Tony Kwok praised the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for having such committees as the Anti-Corruption Advisory Board, Special Committee on Corruption, Complaints Committee, Operations Review Panel and Corruption Consultation and Prevention Panel, a system which he said “very few” countries have.
Apparently, that was meant to show how Malaysia was in the superior minority, rather than inferior minority. Because obviously, when you have more and more people telling you how to do things, it is better.
This is how Kwok explained it: Anti-graft bodies should be fully empowered but there should be built-in safeguards such as advisory committees, which represent the public and which act as an internal watchdog.
Uhh, an internal watchdog? That’s like having a pit bull in my house, right? Internal means mine la. Then tell me, what or who does the doggie protect? The people walking by? Or me?
So, now... these watchdogs are appointed by the Prime Minister... they are protecting who again?
But of course, I mean, I’m just asking la. Obviously, this system works because they even used it for the whole Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) fiasco. First they have an audit company to look at their books, then the Public Accounts Committee, then three simultaneous taskforces, then a super taskforce, and who knows, maybe even the Powerpuff Girls.
What has been the result of all that? No reports laid before MPs, the public only getting limited access to the audit rep... oh, wait, position review, sorry, and some guy having to resign as president of Transparency International.
That’ll teach dirty politicians not to steal billions of ringgit from the rakyat!
Just like how all the committees for MACC will stop politicians from having multi-million-ringgit houses. Nobody will dare to build mansions in Klang or Shah Alam or anywhere else.
This will be achieved by the continued expert advise from the various committees, which has resulted in super-efficient nabbing of people for bribes of RM3,000 and interrogation of other people to their death (literally) over RM2,400.
By clamping down on such sums of money, obviously no one will dare to be corrupt when it comes to millions. Right?
So, we know now, that committees are the best way to solve any problem. Even globally, this is recognised as the way forward. Like in the UK, they have the Committee on Climate Change and thanks to that, it will implement regulations on carbon credits this year! Uhh, wait, no next year... oh, that one also not sure ah?
Well, at least getting carbon credits implemented is the right step, no one can argue with that. Committees make the right decisions eventually.
Just like how the Nobel committee decided on Barack Obama as the laureate for the Peace prize. What a great decision. How can you argue with that? Not only has Obama made dozens of speeches about wanting peace in the Middle East, he has actually decided to remove troops from Iraq!
Yes, he is going to put them in Afghanistan instead.
Even though the Nobel committee has cocked it up before, by NOT giving the prize to Eleanor Roosevelt, Corazon Aquino and oh, some short Indian guy named Mahatma Gandhi, they have eventually made the right decision to put this extra burden on Obama as he tries to tackle the financial crisis and healthcare reform.
So, chin up folks, the MACC and PKFZ are going to be put right. Eventually.
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