Corruption should be on agenda

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NSTopinion: Malaysia should play a leading role in tackling corruption in Muslim countries

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan are expected to join Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the summit, which he will chair.It should, in fact, take the necessary steps to address flaws in the global financial system that allow the corrupt to siphon off funds from the public purse and hide the proceeds of their crimes.

Among the criteria used to determine the rankings are a robust rule of law, independent oversight institutions and a broad societal consensus against the misuse of public office and resources for private interests. Thus, the countries with higher scores will rank much higher in position compared with countries with lower scores.

The United Arab Emirates took the 23rd place with a score of 70, topping all other Muslim countries. A study of 208 countries and territories by Professor Hussain Askari of George Washington University entitled, “How Islamic are the Islamic Countries”, showed that most countries which applied Islamic principles in their daily lives were not the ones that were traditionally Muslim.

In the last 60 years, we have listened to 3,000 Friday sermons. We must practise what we preach or hear being preached.

 

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How can M’sia tackle corruption and lead the way for Muslim countries? Why? Muslim countries very corrupt 😒? Hmm 🧐

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