I ATTENDED a seminar on political funding in Malaysia on March 21 organised by Transparency International Malaysia and the Netherlands Embassy – and it was an eye opener.
Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed, the director-general of the Governance Integrity and Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC), said that the Special Cabinet Committee on Anti-Corruption chaired by the Prime Minister, at its meeting in July last year, tasked the GIACC with drawing up legislation on political funding to curb corruption. A working draft has been prepared.