THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today continued its raids in its investigation into a RM500 million corruption scandal involving the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM), targeting the home of a special officer working at CCM.

MACC personnel arrived at the home of the man, believed to be an aide of a high ranking CCM officer, located in Southville, Bangi at about 1pm.

They are believed to be looking for evidence believed to be hidden in the man’s house, said sources.

The raid today was the 10th conducted by MACC in its investigations into allegations of power abuse and contract leakages, including direct negotiations, which allegedly resulted in losses to the government and the public being misled.

The raids started on January 9, with four raids conducted yesterday alone.

“The raid today also showed the likelihood of this scandal having links with officials from the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry,” a source told The Malaysian Insight.

Until yesterday, the MACC raids have homed in on the son of a senior CCM officer, but he is not believed to be the main culprit.

“While several files have been confiscated from his office in Cyberjaya, we still believe there are other documents,” said a source on the continuing raids.

“We are still looking for the main culprit. It is possible that some people have been used to get this project,” he added.

The Malaysian Insight understands that the man, in his 20s, had made himself scarce since the first MACC raid, but was present at his office in Tamarind Square when the officers swooped in at 3.30pm yesterday.

Apart from private residences, MACC has so far raided two government bodies – MCMC and CCM – and four companies, including an accounting firm in Bangsar South and a business consultancy in Sunway Nexis. A warehouse in Semenyih was also raided.

The son of the CCM official is expected to be summoned to MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on Tuesday for questioning. – January 19, 2019.