\u201cWe don\u2019t know if there was a (practice of)\u00a0selective prosecution or not, but today, there is no selective prosecution. That\u2019s our promise,\u201d<\/em> he said during question time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Prime Minister said this in reply to Opposition Leader\u00a0Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim\u2019s\u00a0(PH-Port Dickson) supplementary question on the seriousness of the government leadership to state that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should act without hesitation against anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ismail Sabri said many ongoing court cases which involved elected representatives from both the government and the opposition proved that the government is serious in taking action against those involved in corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, in reply to Anwar\u2019s original question on the government’s stance on the downgrading of Malaysia’s position in Transparency International 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) to number 62 out of 180 countries, Ismail Sabri said the fact that Malaysia\u2019s preparedness to be assessed and ranked in the CPI proved the country\u2019s transparency and commitment to improving its governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said the government also remained committed to implementing the initiatives under the National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHowever, we must remember that improvement efforts are long-term efforts and the results will only be seen in the future,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Prime Minister said the CPI ranking was done based on perceptions through studies by international institutions and Malaysia\u2019s CPI for 2021 was calculated based on nine out of 13 studies conducted by various international agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ismail Sabri said the report showed that among the nine ASEAN member countries, Malaysia ranked second best after Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAmong the factors that influenced the scores and ranks of countries\u00a0in the CPI are the different questions used for different countries, respondents or the target groups and the number of countries involved each year. 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