PUTRAJAYA: With the arrest of 46 of its officers in less than a week, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) has set up a task force to study its internal procedures and do away with corrupt practices among its staff. JPJ director-general Datuk Seri Shaharuddin Khalid said the task force, which is led by the department’s integrity division, would do a “gap analysis” to streamline the department’s work practices and procedures to eliminate weaknesses in the system that could lead to “negative behaviour”. “The task force will conduct a thorough assessment and make its recommendations in two weeks’ time,” he told a press conference at the department’s headquarters here yesterday. This move follows the arrest of 24 Penang JPJ officers on Wednes-day by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in investigations into a protection syndicate. The suspects allegedly turned a blind eye on lorry drivers who committed road offences in Penang.

Source: The Star April 20, 2019 23:03 UTC