MALAYSIAN Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Dzulkifli Ahmad was not kidding when he told crooked officials, “Just you wait”.
On his 100th day in office, Dzulkifli went on national TV to pledge continued action against “protected individuals” who practised systemic corruption.
He has made good on that pledge, if the number of high-ranking and prominent figures arrested since he became anti-graft chief is anything to go by.
But the MACC chief is not done. Not by a long shot. He made another promise today to keep up the war on corruption as long as he is in power.
“This is only year one. I still have a few more years,” he told the media in Kuala Lumpur today.
Dzukifli took over the helm from former MACC chief Abu Kassim in July last year. In the 10 months on the job, he has become one of the most feared figures for the corrupt everywhere, whether they are in the civil service, the armed forces, in public office or the corporate sector.
Among the high-profile arrests under his belt are the former special officer to the Malacca mayor over money-laundering; Penang Zakat Centre officers over embezzlement of tithe funds; and a “Tan Sri” who is a contractor appointed by the Drainage and Irrigation Department over submission of fraudulent claims.
Most recently, MACC cracked down on crooked police officers in Malacca allegedly running a protection racket for illegal vice dens in the state. So far, nine cops have been rounded up, and more arrests may follow.
Perhaps the most well-known arrests are those of Rural and Regional Development Ministry secretary-general Mohd Arif Ab Rahman and his son in January. MACC also seized millions in cash, gold bars and luxury watches and handbags from their homes, as well as assets such as cars and plots of land in the Klang Valley.
To those who have accused the MACC of going easy on corrupt politicians, Dzulkifli said: “Be patient”.
“It just in a matter of time. I never break my promise. When I say I will take action, I will do it.
“We will do it one by one. It takes time.” – May 24, 2017.
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The public need no answer from you..you just do your job as its suppose .to deter such menace..
The only one thing macc need to do now... 1.. ask for greater power to brought case on its own..to prosecute case by its own prosecutor..no need to submit I.P. to A .g for approvl...submit just for the sake of notification..and documentation..
The chief of macc...current or ex's...should put up a commity...to push such reform..and surely the legislatives branches..will back them...its a noble cause...
Combating graft are no 1 priority...just look at current case...skyrocketting....the malays..professionals ..datuks...are all lost thier way...this is so sad..so humiliating... As a results...macc got greater duty.. to be affectives...and by chosing this works as a way of living...macc must gather strength...always remember...as long macc proceed it duty ..uphold the law...and not fearing any threat....the people of malaysia will always stand alongside macc to combat corruption...especially....power corrupt...abuse of power are the worst kind of corruption...just look the design..the patterns its creates now... Untouchables?? That the questions...eventhough macc denied such tting occur...but we rakyat can smell those kind of crime..
By ya own words..there will be more round up...we always monitor how trustworthy you are...how will you execute such in the face of crook politicians.. even the top post ...
Starts ya case with Src... We are close enough for great changes we want...structural
Posted 9 years ago by Matt Jessy · Reply