MACC establishes operations rooms for election monitoring to prevent corruption, abuse.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has established round-the-clock operations rooms to monitor the six state elections and Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election. Seven operations rooms have been set up, including the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya and their respective offices in Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu.

The operation rooms will enable the general public to provide information, lodge reports of corruption, and report abuses of power during the state elections and the Kuala Terengganu by-election period. In a statement released on Saturday (July 29), the MACC also reminded all candidates and political parties to adhere to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and the Election Offences Act 1954 and refrain from engaging in any activities that are against the law or election regulations.

The operation rooms will be operational from July 29 to August 12. Members of the public can contact the respective operation rooms for any inquiries or to report corruption and abuses of power: MACC headquarters at 03-889 11038/[email protected], Selangor at 03-552 48318/[email protected], Negri Sembilan at 06-762 5446/[email protected], Kedah at 04-700 1361/[email protected], Penang at 04-2271982/[email protected], Terengganu at 09-630 1920/[email protected], and Kelantan at 09-766 1800/[email protected].