2080 Civil Servants Yet To Declare Assets

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Bernama) — Up to Dec 31, a total of 2,080 civil servants have yet to declare their assets, said the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Abdul Rahman Suliman. The number represents officers being taken disciplinary action or those newly appointed. Replying to Datuk Richard Riot Jaem (BN-Serian) in the Dewan Rakyat Wednesday, he said the asset declaration was made mandatory to ensure and enhance integrity within the civil service. Replying to Datuk Rosli Mat Hassan (BN-Dungun), Abdul Rahman said about 983,784 civil servants had declared their assets, pointing to the fact most civil servants adhered to the requirement. He said, the heads of department are responsible to peruse the declaration and ensure that the public servant had acquired the assets through legal means. While replying to M. Kulasegaran (DAP-Ipoh Barat), he said among the criteria taken into consideration by the heads of department to check on the assets include the financial standing, the method it was procured and the efficiency of the officer involved.
– BERNAMA