MACC to station officers in Camerons

November 17, 2014

The move is to keep an eye on illegal land-clearing and fight corruption.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will station its officers in Cameron Highlands to tighten surveillance and monitor corruption to combat the problem of illegal land-clearing activities.

The move was made following MACC checks conducted since May last year which found there was no specific and systematic centre for the public to submit complaints effectively on illegal land-clearing and corruption.

Its deputy chief commissioner (operations), Mohd Shukri Abdull, said while waiting for government approval on the posting of permanent officers, the MACC would station officers there temporarily as soon as possible.

People can pass any information to MACC, he said in a statement here yesterday.

Mohd Shukri said although the MACC received complaints and information from time to time, it had a problem with inadequate evidence.

The MACC, through its inspection and consultancy division, has conducted checks to determine the cause of the problem in Cameron Highlands, he added.

On Nov 5, a mudslide occurred in Ringlet and Lembah Bertam, Cameron Highlands believed to have been partly contributed by illegal land-clearing activities resulting in the death of five people.

Last year, Mohd Shukri said the MACC had charged the people who illegally cleared land and tried to bribe an officer at the Land and District Office in Cameron Highlands.

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