Malaysia strengthens inter-agency cooperation to combat commercial crime　

REPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMERCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT MEETING AND COMMERCRIME PROSECUTIONS INTER AGENCY 2025

PULAU PINANG, June 18, 2025 – The Inter-Agency Commercial Crime Enforcement & Prosecution Conference was held from June 17 to 19, 2025, at Hotel Mercure Penang Beach, Penang. Organized by the Attorney General's Department and the National Financial Crime Prevention Center (NFCC), the event brought together key enforcement and prosecution agencies including Corruption Prevention Commission Malaysia (SPRM), Royal Police Malaysia (PDRM), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), Communication and Multimedia Commission Malaysia (SKMM), Syarikat Commission Malaysia (SSM) and the Malaysian Department of Chemistry. The conference aimed to strengthen cross-agency cooperation in addressing commercial crime through discussions, information sharing and coordination of prosecution actions.

The inauguration ceremony of the conference was completed by the Director General of the National Financial Crime Prevention Center (NFCC), YBhg. Dato' Sri Shamshun Baharin Bin Mohd Jamil.

The program was filled with presentation sessions, forums and technical meetings that touched on a variety of aspects including evidence collection, prosecution challenges, use of technology in investigations, as well as financial crime prevention strategies. The conference also focused on discussions related to current issues along with challenges faced in conducting investigations and prosecution proceedings of NSRC cases under the provision of Section 424A to Section 424C of the Torture Code.

Dozens of participants comprising representatives of enforcement agencies, prosecutors and policy makers were physically present throughout the event.

Cooperative platforms like this will continue periodically in an effort to tackle increasingly complex commercial crime.