GIAT (Governance, Integrity, Accountability and Transparency) is a coalition of civil society organizations that consists of the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center), Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Sinar Project, Trnsparency International-Malaysia and Friends of Kota Damansara.

C4 and other CSOs emphasised structural problems that have made civil participation against corruption in Malaysia difficult

C4 is an endorsee for this statement

Kleptocrazy Malaysia

C4 welcomes the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V’s expression of displeasure at the continued state of corruption

The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4Center) applauds and welcomes Selangor state legislative assembly speaker Hannah Yeoh’s proposal to require all Selangor state assemblypersons to declare their assets and financial interests.

Press Release

25 July 2016

Azmin: Freedom of information a right, OSA a weapon of mass oppression
Shah Alam, 25 Julai – Menteri Besar Selangor Azmin Ali stressed that the announcement by the US Department of Justice concerning the 1MDB scandal is not just a civil suit but the culmination of investigations that have yielded a chain of criminal acts.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) has urged the Attorney-General (AG) to urgently concede to requests for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) by countries investigating the 1MDB Scandal. “We remind him that he must work for public interest, as he’s paid by taxpayers,” said the NGO’s Founder Director Cynthia Gabriel in a statement.

In the spirit of World Press Freedom Day, the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) denounces the Malaysian government’s increasing attacks on our press, the fourth estate of realm of a society.