t could hardly believe my eyes upon reading that Lingam's tape scandal is closed.This is another unfinished high profile case. This is yet another indication of incompetence of our law enforcers - MACC, police, and judiciary.
In fact at the onset of the exposure of the scandal I had the gut feeling that this episode will just come to pass without any solid actions taken against the culprit.
The commission was formed only after much protest from the public.
No, it was not immediately set up. There were so many obstacles invented by the government. It questioned the authenticity of the recordings and so forth that was really ridiculous.
Nevertheless, the inquiry finally got underway. There was so much doubt on the credibility of the panellists.
In this aspect the public was proven wrong because the final report came up with a bold conclusion implicating the likes of a former prime minister, a tycoon and of course VK Lingam himself.
Hope was high then that justice can at last be done to those who lost the cases unfairly under those rogue judges and lawyers. Hope of the public that ACA, as it was known then, would prosecute those implicated was high too.
All these high hopes have eventually come to nought today when it was announced the case is closed for good.
My advice to the government is this - if it cannot act effectively on the findings of an inquiry or royal commision, please do not start one.
The aim of starting an inquiry is to rectify or take actions against culprits based on the finding. It is a shame that I have to remind the authority of its aim.
This is not the first time that the authority failed to act decisively and effectively on the recommendation of inquiries or commissions. What about the inquiry into Kugan's death? Oh yes, after so much outcry from the public, only one poor policeman was charged.
With all the failures to act on recommendations by those inquiries, would the public have confidence in the government to act in on the ongoing Teoh and PKFZ case?
No. I don't believe they will.
MK
24/10/09
In fact at the onset of the exposure of the scandal I had the gut feeling that this episode will just come to pass without any solid actions taken against the culprit.
The commission was formed only after much protest from the public.
No, it was not immediately set up. There were so many obstacles invented by the government. It questioned the authenticity of the recordings and so forth that was really ridiculous.
Nevertheless, the inquiry finally got underway. There was so much doubt on the credibility of the panellists.
In this aspect the public was proven wrong because the final report came up with a bold conclusion implicating the likes of a former prime minister, a tycoon and of course VK Lingam himself.
Hope was high then that justice can at last be done to those who lost the cases unfairly under those rogue judges and lawyers. Hope of the public that ACA, as it was known then, would prosecute those implicated was high too.
All these high hopes have eventually come to nought today when it was announced the case is closed for good.
My advice to the government is this - if it cannot act effectively on the findings of an inquiry or royal commision, please do not start one.
The aim of starting an inquiry is to rectify or take actions against culprits based on the finding. It is a shame that I have to remind the authority of its aim.
This is not the first time that the authority failed to act decisively and effectively on the recommendation of inquiries or commissions. What about the inquiry into Kugan's death? Oh yes, after so much outcry from the public, only one poor policeman was charged.
With all the failures to act on recommendations by those inquiries, would the public have confidence in the government to act in on the ongoing Teoh and PKFZ case?
No. I don't believe they will.
MK
24/10/09
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