Ramkarpal says...
1. The special committee set up for the purpose of investigating MACC chief Azam Baki’s alleged share ownership in two companies risks being labelled ineffective and a potential toothless tiger for at least four reasons. 2. First, the said committee does not have any investigative powers such as the power to produce documents or powers to compel the appearance of witnesses in the Criminal Procedure Code. 3. In such circumstances, it is unlikely that the committee will be able to obtain information other than Azam’s own version of events and will probably end up reporting that its conclusions are limited, very much like the Independent Investigation Committee (IIC) did in the case of the investigations into seven heritage football players following a FIFA ban for fraudulent documentation recently. 4. Second, the Terms of Reference of the said committee does not seem to include an investigation into allegations of collusion by the MACC with businessmen to force take overs of companies ow...