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ACA Reforms And A Police Story

July 11, 2008

There has been an interesting development on the on-going reforms of the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA). TheStar has reported that the ACA will no longer have to submit their case files to the Attorney-General’s office to be prosecuted.

TheStar’s sources also indicate that the power of prosecution will now lie in the hands of the ACA’s legal and prosecution division. It is said that this would ensure that the public will gain more trust in the agency as it would then be considered independent and not be seen as afraid of the government.

Personally, I think this is certainly good news, but there remains a very important step which is constantly overlooked:

Who appoints the chief of the ACA?

If the chief of the ACA is appointed by the PM, then there will always be a doubt in our minds if the ACA chief is really independent, or only answerable to the PM. Remember the Elections Commission chairman, who is supposed to be independent? The chairman indicated his ‘independence’ by claiming before the March elections that there is no regime capable of running the country except for BN.

I am not insinuating that the current ACA chief, Ahmad Said b. Hamdan is not fit for the position, but I am certainly waiting to see if he can be depended on to lead this newly independent ACA.

Perhaps he should start his good work with the following story about our beloved Royal Malaysian Police:

Cop vs cops in Gemas station

GEMAS: A policeman has lodged a report against all his colleagues including his superiors allegedly over dissatisfaction on how the monthly bribes from those operating illegal activities was being distributed.

In retaliation, one of his superiors, a sergeant, lodged another police report against the policeman, a lance corporal, for allegedly selling station property to scrap dealers.

A source said the lance corporal, in his 40s, was dissatisfied with his superiors for allegedly taking the lion’s share of the bribes while the rank and file received very little.

“In fact, the complainant claimed that he did not get a sen,” the source said.

The report was lodged earlier this week.

The sergeant, in an apparent tit-for-tat, lodged another report against the lance corporal alleging that he had sold some old wooden and iron furniture from the police station to a dealer.

“His colleagues even know where the dealer is operating from,” the source said.

State police chief Datuk Osman Salleh confirmed that a report has been lodged.

“We are investigating the claims made by the lance corporal. We do not want to make conclusions straightaway as the allegations are serious,” he said.

He said all the policemen were still on duty and have not been asked to go on leave.

He said action would be taken against his men if the claims were true.

It is understood that the Anti-Corruption Agency has also started a probe.

I believe this culture is not limited to the Gemas station itself. How else can you explain blatantly illegal establishments in very public places not being shut down and being in business for years?

For example, look no further than USJ Summit for darkly-tinted electronic gambling centers posing as cybercafes, same as the one in Ipoh Parade. Oh, don’t forget to visit the family friendly entertainment center above the Wooley Food Center in Ipoh as well (or maybe these places don’t exist anymore).

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