Police confirm arrest of superintendent, inspector over RM15mil false claims probe
It is understood that the two officers arrested hold the rank of Superintendent and Inspector.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said initial investigations were conducted internally when a review of the C4i contract revealed a payment that should not have been approved.
According to him, the investigation found that there was an improper payment to the company involved and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was informed in order to facilitate an investigation.
"So we wrote in to the MACC to conduct an investigation based on our findings.
"Any offence involving corruption that we find in the investigation, we will cooperate with the MACC, including in this case," he said when contacted today.
It was earlier reported that a company director, a chief financial officer, and two police officers were among six individuals arrested by the MACC for allegedly submitting false claims amounting to about RM15 million.
Sources said the claims were related to a maintenance service contract for the 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 year, 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.
The MACC also seized four luxury vehicles worth around RM1.3 million.
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