Most graft probes in Selangor against civil servants, says MACC

The Selangor branch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today revealed that civil servants formed the biggest group detained by the commission for investigations into corruption, irregularities and abuse of power between 2018 and 2022.

Director Alias Salim said that based on its records, 170 civil servants were arrested during that period, followed by 84 private workers, 50 civilians, five politicians and five individuals from government-linked companies (GLCs).

"The highest number of arrests was in 2022 (73), followed by 2018 (66) and 2021 (63).

"From the total 314 arrests, we opened 269 investigation papers related to corruption cases with 135 cases charged in court," he said in a statement today.

Alias said during the same period, Selangor MACC received 1,764 pieces of information related to corruption, irregularities and abuse of power.
 
"Selangor MACC also recorded a seizure amounting to RM366,845 in addition to forfeited assets worth RM1,768,554.89," he said.

Alias said apart from conducting investigations into corruption cases in Selangor, the commission had also implemented corruption prevention measures by examining public and private sector practices, systems and procedures to identify weaknesses that could open up space and opportunities for corruption.

He said that during this period, 406 lectures specifically for target groups with 721 programmes based on the prevention of corruption were organised for government and private agencies, GLCs, NGOs, and students at schools and higher education institutions.