Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan In Kuala Lumpur On 6.4.2011A Full Commission Of Inquiry Into The Death Of Ahmad Sarbani And An Independent Review By Transparency International Of MACC’s Operations And Methods To Fully Revamp MACC.
DAP extends condolences to the family of Selangor Customs Assistant Director Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed who was found dead on the first floor open-air badminton court of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission(MACC) KL Building in Jalan Cochrane this morning. DAP is outraged that there is still another death within the grounds of the MACC after the still unresolved tragic death of Teoh Beng Hock. Will the MACC never wake up and learn?
MACC director of investigations Datuk Mustafar Ali said Ahmad was among those detained on April 1 in a nationwide operation for graft involving unpaid taxes and released on bail the next day. Datuk Mustafar said Ahmad was believed to have fallen to his death from the 3rd floor of the KL MACC Building.
According to Datuk Mustafar, Ahmad was with an MACC officer until 10.15am. The MACC officer then left the room for a few minutes to call the investigating office and on his return, he found Ahmad missing. Ahmad's body was found lying on the first floor open-air badminton court at 10.20am.
The death of Ahmad and chain of events leading to his death, gives a tragic sense déjà vu and is a chilling reminder of the death of DAP political secretary Teoh Beng Hock in the Selangor MACC HQ. Despite the promises by MACC that there will no repeat of such cases after Teoh Beng Hock’s death and the tenure of the then Director-General was not extended, the death of Ahmad shows that MACC had not learnt from the tragic lessons of Teoh’s death.
Malaysians do not believe claims by some BN leaders that Teoh committed suicide. Instead they believe that Teoh was murdered. The question remains whether the government is serious about finding out who was responsible and taking action. The tragic death of Ahmad would only deepen suspicion and distrust as well as shatter any public confidence left in the operational and interrogation methods of MACC.
DAP calls for a full Royal Commission of Inquiry(RCI) into the death of Ahmad. This RCI should determine cause of death, punish the culprits responsible and implement safeguards to ensure that suspects are no longer injured or die unnecessary deaths whilst in MACC custody.
At the same time there must be a full revamp of MACC to determine whether MACC can carry out its anti-corruption duties effectively, efficiently, impartially and professionally without causing harm or death to its suspects. The failure of MACC to investigate corruption allegations against Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud shows a clear case of double-standards and systems failure in enforcing the law equally.
A MACC without any public credibility shows that the BN government is not serious about fighting corruption. As part of this full revamp, DAP calls on the Federal government to establish an independent review by Transparency International of MACC’s operations and methods.
LIM GUAN ENG
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民主行动党秘书长兼峇眼区国会议员林冠英于2011年4月6日在吉隆超发表的声明：
行动党要求就关税局雪州助理总监阿末沙巴尼的猝死案，成立一个皇家调查委员会，并由国际透明组织就反贪委会的运作及方式展开独立的审查，以重整反贪委会。
民主行动党对关税局雪州助理总监阿末沙巴尼今日被发现在焦赖葛京路的吉隆坡反贪会总部1楼羽球场身亡一事，对其家人表达哀悼。行动党在赵明福惨死案尚悬而未决的当儿，反贪委会建筑范围内再次发生命案一事，感到愤怒。
反贪会调查主任拿督慕斯达法指出，阿末是反贪会在4月1日展开的全国性行动中，被逮捕助查的其中一名关税局官员，他因涉嫌贪污而被扣，唯在隔天就获得保释外出。拿督慕斯达法说，他相信阿末是从吉隆坡反贪委会建筑三楼坠下身亡。
根据拿督慕斯达法的说法，阿末当时与一名反贪委会官员一起直至上午10时15分。有关的官员离开办公室数分钟去寻找查案官，折返时就不见阿末的踪影了。阿末的尸体是在上千10时20分，在建筑物一楼的羽毛球场被人发现。
阿末的猝死、导致阿末猝死的连锁事件，挑起了似曾相识的悲剧意识，也让人忆起行动党政治秘书赵明福在雪州反贪委会总部猝死那一幕。尽管反贪委会在赵明福死后承诺不会再发生类似的个案，甚至时任反贪委会主席不获续约等，但是，阿末的猝死，显示了反贪委会根本没有从赵明福的惨死，吸取任何教训。
马来西亚人是不会相信国阵领袖所声称的赵明福死于自杀的论述，反之他们相信赵氏是被杀的。现在，问题依旧：政府是否认真地在找出谁应就此负起责任，并对他采取行动？阿末的惨死，只会深化人民对反贪委会运作及审讯方法的疑惑、不信任及打碎了民众对该会的信心。
民主行动党要求成立一个皇家调查委员会，以调查阿末的猝死。这个皇委会应确定阿末的死因，并惩罚那些应对他的死负起责任的人士。同时实施保障措施，以确保往后不再有任何的嫌疑人士在反贪会的扣留期间受伤或送命。
与此同时，反贪委会应全面重整，以确保它能够在不造成嫌疑人士伤害或死亡的情况下，有效的、高效率的、公正地及专业地实行肃贪任务。反贪委会没有就砂州首长丹斯里泰益的贪污指控展开调查，已经显示反贪会系统的双重标准和无法平等地执行法律。
一个没有公信力的反贪委会，展现出国阵政府没有肃贪的决心。作为重整反贪委会的一部分，行动党要求联邦政府成立一个由国际透明组织就反贪委会的运作及方式展开独立的审查团。
林冠英
