The arrest of former Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGV) chairperson Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, once seen as an ally of the prime minister, came as a surprise to some.

However, PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim said that Isa's arrest was hardly a new dawn for anti-corruption efforts as the government may like to portray.

Tuan Ibrahim pointed out that the BN government, under then prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had done even something even bolder - having a minister arrested and charged with corruption...