SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is free to investigate any government agency without any interference, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
The Home Minister said that the government is strongly committed to weeding out corruption at all levels.
Speaking to reporters after attending the Home Ministry Iftar Madani event at the Selangor police headquarters on Tuesday , he said the Prime Minister had stated on his first day in office that the government will focus on economic structuring, guaranteeing social justice and governance. Saifuddin added that if anyone has evidence of corruption, the correct process is to make a report with the MACC, saying that the commission must carry out its tasks without any disturbance or restriction at any level.Saifuddin was commenting on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's directive to the Attorney General's Chambers to consider the setting-up of an independent complaints mechanism against enforcement agencies.
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