Malaysia: President of TI-Malaysia issues statement on appointment of Selangor Local Councilors

TI-Malaysia (TI-M) applauds the Selangor Government for allocating state Local Council seats to representatives of NGOs. This represents an important step in allowing the voices of the people’s representatives to be heard at the local level. We however view with concern the delay in naming of new local councilors.

TI-M believes that this process should be done in a transparent manner, and calls on the Selangor government to engage with and seek the views of ratepayers before naming new councilors. Countries such as Bangladesh have adopted a Report Card model that allows ratepayers to rate the performance of councilors. TI-M suggests that details of new councilors be made available to the people and their views taken into account before appointments are made.

This will help in ensuring that the most important stakeholder in this exercise, the ratepayer, is involved in the selection process.

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Transparency International – Malaysia is an accredited chapter of Berlin based Transparency International. It is a non-governmental organization to counter corruption nationally as well as internationally. Our mission is to curb corruption through international and national coalitions encouraging governments to establish and implement effective laws, policies and anti-corruption programmes. We strive to strengthen public support and understanding for anti-corruption programmes and enhance public transparency and accountability in international business transactions and in the administration of public and private