The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohamad and UN Secretary-General’s Representative and Executive Director of UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov honoured the winners of Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award, during a ceremony at Putrajaya Square in Kuala Lumpur on Friday (December 8, 2018).
In a speech on the occasion, the Malaysian PM congratulated the Government of Qatar on organising this important event and thanked the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for its support.
“I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the committee of the Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award for choosing Putrajaya, Malaysia, as the venue for this year’s ceremony. This event being organised in Malaysia is an important recognition from the international community of our efforts towards combating corruption in Malaysia,” he said.
He went on to say: “Malaysia and Malaysians made history with the May 9th elections when the coalition that ruled since independence was voted out. Without doubt, it was the disgust for corruption that led the majority of Malaysians to stand up and vote out the previous administration.”
“It is therefore incumbent upon us to ensure efforts to improve governance and introduce anti-corruption initiatives intended to bring an end to corrupt practices and abuse of power,” he said, stressing, “We should uphold the values of integrity and good governance in our countries and in our organisations.”
“If we want to join the ranks of developed countries, then we need to take corruption seriously. We did not get there by taking shortcuts to success,” the Malaysian premier said.
Mahathir voiced his government’s support for the initiative proposed by the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) to set up a special fund in support of the many incidents where the champions of fight against corruption had suffered in line of duty, some even got killed.
For his part, Qatar’s Attorney-General and UN Regional Special Advocate for the Prevention of Corruption stressed that the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani has given away this prize and hopes to strengthen this award on an international level through partnership with the United Nations.
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