KUALA LUMPUR, February 8 – The decline in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) score that has failed to be curbed has the potential to affect and damage the future of young people. Deputy President of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said the government needs to take drastic measures to prevent the CPI score from further declining. The declining CPI score is a very sad thing. When we see every year it is deteriorating, this requires some time and a lot of effort for the government to act.
This is also to improve and encourage more foreign investment. On Tuesday, the President of Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M), Dr Muhammad Mohan announced that Malaysia’s CPI score in 2022 continued to decline to 47 points among 180 countries. According to Muhammad, from 53 in 2019, the country’s score has dropped six points in the last three years. Ahmad Faizal added that the Corruption Busters movement, which was established almost two years ago, was seen as having the potential to stop the phenomenon from spreading.
He explained that the movement needs to be continued, streamlined and intensified at all levels, especially schools. He added, this is so that not only politicians, but also the people can hate corruption like Muslims who are afraid to approach pigs. “I hope we can apply this in the minds of Malaysians. Corruption destroys the country. If we want to stop, stop now. If we want to start (fighting corruption), start with ourselves,” he said.
