Fighting corruption in the govt taken seriously

KUALA LUMPUR: Efforts to fight corruption in the government is an ongoing affair, with 74.4 per cent of corruption cases being disposed of within a year of them being registered in court, according to the National Transformation Programme ( NTP) Annual Report 2016.

Unveiled yesterday, the report said that the Malaysian AntiCorruption Commission ( MACC) had fully undertaken to see this through efficiently.

“The establishment of 14 special corruption courts has allowed the Malaysian judiciary to hear and adjudicate on the cases in a shorter time frame,” it said.

In addition, 96.6 per cent of issues highlighted in the Auditor- General’s Report 2014 Series 1- 3 have been successfully dealt with and resolved within a year of being tabled in Parliament.

“This is a noteworthy achievement and underscores MACC’s effectiveness in investigating these cases, as well as the Fighting Corruption National Key Result Area’s ( NKRA) commitment to clean governance,” the report said.

The establishment of 14 special corruption courts has allowed the Malaysian judiciary to hear and adjudicate on the cases in a shorter time frame. National Transformation Programme Annual Report 2016

Overall, the NKRA achieved 79 per cent of its Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs) in 2016.

The report noted that key to the Fighting Corruption NKRA since its inception in 2009 had been the reform of the governance of political financing.

It said that in October 2016, the National Consultative Committee on Political Funding ( NCCPF) presented a proposal to the Cabinet calling for greater transparency from political parties through strict political donation reporting and disclosure requirements.

It, among others, recommended the introduction of the Political Donation and Expenditure Act ( PDEA). — Bernama