MACC panel proposes disallowing families from govt contracts

Politics & Government 2013
Written by Bernama
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 12:57
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KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Federal and state government top brass
should be prevented from influencing applications for government
contracts from their family members, said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption
Commission's (MACC) Consultation and Corruption Prevention Panel
(CCPP).
It has also proposed that family members of the top brass to be barred
from bidding on government contracts.
"This can help avoid conflict of interest and plug loopholes and open up
opportunities that could lead to corruption.
"It will also allay public perception that those who walk in the corridors
of power could influence government decision-making," said CCPP
chairman Datuk Johan Jaaffar in a statement today.
He said secondly, the panel proposed that members of Parliament and
state assemblymen make a mandatory declaration of their assets to the
MACC at least once in three years.
This will help reinforce their commitment in the fight against corruption
and clear doubts about their assets during their term as elected
representatives, he said.
Johan said thirdly, the CCPP proposed that a one-year cooling-off
period to be imposed on top civil servants after their retirement before
entering a professional practice or holding a top post in the corporate sector to prevent them from lobbying for top jobs in the
final year in office.
Meanwhile, the panel welcomes the appointment of Transparency International Malaysia president Datuk Paul Low Seng
Kuan as minister in the Prime Minister’s Department responsible for weeding out corruption.