The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has given his consent to the appointment of four commissioners of the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) with former Chief Secretary to the government Mohd Sidek Hassan as its chairperson.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement today said the appointment was for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2020.

Besides Mohd Sidek (above), the other three appointees were former Federal Court judge Zainun Ali, High Court judge  John Louis O’hara, and legal advisor of the International Islamic University Malaysia Nik Ahmad Kamal Nik Mahmod.

The Agong also consented to the appointment of Zainun as EAIC deputy chairperson.

“The appointments will strengthen EAIC’s functions and effectiveness towards ensuring enforcement of higher integrity and quality among enforcement officers and agencies,” read the statement.

The PMO said the government also extends its gratitude to the previous EAIC commissioners namely A Aziz A Rahim, Sabariah Hassan, Abang Ekhsan Abang Othman, Lee Sow Siong, Leong May Chan, and James Deva Nayagam Gnanaratnam for their services.

- Bernama

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