IT is very frightening to read from highly credible authorities about the existence of a triad of criminal cartels controlling major sectors in this country, namely the immigration cartel, meat cartel and police cartel.
They are controlling our border security, food supply and police force.
Immigration cartel
I’ve written extensively on the migrant industrial complex, a multibillion-ringgit scheme profiting companies close to the then ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, that provided services for the Immigration Department.
The migrant industrial complex worked in cahoots with politicians and government officials. It not only supplied immigration services to the country, but was also involved in the “business of migrant workers”, where importing such workers was not to support local businesses, but rather, taken to be a lucrative business for well-connected cronies.
Various authorities, including police, have identified an “insiders’ syndicate” comprising border guards, immigration personnel and other government officials involved in human trafficking.
Meat cartel
In December 2020, we were shocked by the revelation that Muslim consumers in Malaysia had been buying meat of dubious origin, including horse and kangaroo meat, which was sold as halal beef. Reports on the matter exposed how officers with government agencies played a major role in allowing the import of meat of dubious origin and quality, including through the use of fake halal logos.
I have said this is not only a Muslim issue, but the food safety and health of all Malaysians are at stake.
Police cartel
Finally, last week, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador himself exposed the existence of a cartel of corrupt officers up to the highest level, with even an ex-IGP alleged to have received bribes from criminal syndicates. Hamid claimed that the police cartel is trying to dominate the force, and had tried to topple him.
Save Malaysia: restore Parliament, establish RCI, relaunch PH reforms
The shocking revelation of cartels controlling our border security, food supply and police force has exposed the decades-long culture of corruption and the politicisation of law enforcement departments in the country, leading to a toxic environment in which abuse of power can easily take place.
Today, under a highly unstable government – which is itself plagued by incompetent leadership, corruption, abandonment of the rule of law, anti-democratic abuse of power via a political coup, suppression of freedom of expression, and suspension of Parliament – the situation is getting worse.
We urgently need to save Malaysia from this evil and nefarious situation. No one is safe when our daily lives are affected, controlled and dictated by powerful criminal forces working hand in glove with corrupt politicians and government officials.
I still have faith in the majority of our police officers and civil servants. I call upon our policemen and policewomen, law enforcement officers, and every Malaysian who loves this country, to come forward to save Malaysia. To save our country, we urgently need to:
1) Restore Parliament to allow the normal functioning of democracy;
2) Establish a royal commission of inquiry to investigate and crush these entrenched triad of criminal cartels; and,
3) Relaunch the reform agenda under Pakatan Harapan to restore professionalism in government institutions, fight corruption, and return public confidence in our law enforcement agencies. – The Vibes, March 23, 2021
Steven Sim is Bukit Mertajam MP
