RM500 MILLION CCM GRAFT CASE: SON OF TOP OFFICER SURRENDERS DOCUMENTS SUSPECTED TO BE ‘EVIDENCE CONCEALED FROM INVESTIGATORS’

THE son of a senior Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) officer presented himself at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters today to submit documents related to a RM500 million graft investigation.

Sources said the 20-year-old is believed to have been involved in the alleged graft activities as his relative holds a high position at the CCM.

He had been ordered to present the documents in Putrajaya today as it was suspected that it was evidence being concealed from the investigation.

Earlier this week, MACC had raided their home and office in Cyberjaya and Sungai Besi.

“A statement has been taken from an CCM employee and two more will be called in tomorrow to give theirs,” a source told The Malaysian Insight.

The MACC’s probe into the RM500 million corruption scandal has so far seen graft officers mount 10 raids, including on four locations in 24 hours.

The graftbusters are investigating allegations of power abuse and contract leakages, including direct negotiations, which allegedly resulted in losses to the government and the public being misled.

The first raid MACC conducted was at CCM on January 9, which saw the seizure of 69 boxes.

A day before the raid, 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 that 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 last year.

Bung Moktar had claimed that CCM provided a RM500 million Malaysian Business Reporting System project directly to Formis Network Services Sdn Bhd without an open tender.

He said the contract – under negotiation for five years, with a mandatory extension of five years upon expiration – caused the government to lose more than RM250 million.

The MACC is investigating the granting of projects without open tender by CCM since 2009.

In addition to its headquarters on January 9, the MACC also stormed the premises of four companies in Kuala Lumpur, including an accounting firm in Bangsar South and business management advisory firm Sunway Nexis, believed to be linked to the scandal.

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