'Promotion of MACC prosecuting officer follows PSD procedure'
Published on: Saturday, November 22, 2014
PUTRAJAYA: The promotion of Mohd Anuar Ismail, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer involved in the investigation on the death of Teoh Beng Hock, is done according to the Public Service Department's (PSD) regulations and procedures. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan said upon checks with the MACC, it was also found that Mohd Anuar, had also undergone, among others, competency test and assessment recognised by the PSD and the promotion was also done after taking into account his service of almost 10 years. "In line with the public service regulations, he has never been convicted with any criminal charge or offences.
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"Hence, he deserves to be considered for grade promotion as any other officers on the principle of 'innocent until proven guilty'," he said in a statement here. Low said this in a response to a media report which stated that certain quarters were questioning the promotion given to Mohd Anuar from Grade 44 to Grade 48.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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