PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has set up a special team to investigate government agencies and departments based on the Auditor-General’s report.
MACC deputy commissioner Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed said there were several matters in the report that warranted further investigation.
He declined to reveal any specifics but said MACC would concentrate on cases where there were elements of corruption or breach of trust.
“Let us look at the report, get details and documents and interview several people before we release any information to the media, ” he told a media briefing yesterday.
He said from the previous A-G’s report (2007), 15 people had been charged for committing a total of 94 offences, 18 disciplinary reports issued against department heads while 45 cases were still being investigated.
He said that in the first nine months of this year, the commission had brought eight Barisan Nasional politicians and 65 civil servants including top officers and 56 individuals from the private sector to court.
In the same period, he said, the commission carried out investigations against 36 politicians from Barisan and 17 from Pakatan Rakyat.
Asked why none of the Pakatan politicians have been charged in court, Abu Kassim said his officers were still conducting investigations against the individuals.
He also said that the commission was keeping a close eye on individuals in the private sector in an effort to stamp out graft.
“Many people are under the impression that corrupt practices are the work of politicians and government officials alone. This is wrong as people in the private sector are also guilty for offering bribes.
“The number of investigations the MACC has carried out against individuals from the corporate world and companies has increased,” he said.
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