Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim gives senior enforcement leaders one week to confirm they will stay in their roles or be reassigned to other positions.
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has given senior enforcement leaders one week to confirm their readiness to stay and shoulder their responsibilities or opt for reassignment to other posts.
Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said those who feel unable to continue carrying the trust may convey their decision directly to him, their respective ministers or department heads.
“If you have been entrusted with responsibility but feel unable to carry it out due to overwhelming challenges and heavier tasks, or tempting external offers, I suggest you inform your head of department, or me, or the minister within a week (from today),” he said in a special address to heads of enforcement departments and agencies involved in combating financial crime.
He urged leaders who are not ready to shoulder their responsibilities to step aside for those who are sincere and capable of carrying the trust.
Anwar sternly urged senior enforcement officials to use the one-week period to reflect seriously on their commitment.
“I hope during this one week we truly reflect, together. If we are willing, why would we choose to move elsewhere?” he said.
He added that he would respect those who choose to step down and move to a lower position.
Anwar stressed that the MADANI Government will not tolerate misconduct or open smuggling, warning that all parties must work as a united team.
Those holding high-ranking positions and prestigious titles are individuals with decades of service and long-standing recognition, he said, and this should compel them to act with integrity and wisdom.
“Do not take a casual attitude,” he added.
The event was also attended by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.
Also present were Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki.
National Anti-Financial Crime Centre director-general Datuk Seri Shamsun Baharin Mohd Jamil was also in attendance.
