YOURSAY ‘Seeking the whistleblower should be the lowest priority, if at all.’
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Kim Quek: The inspector-general of police (IGP) has definitely got to be taken out of the special task force if it were to retain the slightest semblance of credibility.
Instead of concentrating his energy on uncovering the allegedly high corruption surrounding the presence of RM2.6 billion in PM Najib Razak’s bank accounts, IGP Khalid Abu Bakar’s focus is on catching the whistleblower who leaked the information on Najib’s account.
If Najib has persistently failed to categorically deny the existence of the RM2.6 billion in his accounts, why has Khalid acted like a busybody, throwing a smokescreen and casting doubts over these undisputed accounts, if it is not to throw a lifeline to Najib?
And why has he acted at lightning speed to launch a witch-hunt at blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin’s claim that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) officials had leaked these documents, when it is so obvious that Raja Petra is but a hired gun to rescue Najib from his present mess?
As for the political issue of toppling PM Najib, Mr IGP, when will it ever sink into your head that it is perfectly legal and constitutional to topple a sitting prime minister, as long as the means employed to do so is legal?
Such effort is not a subversion of the democratic process as claimed by you. On the contrary, it is your abuse of your power to crush such a process that is a subversion of the democratic process.
Saphire: Khalid, why bother to find out whether the documents are genuine or not?
Instead of wasting humanpower in trying to establish that, it would be more important to investigate whether such events or crime, as shown by the documents, had taken place. In both cases, just establish whether Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, did have the said accounts.
If they did not, that's it, no case. But, if they do have them, then confirm the amount of money deposited and from there proceed to find the source of the money. This is an easy case made complex just to buy time.
Whatsup: Since there was no denial about the US$700 million in the bank account, shouldn't the IGP ascertain if the amount is really banked in or not, and was it really given to Umno and BN parties and their NGOs for GE13?
Why would he want to ascertain the leaked document is real or fake, etc, if the amount was really there in the first place? It seems this man works in a different way.
Versey: Isn't he good at issuing statements that could get on every thinking rakyat's nerves? Please, the priority should:
1) Ascertain whether there's such an amount of money once deposited into the premier's account. If I’m not mistaken, the premier has not denied it, it should not be difficult to find out the truth.
2) Did Bank Negara flag an alarm at that time? If not, why not?
3) Find out the source of the money that flew into the account.
4) Where had the money been channeled to and to whom?
Anonymous#007: Well IGP, Tourism Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz's statement that the monies deposited into Rosmah Mansor's account were legitimate (never mind why Nazri is making the statement and how he is so sure of that without a proper investigation) means the documents by Sarawak Report pertaining to Rosmah's account is genuine. So there is no need to waste time on that.
As far as the RM2.6 billion is concerned, seeking the whistleblower should be the lowest priority, if at all.
Instead of determining whether the document is real, it would be easy enough to order an audit of the bank's database and IT system - assuming that has not already been tampered with - to determine if the transactions did happen.
Neutral Point: Dear IGP, it is not your job to comment about whether is a conspiracy or someone is trying to topple the present government.
Your job is to investigate where the money had gone to and whether there is any element of criminal breach of trust (CBT) and who is supposed to be responsible for such alleged wrongdoings. And finally bring them to court.
RCZ: The scope of investigation has taken an unnecessary tangent and this is intentional to deviate from the real issue.
Mr IGP, there is no need to look at any of the documents. Just independently check the movement of the billions from the time it left the country, to whom it was given, why was it given, when and how it came back to Najib’s accounts, what were the monies in Najib’s account used for and where is the balance, if any.
With Bank Negara on your side and the monetary authorities of Singapore and other countries assisting the police, why need Sarawak Report or The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) documents?
Negarawan: "The objective of the police investigation is to identify those who have leaked the materials and determine whether the documents are genuine or have been doctored," said the police chief.
If the IGP takes more than a few months to confirm something that only takes only a few minutes, then it may take a few hundred years to complete the full investigations.
This is one of the reasons why the rakyat has lost confidence in the IGP. The snail’s pace of the investigations not only raises concerns about his efficiency and professionalism, but also of his integrity.
It is not surprising that the international financial community believes that the Sarawak Report and WSJ reports have more credibility than the Malaysian government.
Jaycee: I don't know why we even bother with the investigation. First they say taxpayers’ money allegedly in the PM’s personal account is okay so long as it is not used for personal gain.
Then the RM2 million in his wife's account is legitimate. Now, the 1MDB documents leaked are false. Next, they will tell you that the Pope is not Catholic.
Speaking Sense: A classic case of losing the plot - the IGP is chasing after ghosts when there are real criminals infesting the country.
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