DPM Warns There Will Be No Protection For The Corrupt

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PUTRAJAYA: Staff of the Home Ministry and its agencies can forget about appealing if they are caught for corruption and power abuse, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic).

Dr Zahid, who is Home Minister, said he will not entertain such requests nor will he protect them from the law.

While he would ensure that their welfare will be taken care of, he will not tolerate officers and staff who tarnish the ministry’s image and integrity.

“If you commit power abuse and get involved in corruption, you will have to face the consequences.

“I will not condone such activities. I will not protect you or hear any appeal that no action be taken against corrupt personnel,” he said at the ministry’s monthly gathering yesterday.

He said enforcement agencies must be “colour blind” when they take action against wrongdoers, adding that they must arrest anyone, whether “big or small” or even those among them.

The Deputy Prime Minister also commended departments and agencies for their achievements.
Among notable ones were the police’s success in curbing crime. Between January and April, only 86 crime incidents were recorded for every 100,000 people.

The initial target was to ensure there would not be more than 352 as per the ratio.

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Is The MACC Really Serious About Corruption?

Source : FMT News

I want to support the chief of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in his “resolve” to make the anti-graft agency more respectable in combating corruption in the country.
However, I would like to comment on some of his statements.

First, one swallow does not a summer make. The arrest of a Tan Sri here and a Datuk Seri there does not signify that the MACC has become bold to “venture” into the turf of the rich and powerful.

I have seen enough of many agencies having the tendency to indulge in the “flash in the pan” syndrome. They do things to impress, not with the enduring objective to solve a problem at hand.

Efforts against corruption must be relentless, imminent and without fear or favour.

When too many perceive that the rich and powerful are being protected, usually it is because such a view has some semblance of truth to it.

To prove otherwise requires efforts more than arresting a Tan Sri or a Datuk Seri. A Tan Sri trying to broker a royal title is very different from other Tan Sris in charge of millions in government funds.
Persistence and being resolute are key to curbing corruption.

The rich and the powerful have become bold and blatant in their deviant ways because they perceive the likelihood of being hauled up, too slim.

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Johor Govt Accepts Resignation of Official Charged With Corruption

Johor Govt Accepts Resignation of Official Charged With Corruption

 

 Abd Latif Bandi (Photo : The Star/Asia News Network)

Abd Latif Bandi

Abd Latif Bandi

JOHOR BARU - The Johor government has accepted the resignation of Datuk Abd Latif Bandi, who quit his post as state Housing and Local Government Committee chairman.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the resignation letter, dated April 20, conveyed Abd Latif's wish to resign from his official position in the state government.

"On behalf of the state government, I respect the choice made by Abd Latif. The decision is surely based on good judgment, which is the best for all sides.

"I hope that the legal process would be carried out in accordance to existing legal provisions," he said in a statement yesterday.

On Wednesday, Abd Latif, 51, was charged at a Sessions Court here with 33 counts of graft.

In a statement issued through his lawyer, Abd Latif thanked Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar and Mohamed Khaled for giving him the opportunity to serve in the state government.

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JOHOR BARU - The Johor government has accepted the resignation of Datuk Abd Latif Bandi, who quit his post as state Housing and Local Government Committee chairman.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the resignation letter, dated April 20, conveyed Abd Latif's wish to resign from his official position in the state government.
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JOHOR BARU - The Johor government has accepted the resignation of Datuk Abd Latif Bandi, who quit his post as state Housing and Local Government Committee chairman.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the resignation letter, dated April 20, conveyed Abd Latif's wish to resign from his official position in the state government.
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Johor Exco Pleads Not Guilty to 33 Counts of Corruption

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JOHOR BAHRU: A Johor state executive councillor and a real estate consultant were charged in the Sessions Court here today with corruption involving RM30.3 million.

Abd Latif Bandi, 51, and Amir Shariffuddin Abd Raub, 44, claimed trial to 33 charges allegedly committed at a bank in Larkin Perdana here, between Nov 13, 2013 and Oct 19 last year.

Latif was dropped from chairing the state’s housing and local government portfolio last month after he took leave following investigations on his son and a special officer who were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over alleged graft offences.

He stands accused of conspiring with Amir to accept bribes from certain individuals as an inducement to obtain approval for release of a number of Bumiputera-reserved housing lots to the public, and for a discount in the contribution amount to the Johor State Housing Fund for the Eco Botanic Project in Pulai.

Amir allegedly accepted bribes from certain individuals for himself and Latif to allow for any transaction with regard to approval for release of the Bumiputera lots to the public and discount in fund contribution.

The charges are framed under Section 28 (1)(c) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, read with Section 16 (a)(B) and Section 24 of the same Act, which provides for imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

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MACC confirms arrest of PKR’s Adam Rosly

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PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has confirmed it has arrested Ampang PKR Youth chief Adam Rosly to assist in an investigation into his “unusual” wealth.

According to MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Azam Baki, Adam is being investigated under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

“He was arrested at 2.30pm today at MACC’s headquarters in Putrajaya.

“We felt there is a need to arrest him to assist our investigation after obtaining other statements prior to this,” he said when contacted.
 
Azam also said MACC would apply for a remand order tomorrow.

“He is now considered a suspect in this case.”

Adam presented himself at the MACC headquarters this afternoon to provide a statement for the second time. The first was on Feb 10.

Adam’s alleged wealth came to public knowledge after Sungai Besar Umno division chief Jamal Md Yunos alleged that he owned a bungalow and a number of luxury cars, despite having held a post in PKR for only a term.

Adam, who is also the special officer to Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin, had denied any wrongdoing and said his wealth came from business ventures and an inheritance.

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KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 ― The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is prepared to investigate the issuance of the enforcement card (E-card) to illegal immigrants, allegedly not according to the established procedures.
MACC chief commissioner, Datuk Dzulkifli Ahmad said the commission would investigate if there were elements of corruption or abuse of power in issuing the E-card if it received a report.
“If there is a report, we would be prepared to look into the report and investigate,” he told reporters after the 6th Convocation for Certified Integrity Officers (CeIO), here, today.
He was commenting on whether there were elements of corruption in the issuance of E-card to illegals without following the procedures of the illegal immigrant rehiring programme.            
Yesterday, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed was reported as saying that the ministry had discovered several Immigration Departments issuing the E-card to illegal immigrants without adhering to the Home Ministry’s procedures.
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 ― The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is prepared to investigate the issuance of the enforcement card (E-card) to illegal immigrants, allegedly not according to the established procedures.
MACC chief commissioner, Datuk Dzulkifli Ahmad said the commission would investigate if there were elements of corruption or abuse of power in issuing the E-card if it received a report.
“If there is a report, we would be prepared to look into the report and investigate,” he told reporters after the 6th Convocation for Certified Integrity Officers (CeIO), here, today.
He was commenting on whether there were elements of corruption in the issuance of E-card to illegals without following the procedures of the illegal immigrant rehiring programme.            
Yesterday, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed was reported as saying that the ministry had discovered several Immigration Departments issuing the E-card to illegal immigrants without adhering to the Home Ministry’s procedures.
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Malaysian football not free of corruption says national agency

Malaysian football needs to work harder to ensure the integrity of the sport, according to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), the government agency in charge of investigating and prosecuting dishonest practices in the game.

"Corruption involving local footballers is still prevalent in the country," said MACC deputy chief commissioner Datuk Azam Baki.

"We are still encountering cases involving corruption among footballers, but it is not so easy to prosecute someone without any concrete evidence.

"But I can tell you that bookies out there are always looking for opportunities to get in touch with the players, and trying to get them on the take. The present situation is not at a worrying level, and we are trying to ensure that it does worsen."

One of the most recent high-profile corruption cases involved 22 Kuala Lumpur players, who were found guilty of match-fixing in 2013.

Five players and three officials were handed life bans, while 17 others were fined RM5,000 for their involvement.

This season, second-tier Premier League side MISC-MIFA were also investigated by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) integrity department after their coach Jacob Joseph alleged his players were "dishonest" when they lost 7-2 at home to UiTM FC on March 3.

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16 cops in the dock over bribery

SHAH ALAM: Sixteen policemen found themselves on the wrong side of the law when they were hauled to court to face graft charges.

Among them was a senior police officer in Kota Kinabalu with an exemplary service award. He was charged in the Corruption Court there with four other police personnel.

Sabah Commercial Crimes deputy chief Deputy Supt Abdul Mahyuddin Abdullah, 43, was accused of receiving RM5,000 from one Josepin Langkan at a cafe in Taman Ridge-view on June 18, last year.

He was also charged with agreeing to receive RM500 from Josepin, who was being investigated for cheating, to refrain from taking action against her.

DSP Mahyuddin, who received the exemplary service award in 2013, was released on a RM20,000 bail.

With him in the dock were Insp Mohd Faiz Mohd Yusof, 32, anti-narcotics detective Elly Boniface Siew @ Siu Tugok, 38, and detective Liza Ambau, 39.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's ranking on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) dropped by one place in 2016, with the country now ranked 55th out of 176 countries.

Malaysia also dropped one point in the index, scoring 49 out of 100, said a report by global graft monitor Transparency International.

Denmark and New Zealand came in as joint first places as "clean" countries, while Somalia with a score of 10 came in last, preceded by South Sudan which scored 11.

According to the report, 69 per cent of the 176 countries on CPI 2016 scored below 50, adding that this year, more countries declined in the index, not improved.

The CPI scale indicates that zero is perceived to be highly corrupted while 100 is perceived to be very clean.

Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) president Datuk Akhbar Satar, at a press conference today, explained why Malaysia's CPI index dropped despite the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) aggressive war against corruption.

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Something fishy is going on with the corruption-related arrests in Malaysia

 

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LAST week in Malaysia, the secretary-general of the Rural and Regional Development Ministry Mohd Arif Ab Rahman was arrested along with two of his sons for alleged abuse of power and corruption.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) seized RM550,000 (US$123,000) worth of cash in different foreign currencies, including British Pounds, Euro and Singapore Dollars, from his house in Subang Jaya.

Since the arrests, more cash and gold bars worth an estimated RM5 million (US$1.1 million) have been seized. Arif and his two sons are now under remand for investigation until Jan 11.

This is just the most recent of many cases of blatant alleged corruption in Malaysia involving a high ranking government official.

Prior to this, the director and deputy director of the Sabah Water Department were arrested for alleged corruption in October of last year. Although the individuals involved were not ministry secretary-generals, they were still high ranking officials.

The amount of money involved in the Sabah Water Department case was much more obscene than the latest case. The MACC found RM52 million (US$12 million) in cash in their houses and then an additional RM60 million (US$14 million) in their bank accounts, totalling an estimated US$26 million. And that is in cold hard cash.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The former CEO and managing director of Malaysia's Tekun Nasional was charged with two counts of corruption on Monday (Jan 9).

Abdul Rahim Hassan pleaded not guilty to charges of soliciting and accepting a bribe of RM36,000 (US$8,000) from a debt collection company in 2015. Tekun is a government agency that provides financing to Bumiputera entrepreneurs, or indigenous and ethnic Malay entrepreneurs.

Abdul Rahim is the latest top official to be hauled to court by Malaysia's anti-corruption commission.
Last week, the graft busting body arrested the secretary-general of the rural and regional development ministry and his two sons after it unearthed gold assets and cash worth about US$600 million in several safe deposit boxes.

In December, a former director of the Sabah water department, his wife and a former deputy director were charged with misappropriating funds totalling about US$14 million as well as for unlawfully possessing luxury goods.

 "We are very upset, we are very sad that things happened and we hope these things can be resolved quickly," said Malaysia's Second Minister for International Trade and Industry Ong Ka Chuan. "We hope there's no future ... misappropriation of public funds. This will not bring a good image to the country and impact investor confidence."

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Raid target: MACC officers arrested Mohd Arif at his house in Subang Jaya as he was about to leave for work. Source : The Star

PETALING JAYA: Three months after trailing him, the Malaysian-Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) moved in and arrested Rural and Regional Development Ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohd Arif Ab Rahman at his home just as he was about to leave for work.

Gold bars, 150 luxury handbags, branded watches and foreign currencies were found after officers searched the property in USJ3, Subang Jaya, for 12 hours.

The gold bars and Australian and Euro currencies seized were estimated at RM3mil.
The designer handbags were from brands such as Chanel, Hermes, Dior, Louis Vuitton and Gucci.

Prices for some of these bags range from RM7,000 to RM100,000 each.

When contacted, MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Azam Baki confirmed the arrests of Mohd Arif, 59, and his 29-year-old son at their home at 8am yesterday.

He said the case was being investigated for abuse of power, corruption and money laundering.

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