MACC deputy chief commissioner (prevention) Shamsun Baharin Mohd Jamil said this was to ensure all PH leaders were free from corruption.
“This will be the first time the asset declarations are being uploaded on MACC’s portal for public viewing.
“The declarations will be sent to the Prime Minister’s Office and copied to MACC,” he said after appearing as a guest on Bernama Radio talk show programme “Ala Carte Pagi” today to introduce the MACC 360 talk show programme.
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was previously reported as saying that all members of the administration, including ministers, their deputies and political secretaries, were required to declare their assets to the prime minister.
Mahathir, when announcing the move, said the information received would “not be hidden”. Instead, it would be submitted to agencies responsible for corruption prevention.
Shamsun said MACC had yet to get all the copies of the asset declaration from the Prime Minister’s Office as the government MPs were given three months after being sworn in to do so.
On the MACC 360 talk show, Shamsun said it would be broadcast from Sept 22 on Bernama Radio.
“There will be 13 episodes, aired on Saturdays from 10am till noon. We will bring a senior MACC official as a guest to talk on issues related to corruption prevention every week,” he said.
He said the MACC 360 programme would also serve as a platform for the commission and the media in disseminating information related to corruption prevention.
“Although there is a MACC My Anti-Corruption Channel (MACC.fm), its access is not as widespread compared to regular radio, so this collaboration with Bernama is to reach out to more listeners.
“This is because corruption is a national issue and we need to get support from all parties as the community itself will be impacted if corruption is allowed to continue,” he said.