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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should go after retired civil servants seen to be living way beyond their means, Perkasa said today.
 
The Malay rights NGO's president Ibrahim Ali said that it drives him mad to know that there are some people who exhibit wealth and live in big houses, not commensurate with their previous government positions.
 
"Such people should be the MACC's targets. Act on them. Just nab them... this makes me very unsettled and furious," Ibrahim told reporters in Kuala Lumpur, after a round-table meeting with other 22 other NGOs to identify shortfalls of Malaysia's pro-bumiputera economic policies.

Earlier, the veteran politician expressed concern following the complaints of lack of space given to bumiputera businesses at the new KLIA2 airport.

This was despite being told that 35 percent quota has been allocated.

'Non-bumi tenants'

"We (are concerned) about asking for more space because other people will be given (the space).

"Perhaps these individuals can get two or three stores but they are not in business, so they rent it out.

"And the tenant may not necessarily be a bumiputera.

"We are not satisfied. We want to know in detail," Ibrahim said sternly.

In the same press conference, Perkasa vice president Zubir Harun said the NGO will hold another series of such conferences with Malay economic organizations from time to time.

These series of meetings will culminate in Perkasa holding a convention on Sep 14, which would draw up a set of directions and key performance indicators (KPI) to help improve ministries, agencies and government-linked corporations (GLCs).

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