Bending the law in Bolehland

COMMENT After the advent of Malaysia “Boleh” (can), which earned our nation the moniker “Bolehland”, the prime minister and his cabinet of ministerial minions have now outdone themselves with the "donation".

Too much had been said, but sadly, nothing had been done, about this so-called "donation" of RM2.6 billion transferred into the prime minister's personal account with AmBank, as confirmed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Hence, we have now become "Malaysia... truly a 'can do' nation!" 

 

Previously, back in November 2006, the present tourism minister, then minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Nazri Abdul Aziz, was lampooned when he said that "ACA's hands are tied" and "Money politics are not public transgressions", although he qualified himself by saying that he "may be wrong".

 

If this was according to his "understanding of it", then he had also completely misunderstood and misconstrued the Anti-Corruption Act 1997. Although he had tabled the Act (or more accurately, the Bill), he had turned the tables on Act 575.

 

The Anti-Corruption Act 1997 (Act 575) had since been repealed and replaced with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (Act 694), which came into operation on Jan 1, 2009.

 

Let us begin with the present Act 694, where in section 3, 'gratification' means “money, donation, gift...” Therefore, whichever way the spinners turn, they are hopelessly caught in a web of their own lies which not many Malaysians believe...