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Anti-Corruption Stories 01/2012
by: anticorruption January 9, 2012
In some parts of the world speaking out against
corruption can be met with threats, intimidation and physical harm, even death.
Courageous individuals work at great personal risk to make their voices heard
in places where dissent can meet with harsh repercussions. The beginning of
January saw the brutal murder of such individual, Sri Lankan newspaper editor
Lasantha Wickramatunga.
On 8 January,
Wickramatunga was shot by unidentified gunmen on motocycles on his way to work.
He was rushed to hospital but died after three hours of emergency surgery.
Wickramatunga
received “numerous death threats through his career and was detained on several
occasions because of the controversial nature of his stories,” notes the BBC.
The Sunday Leader newspaper is renowned for being critical of the government,
and Wickramatunga, a qualified lawyer, had often “often fought defamation cases
brought by senior politicians,” reports AFP. In 1998 gunmen shot at his home
and the paper’s printing presses have come under repeated arson attacks.
“Lasantha was a
symbol of dissent whose motto was “unbowed and unafraid”. His life was full of
challenges all revolving around exposing of corruption. Many took to
investigative journalism due to his leadership and guidance. When the media was
attacked with impunity, he stood strong exposing those responsible. His death
has exposed the danger of being a corruption fighter but, let us hope,
thousands of Sri Lankans will come forward to stand by his motto,” said J.C.
Weliamuna, Executive Director of TI Sri Lanka.
Hundreds of Sri
Lankan journalists took to the streets of Colombo to protest Wickramatunga’s
murder and the suppression of the media. The US, European Union, India and the
World Bank also joined in condemning the shooting as “the government came under
local and foreign pressure to protect freedom of expression,” writes AFP.
Wickramatunga had
been highly critical of the government’s policy and the war with the Tamil
Tigers. In final editorial, he wrote, “ Winning the war? Then there must be elections
around the corner. It is no secret that the war has become Sri Lankan President
Mahinda Rajapakse’s recipe for electoral success.”
Rajapakse has
publicly condemned the killing and ordered a police investigation into the
murder. “The heinous crime points to the grave dangers faced by the democratic
social order of our country, and the existence of forces that will go to the
furthest extremes in using terror and criminality to damage our social fabric
and bring disrepute to the country,” said Rajapakse in a statement.
However, Amnesty’s
Sri Lankan country specialist questions the likelihood of the perpetrators
being brought to justice. “At least 14 journalists or other media workers have
been killed in Sri Lanka over the past three years. More than 20 journalists
have left the country due to death threats...the police have yet to find the
killers of any of the murdered journalists,” he writes.
Journalists face
murder, harassment, abduction and arbitrary detention in Sri Lanka,” reports
Reuters. Sri lanka was ranked 165th out of 173 countries in media rights group
Reporters Without Border’s 2008 Press Freedom Index – the lowest ranking of any
democratic country. The group criticised Rajapaksa and the government media
saying they had, “incited hatred against him and allowed an outrageous level of
impunity to develop as regards violence against the press.”
The murder of
Wickramatunga is more tragic example of a worrying pattern of violence and
intimidation against the media and society in Sri Lanka. In September 2008, the
home of TI Sri Lanka’s Executive Director J.C. Weliamuna came under a grenade
attack, which has yet to be fully investigated, and the MTV/MBC television
studios near Colombo were stormed by 15 masked gunmen on 6 January.
In 2000,
Wickramatunga was awarded Transparency International’s first Integrity Award to
underscore his commitment to unearthing corruption and in recognition of the
difficult and dangerous circumtances he faced as The Sunday Leader editor.
“Lasantha Wickramatunga’s assassination is a grim reminder to us all that some
activists still have to pay the highest of prices for their dogged pursuit of
accountability and transparency. I feel privileged to have met Lasantha
Wickramatunga and I hope that his memory will stand as a symbol of perseverance
aand courage for all anti-corruption activists,” said Susan Côté-Freeman, who
handled TI’s 2000 Integrity Awards programme and is now TI’s Private Sector
Programme Manager.
Disediakan oleh
Norfarhanah binti Nurul-Hilal
Norfarhanah binti Nurul-Hilal
Exco Pameran SPRUMT 11/12
wartawanblog SPRUMT
Saturday 28 April 2012
MENGAPA CPI KITA SEMAKIN MERUDUM?
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Pengaruh Politik Semasa
Tidak sukar untuk menyatakan bahawa di negara yang mana
terdapatnya perubahan politik semasa, yakni sokongan kepada pembangkang semakin
meningkat akan mempengaruhi penurunan CPI.
Ambil saja contoh negara jiran, Singapura walaupun berada
pada tangga kelima tahun ini dengan skor sebanyak 9.2, tetapi ia juga mengalami
penurunan sebanyak 0.1 mata dan merupakan antara skor terendah negara berkenaan
sepanjang tujuh tahun kebelakangan ini.
Perkara yang sama juga berlaku kepada negara jiran
Thailand, yang mana dengan perubahan politik sekitar awal tahun ini turut
menjadikan isu rasuah debagai salah satu isu dalam pilihanraya negara
berkenaan. Skor Thailand turun daripada 3.5 kepada 3.4 tahun ini.
Peranan Ahli Politik
Melihat kepada perkara ini, tidak hairanlah bahawa ahli
politik memainkan peranan penting dalam memperkatakan isu rasuah.
Ahli politik sepatutnya bersama-sama agensi anti rasuah
dalam memerangi rasuah dan penyelewengan, tetapi ahli politik negara ini
dilihat lebih gemar mengambil kesempatan dalam menggunakan isu rasuah untuk
menjatuhkan pihak lawan.
Tanpa disedari, mereka juga sebenarnya telah turut
mempengaruhi persepsi masyarakat terhadap isu rasuah di negara ini.
Ironinya, memang sukar untuk mencari ahli politik yang
benar-benar komited memperkatakan isu rasuah di negara ini bukan? Selain
menunding jari kepada lawan dan membuat tohmahan, mereka juga sering dilihat
mengambil kesempatan memperbesarkan isu berkaitan agensi anti-rasuah tempatan.
Ambil contoh isu Teoh Beng Hock, yang ditemui mati ketika
membantu siasatan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM), lihat berapa
ramai ahli politik pembangkang yang tampil memohon simpati masyarakat dengan
tujuan memperlihatkan kegagalan parti pemerintah.
Isu berkenaan diperbesarkan dan ditokok tambah sedangkan
ketika Suruhanjaya Siasatan Diraja (RCI) berlangsung awal tahun ini, tidak
kelihatan pula kerabat keluarga TBH mahupun ahli politik yang memperjuangkan
kematiannya.
Soal penyelewengan yang disyaki mungkin terdapat dalam
pemberian tender oleh kerajaan pembangkang bagi projek-projek kecil kerajaan
negeri dan sistem amalan ‘ali baba’ yang dikeluarkan dalam perbicaraan
Suruhanjaya Siasatan Diraja tersebut tidak pula dijadikan isu dan salah satu
faktor yang patut diambil kira. Tidakkah ganjil disitu?
Akibat terlalu banyak menggunakan isu rasuah dalam urusan
politik, maka masyarakat yang dilihat hati ini adalah masyarakat yang mempunyai
persepsi pelbagai terhadap isu rasuah, mengikut fahaman politik yang dipegang
mereka.
SPRM pula dijadikan tempat pembuangan tohmahan setiap
kesalahan yang cuba diperlihatkan oleh parti-parti politik ini, sedangkan
agensi ini juga terikat dengan peruntukan undang-undang dibawah bidang kuasa
tertentu sahaja.
Kegagalan Kerajaan Mendidik Masyarakat
Tidak
dinafikan, telah banyak usaha yang dibuat oleh kerajaan sekarang dalam usaha
mengurangkan kadar rasuah di negara ini. Tetapi sejauh mana ia berkesan,
sekiranya semua pihak hanya mengambil kesempatan dan tidak membantu menyokong
inisiatif tersebut.
Penubuhan
Bidang Keberhasilan Utama Negara (NKRA) Rasuah dan SPRM
dilihat sebagai satu usaha yang patut diangkat oleh semua pihak dalam usaha
membanteras rasuah. Namun ia dilihat tidak kemana kerana usaha ini tidak dapat
dirasai dan dilihat oleh masyarakat.
Beban
memberi pendidikan pencegahan rasuah dan menguatkuasakan undang-undang berkaitan
rasuah seolah-olah hanya perlu ditanggung oleh dua entiti ini sahaja.
Sebagai cntoh, dalam perolehan kerajaan, telah banyak
inisiatif dan cadangan yang dikemukakan dua entiti ini bagi menjamin ketelusan
dan pengurangan ruang penyelewengan. Tetapi adakah ianya diikuti oleh semua
agensi kerajaan? Atau hanya mendengar dan mengangguk semata?
Memang usaha menandatangani ikrar integriti untuk
meningkatkan ketelusan dan sistem dan prosedur giat dilakukan, malah seperti
paparan semasa, badan-badan korporat, kelompok perniagaan dan agensi
penguatkuasaan juga dilihat mahu bekerjasama dalam perkara ini. Tetapi sejauh
manakan tahap keseriusan mereka? Sekadar tandatangan sahaja dengan tiada
inisiatif susulan atau berharap tindakan susulan daripada pihak SPRM sahaja?
Masyarakat sendiri tidak dapa melihat dan merasai
usaha-usaha yang dilakukan oleh kerajaan ini kerana mereka lebih mengutamakan
diri dan kepentingan diri sendiri. Dalam erti kata lain, masyarakat kita gagal
dididik untuk membenci rasuah. Buktinya setelah setahun Kempen Perangi Pemberi
Rasuah (salah satu inisiatif SPRM) dilaksanakan, masih terdapat sejumlah 316
aduan (sehingga 15 November tahun ini) yang diberikan berkaitan pemberian
rasuah.
Kebolehterimaan CPI
CPI
dikeluarkan sejak tahun 1995 oleh Transparency International (TI) sebuah badan
bukan kerajaaan (NGO) yang berpangkalan di Berlin, Jerman. Indeks ini hanya
mengkhususkan kepada isu persepsi tahap rasuah sesebuah negara yang mana
kedudukan sesebuah negara akan disenaraikan mengikut skor yang diperoleh dan
bukannya berdasarkan realiti sebenar tahap rasuah di negara terbabit.
Seperti
tahun ini, CPI Malaysia dikira berdasarkan 12 kajian antarabangsa yang telah
dijalankan oleh NGO lain. Oleh itu, CPI
Malaysia hanya dikira berdasarkan 12 kajian ini sahaja, bukan kajian yang
dibuat sendiri oleh TI. Jadi ianya boleh dikatakan mengambil kira pandangan
orang luar terhadap situasi semasa dan isu rasuah dalam negara ini.
Sumber-sumber kajian tersebut juga tidak dinyatakan
secara terperinci dan sampel yang digunakan mahupun metadologi kajian juga
tidak pernah dinyatakan. Jadi adakah ini benar-benar persepsi rasuah di negara
ini atau hanya pendapat asing?
Malaysia Negara yang Korup?
Penurunan CPI setiap tahun sejak tahun 2009 menunjukkan
Malaysia seolah-oleh negara yang mana tahap rasuahnya semakin parah. Sedangkan
realitinya tidak sebegitu.
Mungkin kerana isu ‘ikan jerung, ikan bilis’, yang sering
diperkatakan menyababkan masyarakat antarabangsa melihat negara ini kurang
komited memerangi jenayah rasuah berskala besar kerana tiada tangkapan
melibatkan kes-kes berprofil tinggi.
Walaupun banyak usaha yang telah dilakukan oleh SPRM
sejak berdiri sebagai sebuah Suruhanjaya pada 2009, tetapi ia dilihat seolah
tidak terkesan dihati masyarakat. Berbuih0buih juga mantan Ketua Suruhanjaya
SPRM yang dahulu dan yang sekarang menyeru masyarakat memerangi rasuah. Tetapi
nampaknya suara mereka tenggelam dek kerana suara ahli politik yang lebih
kebal.
Untung juga SPRM dapat membawa beberapa kes berprofil
tinggi seperti kes bekas Menteri Besar Selangor, Khir Toyo, Alcatel dan
beberapa kes lain ke mahkamah. Tetapi berapakah peratus kemungkinan untuk
mereka ini disabitkan kesalahan, jika bukti dan saksi sendiri kurang
bekerjasama?
Selebihnya, SPRM terpaksa membuat inisiatif sendiri
dengan melancarkan beberapa operasi-operasi berskala besar seperti Ops Pasir,
Ops Balak, Ops 3B dan kes membabitkan pendatang asing tanpa izin di Pulau
Ketam. Tetapi bila operasi ini hanya menangkap mereka yang berada di peringkat
bawah sahaja, SPRM dikatakan hanya menangkap ikan bilis sahaja. Sedangkan
masyarakat sendiri sedia maklum, rasuah itu seharusnya diperangi diperingkat
akar umbi.
Sebenarnya, CPI bukanlah kayu pengukur tahap rasuah di
negara ini. Jika dilihat paparan kes-kes rasuah yang dipertuduhkan dan jumlah
sabitan yang dijatuhkan mahkamah ke atas pesalah rasuah, tahap rasuah di
Malaysia sebenarnya telah berkurang. Cuma tiada kajian dari pihak dalaman
sendiri untuk mengukur tahap persepsi masyarakat dan hanya bergantung kepada
laporan antarabangsa semata-mata.
Kewujudan Mahkamah Seksyen Khas Rasuah juga adalah bukti
bahawa usaha pembanterasan rasuah di negara ini semakin baik tetapi sokongan
itu yang masih kurang.
p/s: Artikel ini ehsan dari SPRM
Ditaip semula oleh:
Azlan Sakdi
Wartawan blog SPRUMT
Rasuah membawa kesengsaraan
RASUAH
membawa kesengsaraan. Kesengsaraan pula datangnya bermacam-macam bentuk.
Ditimpa musibah seperti kemalangan atau bencana alam, perceraian, kehinaan,
kehilangan keluarga dan rakan-rakan, muflis, sakit dan sebagainya.
Seseorang yang
memilih terlibat dalam rasuah sama ada sedar atau tidak, mereka mungkin ditimpa
kesengsaraan sebagai pengajaran yang mana tempoh dan bentuknya hanya Tuhan
menentukannya.
Malangnya, bagi
mereka yang mengamalkan rasuah sebagai cara hidup dan mahu cepat senang tidak
sedar kesan perbuatannya terhadap keluarga, masyarakat dan negara.
Tidak hairanlah, bagi
sesetengah negara yang ‘menghalalkan’ perbuatan rasuah bermaharajalela sering
ditimpa bencana alam seperti gempa bumi dan tsunami. Kata orang, walaupun
terlepas hukuman dunia belum tentu lepas hukuman akhirat.
Satu kisah benar membuka siri Jejak Rasuah minggu ini, boleh dijadikan teladan dan
sempadan bagaimana rasuah itu boleh membawa kesengsaraan, bukan sahaja pada
diri sendiri, malah memberi kesan kepada orang yang paling rapat seperti anak.
Kegiatan rasuah
seorang bapa terbongkar ketika anaknya, Sari (bukan nama sebenar) ditangkap
khalwat bersama kekasih di sebuah kondominium di ibu negara.
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Pihak penguat kuasa
terpaksa merempuh pintu kondo itu setelah hampir 20 minit menunggu untuk
dibuka.
Ketika tangkapan,
pasangan kekasih itu menunjukkan ‘sijil nikah’ kepada penguat kuasa,
bagaimanapun penipuan mereka berjaya dikesan selepas salah seorang penguat
kuasa mendapati sijil nikah itu palsu.
Sari menangis dan
merayu agar dilepaskan dengan alasan dirinya berbadan dua. Bukan sahaja dosanya
berzina dan cuba menipu, malah dia juga mengandung anak luar nikah.
Sijil nikah palsu
yang dirampas telah membawa kepada tangkapan seorang pemilik Pusat Kursus
Perkahwinan, Ahmad (bukan nama sebenar) yang bersubahat dengan seorang penguat
kuasa sambilan di Jabatan Agama Islam, Amir (bukan nama sebenar).
Risikan dan tangkapan
dilakukan oleh SPRM hasil maklumat dan kerjasama pihak Jabatan Agama Islam.
Hasil siasatan
mendapati Ahmad dan Amir meminta rasuah RM3,000 daripada pasangan kekasih yang
mahu sijil nikah palsu serta sijil kursus perkahwinan palsu.
Apa yang mengejutkan,
Amir merupakan bapa kandung kepada Sari bagaimanapun tanpa pengetahuan
kedua-dua pihak, kekasih Sari telah mendapat sijil nikah palsu itu daripada
Ahmad.
Amir terkejut dan
sedih setelah dimaklumkan keterlanjuran yang dilakukan anak sulungnya itu tetapi
bak kata pepatah, nasi sudah menjadi bubur.
Monday 2 April 2012
Puisi: Nilai suapan
Kekayaan, ketamakan dan kemewahan
Menguasai diri insan
Rasuah menjadi amalan
Kaburnya mata disebalik bayangan
Permata, harta dan mutiara
Bernilai berjuta-juta
Diperoleh dengan serta merta
Tanpa memikirkan kesan malapetaka
RASUAH
Apabila nafsu serakah
Mengawal diri yang rapuh dan lemah
Amanah dimamah, diratah hingga hancur punah
Sebuah harapan yang diserah
Dek kerana si rasuah
Diterimanya tanpa gundah tanpa bersalah
Asalkan diri bertambah megah
Gah!!
Menempat diri di puncak mewah
Harta melimpah ruah pangkat tinggi menerjah
Menggapai matlamat dalam satu arah
Walaupun dengan cara yang salah
RASUAH
Datangnya tanpa diundang
Namun
Perginya tidak pula dihalang
Desakan suapan demi suapan
Menyentuh nilai kejujuran
Menggoncang tiang keimanan
Merobek pegangan amalan
Terus...hanyut dalam pelukan
Sogokan bernilai jutawan
Lemas dalam gelombang lautan
Kemewahan duniawi yang diutamakan
Tuntutan abadi jauh ditinggalkan
RASUAH
Datangnya disebalik bayangan
Menyelinap mencari sasaran
Bergerak seperti halimunan
Yang sukar untuk dikesan
Bak gunting dalam lipatan
Hempedu dalam manisan
Racun dalam makanan
RASUAH
Pengkhianatan terhadap kepercayaan
Penipuan bertopengkan ketelusan
Terpesong dari pegangan
Runtuhnya tamadun keimanan
Member kemewahan, kesenangan
Yang mengundang kesengsaraan
Di penghujung kehidupan
Nukilan Muhamad Zainal Bin Zakaria (UKM)
Ahmad Amir Asyraf Ahmad Munir,
Ketua editor blog merangkap Timb.Presiden SPRUMT
Sesi 2011/2012
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Response to comments post CPI ranking by Transparency International-PEMANDU
In reference to the rent survey release by Transparency International on the corruption Perception Index and the corruption barometer on 1 december and chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’ recent statement.
Firstly, let’s put some factual perspective on the surveys, outline and positives and learning gained from the surveys.
The Government Transformation Programme (GTP)
Here, we would like to perhaps be a little more reflective of the work done thus far instead of talking a my topic view that the success of the programme has derailed. The corruption NKRA is but on of the 7 NKRA identified by the government.
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In July this year, the Government had also announced a new NKRA to manage the cost of living, with cash aid and book vouchers as initial initiatives being made available to families with school going children.
We are under no illusion that the Corruption NKRA is a challenge but it is a challenge we are not backing down from.
We should be mindful that the CPI is only reflective of one area of corruption occurring in Malaysia, in this case Grand Corruption. It is not a measure of the entire Corruption NKRA and definitely not of the GTP on the whole.
Improvement in the Corruption Barometer survey
A large focus of the media and of your publication has been on the Corruption Perception Index in which Malaysia’s score suffered a slight dip from 4.4 in 2010 to 4.3 in 2011. However, little has been said about the Corruption Barometer, a public survey that was announced on the same day by Transparency International.
The Corruption Barometer (CB) measures the perception of the public on the Government’s effort to fight corruption 49% answered that they felt that the Government’s efforts were effective. This clearly shows there has been icrease from 48 per cent in the previous year when the Corruption NKRA was introduced. In that sense the momentum was not only maintained but showed that the Corruption NKRA proved effective, as the CB was only rated at 28% in 2009. This also show that public perception towards petty corruption, efforts and initiatives implemented thoughout 2010 and 2011 are being felt acknowledged by the public.
Some of deterrent measures such as the Name and Shame Database, the Whistleblower Protection Act and the establishment of the compliance units within the 5 key enforcement agencies are building blocks that have contributed to the positive sway. These initiatives have also hit the right chord with foreign embassies expsressing their desire to use the name and shame Database as a references point when processing visa applications, making the burden on the corruption offenders even hevier. As with the Whistleblower Protection Act, enforcement agencies have begun to receive reports and compliance units run integrity testing on all their officers to ensure the highest standards of ethic and integrity.
The CPI Score & Ranking
The total score of 4.3 in 2011 is accumulated from 12 survey, which is 3 more survey done in comparison to the 9 done in 2010. The 3 are the Political Risk Services Country Guide, the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index and Transparency International’s Bribe Payer Index (BPI).
Benchmarking against the 9 original surveys conducted in 2010, Malaysia has in 2011 increased its scores in 5 of the key surveys. Amongst which, the PERC AsianIntelligence Survey, Malaysia increased from 3.5 in 2010 to 5.7 in 2011 in the WEF Executive Opinion Survey. The Bertelsmann Transformation Index also saw an increase from 4.5 in 2011 to 4.6 in 2011.
Of the new surveys, the BPI is a survey in 2011 and conducted to measure the propernsity of Malaysians to paying bribe to other parties outside of Malaysia. It is also the only one conducted amongst 28 countries instead of all the countries that has been ranked in the CPI. Given that the CPI ranking is made up of an average score across all surveys conducted, the 28 countries in which had the BPI would naturally be impacted either positively or negatively.
The component that was used in the overall CPI was the perception of the businessman surveyed of corrucption in this country. Therefore, we do have to examine all the other surveys individually, in order to gauge our progress further in this area.
Moving forward
Throughout 2010 and 2011, we have been able to put in place basic building blocks to effectively address the issue of petty corruption. As evidenced by the Corruption Barometer (CB) released by TI, there has seen a slight increase over last year’s rating.
We relies a lot more focus is needed on the initiative to combat grand corruption if anything, the CPI has clearly shown that we need to address Grand Corruption as it impedes our overall CPI scoring.
This issue requires institutional and structural reforms. The government recognized this. In fact the Malaysia Anti Corruption Commission (MACCD) is doing just that under Dato’ Sri Abu Kassim, the Chief Commissioner of the MACC. Effort have already been initiated to combat grand corruption, with the MACC putting in place a transformation programme, which among other things aim to strengthen their forensic investigative capabilities.
We plan to also put more effort on delivering initiatives such as introducing a transparent consultation process for new laws as well as political financing,
We are studying the detail of the CPI report and we will continue to work with TI, MACC and all other relevant agent agencies to drive towards making required improvements.
written back by
Rahmat
Wartawan SPRUMT
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Educating Youth on Transparency
With the lunching of agent lang, official “spokesperson” of an inter-agency anti-corruption campaign in year 2010, the anti-cooruption message is now not only being targeted at adults , but also Malaysian youth. According to Agent Lang’s official factsheet, the mascot is coloured in black and white as symbolise that corruption has no grey area, while his superpowers include an eagle-eyed ability to spot and eradicate corruption with his twin swords. The five government agencies involved in this new campign comprise the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), the Police (PDRM), Road Transport Department (JPJ) and Royal Customs and Immigration Departments. This also reflected in the setting up of a single hotline number (1800-88-6000) for the public to lodge reports of graft.
The reaching out to Malaysian youth to combat corruption mirrors effort by other governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from around the world. Over the past years, issues of ethics, anti-corruption and transparent governance have begun to resonate globally among an increasingly younger, well-connected and more politically and socially aware generation.
In November 2006, the Guatemala declaration on young people’s engagement was signed. This was part of the 12th International Anti-Corruption conference in Guatemala, highlighting the role of youth in promoting honest and ethical governance. According to this highlighting, most of the asean countries have ran a video clip competition in order to share ideas and values with other youth. Additionally in an effort to support anti-corruption campaign, MACC have introduce anti-corruption education in universities through a clab named Sekretariat Pencegahan Rasuah Institut Pengajian Tinggi (SPR-IPT). This club will be functioning as MACC’s eyes,ears and also as official spokesperson of MACC in spreading the word.
Global and national efforts have also been going, with unconventional media being used to raise awareness. One of the activities was PSA Video Competition, a video clip competition among universities students entitle “Corruption is about harm”. This competition have reach its target audience as anti-corruption message have been presented in creative way which is nearer to youth heart. Importantly, all the activities can raise awareness on corruption.
From Asean countries, SPR-IPT and the rest of the world, it is clear that to nip corruption in the bud, the key is the education of youth. In line with this, the lunch of Agent Lang shows that Malaysia through MACC is very committed to endure corruption in Malaysia.
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