‘All serious graft allegations must be probed urgently’
Published on: Thursday, December 30, 2021
By: Malay Mail
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Transparency International Malaysia president Muhammad Mohan said if left unchecked, issues such as these will affect the perceptions the rest of the world has on Malaysia and the MACC, thus potentially bringing down indices such as the Corruption Perceptions Index and Global Corruption Barometer. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Kuala Lumpur: Any serious allegations, especially those concerning the image of a law enforcement agency entrusted to fight corruption, must be investigated urgently and transparently, Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) asserted.This follows the sudden resignation of Edmund Terence Gomez as a member of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Consultation and Corruption Prevention Panel, reportedly in protest of its inaction against its chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki’s alleged ownership of millions in shares in two public listed firms.
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TI-M also expressed dismay over the recent revelations by Gomez wherein the latter had claimed he had written thrice to panel chairman Datuk Borhan Dollah to push for a meeting to be convened to discuss the “critical issue of national interest” as early as November but to no avail.
“TI-M believes all serious allegations must be investigated urgently and transparently, especially when it involves the image of the law enforcement agency entrusted to fight corruption.
“It is clear that the MACC isn’t short on independent panels and processes to investigate its officers for alleged offences and so the question remains why is there no announcement of any action being taken to date to investigate the allegations.
“Issues such as these, if left unchecked and swept under the rug will affect the perceptions the rest of the world has on Malaysia and the MACC, thus potentially bringing down indices such as the Corruption Perceptions Index and Global Corruption Barometer,” TI-M president Muhammad Mohan said in a statement here.
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He also called upon the MACC to explain the delays in responding to these serious allegations and what the next course of action will be.
In his resignation letter dated December 27, Gomez said disturbing questions had been raised about the “nexus between business and law enforcement” and a “conflict of interest” situation before “suggesting a trend in this institution that must be investigated promptly”.
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