Malaysiakini: MACC may arrest others but not UMNO members?

Nonetheless, the MACC Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan remains defiant that his organisation will continue to uphold it's mandate to curb corruption. He even declared that "the MACC is going after vote-buying in UMNO, whether the party likes it or not", as to the MACC, "money politics simply means corruption". He has it spot on!

"We will conduct our own investigations even if the disciplinary board is looking into the case. Never mind if the investigations overlap, we will still have to be there," the MACC Chief Commissioner told reporters. [NST, 30/1/09]

This would be the commission's ultimate test to prove it's independence and autonomy in carrying out their responsibilities bestowed upon them through the MACC Act by the Parliament last month.