THE right thing for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to do when his Cabinet meets tomorrow, to decide on whether to make public the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s findings on Tabung Haji (TH), is to make public those findings.
Anything else, ie. to NOT make public the RCI findings on the pilgrimage fund, is unacceptable, sinful even. Whose sons or daughters will be dragged in mud with the disclosure is immaterial, as what is more important is for Anwar’s administration to be forthcoming. TH depositors deserve the truth on the matter and, yes, as all Malaysians do.
The PMX and his Cabinet must bear in mind, though, that the RCI findings will not solve anything or satisfy everyone. They will shed light on who wronged us, they will name names, and put things in context or perspective. But after all the disclosure has been made, be prepared for those clamouring for the RCI findings to be made public to NOT accept the truth as painted or suggested by those findings. Because the truth is, sadly, nobody respects RCI if it does not suit their agenda. The word “royal”, notwithstanding. Tell me, do the crooks fear the Royal Malaysian Police, do the unpatriotic respect our Royal army?
The RCI on Teoh Beng Hock, just to prove my point, does anyone respect the findings? Hardly anyone even remembers what the findings of the RCI on TBH were, right, for what we is the cause of his death is still debated, mourned and, of course, politicised.
That shall be the fate of the RCI on TH. Some quarters will disagree with the findings, some people will contest them till the cows come home, and politicians will make it fodder for their future campaigns, yes, they will find a way to, somehow, they always do.
But these are no concerns of the PMX and his Cabinet even though, undoubtedly, the findings may implicate their friends, maybe their relatives, certainly their party members, former bosses, colleagues or whoever they may be, dead or alive.
The PMX’s concern – only concern – is to respect the Royal Commission of Inquiry by making public the findings so that future generations of Malaysians can learn to live with our mistakes and maybe even forgive us. – July 28, 2026
Datuk Ahirudin Attan, better known as Rocky Bru, is executive director at Big Boom Media which publishes Scoop.