PUTRAJAYA: The Special Task Force for the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) includes representatives from nine ministries and several external experts.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the external experts include Bursa Malaysia chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Operations Review Panel member Dr Mazlan Ahmad and Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) chairman Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai.
He added that Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Political Sociology professor Datuk Dr Sivamurugan Pandian and Transparency International president Dr Muhammad Mohan have also been appointed to the group, which aims to elevate the country’s CPI ranking to the top 25 within the next decade.
The task force, led by the Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, was approved during the May Cabinet meeting and would be overseen by the MACC's National Governance Planning Division.
"I am confident that with full cooperation from all parties, this task force can significantly strengthen our anti-corruption strategies, governance and administrative practices, ultimately improving the country’s CPI ranking to the top 25 out of 180 countries,” he said in a special interview marking MACC’s 57th anniversary on Tuesday (Oct 1) at his office recently. – Bernama
