MACC studying proposal to put Section 17A of graft law on hold


KUALA LUMPUR: On April 5, 2018, Parliament passed Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, which provides for a law that enables companies engaging in corruption to be charged.

“There is a proposal now to suspend the implementation of Section 17A, which should be carried out on June 1,” said MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki.

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