PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has opened 25 investigation papers into Covid-19 administration, says Tan Sri Azam Baki.
Earlier, the MACC chief commissioner had mentioned that corruption involving the procurement of medical tools and medication was uncovered through the Covid-19 pandemic.
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“During the pandemic, many nations were dishing out economic assistance and making purchases of medical equipment and medicine through emergency funds.
“But it is sad that even in a pandemic and a state of emergency, some of these purchases are mired with corruption.
“This shows that there are some unscrupulous people who are still taking the opportunity to make illegal monies from people’s pain and misfortunes,” Azam had mentioned in his keynote tackle through the opening of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Forum final Wednesday (May 25).
Azam added that among the many investigations the MACC launched into in relation to Covid-19 had been the abuse of energy in diverting reduction help, fraud associated to falsified medical protecting tools and the bribery of enforcement officers when implementing the motion management order.
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