PUTRAJAYA, June 10 – There will be no promotion for department heads if misconduct by civil servants under them exists and is not reported, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He said it was quite impossible for department heads or unit chiefs to be unaware of the existence of misconduct in their respective administrations.
“If misconduct is clearly visible, why didn’t the department head report it, why didn’t the unit chief know? Sometimes I wonder because this practice has been going on for years, it’s impossible not to know.
“So I will recommend to KSN (Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali) in our upcoming meeting regarding salary adjustment, we will stipulate that a department head or unit chief will not be promoted if it is known that the system underneath them is corrupt and not reported,” he said.
Anwar said this when addressing the monthly assembly of the Prime Minister’s Department on Monday.
