KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Putrajaya remains committed to pursue reforms in governance and strengthening integrity, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said today following Malaysia’s slide down the latest global corruption index by Transparency International .
“One particular area of focus is integrity and good governance. Both are the bedrock to support the recovery ahead sustainably... of course, our economic recovery cannot be sustained unless it is accompanied by sound institutional and structural reforms. Among them is Tan Sri Azam Baki who heads the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission who was accused of proxy trading via his younger brother. Azam has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
Corruption was among the key issues at the heart of the voter backlash that ended six decades of Umno-Barisan Nasional rule in the 2018 general election.