Political financing act within this term — Hanipa
KUAL A LUMPU R: The government hopes to table the political financing act within this term to keep in check the political financing activities in the country, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohamed Hanipa Maidin.
However, he said, no timeframe could be given as to when the legislation would be enacted.
“I don’t want to speculate but I believe we are going to present it within this term.
“Ultimately we must get the nod from the Prime Minister. Since Tun has agreed in principle, I don’t think there will be a problem,” he said at the Anti- Corruption Summit 2018 here yesterday.
He added that the political financing act was still in the queue
I don’t want to speculate but I believe we are going to present it within this term. Ultimately we must get the nod from the Prime Minister. Since Tun has agreed in principle, I don’t think there will be a problem. Mohamed Hanipa Maidin, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department
as there were many other laws that needed to be given priority too.
“I am told by the AttorneyGeneral that there are many laws to be drafted so they have to give priority to important laws first...not to say other laws are not important but we have to give priority to laws that need to be amended and revoked,” he added.
Themed “Good Governance And Integrity For Sustainable Business Growth” the one- day event was organised by Transparency International Malaysia ( TI-M).
It attracted some 500 participants and a list of local and international speakers including TI-M President Datuk Akhbar Satar, Immigration Department Director- General Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali and Anti-Corruption Advisor UNODC - South East Asia and Pacific Francesco Checchi. — Bernama