KERAJAAN MELINDUNGI PENJENAYAH

Khabarnya 100 nama yang menerima sogokkan dana 1MDB yang terdiri daripada kakitangan 1MDB dan kakitangan kerajaan ada dalam pengetahuan kerajaan Malaysia. Nama-nama mereka dikatakan dirahsiakan dan dilindungi di bawah Akta Rahsia Rasmi (OSA).

Department of Justice (DOJ) Amerika Syarikat mengesahkan bahawa sebuah syarikat pelaburan, Goldman Sachs mengaku menyogok atau merasuahkan mereka bagi memudahkan penyelewengan dalam urus-tadbir 1MDB.

"Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay nearly $3bn (£2.3bn) to end a probe of its role in the 1MDB corruption scandal.

The bank's Malaysian subsidiary also admitted in US court that it had paid more than $1bn in bribes to win work raising money for the Malaysian state-owned wealth fund". 

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54597256

Dimaklumkan bahawa para peguam DS Najib Razak  berusaha untuk mendapatkan nama-nama mereka yang disogokkan namun usaha mereka gagal kerana dihalang oleh pihak tertentu.

Khabarnya Mahathir  berperanan menyekat keluar maklumat tersebut dengan sogokkan hampir RM50j.

Persoalannya, sejak bila nama-nama 'penjenayah' menjadi lindungan atau rahsia kerajaan?

Saya tidak terkejut jika nama 100 orang yang menerima sogokkan itu dirahsiakan ketika kerajaan berada di bawah PH 22 bulan. Kita semua sedia maklum bahawa Mahathir sentiasa menuduh DS Najib sebagai penyamun dan perompak wang 1MDB. 

Tidak mustahil juga bahawa mereka terlibat dalam konspirasi mengenakan DS Najib. Kerana itu, nama-nama mereka yang menerima sogokkan 'wajib' dirahsiakan. Jika terbongkar, maka pecahlah tembelang siapa 'mastermind' di sebalik konspirasi ini. 

Setelah Kerajaan Perpaduan ambil alih, kerajaan ini masih sepi menyenaraikan nama-nama 100 orang yang bersubahat dan menerima sogokkan itu.  

Akta Rahsia Rasmi 1972 (Official Secrets Act 1972) atau Akta 88 adalah satu Akta Undang-undang berhubungan dengan perlindungan rahsia rasmi, terutama sekali dimaksudkan untuk memelihara perkara-perkara rasmi daripada jatuh ke tangan orang-orang yang tidak dibenarkan.

Sebagaimana yang dinyatakan, Akta ini bertujuan memelihara perkara-perkara rasmi. Tidak pula mengatakan memelihara penjenayah! 

Akta ini bertujuan untuk mencegah kelalaian yang bersalahan iaitu satu kesalahan jenayah, dan juga untuk menghalang apa-apa bantuan haram yang sengaja diberikan kepada agensi-agensi negara asing atau subversif.

Musykil juga apabila nama-nama mereka yang terlibat dengan rasuah dan sogokkan dilindungi dan dirahsiakan. Sejak bila penjenayah menjadi perkara rasmi dan dilindungi dari dikenakan tindakan?

Sebenarnya adalah menjadi tanggungjawab kerajaan mengheret para penjenayah ke muka pengadilan. 

Diharap YAB DS Anwar Ibrahim tidak bersubahat dalam perkara ini. Rakyat sedar memerhati. Apakah dengan mengheret penjenayah ke pengadilan boleh menggugat keselamatan negara atau membuatkan Kerajaan Perpaduan tumbang?

Sudah tentu tidak, malah akan lebih dipandang hebat oleh rakyat keseluruhannya. 

Kita semua sedia maklum bahawa DS Najib tidak mendapat keadilan sebagaimana yang beliau kehendaki kerana ramai saksi penting tidak dipanggil memberi keterangan. 

Kita juga sudah pun maklum bahawa nama-nama seperti bekas Gabenor Bank Negara dan bekas menteri ada menerima sogokkan ini. Begitu juga CEO SRC International, Nik Faisal. 

Sepatutnya mereka ini dan 100 orang yang dirahsiakan kerajaan dipanggil untuk memberi keterangan. Malahan mereka ini wajib dibawa ke pengadilan dan dihukum jika benar bersalah. 

Negara kita menjadi kucar-kacir kesan daripada konspirasi atau 'sindiket' jahat ini. Seandainya DS Anwar Ibrahim masih berdiam diri dan tidak bertindak, Anwar bakal dianggap hanya mampu berdentum berbicara tetapi tidak berani untuk bertindak. 

RAJA ANNUAR ADNAN 

17 Januari 2023

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