IS there a point in having an anti-corruption body, as in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), with limited ability to act against corruption? Naturally not, if there is genuine intention to successfully eradicate the crime. That the MACC should feel restricted and is actively seeking to amend the MACC Act in an effort to further empower itself is symptom enough of a flawed response to corruption by the authorities. A promise to amend the act last year was postponed and the MACC is hoping that the amendments will be tabled at the next parliamentary sitting. Already, Pas has pledged support for the amendments, giving the MACC assurances that all its sitting parliamentarians will vote in favour of giving the commission more teeth with which to fight corruption.
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