Anwar responded that the report is a complete fabrication, which could be a retaliation for evidence he has recently obtained implicating IGP Musa Hassan and AG Gani Patail in misconduct including fabrication of evidence in the cases launched against him in 1998-1999.

When Anwar was first accused of sodomy in 1997… the people were separated in opinions; but this time, people would find it hard to believe that he’s not been framed.

Update – PM Badawi claimed that BN government is not behind this and would leave the police to conduct investigations on the allegations and to take the necessary action. [Thestar]

Thing is… if the police or government has any proof about the allegation, what are they waiting now? Go ahead and put the Hindraf leaders into lockup, charged them with whatever act they could think of and declare an official war on Hindraf. The only reason the government and police are not doing so is because the terrorist-link allegation is simply stupid words without solid backing.

What the IGP said is serious accusation… it could cause serious damage to the peacefulness of the country and the social harmony between races. He shouldn’t voice about it without having facts and proofs about it… it caused unnecessary tension and served no good purpose for the general public.

Regardless, I doubt any action would be taken against Musa Hassan if it is a false alarm in the end. They would come out with million of reasons that the IGP was just showing his concern, that they haven’t found any proof yet but it’s true, that their words are MISINTEPRETED… and Musa walks away.

I have no clue if these people are corrupted or not, but I just felt that ACA could do better with their investigation methods.

According to reports ACA has done some investigations in those 3 cases by questioning the alleged parties and checking their bank statements and assets etc… nothing wrong with that; but do you think people will ever admitted to give or accept bribe? Do you think people will use direct banking to transfer money in bribery? Do you think people who accept bribe will put the assets they bought (with those money) under their own name?

Any person who watches enough Hong Kong series can tell that people are smarter than that… not just in TV, but in real life as well.

I can’t really suggest how ACA can improve their investigation, because I don’t have the expertise and resources to do so. However ACA should be filled with people and network that are capable to trace oversea accounts and accounts of people that are related to the alleged parties… not just investigations that can be done by amateurs like you and me.

I guess the biggest question though… is how independent ACA was acting when conducting investigations against those VIPs. ACA could be capable of conducting better investigations, but do they want to do so against the big guns? I don’t know.

Update July 31 – Former Sabah ACA director Mohamad Ramli Abdul Manan, who lodged the report against former ACA chief Zulkifli Mat Noor, claims that Zulkifli was cleared of corruption allegations only because the attorney-general failed to investigate the claims thoroughly. [Malaysiakini]

Mohamad lodged a report early this year alleging misconduct by Zulkifli by way of corrupt practices and sexual misconduct as well as irregularities and abuse of power.

Update August 2 – An anti-corruption watchdog (Transparency International Malaysia) has demanded full public disclosure of the basis for the government’s dismissal of corruption allegations against former Anti-Corruption Agency director-general Zulkipli Mat Noor and police chief Musa Hassan. [Malaysiakini]

Articles worth reading regarding this issue…

Wanted – White Paper on “All-Clean Verdict” for Musa, Zulkipli and Johari
Malaysia’s Attorney General Hears No Evil, Sees No Evil