'AG Abdul Gani Patail vowing a 'full probe' on the missing engines has about the same level of credibility as Robert Mugabe claiming he has conducted 'free and fair elections' in Zimbabwe.'

Missing engines: AG vows full probe, files with cops

KSN: 'The public deserved to know'. I almost choked on my ‘capati' dinner when I read these profound words from the nation's number one law enforcement official. Is attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail in New Delhi or Disneyland? I only ask as the statement almost sounded cartoonish coming from him.

'The public' deserved to know many, many things under your watch Mr AG, and so far you've not failed to disappoint. I await with great anticipation your actions in seeing to it that some the nation's most senior defence officials are prosecuted for this fiasco.

On another note, could someone from the Defence Ministry please perform a stocktake of the RMAF's MIG-29s? Just in case...

Malaysians Are Not Stupid: Does the assurance from the AG that "a full probe would be carry out and no stones would be left unturned" means anything to anyone expect the Malaysian government and the AG himself.

I believe I speak for majority of Malaysians - the AG's credibility is at such a low point that whatever he says doesn't mean anything nor is it worth the paper his assurances are printed or written. It's is all words and no action.

Yuvan: We have heard it too often - "full probe" and nothing happens after that. So when the AG says "full probe", nobody takes it seriously anymore.

Full-scale investigations related to corruption, mismanagement, abuse of power and authority, etc, involving high-profile people are kept going for months and years. The whole episode comes to a wimpy end with some "small fry" caught and charged or the AG saying "not enough evidence". The files are then conveniently closed.

The theft of jet engines and parts from the armed forces is nothing short of a brazen daylight robbery, which in all probability seems to have happened right under the noses of some high-ranking officials at the armed forces.

A "full probe" means all army personnel suspected of involvement must be suspended immediately. It means all those involved from the rank and file be charged and severely punished. We are talking about breach of our nation's security and not about some small equipment stolen and sold to scrap dealers.

Tan Kian Khim: AG Abdul Gani Patail vowing a 'full probe' on the missing engines has about the same level of credibility as Robert Mugabe claiming he has conducted 'free and fair elections' in Zimbabwe.

Bozuka: "Barang bukti untuk kes tiada lagi. Oleh demikian kami tidak boleh dakwa sesiapa disini. Dengan ini file kes kecurian engine ditutup secara rasmi" - that will be the final conclusion by AG.

Mygazee: Correct me if I am wrong, the F5E fighter is said to be put out of service by RMAF the moment it starts to fall one by one from the sky, and the FA18 fighters was later commissioned to take its place at Butterworth.

I still wonder if it was our maintenance, fly boys or the designs that has put these aircrafts in the ghetto. I am not certain if the F5E is still being used by the RMAF, neither is the FA18 fighters. Hopefully they still around.

We also hears of the MiG29 being replaced by the newer Sukhoi SU32 (I'm not sure of the actual strategy). With the now two turbines flown out of the country without its wings intact, I am afraid to ask for more.

However, I wish to extend gratitude to the defence auditors for their sincere reporting. We still have honest people in the Army, and that's a relief.

Favourites: Don't get excited people. It is a simple theft, but since there is no evidence (the engines proper), there will be no case. The attorney-general, the police and the MACC should concentrate on the opposition politicians and charge (or frame) them for corruption and make their masters happy.

Roki: In Bolehland, it's not ( Sin Chew journalist) Tan Hoon Cheng, (blogger) Raja Petra Kamarudin or (Hindraf leader) P Uthayakumar who are security threats. It's the generals and armed forces personnel who are our greatest national security risk now. If they can sell off jet engines for personal financial gains, do you think they will not sell off the country too?

Tan Teng Wah: The credibility gap seems to be widening by the day and the negative perception is not going to change for a long time to come. The AG's statement reeks of a ‘face-saving' stunt to play down the shame and embarrassment to the government caused by the theft, which occurred not yesterday but in 2007 and 2008. It smacks of a cover-up until the whole episode surfaced.

Abil: AG, first prove your mettle by providing fiat to Karpal Singh so he can proceed with VK Lingam's prosecution. So far you are going after opposition politicians only. Just don't talk, walk the talk. The public is losing faith in the justice system to the extend the academia is calling Malaysia the the Zimbabwe of the East.

Chee Hoe Siew: A full probe into the event? The defence minister at the time was Najib Razak, my friend, do you dare to go all the way and risk your rice bowl? Do you dare to call for Najib's resignation? Please don't insult my intelligence. Just be truthful and get some ‘ikan bilis' convicted, like the cleaner who happened to leave his fingerprint on the jet.

Snoopdog: Why is everyone so impatient. Wait for the investigations to finish. So what if it last a year. If the brigadier-general was axed, he might still be charged as investigations must be done and evidence be gathered. I believe that to pull this theft off, some very smart scheme was invented, and as such this will be revealed.

Sudevan: As usual, this is all just hot air. After one month, this whole thing will suffer a natural death.