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TI-M WANTS PM TO TAKE DRASTIC MEASURES TO IMPROVE GRAFT INDEX
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 (Bernama) -- Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) wants Prime Minister Najib Razak to take drastic measures to significantly improve the Corruption Perception Index of Malaysia.
Firstly, there is a dire need to wipe out money politics in party elections,
general election and by-elections, it said in a statement.
Other measures are making sources of political funding more visible through
mandatory public disclosure and transparent for all political parties; put in
place a more open procurement for government-linked corporations; and eliminate
political patronage, it said.
Finally, provide more access to information that is of public interest and
continue having a more open media.
It noted that the Corruption Perception Index had worsened to 5.1 from 5.2
previously and the country's ranking had dropped to 47 from 37 over the last
six years.
TI-M recognises that instilling the virtue of integrity and combating
corruption will not be effective unless a culture of zero tolerance for
corruption is inculcated not only in the civil service but also in the society
at large including the business community.
In welcoming Najib's succession as the sixth prime minister, TI-M hopes
the chief executive of the nation and his cabinet ministers will set the tone to
fight corruption and provide exemplary leadership of integrity and
righteousness.
It said Najib faces not only the daunting task of providing his leadership
to take the country through the expected protracted recession of the economy
caused by the worldwide recession, but also to restore the unfavourable
perception of the Barisan government especially in the area of integrity.
Despite promises made in the last decade for a clean and trustworthy
government, the perception of the people from their experiences has been
rather negative, it said.
There has been a lack of confidence in key institutions of the judiciary
and law enforcement agencies, namely the police and the anti-corruption
agency, it said.
These agencies were perceived as not only partisan and not independent of
the executive arm but also lacking in integrity, it said.
TI-M welcomed and supported the positive steps taken by the government
to reform these institutions to make them more independent and effective.
However, it remains to be seen whether such changes, while good in their
intention, do translate into real changes for the better, it added.
-- BERNAMA
Firstly, there is a dire need to wipe out money politics in party elections,
general election and by-elections, it said in a statement.
Other measures are making sources of political funding more visible through
mandatory public disclosure and transparent for all political parties; put in
place a more open procurement for government-linked corporations; and eliminate
political patronage, it said.
Finally, provide more access to information that is of public interest and
continue having a more open media.
It noted that the Corruption Perception Index had worsened to 5.1 from 5.2
previously and the country's ranking had dropped to 47 from 37 over the last
six years.
TI-M recognises that instilling the virtue of integrity and combating
corruption will not be effective unless a culture of zero tolerance for
corruption is inculcated not only in the civil service but also in the society
at large including the business community.
In welcoming Najib's succession as the sixth prime minister, TI-M hopes
the chief executive of the nation and his cabinet ministers will set the tone to
fight corruption and provide exemplary leadership of integrity and
righteousness.
It said Najib faces not only the daunting task of providing his leadership
to take the country through the expected protracted recession of the economy
caused by the worldwide recession, but also to restore the unfavourable
perception of the Barisan government especially in the area of integrity.
Despite promises made in the last decade for a clean and trustworthy
government, the perception of the people from their experiences has been
rather negative, it said.
There has been a lack of confidence in key institutions of the judiciary
and law enforcement agencies, namely the police and the anti-corruption
agency, it said.
These agencies were perceived as not only partisan and not independent of
the executive arm but also lacking in integrity, it said.
TI-M welcomed and supported the positive steps taken by the government
to reform these institutions to make them more independent and effective.
However, it remains to be seen whether such changes, while good in their
intention, do translate into real changes for the better, it added.
-- BERNAMA
