Corruption has much to do with moral values – Asyra��

KUALA LUMPUR: The formulation of stringent laws and creation of a comprehensive system will have no success in curbing the crime of corruption if the members of society themselves do not have good moral values, says Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dasuki.

He said for Malaysia to be a respected country, all parties must think again of the coming generations to be shaped in the run- up to National Transformation 2050 ( TN50).

“That is why Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has taken the bottom- up approach by getting feedback from the generation who will live through the TN50 era.

“This is because there will no end to talking about the issue of integrity and corruption even with a new government in place if the people themselves have no moral values,” said Asyraf Wajdi at the Millennials Empowerment Summit ( MES) organised by the Umno Overseas Students Bureau, here, yesterday.

He was answering a question from the floor during the session titled, ‘ Maqasid Syariah in Public Policy and Governance’, on the factors for Malaysia to be ranked 55th out of 176 countries on the Corruption Perception Index 2016 although the government had come up with various procedures and laws to combat corruption.

Asyraf Wajdi said in moulding a generation capable of developing the country in a balanced manner, the government, through TN50, aspired to produce 125,000 ‘ huffaz’ or professional Quran memorisers across the country by 2050. — Bernama