INTEGRITY AND ANTI-

CORRUPTION COURSE
Kursus Integriti dan Antirasuah (KIAR)

NACP
2019-2023
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Module
Agencies related to the
prevention of corruption and
cultivating of integrity
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 MALAYSIAN
ANTI-CORRUPTION
COMMISSION
(MACC)
Leading agency in the
effort of curbing
corruption in Malaysia

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 The
background
of MACC

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Lahad Datu Branch

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‘CHECK AND BALANCE’
MECHANISM
Anti-Corruption Special Committee on
Advisory Board Corruption
Formed through Section
13 MACC Act 2009 MACC Formed through Section
14 MACC Act 2009

Operation Review Complaints
Panel Committee
Formed administratively Formed through Section
15 MACC Act 2009
Corruption
Prevention and
Consultation Panel
Formed administratively

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 Special Committee
on Corruption

• Formed through Section 14 MACC Act 2009

• Comprises 7 members from among members of Dewan

Negara and Dewan Rakyat, representing the ruling
party and opposition.

• The roles of SCC are to:

a. Advise the Prime Minister regarding corruption
issues in Malaysia.

b. Examine and obtain explanation from MACC

regarding its activities.
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 Anti-Corruption
Advisory Board

• Formed through Section 13 MACC Act 2009

• The roles of ACAB are:

a. To advise MACC regarding policy and strategy.

b. Examine and endorse MACC’s suggestions to

enhance its effectiveness.

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 Complaints
Committee

• Formed through Section 15 MACC Act 2009

• The roles of CC are:

a. To monitor how the MACC handles complaints of
misconduct (non-criminal in nature offences) against
its officers; and

b. To identify weaknesses in MACC's standard

operating procedures (SOPs) and make appropriate
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as it deems fit.
 Consultation and Corruption
Prevention Panel

• Formed administratively.

• The roles of CCPP are:

a. To advise the MACC in inspection and consultancy
activities in order to improve practices, systems and
procedures in public and private sectors; and

b. To advise the MACC in the implementation of anti-

corruption education and campaign to increase
awareness and to foster support from the public.
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 Operations
Review Panel

• Formed administratively.

• The roles of ORP are:

a. To review and scrutinise the MACC's Investigation
Papers and decisions made by the Public
Prosecutor; and

b. To advise and assist the MACC to improve the

effectiveness of its investigation operations.
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 MACC’S
FUNCTIONS

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SEPARATION
OF POWER

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Why MACC does not have
prosecution power?

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“The Attorney General shall have power,
exercisable at his discretion, to institute,
conduct or discontinue any proceedings
for an offence, other than proceedings
before a Syariah Court, a Native Court or a
Court Martial.”

- Article 145(3) of the Federal Constitution -

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Prevention of corruption:
WHAT ARE THE
STRATEGIES?

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 MACC’S THREE-PRONGED STRATEGY

ENFORCEMENT PREVENTION EDUCATION

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 ENFORCEMENT
• Detect corruption offenses
• Investigate corruption offenses

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 STATISTICS ON INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES BY MACC
(2016 - 2020)

INFORMATION INVESTIGATION
NO YEAR ARRESTS PROSECUTED CONVICTED
RECEIVED PAPERS

1. 2016 6,551 985 939 268 172

2. 2017 7,348 863 879 373 216

3. 2018 8,293 833 894 294 211

4. 2019 7,724 1,039 1,101 282 140

5. 2020 7,440 857 998 480 190

TOTAL 37,356 4,577 4,811 1,697 929

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 1MDB AND SRC
INTERNATIONAL
SCANDALS

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 SABAH WATERGATE
SCANDAL
• Ops Water - conducted in October
2016.

• Involving the Sabah State Water

Department.

• The total seizure amounting to

RM214,139,537.

• 4 individuals were charged in court

for money laundering offense under
AMLATFPUAA 2001.

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PREVENTION
• Detect the risk of corruption due to
weaknesses in practices, systems
and procedures.

• Provide advisory services to

strengthen systems and procedures
as well as to reduce opportunities for
corruption.

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 Advisory services to DBKL
regarding the distribution of bazaar
Ramadan plots at Lorong Tunku
Abdul Rahman (TAR) and Jalan
Masjid India.

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 Advisory services on
systems and work
procedures related to
enforcement and
administration of land in
Cameron Highlands

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 Advisory services on the
enforcement of smuggling
migrants through the borders
of Kedah and Perlis.

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 Advisory services to the
Fisheries Development
Authority of Malaysia regarding
distribution of special aid for
fishermen (Special Housing
Project for Fishermen) in 2012.

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COMMUNITY
EDUCATION
• To educate the public against
corruption.

• To enlist and foster public

support against corruption.

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Say
‘NO’ to
corruption
120,000
audiences thru more than
2,000 TALKS

700
awareness
PROGRAMMES
nationwide

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Leading the celebration of International
Anti-Corruption Day in Malaysia

9 DECEMBER
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ANTI-CORRUPTION STUDENTS FORCE
(Malay: Angkatan Mahasiswa Antirasuah (AMAR)

20 27
Teaching
56
higher learning
14
private
public
universities Education institutes under universities
Institutes MARA

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INTEGRITY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION COURSE
in higher learning institutes

• Offered to students of higher learning institutes

(Degree, Diploma and Certificate)

• Experiential-based learning approach.

• Involvement of MACC officers as lecturer.

• 19 April 2021 - The Malaysia Government instructed

all higher learning institutes to offer Integrity and
Anti-Corruption Course:
1. as an elective course starting September 2021;
and
2. as a compulsory course starting 2023.
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 Anti-corruption elements
in school’s text books

LEVEL TEXTBOOKS CONTENTS STARTING

Standard 6 Islamic Teaching Avoid Corruption 2016
Moral Education (Malay) Honesty 2016
Moral Education (Mandarin) Introduction to Corruption and MACC 2016
Moral Education (Tamil) Introduction to Corruption and MACC 2016
Form 1 Moral Education Corruption: Malaysia Enemy 2017
Form 2 Moral Education Corruption Prevention 2018
Standard 3 Moral Education Introduction to Corruption 2019
Standard 4 Malay Language Anti-Corruption Warrior Program 2020
Standard 5 Malay Language MACC.fm and Honesty Shop
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ANTI-CORRUPTION WARRIORS
(Wira Anti Rasuah or WAR)

• Begins in 2014.

• WAR is a dedicated anti-

corruption awareness programme
in schools.

• Involvement of teachers and

parents in the programme.

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 HONEST SHOP / KIOSK
• Objective - to instil integrity and ethical
entrepreneurship among pupils in a practical manner.

• Pilot project in 2020 - 10 schools in Putrajaya set-up

Honest Shop.

SMK Putrajaya Persint 16(1) DRCHARANJITKAUR SMK Persint Putrajaya 14(1)

 Electronic media
- Public service announcement TV and radio
- Interviews with MACC officers on television
and radio

Print media
- Newspaper
- MACC Bulletin, pocket book, poster, pamphlet etc.

Social media
• Facebook - SPRM Community
• Twitter - @sprmcommunity
• Flickr - SPRMMalaysia
• Instagram - @sprm.community
• Youtube - www.youtube.com/MACC.FM
• Tik Tok - MACC.fm

Other media
• LED screen and Variable Message Signage (VMS)
at main roads and highways
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 MACC.fm
My Anti-Corruption Channel

• Launched on 9 December
2015 in conjunction with
International Anti-Corruption
Day 2015.

• The one and only among

enforcement agencies in
Malaysia

• Among special guests: YAB

Tun Mahathir, YAB Datuk Seri
Wan Azizah, YAB Dato’ Sri
Mohd Najib, YB Datuk Paul
Low and YB Khairy
Jamaluddin.

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SPRM PUBG i-Challenge SPRM FIFA 21 Challenge
• 17 August - 6 September 2020 • 1 - 17 July 2021
• 1,025 teams representing 16 states • 2,048 players from all over the country

Zero Corruption
and Integrity Dondang
Acculturation Sayang Anti-
DIKIR BARAT Corruption
Programme was Themed-Pantun
aired on Kelantan Competition
FM, Terengganu 1 July -
FM and Pahang 25 September
FM from 29 July - 2021
28 August 2020
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 OTHER AGENCIES
which serve to enhance
integrity and governance

Biro Pengaduan
Awam

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 • Established on 1 June 2018

• Functions - Coordinate and

monitor all activities related to
governance, integrity and anti-
corruption.

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 GIACC monitors the implementation of
National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP)

This five-year plan was launched on 29 January 2019

by the YAB Prime Minister.
NACP is a government policy and directive related to
the prevention of corruption.

6 priority
areas 17 strategic
objectives
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115 initiatives
 priority NACP initiatives by government
(monitored by the GIACC)
1. To introduce new legislation on governing political funding and to include an
offence on lobbying.
2. To introduce a proper asset declaration system for members of the
administration and members of Parliament.
3. To improve on the policy or mechanism pertaining to the acceptance of gifts,
entertainment and payment by members of the administration.
4. To introduce a Prime Minister’s Directive in governing demarcation of power
between Ministers and Secretary Generals.
5. To prohibit members of the administration or any highly influential persons from
issuing supporting letters for any projects or applications. Therefore, heads of
departments can no longer accept supporting letters as directives or decisions
from members of the administration or highly influential persons.
6. To strengthen the mechanism in enforcing mandatory job rotation for public
servants holding sensitive posts.
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 priority NACP initiatives by government
(monitored by the GIACC)
7. To introduce a policy on appointing politicians as Chairperson or members to the
board of directors of statutory bodies, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and
government established Company Limited by Guarantee (CLBG) based strictly
on their academic and / or professional qualifications.
8. To manage the involvement and appointment of senior government officials as
members of board of director and CEO in all state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as
well as statutory bodies.

9. To revisit and strengthen the current process of integrity vetting for public official
holding positions with high risk / responsibility.
10. To govern the power of politician(s) and any highly influential person including
the limitations inter-alia influences, interferences and subjections of control in
local authority performance and decision-making.

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 priority NACP initiatives by government
(monitored by the GIACC)
11. To introduce a transparent guideline on the appointment of special officer(s),
political secretary(s), private secretary(s) and media secretary(s) for all
minister(s) and deputy minister(s): (a) terms and conditions of appointments;
(b) number of appointments entitlement; (c) functions and responsibilities; and
(d) salaries and entitlements.

12. To create accountability and transparency in defining the exercise of power of

Minister as stipulated in legal provisions especially in procurement and financial
system.

13. To ensure all client departments and regulators to carry out projects based on
the advice and recommendation provided by technical department such as the
Public Works Department (JKR) and related technical agency.
14. To promote clear separation of powers and impartiality, i.e. the power of the
Attorney General should be separated from the power of Public Prosecutor.

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 priority NACP initiatives by government
(monitored by the GIACC)
15. To introduce standard clauses in project procurements’ undertakings in order to
protect Government’ interest in all projects / contracts involving government,
statutory bodies, and state-owned enterprises (SOEs). In the case of any breach
of contract(s), the government can at any given time, terminate or / and file a
civil suit against the party who breaches the contract.

16. To prioritise for corruption cases to be handled by judges and public prosecutors
who are trained and/ or experienced in corruption cases.

17. To integrate relevant agencies responsible in managing border control towards

effective border management.
18. To improve existing foreign workers centralised management system i.e.
streamlining and integrating the existing online systems for foreign workers
application.

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 inisiatif NACP yang diberi keutamaan
oleh kerajaan (dipantau oleh GIACC)
19. To establish Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) to address issues
of integrity and to curb misconduct by members of the Royal Malaysia Police
(PDRM).
20. To include a new provision in the MACC Act 2009 (Act 694) which provides for
offences against any commercial organisation / person selling off a government
project / tender to another party for monetary gains without undertaking the
project / tender. This provision shall also require any person who benefits from
the sale of the project/tender to reveal the beneficiary ownership.

21. To introduce integrity vetting requirement as a selection criteria of top

management position in statutory bodies, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and
government established Company Limited by Guarantee (CLBG).
22. To impose conditional approach on the purpose and utilisation of funds provided
by the government to all statutory bodies, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and
government established Company Limited by Guarantee (CLBG).
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 MISSION
1. Enhance the capacity and competency of
the public sector, GLCs and corporates in
relation to governance, integrity and anti-
corruption.

2. Provide solutions for issues relating to

governance, integrity and anti-corruption.

OACP
Pelan Antirasuah
Organisasi
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Monitors the integrity of
enforcement officers
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• The Enforcement Agency Integrity
Commission (EAIC) is federal statutory body
established through the Enforcement Agency
Integrity Commission Act 2009.
• The act was enforced on 1 April 2011.
• The main function of EAIC is to:
a. receive complaints of misconduct from
the public against enforcement officers
or law enforcement agencies; and
b. investigate and hold a hearing on the
complaints received.
• This way, the enforcement activities are
constantly monitored and in the event of
misconduct, appropriate actions will be
recommended.
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monitored by the EAIC
1. Polis DiRaja Makaysia (PDRM) 12. Kementerian Kesihatan (Bahagian
Penguatkuasaan)
2. Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia
13. Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman
3. Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Negara
4. Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia 14. Jabatan Perikanan Malaysia
5. Agensi Antidadah Kebangsaan 15. Jabatan Perhubungan Perusahaan
6. Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia 16. Pihak Berkuasa Penerbangan Awam Malaysia
(CAAM)
7. Jabatan Sukarelawan Malaysia
17. Jabatan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan
8. Jabatan Alam Sekitar Pekerjaan
9. Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan 18. Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan
Hal Ehwal Pengguna (Bahagian Tempatan (Bahagian Penguatkuasaan)
Penguatkuasaan)
19. Jabatan Tenaga Kerja
10. Kementerian Pelancongan dan Seni Budaya 20. Pendaftar Perniagaan
(Bahagian Pelesenan Pelancongan)
21. Lembaga Pelesenan Kenderaan Perdagangan
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 NATIONAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT
• Perform audits on federal and state
government accounts - government agencies,
public authorities and others

• Audits are conducted to:

a. ensure the government's financial
management comply with the requirements
of laws and regulations.

b. reveal factors that do not contribute to

efficiency, effectiveness, and economics in
Monitors the financial relation to national accounting.
management system of
government agencies c. give an opinion on whether the financial
statements show true statements and
comply with established standards.
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AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT (LKAN)
Improve integrity and transparency
in government financial and procurement

• Articles 106 and 107 of the Federal Constitution

and Section 9(1) of the Audit Act 1957 require
the Auditor General to audit and submit a report
thereon to the YDP Agong.

• Then, the LKAN will be presented in Parliament

/ State Legislative Assembly.

• LKAN reports weaknesses and non-compliance

by public agencies.

• LKAN explains the causes of weaknesses and

suggests recommendations for improvement.
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 THE PUBLIC
COMPLAINTS
BUREAU

• The Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) is a government agency

responsible for handling any public complaints against government
officials and staff.

• The main functions of the PCB is to resolve complaints efficiently,

fairly and effectively; provide and improve the facility to make
complaints to the public; detect issues that could be the source of
public complaints; and seek public feedback to improve the public
service delivery system.
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