COMMENT | Regressing on freedom of assembly

COMMENT | On Jan 22, 2022, a small but energetic demonstration took place in Kuala Lumpur.

It was the #TangkapAzamBaki rally that was organised by the Tangkap Azam Baki Action Committee (Jawatankuasa Bertindak Tangkap Azam Baki).

The rally had the support of several political parties and non-governmental organisations.

Their demands are not complicated. They wanted action to be taken against MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki. They also wanted reform within the MACC to make it truly an independent graft-busting body.

As I have written in my previous article, when an institution such as the MACC is seen to be problematic, the people will lose their trust in them. And institutions without trust are institutions that fail.

When our institutions fail, we inch ever closer to becoming a...