KUALA LUMPUR, 12 March 2009: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has slammed the decision of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to clear Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan of any wrongdoing in the fabrication of evidence relating to the “black-eye” incident. Anwar said […]
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Scorn for mobile porn
By R GaneshI READ with disgust the article Ahmad Said: Not fair to link me to son’s offence in The Star, where chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan implied that most Malaysian men carry pornography in their handphones. (Pic by Svilen Mushkatov / sxc.hu)The reality is that most Malaysian men […]
MACC’s purpose
By Zedeck Siew“We would suggest that legal action and so on be taken, as we have strong evidence for both the cases that abuse of power has taken place.” MALAYSIAN Anti-Corruption Commission or MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan, commenting on the oversight body’s investigation of Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim. Ahmad Said […]
Johor PAS wants results from MACC
JOHOR BARU, 10 March 2009: Johor PAS has asked the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to reveal developments in two graft cases. The two cases are an attempt to bribe a PAS party candidate in the 2004 general election and a case of alleged corruption against Home Minister and Kota Tinggi Member of Parliament Datuk Seri […]
Speaker can be investigated for alleged misconduct
ALOR GAJAH, 4 MARCH 2009: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has the power to investigate allegations of misconduct against Perak State Legislative Assembly Speaker V Sivakumar. “He is not immune from action under the law. Investigation can be made if he had acted beyond the scope of his official duties,” MACC’s Legal and Prosecution Division […]
Police open probe on MACC chief
PENANG, 2 March 2009: The Penang police have opened investigation papers on Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan. State police chief Datuk Ayub Yaakob said today the probe was being conducted under Section 500 of the Penal Code for defamation following a report lodged against Said. “We have not called […]
You lie, you pay: Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Feb 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak today warned that anyone who makes a false report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will be prosecuted. Whoever who abused the statutory declaration would face the same action, the deputy prime minister said. “They will pay the price,” he told reporters after opening the Developing […]
Potential PNSB breach of banking rules
SHAH ALAM, 25 Feb 2009: Permodalan Negeri Selangor Bhd (PNSB) may have breached banking rules by failing to declare conversions of large sums of ringgit into foreign currency in its purchase of properties in Saudi Arabia in 2007. Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the unauthorised RM25.6 million paid by PNSB for […]
Protest calf handed over to MACC
SHAH ALAM, 25 Feb 2009: The Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth wing today handed over a calf to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as a protest over remarks made by its chief commissioner, Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan. PKR Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin said the calf was to protest Ahmad Said’s remarks that […]
Abdullah will not embarrass govt
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Feb 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said last night he would not do anything which would embarrass the government once he stepped down as prime minister. “That doesn’t mean you cannot do something. You can do something (constructive) without embarrassing the government,” he said at a dinner chat with […]
