KUALA LUMPUR: THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has
received international recognition from the United Nations as an
independent, transparent and professional anti-graft body.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the UN's Office on Drugs
and Crime's acknowledgement follows the success of the self-regulatory
mechanisms employed by the commission as well as its own commitment to
setting a higher bar despite learning from best practices
internationally.
The commission, which had elevated itself to an independent
commission status, answers annually to a parliamentary special committee
on corruption and independent advisory board, a complaints committee
and two other consultative panels.
"It is our hope that it will not only continue to strengthen its own
capabilities, but also that it may serve as an example for other
countries looking to build the institutional capacity to combat
corruption," he said at the closing ceremony of the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (Apec) Train-the-Trainer Workshop for Voluntary
Codes of Business Ethics in Medical Device, Biopharmaceutical and
Construction Sectors yesterday.
