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Wednesday, June 02, 2004

Puzzling refusal

In Malaysiakini,

PM, DPM refuse to sign anti-corruption pledge
6:51pm Wed Jun 2nd, 2004

All Malaysian cabinet ministers, save for one, have refused to volunteer for Transparency International’s (TI) latest programme which called on them and their deputies to pledge their personal commitment in fighting corruption................... Notable abstainers were Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi - who has frequently pushed an anti-corruption agenda since assuming office last year - and his deputy Najib Abdul Razak.


Here is a sample of the pledge


The question would be why. Perhaps the PM and his deputy do not quite trust the organisers of such a drive. But I think that it only re-commits politicians and reminds them of their stand against corruption. We only have to wait for reasons by our PM , if any is forthcoming. In the meantime, I will give him the benefit of the doubt.

Transparency International

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