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Loke to meet Azam over ‘ignored’ JPJ misconduct reports
Transport minister Loke Siew Fook says he wants to know the details of each case of alleged misconduct involving JPJ.
Loke Siew Fook says he and his ministry will fully cooperate with the MACC over the ‘ignored’ misconduct reports involving JPJ.
PUTRAJAYA: Transport minister Loke Siew Fook will meet Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki over misconduct reports that are said to have been ignored by the road transport department (JPJ).
Loke said he needed to be fair to the individuals cited in the various misconduct reports filed by the MACC.
“I don’t have much information on it, but since an agency under my ministry was mentioned, I would like to meet (Azam) first,” he told reporters at his ministry’s Hari Raya open house event.
Loke said he and his ministry will fully cooperate with the MACC over the matter, reiterating that there will be no compromise with any wrongdoing under the Anwar Ibrahim-led administration.
“If there is any solid evidence of wrongdoing, I want to know the details of each and every case and which officer is involved.”
Earlier, Azam reportedly said MACC was still waiting for government agencies to follow up on over 500 reports of misconduct, some of which he claimed were submitted 12 years ago.
New Straits Times reported that most of these reports involved the police, followed by JPJ.
According to Azam, the MACC would usually submit a report to the heads of departments of government agencies if the agency discovers elements of misconduct.
He said the heads of departments will then report back to MACC to confirm that they received the report. After that, a committee comprising selected heads of departments would be formed to investigate the cases.
While criminal cases will be taken to court, cases of misconduct will be reviewed by the committee, with the heads of departments holding the right to decide on the course of action against their staff after completing the investigation.
PUTRAJAYA: Transport minister Loke Siew Fook will meet Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki over misconduct reports that are said to have been ignored by the road transport department (JPJ).
Loke said he needed to be fair to the individuals cited in the various misconduct reports filed by the MACC.
“I don’t have much information on it, but since an agency under my ministry was mentioned, I would like to meet (Azam) first,” he told reporters at his ministry’s Hari Raya open house event.
Loke said he and his ministry will fully cooperate with the MACC over the matter, reiterating that there will be no compromise with any wrongdoing under the Anwar Ibrahim-led administration.
“If there is any solid evidence of wrongdoing, I want to know the details of each and every case and which officer is involved.”
Earlier, Azam reportedly said MACC was still waiting for government agencies to follow up on over 500 reports of misconduct, some of which he claimed were submitted 12 years ago.
New Straits Times reported that most of these reports involved the police, followed by JPJ.
According to Azam, the MACC would usually submit a report to the heads of departments of government agencies if the agency discovers elements of misconduct.
He said the heads of departments will then report back to MACC to confirm that they received the report. After that, a committee comprising selected heads of departments would be formed to investigate the cases.
While criminal cases will be taken to court, cases of misconduct will be reviewed by the committee, with the heads of departments holding the right to decide on the course of action against their staff after completing the investigation.
If the MACC had highlighted cases of misconduct as far back as 12 years and nothing was done, it speaks of the broken system in Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteIt too reflects poorly on the MACC because it means the various agencies likely believed the MACC could not do anything to them.
There is no fear of the MACC!
In an almost corrupt free country like Singapore and HK, when you have the corruption agency visit you, you should be shivering in your pants.
Malaysia seems to be "special"