Heads of departments or units who fail to report any corrupt practices in their respective areas may end up losing their jobs or even facing criminal charges, says Tan Sri Azam Baki.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner said this was among the penalties being considered to penalise those in charge for keeping silent on corrupt activities carried out by their subordinates.
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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner said this was among the penalties being considered to penalise those in charge for keeping silent on corrupt activities carried out by their subordinates.
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00:00Good morning Dhan Sri, how are you?
00:02Good morning everyone, how are you?
00:04I have a few questions
00:06I just want to ask, what is MACC going to do?
00:10Do you all have any special programs or any special plans with regards to what PM said 2 days ago about civils, department heads
00:18that they should not be promoted if their departments or units are involved in corruption
00:22Does MACC have any plans or any specific rules in this?
00:27Yes, as I said earlier, this is an accountability to all department heads and superiors
00:36because the thing about reporting corruption to the officers under this unit is a timely
00:44for them to supervise and report to the higher-ups and also the SPRM
00:51because if this matter is not taken seriously, it will cause confusion in the public service
00:59So for this SPRM, we have received suggestions and we will discuss with the public service department
01:08and also with the head of the US embassy to see about the rules or mechanisms of this reporting
01:19Under section 25 of the law, it is an offence for not reporting any gratification offered to you or to any public officer
01:33and it becomes a criminal offence if found guilty
01:39and can cause you to be fired if you are found guilty
01:45That is the law, but in our current plan, we need to discuss with the public service department
01:54and also the head of the US embassy
01:56When will the mechanism be ready?
02:00I am not sure yet, because there needs to be a mechanism
02:04about reporting, about supervision, there are many levels
02:10When it comes to reporting, it is not only about the head of the US embassy, but also about supervisors
02:16There are many levels of supervisors, for example, an officer from the support group
02:22he has a supervisor, for example, technical assistant or TA
02:26he has an engineer, the engineer also has an engineer, so this mechanism needs to be there
02:31in terms of reporting to the higher-ups or the SPRM
02:36Will it be just TATATATIP, internal disciplinary action, or will it be an offence?
02:43As I said, it can be an offence under MECC Act for not reporting to MECC if gratification has been offered to you
02:51and also it will be a misconduct offence or disciplinary action by the department against those who did not report to the supervisor
03:03So MECC will look at all angles?
03:06Surely. Under Section 7, it is our duty to advise the government in terms of any loopholes or leakages
03:13or any weaknesses in the system and procedure in the government department
03:18So both criminal and also TATATATIP?
03:20Yes