Yoursay: Hidden hands in AG’s Chambers? The deep state strikes again

YOURSAY | ‘There is evidence of insurrection in the ranks. The AG has rightly called them out.’

Disobedience - AG to act against errant officers over appeal in Rafizi's case

The Third Man: It’s time to clean house, attorney-general Tommy Thomas. These officers should be investigated and severely dealt with, including terminating their services.

As for the ill-intent appeal against the High Court's decision to acquit and discharge PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli and bank clerk Johari Mohamad over charges under the Banking and Financial Institutions Act (Bafia) filed by these errant officers, it should be withdrawn.

It just shows you what the Pakatan Harapan government has to deal with, especially in the civil service with many of these unprofessional individuals who are trying to sabotage the efforts of the government from succeeding in its reforms.

The Harapan government must declare war on all these traitors by identifying the culprits.

No effort should be spared to bring the full force of the law against them. They deserved to be punished severely for their misdeeds which border on high treason.

David Dass: There is evidence of insurrection in the ranks. The AG has rightly called them out.

Let him sort it out in his own way. There is no racial issue here. Was it miscommunication or misunderstanding or was it defiance of the instructions of the AG?

And if the latter, why? Passionate belief that the conviction was correct in law? Or was there some other motive?

Kim Quek: It does not sound logical to me that the subordinate officer would defy the AG on his own on such an important political case, knowing the serious consequences that may befall him.

Rafizi is a political heavyweight that had played a pivotal role in Harapan’s ascend to power, and he may yet play an even bigger role in due course in the shaping of Malaysia’s political landscape.

Naturally, a politician like him would have political enemies on both sides of the political divide. Who would like to put Rafizi out to pasture in Malaysian politics through such legal entanglements?

And who could have such influence on the officer concerned as to make him defy the AG who is the big boss?

Ferdtan: The deep state at work? Civil servants, especially from enforcement agencies like the police, have been seen as such.

It is time for the Harapan government to take proactive stands against such disobedience from subordinates. Sack them to show the seriousness of their offence to deter others who think they are at liberty to disobey orders.

Just follow the money trail to flush out these cabal members of the deep state. Someone or organisations are financing them. Without money, this cannot be sustained for long.

In this appeal against the court decision in the Rafizi case, was there any relation with the infighting within PKR to get him out of internal party politics?

Interrogate the senior deputy public prosecutor (DPP) who ordered for the filing of the appeal against the order of his department seniors.

Myviews: AG, transfer them at the shortest possible notice. It is not against the labour law because they are not being sacked.

Then take your time to investigate their wrongdoings and if they are found to be disobedient, sacking them is the only solution.

All it takes is only to make an example of one and the rest will fall into line. There are no two ways about it.

We cannot keep pandering to these recalcitrants of the old regime. It will only spell doom for the new government. The soft approach has failed, it is now time to crack the whip.

Seladang: Thomas cannot be harping and lamenting for the last 18 months that he wants to rein in recalcitrant AG’s Chamber officers, including those who had filed an appeal against the judgment to acquit Rafizi by the Shah Alam High Court without his knowledge.

He has no working experience in government service and has failed to crack the whip on these miscreants under his purview.

Thomas should have transferred his insubordinate Umno/BN moles to Tawau to review kidnapping cases in Sabah by Abu Sayyaf terrorists.

The recalcitrant AG’s Chambers power brokers had tasted blood after their Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) scoop and don’t care much about this AG who apparently can be sabotaged.

Thomas must be astute by transferring and dethroning these laggards and self-appointed emperors in the AG’s Chambers.

Only Truth: This is not the first time Thomas has been played out by his subordinates. Sabotage is the word to be used. Look at the LTTE case, now this Rafizi case and what else?

There is a bunch of prosecutors who working hand in glove with interested parties. Get rid of them as they are trying to give the AG a bad name.

Shanmugam VK Subrayan: Yes, sack them from the office. Let them lose their pension benefits. If you don't nip disobedience in the bud, it will spread like cancer and things will get out of control.

See what is happening in PKR because party president Anwar Ibrahim did not take immediate action to sack deputy president Azmin Ali and vice-president Zuraidah Kamaruddin for disobeying party rules.

Steven Ong: Indeed, if the police really want to investigate the deep state, now is a clear chance for them to show their sincerity in their investigation.

Or will they suspect Thomas as being dishonest and playing games and will question him first?

Unspin: When Thomas was appointed as AG, his hair was salt and pepper. Now, his hair is all salt.

It is difficult to fault him when some of his subordinates are still reminiscing about the "good old days". What a tough job. I salute you, Thomas!

Quigonbond: Some commentators have been playing up the notion that deep state is just a figment of Harapan's imagination. It is real.

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