PETALING JAYA: Despite the government's offer of ringgit-to-ringgit incentives to civil servants who report cases of bribery and corruption, less than one per cent have so far come forward to do so.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy chief commissioner Datuk Shamsun Baharin Mohd Jamil said records show that only 0.0001 per cent of 1.6 million civil servants nationwide have reported being offered bribes or witnessing corruption between 2011 and last year.
Describing the number as very low, he said civil servants should not be afraid to report bribery and corrupt practices, as there are laws in place that protect informants.
"The government had offered to award (whistleblowing) civil servants the same amount of the bribe offered to them, with a minimum of RM500 if the offer is lower than RM500.
"However, from our records, between 2011 and 2016, only 162 were awarded the incentives," he told reporters at Menara PKNS here, earlier today.
Shamsun was there to launch and witness the Ikrar Bebas Rasuah (Corruption-Free Pledge) event by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) officers.
Also present were MQA chief executive officer Prof Datuk Dr Rujhan Mustafa and senior MQA officials.
Shamsun said civil servants should not fear coming forward, as they will be protected under the Witness Protection Act and Whistleblower Protection Act.