When form and substance collide – the MACC appointment

Many Malaysians, me included, expected a more consultative and cooperative form of government as Pakatan Harapan (Pakatan) dislodged Barisan Nasional (Barisan) – one that would give equal importance to form and substances and exercise its vast powers with restraint and in the best interests of Malaysians.

The central weakness of the Barisan power model and modus operandi were the pre-eminence of the Prime Minister (PM) and the powers vested in the office of the PM.