Global graft busters laud MACC for being exemplary

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been lauded by graft busters globally for setting exemplary standards in combating corruption - both locally and internationally.

It was regarded that the MACC's effective best practices gave high confidence to the international community.

The commission was able to establish such a reputation due to the effectiveness of its best practices which MACC had shared through training courses offered by the MACC Academy (MACA), said MACC Deputy Chief Commissioner (Prevention), Datuk Haji Mustafar Ali in a statement Thursday.

"It is proven at this 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) that best practices that the MACC had introduced, are recognised by the international community as well as institutions present.

"Generally, those met during discussions said the MACC is an organisation that should be emulated," Mustafar said after the 'Fighting Corruption By Authorities: What Worked and What Went Wrong' workshop session.

MACA was also acknowledged as a training centre of exemplary standard internationally.

Mustafar added that the commission garnered huge public support and they (public) had great confidence in MACC.

Among others, the panelists for the workshop included Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) former deputy commissioner, Daniel Li Ming Chak; Brunei’s Anti Corruption Bureau director, Dato Paduka Muhammad Juanda A. Rashid, and Transparency International (TI) co-founder Michael Hershman.

In conjunction with the 16th IACC, the workshop is being carried out and the three-day conference, which is scheduled to end Friday, saw some 1,000 participation.