Another cop nabbed in MACC’s probe into maintenance contract

 The police superintendent’s home and office were also searched, an MACC source was quoted as saying.

A MACC source said the officer was arrested to assist in investigations related to payments made over a maintenance contract for a command and control system.

PETALING JAYA:

 The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a superintendent of police as part of its investigation into alleged false claims involving a maintenance contract for a RM70 million police command and control system.

Sinar Harian quoted a source from the MACC as saying that the superintendent was arrested to assist in investigations related to payments made by contractors and subcontractors for the maintenance contract.

The source said that the officer’s home and office were also searched. A remand application is expected to be filed tomorrow.

The source also revealed that statements have been recorded from 15 witnesses and detainees. To date, a total of RM7.6 million has been frozen in connection with the case.

MACC’s senior director of special operations, Zamri Zainul Abidin, confirmed the arrest.

Yesterday, six people, including a company director, a chief financial officer and two police officers, were remanded for allegedly submitting false claims totalling RM15 million between 2022 and 2025.

According to a source from the anti-graft agency, parts of the support services outlined in the maintenance contract were not properly executed.

The MACC raided 15 locations across Johor, Selangor, Putrajaya, and Kuala Lumpur, including ministry offices and company premises.

During the operation, they seized four luxury vehicles, froze 51 bank accounts with assets worth RM3.5 million, and confiscated cash in various currencies, along with nine mobile phones. - FMT