CRIMINAL charge sheets against the Prime Minister - YES or NO?

'Is IGP admitting Najib charge sheet exists?'

IGP Khalid Abu Bakar stating that the action against MACC was taken as there was a need to find how a copy of a charge sheetcould be uploaded into the Sarawak Report portal has drawn DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang’s attention.

“Does this mean that the draft charge sheet against Premier Najib Abdul Razak for the offence of corruption is not false or a figment of the imagination?” he wondered in a statement yesterday.

He added that new Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali (photo) had in the first instance dismissed the draft charge sheet as false, and if so, this should have been the end of the story.

“When the police arrested and interrogated MACC officers did it mean that there was in fact such a draft corruption charge sheet against Najib on the premises of MACC?

“The IGP, the attorney-general and Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi must fully explain to the people whether if there was in fact such a draft charge sheet and that if it had been leaked to the social media in violation of the Official Secrets Act.” - Malaysiakini

This pertinent question is being posed by not only the veteran Opposition leader. Almost every sane Malaysian are asking the same question at different platforms. Some do it openly while others confine it to WhatsApp and whispers.

So, are the 'charge sheets' which spelled out the specific provisions and sections of the law under which the Prime Minister was to be charged, including an alternate charge, as publicised by the much feared Sarawak Report genuine or are they still considered fake?

I hope the newly minted Attorney General would give us Malaysians a quick assurance that his initial statement is indeed correct. If the AG's statement was not accurate then the learned AG could just say so. Admitting a mistake is not a crime, I think.

In the same breath maybe the AG could also help shed some light into his 'instructions to the Inspector General of Police' pertaining actions against the MACC directors and senior officers.

Don't get me wrong Tan Sri AG, I'm just trying to clear up a confusion here. It's a total mess in public sphere with an increasing number of people trying to take sides in a so-called MACC vs The Rest of the World battle. 

Please also take note that the Attorney General Chambers itself has come under greater public scrutiny since the unceremonious removal of Tan Sri Gani Patail and the disbanding of the Task Force.

When something or someone is put under the spot light so many questions start to pop out. They may be irrelevant or unnecessary but some do catch and further fuel the people's imagination. 

Take for instance Tan Sri AG's political affiliation. There are allegations that the AG is/was an active member of a political party and had even contested in a General Election. Thus people conclude that the AG's loyalty to his (current/former) party president could not be discounted. This is what members of the public, who think they are in the know, talk about these days. Did you ever contest in an election Tan Sri? 

Once again Tan Sri AG, let me make it clear that everything stated above is/are not allegations against you or anyone else in any way. I'm sure it would be much welcomed if you could take some time to ponder on the issues and explain/clarify if deemed necessary.

Just remember that Malaysians are watching you very closely, Tan Sri Attorney General.  

IGP has come clean

Khalid said the action against MACC directors and two senior officers was taken because there was a need to find how the copy of a charge sheet could be uploaded onto the Sarawak Report portal.

"We have also called witnesses from Bank Negara and other commercial banks in conducting the investigations. We acted on the instructions from the Attorney General. We arrested three people, seized documents and set them free.

"We have also returned the documents after we finished checking it. We only focused on the leakage of information in Sarawak Report and also leakage of banking information. We consider this act as a serious crime as it could threaten the stability of the country," he said.- The Star 

P.S. I'm not engaged in any activity that could be deemed to be a threat to parliamentary democracy, neither am I trying to topple/bring down a democratically elected Government. I'm just convinced beyond any doubt that Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak is no longer fit to be the Prime Minister of Malaysia. I have strong reasons to suspect that, over and above the criminal allegations against him, he is mentally ill. Thank You.

Joining hands better than pointing fingers

                                       

 Every one of us, and particularly those elected by the people as representatives... be it at the Residents' Association level or Dewan Undangan Negeri (state assemblyman) and the Dewan Rakyat (members of parliament), must take heed of veteran Johor Baru MP Tan Sri Shahrir Samad's take on efforts to address the menace of crime among us.

As Shahrir put it, after attending a Home Ministry/ Police/ Residents Association crime prevention programme in Johor Baru on Sunday, fighting crime is a collective responsibility as it had been during the days when we were facing the threat of terrorism.

We defeated ruthless Communist terrorists because we empowered the society via Border Scouts, Special constables, APs and later on JKKK and such.

Certainly the awareness, commitment, courage and collective responsibility of individuals and community are as vital as putting more policemen and high-tech surveillance amidst us to deter crime.

Democracy, Shahrir says, is about being responsible and not about pointing fingers and finding faults while not attempting to seek solutions.

                                          

Joining hands is certainly better than pointing fingers.

p/s Police Base certainly sounds better than Pondok Polis (see picture at the top of this page - of a Police Base in Johor - to get into the 'transformation' mood.