's favour - acquittal. This is indeed a land of endless possibilities.

The bottom line is - who do we blame for such kind of governance in this beloved country we live in? Pray, may the minds and inclinations of Malay voters wake and stand up to realities, and ensure that all forms of wrongdoings come to an end in the next GE.

This country belongs to us, regardless of race or religion, and hence we must not allow injustice and dictatorship to rule over us.

Freedom of expression, democracy, justice and our rights must be restored.

P Dev Anand Pillai: Indeed, as long as we have an administration that believes and runs the government on the maxim of ‘cash is king’, such verdicts are long a forgone conclusion.

Wira: There are three areas where a case can go wrong.

1. The police/investigating officer

2. The prosecutor

3. The judge

Poor handling by any one of them can result in an acquittal. The incompetence among one of those, intentional or otherwise, will sow the seeds of bitter public discord against the government.

Gunnerrun: What has happened to the loan conveniently given by the government to NFC? Is it not supposed to be returned or paid back?

If it was the other way round, with a non-bumiputera having a good idea and wanting to get a loan to start a massive project like this, can you guess what the answer or reaction will be from the government?

These people also appointed their children as the big guns in the company, paying them tens of thousands. Where is the sense in all this? Over and over again, indescribable abuse at every level.

Krissman: RM44 billion compared with about RM10 million is chump change. It is less than 0.25 percent. So how could any form of punishment be meted out for such a small crime?

Had he been with the opposition, the NFC chief would be dead meat. Such blatant abuse/daylight robbery is only possible in Bolehland.

It not even the theft that bothers me as much as the Umno-BN goons taking the entire Malaysian electorate for granted that we are stupid.

Anonymous_40f4: The justice system has broken down in this country. We have a failed regime with a rogue leader. Even the cows must be laughing at this judgment.

Victor Johan: So Mohamad Salleh was acquitted because deputy public prosecutor Syed Faisal Syed Amir informed the court that the prosecution team, after a decision by their boss who is the attorney-general, was withdrawing the charges against Mohamad Salleh under Section 254 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Why did the attorney-general withdraw the charges? The public demand a detail explanation.

Neutral Point: Malaysia Boleh. I give up on this government. I hope the next government taking over from BN will re-look and re-open all the cases involving Umno and their cronies and charge them to the maximum.

Rick Teo: Now it seems using public funds to buy condos is no longer a corrupt act. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the judiciary might as well close shop.

Anonymous_1419570792: This is a kleptocracy. Get used to it or get rid of it, the choice is yours.

Rafizi claims NFC gave 'retrospective approval' for condos

Anonymous 2336891439170985: If indeed the government had given approval for the purchase of the condo, then those investigators and officers who decided to charge him deserve to be kicked on their behinds for wasting precious time when they should have been aware of the futility of the process.

The question remains, why was he charged in the first place, or were there sinister things being kept away from Joe Public?

SRMan: Mohamad Salleh, you claimed that the police had overlooked many things and instead charged you with transferring the money illegally.

If the police had indeed "overlooked many things" especially the all-important 2009 NFC's approval to effect the transfer of monies to National Meat and Livestock Corporation (NMLC), why didn't you provide them with this document then?

Unless you enjoyed being charged in a court and then produce this approval in court later to prove your innocence, the answer is very obvious - the approval was (as claimed by Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli) is a retrospective one.

FairMind: How absurd could it get when the court looked into the legality of the EGM instead of the transaction. It is like looking into the legality of the payment procedures instead of the corruption.

Roger 5201: The NFC case has apparently redefined CBT - retrospective or not, buying the luxury condos with funds meant for beef production is still wrong.

Iiiizzzziiii: And they will go after the poor soul who happened to blow the whistle. Where is justice?

There is none in Malaysia, despite all the rhetoric from the judiciary or the executive arm of the government.

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