GMGA2033 GROUP C

ETHICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

“CORUPTION AMONG PUBLIC
SERVANT”
NAME MATRIK NO
MUHAMMAD MUHAIMIN BIN MOHD 256556
KAMIL
NUR ASWANIE BINTI MOHAMAD AZLAN 261723
ATIQAH BINTI MAT SAMAN 261758
DEIVASHYINI CHANDRASEGARAN 259427
INTRODUCTION
◦ Discipline and punctuality are two most essential traits required in a professional to be successful.
◦ Discipline ensures individuals behave in an acceptable way at the workplace and also adhere to the rules and
regulations of the organization.
◦ Individuals who are disciplined are not only successful professionally but also in their personal lives.
◦ Disciplined employees are liked and appreciated by not only their superiors but also other fellow workers.
◦ Corruption is the most worst behaviour among the public servant. Form of corruption is favouritism.
◦ A mechanism of power abuse implying ‘privatisation’ and a highly biased distribution of state resources in
order to favour friends, family or others related to the employees.
◦ Petty corruption or ‘bureaucratic’ corruption takes place on a low bureaucratic level and typically bribe
takers are police officers, customs, taxing and licensing authorities.
◦ Corruption shows that public sector officials fail to carry out their duties ethically and uphold the trust of the
community (Alam, Johari & Said, 2018).
SCENARIO CASE
◦ Corruption incidents, such as the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal, have tarnished
the reputation of public sector officials as well as the government as a whole and also
violated the Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations.
◦ Over the past ten years, Malaysia’s corruption rank has been as low as 43 in 2007 and as
high as 60 in 2011 out of 175 countries surveyed (Transparency International, 2008-
2015).
◦ Although public sector corruption is constantly reported by the mass media, reports on
the siphoning off of 60% (RM1.98 billion) of the RM3.3 billion of approved allocation
by the Federal Government for water projects by top departmental officials in Sabah
from 2010 until 2016 has left the public reeling as to the extent, scale and audacity with
which public offices have been used for personal benefits at the expense of the intended
beneficiaries (Muguntan Vanar, 2016).
◦ Indeed observations of casual conversations and social media exchanges provide
numerous anecdotes of public sector corruption based on personal experiences or the
experiences of relatives, friends or acquaintances.
ISSUE RELATE TO THEORY
 Bribery/corruption: example of bribery; wedding gifts, paid holiday and airfare,
college fee funding, golf club membership, commission etc.
 Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) 1993 (Amendment) Regulations 2002
 If an officer is found guilty of a discipline he/she shall be punish any one, two or
more depend on the seriousness of the offence:
1. Warning
2. Fine
3. Forfeiture of emoluments
4. Deferment of salary movement
5. Reduction of salary
6. Reduction in rank
7. Dismissal
IMPLICATION
1. To society
◦ Threatening safety and peace of public as bribery could lead to the poor construction of
public infrastructure such as hospital, school, roads and etc.
◦ Involved in crime. The increases in bribery among public servant will influenced people
to do the same crime as people thought giving a gift, hamper , and finance
benefits(example of bribery) as a normal thing.

2. To country
◦ Interrupting Economic Development.
Broken trust, dishonesty and unfair happen in government regime.
◦ Loss in intelligent and rightful worker in public sector
Recruiting the person in respect of relationship (nepotism)
SUGGESTIONS
o Take aggressive action and the best strategy by upgrading legal action
 This action should be made regardless of the position held by that person
 this plan was used as a warning and also a reminder to all Malaysian leaders now and in the future also including with their
people that the disgusting practice of corruption should not be practiced

o Tighten legal action through the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act
 there are several public servants in the system of government, administration, and other organizations that easily take advantage
of corruption
 The existing MACC Act 2009 (Act 694) does not impose any severe punishment on offenders causing some public servants to be
bold and underestimate the punishment
o Special groups in enforcement agencies should be conducted in each branch by launching monitoring
activities among public servants
 Monitoring activities should be carried out by monitoring every behavior and movement of the public
servants

o Implement a campaign to educate public servants

 can increase their awareness and knowledge in government departments about the impact of corrupt
activities
 to prevent public servants from being easily deceived and influenced by the value offered by individuals
who give them bribes

o Inculcate religious and moral concepts among public servants

 Through this application can form the identity of the individual in a better direction
 When the concept of religion and morality is done regularly, it will become a habit for the individual to be
able to avoid the disgusting act like corruption.
CONCLUSION
◦ Corruption is an act that turns out to be wrong. If viewed from the angle regardless of the meaning given
by various parties whether civil servants nor others, it is still wrong. Corruption is a must-have social
disease eradicated to the roots. All parties regardless of rank or property should join forces and work
together to overcome the corruption in our country.
◦ Corruption also has a very bad effect on the country. Due to corruption, crimes will be rise. Criminals
dare to break the laws of the land because there are some civil servants accepting bribes. Because of that,
crime statistics in the country are increasing and will cause the country retreat.