MACC raids workshop, continues CCM operations

Kalidevi Mogan Kumarappa Kalidevi Mogan Kumarappa Updated 5 years ago · Published on 9 Feb 2019 6:30PM · 1 Comments

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating the Companies Commission of Malaysia on allegations of power abuse and contract leakages, including direct negotiations, which allegedly resulted in losses to the government and the public being misled. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 9, 2019.

A WORKSHOP in Ampang owned by the nephew of a senior officer at the Companies Commission of Malaysia was raided today by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on the suspicion that it was used for money-laundering activities.

Sources told The Malaysian Insight that anti-graft officers also raided three companies in the Klang Valley yesterday morning, as the operations into CCM continued after a one-week break for Chinese New Year festivities.

MACC is investigating CCM on allegations of power abuse and contract leakages, including direct negotiations, which allegedly resulted in losses to the government and the public being misled.

“We believe that this workshop was owned by a man whose uncle is a senior officer at CCM. We believe money-laundering activities were being carried out there,” a source told The Malaysian Insight.

It is learnt that all four premises were raided based on the latest information received from the probe into CCM since January 9.

The source later said that the son of the senior officer alone received more than a million ringgit in the scandal.

Apart from the son of the senior officer, MACC also found out that several former commissioners from CCM are also linked and are currently being investigated.

Earlier, MACC raided the home of a special officer at CCM in its investigation into a RM500 million corruption scandal involving the commission.

MACC raided the home of the suspect, believed to be the aide of a high-ranking CCM officer, in Bangi on January 19.

That raid was the 10th conducted by MACC in its investigations into allegations of power abuse and contract leakages at CCM.

In early January, a  civil society group submitted a memorandum to MACC listing alleged wrongdoing, abuse of power, and corruption at the government agency in the implementation of high-impact projects.

The memorandum alleged some projects were awarded to the same individuals and companies.

The allegations in the memorandum were raised in Parliament by Kinabatangan MP Bung Moktar Radin in November 2018. – February 9, 2019.

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  • Why is MACC seemingly carrying out more raids under Pakatan Harapan compared with the previous administration? Is Malaysia finally seeing some teeth in its anti corruption commission?

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply