MACC seeks help of NGOs and groups in graft war
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 442 people have been arrested since April last year until March this year for bribing enforcement officers, with the highest bribe offered at RM1 million.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Community Education Division director Datuk Samsiah Abu Bakar said 422 of those arrested were men and 282 were locals.
"The arrest shows that the MACC is firm and we hope the public are also firm in rejecting bribes, not matter how small the amount involved."
She said this during a forum entitled "Towards Zero Corruption: Role of Non-governmental Organisations in Fighting Corruption" here yesterday.
Meanwhile, MACC deputy chief commissioner Datuk Sutinah Sutan said associations and NGOs should be active in helping MACC to fight corruption.
This, Sutinah added, was because the NGOs interacted a lot with the public and they could help explain the dangers of corruption.
"The NGOs can be the eyes and ears or watch dog to report any malpractices, misappropriations, corruption and power abuse," she said after the forum.
She said the eradication of corruption was the responsibility of everybody and not that of the enforcement authorities or MACC alone. -- Bernama
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