Tuesday, November 1, 2016

MACC held 1,037 Govt and GLC officers since 2014

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MACC held 1,037 Govt and GLC officers since 2014.



MACC - Malaysia
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained 1,037 Government and GLC officers for alleged corruption and money-laundering between 2014 and September this year, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Paul Low.
He said 225 civil servants and two from GLCs were detained in 2014.
A total of 398 civil servants and seven GLC officers were detained in 2015, and between January and September this year, 388 civil servants and 17 GLC officers were picked up.
“The value of graft-derived assets that were seized and frozen in 2014 was RM113,436,354.80; in 2015, it was RM30,782,280.29 and up to September 2016, it was RM27,554,652.31,” he said in a written reply to Tan Kok Wai (DAP-Cheras).
Low also said the Government agreed to support the proposals submitted by the National Consultative Committee on Political Financing and that the report would be presented to the Cabinet.
To a question from Idris Ahmad (PAS-Bukit Gantang) on whether there was any law that provided for the bribe recipient to be absolved of corruption should the graft money be returned to the bribe giver, Low replied there was no provision in the Malaysian Prevention of Corruption Act 2009 which stated this.
However, he said, seized cash or property would be returned to the owner, should there be no evidence that these had been obtained corruptly.
To a query from Lim Guan Eng (DAP-Bagan) on why MACC had not taken any action against the Penang Regional Development Authority (Perda) chairman, Low said the case had been referred to the Investigation Director.
Lim was referring to the alleged sale at below market price by Perda of public land marked for a housing project at Seberang Perai Selatan.
The land was allegedly sold at a loss of RM15.2mil for the construction of a shophouse without the agreement of Perda subsidiaries such as Perda Ventures Sdn Bhd.
“MACC has completed the investigation. The case is being studied before being referred to the deputy public prosecutor on whether or not to prosecute,” Low said. — Bernama

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