1. **Anti-Corruption Guidlelines for Public Servants**
1.1. **Avoid accepting gifts** from contractors or suppliers with whom one has official dealings
1.2. **Disclosure of conflicts of interest** if family members are involved in business related to official duties
1.3. **Actively reject bribes** and report any bribery attempts to relevant authorities
2. **Forms of Corruption**
2.1. **False Claims**
2.1.1. Submitting **false information** for personal gain
2.1.2. **Examples**
2.1.2.1. Inflated work claims
2.1.2.2. Falsified receipts
2.2. **Abuse of Power**
2.2.1. Using **authority for personal** or **family gain**
2.2.2. **Examples**
2.2.2.1. A department head awarding a contract to their own company
2.2.2.2. A government officer influencing tender processes for a family-owned company
2.3. **Bribery**
2.3.1. Involves the **exchange of money, gifts, bonuses, services, or other benefits** to influence **official actions**
2.3.2. **Examples**
2.3.2.1. Monetary bribes
2.3.2.2. Gifts or services in exchange for favors
3. **Penalties for Corruption**
3.1. **Imprisonment**
3.1.1. Up to **20 years** for corruption-related offenses
3.2. **Fines**
3.2.1. Up to** 5 times of the value** of the bribe or **RM10,000**
3.3. **Example**
3.3.1. A mathematics lecturer fined **RM25,000** for accepting bribes to inflate student marks
4. **Real-World Corruption Case Examples**
4.1. Police officer, Accepted a bribe of RM200 to avoid action on a close proximit offense, fined RM1,500
4.2. Putrajaya Corportaion Deputy Director, Accepted airplane tickets worth RM3,022 for awarding a project, sentenced to 2 years in prison and fined RM15,110
4.3. Sharia High Court Judge, Imprisoned for 6 years and fined RM210,000 for accepting bribes related to court decisions
5. **Corruption Offenses Under MACC act 2009**
5.1. **Section 16(a) & 17(a)** **Requesting/Receiving Bribes**
5.1.1. Any person who **solicits** or **accepts a bribe** for **performing** or **refraining** from an official act
5.2. **Section 17(b)** **Bidding/Giving Bribes**
5.2.1. Any person who **offers or gives a bribe** as a **reward for an official action**
5.3. **Section 18** **False Claims**
5.3.1. **Making or submitting false claims** to deceive a public authority
5.4. **Section 23** **Abuse of Power by Public Officers**
5.4.1. Public officers using their **position to make decisions that benefit themselves,** their family, or their associates
6. **Definition**
6.1. Corruption
6.1.1. Abuse of **public office** for **private gain**
6.1.2. Misuse of **power, bribery, extortion or fraud**
6.1.3. Not only involving the offence of giving and receiving bribes
6.2. Bribery
6.2.1. **Offering, promising, giving, accepting, or soliciting** an advantage as an **inducement for illegal or unethical actions**
6.2.2. Active bribery is when the person is **offering a bribe**
6.2.3. Passive bribery is when the person is **receiving a bribe**