Malaysia’s image in fighting corruption has improved with the setting up
of a special court that handles corruption cases, said the Institute of
Integrity Malaysia (IIM).
“It is a good idea (to set up the
special court) because one of the biggest complaints we hear is that corruption
cases can take a few years before being brought to court," IIM President
Dr Mohd Tap Salleh said at a press conference after the opening of the Eastern
and Southern African Management Institute (Esami) learning journey programme
yesterday.
“At the moment, it is very fast
and cases are disposed of within six months. I think it has helped our image in
terms of fighting corruption.”
He was asked to comment on the
government’s initiative to curb corruption and to strengthen integrity.
It was reported that the
formation of 14 Special Corruption Courts in July last year was given the
mandate to adjudicate all corruption cases within 12 months.
Malaysia took 60th spot in the
Global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) last year, a drop of four places from
2010.
Dr Mohd Tap also noted that there
was still a lot of work that needed to be done to reduce the number of
corruption cases and to improve the country’s position in CPI.
“I think studies have shown that
the initiative introduced by the government and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption
Commission (Macc) has reaped a lot of benefits.
“However, even if there is still
one corruption case in our country, that is still considered one too many.”
On the event, Dr Mohd Tap said it
was important for the public service to introduce measures that would not only
change the structure and process, but also bring about behavioural changes that
are people-centric.
“It will not be sufficient for
the public service to provide conventional style services to the public. The
public now wants to be heard and take part in decision making and, to a certain
extent, be involved in the project implementation,” he said.
The Esami learning journey
programme is designed to provide a learning experience between participating
countries to advocate good governance for a sustainable public sector.
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