PARLIAMENT | Putrajaya has acknowledged that efforts to weed out and prosecute corrupt members of its defence forces must be accompanied by long-term measures, amid a slew of high-profile graft and abuse of power cases involving the armed forces.

Defence Minister Khaled Nordin affirmed that the government is prioritising moves to restore the rakyat’s trust in the armed forces, including by enhancing the integrity of its personnel and addressing governance gaps.

“Identifying and prosecuting those involved (in alleged misdeeds) is far from sufficient. It will in...