ACA: Failure to report graft is an offence

IPOH: Not reporting an act of corruption is an offence punishable with a two-year jail term or a RM10,000 fine, said Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) deputy director-general (II) Datuk Zakaria Jaafar. 

He said this was provided for under Section 17 of the Anti-Corruption Act. 

“Civil servants can face a maximum of 10 years' jail or a fine of RM100,000,” he said yesterday. 

Speaking at the launching of the Perak state Anti-Corruption Integrity Tour at the Ipoh Selatan Toll Plaza, Zakaria also gave the assurance that the identity of whistleblowers would be protected. 

“One need not worry when giving us information,” he added. 

Zakaria stressed that corruption must be nipped in the bud. 

“Failure to curb corruption will affect the country’s economic and political stability,” he added. 

Zakaria later joined artistes to give away hampers to motorists passing through the toll plaza. 

Among those present was state ACA director Samsiah Abu Bakar.