I refer to the Malaysiakini report Inquiry findings 'cannot be challenged' .

Now that the Kuala Lumpur High Court has ruled that the Lingam tape royal commission of inquiry’s findings implicating six high-profile persons cannot be challenged, the authorities should not waste any more time in bringing them to book as clearly this is the wish of many people.

The ACA, or the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, should not also let the likes of Eusoffe Chin and the other guilty parties get away in investigating them for impropriety as in the case of the former’s much touted New Zealand holiday with lawyer VK Lingam.

Not only must justice be done, but it must be seen to be done as well for the victims of those who suffered unjustly the machinations and manipulations of these unscrupulous people. The authorities must look into ways of compensating them for the injustices they have suffered because of these culprits.

As the controversy has shown, for far too long the Umno government, and especially the former prime minister, have made a mockery of the judiciary. This is part of its whole grand approach of insulting the intelligence of the people, and the blame should be placed squarely on the shoulders of Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Unlike the other recalcitrant five, the ex-PM is at least man enough to concede that he had been wrong in not challenging the royal commission’s findings even though he is most reluctant and continues to be cynical.

One can’t help but feel that when the Lingam video clip was first released by Anwar, Umno already knew that these six recalcitrants and perhaps even more, were guilty to the bone, but decide to protect them in ways which can only be regarded as yet further attempts to insult the people’s intelligence.

Even a child can tell that the video clip put on YouTube was authentic, yet Najib Abdul Razak continued to cast doubts on its authenticity in absurd moves which can only make all right- thinking individuals conclude that hos efforts were a waste of time and resources.

That came after the government felt that it was futile to continue denying that the six people were involved. And to top it all, even with the camera showing that he was indeed the person making all those atrocious remarks, Lingam had the cheek to continue lying.

One is reminded of the situation where even after the thief is caught with stolen goods in his hands, he still insists on the authorities proving his guilt!

Umno’s vain efforts to protect the six culprits in this controversy at all costs is but a small part of how it continues to take the people for granted, feel that they can be deceived, and even after it is proven wrong, refuses to admit it faults and apologise to all those whom it has wronged.

In insulting the intelligence of the people, Umno’s modus operandi goes along certain predictable lines. First, a strong denial to the contrary, even in the face of irrefutable evidence pointing to imminent guilt as in the case of the Lingam video clip.

They then have their spindoctors in the mainstream media spin their lies incessantly to force the people to regard a lie to be the truth if it is repeated 1,000 times. But if the people continue to be skeptical and turn the pressure on them – with the help of the opposition as in the Lingam video clip case – they will try to divert the people’s attention by creating another issue.

And if still the people don’t buy their line, it is then that they slowly and painfully drag their feet to prolong as far as possible any action against the culprits with the hope that the people will get tired and drop the whole matter.

But thank god, as in the case of the Lingam video clip controversy, the people were determined to get to the truth of the matter, and in the end when they are cornered, Umno was forced to give in most reluctantly. But wait. That is not the end of the whole story yet. Mark my words, they will try to claim credit by saying they did the right thing in accordance to the people’s wishes!

I hope the people, in their satisfaction at seeing the culprits get the punishment they deserve, do not fall into the trap of heaping praises on this Umno-led government which had, if one were to look at the situation carefully, done its level best to protect the culprits through its lies.

It is only when they are cornered that they finally admit their guilt. Don’t rule out the possibility that Umno is a sore loser and scheming of ways and means to hit back at all those who oppose its moves.

Never forget that it is Umno which has turned this once beautiful country into a nightmare going the way of Zimbabwe when it could have gone the way of South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore in the past 40 years.

Remember that it is only through persistent and more persistent pressure, that we can make them accountable for all the wrongs they have done to the people.