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The GCR 2009: Corruption and the Private Sector country report for Malaysia released by the Berlin-based Transparency International on Wednesday said the Port Klang Free Zone fiasco involved politicians from Umno, officials from the Transport Ministry, Port Klang Authority officials and Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd.
The report said the scandal involved politicians, government officials and business people and cost the taxpayers RM4.6bil.
Transparency International (Malaysia) president Datuk Paul Low said the question of political patronage and political funding by the private sector was still a big issue.
“If businessmen fund political parties, the latter might have to ‘pay back’ one day and this could compromise on open tender and procurement issues,” he said.
He expressed concern that Malaysia’s rating for the next Corruption Perception Index to be released next month might not change or even deteriorate.
This is despite the revamp of the Anti-Corruption Agency to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), the setting up of the Special Complaints Commission as well as the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission.
On political aide Teoh Beng Hock, who was found dead after he was questioned by the MACC, the public’s perception on the level of professionalism and abuse of powers in the investigations was no different than before.
There was also a lack of seriousness in the handling of the case of Datuk V.K. Lingam brokering the appointment of judges over the phone since no action was taken following the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s report, he said.
Low said Indonesia had progressed much more than any South East Asian countries in its fight against corruption.
In the Global Corruption Barometer survey 2009 released in May, when asked if their government was effective in fighting corruption, 76% of Indonesians said “yes” while 70% of Malaysians said “no.”
KUALA LUMPUR: There should be a separation in the relationship between the Government, business and politics in the fight against corruption, according to the Global Corruption Report.
“The complexity of the relationships between politics and the public and private sectors means that corruption may take place with impunity,” said the 460-page report.
“The complexity of the relationships between politics and the public and private sectors means that corruption may take place with impunity,” said the 460-page report.
The GCR 2009: Corruption and the Private Sector country report for Malaysia released by the Berlin-based Transparency International on Wednesday said the Port Klang Free Zone fiasco involved politicians from Umno, officials from the Transport Ministry, Port Klang Authority officials and Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd.
The report said the scandal involved politicians, government officials and business people and cost the taxpayers RM4.6bil.
Transparency International (Malaysia) president Datuk Paul Low said the question of political patronage and political funding by the private sector was still a big issue.
“If businessmen fund political parties, the latter might have to ‘pay back’ one day and this could compromise on open tender and procurement issues,” he said.
He expressed concern that Malaysia’s rating for the next Corruption Perception Index to be released next month might not change or even deteriorate.
This is despite the revamp of the Anti-Corruption Agency to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), the setting up of the Special Complaints Commission as well as the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission.
On political aide Teoh Beng Hock, who was found dead after he was questioned by the MACC, the public’s perception on the level of professionalism and abuse of powers in the investigations was no different than before.
There was also a lack of seriousness in the handling of the case of Datuk V.K. Lingam brokering the appointment of judges over the phone since no action was taken following the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s report, he said.
Low said Indonesia had progressed much more than any South East Asian countries in its fight against corruption.
In the Global Corruption Barometer survey 2009 released in May, when asked if their government was effective in fighting corruption, 76% of Indonesians said “yes” while 70% of Malaysians said “no.”
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