In a statement, its president Muhammad Mohan said the asset declarations must also be made accessible to the public.

“Transparency by way of asset declaration is not only a measure of integrity but also a fundamental aspect of building public trust in our democratic institutions,” he said.

Muhammad urged the government to act swiftly and decisively in this matter to build a positive image on reforms, which in the long term will support Malaysia’s scoring and ranking in the Corruption Perceptions Index.

In June last year, law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said said the new format had not yet been finalised, but that she expected the updated version to be presented to the Cabinet “soon”.

In December, Subang MP Wong Chen called for elected representatives and senior civil servants to declare their assets to the public.