Open letter to Pakatan Harapan on its first anniversary in government — Ding Jo-Ann
A year ago, Malaysia ushered in the new government with much hope and expectation. The new government was elected by the people, on the back of promises of human rights and institutional reform.
Death penalty. The announcement that instead of total abolishment of the death penalty, only the mandatory death penalty would be removed, which has yet to happen. I have also seen the government prevaricate on the abolishment of repressive laws such as the Sedition Act, Prevention of Crime Act and Printing Presses and Publications Act. These were Acts that Pakatan Harapan promised to abolish in their manifesto along with draconian provisions in the Security Offences Act, the Communications and Multimedia Act and the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
MACC officers who were investigating Najib were questioned by police and transferred and the MACC later confirmed Najib’s assertion that the RM2.6 billion in his bank account was from donations.that had exposed the 1MDB scandal. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission blockedThe Auditor General’s report on 1MDB was classified as secret under the Official Secrets Act.
Progressive appointments are not sufficient – these can be reversed easily by a new prime minister or government. The institutions themselves must be revamped and made more independent, accountable and transparent.I believe that this government stood for change and hope when it ran in May 2018 – a change from the corrupt ways of the past, and hope for the future by reforming our institutions and ensuring that the abuses of the past can never take place again.
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