KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) lambasted the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) after the anti-graft body posted public service announcements on how to recognise corruption in everyday places.
MMA said MACC should get its priorities right and weed out corrupt officers within its ranks.
Its president Dr Koh Kah Chai chided MACC for a video the commission posted on its official Twitter page depicting how a medical chit can be bought from what appears to be a doctor's office or health clinic.
In condemning the video, Koh said using doctors and medical chits as examples of potential corruption was an insult to the sanctity and image of the medical profession, and he demanded an apology from the graft-busters.
“The government agency should have used other examples to convey its message. As doctors, we feel deeply offended by the post, which should be taken down immediately,” he wrote.
Koh then reminded MACC to instead make sure their own officers and agency are free from accusations of abuse and corruption before looking to educate the public.
“MMA demands that MACC issue a public apology for the video, which we feel is done in poor taste, and while they are at it, clean up their own backyard.
“From the long thread of comments by netizens in response to the video, it appears that MACC has issues about its own reputation to address.”
The video was posted on social media yesterday morning, amid recent controversy dogging the commission of alleged corrupt practices and conflict of interests in dealings undertaken by chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki.
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A tell-all press conference led by Anti-Corruption Advisory Board chairman Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang and attended by Azam is taking place this afternoon to address several allegations of abuses related to the latter’s apparent business dealings. – The Vibes, January 5, 2022
