ACA is not the tool of UMNO (or BN) to be used as it pleases..

When it came to the GE2008, the BN said that its candidates allegedly would and have been vetted and found to be "not corrupt" - was that it?

Now, when it comes to UMNO elections again they again going to use the ACA to eradicate money politics...

Umno has asked the country's anti-corruption watchdog to help it battle vote-buying in the heated contest for top posts.

MCPX

Party secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said complaints would be referred to the Anti-Corruption Agency.

"The party's disciplinary board cannot check such complaints as it does not have the means to do so. If there is proof, we will refer them to the ACA," he was quoted as saying by the New Sunday Times.

"There have been complaints of money changing hands at party meetings, but we do not have proof."

Tengku Adnan said party members had nothing to fear. "We are serious about eradicating money politics." - Malaysiakini, 27/7/2008 - "Party polls: Umno to call in ACA"

What happened to those persons that were found involved in money politics previously? Were they charged in court? NO....they were not -- some internal discipline apparently. If that is the way, that UMNO does things - it is very wrong to use the ACA....and it is wrong for ACA to allow itself to be used in this way..

So, with regard the last GE2008 - can we say that ACA has given a pronouncement that all BN candidates are not guilty of corruption....surely the ACA would not have enough time to do any investiogation and pronounce any person not guilty of corrupt practices, etc...

OR did the ACA say that there were no investiogations pending against the said BN candidates? ...will the ACA do that? I do not think so...

In any event, the ACA does not belong to UMNO or the BN -- and it should not be used in such ways by UMNO or the BN?

The ACA is not there for your political games...

If UMNO is serious about erradicating money politics - then NOW today go and file reports with the ACA with regard to those whom you find guilty of money politics before, who you did vet out internal punishments to. Go file a report. Hand over the results of your investigations. Let the law take its course. Let them who are guilty be charged in court, tried and sentenced if found guilty... If you do this, then people will know that you are serious about combatting corruption - if not, just stop making all these statements about ACA and erradicating money politics....

We are fed-up... with all talk and no action.

By the way, is the PM, DPM, them Ministers and their Deputies, Menteri Besars and State Excos using government money to move around here and there to campaign for the UMNO positions in the Supreme Council?? ACA should be looking at this ....because this is the peoples' money and resources.