PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has expressed concern over allegations that doctors are being bribed to issue vaccination certificates to those who did not receive Covid-19 vaccination jabs.
MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki said the act did not only involve corruption but also could affect the reputation of all medical practitioners, tarnishing their image if it really happened.
"So far, the MACC has yet to receive any complaints about this, but we will investigate and gather intelligence at locations suspected to be involved in such acts," he said in a statement today.
Federation of Private Medical Practitioners Associations Malaysia president Dr Steven Chow claimed last Wednesday that several of their members were offered RM1,000 by several individuals to falsify digital vaccination certificates.
He had claimed not all individuals who made the offer were anti-vaxxers, but there were those who wanted the certificates so that they could travel immediately.
Subsequently, Malaysia Medical Association (MMA) president Datuk Dr M. Subramaniam yesterday urged the authorities to investigate the matter.
Azam urged those with information about such act to contact the MACC via its hotline 1-800-88-6000 or the corruption complaints portal at portaladuan.sprm.gov.my. – Bernama
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