PUTRAJAYA, Sept. 19 -- Body-mounted cameras will be issued to enforcement personnel of agencies susceptible to abuse as part of the government's bid to curb corruption, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced today.

The government will also seek to install more closed-circuit television camera (CCTVs) at strategic locations, including police lockups, where such abuses are regularly alleged.

"For certain officers, this is so we can see what they are doing," he told a press conference here.

"If they turn it off also we will know."

Dr Mahathir said the move comes as complaints of corruption at some government agencies persist while others were faced with problems such as lack of manpower in dealing with matters such as transboun...