Recovery council disbanded, national anti-graft centre under review

The National Recovery Council (MPN) has been disbanded as it was among several agencies with overlapping tasks, set up to meet the needs of the time.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the proposal to also disband the National Governance, Integrity, and Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC) is being scrutinised.

He said if the functions of GIACC could be handled by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission or the police, then the overlapping agencies should be scrapped as each agency incurs high costs.

"The important thing in the GIACC is that the principles are accepted but there should not be too many," he told a press conference after chairing a Cabinet meeting in Putrajaya today.

MPN was established on July 21, 2021, through a Cabinet memorandum from the finance ministry to discuss measures to ensure the success of the National Recovery Plan.

Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed as MPN chairman in September 2021 by then prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, as he had held the post since its establishment under the Perikatan Nasional government.

Meanwhile, GIACC was established in June 2018 to coordinate and monitor all activities concerning governance, integrity and anti-corruption in the country.

Anwar said he had also delegated some of his duties as prime minister to his two deputies, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Fadillah Yusof.