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Sunday, June 9, 2013

No plans for parliamentary purview of MACC - Paul Low

No plans for parliamentary purview of MACC - Paul Low
Putrajaya has no plans to place the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) under a Special Parliamentary Committee as the graft-busters are already acting independently, Datuk Paul Low said today.
Yesterday the body's Consultative Corruption Prevention Panel (CCPP) chairman Datuk Johan Jaafar had suggested that the anti-graft outfit be placed under the committee to tackle the negative public perception.
"The government respects the view made by the CCPP that the commission be placed under a Special Parliamentary Committee and that its name be changed to the Independent Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
"At the moment the independence and professionalism of the MACC is guaranteed with the presence of five panels and committees including the CCPP," Low, who heads the Najib administration's anti-corruption crusade, said in a statement.
The opposition and rights groups have been piling the pressure on the government to place the MACC under Parliament as the anti-graft outfit is seen failing to uphold its duty to combat corruption, especially with the low-conviction of corrupt but politically-connected elites.
Since its formation under the Abdullah administration, public confidence towards the commission have been steadily dipping.
But although Low, who is also a former president of Transparency International-Malaysia, agreed that there is a "perception problem", he defended the MACC's performance as "good and professional".
"We agree that the MACC is performing it duties well and professionally but we also accept that many have an unclear perception towards the role of the MACC," he said.
To tackle this, Low said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has agreed to establish a transformation advisory council comprising international figures to improve the commission's effectiveness in fighting graft.
"That is why we have decided to set up the council. The council will take into considerations all the proposals made by the CCPP.
Low added that the idea followed the Najib administration's supposed commitment to fight corruption as outlined in the Barisan Nasional (BN) election manifesto that was announced by Najib just before the May 5 general election.
The minister cited Najib's promise to make the anti-graft crusade as one of his administration's top priority if BN retained power after the 13th general election.
Low's statement will likely be seen as another apologetic move as public frustration grows over his softened stand in fighting graft immediately after he was taken into Najib's Cabinet last month.
Just earlier today, DAP Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng knifed at Low's credibility again, claiming the minister's long-term solutions to combat corruption will not gain the confidence of Malaysians unless he commits to setting up the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC).
Lim alleged Low has changed his tune since becoming minister, pointing out the latter had been a strong advocate of such institutional reform when still president of Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M).
- The Malaysian Insider

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