The phenomenon of "ghost recruitment" has cast a long shadow over how the government spends tax money to recruit staff to work in restive southernmost provinces.
The government cannot and must not treat this shameful phenomenon as just more of the same bureaucratic corruption. To prevent the scandal becoming a crisis, a fair and reliable probe must be launched to clear the air about recruitment practices at the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) -- a pillar of our national security apparatus in the deep South. Left unchecked, the issue will demoralise personnel currently stationed at the base, the rank and file who put their lives on the line working in a dangerous area in unglamourous roles.
