International advisory board for MACC
Published: Jun 27, 2013 11:31 AM | Updated: Jun 27, 2013 1:22 PM
An international advisory board will be formed to advise the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Minister in the Prime Minister Department Paul Low says.
Minister Paul Low says the advisory board will include 'high profile' graft busters from Australia and Hong Kong.
An international advisory board will be formed to advise the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Minister in the Prime Minister Department Paul Low says.
"The intention of the board is to benchmark MACC's performance to be on par with international best practices and to improve international perception to MACC," Low said in a statement yesterday.
He did not name those who will sit on the board or state its size, but said it would include high profile individuals from anti-corruption agencies from Hong Kong and the Australian state of New South Wales.
The decision was made at the at the Delivery Task Force’s (DTF) Anti-Corruption National Key Results Area (NKRA) meeting - chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin - and also attended by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Idris Jala, chief secretary to the government Ali Hamsa and MACC chief commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed.
Meanwhile, national news agency Bernama quoted Low (left) as saying that the same meeting decided that special officers to cabinet ministers must undergo vetting by the MACC and the police.
He reportedly said this was to ensure good governance and increased transparency among the special officers.
"The role of special officers is an important one, as in some cases, they act as gatekeepers to the respective ministers and are privy to highly confidential information.
"It will also be a requirement for the special officers to declare their assets annually to the prime minister, respective ministers and the MACC chief commissioner," Low was quoted as saying.
He added that by putting these measures in place, opportunities for misconduct to occur would be minimised.
"The intention of the board is to benchmark MACC's performance to be on par with international best practices and to improve international perception to MACC," Low said in a statement yesterday.
He did not name those who will sit on the board or state its size, but said it would include high profile individuals from anti-corruption agencies from Hong Kong and the Australian state of New South Wales.
The decision was made at the at the Delivery Task Force’s (DTF) Anti-Corruption National Key Results Area (NKRA) meeting - chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin - and also attended by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Idris Jala, chief secretary to the government Ali Hamsa and MACC chief commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed.
Meanwhile, national news agency Bernama quoted Low (left) as saying that the same meeting decided that special officers to cabinet ministers must undergo vetting by the MACC and the police.He reportedly said this was to ensure good governance and increased transparency among the special officers.
"The role of special officers is an important one, as in some cases, they act as gatekeepers to the respective ministers and are privy to highly confidential information.
"It will also be a requirement for the special officers to declare their assets annually to the prime minister, respective ministers and the MACC chief commissioner," Low was quoted as saying.
He added that by putting these measures in place, opportunities for misconduct to occur would be minimised.
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