I HAVE followed the US politics via most varieties of cable news coverage, mainly to inform and educate myself on the nature and due processes requisite for real leadership and governance of any country. In the case of the US, their president is given almost full executive privilege, and is totally independent in all such executive decision-making. Nevertheless, if and when there is presumption of criminal intent, he can be investigated by the Attorney-General’s Office.

The Mueller Report is an official inquiry to understand if in fact the White House either conducted themselves criminally against American interests, or tried to obstruct due processes of legitimate investigations.

Their A-G’s Office appointed the Mueller Inquiry Team and that report just came out after two years of investigation. But, it was a heavily redacted version which the public had access to, which in simple terms means it is a censored version with 8% of facts and findings not visible for national security reasons.

In our case, this week The Sun reported that a police officer in charge of the Wang Kelian Human Trafficking Camps was investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission but was released twice. The same senior police officer has now been suspended from duties until his name it cleared.

We now have a Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Wang Kelian case. We also had a Suhakam inquiry into the “forced disappearance” of Pastor Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat.

Unless due processes of laws, with good investigation, and appropriate discovery are done thoroughly and without corruption, we can never really uncover the real truths.

Implications for Malaysia

While Malaysia was signatory to the Rome Statute, we had never ratified it, which meant we had not affirmed legally (with appropriate constitutional changes) making it a legitimate due process for investigation and execution in Malaysia.

The Rome Statute ratification is one action that would make Malaysia a modern legitimate member of the United Nations, and fully accountable to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court. It in fact would qualify our developed status.

That ratification promise was made by the Pakatan Harapan government but was “forced through politics of fear”, and vocal complaints of one member of a Malaysian royal family, to be withdrawn by the same cabinet which agreed for it to be ratified.

I see two direct and deliberate implications. For now, it has little or nothing to do with bribery and the theft of Malaysian public funds. It may however be directly related to “murder and decimation of a Mongolian human person in Malaysia”.

As a former public servant, I have a serious question for the home affairs minister as to how Altantuya Shaariibuu’s absent record of entrance was not treated as a criminal violation by our then national security apparatus.

Moreover, where is the ASP who gave instructions for the decimation of the Mongolian person’s body, but who was never been revealed? Instead, the former government passed a security bill without reference or counsel of the Conference of Rulers.

My conclusion is that in both cases, in their official capacities, they might have acted in public office in a way that is not permissible in a democratic and moderated Parliament or presidential system of government. They acted in grey areas and their shadows are showing. – April 28, 2019.

* KJ John worked in public service for 32 years, retired, and started a civil group for which he is chairman of the board. He writes to inform and educate, arguing for integration with integrity in Malaysia. He believes such a transformation has to start with the mind before it sinks into the heart!

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