More aware of ACA's role now

From Malaysiakini

More aware of ACA's role now

Abdul Hakim Bujang Aug 9, 08 5:20pm

There is a surge in public awareness in the role of the Anti Corruption Agency (ACA), its director general Ahmad Said Hamdan said today.
MCPXThis was proven by the more than 10,000 complaints received by the agency from throughout the country in the first half of this year, he told reporters in Miri today.The complaints, he said, were allegations of various wrongdoings in both the public and private sectors.However, only 30 percent of the complaints have basis to work on while the rest is irrelevant, Ahmad Said revealed. The DG was happy with public awareness on the ACA role but was disheartened with people penning poison-pen letters to slander others, saying that such an act was triggered by jealousy. On the Permatang Pauh by-election, Ahmad Said stressed that the agency was monitoring its run-up with equal importance as the Umno branch elections.
Just a normal election "There is nothing special in Permatang Pauh. But because the candidate has been charged (for sodomy) you people said this and that to amplify the election. To the ACA, it is just a normal election just like any other by-election or Umno election," he said. The DG also stressed that there is no such thing as a high profile case because to the ACA, every case is equally important. "Mind you, we are looking after the whole country, not just Permatang Pauh or Umno election. Our people are on the ground, closely monitoring corruption activities particularly in the management of public funds because this is where corruption is more rampant," he added. Earlier, Ahmad Said launched the Sarawak ACA’s educational magazine Randau BPR - the first of its kind in the country - which will be distributed free to students. Also present at the launching was Sarawak ACA director Mohamad Yusoff Akope.

source - Malaysiakini