CYBERJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will enlist the provisions in the Income Tax Act to strengthen efforts in combating corruption, said its Chief Commissioner Datuk Dzulkifli Ahmad.
This new initiative in fighting corruption and abuse of power comes after a Corruption-Free Pledge (IBR) was agreed upon and signed between MACC and the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) here yesterday.
Dzulkifli said with the Act, the corrupt would no longer feel free to commit bribery as the current MACC Act and the Anti-Money Laundering Act had not deterred them from commiting the crime.
“The corrupt think they do not have to declare their income to MACC but they cannot get away with it when LHDN is involved.
“They must remember that with the LHDN, it doesn’t matter if the income is obtained through legal or illegal means … as income accumulated from bribes will also taxed,” he said in his speech before the signing at the LHDN headquarters here.
Also present was LHDN chief executive officer Datuk Sabin Samitah.
Dzulkifli was confident that the use of the three Acts would assist and further empower MACC’s efforts in fighting corruption while at the same time warn those who are corrupt that they would not be able to escape from legal action.
On the pledge signed yesterday, he said apart from making history as the first government agency to sign the IBR, the agreement would ensure that the two agencies would work closely in combating corruption and sharing information on cases which were under investigation. — Bernama