The Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) yesterday called on Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi to auction off the pair of shoes he received from Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar and use the proceeds to help the public.

This comes after Onn Hafiz's (above, left) admission that he did not buy the shoes as they were a gift from the ruler, following recent public scrutiny.

C4 executive director Cynthia Gabriel said gift-giving enables...