December 08, 2020 (PN)

Civil servants are still apprehensive about coming forward to lodge complaints about corrupt practices within the public sector.

Despite some incentives offered to them, such as the same amount of the bribes they help expose, MACC revealed that only 0.01% out of 1.6 million civil servants would come forward to make the report.

The MACC reiterates civil servant’s duty under S25 of the MACC Act which outlines their obligation to report such malpractices and to ultimately inculcate a culture of reporting corruption.

It is an offence if any person knows and fails to report an act of giving and offering of bribes under Section 25 (1) and (2) of the MACC Act 2009. These sections impose a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgits; and/or imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or to both.

Any person who knows and fails to report an act of soliciting and obtaining bribes is committing an offence under Section 25 (3) and (4) of the MACC Act 2009 which carry a fine not exceeding RM10,000; and/or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both.

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