PUTRAJAYA (Dec 21): The National Recovery Council has been disbanded, as it was among several agencies with overlapping tasks, which were set up just to meet the needs at that time.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the proposal to also disband the National Centre for Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC), meanwhile, is being scrutinised.

He said if the functions of the GIACC could be handled by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission or the Royal Malaysia Police, then the overlapping agencies should be scrapped, as each agency incurs high costs.

“The important thing for the GIACC is that the principles are accepted, but there should not be too many [agencies with overlapping functions],” Anwar told a press conference after chairing the Cabinet meeting here on Wednesday (Dec 21).

The National Recovery Council was established on July 21, 2021, through a Cabinet memorandum from the Ministry of Finance, to discuss measures that needed to be taken to ensure the success of the National Recovery Plan.

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed as the council chairman in September 2021 by then PM Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, as he had held the post since its establishment under the Perikatan Nasional government.

Meanwhile, the GIACC was established in June 2018, with the aim to coordinate and monitor all activities concerning governance, integrity and anti-corruption in the country.

Anwar said he had also delegated some of his duties as the PM to his two deputies, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

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