KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) must continue nabbing those involved in graft in the public and private sectors, said Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) president Datuk Akhbar Satar.
Referring to the assets seized from two civil servants in Sabah, amounting to RM114.5 million, he said it could be only the tip of the iceberg.
“I was shocked to learn that junior officers could accumulate so much money. And they were daring enough to keep it in their house and offices.
“We are facing an integrity crisis among public servants. This issue must be tackled.
“Heads of department must set a good example and we need honest public officers to hold high-risk posts,” he told the New Straits Times yesterday.
Akhbar said the practice of using “recommendation letters” for business and social dealings should be stopped to prevent corruption.
“Do away with support letters. In all government tender processes, the company that wins the tender, and the amount paid must be published in major newspapers for public scrutiny.
“Big contracts must be approved by an oversight committee made up of professionals and independent personnel,” he proposed.
Akhbar said the public should also support MACC in fighting corruption by lodging reports and by not taking part in corrupt practices.