COMMENT | Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed’s infamous quote - “Melayu mudah lupa” - can be extended to all Malaysians. Events, especially scandals of the past, are quickly forgotten when others surface.

But Malaysians have to be reminded continually of many issues that had previously surfaced and attempts are being made to downplay or even sweep them under the carpet.

In the lead-up to the 15th general election, the acquisition of littoral combat ships (LCS) running into billions was on every citizen’s lips. Rafizi Ramli, now the economic affairs minister, led the accusations of impropriety.

After being quoted as saying that he would go after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki for an unrelated raid on his offices, Rafizi backtracked and said the focus should be on ensuring the independence of the anti-graft agency.

But Azam himself was involved in the “my brother used my account” affair. More of that later on...