Hostel supervisor nabbed for making false claims

 

The commission said initial investigation showed that the suspect, 40, had conspired with several contractors to make claims for the supply of cooked food for students in 2015, 2018 and 2020. - Photo courtesy of MACC.

JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) have arrested a hostel supervisor of a boarding school in Kota Tinggi for making false claims for the supply of food for students.

The commission said initial investigation showed that the suspect, 40, had conspired with several contractors to make claims for the supply of cooked food for students in 2015, 2018 and 2020.

"The claims made for the contracts, where the food supply was doubtful, totalled RM20 million," MACC said in a statement.

The suspect was arrested at the Johor MACC office at 10pm on Monday night to help in the investigation.

Johor MACC director Datuk Azmi Alias confirmed the arrest and said that the suspect have been remanded for six days beginning today.

The case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009. - NST