COMMENT | A mockery of fight against corruption

COMMENT | Prosecution actions resulting in charges dismissed two days ago in a high-profile case involving the bumiputera help scheme Jana Wibawa tears to shreds faith in the government’s commitment to fight corruption cleanly across the board without fear or favour.

It highlights again the gentle treatment of politicians in corruption, following acts to get former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak out of prison and under house arrest, and the discharges not amounting to acquittal (DNAAs) of Najib and others, including Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

The fault is not the judiciary, which can only rule on the charges made and brought to court. It lies with the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), which has enabled DNAAs and, in the latest case, yielded to a letter of representation from the defendants.

While such matters are the sole discretion of the AG...