Two cops, four others held over RM15mil false claims linked to Home Ministry contract
Sources said the claims were related to a maintenance service contract for the Command, Control, Communication and Computer Integration (C4i) System.
They added that the suspects, comprising five men and one woman, aged between 30 and 50, were detained while giving their statements at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya at about 8pm yesterday.
All six suspects were remanded for seven days after being brought before the magistrate's court in Putrajaya this morning.
"Initial investigations showed all suspects were believed to have committed the act between 2022 and this by abetting the submission of false claims worth about RM15 million where some of the component works in support services were not carried out as per the contract.
"The total value of the C4i project is estimated to be worth approximately RM70 million which was given to the police and managed by the Home Ministry," a source said.
Sources also said that the MACC raided 15 locations, including the Home Ministry premises and several companies in Johor, Selangor, Putrajaya, and Kuala Lumpur.
The MACC also seized four luxury vehicles worth around RM1.3 million.
Additionally, 51 bank accounts were frozen comprising 30 personal accounts and 21 business accounts, belonging to 10 companies, with a total value of RM3.5 million.
The graft busters also seized cash totalling RM9,000 as well as other foreign currencies including US$388, 2,340 Saudi riyals, 1,789 Qatari riyals, 15,055 dirhams, 21,219 Kazakhstani Tenge as well as nine mobile phones.
MACC special operations division's senior director, Datuk Mohamad Zamri Zainul Abidin confirmed the arrest and said that the case is being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.
The case is also being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
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