The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) conviction rate over the past five years, compared with cases opened, stands at only 25.3 percent, DAP’s Kampar MP Ko Chung Sen pointed out today.

Basing his calculations on a parliamentary written answer from Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Paul Low, Ko said the government had obtained only a 4.9 percent return rate based on MACC’s expenditure, compared with the amount of fines it had imposed on offenders.

Ko said MACC had spent RM938 million on operations since 2008, but only fined offenders a total of RM48 million during the same period.

The numbers of cases opened were 5,517, but only 1,395 cases led to convictions.

"What is alarming is that in 2013, despite a massive increase of 24.4 percent in the budget to more than a quarter of a billion from 2011, the total number of cases convicted dropped by 37.1 percent," Ko said.

Therefore, he said, Paul Low has performed worse than his predecessor Nazri Abdul Aziz, and should resign from his position.

"Obviously, the appointment of Paul Low has not shown any improvement in fighting corruption. He actually has a negative impact on MACC," Ko said.

"He should be honest with himself and resign," he added.