KANGAR: THE National Key Results Area (NKRA) anti-corruption division has proposed that the government implement integrity tests for all enforcement agency personnel, in particular those involved in border security.
Its director Datuk Hisham Nordin said the proposal, which included the use of a lie detector, was forwarded to the Prime Minister’s Department two months ago.
He said the mechanism and approaches for the tests were being discussed at the ministry level.
“The ministry is reviewing the best approach and mechanism for the integrity test to ensure the effectiveness in eliminating corruption among enforcement agencies.
“Among the methods suggested are lie detectors and voice stress tests which have been practised by enforcement agencies in other countries.
“Once the ministry decides on the best mechanism, the pilot project will be implemented on a random basis at government agencies,” he said after attending a seminar entitled “Combating Corruption in Malaysia” here yesterday.
Apart from the proposed integrity test, Hisham said other measures taken to address corruption among officers and personnel involved introducing job rotations at the borders, such as at Perlis , Kedah and Johor, which were considered corruption hotspots.
Hisham said the number of complaints received against enforcement agencies at the borders had been reduced since the job rotation system was put into practice several years ago under the first Government Transformation Programme (GTP).
Earlier, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azlan Man opened the seminar, jointly organised by Perlis Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and NKRA, aimed at strengthening the commitment of enforcement agencies in efforts to prevent graft especially at the country’s borders.
He later witnessed the signing of a “Corruption-Free Border” integrity pledge by senior officers from the state police headquarters, Road Transport Department, Customs Department, Immigration Department, Smuggling-Prevention Unit and Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry.
NST Online
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