Deferred Prosecution Agreements still on the cards
Just over a year ago, it was reported that the Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian AntiCorruption Commission (“MACC”), Tan Sri Azam Baki, had stated that the MACC is planning to amend the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (“MACC Act”) to introduce a deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) mechanism
More recently, the MACC Chief Commissioner has stated that the MACC is considering “using elements of a UK law² to manage large-scale corporate cases in Malaysia” and that “discussions were underway with the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to assess whether the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) legal framework could be adapted for local use.”
