BUTTERWORTH: With fancy wigs, colourful costumes and comical lines, pupils from five schools lit up the stage with a strong message – say no to corruption.
In one scene, a doctor accepted bribes to fulfil his wife’s wish of owning a luxury car.
He was later caught by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers.
The doctor was then seen in shock before delivering a public service message from “behind bars” on the dangers of corruption.
The 10-minute sketch won SK Convent Butterworth first place at the Anti-Corruption Hero Programme organised by the MACC to create awareness and foster honesty.
Other participating schools were SK St Mark (M) Perai, SK Bandar Tasek Mutiara, SK Batu Maung and SK Francis Light, whose pupils also staged sketches on bribery in schools, hospitals and other workplaces.
MACC senior director (academic) Datuk Karunanithy Y. Subbiah said the programme was part of a nationwide initiative to teach children about the dangers of corruption.
He said MACC had been carrying out the programme since 2014 to educate children on preventing bribery in the future.
“These programmes are conducted yearly across the country.
“We select the schools, and they can also reach out to us.
“These efforts need to be carried out throughout the year, and we work with parents, teachers and pupils,” he told reporters after launching the programme at SK St Mark (M) Perai here yesterday.
