Religious leaders also take a beating, with 31% of respondents in Transparency-International Malaysia’s Global Corruption Barometer survey saying they are corrupt.
Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) President Datuk Akhbar Satar — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
KUALA LUMPUR: The police force is yet again perceived as the most corrupt institution in the country.
About 57% of the 1,009 Malaysian participants of Transparency-International Malaysia’s (TI-M) Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) survey felt the police department was the most corrupt.
The survey results also showed that 13% of respondents who had encountered the police in the past had paid a bribe to the men and women in blue.
But even this number is doubtful. According to TI-M president Akhbar Satar: “The problem is that some Malaysians are scared to say they have either bribed or attempted to bribe an officer of the government.
“They want to show that they have integrity.”
Akhbar was speaking at the release of the survey results here. Read more