Well done, Sarawak MACC!

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Sarawak has dropped a bomb shell in the Land of the Hornbill by announcing that they have detained seven individuals comprising government servants, contractors, and middlemen who have been linked to a syndicate that abuse millions of federal development funds.

We wish to commend the Sarawak MACC Director Samsiah Abu Bakar for having taken the bold step to start cleaning out the murky water in Sarawak’s public sector.

While many Sarawakians will grumble about the apparent immunity of “big fish” in the Land of the Hornbill, we also believe that the Ten Thousand Mile Long March begins with the first step.
We also expect more arrests to be made in the days to come, as the MACC director has promised. Corruption in high and low places in Sarawak is pandemic, and any move to curb this festering cancer within our body politic must be supported by all Malaysians.

The MACC in Sarawak also have their credibility in Sarawak on the line. In Selangor, Perak, and elsewhere, MACC has been accused of selective investigation and prosecution, targeting only officials of the Pakatan Rakyat state government. Teoh Beng Hock’s tragic death and the ongoing inquest into his demise have cast the national MACC in very negative light. - + selanjutnya

Well done, Sarawak MACC!