Who instructed Dompok to put off meeting?

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It is improper and disrespectful for Bernard Dompok not to discuss with all committee members on the intended cancellation of the meeting.

On Dompok calls off meet with ACA chief, whistleblower

Blackday: It is improper and disrespectful for Bernard Dompok not to discuss with all committee members on the intended cancellation of the meeting in regard to the two corruption cases. How can he make the decision alone if not for the cabinet instruction. If it is cabinet instruction, then there is an element of interference. He is definitely not fit to be the committee's chairman.

It looks like there is element of truth in the allegations, and the government is trying to conceal it. Truth cannot be covered up. Towards this end, I propose that the Pudu jail be refurbished to hold all the corrupt rakyat servants. They should not mix with those in the drug rehabilitation centre, ISA camp and our prisons.

On 'Freedom for sale' probe: Two ex-EO detainees held

Vijay: A second ex-detainee has been, well, re-detained by the police to help them in their investigation. Please excuse my poor understanding of the law, since I did not go to law school.

Regarding the confusing developments on the Emergency Ordinance, politicians, bribes, and other features of Malaysian culture, my simple brain says that for the two detainees to be picked up again means that the person who ordered their release had allegedly done something wrong.

In this case, I think the charge is that they allegedly bribed someone to get their freedom from Hotel Sungei Renggam. I agree that they should be picked up, because corruption is a crime. Such being the case, I am curious why the gentleman who allegedly received the bribes is still walking around scot-free? Or is sauce for the goose allegedly sambal for the gander?

Fair & Square: I refer to the allegations that weaknesses in police investigation have led to detainees being freed.

While we as the public will never know which side of the story is an accurate reflection of events taking place, it is time to review these procedures and have the judiciary involved in reviewing the papers to see if the conduct of the investigations and the detention is within the

prescribed law.

That way, the police, prosecutor and defence can all put their side of the story and the judiciary can adjudicate. It is a bit difficult to accept a politician albeit an elected one having the powers to review and decide (with advisors) what is right or wrong. Surely these should be left to be decided by those best to do it - the judiciary.

On Razak Baginda trial judge change: Something's wrong

Peter: I strongly agree with the writer. The authority has a lot of explanation to do. Already the confidence in the judiciary among the public is waning and with this act of sudden change of the judge would erode it further.

In fact, so much scepticism has been raised in this case by both the public and the victim's next of kin. This sudden change of the judge would only confirm their negative perception of the judiciary.

On Kg Medan: Being victims and social outcasts

Sadirah K: The unfortunate incident of Kampung Medan is another scar on race relations in Malaysia. It is sad that despite all the reports and appeals made, our institutions are not open enough to face this issue squarely.

What the minority communities are expecting in the least is that the lessons from such incidents are used to ensure that future events will be managed in a more professional manner. The memories of those who suffered will continue to haunt them. The memories of the relatives of those who died will also take its toll.

When memories haunt us, then we will forever remain victims. It is to liberate people from these memories and to give hope to them that we need to appreciate the lessons from such tragedies.

By ignoring these realities, we are missing the opportunity to introduce new operational procedures and crisis management responses that will ensure that the innocent are protected. Also, without forgiveness and fairness there will be no justice.

When the minorities sense that justice is not evident, then they will lose hope and will be trapped by fear. The majority communities, in any clash, will always be seen as the perpetrators. That is why to protect the minority communities, there is a need to ensure that the independence of any uniformed force can stand up to scrutiny.

It is in the interest of the majority communities that the police or other bodies called in to quell racial unrest behave in a fair manner. To ignore this and to sweep matters under the carpet is to ignore a Malaysian reality and accept a Malaysian practice that dooms us to repeated failures.

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