Guilty until Proven Innocent in Malaysia

Malaysian justice system is guilty until proven innocent.

The moment they charge you, you are already penalised.

Look at the penalty:

1. Deposit in cash, more than 10% of the stated charge without any justification at all.

2. Your passport held up.

3. You must report every month.

4. The prosecutor is allowed to present the most stupid and illogical evidence, unchallenged, because the accused is not allowed to speak up. Only the lawyer is allowed to speak but without any contact with the accused, no way for him to verify or challenge.

The purpose of the security deposit is to ensure that the accused will be presented in court, but why multiple penalties.

Our lawyer tried to ask for reduction of the time to report to SPRM every month, but the judge rejected it, because he said it is the practise in Malaysia. Certianly not to uphold justice or presumed innocent until proven guilty.

You may think that deposit is fair but the judge or defendents are not shown any evidence at all. All are just charges with stated amounts, many of which are just ridiculous.

The amount may be ridiculous, but it is used to calculate the deposit. And what prevents SPRM, or any prosecutor from quoting ridicoulously high charges, e.g. killing millions or people or money laundering billions of ringgit? Nothing at all.

So far, I do not read such ridiculously high figures, but ridiculous charges are very common, like the hundreds of millions or riggit in the accused house or office. Can you imagine how much money is that in paper?

If money deposited into you account by your employer to be given to other people is considered as money laundering, how do you feel? Is that justice. Why can't SPRM just check the source of the fund and determine that it is from the employer.

Or how about your EPF refund during your retirement. Is it really so difficult to check the source of this fund? But all these are allowed to be recorded unchallenged in court.

I do not know what amendments had been made to make public prosecutors so powerful like this. It is the fault of Malaysians who believe that presuming anyone guilty is the best way to peace and prosperity. I do not think that they ever believe in justice.

But look at the result of all those actions? Are we near the developed status ? It is the opposite. We are getting more and more backward.

No wonder. This is the major reason why it has happened. When justice is ignored, there is no hope for any prosperity at all. Do not think that you can have any peace at all.