MACC community education division director Ahmad Nizam Ismail said this was because these two countries had recorded high Corruption Perception Index (CPI) scores, Bernama reported.

He said the goal is to instill the value of integrity among the younger generation who are the country’s future.

“This effort to reach out to the community is a preventive education method that emphasises character building, and not just providing information about corruption offences.

“Countries like Denmark and Norway that have recorded high scores in the CPI started integrity education at the grassroots level. So, we want to emulate that approach.

“It is not just talking about corruption, but nurturing noble values among the people,” he was quoted as saying after an event in Kota Bharu last night.

Nizam said MACC wants to ensure that the younger generation grows with high moral values and good character in order to become a group of people with integrity to help drive the country towards progress.

“Some people think that the MACC is targeting the youth because this group is vulnerable to corruption, but that is not correct.

“The youth are an asset to the nation and we want them to grow up with the values of integrity and honesty,” he said.

Nizam added that MACC’s long-term goal is to make Malaysia among the world’s top 25 countries in the CPI by instilling integrity awareness at all levels of society, starting from the youth.