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UMNO elections: What money politics? Posted: 18 Oct 2013 01:12 AM PDT TMI cites bridge to Dumai as example of Umno's money politics  TM-I claims vote-buying in UMNO election. I was considering if I should jump with joy reading Rauf's declaration that UMNO is now, finally, free of money politics (article in today's NST, linked via the Unspinners: MACC has not received reports of vote buying). The NST article quotes the Malaysian Anti Corruption Agency boss Abu Kassim extensively, until the part that reads: A source, meanwhile, said MACC had yet to receive any reports on money politics following Saturday's polls. This, (the source) said, was a stark contrast to the party's previous polls, where reports alleging vote buying came pouring in, in the run-up and immediately after polling day. It then rounded up 12 party division leaders for allegedly dabbling in money politics. The most prominent case was former Umno supreme council member Norza Zakaria. He was hauled to court to face two charges of offering bribes to party delegates to vote him in the then impending party polls. Norza claimed trial and won the case. I was wondering why they had to introduce "the source" right after quoting Abu Kassim (surely discerning readers would put two and two together) when my mail beeped a message from Transparency International Malaysia. It was its press statement on ... money politics in UMNO election! (full statement, h e r e) Excerpts from the TMI press statement dated Oct 18: It was pretty long press statement touching on an Umno vice president incumbent ... ... and a VP aspirant: So, MACC, ada ka tak da korupsi ni? p.s. TMI is the Malaysian chapter of Transparency International. It was seen as apolitical until its former boss Tunku Aziz joined the DAP with great pomp (and later left the party, bitterly, with equal fanfare)

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