Rural Ministry embezzlement probe: 350 Sabah projects under MACC scrutiny
Issue
- Embezzlement of RM1.5 Billion of funds for Rural Development Projects in Sabah
- MACC in 2017 arrested 3 politicians for embezzlement of RM1.5 Billion of funds meant for rural development projects in Sabah
Directly implicated parties
Indirectly implicated parties
Implicated parties through circumstantance
Disclosing Parties
- MACC
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Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, abbreviated MACC or SPRM, is a government agency in Malaysia that investigates and prosecutes corruption in the public and private sectors.
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Mohd Izham Unnip Abdullah, Ilah Hafiz Aziz, New Straits Times, (08 Oct, 2017). Rural Ministry embezzlement probe: 350 Sabah projects under MACC scrutiny. Retrieved 25 May, 2020, from
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RM7.5 billion allocation, it is believed that RM2 billion was channelled into 170 projects for developing clean water supply infrastructure; RM3.5 billion was allocated for 163 road infrastructure projects; and RM2.19 billion went into 17 electricity infrastructure projects.
It is learnt that the Ministry awarded the projects to 260 companies – but initial investigations by the MACC have revealed that the selection of 65 of the companies was made under dubious circumstances, as some were awarded with more than two projects.
The MACC on Saturday revealed that more than 60 companies are now under investigation.