MACC: Special corruption courts key to high conviction rate for graft


MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki at the SPRM media awards presentation ceremony at its headquaters in Putrajaya on June 14, 2022. – AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: The establishment of special corruption courts is a key factor in the country’s high conviction rate of graft cases, says Tan Sri Azam Baki.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner said in 2021, the conviction rate for corruption cases was 91.1%, which he described as a stellar achievement by the anti-graft body.

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