Friday, February 15, 2013

Un-corrupted

Congratulations to Ng Boon Gay for being acquitted of corruption. It is evident that the former CNB chief was an innocent man right from the start. CPIB was the one wasting our time and more importantly, taxpayers' monies all this while.

Now, the question is, will Ng be reinstated? Whether it is a yes or no doesn't seem to matter much anymore. Instead, it is time we turn our heads and fingers towards CPIB and its parent agency which is none other than the Prime Minister's Office. By the way, what does PMO really do huh?

The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau was dealt with another blow this week after one of its officers was being investigated for suspected financial impropriety. CPIB has referred the case to CAD (Commercial Affairts Department) to investigate.

Since CPIB is in the headlines, I was thinking about this.

The audit department audits its company's accounts. An external audit firm audits that entire company. The audit department within the audit firm audits its own organization. The authorities audit the audit firm. The government audits the authorities. The president audits the government. The highest tier of the judiciary audits the president.

But then, the judiciary is under the authorization of the Constitution and the Constitution is enacted by the parliament. Yeah, and Parliament refers to lawmakers which also mean the government. So who is the biggest here? Citizens? Central bank? Or maybe just a certain Lee-der.

Anyway, to the person or people who were apparently after Ng Boon Gay's head for whatever reason, you guys failed terribly in your mission. Time to get some better lawyers who can rival Wongpartnership's Tan Chee Meng. The public prosecutors still require lots of improvement.

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