He couldn't be called a whistleblower. After all, he conceded that he had committed a crime. Seeking to come clean, he lodged a report to the Anti-Corruption Agency two years ago. But to his surprise, the ACA failed to take action.

Adam Yong Abdullah, a self-professed Muslim convert, has confessed to colluding with senior government officials and a number of others over payment of kickbacks exceeding RM600,000 in 2002 from public funds meant to assist bumiputera entrepreneurs.