Dungan arrests only the tip of the iceberg of rogue government officers involved in corruption

Rotten to the core at every level of government

The recent arrest of civil servants and police officers is only the tip of the iceberg of corrupt activities being carried out by civil servants in Malaysia.

The Thai arrests and convictions of top local Thai police, a few years ago over the graves of Rohingya people at Wang Kelian in Thailand, indicates they had counterparts within Malaysia in similar organizations, who were never brought to trial. In the same state of Perlis, two casinos continue to operate unhindered, where top politicians and police are involved in covering these establishments up.

It is well known that rogue customs, immigration, and police have long been involved in corruption for many decades. Very few are caught and brought to justice.

Corruption is at epidemic levels in the country, ranging from junior civil servants using proxy companies to supply government departments everything from stationary to motor vehicles, to taking the most lucrative contracts by senior civil servants, colluding with politicians, through agents, and proxies.

These corruption scandals listed below are just the tip of the iceberg. These occur through interfering with tendering, and misappropriating funds through GLCs. Many scandals are not even discovered.

1Malaysia Development Berhad – Finance Ministry

SG Networks – Communications Ministry

Littoral Combat Ships – Defence Ministry

Mysajathera – Health Ministry

ECRL – Finance Ministry

Sabah Gas Pipeline – Finance Ministry

Sabah Solar Panel – Finance Ministry

Scorpene Submarines – Defence Ministry

Port Klang Free Port – Transport Ministry

What is also coming to light, is that after the change in government, this still goes on unheeded. It won’t be long until cases of corruption, in a similar manner to the Menara KL scandal will come to light involving connections to those in the new ministry.

At the very core of this problem is the Malaysian Anti-corruption Commission (MACC) itself. I remember making a complaint back in 2005 against the former State Secretary in Perlis for manipulating tenders, inflating the price of land purchases, and corruption. The Perlis MACC director told me that there was no case for the state secretary to answer. The director then asked me to leave the state. When he left the room, the officer who I made the complaint to, told me there certainly was a case for the state secretary to answer, but it is being covered up.

The question here is whether the MACC itself is damaged beyond repair. More on this soon.

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