By Selangor Journal Team
SHAH ALAM, Jan 11 — Employees of the Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated (MBI) as well as those of its subsidiary companies are urged to make use of the MBI Integrity and Governance (MBI IG) system to strengthen corporate governance and prevent corrupt practices.
Citing the Malaysian Anti-corruption Commission’s (MACC) Statistics on Corruption Offenders, Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said a total of 22 corruption cases involving statutory bodies were reported last year as compared to 10 cases in 2019 and 17 cases in 2018.
“While, the statistics of arrests by MACC nationwide for the three years’ period were 840 in 2020; 1,101 (2019) and 894 (2018), this shows an increase in the number of offenders for the statutory body category in the country, under which MBI also falls.
“Corrupt practices are a shameful and despicable act that can affect political stability, destroy the economy and the unity of the people in a country.
“Therefore, MBI, through the Integrity and Governance Department, has taken the initiative to establish the system as a starting point for MBI and its subsidiaries to strengthen (corporate) governance,” Amirudin said during the virtual launching ceremony of the MBI IG system today.
Amirudin added that the system was established by MBI to inculcate integrity and fight corruption.
“This effort goes to show and prove to the public the principles upheld by the state government in rejecting corruption and emphasising integrity in all areas of public service.”
