KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 240 bribe givers have been charged under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (Act 694) since 2019, the Senate w...
: A total of 240 bribe givers have been charged under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 since 2019, the Senate was told today.said of the number, 29 and 211 bribe offerors have been charged under Sections 16 and 17 of the Act, respectively.
He said due to the frequency of the cases recorded, only one party between the giver and the receiver of the bribe was punished because no third party turned up to provide evidence and testimony on the guilt of the party involved. Meanwhile, Ramkarpal said the government was looking into the need to set up a Law Commission or Law Reform Commission to ensure the effectiveness of the law review and reform process.