KUALA LUMPUR: Heads of government-linked companies (GLCs) and officials at the ministries should not blindly take instructions from ministers with regard to decisions tainted by corruption, says Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed (pic). “The secretary-general was charged by the MACC for corruption merely because he wanted to please the minister, although it was wrong,” he said. “I guarantee 100% that the minister will not dare proceed with the matter if it is in writing,” he added. National Higher Education Fund Board (PTPTN) chairman Wan Saiful Wan Jan, who also spoke at the forum, said that there were about 400 active federal GLCs. “Ideally, my view is that Section 17A should also apply to GLCs.

Source: The Star August 19, 2020 23:26 UTC