PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reaffirmed his government’s determination to root out corruption, malpractice and cartel activities, following the recovery of RM15.5bil in national revenue over the past two years through strict enforcement.
“We have successfully seized RM15.5 billion in stolen and smuggled money through criminal activities… and that is because I am firm and tell all enforcement agencies that it is no to compromise, no to corruption, no to smuggling, and no to syndicates and cartels, and to break them because they are stealing from the people,” Anwar said during a dialogue with Universiti Teknologi Petronas students.
He vowed that no individual — regardless of status — would be spared. “Sometimes they are Datuk, Datuk Seri, Tan Sri and Tun, I don’t care… you steal, we catch and the court finds you guilty, and you go to jail.”
He also reaffirmed his zero-tolerance stance on corruption, vowing that no one — regardless of title or status — will escape justice. He urged the youth to back his anti-graft drive, saying it was essential to secure Malaysia’s future. — Oct 11, 2025
