KUCHING – Two senior Biro Tatanegara (BTN) officers are among five suspects arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for making false claims amounting to RM600,000.
The suspects, comprising three men and two women aged from 34 to 55, were detained when they went to the Sarawak MACC office here at about 4.30pm on Tuesday (July 24) to have their statements recorded.
Three of them previously served with the Sarawak BTN but have since been transferred out or are retired.
According to a source, the suspects are believed to have colluded with 43 companies in Sarawak to submit documents containing false details when making payment claims for work.
The source said the claims for each job ranged from RM2,000 to RM6,000 and the payments were made into several company owners’ accounts in 2016.
The suspects were said to have profited from the companies that they chose. They were also said to have control of the BTN account and used the money for personal purposes.
“Investigations found that about 70% of the services or supplies provided by the companies to BTN did not exist or were not carried out,” the source said.
Sarawak MACC director Razim Mohd Noor, who confirmed the arrests, said they were in the process of obtaining documents related to the case.
He said all five suspects were detained to assist in initial investigations under Section 18 of the MACC Act.
The suspects are expected to be remanded at the Kuching magistrate’s court on Wednesday (July 25).
– ANN
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