CAN WE FIGHT AND REDUCE CORRUPTION

People's perception on CORRUPTION is just like road accidents or robbery. You will not become conscious of its disastrous effect unless and until you are affected by it like when you yourself got robbed or you met with an accident or your relative. That is why people don't care much about corruption happening in our society, let alone helping to curb it. But you are wrong if you think you as a citizen or consumer is NOT AFFECTED by corruption. You are.

We could have saved millions of ringgit our own money if we dont have to pay bribes to government officials, illegitimate commissions to agents, corrupt money upfront to secure contracts etc. and all forms of "grease money" the costs of goods and services ,like tolls water and electricity will certainly come down and that is good for everybody.Corruption is so rampant in this country since two decades past that, some estimates have been made by international agency that corruption had cost Malaysia US 40 billion a year! Why do we find it so difficult to fight corruption. Why are government efforts to fight or reduce it have not been effective?.After years of private research work undertaken by various experts in this area, these are their findings which we put them in very simplistic terms so that people can understand and digest their siginificance
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First and formost the Government is perceived by the people as corrupt because our law makers are corrupt. These include Ministers, MP's ADUNs and exco members under the BN

. Second the implementation of our our Anti Corruption measure is not effective in curbing corruption because the IMPLEMENTERS themselves are also corrupt. Here it refers to the Police and our Judges

. Third corruption in this country started from the TOP and from there goes down to the ground, like the famous Chinese proverb "when a fish rots it starts from the head and from there spreads to other parts of the body".This is precisely what had happened in this country over the last two decades with respect to corruption. And the effect is not only CANCEROUS but fatal. Thus when a Minister is corrupt, the Heads of Departments and the Secretary General below him will also become corrupt. The logic is simple. If my boss can do it (become corrupt) why cant I. Why not I make hay while the sun shines, after all opportunity knocks at the door but once!! . When this culture became pervasive,as what had already happened, then HELL is let loose through the Executive,Administrative and Judiciary systems of the country

. Fourth, this is why Malaysia's rating on Corruption has deteriorated so much over the years that we are now included together with the worse African States with respect to corruption. We are nowhere near Singapore our immediate neighbour.Very shameful indeed when we claim we are an Islamic country or at least the majority of its citizens are Muslims.

Fifth, we cannot eradicate this culture because it had benefited so many people, politicians, civil servants, businessmen especially those close to the Corridors of Power and all their cronies. They cannot change their life styles and they will defend the status quo at all costs,to remain in their "comfort zones" and will defend that to the last drop of their blood if need be to retain political power. No laws can ever change the situation not even another MACC. Whatever action taken is nothing but an eye wash or a shadow play. They are all pillatives, because there is no political will to take action especially against the rich , the influential and the powerful. In short the system is beyond repair and if nothing is done will get WORSE.

The Study concluded that the only way to deal with this cancerous disease is to have a NEW GOVERNMENT, although we cannot be totally sure it can do the job. But the Rakyat had been waiting for a long time for REAL CHANGES but they never came. So they are prepared to give the Barisan Alternative a chance BECAUSE whatever happens under it cannot get any worse than where we are now. The new Government has to dismantle the system and uncover all the corruptions past and present and haul those responsible before the law from the highest to the lowest ranking individuals regardless of race creed and colour. if they are found or perceived to be corrupt

. There will a period of uncertainty and even apprehension when the PENDORA boxes are opened. This is expected when there is a change of Government. But we know given reasonable time, once everything is out in the open and the Rakyat see for themselves what had been going on all these years , THINGS will slowly settle down and put in their proper place with a new CLEANSED system whereby Transparency, Integrity and Accountability will become the new foundation.for our nation to move ahead.

This is the time for CHANGE. Think about it