2 of Kok’s former officials released on MACC bail

 

An MACC source said the anti-graft agency did not rule out the possibility of calling in Seputeh MP Teresa Kok for questioning.

PETALING JAYA: 

Two of Seputeh MP Teresa Kok’s former officers who were remanded for allegedly soliciting and accepting a RM500,000 bribe have been released on bail by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

An MACC source had previously said the alleged RM500,000 bribe was for helping approve an application for RM1.5 million in funding for the supply of interactive smartboards to several schools in Kuala Lumpur.

The two, who were remanded from March 6, were released last Sunday.

A source said MACC had recorded statements from 18 people.

The source also said the anti-graft agency did not rule out the possibility of calling in Kok for questioning.

Last week, Kok revealed that two of her former officers, who were responsible for managing her service centre’s financial matters and handling constituency government allocations, had been remanded by MACC.

She also denied approving RM1.5 million for electronic equipment for 16 schools, which is the subject of the MACC probe.

Kok said the government’s implementation and coordination unit for the federal territories informed her that her constituency funds had been disbursed to 16 schools, with each school receiving RM99,000.

However, an LG dealer told her that the actual cost of supplying three smartboards and three smart TVs for each school should have been RM55,299, not RM99,000.

“Based on what the LG dealer said, there is a discrepancy of RM43,701 per school or a total of RM699,216 across 16 schools. This discrepancy represents a serious breach of public trust,” she had said. - FMT