ASSOCIATE wing of Malaysia’s ruling Bersatu party has called on Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar to take leave during the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigation into two of his aides.
The call for Sivakumar to take leave during the investigation is to avoid any perceived conflict of interest.
The private secretary and special functions officer were appointed by Sivakumar after he became a minister.
MACC has remanded the private secretary, bringing the total number of people detained to three, all connected to the agency’s probe into migrant worker approvals.
Moreover, MACC is believed to be focusing on other individuals within the ministry and its agencies.
Meanwhile, Twitter user @Salim_Iskandar said:
Another one? Siva, its time for you to take responsbility and RESIGN! What is this?
MACC arrests another aide to Sivakumarhttps://t.co/wFyEHXJvui
— Salim Iskandar (@Salim_Iskandar) April 14, 2023
User @ZulkhairiG added:
The net is getting nearer to him. Kalau ada bukti, sila charge. MY mesti tegas berubah menentang corruption
— Zulkhairi Ghazali (@ZulkhairiG) April 14, 2023
Nevertheless, @ipohcmemalee posted a very strong comment, telling the minister he should quit.
4 a leader fm a party that condemns n condemns n condemns n condemns corruption, he shud take d moral high grnd 2 resign since those ofcrs r most likely close n chosen by d boss himself 2 serve.
— ipohcmemalee (@ipohcmemalee) April 14, 2023
The user pointed out that Sivakumar comes from a party whose leader, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is very strongly against corruption.
Hence, Sivakumar must take the moral high ground and resign since the officers under investigation and arrested were most likely chosen by the minister.
However, another user defended the minister, asking why the people did not ask the Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin to quit as MP when his son was charged with corruption.
Furthermore, user @royston993 asked: — April 15, 2023
Why didn’t you ask the opposition leader to resign for what his son did that burden the poor rakyat pic.twitter.com/sWbVRzcaqR
— royston993sta🏴 (@royston993) April 14, 2023
Main photo credit: The Vibes
