Khaled: Prosecuting corrupt officers 'not enough' to cleanse armed forces

The guy who promised to streamline pensions of Veterans, yet the government appealed all that was in favor of the Veterans

Malaysiakini : PARLIAMENT | Putrajaya has acknowledged that efforts to weed out and prosecute corrupt members of its defence forces must be accompanied by long-term measures, amid a slew of high-profile graft and abuse of power cases involving the armed forces.

Defence Minister Khaled Nordin affirmed that the government is prioritising moves to restore the rakyat’s trust in the armed forces, including by enhancing the integrity of its personnel and addressing governance gaps.

“Identifying and prosecuting those involved (in alleged misdeeds) is far from sufficient. It will in no way render the ministry pure and clean,” he said during a ministerial briefing session in the Dewan Rakyat today.

“God willing, it will not stop there. The Defence Ministry will continue to explore further initiatives and opportunities to strengthen the credibility of the ministry and the armed forces.”

Veteran 1972 : Investigate and prosecute all the Defence Ministers that should be the start. Why are they being absolved of their responsibility? Then follow up with the civilians working in Mindef. Then only the Generals who aided and abetted them. You will see results. Even if you need to slowly roast their balls, you will get the truth. 

Go for the current cases. The money thrown down the toilet can be easily used to streamline the pensions. It started a long time ago, without any action being taken against the Defence Ministers. Remember the Panhard scandal? The the instant noodles scandal, where in the 70's a packet of the plain flat tasting noodles cost Mindef RM5 a packet. 

The other scandal was the purchase of the PT-91M tanks from Poland, the factory in Poland closed down soon after the purchse was done. Polish OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) stopped producing certain key components, which led to maintenance challenges. Out of the 48 how many are functioning? So many other scandals.

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