MACC Reports

• 26 November 2019
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An error on the part of the MACC in notifying a political party about alleged wrongdoing brings to light a little-known practice whereby the anti-corruption body is obliged (by law?) to notify a parent body of an individual under investigation for possible corrupt activity.

This “safeguard” was, presumably, inserted in the original MACC legislation to allow intervention to block action before the facts could become public. What other possible explanation? The PDRM are not required to notify an intention to take criminal action against anyone so why are the MACC?

Since PH are, quite rightly, in the process of cleaning up, among other things, the machinery of Government can they find an opportunity to remove this, unnecessary, provision from the law? The click of handcuffs should provide sufficient notification in all future cases.