Can the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, who was convicted of a criminal offence by a Malaysian High Court, seek re-election as a Member of Parliament at the next General Election? The answer is in the negative – so long as that conviction stands. Najib’s conviction in the SRC trial is well above…
Questions have been raised recently as to why a police report was not made in respect of the alleged theft of US$6 million in cash by three Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers during the investigation of an ex-spy chief corruption case. See: https://lnkd.in/g8N3CQks The act of switching the seized genuine US dollars into counterfeit US…
Several days ago, Malaysians woke up to the shocking news of an alleged personal data leak claimed to be from the National Registration Department (NRD) and the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). It was reported that a whole cache of personal data belonging to 4 million Malaysians was up for sale on the internet. Troubling indeed….
You may be wondering how did Pontian Member of Parliament, Ahmad Maslan get acquitted by the High Court from charges of money laundering and giving false statements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission – even before trial was completed? Why did MACC discontinue the criminal case in Court against him? See: https://lnkd.in/gr9yFNnY What most people don’t…
The defence of “political donation” features prominently in several high profile corruption cases working its way through the Malaysian courts presently. This is not surprising given that political donation per se is not illegal in Malaysia. Provided that such a donation is not solicited/accepted with “with ill feelings”, or “with evil intention”, or “purposely doing…
Wan Ramly Wan Seman was until recently, a proud Malaysian army Sergeant. He is not a happy man these days. Understandably so – he was unceremoniously discharged by the Malaysian army and stripped of his pension for refusing to be vaccinated. See: https://lnkd.in/e_XmeCeS Wan Ramly plans to take the armed forces authorities to court, likely…
It was recently reported that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had seized RM1.6 million in assets linked to one of its senior officers over allegations of power abuse and misappropriation. Yes, section 38 of the MACC Act 2009 provides for that seizure power. Seizure is not the same as forfeiture. The former does not result…
Keren is a concerned mother. She desires very much to see her son become an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. Having spent more than RM250,000, Karen is understandably distressed because her son has now been barred from sitting for the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) examination by the Legal Profession Qualifying…
Muhammad Sajjad Kamaruzzaman, or popularly known as Sajat is now in Australia. She has settled down well in her cute little home in a Sydney suburb and appears to be happy in her new life. However, the Malaysian authorities are not at all happy. They were hell bent on criminally punishing her for cross-dressing as…
It is no longer the case that top management can turn a blind eye to corruption, and get away with it. With the introduction of section 17A into the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, senior officers of the company are now at risk of being exposed to criminal liability on account of corrupt acts committed…