Sultan Nazrin: Corruption, leakages and abuse of power are akin to cancerous cells in nation’s anatomy

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The prevalence of corruption, mismanagement, abuse of power, and breaches of trust are akin to cancerous cells eroding the nation’s anatomy, placing immense burdens on its people, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah.

He said to address this disorder, the administrative systems, governance, and management practices must be anchored in values, principles, and trustworthiness, transcending ethnic, religious, social, and economic status.

“At present, the nation is greatly embarrassed, and the people are very concerned on the prevalence of corruption, mismanagement, abuse of power, and breaches of trust that have been reported,” he said at the First Session of the 64th Universiti Malaya (UM) Convocation Ceremony, here today.

Sultan Nazrin, who is also the Chancellor of UM, said the university’s responsibility is not complete if it simply produces a large number of graduates, but rather that the university is also responsible for shaping the character and building the human soul of its graduates as a whole.