KUALA LUMPUR: The detention of two Perak state executive councillors by the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) Tuesday shows that the steps taken to improve the agency’s capacity is bearing fruition, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

“Now the ACA is very active and I am happy with that, especially with the increase in the number of enforcement officers; its investigation capacity has also been strengthened.

“The increase in capacity has resulted in the agency becoming more active.

“What we are seeing at the moment is the result of (the ACA) mounting a closer monitoring than before. The arrest of the two Perak executive councillors is due to this improvement in the ACA,” he told reporters after attending the 4th National Water Resources Council meeting at the parliament house yesterday.

The two Perak state executive councillors from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) were among six people detained by the ACA on suspicion of corruption in connection with a RM180 million housing project in Seri Iskandar near Ipoh.

“I know nothing (of the arrests). I was not informed,” said Abdullah. — Bernama