28 Feb 2012

Najib: MACC chief to gain full access to assets of ministers, deputies


Dear Chief Commissioner MACC,

Congrats, you are gaining ground. MACC needs to move forward to achieve full Authority in Investigation / Prosecution.

This stage will soon surface. Otherwise , the common perception is, MACC - 100% under AG's Direction - not independent at all.

Move On.
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PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) chief commissioner will have full access to information on assets owned by all members of the federal administration, the prime minister said today. 
 Datuk Seri Najib Razak said all current ministers and deputy ministers had personally declared their assets to him via statutory declarations (SD).

“I agreed with the recommendation made by the advisory panel of the MACC that the chief commissioner be granted full access to documents on assets of any member of the administration,” he said today.

“I would like to explain that the Barisan Nasional government has practised the process of declaring assets earlier than anyone else.

“Every member of the administration is required to declare his/her as well as [the] family’s assets to the prime minister,” added Najib.

The MACC said last month that spouses and family members of Cabinet ministers may soon be required to declare their assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to ensure integrity in the government, and that the PM had agreed to the recommendation “in principle.”

But de facto law minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz has spoken against such a move, saying that a declaration to the PM should suffice.


Source : http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/najib-macc-chief-to-gain-full-access-to-assets-of-ministers-deputies/

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