Thursday, May 08, 2008

544 civil servants prosecuted for corruption between 2003 and 2007

2008/05/08 (NST)
544 civil servants prosecuted for corruption between 2003 and 2007
BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR, THURS:

The Anti-Corruption Agency prosecuted 544 government officers and staff for various corruption offences from 2003 to 2007, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.



Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said 217 of these officers and staff were from the Royal Malaysia Police, 59 from the Education Department, 28 from the local authorities, 19 from the Welfare Department, 14 from the Islamic Affairs departments and councils and 12 from the Public Works Department.

Also prosecuted were 13 staff from the Road Transport Department, 12 from Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces, 11 from the district land offices, 11 from the Royal Customs Department and 148 from other departments.

The corruption offences they committed included 329 cases of accepting bribes, four cases of giving and offering bribes, 103 cases of submitting documents containing false information and 40 cases of abuse of position. One case was prosecuted under the Anti-Money Laundering Act and 67 cases under the Penal Code and other laws.

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