PETALING JAYA: A high-profile corruption conviction can hurt a country far beyond the financial losses involved, Deputy National Unity Minister R. Yuneswaran has said, warning that the damage can extend to the nation’s reputation, institutions and future generations.
In a statement issued today titled “How can a high-profile corruption convict damage an entire nation?”, the Segamat MP said the consequences went far beyond the courtroom when someone who had once held the country’s highest office was convicted.
Although the statement did not name anyone, it was issued a day after former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak began serving the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest.
