Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed is to discontinue service as per
his request as the Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption
Commission on August 1, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali
Hamsa.
Ali said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, as per sub-section 5(3)
of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Act 2009 (Act 694), had consented to the
application by Abu Kassim, 55, to end his service in that capacity by giving a
month’s notice.
In a statement issued today, Ali said Abu Kassim would
continue to serve as an anti-corruption service officer until his mandatory
retirement on December 6, 2020.
Abu Kassim was appointed MACC chief commissioner on January
1, 2010.
“The Government expresses its gratitude to Tan Sri Abu
Kassim who has served the country well in his capacity as the MACC chief
commissioner,” Ali said.
He said that with Abu Kassim at its helm, the MACC had
discharged its functions with excellence in line with its vision to create a
Malaysian society free of corruption based on spiritual values and high morals.
The government also congratulates Abu Kassim on his
appointment as a faculty member (guest expert) of the International
Anti-Corruption Academy in Austria, a world-renowned anti-corruption institution
of excellence under the auspices of the United Nations, he said.
“He (Abu Kassim) will also contribute his experience and
expertise as a consultant at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM),” he added.
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Bernama
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