Ahmad Said is retiring six months ahead of schedule. — file pic
the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) feels that child pornography images peddler are traffice offenders no big deal but if you make report against UMNO you are a criminal.Umno is much more Islamic than PAS said Muhyiddin.
The early retirement of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan will not affect the status of ongoing investigations, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz.
Nazri said investigations carried out by MACC would go on without any hitch because his successor Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed, who was also Ahmad Said’s deputy, had been handling numerous cases before.
“No cases will be affected since Abu Kassim has been handling numerous investigation papers,” he told reporters at the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah’s investiture ceremony at the Istana Abu Bakar in conjunction with the Sultan’s 79th birthday celebrations on Oct 24.
Nazri said Ahmad Said had met him two months ago to inform him of his intention to shorten his service contract and allow Abu Kassim to take over.
“Teoh Beng Hock’s case is nothing. It is a traffice case. We have mishandled much bigger cases.’’
At MACC , you can be sure " he was PUSHED " thats their Motto, any which way is ' Push or be Pushed '.
the credibility of (BN) government The doctrine, which calls for checks and balances between the three estates of government, has been dead in the country’s system of political governance since 1998.
Manufacturing Consent: The Propaganda Machine & TEOH AND ANWAR: BATTLE OF PERCEPTION HEATS UP This fact alone might just tilt the scales of justice in this country.
If Muhyuddin and Nazri could not say anything sensible, they should just shut up. There is no need to embarrass the country. Come to think of it, that is good advice for all our leaders. I wonder if Nazri and Muhyuddin have a daughter; how they would feel if she were to be abused by her husband. The ministers’ utterances were at best boorish; at worse, reprehensible.
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The lost of one life is a trivial matter to Ahmad Said. This is the kind of third world mentality which equates human life worst than the life of an animal. There are many more in UMNO and MACC with such mentality. Isn't the lost of Altantuya another testimony of how people at the top of UMNO treats life ?
Can this type of people runs a agency to make it the first world standard ? This man should be pursued to his last drop of his breath for all abuses in ACA and MACC.Abu Kasim could only convince the public if he start investigating Khir Toyo and come clean on the TBH case.At MACC , you can be sure " he was PUSHED " thats their Motto, any which way is ' Push or be Pushed '.
So, did he jump, or was he pushed?
Should we feel sorry for Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan, who is leaving ahead of schedule? He had grandiose plans which have come to nought. His equally pompous rhetoric that he would clean up corrupt practices has also proven to be empty promises.
Any intelligent observer will question the official explanation that Ahmad Said retired early; because he wanted to spend more time with his family. What’s five months? It’s neither here nor there. That argument just doesn’t wash.
This has been going on for far too long. The MACC acts like God. They kidnap families and torture those they arrest.
I am sure his family is not going anywhere and that they would be happier to gradually prepare for his permanent presence at home — as any wife of a retired man knows; he, who suddenly finds too much time on his hands, follows the wife around the home like a lapdog, and is more of a nuisance than a help.
Then, there is Malaysia’s drastic showing in the ranking of the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index. This has dealt his reputation another severe blow.
LASTEST UPDATE Tengku Razaleigh hit out at the MACC for investigating cows&flags ignoring major submarine &MAS examples of graft. if mere witnesses called in to give evidence to a graft busting agency could be found dead the next day.
There is no doubt as to what is happening. It is a simple case of house-cleaning.Ahmad Said was pushed out of office. Now we have to ask, why?
UMNO’S ENCOUNTER MACHINE misfired Victims of torture by a government commission revealed the “mental and physical” pressure that they underwent
The government's “People First. Performance Now” sound-bite is fast unravelling at the seams. So is he the straw that will break the camel’s back through his non-performance? Or is he right to desert this sinking ship, that will further discredit him?
latest edition Should Anwar have Access to the Prosecution’s Evidence? The evil plot vs evil plot najib got burnt in the middle THE Ezzam&Toyol’s game play MCC’S honesty without the serum Truth or dare! Just the lure of lucre seems to be enough inducement for them to let theirdeepest, darkest secrets come tumbling out
Clearly Ahmad Said is under a lot of pressure. So many high-profile cases have been swept under the carpet. And several more cases are up for investigation. But will anything come of them? So was he feeling the strain at the overwhelming amount of cases awaiting examination? Intense public scrutiny about how MACC handles these cases sometimes exceeds the interest of the outcome of these investigations themselves.
Khir Toyo insinuates that the DAP is behind Teoh’s death.but we in umno need to do the job to stick it on DAP, my blogger is doing a job
Ahmad Said denies leaving because of threats from certain quarters. And I am shocked by his statement “Teoh Beng Hock’s case is nothing. It is a very small case. We have handled much bigger cases.’’
Has he not heard of the law of Unintended Consequences? There are plenty of reasons to be fearful with the shameful circumstances leading to Teoh’s death at the hands of his MACC interrogators. This lack of sensitivity will only alienate more people and not just increase his enemies but also get make more mistrust the MACC.
Furthermore, it was also under his watch that honey traps were used to target errant politicians in an effort to compromise them.
So will Ahmad Said leave with a clear conscience? Did he fail in his noble objectives at the beginning of his tenure because he did not get the support of his superiors? Was his style so objectionable that he was unable to get the cooperation of those under him?
When the ACA morphed into the MACC it is only like changing clothes — the body beneath is still the same. So could he have done more if he had been able to change the mindset of the several thousand people who maintained the original ACA mindset? People are averse to change. But only he can answer those questions.
In a way, I feel more sorry for Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed, the new MACC boss. The court of public opinion has already made up its mind about the MACC and so, Ahmad Said’s act is not a difficult one to follow.
Abu Kassim has promised to boost the credibility of MACC, to make plans to improve the public’s perception of the organisation, and garner the support of the various NGOs. Sadly, we have heard this all before. Far too many times. So why would this time be any different? We, the Malaysian public, have very low expectations of the MACC, previously the ACA.
Abu Kassim has also said he wants to “make friends with everyone”. I would rather he did his job properly and executed his duties with professionalism rather than be everyone’s “mate”. By wanting to be friends with everyone is enough to make me suspicious.
Of course transparency and consistency have always been a problem. But have any of the big bosses made any real difference. Have the levels of fraud and corruption in our country been reduced?
He talks about working without fear or favour. That is what we fear — that some individuals or groups of people will be favoured.
So can he convince his bosses that he needs freedom to go about his duties? That he makes it clear he needs a certain amount of independence to do his job? That only by maintaining his neutrality can he then perform with integrity? Will they grant him these simple requests?
The new MACC boss should never be doubtful of our cooperation and support, provided he comes up with results. Tangible results.
Thus far, no one has been able to protect the public by reducing the incidence and cost of corruption.
There have been too many instances where justice has not been delivered and the rule of law ignored.
And the public also feels that it is not protected from future criminal conduct.
It is the failure of our leaders to deliver results that has caused the erosion in confidence of the Malaysian business and financial institutions and public. But most of all, can the new MACC boss execute his duties with a clear conscience and so do his duty to serve the ordinary Malaysian citizen?
Mariam Mokhtar is a reader of The Malaysian Insider and contributes her thoughts occasionally.
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