MACC forms special team to target lawmakers

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has formed a special team to check corruption, abuse of power and misappropriation of funds by elected representatives.

The special team, managed by the inspection and consulting division will conduct an overall study of the rules, procedures and systems used by state assemblymen and members of parliament (MPs) in spending the allocations to close the avenues and opportunities for corruption.

A statement by MACC today said it viewed seriously the prosecution of cases involving misappropriation of allocations by assemblymen and MPs as many involved false claims.

Formation of the special team was in line with provisions under the MACC Act to study the practices, systems and procedures of public bodies to facilitate conviction and to review those that lead to corruption.

It said to increase awareness and understanding, the education units at state MACC offices had been directed to hold special briefings to all elected representatives to explain the types of corruption, abuse of power and misappropriation.

“The briefings will help state assemblymen and MPs to avoid committing the offences,” the statement said.


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Why the need for any "special team" ? It is not like they are so hard to catch. Just drop by any huge palaces and mansions, for example, and you can have your quota on the spot. Provided, of course, that your vision is not limited to merely "a few thousand ringgit " cases.

Based on our MACC track records, they can't handle cases more than 50K, therefore need special taskforce. Just like PKFZ overwhelms them, they were only able to handle small sum misappropriations such as those seen with PR elected reps.

MACC, all the big hoo hah but they can't tell that they have no competency handling large sum corruptions!

"Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has formed a special team to check corruption, abuse of power and misappropriation of funds by elected representatives."


Ahmad Said, go after Khir Toyo first la.....so much evidence there, and you still want to do public relation work ah?

What is this? Practice run to start the ball rolling for your "investigations" on PR MPs and ADUNs?