YOURSAY | ‘AirAsia is just the tip of an iceberg on how corruption is embedded in our society.’

MACC probing AirAsia execs over Airbus bribes

Report: AirAsia among those 'bribed' by Airbus to secure contracts

Apanadikato: Airbus and Boeing are key players in the aviation industry and the safety of air travellers depends significantly on not only their technology but also their integrity.

It is completely unacceptable for any form of corruption to be involved in the business dealings between the aviation companies and service providers as this will both, directly and indirectly, compromise the safety of the aircraft.

In recent times, we have seen how elements of corruption in Boeing have resulted in the safety of their aircraft being seriously affected, resulting in the loss of many human lives. Now it is shocking to hear that the other major player is also involved in corruption.

The full brunt of the law must be brought against the culprits involved in these corruption cases.

JBKing: Paying record-breaking fines doesn’t seem to be a deterrent to Airbus. They are continuing with such egregious behaviour to boost sales. The company is big and always ready to break the legal fabric of any nation, especially smaller ones.

As for Malaysia, it would be better to get the AirAsia executives involved to pay 10 times the amount of bribes they received in lieu of criminal proceedings.

Anonymous 770241447347646: The fact remains that this nation would not be in this position if MACC had been given a free rein to do its work.

Many government-linked corporations, such as Proton or Malaysia Airlines (MAS), would not have failed if corruption was nipped in the bud from the very beginning.

AirAsia is just the tip of an iceberg on how corruption is embedded in our society. We even hear about how natural resources, like timber, are being sold. Slowly but surely, our nation is being disposed of to another country.

Even now, there are many corrupt individuals walking free due to their connections or political usefulness. We are grateful to MACC for their dedication and hard work, even when under a severe lack of human power and facilities, to rebuild its reputation.

MACC has a long way to go. Only until the graft busters have a completely free hand to do its work, there will always be accusations raised against MACC for their bias involving certain individuals.

It is time for Pakatan Harapan to set MACC free from political interference if they want to be sincere in eradicating corruption.

Kural: This is a responsible and necessary effort by MACC (to probe AirAsia). Please retain your commendable reputation to undertake a comprehensive investigation while casting your net wide to include AirAsia’s top directors.

Those of us who have for decades supported and flew with AirAsia can imagine the insidiousness of the alleged executives/directors involved in transferring the cost of this robbery to the passengers’ flight costs.

Saving TunDrM: The government needs to call off the merger with MAS with immediate effect given that AirAsia is allegedly rotten to the core. There are no two ways about this.

A detailed forensic investigation has to be conducted on AirAsia to reveal what corrupt practices are alive and kicking in this listed company. Isn't that a jailable offence under the Securities Commission Act?

Anonymous_1543386425: What a mess! We have MAS with major financial problems and trying to get someone to take over.

Now, we have AirAsia, which is much bigger and listed at KLSE, an airline who created thousands of jobs, brought millions of tourists to Malaysia, and which made flying within reach of many Malaysians.

It looks like when you live in a glasshouse, do not throw stones. The trouble with the rich is when they have millions, they want billions.

Clever Voter: Corporate corruption is easily as bad as those typically involving politicians. AirAsia is not the first company, neither will they be the last. It's a common practice among those involved when trying to procure business.

But for now, the public will not be surprised at such bad news since AirAsia was willing to paint its planes blue merely to satisfy political patronage with former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak during the previous general election.

That is a risk to the airline’s reputation and AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes has to live with it for life.

Anonymous #95676433: Doesn't this remind you of the Scorpene submarines deal? Sadly, I believe such kickbacks happen in almost every large corporation in Malaysia.

Appum: Corruption is corruption, it is the same whether in the public sector or the private sector. We shall be waiting to see whether MACC and the Securities Commission will act rapidly and objectively in this New Malaysia.

Pelanduk: Don't come up with a “there’s no case” conclusion. If Airbus dares to disclose that it bribed some top officials in AirAsia, there certainly must be some truth to the allegation.

MACC upon investigations, even if it turns out that some very bigshots are involved, they must prosecute regardless of the positions of those bigshots.

I have been holding AirAsia X shares since the initial public offering. Based on the current price, it is no better than the Felda shares. Now I really feel cheated if the culprits are not exposed and brought to justice.

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