MACC: Some in private sector say it's okay to give bribes
Some individuals in the private sector subscribe to the idea that giving bribes is not an offence, said a senior official of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commision (MACC).
Some individuals in the private sector subscribe to the idea that giving bribes is not an offence, said a senior official of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commision (MACC).
Its deputy chief commissioner Sutinah Sutan (
right
) said that was why the commission was getting less support from the private sector in reporting corruption cases.
“The figures always show more people from the government side being arrested for corruption. This is because the private sector does not want to report to us.
“I believe they perhaps think that bribes are part of business ransactions,” she told reporters after the signing of a corporate integrity pledge (CIP) by BP Asia Pacific (M) Sdn Bhd with MACC in Kuala Lumpur today.
BP was represented by its head in Malaysia, Gan Soon Kiat while Sutinah signed on behalf of MACC. It was witnessed by British Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ray Kyles.
Sutinah said there were still people in the private sector who perceived that giving bribes was not an offence, but receiving bribes was.
“We need to do more to educate them on this because the law covers the givers as well as the receivers who commit the same offence and will face the same penalty,” she said.
Sutimah said MACC received 5,000 to 6,000 reports on corruption annually although some of them might not have the elements of corruption after being investigated.
On the CIP, she said, so far 103 companies had signed it as proof of their commitment to upholding the pledge that could increase stakeholders’ confidence in the companies’ administration.
- Bernama
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