RBTag: Pejuang candidates have no fear
JOHOR BAHRU - A total of 42 Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) candidates have taken the anti-corruption psychometric Rasuah Busters Tag (RBTag) test to prove that each of them have high integrity and moral identity.
They in fact welcomed the test and said it was not that hard.
The youngest candidate in the Johor state election contesting for the Tangkak seat, Muhammad Airel Zabridin, 26, said the test was quite easy as the questions revolved around the daily life.
“For me, the 50 questions are more about logic. This test is important for all candidates who are contesting as it allows the voters to evaluate the integrity of the candidate who will be chosen later.
“There’s no need to worry, the advantage of the test is that it can increase the level of awareness on various elements of corruption," he explained when met at the RBTag test session at Jo Hotel, here, on Monday.
Meanwhile, Sungai Balang candidate Intan Nadira Shafika Mustafa Kamal, 28, said the questions were about daily life situations.
She added that the questions were not difficult but those sitting for the test have to remain truthful in answering the questions as the test was to measure the level of integrity of each candidate.
“When Pejuang president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir made it compulsory for all 42 party candidates to sit for the psychometric test, there was no objection from us, in fact we find it exciting," she said.
Meanwhile, Rasuah Busters RBTag director Datuk Rosmadi Ghazali said the candidates were divided into three test sessions starting 10am until 4pm.
He said the RBTag test was crucial as it can increase the level of awareness on corruption as it can happen in our society and that the community was now exposed to it.
“So far we have no integrity assessment gauge on how an individual can be elected as a leader, on top of the corruption issue that we need to fight.
“Therefore, we urge each candidate to take the test to produce leaders with integrity. This test has been practiced by countries that are ranked 20 per cent based on the Corruption Perceptions Index (RCI), including Singapore, ”he said.
