MACC to call up ex-finance minister over RM4.5bil govt vehicle contract
Published on: Monday, January 22, 2024
By: FMT
Azam Baki said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has a ‘long list’ of people to question over the issue of procurement and management of the government’s fleet of vehicles.(Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is set to summon several people, including a former finance minister, a businessman, and key government officials, as part of an investigation into a RM4.5 billion contract for procuring and managing the government’s fleet of vehicles.
MACC chief Azam Baki, who confirmed raiding the businessman’s residence and four companies on Thursday, said a “long list” of people will be called up to explain two issues, The Star reported.
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“We want to find out as to why this company was given the job to manage the government’s vehicles,” he was quoted as saying.
“Secondly, we also want an explanation as to the intention to give this (same) project to another company was cancelled, despite it having received a letter of intent (LOI) from the finance ministry.”
Azam also said the anti-graft agency would call up the former finance minister to “shed light on the two questions”, as well as a former prime minister “to determine if he was aware of the matter as it happened during his administration”.
He added that MACC officers are currently examining documents seized during the raids and the people involved would be called in for questioning based on the findings.
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On Saturday, Utusan Malaysia reported that the MACC had raided the home of a businessman with a “Tan Sri” title and his four companies.
According to unnamed sources cited by the Malay language daily, the businessman served as the primary shareholder of the company responsible for supplying vehicles to the government.
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More than 100 personal and company accounts under his control were reportedly seized, although they had not been frozen at that time.
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