Youthgate – a case of monkey see, monkey do

After RM100m graft shocker, Khairy moots independent panel

Kingfisher: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has every right to feel enraged and why even embarrassed by this allegation/investigation of corruption in his own ministry.

How could a youth leader of the prominent most political power in the nation with so much promise for overall leadership in the future be placed in such a demeaning embarrassment.

Are these brazen attempts at financial impropriety symptomatic of a cancerous disregard for moral accountability for public funds?

Not Convinced: RM100 million siphoned in six years – that’s worked out to 6 x 365 = 2,190 days. RM100,000,000 / 2,190 = RM45,662 per day.

Someone taking RM45,000 a day from the ministry – every day for the past six years – and no one got a whiff of it? Incredible!

MVA: It is shocking that government money can be paid out so easily. Payment systems are standard throughout the government, so I fear there could be thousands of such cases in other departments, ministries and agencies.

And it is not a case of one person signing and issuing a cheque. It involves numerous people at all levels. It needs excellent teamwork.

Goldee: How on earth can the department approved funds for hosting non-existing programmes. This must be some higher-ups “blindly” approving them.

Lim Guan Eng as Penang chief minister fly economy class but these officers can afford to travel first class with their families.

Ethnicmalaysian: Perhaps these are ‘donations’ received by the ministry official from some rich Saudi donor to combat Shiite influence in our sports teams.

He probably wasn’t even aware the funds had gone into his account. The Birkins are all ‘rezeki Tuhan’. So I don’t know what the big fuss is all about really.

And please, don’t think that they’re all crooks.

Kit P: The corrupt officials have learnt well from Umno’s culture of impunity. Khairy’s boss PM Najib Razak is the worst possible role model for transparency and integrity.

Benghazi: Yes, this is leadership by example. The officer in question was just emulating the nation’s top boss’ lifestyle.

6th Generation Immigrant: KJ, it’s not bad karma that your senior ministry personnel were involved in embezzlements, it is sickeningly depressing for the majority of Malaysians (somehow excluding BN members) that our cries have gone to deaf ears all these years, and now proven correct.

Anonymous$&@?: The person who was caught was just unlucky. There are many more similar fat cats in other ministries and government agencies living off dubious claims with similar modus operandi.

Can or will the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) be able to unearth all these fat cats?

Mushiro: The minister, KJ, has been sleeping, the ministry officials have been sleeping, and so are those in MACC and Auditor-General’s Office.

Check any ministry and these things happen as if it is a way of life. KJ should resign. We definitely need a change of government.

Anonymous 2362021442199789: In most countries, the minister would tender his/her resignation to take responsibility.

Of course, in a country such as ours where corruption is now rampant and out of control, an incident like this will be forgotten quickly as a new one comes to light.

After all, a fish rots from the head, and therefore is it any wonder that we now have a rotten fish as the government of the day?

Kleeo: While we all would have preferred that such cases of embezzlement did not occur, the minister’s response is mature and responsible. We have to give credit where it is due.

Hopefully, his suggestion for an independent investigative panel isn’t just mere talk. I’m proud of MACC. They are really starting to earn the trust of more and more Malaysians.

Now they just have to catch the RM2.6 billion ringgit ‘big fish’.

Tan Kim Keong: As expected, more panels. This approach is obvious and trite. Get to the root cause. The reason for this endemic corruption is staring right at us.

Get rid of all policies that invariably perceived as lending credence to entitlements, privileges and impunity.

Anonymous_1391693662: Now who authorised the RM42 million paid by the company (SRC International) under the Finance Ministry into PM’s personal account?

Commentable: There is so much comedy going on in Bolehland, although not funny but enough to make us laugh all the way to our graves.

Civil servants of all shapes, sizes and positions are following the footsteps of their RM2.6 billion boss – all claiming their special position and entitlement to ‘donations’ for quick access to a world of luxury.

I wonder why none from Umno or any of its spoon-fed NGOs come out with fiery objections and speeches that such corrupt practices must be stopped at all cost? After all, this kind of money is definitely not ‘halal’, right?

Headhunter: These public officials are getting bolder and bolder by the day. They are no longer satisfied with just a few millions. I suppose it is a case of monkey see, monkey do.

And why was the auditor-general missed out on this one entirely? Surely judging by their lifestyles, those who are supposed to look after public interest should be able to tell if these public officials are living beyond their means.

MACC should form a division solely to monitoring public officials’ lifestyles for signs of corruption and other forms of gratification.

It’s public knowledge how most of our ministers flaunt their wealth, which is far beyond their salary and perks.

GE14Now!: There is no need for any investigation. All that the accused needs to do is to give back part of the money, say that he did not take any of that money for his own personal gain, get some friends to back him up (preferably those who names sounding like Apandi) and voila, all will be well.

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