Did he jump or was he pushed?

Ahmad Said denies leaving because of threats from certain quarters. And I am shocked by his statement “Teoh Beng Hock’s case is nothing. It is a very small case. We have handled much bigger cases.’’

By Mariam Mokhtar, Malaysian Mirror

So, did he jump, or was he pushed?

Should we feel sorry for Ahmad Said Hamdan, who is leaving ahead of schedule? He had grandiose plans which have come to nought. His equally pompous rhetoric that he would clean up corrupt practices, have also proven to be empty promises.

Any intelligent observer will question the official explanation that Ahmad Said retired early; because he wanted to spend more time with his family. What’s five months? It’s neither here nor there. That argument just doesn’t wash.

I am sure his family is not going anywhere and that they would be happier to gradually prepare for his permanent presence at home – as any wife of a retired man knows; he, who suddenly finds too much time on his hands, follows the wife around the home like a lapdog, and is more of a nuisance than a help.

Then, there is Malaysia’s drastic showing in the ranking of the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index. This has dealt his reputation another severe blow.

Why was he pushed out of office?

There is no doubt as to what is happening. It is a simple case of house-cleaning.

Ahmad Said Hamdan was pushed out of office. Now we have to ask, why

The government’s ‘People First. Performance Now’ sound-bite is fast unravelling at the seams. So is he the straw that will break the camel’s back through his non-performance? Or is he right to desert this sinking ship, that will further discredit him?

Clearly Ahmad Said is under a lot of pressure. So many high profile cases have been swept under the carpet. And several more cases are up for investigation. But will anything come of them? So was he feeling the strain at the overwhelming amount of cases awaiting examination? Intense public scrutiny about how MACC handles these cases sometimes exceeds the interest of the outcome of these investigations themselves.

Ahmad Said denies leaving because of threats from certain quarters. And I am shocked by his statement “Teoh Beng Hock’s case is nothing. It is a very small case. We have handled much bigger cases.’’

Has he not heard of the law of Unintended Consequences? There are plenty of reasons to be fearful with the shameful circumstances leading to Teoh Beng Hock’s death at the hands of his MACC interrogators. This lack of sensitivity will only alienate more people and not just increase his enemies but also get make more mistrust the MACC.

Clear conscience or not?

Furthermore, it was also under his watch that honeytraps were used to target errant politicians in an effort to compromise them.

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