Jana Wibawa: Several more probes ongoing, including on Muhyiddin

 

More charges related to the Jana Wibawa scheme might be laid soon, said the MACC, which has already charged two individuals so far.

MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said there were "three or four" more investigation papers being prepared for the Attorney-General's Chambers.

"I do not rule out that there are others, including (political) leaders who are being investigated," he told reporters in Putrajaya today.

When asked specifically if Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin would be charged, Azam (above) said he was unable to comment as investigations are ongoing.

"Investigations against him are proceeding normally... I leave it to the attorney-general to decide once the case is completed," he said.

Over the past two days, the MACC had laid charges against Segambut Bersatu division deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad in two separate courts in the Klang Valley for soliciting and receiving bribes related to the Jana Wibawa scheme.

Yesterday, the MACC also charged company director Teo Wee Cheng at the Johor Bahru courts with soliciting and receiving bribes related to the same scheme.

Former Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan, who was charged in court on Tuesday with soliciting and receiving bribes, claimed that his party was being subjected to selective prosecution.

When asked about this, Azam denied the allegation, stressing that the MACC acted professionally on seven complaints that it received.

"We are not a tool of any political party. Our investigations are based on complaints and information. There is no selective prosecution," he said.

‘Our job to detect criminality’

Meanwhile, Azam confirmed that investigations on Telekom Malaysia's (TM) disposal of its subsidiary that manages the Kuala Lumpur Tower (KL Tower) have been completed.

He said the matter was being deliberated by the Attorney-General's Chambers.

TM decided to dispose of the subsidiary in October 2021 to focus on its communications - its core business - instead of tourism.

However, some netizens claim that the transaction was suspicious because the company that acquired the asset was a little-known firm without a track record in the tourism industry.

On the latest National Audit Department (NAD) report, Azam said several issues raised were under investigation, but he did not provide specifics.

"We study every (NAD) report. Do remember that our job is to detect criminality while the report also includes non-compliance.

"We (can only) look at criminality. That is within our jurisdiction," he said. - Mkini