KUALA LUMPUR: The new Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar will prioritise the implementation of the code of ethics for Members of Parliament (MPs) to improve the legislative branch of the country’s administration.
He said that he had previously introduced the code of ethics for MPs as he was of the view that an MP’s job and responsibility was not to fight in the August House and be involved in excessive politicking, instead, they should bear great responsibility.
Wan Juniadi, in his speech after taking his oath of office as Senate president, said that the code of ethics is important since other countries such as India, Australia and New Zealand also have certain codes of ethics.
He said the code of ethics was drafted in 2011 and hoped for the support of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said in its implementation.
“This is something that the Prime Minister (Prime Minister) should focus on as this is a vision of the government from a long time ago… with the hope that we can implement it this term, as a legacy of the government and Parliament to all Malaysians,” he said. – BERNAMA
