KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has revealed that there are cases of individuals who have taken the corruption-free pledge but continued with corrupt practices and were consequently caught.
Its chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said such situations were a disgrace as the individuals seemed to be mocking the pledge with their corrupt behaviour.
“Even after taking the pledge, the individuals were caught by the MACC for corruption.
“The pledge was only from their mouths, not from their hearts. I really hope that today’s pledge-taking is not just merely cosmetics or a one-off thing,” he told reporters after the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) anti-corruption pledge ceremon, here, yesterday.
On WTCKL’s pledge, Azam said the programme is a good step in instilling integrity among WTCKL employees.
“The pledge is a promise by the organisation’s leadership to boost integrity, good governance and to curb corruption within the organisation,” he said, adding that the WTCKL’s management’s commitment through the pledge is very important to show that the highest levels of management were against corruption.
— Bernama
