Some civil servants forced
to accept bribes, says
Cuepacs
Cuepacs secretary-general Abdul Rahman Nordin says they would receive bullets in the mail, or their families would be harassed, if they refused.
Abdul Rahman Nordin, secretary-general of the umbrella body for civil service unions, said this was among the complaints Cuepacs received from public sector employees.
“The ones offering bribes are the root of the problem. For their own interests, they put pressure on others to take bribes, sometimes even forcing their hand to accept,” he told FMT.
“Some have come to us saying they faced threats. If they refused (the bribe), they would receive bullets in the mail or their families would be harassed.
“This is what we don’t want to happen, especially when these civil servants are just trying to do their jobs honestly.”
Rahman was commenting on Malaysia’s unchanged score of 50 and 57th-place ranking in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
On Tuesday, Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim expressed disappointment over the stagnant score, attributing it to corruption cases involving various government agencies last year.
Hassan described Malaysia’s failure to improve its CPI ranking in Transparency International’s annual report as “disheartening”, especially since anti-corruption efforts are a key agenda of the unity government, alongside poverty eradication.
Last year, several officers from the customs department, the immigration department, the road transport department and the police were charged with corruption.
Rahman urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to hold more awareness programmes for civil servants, as some have “forgotten” their duty to reject corruption.
“Government departments with a record of corruption should be given more talks by MACC. The anti-graft agency’s efforts must be expanded … civil servants need to be reminded. Sometimes, when they go too long without hearing such reminders, they forget,” he said.
He expressed confidence that Malaysia’s ranking would improve this year, given the government’s ongoing anti-corruption efforts.
However, for this to happen, the government must continue enhancing governance and the administrative systems, he said.
Yup, I had been directly told before...
ReplyDeleteIn some Government Departments, the corrupt "Mafia" is so strong, any Dpeartment member has "no choice" but to be part of the corrupt practices, or at least look the other way, else bad things happen to them or their family .