Macc Swallows Bitter Pill Takes Down Corrupt Doctor Ad

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The MACC has decided to withdraw an advertisement depicting a corrupt doctor selling bogus medical certificates.
In a statement today, the MACC said the video clip was based on a true event and was not intended to disparage the medical profession.
"MACC appreciates all the efforts, sacrifice, and contributions of all medical practitioners, especially when the country is facing the Covid-19 pandemic.
"In view of this, based on the values of responsibility and unity, the MACC has decided to withdraw the video clip to protect sensitivities and harmony," said the commission.
The video clip in question appeared on the MACC's social media accounts and as of yesterday morning had been viewed more than 700,000 times.
Following this, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) said the video clip was distasteful and disrespectful of those in the medical profession.
According to the MMA, the MACC should clean up its own backyard first.
Recently, the MACC has been facing a massive public relations crisis because its chief commissioner Azam Baki was accused of owning equity beyond government rules.
Yesterday, Azam explained that he was unwittingly a proxy for his brother in those transactions.
According to Excel Force Bhd's 2015 annual reports, Azam owned slightly over two million warrants in the company as of March 2016.
MACC's Anti-Corruption Advisory Board, however, was convinced that Azam did not act in conflict of interest nor held a pecuniary interest in the transaction.
MACC chief Azam BakiTwo days ago, senior MACC enforcement officer Shahrum Nizam Baharuddin was charged with misappropriating RM25 million cash evidence linked to a major corruption case.
A prominent member of the MACC's Consultation and Corruption Prevention Panel, Edmund Terence Gomez, has also recently resigned in protest of the panel's alleged inaction on complaints against Azam. - Mkini

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