KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — A group fighting for good governance called today for the authorities to publicise the results of investigations on alleged mismanagement detailed in the Auditor-General’s (A-G) Reports.

Centre for a Better Tomorrow (Cenbet) co-president Lim Chee Wee noted that the national audit reports frequently contain financial mismanagement cases like overpaying suppliers or using public funds without authorisation, highlighting the first A-G Report for 2014 which showed that the double-cashing of BR1M vouchers had cost Putrajaya over RM3 million between 2012 and 2014.

“Except for a few high-profile cases where the PAC tables its findings and MACC discloses investigation or prosecution, the vast majority of the investigations of these cases remain concealed from the public,” said Lim in a statement, referring to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission respectively.

“The public is often left clueless as to whether disciplinary or remedial action had been taken to ensure the problems are investigated and preventive steps are taken,” he added.

Cenbet, which promotes moderation and good governance, said the PAC, MACC and the Chief Secretary to the government, who has the authority to act on misconduct by civil servants, are the relevant authorities to act on wrongdoing in the public sector.

In a separate statement, the government’s efficiency agency Pemandu said the public procurement process is now more open to public scrutiny following a town hall session organised by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa Tuesday.

“The improvements that are now LIVE in the AG Online Dashboard 2.0, launched recently by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Paul Low, is indicative that the government of Malaysia and Auditor-General’s Office are serious in the effective closure of all issues highlighted in the A-G report,” said Pemandu in a statement today.

“An example of effectiveness in this process following the previous town hall session in June and November 2013, was the disciplinary action initiated and expedited against 339 officers involved in 211 punitive strikes highlighted in the report,” added the unit under the Prime Minister’s Department.