“Why is there no trust in us, who are part of the enforcement?”

- MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki

COMMENT | In reprimanding “errant cops”, Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain summoned up enough outrage to point to the “culture” that is destroying the integrity of the state security apparatus.

However, he stopped short of offering any kind of solutions which would go against the status quo.

I’m sure the top cop understands the politics behind this all. In the same way, the MACC head honcho clutches his pearls and wonders why people do not trust the MACC.

At the same time, we have to acknowledge that Malaysia is far safer (sometimes) than some advanced countries and much of this has to do with the state security apparatus.