malaysiakini and When the TRUTH is CONCEALED

This article in malaysiakini shows what happens when the truth is concealed and how embarrassing it is for a Minister to admit he did not know the full details as theKing wanted pension for sacked judges.
So the "sacked" judges were given their pensions on "grounds of compassion".
Or perhaps the authorities wanted the judges to be quiet and not seek legal redress and with a pension, they decided to call it quits.
Unless there is another official inquiry into the Dark Days of the Judiciary in 1988, this sorry episode remains another skeleton in the BN cabinet of infamy.
One other aspect about this case that puzzles me is the law on pensions.
According to what TDM mentioned in his statement that questioned the RM5mil ex-gratia paid to the former Chief Justice, he states that the guy enjoys 3 pensions - 2from his service in the Judiciary and 1 from being a state exco.
Now we all know that government maintenance costs are escalating with more and more civil servants pushing up salary and pension costs.
At one time, they wanted to put new civil servants on the EPF scheme but chickened out when CUEPACS objected; just like how the police object to the IPCMC.
It would be quite a revelation to find out the actual pension costs in terms of those enjoying multiple pensions.
I am not worried about those who get pensions of RM5000 or less and many struggle with only RM1000 per month.To cut this financial burden of pensions, I would suggest pension reforms like:

1.only one pension of one's choice qualifies as a tax-free payment.
2.other pensions are not tax-free and need to submit to income tax department.
3.studying the cost of extra wives on the pension budget life-span.

I had written earlier on the growth in government spending The GOVERNMENT is Not "FAT and UNWIELDY" - It is OBESE!

Graphics: thanks to malaysiakini.