The daylight abduction of Pamela Lim while on her way to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and her disappearance since April 9 highlights the nature of a gangster state, Malaysia has become. This story was covered up so well, the media didn’t run the story for three weeks after the abduction. The poor response of police and senior members of government hints at complicity, just as was seen in the Amri Che Mat and the Pastor Koh abduction cases some years earlier. 

When Anwar Ibrahim came to power after the November 2022 general election, he declared that his government would prioritise the fight against corruption. This was a complete façade, where today, the government and their selective cronies are undertaking government-private business deals beyond any reasonable transparency. The government and cronies are walking hand in hand with corruption and abuse of power. War has been declared on any whistleblower who dares to expose their sinister activities. 

The first sign of insincerity came when Anwar appointed Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who was then facing 47 charges of corruption and money laundering as deputy prime minister. Zahid eventually obtained a discharge without acquittal (DNAA), bringing up questions about the impartiality of the Attorney General Chambers, which is also the chief public prosecutor in Malaysia. 

One only needs to have a look at the government’s track record to see that it is pro-actively persecuting and prosecuting whistleblowers. 

In 2023, a number of students took legal action against a teacher who was absent from class for over seven months. The ministry of education rather than be aghast at the absenteeism, took........

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