YOURSAY | ‘Forget about who’s behind this, he should do the right thing and resign.’

Speculation abounds over who is out to get MACC 'top officer'

Abasir: In Umno-run “Malusia,” it is the standard operating procedure of the political class to play helpless victim whenever exposed for 1) skimming off the top, 2) helping themselves to the till, or 3) indulging in their favourite past time – a fling here or a fling there (as in Bali).

And because these upstanding and heavily-titled denizens of Putrajaya are invariably connected to like-minded souls with equally stretchable virtues, it is no surprise that they find ready and willing defenders like the ones we have seen in this case.

Now what these fellows do with each other's husbands or wives or daughters here (or in Bali) is entirely between them and the scriptural tissue that binds them...so long as they do not pontificate, preach or recite poems in praise of integrity.

When they do, they instantly lose all rights to private flings.

Gerard Lourdesamy: The Anti-Corruption Advisory Board chairperson Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim should stop talking nonsense.

The MACC lost all credibility when it abruptly dropped the investigations into 1MDB, the RM2.6 billion Saudi donation, and SRC International’s RM42 million transfer into PM Najib Abdul Razak's personal accounts.

The former attorney-general was removed. The then MACC chief commissioner and deputy commissioners were allegedly retired or transferred, and Bank Negara, including the governor, was put under tremendous pressure to exonerate the parties involved.

Yet, Tunku Aziz and the Umno-owned media has not once questioned or defended 1MDB task force members. Instead, all condoned the action without reservation.

Now we are the laughing stock of the entire civilised world, given the extent of the evidence discovered by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the US, as well as the governments of Switzerland, Luxembourg and Singapore.

Vijay47: I wonder whether it is a country-wide pastime or a national disease that nobody seems to be concerned with what a person is alleged to have done, instead focusing on who the parties that revealed the dirty deeds.

There is this suggestion that the poor suspect is an even poorer victim of a smear campaign. All this from the very persons who frantically urge that Muslims lead a clean life.

The allegation here, to some extent substantiated by photos, video clips, and documents, is that an official, supposedly a pillar of righteousness, had enjoyed some dalliance with a married lady.

Typical of life in Malaysia, the “smear-suspects” range from Sabah opposition members to gambling syndicate bosses – everybody is guilty except the official himself.

Puad Zakarshi, Tunku Aziz, and the Berita Harian-Utusan Malaysia Siamese twins seem unable to realise that their defence is actually an insult to MACC.

Are they saying that he is the only capable officer in MACC, that once he is removed, all the commission’s investigations and prosecutions must come to a standstill?

Anonymous_1424794168: When all said and done, the person implicated should conduct himself with integrity. There’s no excuse for committing wrongdoings and blaming it on the opposition for bringing him down. A wrong is a wrong.

If it’s really proven to be him, face up to it and step down. Otherwise, you have lost all respect to tell people and companies to act with integrity and not indulge in corruption.

Ravinder: When a sitting top civil servant does such a thing, it is not a personal matter. It affects the reputation of his department, in this case the MACC.

Is this why he was so mad with Minister Paul Low for announcing a new Department of National Integrity and Good Governance (JITN) intended to ensure that MACC properly investigates corruption cases and charges perpetrators effectively?

He had burst out saying, “Who is this minister? Who is the minister to control how we investigate cases? We are supposed to be independent. If the excuse of forming the JITN is to monitor MACC, why should I report to him?"

Was he afraid JITN might find out his secrets?

Wg321: Obviously, it is an inside job. Otherwise, how could the mastermind obtain the MACC chief's alleged secret rendezvous with his lover in Bali?

The video is professionally done. It is not even a honey trap. He had himself to blame.

Clever Voter: The revelation of a scandal involving a top MACC officer reflects the poor moral standing of individuals and institutions.

Forget about who’s behind this, the concerned officer should do the right thing and resign.

Amateur: The woman holidaying with the head of MACC has admitted and apologised to the man's family, but refused to elaborate, so as not to cause more embarrassment to others, according to a press report.

Thus, this is a fact and not an allegation by any person to smear him. It only reflects Najib's poor judgement in selecting him to head MACC.

But the result shall be the same as that of the infamous 1MDB scam. After a so-called thorough investigation, the report will be forwarded to the AG. And expect the alleged guilty party to go scot-free.

Apa Ini?: One could easily decide that the MACC officer is entitled to his dalliance in Bali if the “married woman” is a consenting partner.

It’s nobody's business except the spouses they've cheated on. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Surely, it not worthy of a single ringgit of the public's money to prosecute anyone for this.

Anonymous #28648954: Quite frankly, I don't give a damn if one is cheating on their spouse by banging other people's wives.

But since Umno persecuted opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for alleged illegal sex, then they should not treat the MACC chief differently. They should go after MACC chief as well and make sure he is convicted and jailed.

Anonymous 2465861491622056: Look what is happening to Malaysia. Islamic leaders protest noisily against beer festivals but when it comes to sleeping with another man’s wife, not a whimper from them.

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